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Abstract The hyperabundance of herbivores—a result of altered human relationality with the land and the extirpation of predators—is leading to large‐scale degradation of keystone ecosystems across the globe. Designing and implementing socially acceptable and cost‐effective strategies that meaningfully reduce herbivore populations while allowing for the
Sofie McComb +18 more
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Background Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in immunocompromised hosts and the fetuses of susceptible women infected during ...
Nicholas Bachand +6 more
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Net Costs of Wildlife Damage on Private Lands [PDF]
This study models net welfare impacts on producers who receive utility from on-farm wildlife populations that are not costlessly disposable. Wildlife damage levels where net benefits are zero indicate producers' maximum willingness to pay for on-farm ...
Heigh, Lori +2 more
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Jackson Unchained: Reclaiming a Fugitive Landscape [PDF]
Slaves were allowed three day's holiday at Christmas time, and so it was over Christmas that John Andrew Jackson decided to escape. The first day I devoted to bidding a sad, though silent farewell to my people; for I did not even dare to tell my father
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ABSTRACT Increasing wildfire activity is driving permafrost thaw in subarctic peatlands across the southern Northwest Territories, but the key mechanisms and progression of thaw following fire remain poorly understood. In response, 10 years (2015–2024) of near‐continuous surface (four‐component radiation, wind, and snow) and subsurface measurements ...
Maude Auclair +4 more
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Bird flu, avian influenza : the H5N1 virus, poultry, other animals, and people here and elsewhere, from Asia to Africa [PDF]
Illustré d'une trentaine de photographies originales issues des missions de terrain des vétérinaires et ornithologues du Cirad dans les pays du Sud, le livret fait le point sur ce fléau qui a d'abord frappé les pays du Sud-Est asiatique depuis 1997 ...
Albina, Emmanuel +20 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Predator–prey interactions in natural communities are complex, with predators often exploiting multiple prey types and generating indirect interactions among them. Ecological theory has traditionally modelled these interactions using functional response models which are
Andréanne Beardsell +7 more
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A Forest of Blue - Canada's Boreal Forest, the World's Waterkeeper [PDF]
Describes how the lakes, rivers, and wetlands comprising the boreal forest preserve biodiversity, mitigate global climate change effects, and offer food and cultural benefits to rural communities.
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Reducing bias in shorebird nest survival rates across a large Arctic landscape
Reproductive success is a key demographic parameter that can have profound impacts on a species' population trend. Indeed, poor reproductive success has been suggested as a contributing factor to the declines observed in many species of birds, including Arctic‐breeding shorebirds.
Sarah T. Saalfeld +5 more
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Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations, W-43-R-42, Annual Federal Aid Performance Report 1 July 1993 through 30 June 1994 [PDF]
Annual Federal Aid Performance Report W-43-R(S1) -38, 1 July 1989 through 30 June 1990; Study 104: Aerial Censuses of Waterfowl.Report issued on: 15 August 1994INHS Technical Report prepared for Illinois Department of ...
Georgi, Michelle M., Havera, Stephen P.
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