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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Natural soundscapes are an important cultural ecosystem service that can promote mental health and well‐being. However, the role of specific acoustic characteristics in delivering these benefits and the constraining effects of anthropogenic noise are currently unclear.
Konrad Uebel +6 more
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Notes on the founding and membership of the Alpha Rho and BKΩ chapters of AKA, undated
, 1970 Notes narrating the history of the Alpha Rho and BKΩ chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, along with memberships lists from various years.Archival master image scanned in reflective mode as 48-bit RGB color TIFF using Epson 11000 XL. Display image is 8-bit 150
Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss +6 more
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Notes on the founding and membership of the Alpha Rho and BKΩ chapters of AKA, undated
, 2016 Notes narrating the history of the Alpha Rho and BKΩ chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, along with memberships lists from various years.Archival master image scanned in reflective mode as 48-bit RGB color TIFF using Epson 11000 XL. Display image is 8-bit 150
Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Theories of care help explain a peri‐urban tree diversity paradox
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Since diversity is often a management objective for peri‐urban tree communities on public land, one might expect to find greater diversity there than on private land, where such objectives are less common. However, this expectation rests on an assumption that people control diversity towards objectives, overlooking the role of relationships ...
Jacqueline Hamilton +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Overharvesting of wild edible plants poses a growing threat to plant populations worldwide, particularly for slow‐growing species with limited regeneration. We quantified fruit extraction from the third‐largest known population of Jubaea chilensis—an endangered palm endemic to Chile—modeled the critical harvest threshold, and assessed consumer ...
Sebastián Cordero +7 more
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SANITATION INTERVENTIONS IN THE URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OF BANGLADESH: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, NGOs AND THE GRASSROOTS [PDF]
, 2012 The Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, is the world’s fastest growing primate city, having nearly 15 million people and approximately 6 million living in slum areas. Their high population density and growth rates, coupled with inadequate and inappropriate water
RAHMAN, MD.,MIZANUR
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A review of empirical dam breach models
River, EarlyView.Abstract Dam breach modelling is central to flood risk assessment, yet the empirical models commonly used for estimating breach parameters display considerable variability and uncertainty. This review evaluates the performance of widely applied empirical dam breach models and identifies those that consistently show lower uncertainty, such as the ...
Saffron B. Catterick +2 more
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Birth Intervals and Reproductive Intentions in Eastern Africa: Insights from Urban Fertility Transitions [PDF]
This thesis examines the dynamics of fertility in Eastern Africa with a particular focus on urban women. Urbanisation has long been closely associated with demographic transition and the reproductive behaviour of urban women is thought to provide ...
Towriss, CA
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