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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chilling damage to mangrove mollusk species by the 2008 cold event in Southern China

Ecosphere, 2016
The frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme cold events are widely regarded as primary constraints on the upper latitudinal limits of mangroves. Little data are available on the consequences of recovery (or lack thereof) of non‐floristic components
Yi Liu, Mao Wang, Wenqing Wang, Haifeng Fu, Changyi Lu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity and Ecosystem in Nordic coastal Ecosystems

, 2018
The report focuses on the Nordic coast since the Nordic countries have this environment in common and it is significant for the historical and economic development of coastal areas.The aim is to highlight the Nordic coastal biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as drivers affecting them and policy options for their conservation and sustainable ...
Berglund, Johnny, Clausen, Preben, Ejdung, Gunilla, Gamfeldt, Lars, Gundersen, Hege, Hammer, Monica, Hancke, Kasper, Hansen, Jørgen L.S., Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina, Häggblom, Maija, Petersen, Anders Højgård, Ilvessalo-Lax, Hannele, Lax, Hans-Göran, Jernberg, Susanna, Kallio, Minna, Kvarnström, Marie, Poulsen, Michael Køie, Lindblad, Cecilia, Magnussen, Kristin, Mustonen, Tero, Mäenpää, Milla, Norling, Pia, Roth, Eva, Roto, Johanna, Skagerfält, Britta, Andersen, Guri Sogn, Svedäng, Henrik, Söderberg, Charlotta, Sørensen, Jan, Vihervaara, Petteri, Vävare, Susanne, Byström, Joakim, Jacobsen, Karl-Otto, Mustonen, Kaisu, Postmyr, Egil   +34 more
openaire   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard, Andrew Greenman, Stacia Stetkiewicz, Bouwe Dijkstra, Frances Bowen, Richard Field   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic insights into the endangered white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus)

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives A genome sequence of a threatened species can provide valuable genetic information that is important for improving the conservation strategies.
Haoran Luo, Qingxian Lin, Wenzhen Fang, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaoping Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Greens in Regulation: Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Across the Golf Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although much of the business and biodiversity literature focuses on extractive industries, we turn our attention to the golf industry. Golf courses occupy millions of acres globally, yet biodiversity strategy implementation across the golf industry remains understudied.
Jordan P. Howell, Jordan Moore
wiley   +1 more source

Biofilms on Plastic Debris and the Microbiome

Microorganisms
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental problem, and the large number of microorganisms attached to plastic debris in the environment has become a hot topic due to their rapid response to pollutants and environmental changes.
Yiqian Qian, Lingfeng Huang, Pei Yan, Xinhong Wang, Yuanrong Luo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

June 2003 bin-averaged CTD profiles for the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Sapelo River transect

, 2011
Three hydrographic surveys were performed on June 20, 2003, along a transect from Sapelo Sound up the Sapelo River to Eulonia, Georgia (Sapelo River Transect, GCE-SP).

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