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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
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Exploring the formation of public acceptability of biodiversity offsetting in Finland

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public acceptance of nature conservation instruments is critical for their effective and fair implementation. Understanding conservation governance as a rational activity aligns with the view that citizens base their judgments of conservation instruments on a critical evaluation of the anticipated ecological, economic, and social impacts ...
Tuija Seppälä, Kaisa Raatikainen, Liisa Varumo, Iikka Oinonen, Heidi Lehtiniemi, Riikka Paloniemi, Suvi Huttunen   +6 more
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Redes Virtuales de Investigación. Una Propuesta Metodológica para su Evaluación. [PDF]

, 2008
Thanks to the development of ICT´s over the last years, research vitrual networks represents a novel way of organizing social activities. The development of ICTs in recent years has allowed novel ways of organizing social activities, such as virtual ...
Lepore, Walter
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Global overview of progress in respecting the contributions of traditional knowledge in biodiversity governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer, Pernilla Malmer, Marianna Biró, Noor Noor, Polina Shulbaeva, Maurizio Farhan Ferrari, Suneetha M. Subramanian, András Báldi, Zsolt Molnár   +8 more
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Análisis de redes sociales para la evaluación de la actividad turística

REDES: Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales
Identificando el creciente interés de emplear el análisis de redes sociales para evaluar fenómenos complejos propios de la actividad turística, este trabajo se propone describir las principales características del uso del análisis de redes en el turismo.
Giselle Pinochet, William Duarte, Juan Pablo Mariño, Diego Báez   +3 more
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Synthesizing beaver coexistence messaging with the capability, opportunity, and motivation behavior model

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the western United States, conservation practitioners are increasingly working with private landowners to restore habitat for North American beavers (Castor canadensis) and to use nonlethal mitigation techniques when beavers damage crops and infrastructure.
Brian D. Erickson, Megan S. Jones
wiley   +1 more source

Talleres de autoformación con programas informáticos de análisis de redes sociales [PDF]

, 2006
Este manual intenta llenar un espacio hasta ahora cubierto de forma incompleta: el de la autoformación en las diferentes aplicaciones del Análisis de redes sociales.
Federico, Ainhoa de, Martí Olivé, Joel, Maya Jariego, Isidro, Molina, José Luis, Quiroga, Águeda   +4 more
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Automating the analysis of public saliency and attitudes toward biodiversity from digital media

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Measuring public attitudes toward wildlife provides crucial insights into human relationships with nature and helps monitor progress toward Global Biodiversity Framework targets. Yet, conducting such assessments at a global scale presents challenges.
Noah Giebink, Amrita Gupta, Diogo Veríssimo, Charlotte H. Chang, Tony Chang, Angela Brennan, Brett G. Dickson, Alex Bowmer, Jonathan Baillie   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adicción a las redes sociales y habilidades sociales en estudiantes de secundaria

Propósitos y Representaciones
Existe discusión sobre la posibilidad de predecir y controlar las adicciones interviniendo las habilidades sociales, los resultados hallados antes son contradictorios, en este estudio, se relacionó adicción a redes sociales y habilidades sociales en ...
Dessiré I. Agreda, Edwin S. Salas Blas
doaj   +1 more source

Calibration of the species threat abatement and restoration metric's threat abatement component in a Costa Rican landscape

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Achieving global conservation policy goals requires the ability to set and measure progress toward science‐based targets for biodiversity. The species threat abatement and restoration (STAR) metric was developed to enable actors to set science‐based targets for species.
Louise Mair, Thomas M. Brooks, Randall R. Jimenez, Nicholas B. W. Macfarlance, Tony Nello, Antonin Vergez, Leon Bennun, Florence Curet, Annie Dakmejian, Edward Ellis, Melibea Gallo, Philip J. K. McGowan, Francesca A. Ridley, Alex Ross, Claudine Sierra, Thomas Starnes, Joseph A. Turner, Frank Hawkins   +17 more
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