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Issues of Bounded Geographies and Participatory Governance in Accessing Water in Informal Settlements: A Case of Khulna City, Bangladesh

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the unequal water supply infrastructure in Khulna city's informal settlements, focusing on the largest slum, Rupsha. It investigates both formal and informal water governance, examining the roles of various actors, their decision‐making processes, and the challenges these settlements face in accessing water.
Md Salauddin, Awais Piracha
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Utilización de sensores remotos para el estudio de un ecosistema lacustre

open access: yesBoletín Geográfico, 2014
La distribución de sustancias disueltas, nutrientes, microorganismos y plancton es influenciada por la circulación del agua en los lagos, por lo que el adecuado conocimiento de los movimientos del agua adquiere importancia en la caracterización de ...
Marisa Gloria Cogliati   +2 more
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Acclimatisation duration, not just release type, drives post‐release settlement in a large‐scale carnivore reintroduction programme

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.
Our study highlights that when acclimatisation periods are too short, the substantial economic and logistical investment in soft‐release protocols may fail to deliver the expected conservation gains. Therefore, defining evidence‐based acclimatisation periods that are long enough to promote settlement, yet compatible with logistical constraints, may ...
Pablo Cisneros‐Araujo   +14 more
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Local climate and genetic influence on intraspecific variation in torpor physiology of a cave‐roosting bat

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 857-867, April 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many small endotherms employ torpor as a survival strategy to reduce energy expenditure during periods with low food availability and cold temperatures. The expression and physiology of torpor can vary substantially within species because of phenotypic plasticity and ...
Nicholas C. Wu   +2 more
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Subsidence risk due to groundwater extraction in urban areas using fractal analysis of satellite images

open access: yesGeofísica Internacional, 2012
La presencia de terrenos agrícolas en territorios urbanos de regiones semiáridas sin cuerpos superficiales de agua implica un intenso uso de agua subterránea. En Ia Cd. de Irapuato, Mexico, existe una gran concentración de pozos agrícolas y urbanos.
Ramiro Rodríguez   +2 more
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Drought reduces the value of both artificial and natural wetlands for gulls breeding in the Mediterranean region

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 3, March 2026.
The importance of artificial wetlands for waterbird conservation can be easily overestimated from count data alone. The value of extensive fish ponds as a breeding habitat depends on maintaining the availability of natural marshes as a foraging habitat. This requires reducing impacts from groundwater extraction. Given recent abandonment of aquaculture,
Yingjun Wang   +5 more
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Diseño de un sistema piloto para el estudio de la corrosión del material de tubería y su contribución en el deterioro de la calidad del agua potable

open access: yesRevista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2008
Los sistemas de distribución pueden afectar la calidad del agua potable debido a las condiciones de la tubería y a la operación del sistema. Algunos parámetros son sensibles a la variación durante la distribución como: el cloro residual, pH, color y ...
John Fredy Rios   +3 more
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Eventos de intrusión patógena en sistemas de distribución de agua potable

open access: yesTecnología y ciencias del agua, 2013
La intrusión patógena es un fenómeno que se presenta en los sistemas de distribución de agua potable, provocando la disminución de la calidad del agua distribuida cuando los fluidos (contaminados) circundantes a las conducciones entran en las mismas a ...
Jesús Mora-Rodríguez   +2 more
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Cuantificación de coliformes totales en estuario del río ranchería

open access: yesBiotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2017
La cuantificación de coliformes totales en el estuario del río Ranchería es un factor importante tanto para las actividades agrícolas como para la vida urbana.
Geomar Enrique Molina Bolivar   +2 more
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Mapping the density of giant trees in the Amazon

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 1, Page 152-168, January 2026.
Summary Tall trees (height ≥ 60 m) are keystone elements of tropical forests, strongly influencing biodiversity, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience. Yet, their density and spatial distribution remain poorly quantified, especially in remote Amazonian regions, limiting our understanding of their ecological roles and contribution to forest–climate ...
Robson Borges de Lima   +20 more
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