Vertical distribution of benthic marine organisms on rocky coasts of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago (Brazil)

Qualitative samples of Grabbers flora and fauna were collected in several points, from the supralittoral fringe down to 30 m, using mainly aqualungs.Species distribution and abundance were determined along four transects, up to 200 m long, in selected places.Samples were taken from 25 x 25 cm quadrats positioned at fixed intervals along the transec

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Topological and hydraulic metrics-based search space reduction for optimal re-sizing of water distribution networks

Pipe re-sizing of water distribution networks (WDNs) aims at improving the service performance to the required level, while minimizing the cost of replacing pipes in the network.The main challenge comes from the identification of the most effective pipes to re-size from a large number of interacting components.Performing a global search over all pi

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