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mesic

[′me·zik]

(ecology)

Of or pertaining to a habitat characterized by a moderate amount of water.

Of or pertaining to a mesophyte.

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They avoided the Mesic and Canyon ecological system and selected for the Pinyon-Juniper and the Lower Montane Riparian ecological systems.

Assessing habitat relationships of mountain lions and their prey in the Davis mountains, Texas

The total numbers of eggs (generalized linear model (GLM), quasi-Poisson: [[chi square].sub.[1,22]] = 5,648.5, P < 0.001), L1-L3 larvae (GLM quasi-Poisson: [[chi square].sub.[1,22]] = 6,989.5,2 P < 0.001), L4-L5 larvae (GLM quasi-Poisson: [[chi square].sub.[1,21]] = 710.87, P < 0.01) and pupae (GLM quasi-Poisson: [[chi square].sub.[1,22]] = 152.53, P < 0.001) were highest in the xeric environment and there was no significant difference between the intermediate and mesic ones (Fig.

Survival of a lepidopteran defoliator of eucalyptus is influenced by local hillside and forest remnants in Brazil

7): endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan) and adjacent Belize and Guatemala, often in tropical deciduous forest but also in more mesic habitats.

Origins of Mexican Malpighiaceae

"The authorities in Tripoli have tried to get this message out via all the available channels to countries that have played a crucial role in the organisation and the operations in Libya," Mesic added.

Gaddafi ready to step down if NATO halts airstrikes: Ex- Croatian President Stipe Mesic

454) contain a continua of perennial, primary producer taxa well established along hydric to mesic microhabitats.

Permanently wetted bio-refuges in the steppe/montane altitudinal zones of the Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho

Had Mesic finished third, he would have scored six team points instead of five, which would have lifted the Gators into a deadlock with Texas A&M.

After review, A&M's on top

On his part, Mesic said that his country realized that it had to make

Croatia hopes to join EU by 2012

The current President, Stipe Mesic, aged 75, a centrist in office since 2000 who secured the country's NATO membership in 2009, could not stand for re-election because the constitution limits the head of state to two (five-year) mandates.

EU/CROATIA : IVO JOSIPOVIC TO STEER ZAGREB TOWARDS EU MEMBERSHIP

Muscat , Dec 22 (ONA) President Stjepan Mesic of the Republic of Croatia left here today with his accompanying delegation winding up his three-day official visit to the Sultanate during which he conducted talks with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Croatian President / Departure

Damascus, (SANA)- Syrian dailies on Friday highlighted the following headlines: -Presidents al-Assad and Mesic stressed opening doors to step up economic cooperation.

Syrian Dailies: Headlines

ZAGREB: Syrian President Bashar Assad said here Wednesday that his country was ready to resume suspended talks with Israel and called on European nations to help in the process.Aa"As far as it concerns us in Syria we have national support to continue talks with Israel," Assad said.Aa"However, there is a condition that on the Israeli side we also have those who want to continue the negotiations," he added after meeting his Croatian counterpart Stipe Mesic.Aa

Assad says Syria ready to resume talks with Israel

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to pay an official visit to Croatia later this month upon the invitation of his Croatian counterpart Stjepan Mesic, according to the leftist daily AS SAFIR on Monday.