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How Ecocentrism and Anthropocentrism Influence Human–Environment Relationships in a Kenyan Biodiversity Hotspot

, 2020
Protecting nature and securing human livelihood needs are very conflicting especially in biodiversity-rich areas of the Global South. The Taita Hills Cloud Forest (THCF) in Kenya remains one of the top biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
Joslyn Muthio Nzau, Marco Rieckmann, Mike Teucher, Jana Rülke   +3 more
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Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security: Land Management–Based Strategies Within a Nature‐Based Solutions Framework

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses serious threats to food security by affecting agricultural production processes in multiple ways. This study aims to analyze land management–based solution strategies that can be developed in response to this threat and presents a systematic and holistic framework through the relationship these strategies establish with ...
Nihal Genc, H. Ebru Colak
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling pollination maps in agroecosystems of a Chilean biodiversity hotspot

Ecosystems and People
Wild pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and sustaining agricultural productivity. However, their survival is at risk due to habitat loss and land use changes, exacerbating the ongoing biodiversity crisis, and jeopardising ...
U. Lavín, M. J. Martinez-Harms, J. L Celis-Diez, J. P Francois, Y. Aguirre, J. Martínez-Harms   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blattodea as potential indicators of Peninsula Granite Fynbos restoration following the clear-felling of pine plantations

, 2013
Alien plant invasions pose a major threat to the biodiversity of the Cape Peninsula; currently facilitating the transformation of native vegetation and alien invertebrate invasions.
Dyer, Alexei
core  

Managing a threatened savanna ecosystem (KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld) in an urban biodiversity hotspot: Durban, South Africa

, 2016
Background: The city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, falls within a global biodiversity hotspot. KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld (KZNSS) is a savanna vegetation type endemic to KZN. KZNSS is endangered; about 90% has been
Richard Boon, Cameron Mclean, Debra Roberts, Rob Slotow, Errol Douwes, Natasha Govender, Lyle Ground, Jessica Cockburn, Mathieu Rouget   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Synergistic Effects of Salinization and Artificial Root Exudates on Soil Phosphatase Activity in Coastal Soil

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coastal soil salinization from rising seawater levels has adverse impacts on soil function, seed germination, and plant growth. Root exudates play a key role in supporting microbial activity, nutrient cycling, and plant health, yet little is known about the combined effects of salinization and the addition of artificial root exudates (AREs) on
Nicolina Lentine, Sarah E. Krisak, Dirk W. Vanderklein, Matthew S. Schuler, Nina M. Goodey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Percent area of Biodiversity Hotspots experiencing precipitation change and percent population change experienced in each hotspot.

, 2017
Percent area of Biodiversity Hotspots experiencing precipitation change and percent population change experienced in each hotspot.
David Lopez-Carr (296694), Gregory J. Husak (3710479), Narcisa G. Pricope (3710476), Juliann E. Aukema (205997)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hidden hotspots of amphibian biodiversity in China

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Identifying and protecting hotspots of endemism and species richness is crucial for mitigating the global biodiversity crisis. However, our understanding of spatial diversity patterns is far from complete, which severely limits our ability to conserve biodiversity hotspots.
Wei Xu, Yun-He Wu, Wei-Wei Zhou, Hong-Man Chen, Bao-Lin Zhang, Jin-Min Chen, Weihua Xu, Ding-Qi Rao, Haipeng Zhao, Fang Yan, Zhiyong Yuan, Ke Jiang, Jie-Qiong Jin, Mian Hou, Dahu Zou, Li-Jun Wang, Yuchi Zheng, Jia-Tang Li, Jianping Jiang, Xiao-Mao Zeng, Youhua Chen, Zi-Yan Liao, Cheng Li, Xue-You Li, Wei Gao, Kai Wang, Dong-Ru Zhang, Chenqi Lu, Tingting Yin, Zhaoli Ding, Gui-Gang Zhao, Jing Chai, Wen-Ge Zhao, Ya-Ping Zhang, John J. Wiens, Jing Che   +35 more
openaire   +2 more sources

How the Physical and Chemical Properties Affect the Heavy Metal Content in Surface Water in Different Types of Peatlands

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Only ~3% of the global land surface is covered by peatlands, yet more than one‐third of global soil carbon is stored in these ecosystems and contaminant filtration can be provided. The extent to which peat humification (Fibric–Hemic–Sapric) is linked to dissolved heavy metals in peatland surface waters has remained poorly quantified at a ...
Stanisław Łyszczarz, Norbert Szymański, Michał Jasik, Wojciech Piaszczyk, Andrzej Szlachta, Mirosław Żelazny, Ewa Błońska, Jarosław Lasota, Stanisław Małek   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpine flora of Kashmir Himalaya: floristic assessment, life history traits and threat status

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya are considered to be at a higher risk to anthropogenic global change drivers. The Kashmir Himalaya, located in the north‐western side of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, harbors a diverse alpine flora, which remains systematically little investigated.
Bilal A. Rasray, Showkeen A. Lone, Rameez Ahmad, Tajamul Islam, Hitendra Padalia, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source