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PREVALENCE OF SMOKING IN ADULT POPULATION OF IRKUTSK
Smoking is a significant risk factor of chronic noncommunicable diseases. Smoking prevalence is variable in different populations. A study of the prevalence of this risk factor allows to estimate its contribution to the development of cardiovascular ...
E. B. Babanskaya +2 more
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Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan
Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina +5 more
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Coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) confirmed in the Americas
Abstract In 2022, a suspected incursion of Oryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle, CRB) was reported in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, México, based on damage symptoms observed on coconut palms and photographs of beetles on a social media site. This prompted collaboration with local biologists and land managers, and a survey of the area with the ...
Trevor A. Jackson +5 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY OF PRUNUS MAACKII RUPR. IN NOVOSIBIRSK
The morphological characters of flowers, fruits and leaves in the introduction population of Prunus maackii Rupr. have been studied in Novosibirsk.
V. S. Simagin, A. V. Lokteva
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First record of Euwallacea fornicatus Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Spain
Abstract The invasive polyphagous shot hole borer Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) was recorded in a public garden in Granada province, Andalusia, Southern Spain in April, 2022. This is the first record of a self‐sustaining population of this pest in an outdoor environment in Europe.
A. Goldarazena +3 more
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Waller et al. used camera traps to estimate the densities of four ungulate species in the Russian Far East and compared these estimates with those from the traditional Formozov snow tracking approach. The authors found that both approaches can provide consistent estimates of population density, but the time and resource demands of snow tracking were ...
Scott J. Waller +4 more
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В целях оценки возможности проникновения евразийского бобра Castor fiber (L., 1758) на территорию заповедника «Байкало-Ленский» собраны данные о его расселении в Иркутской области, подготовлена карта с границами современного ареала вида.
Татьяна Викторовна Десятова +2 more
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Climate change in pest risk assessment: Interpretation and communication of uncertainties
Abstract The prevailing climatic conditions found in a region are the primary determinant of the suitability of that area to support pests and diseases. Pest risk assessment is the primary biosecurity tool used to assess that suitability, but the changing climatic conditions owing to greenhouse gas emissions are rarely considered.
Catherine Bradshaw +5 more
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Beyond the present: How climate change is relevant to pest risk analysis
Abstract Climate change is widely recognized as a critical global challenge with far‐reaching consequences. It affects pest species by altering their population dynamics, actual and potential distribution areas, as well as interactions with their hosts and natural enemies. Climate change thus has potentially important implications for multiple areas of
Anna M. Szyniszewska +11 more
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Описаны новые материалы по малому пещерному медведю местонахождения Бережеково, Куртакского археологического района (Северо-Минусинская впадина). Материал представлен фрагментами верхних и нижних челюстей.
D. G. Malikov
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