Results 71 to 80 of about 51,337 (268)
Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
wiley +1 more source
With rates of biodiversity loss accelerating globally, debate exists regarding the most efficient ways of allocating resources to conserve species.
Rosemary Hohnen +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Recovery planning for the boreal population of woodland caribou is a complex task, spanning eight Canadian provinces and territories. To accommodate unique situations across the country, recovery planning for this Species at Risk Act-listed threatened ...
Dave Hervieux
doaj +1 more source
Abstract Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is often referred to as ecological synchrony. Human activities, including and beyond climate change, have the potential to alter ecological synchrony by disrupting or ...
Yiluan Song +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Hunters like skewness, not risk: evidence of gambling behaviors in the Alaska hunting permit lottery [PDF]
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018In Alaska, hunting permits are distributed by traditional lottery. The absence of a preference point system means that applicants have little invested in their applications, and there are a variety of ...
Lane, Brock
core
Abstract Indigenous Peoples in northern Alberta, including Dené and Cree of the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations (ACFN and MCFN), have been using Indigenous laws and stewardship principles to care for their homelands for thousands of years. Since ACFN and MCFN signed Treaty 8 with Canada in 1899, Alberta's land management policies and
Lori Cyprien +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Over 200 snow urine samples were collected from Banks Island Peary caribou between March 1993 and May 1998. Most (n = 146) samples were collected during 3 time periods in 5 successive years: early winter (3 November-3 December), mid-winter (9 February-1 ...
Nicholas C. Larter, John A. Nagy
doaj +1 more source
An Economic Evaluation of Woodland Caribou Conservation Programs in Northwestern Saskatchewan [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to identify the values Saskatchewan residents place on their Woodland Caribou conservation programs. Using contingent valuation methods, individual values for maintaining caribou numbers within Millar Western-NorSask Forest ...
Adamowicz, Wiktor L. +2 more
core +1 more source
Wild ruminants as reservoirs of domestic livestock gastrointestinal T nematodes [PDF]
Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections in cattle cause appetite suppression which leads to poor feed conversion, reduced weight gain and reduced milk production.
Barone, Carly D. +4 more
core +1 more source
ABSTRACT Rationale Recent advances in high‐throughput molecular analyses of collagen peptides, especially ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry), have permitted breakthroughs in the analysis of archaeological material that is highly fragmented, a factor that hinders morphological identification.
Pauline Raymond +8 more
wiley +1 more source

