Resource holding potential

Koskimaki, J. et al., Immunocompetence and resource holding potential in the damselfly, Calopteryx virgo, Behavioural Ecol., 15, 169, 2004. 

Due to their strong reproductive investment, female crayfish are expected to be highly selective in the choice of the mate. Female quality assessment could include size and dominance status of males, which both affect the resource holding potential... 

Gherardi F (2006) Fighting behavior in hermit crabs the combined effect of resource-holding potential and resource value in Pagurus longicarpus. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 59 500-510... 

The decreased value of holdings in minerals properties has meant that even large mining companies are considered to be available as potential sources of metal resources - via takeover - by both well-funded companies and as-yet well-funded... 

The marine environment clearly holds an enormous amount of potential to provide new leads for the development of treatments for infectious disease and antimalarial compounds in particular. The identification of new structural classes active against the malaria parasite will provide new mechanisms of action and better treatments for resistant strains. Since most malaria-infected regions also possess coastal areas rich in diverse marine invertebrate life, marine natural products provide an opportunity for these areas to utilize endemic resources to combat this devastating disease. 

The marine environment clearly holds a tremendous potential for the discovery of lead compounds for development of agents active against infectious diseases and parasites. Within the vast resource of marine flora and fauna are new chemotypes to stem the tide of drug-resistant microbes and insects. Tapping this biological reserve depends on the technology to collect, rapidly recognize, and characterize trace quantities of secondary metabolites. Recent advances in life-support systems and analytical instrumentation, notably with CCUBA, HPLC, NMR, and MS have made this possible. 

This paper covers the current technology of methanol production, reviews how the energy crisis and the escalation of hydrocarbon feedstocks impact that technology, and describes conventional, new, and potential uses for methanol. Methanol is a chemical intermediate and solvent produced from several feedstocks and is consumed in a variety of end uses. Prior to the development of a synthetic route to methanol, commercial quantities were obtained from the destructive distillation of wood or other biomass. Now, with interest focused on conservation and the use of renewable resources, methods have been proposed to use biomass again as a methanol feedstock. While some of these proposals hold great appeal, they are still speculative and beyond the scope of this paper. (Methanol from wood is discussed in the following chapter.)... 

Encouraging results on the bonding of plastics to wood using tailor-made cellulose-polystyrene graft polymers as compatibilizers or interfacial agents may offer a new approach to the engineering of wood-plastic products with improved mechanical and physical properties for a variety of applications. It also holds the potential of opening up new markets for renewable resources in the form of woody materials. For example, polystyrene production is currently 3.9 billion... 

The sea holds vital natural resources and great commercial potential, both of which demand consideration for the marine environment. 

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