Others say it's the raccoons, stupid, arguing that a recent drop in the raccoon population cleared the way for skunks.
The studies were evaluated on their quality using the following parameters: sampling (targeted sample population cleared defined), description of the population, period of follow-up reported, completeness of data for the whole sample, and clear description of diagnostic procedure and definition of outcome.
Causes of deforestation range from populations clearing land to feed their families to agribusinesses clearing huge tracts of forest to make way for monoculture farms producing high-value commodities like palm oil and soya.
C4 Nets Ruled to Be Dolphin-Safe The Commerce Department ruled that encircling dolphins with purse nets while catching tuna does not seriously harm dolphin populations, clearing the way for fisheries to advertise their tuna as dolphin-safe.
But the administration said the report's findings were "not conclusive," and said there was "no significant adverse impact" of fishing on dolphin populations, clearing the way for redefining "dolphin safe".
Some key points were: clear definition of study population, clear and internationally accepted criteria of diagnosing diabetes, description of the coefficient of variation for BMD measurements, consecutive selection of cases, random selection of controls and identification of important confounders.
With the redistribution of land came other responsibilities: irrigation, agricultural productivity, and the problem of an expanding population arbitrarily clearing forestland.
He expects the housing market to fully recover in three to five years as the domestic population grows, clearing inventories.
And a couple of centuries later smallpox transformed the Western hemisphere by wiping out native populations and clearing the way for European settlement.
In the end, a solid majority of the total Guantánamo prisoner population was cleared as well.
When comparing the linkage plot of Chinese CHB population to the plots of the three African populations, clear differences of LD patterns became evident (Fig. 3).
