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Public Perceptions on Population: U.S. Survey Results
The Journal of Population and Sustainability, 2022 The Center for Biological Diversity conducted a paid, self-selected, national online survey on the knowledge, attitudes, behavioural intentions and norms around population growth to inform a theory of change that highlights education and reproductive ...
Kelley Dennings +3 more
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Syntaxonomic classification of forb steppes and related vegetation of subalpine and alpine belts in the Pamir-Alai Mountains (Tajikistan, Middle Asia) [PDF]
Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), 2023 Aims: To complete the syntaxonomic scheme of subalpine forb steppes in the Pamir-Alai Mountains in Tajikistan with some remarks on its environmental predictors. Study area: Tajikistan.
Sebastian Świerszcz +4 more
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Diversity, 2023 Integrative taxonomic studies of macrofungal diversity in the Brijuni National Park (Istria County, Croatia) led to the discovery of a second species of Inocybe (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) new to science. Inocybe istriaca sp. nov. is described on the basis
Ana Pošta +7 more
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Extinction and the U.S. Endangered Species Act [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The U.S. Endangered Species Act is one of the strongest laws of any nation for preventing species extinction, but quantifying the Act’s effectiveness has proven difficult.
Noah Greenwald +3 more
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Global patterns in functional rarity of marine fish
Nature Communications, 2022 Rare species are crucial for biological diversity and ecosystem functioning. Here, the authors combine taxonomic and functional diversity data to quantify rarity across marine fish species, identifying mismatches between rarity hotspots and protected ...
Isaac Trindade-Santos +2 more
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Endangered species condoms: a social marketing tool for starting conversations about population
The Journal of Population and Sustainability, 2020 The Endangered Species Condoms project was launched 10 years ago to bring the discussion of human population growth back into the environmental movement with a focus on human rights and reproductive justice. In that time, more than 1 million condoms have
Sarah Baillie +2 more
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Intrusive growth of initials does not affect cambial circumference in Robinia pseudoacacia
Scientific Reports, 2022 This study aimed to test the hypothesis whether intrusive growth of initial cells is related to the increase in circumference of Robinia pseudoacacia vascular cambium—both qualitatively and quantitatively.
Adam Miodek +3 more
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Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 Agricultural pesticide use and its associated environmental harms is widespread throughout much of the world. Efforts to mitigate this harm have largely been focused on reducing pesticide contamination of the water and air, as runoff and pesticide drift ...
Tari Gunstone +4 more
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New Caledonian crows keep ‘valuable’ hooked tools safer than basic non-hooked tools
eLife, 2021 The temporary storage and re-use of tools can significantly enhance foraging efficiency. New Caledonian crows in one of our study populations use two types of stick tools – hooked and non-hooked – which differ in raw material, manufacture costs, and ...
Barbara C Klump +2 more
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The effects of familiarity on escape responses in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Predation is the main cause of mortality during early life stages. The ability to avoid and evade potential threats is, therefore, favoured to evolve during the early stages of life.
Hayley L. Wolcott +2 more
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