Ecological reef restoration: consumptive and nonconsumptive interactions among common North Sea predators and European oysters

Oyster reefs are biodiversity hotspots with multiple ecosystem functions and services that are declining worldwide.Historic populations of European oysters (Ostrea edulis) have been decimated by overfishing and are nowadays considered functionally extinct in European waters.To halt and reverse the associated biodiversity loss, oyster reef restorati

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Cell death control: the interplay of apoptosis and autophagy in the pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

Programmed cell death is characterized by a cascade of tightly controlled events that culminate Play Mat in the orchestrated death of the cell.In multicellular organisms autophagy and apoptosis are recognized as two principal means by which these genetically determined cell deaths occur.During plant-microbe interactions cell death programs can medi

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