Reconciling timber extraction with biodiversity conservation in tropical forests using reduced-impact logging [PDF]
, 2015 Over 20% of the world's tropical forests have been selectively logged, and large expanses are allocated for future timber extraction. Reduced-impact logging (RIL) is being promoted as best practice forestry that increases sustainability and lowers CO2 ...
Azevedo-Ramos +49 more
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MusicSwarm: Biologically Inspired Intelligence for Music Composition
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Biologically inspired swarms of frozen foundation models self‐organize to compose complex music without fine‐tuning. By coordinating through stigmergic signals, decentralized agents dynamically evolve specialized roles and adapt to solve complex tasks.
Markus J. Buehler
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Bird community specialization, bird conservation and disturbance: the role of wildfires.
The Journal of animal ecology, 2011 Peer ...
Clavero, Miguel +2 more
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Bird Community Structure in Karimunjawa Islands, Central Jawa [PDF]
, 2011 Struktur Komunitas Burung di Kepulauan Karimunjawa Jawa Tengah. Karimunjawa sebagaisalah satu taman nasional yang memiliki berbagai macam tipe habitat dengan tingginyakeragaman jenis burung yang ada.
Hemelda, N. M. (Niarsi) +2 more
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Particulate Matter Emissions from a High-rise Layer House in Iowa [PDF]
, 2009 Particulate matter (PM) in animal feeding operations is a concern for the occupants and the surrounding community. Baseline measurements of the concentration and emission rate of PM are the first step toward assessing the environmental impact of animal ...
Burns, Robert +4 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Walruses have been an important subsistence and cultural resource for humans and have been exploited for millennia across their distribution. This exploitation has contributed to severe declines in several populations and local extirpations.
Katrien Dierickx +6 more
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The end of the beginning: Establishing isiZulu names for all bird species recorded in South Africa
South African Journal of ScienceTerminology development is needed for effective science communication, planning, teaching, and learning in indigenous African languages. This need includes species-specific names in indigenous languages for wild birds, which are key indicators of ...
Eckhart Buchmann +7 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri +8 more
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Community dynamics of insular biotas in space and time [PDF]
, 2004 The various features determining species distributions remain enigmatic in ecology. This thesis deals with the spatial and temporal dynamics of land birds on the islands of the Dahlak archipelago, the Red Sea, and of mammals, birds and reptiles among the
Azeria, Ermias Tesfamichael
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Nest niche overlap among the endangered Vinaceous-breasted Parrot (Amazona vinacea) and sympatric cavity-using birds, mammals, and social insects in the subtropical Atlantic Forest, Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 Many forest bird species require tree cavities for nesting, and share this resource with a diverse community of animals. When cavities are limited, niche overlap can result in interspecific competition, with negative consequences for threatened ...
Bonaparte, Eugenia Bianca +1 more
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