Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha +3 more
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The coastal ecosystems of the south-east of Cuba and their resilience after a fire
The fire represents one of the most severe disturbance agents altering the communities’ characteristics. The objectives of the research are to determine the magnitude of the change of plants species diversity generated by a fire at the microphyll ...
Yenisey Revilla Góngora +6 more
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New records of the diet of the genus Chironius Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) in Ecuador
This document contributes 15 new items to the prey list of the genus Chironius in Ecuador, based on an examination of 89 specimens of seven Ecuadorian species.
Miguel Urgilés-Merchán +2 more
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Mesures per construir sobirania alimentària a Barcelona : recull de propostes per al desenvolupament de polítiques municipals [PDF]
Aquest document és el resultat d'un procés de diagnosi i debat col·lectiu desenvolupat entre l'octubre del 2015 i el novembre del 2016 sota el nom de Llaurant Barcelona.
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Acanthagrion marinae sp. Nov. (zygoptera: Coenagrionidae): A new species of the apicale group [PDF]
Acanthagrion marinae sp. nov. (Holotype male: BRASIL, Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, UFMS, 20°29’56.26’’S-54°36’48.43’’W, 547m, leg. M.E. Rodrigues, 03.ii.2015, collection code: VZYG437, MLP) is described and illustrated on the basis of 15 males.
Lozano, Federico, Rodrigues, Marciel E
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Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático
La rica variedad de vida en la Tierra estuvo siempre expuesta a un clima cambiante. La necesidad de adaptarse a los nuevos patrones de temperatura y de precipitaciones tiene una influencia importante en los cambios evolutivos de las especies de plantas y animales.El cambio climatico plantea ahora una de las amenazas principales para la diversidad ...
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Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz +13 more
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Herramientas de gestión ambiental para las carreteras de cuarta generación (4g) en Colombia
En este artículo se pretende analizar la aplicación del Manual para la asignación de compensaciones por pérdida de biodiversidad, en el sector de infraestructura vial en Colombia.
William Eduardo Mosquera Laverde +1 more
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Presencia y abundancia de aves acuáticas en la Meseta Strobel, Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
La meseta Strobel, ubicada en la estepa patagónica, alberga más de 1500 lagunas que son utilizadas regularmente por aves acuáticas, incluyendo una de las principales poblaciones reproductivas del Macá Tobiano (Podiceps gallardoi), una especie endémica de
Lancelotti, Julio Lucio +4 more
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Description of the final instar larva of argia serva hagein selys, 1865 (Odonata coenagrionidae) [PDF]
The American genus Argia, with more than 100 species described, is the most speciose genus of Odonata in the world. In this contribution, the final stadium larva of Argia serva, the southernmost distributed species of Argia, is described and diagnosed ...
del Palacio, Alejandro +2 more
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