Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 23 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:54:12 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ DNA Barcode library of the endemic-rich avifauna of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110428/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110428

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110428

Authors: Martim Melo, Rita Covas, Ricardo Lima, Octávio Veiga da Horta, Ceciliano do Bom Jesus, Martim Barros da Veiga, Seduney Samba, Ricardo Fonseca, Gabriel Cabinda, Lionel Viegas, Teresa Silva, Vanessa Mata, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Abstract: The BioSTP: DNA Barcoding of endemic birds from oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea dataset contains records of 155 bird specimens belonging to 56 species in 23 families, representing over 80% of the diversity of the breeding landbird community. All specimens were collected on Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón Islands between 2002 and 2021 and morphologically identified to species or subspecies level by qualified ornithologists. The dataset includes all endemic species and 3/4 of the extant endemic subspecies of the islands. This dataset is the second release by BioSTP and it greatly increases the knowledge on the DNA barcodes of Gulf of Guinea birds. All DNA extractions are deposited at Associação BIOPOLIS - CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources.The dataset includes DNA barcodes for all 29 endemic bird species and for 11 of the 15 extant endemic bird subspecies from the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea. This is the first major DNA barcode set of African birds. The three endemic subspecies of Crithagra rufobrunnea, an island endemic with three allopatric populations within the Archipelago, are also represented. Additionally, we obtained DNA barcodes for 16 of the 21 non-endemic landbirds and for one vagrant (Sylvia communis). In total, forty-one taxa were new additions to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD), with another 11 corresponding to under-represented taxa in BOLD. Furthermore, the submitted sequences were found to cluster in 55 Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), 37 of which were new to BOLD. All specimens have their DNA barcodes publicly accessible through BOLD online database and GenBank.

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Data Paper Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:04:50 +0300
Occurrence dataset of birds in the Xinjizhou National Wetland Park, Nanjing, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103497/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103497

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103497

Authors: Wei Shen, Zixi Zhao, Zheping Xu, Yong Zhang

Abstract: Xinjizhou National Wetland Park is located in Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. With diverse wetland landscape types, Xinjizhou National Wetland Park maintains high biodiversity all year around. Meanwhile, as an important hub on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, Xinjizhou National Wetland Park also occupies a core ecological position in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province. Therefore, carrying out systematic bird surveys and consequently understanding the distribution of birds and the seasonal variation of their communities can provide important insights for conservation. We conducted a one-year bird survey in the Xinjizhou National Wetland Park from 2021 to 2022 and provided occurrence datasets, including detailed species and geographic information.This dataset fills the knowledge gap in avian community composition for the Wetland Park and more importantly provides a basis to assess the conservation effectiveness of conservation measures taken in the Wetland Park.This occurrence dataset is the first public record of birds in Xinjizhou National Wetland Park. All data have been published on GBIF.

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Data Paper Mon, 15 May 2023 11:48:34 +0300
Surveying Cory Shearwater colonies with camera traps and identifying potential invasive nest predators https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103270/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103270

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103270

Authors: Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Paulo Borges

Abstract: The Azores holds the largest population of Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881) (Aves, Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) in the world. One of the major threats of this species in the Azores is the predation by invasive mammals, which were introduced during European colonisation of the islands.The present study provides a dataset from a camera-trapping survey performed in colonies of Cory’s shearwater. The sampling was conducted between 7 April and 23 October 2019, covering the entire breeding season, in three colonies of the Terceira Island (Azores). A total of 32 nests were sampled using motion-triggered cameras. The aims of this study are to provide information about the ecological patterns of the Cory shearwater and to identify potential nest predators.Our results include a total of 6972 records of 15 species (nine species of birds, five of mammals and one reptile), of which 5414 records are of Cory’s shearwater, 478 of potential mammal predators and 1080 of another vertebrate species. Information about the biology of the species is also provided, as species circadian behaviour and habitat description.

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Data Paper Mon, 3 Apr 2023 15:08:04 +0300
A re-survey in 2019-2021 of winter bird communities in the Oregon Coast Range, USA, initially surveyed in 1968-1970 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/91511/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e91511

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e91511

Authors: Nolan Clements, W. Robinson

Abstract: Long-term changes in bird populations during winter are poorly evaluated in many parts of the world. We re-surveyed forest bird communities during winter, 2019-2021, in seven large plots originally surveyed from 1968 through to 1970, near Corvallis, Oregon, USA by Stanley Anderson, a graduate student at Oregon State University in the 1960s. Anderson counted birds and measured forest plant communities within the forests dominated by Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Coast Range Mountain foothills. His thesis included plot locations, summaries of vegetation characteristics and point estimates of bird densities for each plot. To our knowledge, the Anderson data represent the oldest structured survey of Pacific Northwest winter forest bird communities with density estimates. Given the paucity of similar data, we re-surveyed his plots after aligning methods with his and adding modern components (distance and time interval sampling) to facilitate comparisons of changes in abundances. We preserved more extensive metadata than were preserved from Anderson's surveys, including georeferenced point count survey locations to facilitate more precisely repeatable future re-surveys.Original surveys of winter bird populations in the Pacific Northwest, USA, based on georeferenced locations within seven large plots originally surveyed, 1968-1970. In addition to raw count data of all bird species detected, we include information from distance sampling and time-interval sampling methods. To our knowledge, this is one of the only structured surveys of winter forest bird populations in the Coast Range Mountains, USA.

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Data Paper Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:32:13 +0200
The Hummingbird Collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), Portugal https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/59913/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e59913

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e59913

Authors: Ricardo Lopes, Pedro Faria, Daniela Gomes, Bárbara Freitas, Judit Málinger

Abstract: The hummingbird (Family Trochilidae) collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) is one of the oldest collections of this family harboured in European museums. Almost 2,000 specimens, that encompass most of the taxonomic range of this family, were collected in the late 19th Century. It is relevant due its antiquity and because all specimens were bought from the same provider, mainly as mounted specimens, for a Portuguese private collection of Neotropical fauna.  In the early 20th Century it was donated to the museum that is now the MHNC-UP.The information about the majority of these specimens is now available for consultation on the GBIF platform after a process of physical curation of all specimens and digital cleaning of the associated metadata. In the process, hundreds of non-catalogued specimens were found, and taxonomic and spatial information was updated for many of the specimens.

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Data Paper Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0300
Climatic variables and ecological modelling data for birds, amphibians and reptiles in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve of Meseta Ibérica (Portugal-Spain) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/66509/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e66509

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66509

Authors: João Campos, Sara Rodrigues, Teresa Freitas, João Santos, João Honrado, Adrián Regos

Abstract: Climate change has been widely accepted as one of the major threats for global biodiversity, and understanding its potential effects on biodiversity distribution is crucial to optimise conservation planning in future scenarios under global change. Providing detailed climatic data at both spatial and temporal scales and integrating this information in species distribution models could contribute to predicting potential changes in biodiversity distribution, and consequently, to develop efficient management and biodiversity conservation planning. The provision of such data becomes even more important in regions with high levels of biodiversity, currently suffering from climatic and landscape changes. The Transboundary Biosphere Reserve of Meseta Ibérica (Portugal-Spain), one of the most relevant reserves for wildlife in Europe, is a perfect example of a highly diverse region from both an ecological and socio-economical point of view, suffering from synergistic processes of rural land abandonment and climatic instabilities that currently threat local biodiversity. As such, providing detailed current and future climatic data and framework information about the potential effects of climate change on local biodiversity becomes urgently needed to optimise local conservation planning.Herein, we provide a complete dataset of state-of-the-art historical and future climate model simulations, generated by global-regional climate model chains, with climatic variables resolved at a high spatial resolution (1×1 km) over the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve of Meseta Ibérica. Additionally, a complete series of distribution models for 207 species (168 birds, 24 reptiles and 15 amphibians) under future (2050) climate change scenarios is delivered, which constitute framework data for improving local conservation planning in the reserve.

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Data Paper Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:43:44 +0300
Re-introduction of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) in Bulgaria - preliminary results from the ongoing establishment phase by 2020 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/63729/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e63729

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e63729

Authors: Ivanka Lazarova, Rusko Petrov, Yana Andonova, Ivaylo Klisurov, Andrew Dixon

Abstract: Considered extinct as breeding species in the early 2000s, the Saker Falcon was recovered when the first active nest from the new history of the species in Bulgaria was discovered in 2018, formed of two birds that were re-introduced back in 2015. Currently, there is only one confirmed wild breeding pair in the country - the male from 2015 with a female changed in 2020, released again as a part of the programme, in 2016. This is a report on the preliminary results and analysis of the ongoing establishment phase of the re-introduction of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) in Bulgaria - first ever performed for this species in the country and globally. The period studied is 2015-2020. Following the re-introduction activities started in 2011, the current phase is defined by standardised methodology and a unified approach. Analysed and presented are methods for captive breeding and hacking, the breeding performance of the falcons, the number of released individuals, data from the post-fledging dependence period and a model of population growth.

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Research Article Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0300
Re-introduction of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in the Eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria – completion of the establishment phase 2010-2020 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/66363/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e66363

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66363

Authors: Elena Kmetova–Biro, Emilian Stoynov, Ivelin Ivanov, Hristo Peshev, Simeon Marin, Lachezar Bonchev, Iliyan Stoev, George Stoyanov, Zlatka Nikolova, Nadya Vangelova, Dimitar Parvanov, Atanas Grozdanov

Abstract: The current study presents and analyses the results from the recently completed 11-year-establishment phase, following the start of the local re-introduction of the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Kotlenska Planina SPA and Sinite Kamani Nature Park in the Eastern Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria in the period 2010-2020. As a result of the re-introduction efforts and release of 153 individuals, the Griffon Vulture has been successfully reproducing again in the Eastern Balkan Mountains since 2016, after more than 40-50 years of absence. At 2020, the local population consists of some 80 local and up to 80-115 birds, together with sojourn individuals. Amongst them, 23-25 breeding pairs, located in five different colonies and two more frequently used roosting sites. The current average productivity remains relatively low: 0.41 fledglings/territorial pair and fledging success of 0.61 fledglings/breeding pair between 2016 and 2020, but shows a trend to increase with time and the growing experience of the young locally re-introduced population. The mortality confirmed between 2010-2021 accounts for 33%, mostly due to electrocution as a post-release effect in the first six months following their release. Our data show that the newly established population in the Eastern Balkan Mountains mostly forages on feeding sites, having a comparatively small 95% home range: 281.88 ± 91 km2 and 50% core area: 6.6 ± 2.28 km2 (range 4.7–8.5 km2). We, therefore, consider the establishment phase of the re-introduction of Griffon Vulture in this particular site as successfully completed, but management should continue. Furthermore, the area of the Eastern Balkan Mountains can currently be regarded as a "source" for the species within the source-sink population regulation concept in the national and Balkan context.

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Research Article Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0300
Distribution of birds in Colombia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/59202/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e59202

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e59202

Authors: Danny Vélez, Edwin Tamayo, Fernando Ayerbe-Quiñones, Julián Torres, Juan Rey, Carolina Castro-Moreno, Bryan Ramírez, Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero

Abstract: 1.  Colombia with 1941 known recorded bird species is one of the most species rich countries in the world. Efforts are necessary to conserve, study and promote sustainable use of this important taxonomic group throughout Colombia’s vast territory.2.   In an ideal world, informed decisions that are based on sound scientific information should be likelier to have successful outcomes. Nevertheless, there are barriers that make it difficult to access and use information in a timely fashion. Those same barriers impede the study, conservation, and sustainable use of birds in Colombia. On the other hand, given that there is good documentation about the ecology of a large number of species, information about the distribution of birds can be easily incorporated into decision-making processes, once this information becomes readily available in a consumable format using Geographic Information Sciences tools.3.  In this context the main objective of this paper is to present the first compilation of the current distribution of 1889 (97%) species of birds in Colombia, using expert criteria. The shapefiles were used to show the distribution and diversity of bird species in Colombia under both geopolitical and conservation geographic units.4.   The information provided in this paper can be used as a baseline for a huge number of initiatives that aim to strengthen conservation efforts and improve knowledge about one the most unique taxonomic groups in the country. These range from land use planning strategies at the municipal or department scale to sustainable use of bird species - such as those initiatives related to bird watching - in Colombia.This study has considered three key aspects: 1) the importance of birds for Colombia’s ecosystems, 2) the privileged place of Colombia in bird species richness, and 3) the importance of data mobilization in formats easily consumable by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to facilitate the processes of informed decision-making. We present the first compilation - in shapefile format - for 1889 of the 1941 bird species recorded from Colombia. Using this novel collection we showed the species richness of birds in Colombia’s 33 departments plus its Captial District (DP), 1122 municipalities (MNs), 58 protected areas (PAs), 39 Regional Autonomous Corporations (the authorities responsible within their respective jurisdictions for regulating the environment and renewable natural resources in Colombia; CARs), and 916 Collectively Titled Territories (including both indigenous reservations and afro-descendant communities; CTTs). In addition, we provide a list of known bird species richness for the above geographic units found in the available literature. The information provided here can be used as a baseline for a huge number of initiatives concerning the study, conservation and sustainable use of bird species present in Colombia, providing access to key features of bird distribution that should facilitate decision-making.

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Data Paper Wed, 3 Feb 2021 16:30:00 +0200
Database of Romanian cave invertebrates with a Red List of cave species and a list of hotspot/coldspot caves https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/53571/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e53571

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e53571

Authors: Oana Teodora Moldovan, Sanda Iepure, Traian Brad, Marius Kenesz, Ionuț Cornel Mirea, Ruxandra Năstase-Bucur

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Data Paper Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:44:00 +0300
A trait dataset for Taiwan's breeding birds https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/49735/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49735

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49735

Authors: Pei-Yu Tsai, Chie-Jen Ko, Chia Hsieh, Yi-Ting Su, Ya-Jung Lu, Ruey-Shing Lin, Mao-Ning Tuanmu

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Data Paper Tue, 19 May 2020 10:00:00 +0300
Occurrence data of terrestrial vertebrates of Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang City, Vietnam https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/39233/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e39233

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e39233

Authors: Bang Tran, Duy Le, Huy Hoang, Duc Hoang

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Data Paper Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0200
Biodiversidata: An Open-Access Biodiversity Database for Uruguay https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/36226/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e36226

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e36226

Authors: Florencia Grattarola, Germán Botto, Inés da Rosa, Noelia Gobel, Enrique González, Javier González, Daniel Hernández, Gabriel Laufer, Raúl Maneyro, Juan Martínez-Lanfranco, Daniel Naya, Ana Rodales, Lucía Ziegler, Daniel Pincheira-Donoso

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Data Paper Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0300
Data Leakage and Loss in Biodiversity Informatics https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/26826/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e26826

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e26826

Authors: A. Townsend Peterson, Alex Asase, Dora Canhos, Sidnei de Souza, John Wieczorek

Abstract: The field of biodiversity informatics is in a massive, “grow-out” phase of creating and enabling large-scale biodiversity data resources. Because perhaps 90% of existing biodiversity data nonetheless remains unavailable for science and policy applications, the question arises as to how these existing and available data records can be mobilized most efficiently and effectively. This situation led to our analysis of several large-scale biodiversity datasets regarding birds and plants, detecting information gaps and documenting data “leakage” or attrition, in terms of data on taxon, time, and place, in each data record. We documented significant data leakage in each data dimension in each dataset. That is, significant numbers of data records are lacking crucial information in terms of taxon, time, and/or place; information on place was consistently the least complete, such that geographic referencing presently represents the most significant factor in degradation of usability of information from biodiversity information resources. Although the full process of digital capture, quality control, and enrichment is important to developing a complete digital record of existing biodiversity information, payoffs in terms of immediate data usability will be greatest with attention paid to the georeferencing challenge.

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Research Article Wed, 7 Nov 2018 10:04:52 +0200
Georeferenced sighting and specimen occurrence data of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) from 1564 - 1944 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/25280/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e25280

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e25280

Authors: Kevin Burgio, Colin Carlson, Alexander Bond

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Data Paper Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:46:49 +0300
The Manú Gradient as a study system for bird pollination https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/22241/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22241

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22241

Authors: Mannfred Boehm, Micah Scholer, Jeremiah Kennedy, Julian Heavyside, Aniceto Daza, David Guevara-Apaza, Jill Jankowski

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Research Article Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:27:02 +0200
On the absence of the Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna (Trochilidae) from Venezuela: an analysis based on environmental niche modelling https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/22092/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e22092

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e22092

Authors: Paolo Ramoni Perazzi, Karl Schuchmann, Magdiel Ablan Bortone, Alejandra Soto Werschitz

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Single Taxon Treatment Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:24:38 +0200
Surveys of Forest Birds on Puerto Rico, 2015 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/20745/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e20745

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e20745

Authors: John Lloyd, Christopher Rimmer

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Data Paper Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:29:10 +0200
The Avian Collection of the Zoological Museum of the University of Athens (ZMUA) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10598/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10598

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e10598

Authors: Gabriella Papastefanou, Anastasios Legakis, Igor Shogolev

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Data Paper Tue, 1 Nov 2016 14:15:27 +0200
The Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Icteridae), at 2,800 m asl in Quito, Ecuador https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8184/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8184

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8184

Authors: Verónica Crespo-Pérez, C. Miguel Pinto, Juan Manuel Carrión, Rubén D. Jarrín-E, Cristian Poveda, Tjitte de Vries

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 3 May 2016 09:29:42 +0300
Biological richness of a large urban cemetery in Berlin. Results of a multi-taxon approach https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7057/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7057

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7057

Authors: Sascha Buchholz, Theo Blick, Karsten Hannig, Ingo Kowarik, Andreas Lemke, Volker Otte, Jens Scharon, Axel Schönhofer, Tobias Teige, Moritz von der Lippe, Birgit Seitz

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Research Article Tue, 8 Mar 2016 09:59:40 +0200
Birds from the Azores: An updated list with some comments on species distribution https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/6604/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6604

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e6604

Authors: Luís Barcelos, Pedro Rodrigues, Joël Bried, Enésima Mendonça, Rosalina Gabriel, Paulo Borges

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:25:26 +0200
Ecology and phylogeny of birds foraging at outdoor restaurants in Sweden https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/6360/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6360

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e6360

Authors: Paul Haemig, Sara Sjöstedt de Luna, Henrick Blank, Henrik Lundqvist

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Research Article Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:18:21 +0300