INVESTIGATION OF A COLD-BASED ICE APRON ON A HIGH-MOUNTAIN PERMAFROST ROCK WALL USING ICE TEXTURE ANALYSIS AND MICRO-14C DATING: A CASE STUDY OF THE TRIANGLE DU TACUL ICE APRON (MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRANCE)

Investigation of a cold-based ice apron on a high-mountain permafrost rock wall using ice texture analysis and micro-14C dating: a case study of the Triangle du Tacul ice apron (Mont Blanc massif, France)

The current paper studies the dynamics and age of the Triangle du Tacul (TDT) ice apron, a massive ice volume lying on a steep high-mountain rock wall in the French side of the Mont-Blanc massif at an altitude Dryer Ball close to 3640 m a.s.l.Three 60 cm long ice cores were drilled to bedrock (i.e.the rock wall) in 2018 and 2019 at the TDT ice apro

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Urban conservation hotspots: predation release allows the grassland-specialist burrowing owl to perform better in the city

Abstract Although habitat transformation is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss, there are many examples of species successfully occupying and even proliferating in highly human-modified habitats such are the cities.Thus, there is an increasing interest in understanding the drivers favoring urban life for some species.Here, we show how the

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Social and ethical aspects of advertising

Even though advertising has great power, there are often to be heard the critics on methods and techniques used, and on the way it influences social values, consumer life style, their preferences and behavior.Critics Clinical Laboratory Accessories often claim that advertising is false and misleading, very offensive and even irritating.Exploitation

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