Cod Gadus morhua are important predators in many ecosystems in the North Atlantic, but their ecological importance has diminished in many areas due to stock size reductions. In contrast, the Barents Sea cod stock is currently the world’s largest and at a high level. The goal of our study was to elucidate spatial aspects of cod−prey interactions in the Barents Sea during recent warm years (2004 ...

In a multi-user environment, multiple queries coexist together in the system. Furthec we observe that these queries usually share common sub-queries or reference coninion relations. By using cached results from earlier queries, better performance as well as faster evaluation of subsequent queries can be achieved. One promising concept that has been recently proposed is the Cache-onDemand (COD) ...

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to establish the incidence of cystic ovarian disease (COD) and its geographical and seasonal variation in Norway, investigate the effect of COD on culling rates, and describe the effects of COD on subsequent reproductive performance and its association to twins. METHODS Diagnosis of COD was made by veterinary surgeons in the field. Four statistical model...

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