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Invasion of the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) into the steppes of the northwest Black Sea region [PDF]

open access: yesTheriologia Ukrainica, 2019
Anthropogenic hydrotechnical changes in the left-bank part of the north-western Black Sea region have led to significant changes in the Black Sea steppe: the channel system has become a conductor in the steppe zone of mesophytic plant species, the ...
Zoya Selyunina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using methods of geoinformation mapping for the study of woody vegetation of forest-steppe ecosystems the Central Chernozem reserve [PDF]

open access: yesВопросы лесной науки, 2020
Methods of cartographic studies of the wood vegetation of the reserve, including those using modern GIS technologies and satellite positioning devices, are presented. Dynamics of the spatial structure and composition of oak forests over the past 50 years
O.V. Ryzhkov , G.A. Ryzhkova
doaj   +1 more source

Pärke, Parks and Reservate – biosphere reserves in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on their way towards Biosphere 4.0? [PDF]

open access: yeseco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research), 2021
The biosphere reserve (BR), as conceived by UNESCO, is a permanent intervention towards sustainable development. With 727 BRs in 131 countries (Österreichisches MAB-Nationalkomitee 2021), this means interventions in highly diverse environmental, economic, socio-cultural and institutional contexts.
Jungmeier, Michael   +5 more
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Russian biosphere reserves at the youth MAB-2017 Forum in Italy

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018
Russia was represented by 9 participants from Biosphere Reserves at the MAB Youth Forum in Italy. The main question of the Forum was «How to involve the young in the work of biosphere reserves?» The debate resulted in a Declaration, elaborated by ...
Elena A. Shuyskaya   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consequences of a sockeye salmon shortage for the brown bear in the basin of Lake Kurilskoe, Southern Kamchatka

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2021
We studied the behavioural ecology of Ursus arctos (hereinafter – brown bear or bear) in the basin of Lake Kurilskoe (Kamchatka Peninsula) in the summer and autumn of 2017–2018. The aim of this study was a comparative assessment of the behaviour of brown
Sergey A. Kolchin   +3 more
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Results and perspectives of fish population studies in the central lake-river system of the Meschera lowland

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2018
The study presents results of studies of fish fauna inhabiting the central lake-river system of the Meschera lowland. It includes the following structural elements: river Buzha, Klepiki (Great) lakes, river Pra, supplementary system of river Pra ...
Elena Yu. Ivancheva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of dominants on the species richness and compositional dissimilarity of high mountain plant communities of the Western Caucasus (Caucasian State Nature Reserve, Russia)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2021
Climate warming may cause not only a reduction in the area of high-mountain vegetation, but also a change in the abundance of many species, including dominant ones, which may have additionally negative consequences for plant communities.
Valeriy V. Akatov   +3 more
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Alien species in the fauna of the Black Sea (Chornomorskyi) Biosphere Reserve

open access: yesGeo&Bio, 2019
The paper presents information on the composition of alien fauna of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve (BSBR), the ways and mechanisms of inva-sions, the current state of alien species populations.
Dariya Korolesova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The seasonal sensitivity of brown bear denning phenology in response to climatic variability

open access: yesFrontiers in Zoology, 2018
Background For brown bears (Ursus arctos), hibernation is a critical part of the annual life cycle because energy savings during hibernation can be crucial for overwintering, and females give birth to cubs at that time.
M M Delgado   +27 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carnivores and Communities: A Case Study of Human-Carnivore Conflict Mitigation in Southwestern Alberta

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Facilitating long-term coexistence between people and large carnivores is a persistent, global conservation challenge. Evidence-based decisions to help design and implement programs that promote coexistence between people and carnivores are required ...
Andrea T. Morehouse   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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