Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate
Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker +3 more
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High Genetic Connectivity and Weak Structure Shape Australian White Ibis Metapopulation Dynamics Across an Urban Coastal Landscape. [PDF]
Potvin DA +6 more
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Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding
Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
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Metagenomic and Genomic Analyses Reveal Prevalent Spread and Evolution of the Bat White-Nose Pathogen <i>Pseudogymnoascus destructans</i> in Western Canada. [PDF]
Wang Y, Insuk C, Olson C, Xu J.
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Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage
Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss +6 more
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Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada. [PDF]
Lu RX +4 more
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Participatory mapping and Nature's Contributions to People: Insights from the Amazon Delta
Abstract Understanding how traditional and coastal communities perceive and interact with nature is key to promoting inclusive conservation. This article examines human–nature interaction in the fishing village of Jubim, located in the Marajó Archipelago, delta of the Amazon River, Brazil.
Lara Sartorio Gonçalves +5 more
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Shifts in Demography in Changing Ecological Conditions in a Dependent-Lineage Population of Harvester Ant Colonies. [PDF]
Glinka F +3 more
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Abstract Ductular reactions (DRs) are dynamic and complex multicellular responses that occur as a result of various hepatic injuries. Precise identification and quantification of the extent of DRs is a cornerstone of pre‐clinical modelling of liver disease, with links to inflammation, fibrosis, regeneration, and disease severity.
Nathalie Feeley +15 more
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SMARCA4 loss reprograms p300 chromatin occupancy to subvert p53-mediated transcriptional repression in ovarian small cell carcinoma. [PDF]
Aceto G +14 more
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