Barrier islands are complex and dynamic systems that provide critical ecosystem services to coastal populations. Stability of these systems is threatened by rising sea level and the potential for coastal storms to increase in frequency and intensity. Recovery of dune-building grasses following storms is an important process that promotes topographic heterogeneity and long-term stability of barr...

•Two new species of flightless rails are described from a Pleistocene fauna in Bermuda that also includes an extinct crane (Grus latipes) and an extinct duck (Anas pachyscelus). The medium-sized Rallus ibycus, new species, was possibly derived from North American populations of Virginia Rail (R. limicola), but had a longer bill, much more robust legs, and reduced wings and pectoral girdle. The ...

A field experiment was conducted in a split-plot design with 3 replications at Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), during the rainy (kharif) season 2019, to evaluate performance different herbicides direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.). The comprised 2 main plots, viz. rainfed and irrigated, 8 weed-control treatments, bispy...