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Not the Real Me! Effects of Secrecy on Consumers' Regret About Their Consumption Decisions

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many consumers have secrets that frequently preoccupy their minds. They may find themselves thinking about their secrets even outside of contexts where secret‐keeping is relevant, such as during shopping activities. Previous research suggests that the impact of secret preoccupation on individuals' perceptions and behavior is significant. Thus,
Dongjin He, Yuwei Jiang
wiley   +1 more source

Sentinel‐5p Reveals Unexplained Large Wildfire Carbon Emissions in the Amazon in 2024

Geophysical Research Letters
In 2024, the Amazon region experienced severe wildfires driven by exceptional drought conditions. Advanced fire emission models estimated Amazon carbon monoxide (CO) emissions between 28 and 62 Tg during the main August‐September Amazon fire season.
A. T. J. de Laat, N. Andela, M. Forkel, V. Huijnen, D. Kinalczyk, D. van Wees   +5 more
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Assessing forest landscape disturbance and structural integrity through synthetic indices in the Brazilian Amazon

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
The Amazon Biome, the most biodiverse region on Earth, plays a crucial role in providing ecosystem services, notably global climate regulation. Despite its significance, the Amazon rainforest has experienced extensive loss and degradation over the past ...
Érick Teixeira Rodrigues, Antônio Miguel Vieira Monteiro, Maria Isabel Sobral Escada   +2 more
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A sustainable forest future? [PDF]

, 1999
Concern about the rate at which the world's forests are being depleted is wide-spread. Recent international calls for radical efforts to reduce deforestation include the United Nations Inter-governmental Forum on Forests of the UN Commission on ...
Pearce, D.W., Vanclay, Jerome K, Putz, F., Pearce, David, Vanclay, J., David Pearce, Francis Putz, Jerome K. Vanclay, Putz, Francis E   +8 more
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The Guianese paradox: How can the freshwater outflow from the Amazon increase the salinity of the Guianan shore? [PDF]

, 2007
French Guiana is notable for the extent of its rain forests, which occupy 97% of the country, and the influence of the Amazon along its shores. In fact, the shores and estuaries support a mangrove forest typical of saline conditions.
Muller, Etienne, Lambs, Luc, Fromard, François   +2 more
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Update on Ouratea cidiana Sastre (Ochnaceae), a microendemic species from the Amazon: enlightening the identity and conservation status

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes, Mayara Dias Caldas, Fúvio Rubens Oliveira‐da‐ Silva, Anna Luiza Ilkiu‐ Borges, André dos Santos Bragança Gil   +4 more
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Forest cover change in space and time : combining the von Thunen and forest transition theories [PDF]

This paper presents a framework for analyzing tropical deforestation and reforestation using the von Thunen model as its starting point: land is allocated to the use which yields the highest rent, and the rents of various land uses are determined by ...
Angelsen, Arild
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Silicate rock weathering and atmospheric/soil CO2 uptake in the Amazon basin estimated from river water geochemistry: seasonal and spatial variations [PDF]

, 2003
Using the data of the CAMREX project (1982–1984) on the water geochemistry of the Amazon river and its main tributaries, it was possible to assess the silicate rock weathering processes and the associated consumption of atmospheric/soil CO2, taking into
Probst, Jean-Luc, Mortatti, Jefferson
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Dicrananthera hedyotidea C. Presl. (Melastomataceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil: first record and ecological niche model of the species

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Dicrananthera C. Presl. is a monospecific genus of the tribe Marcetieae, comprising perennial herbs typically occurring in areas adjacent to wetlands. The species exhibits a disjunct distribution, with confirmed records in both the Amazon and Atlantic Forest domains.
Elias Julio Oliveira Correa, Sandro Márcio dos Santos Junior, Antônio Fernando Costa da Silva, Kalynne Nayara Lima dos Santos, Eduardo Bezerra de Almeida Jr   +4 more
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Amazon Forest maintenance as a source of environmental services [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2008
Amazonian forest produces environmental services such as maintenance of biodiversity, water cycling and carbon stocks. These services have a much greater value to human society than do the timber, beef and other products that are obtained by destroying the forest.
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