Temporal variation in pond use and breeding success for ducks in French fishpond regions: on possible consequences of a decline in fish farming

Fish farming abandonment or extensification may theoretically lead to contrasting consequences for waterfowl breeding in fishpond complexes.We investigated the variation of four indices of duck density or breeding success in pond samples of three main French fishpond areas: Dombes, Forez and Brenne, along with recent changes in fish farming managem

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Interaction of monetary and fiscal policy from a historical perspective: Precious metals and Venetian government debt

Was monetary policy crucial for early sovereign debt sustainability? This paper analyses whether the availability of gold and silver drove Venetian government debt servicing costs in the late medieval BADY LOTION CALENDULA OAT period.We use an error correction model to describe changes in yields on perpetual bonds issued by the Venetian state.We do

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