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Effects of Climate Change in the Geographical Distribution of Species in the Rio Negro Sub-Basin
Entorno Geografico, 2018 As in the case of human systems, biodiversity can be affected by climate change and climate variability. The effect takes places through variations in temperature and precipitation expressed in space, which change habitat conditions, and determine ...
Wilmar Loaiza Ceron
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What are the vector species of the Oropouche virus?
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Here, we review the timeline of Oropouche virus (OROV) detection in various hematophagous Diptera, from 1955 to date, including mosquitoes and midges. All vector competence experiments also are described. The results suggest that Culicoides are the primary vectors.
Constância Flávia Junqueira Ayres +3 more
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Amazonia queer: vínculos homoafectivos en la sociedad tikuna
Relaciones InternacionalesEste artículo fue publicado originalmente con el título Queering Amazonia: Homo-affective Relations Among Tikuna Society, con la autoría de Josi Tikuna y Manuela Lavinas Picq. Josi Tikuna y Manuela Lavinas Picq (2016).
Josiane Tikuna, Manuela Lavinas Picq
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Generic definitions and species assignments in the family Epipsocidae (Psocoptera) [PDF]
, 1998 The family Epipsocidae is defined, with the addition of one character not previously used. The genus Dimidistriata Li and Mockford is removed from Epipsocidae and tentatively placed in the family Dolabellopsocidae. The genus Parepipsocus Badonnel remains
Mockford, Edward L.
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Sustainability, 2019 This article addresses the relationship between sustainable tourism and the use of renewable energy sources. To this end, we evaluate the spatial–temporal tourist flow evolution as well as the wind/solar energy potential in Cocachimba, which is located ...
F. Calderón-Vargas +2 more
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Three‐Year Propagation Experiment at Ku‐, Ka‐, and Q‐Band in French West Indies
International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From January 2021 to December 2023, the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) conducted a three‐year Earth‐space propagation measurement campaign in Guadeloupe. The experiment used beacon receivers deployed in Pointe‐à‐Pitre airport to record signals at 11.2, 19.7, and
Jean‐Pascal Monvoisin +3 more
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A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) [PDF]
, 2013 The species of the genus Alurnus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) are reviewed. Twentythree species are recognized as valid. Alurnus bicolor from Colombia and A. crenatus from Bolivia are described as new species.
Staines, Charles L.
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Tropical Forests and Sustainability: The Role of Multilateral Financing in Latin America
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The challenge of slowing deforestation and degradation in the tropical regions of Latin America requires financing mechanisms (public and private) that can enable actions to preserve and sustainably manage forest integrity. This paper begins by examining the strategy implemented by the World Bank to protect forest cover in tropical countries ...
Ángela Andrea Caviedes Conde +2 more
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"Modelling Sustainable International Tourism Demand to the Brazilian Amazon" [PDF]
The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's greatest natural wonders and holds great importance and significance for the world's environmental balance. Around 60% of the Amazon rainforest is located in the Brazilian territory.
Jose Angelo Divino, Michael McAleer
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Convergent adaptations: bitter manioc cultivation systems in fertile anthropogenic dark earths and floodplain soils in central Amazonia [PDF]
, 2012 Shifting cultivation in the humid tropics is incredibly diverse, yet research tends to focus on one type: long-fallow shifting cultivation. While it is a typical adaptation to the highly-weathered nutrient-poor soils of the Amazonian terra firme, fertile
Alessandro Alves-Pereira +5 more
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