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| Hirata, Masahiro; Koga, N; Shinjo, H; Fujita, H; Gintzburger, G; Ishida, J; Miyazaki, A. |
| Field survey and satellite image processing methods were used to estimate the total available forage over an area of 95 034 ha in north-eastern Syria, and to assess grazing impact on the area. The above-ground plant biomass was measured by a quadrat method at three sites in each of eight vegetation classes. Available forage was measured by excluding woody parts of shrubs from the whole aerial plant parts. The total above-ground plant biomass and available forage were estimated by extrapolating the measured point data to the whole target area using classified vegetation data by satellite image processing. Grazing impact was assessed by calculating the differences between the total available forage at the end of growing season and the end of dry season. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Arid rangelands; Growing season; Plant cover; Shrubs. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/709 |
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| Thekisoe, Oriel M. M.; Honda, T; Fujita, H; Battsetseg, B; Hatta, T; Fujisaki, Kozo; Sugimoto, Chihiro; Inoue, Noboru. |
| Common arthropod vectors for trypanosomes are flies, fleas and bugs. This study reports on an unknown trypanosome species isolated from naturally infected Haemaphysalis hystricis ticks, hereby, referred to as Trypanosoma KG1 isolate. The parasite has been successfully cultured in vitro with L929 or HEK 293T cell line as feeder cells. This trypanosome cannot survive in vitro without feeder cells. Following experimental infections of ticks, the trypomastigote-like and the epimastigote-like forms of this trypanosome could be detected by Giemsa-stained smears of the midgut and salivary glands of Ornithodoros moubata ticks which were made to feed on a culturing medium containing Trypanosoma KG1 isolate through an artificial membrane. Trypanosoma KG1 isolate... |
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Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma KG1 isolate; Haemaphysalis hystricis; Ornithodoros moubata. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/1047 |
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