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Functional homogenization of terrestrial mammals outside protected areas in the Hengduan Mountains, China

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the crucial role of human impacts on biodiversity loss, many assessments of this loss focus on single metrics, such as species richness, and overlook the multidimensional effects of human activities. Because of its importance to ecosystem functioning, we investigated the functional diversity of medium‐ and large‐sized mammal ...
Xueyou Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated approach to balance freshwater connectivity restoration and invasion risk

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat fragmentation negatively affects many native migratory fish populations. However, this fragmentation can also prevent the spread and establishment of invasive species. We modified the dendritic connectivity index (DCI), a commonly used freshwater connectivity metric, to account for multiple invasive dispersal pathways in estimates of ...
Alex Arkilanian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Conservación en tiempos de cólera” [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Tras el terremoto de enero de 2010 en Puerto Príncipe, el rescate, estabilización y remoción del patrimonio pictórico mural de la desvastada Catedral Episcopal de Santa Trinidad presentó una variedad de desafíos tanto físicos como económicos.
Domínguez, Viviana, Lowinger, Rosa
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Nuevos hallazgos de arte parietal y mobiliar en la cueva de La Cullalvera (Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria)

open access: yesZephyrus, 2012
Las actuaciones arqueológicas realizadas en el vestíbulo de la cueva de La Cullalvera con motivo de los trabajos para el acondicionamiento turístico de la cavidad han posibilitado el descubrimiento de una nueva pintura rupestre, que representa una figura
Yolanda DÍAZ, Ángel ASTORQUI
doaj  

Using incentive payments to promote human–carnivore coexistence

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract For many large carnivores, minimizing the financial burden they impose on local people is critical to their conservation. Incentive‐based programs that provide people with financial benefits for taking pro‐conservation actions or achieving conservation goals are a promising tool for promoting human–carnivore coexistence. Although the number of
Adam Pekor   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

La noción de conservación en el estudio del área [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
En este artículo se describe el desarrollo de un curso que trata de los conceptos de área, medida y conservación de área, el cual estuvo dirigido a profesores de matemáticas de nivel medio y superior. El trabajo se llevó a cabo en tres fases.
Cabañas, Guadalupe
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Understandings and critiques of biocultural diversity conservation and future recommendations for conservation actors. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract As biocultural approaches to conservation gain traction (e.g., through international commitments to Indigenous Peoples and local communities) and external conservation actors increasingly seek to engage with on‐the‐ground holders of biocultural diversity, improved understanding is needed of what biocultural diversity means.
York NDL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Automating the analysis of public saliency and attitudes toward biodiversity from digital media

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Measuring public attitudes toward wildlife provides crucial insights into human relationships with nature and helps monitor progress toward Global Biodiversity Framework targets. Yet, conducting such assessments at a global scale presents challenges.
Noah Giebink   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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