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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The intermediate station trigonometric leveling method for replacing second-order leveling in complex terrain. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yang W, Li T, Xu J.
europepmc   +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

High-Precision Spatial Interpolation of Meteorological Variables in Complex Terrain Using Machine Learning Methods. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Li S, Zhang B, Shi B, Ai Q, Zeng Y, Yan X, Chen H, Wang H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole-genome resequencing identifies adaptive variation associated with complex terrain in southwestern Chinese ducks. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Li Q, Liu H, Li L, Huang A, Hu J, Bai L, Han C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Development Goals' Discourse in the Accounting and Business Literature: A Rhetorical Lens

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of academia in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how SDG discourse is constructed within accounting and business research by integrating bibliometric analysis with a systematic review of 731 peer‐reviewed articles published between 2020 and 2024.
Silvia Panfilo, Ewelina Zarzycka, Chiara Mio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

UAV Aeromagnetic Path Planning in Complex Terrain Based on a Q-Learning-Assisted Multi-Strategy Starfish Optimization Algorithm. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Yuan S, Li Z, Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

A Bio-Inspired Ring-Cutting and Compliant Clamping Mechanism for Selective Harvesting of Flexible-Stem Crops in Complex Terrain. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Du J, Chen C, Zhang Y, Zhang F, Zhang X, Wang H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source