Results 21 to 30 of about 636,371 (342)

The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2021
This research was planned to study the contribution of fishing and fishery-related activities, and identify its threats. Primary data were collected from the Kano locality around the Alwero reservoir through a questionnaire survey, field observation, and
Berhan Asmamaw, Takele Shitaw, Lammessa Berisa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box

Animals, 2023
Conservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence ...
Saul Cowen, Colleen Sims, Kym Ottewell, Fiona Knox, Tony Friend, Harriet Mills, Sean Garretson, Kelly Rayner, Lesley Gibson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts

Science, 2023
Earth’s biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat loss, many of which are exacerbated by climate change.
H. Pörtner, R. Scholes, A. Arneth, D. Barnes, M. Burrows, S. Diamond, C. Duarte, W. Kiessling, P. Leadley, Shunsuke Managi, P. McElwee, G. Midgley, H. Ngo, D. Obura, U. Pascual, M. Sankaran, Y. Shin, A. L. Val   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quantifying the use of natural history collections [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Measuring the use of natural history collections is essential to understand their past and present impact on science, to underpin decisions about their management and to assist with deploying them optimally to address societal challenges.
Max Caspers, Luc Willemse, Niels Raes, Erik Smets, Peter Schalk, Olaf Bánki, Gideon Gijswijt   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Limited phylogeographic and genetic connectivity in Acacia species of low stature in an arid landscape

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Widespread plant species are expected to maintain genetic diversity and gene flow via pollen and seed dispersal. Stature is a key life history trait that affects seed and potentially pollen dispersal, with limited stature associated with limited ...
Melissa A. Millar, Rachel M. Binks, Sarah‐Louise Tapper, Bronwyn M. Macdonald, Shelley L. McArthur, Margaret Hankinson, David J. Coates, Stephen vanLeeuwen, Margaret Byrne   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enumerating soil biodiversity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023
Significance Soil organisms mediate unique functions we rely on for food, fiber, and human and planetary health. Despite the significance of soil life, we lack a quantitative estimate of soil biodiversity, making it challenging to advocate for the ...
M. Anthony, S. Bender, Marcel G A van der Heijden   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biodiversity: Biodiversity's bright spot [PDF]

Nature, 2009
While species losses mount worldwide, conservationists in Brazil have made great strides towards saving the golden lion tamarin and its forest habitat from destruction. Gene Russo reports.
openaire   +1 more source

Butterflies in bags: permanent storage of Lepidoptera in glassine envelopes [PDF]

Nota Lepidopterologica, 2019
In terms of amateurs and professionals studying and collecting insects, Lepidoptera represent one of the most popular groups. It is this popularity, in combination with wings being routinely spread during mounting, which results in Lepidoptera often ...
Max Caspers, Luc Willemse, Eulàlia Gassó Miracle, Erik J. van Nieukerken   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Production systems and breeding practices of Begaria cattle breed as input for a community-based breeding program

Heliyon, 2023
This study aimed to describe the production systems and breeding practices of Begaria cattle breeds as a resource for community-based conservation and breeding program. A semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussions were employed to identify
Tesfalem Aseged, Tesfaye Getachew, Sandip Banerjee, Teklewold Belayhun, Awoke Melak, Aweke Engdawork, Esho Kefyalew, Abraham Assefa, Abebe Hailu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity

Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2006
The origin of life and the development of ...
Editorial Office
doaj   +1 more source