The quality and availability of forage fishes and invertebrates can affect the behavior and productivity of predators that rely on these resources. This study measures the proximate composition of forage fishes and invertebrates from the southeastern Bering Sea to estimate prey energy density (quality) using a method that is ecologically...
A major challenge in ethanol production using lignocellulosic feed stock is
inefficient utilization of hemicellulose, which accounts for 30-40% of lignocellulosic
biomass. Xylose, comprising >60% of recoverable sugars from hemicellulose is a
major product of the hemicellulose hydrolysis. Utilization of this carbon source would
significantly increase the ethanol yield from...