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Habitat use and reproductive success of ospreys in central interior California

open access: yesCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2022
The osprey (Pandion halieatus) declined globally in the mid-late 20th century due primarily to pesticide contamination that reduced reproduction. The species has recovered through much of its range, and its range in California has increased.
Daniel Airola, James A. Estep,
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An assessment of the state of conservation planning in Europe. [PDF]

open access: yesPhilos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023
Expanding and managing current habitat and species protection measures is at the heart of the European biodiversity strategy. A structured approach to gain insights into such issues is systematic conservation planning, which utilizes techniques from decision theory to identify places and actions that contribute most effectively to policy objectives ...
Jung M   +8 more
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Decision complacency and conservation planning [PDF]

open access: yesConservation Biology, 2018
Article impact statement : Conservation planners must use systematic decision‐making tools and evidence to guide their decisions.
Charlie J. Gardner   +3 more
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Building Decisions in Urban Conservation Plans – Giresun Example

open access: yesMegaron, 2017
The decisions about the built environment and the building codes in urban conservation plans have a critical role for a true conservation practice. Besides the necessity of planning decisions that are formed according to a holistic conservation policy ...
Ceyhan Yücel
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Integrated Analysis of Physical Resilience in the Historical Area of Hasan Abad Bazaar in Isfahan against Earthquakes [PDF]

open access: yesمسکن و محیط روستا, 2023
Preserving historical fabric has always been a major challenge in urban management systems. For example, in terms of increasing safety, these fabrics are either subjected to large-scale interventions or left untouched as a separate area in higher-level ...
Mohammadhosein Mahdavi Ghahsareh   +1 more
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Morphological, Phaneroptic, Habitat and Population Description of Three Muntjac Species in a Tibetan Nature Reserve

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Researchers have proposed a variety of classification schemes for the species in the genus Muntiacus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) based on morphological, molecular, and other evidence, but disputes remain.
Yuan Wang   +6 more
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Landscape metrics as indicators of avian community structures – A state of the art review

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2022
In this state-of-the-art review, we investigate the use of landscape metrics in landscape ecology studies to predict structure of avian communities. We reviewed papers published in international peer-reviewed journals indexed by Web of Science Core, from
Katharina Adler, Eckhard Jedicke
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Place Identity translating into Culture: the town of Rajapur in the cultural region of Konkan

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2023
This paper deals in defining the place identity of cultural town of Rajapur, located in the Konkan region. Rajapur is the valley situated at the confluence of the 'Arjuna' and ‘Godi’ river.
Prachitee Naik, Vishakha Kawathekar
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Towards Smart Planning Conservation of Heritage Cities: Digital Technologies and Heritage Conservation Planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Consensus exists on the importance of local identity and diversity in the sustainability discourse, including community resilience. As result, cultural policies are essential to enable sustainability goals. In the construction industry, digital technologies are playing a significant role in flattening the richness and distinctiveness of local contexts ...
Claudia Trillo   +7 more
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Response of understory vegetation over 10 years after thinning in an old-growth cedar and cypress plantation overgrazed by sika deer in eastern Japan

open access: yesForest Ecosystems, 2017
Background Forest management strategies such as thinning have long been used to enhance ecosystem functions, especially in plantations. Thinning in plantations with high deer density, however, may not yield a desired increase in understory vegetation ...
Atsushi Tamura, Masanobu Yamane
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