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Are human‐altered landscapes reshaping carnivore niche spaces in the Trans‐Himalaya?

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding carnivore interactions under growing human pressures is crucial for conservation. We examined spatial and temporal niche structuring among snow leopards Panthera uncia, Himalayan wolves Canis lupus chanco, and red foxes Vulpes vulpes; while also incorporating free‐ranging dogs Canis lupus familiaris as a human‐subsidized mesopredator ...
Priyanka Justa, Salvador Lyngdoh
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Tourism as a driver of economic and social development in underdeveloped regions

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Cross‐border cooperations have been usually approached by developing trade agreements between international regions to upgrade their socioeconomic conditions and promote international tourism flows in territories. However, little attention has been paid to the role that tourist companies play in underprivileged territories highly dependent on ...
Rafael Robina‐Ramírez, Jesús Torrecilla‐Pinero, Ana Leal‐Solís, Juan Antonio Pavón‐Pérez   +3 more
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Origin of Life

, 2012
The evolution of life has been a big enigma despite rapid advancements in the fields of biochemistry, astrobiology, and astrophysics in recent years.
A. Gibbons, Ashwini Kumar Lal, C. Bohler, C. Chyba, C. Huber, C.E. Manning, C.J. Salter, D. Penny, D. Warmflash, D.S. Heckman, D.S. Mckay, E.G. Roussel, F. Hoyle, F. Hoyle, F. Hoyle, G.F. Joyce, H.C. Arp, H.C. Urey, J. Li, J. Maddox, J. Postgate, J.B.S. Haldane, J.K. Fredrickson, J.V. Narlikar, J.W. Schopf, K. Kvenvolden, L.-H. Lin, L.E. Orgel, L.J. Richardson, M.T. Mondigan, N.C. Wickramsinghe, P. David, P. Ehrenfreund, P. Senapathy, R. Shapiro, R.D. Lorenz, S Arrhenius, S.J. Mojzsis, S.L. Miller, S.L. Miller, Stofan, T. Brock, T.D. Brack, W. Gilbert, W. Martin, Y.-J. Kuan, Y.-J. Ma   +46 more
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Winter Track Survey of the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in the Southwest Primorsky Province of Russia 俄罗斯滨海边疆区西南部东北虎 (Panthera tigris altaica) 冬季足迹调查

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
In the winter of 2021/2022, a winter track survey revealed 43–46 tigers (without cubs) in 5.4 thousand km2 of suitable habitats in the Southwest Primorsky Province of Russia. In the same period, a network of camera traps registered 54 adult/subadult tigers here.
Yury Darman, Dina Matiukhina
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Landscape, stand and tree characteristics influence the distribution of lightning damage in Central African forests

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The impact of lightning in tropical forests remains uncertain. Specifically, the factors that influence the spatial distribution of lightning damage within forests remain unknown.
Bianca Zoletto, Masha T. van der Sande, Peter van der Sleen, Evan M. Gora, Daniel Mitchard, Aventino Nkwasibwe, Marijn Bauters, Aida Cuni‐Sanchez, Martin J. P. Sullivan, Dennis Babaasa, Meirion Hills, Paul van der Donk, Nestor K. Luambua, Wannes Hubau, Douglas Sheil   +14 more
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Biomedical program at Space Biospheres Ventures [PDF]

There are many similarities and some important differences between potential health problems of Biosphere 2 and those of which might be anticipated for a space station or a major outpost on Mars.
Walford, Roy
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Assessment of mining activities with respect to the environmental protection [PDF]

, 2017
This paper deals with the impact of mining on the environment. Coal mining is still among the most widespread and most intense mining activity, which disturbs the landscape around us bringing regional environmental, economic and aesthetic problems ...
Dirner, Vojtech, Kučerová, Radmila, Pavelek, Zdeněk, Škuta, Radim   +3 more
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Fertilization influences overyielding through dominance of species with high specific leaf area in young tree mixtures

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract In the context of anthropogenic eutrophication of the biosphere, understanding the impact of nutrient addition on plant diversity–productivity relationships remains a major challenge.
Dai F. Saito, Friderike Beyer, Grégoire T. Freschet, Anja Klingler, Charles A. Nock, Peter B. Reich, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Jürgen Bauhus   +7 more
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Ecological research in the Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia: A discussion of early results [PDF]

, 2004
The Large-scale Biosphere–Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) is a multinational, interdisciplinary research program led by Brazil. Ecological studies in LBA focus on how tropical forest conversion, regrowth, and selective logging influence carbon ...
Alencar, Ane, Asner, Gregory P, Braswell, Rob, Bustmante, Mercedes, da Rocha, Humberto, Davidson, Eric A, Dias, Pedro Silva, Feldpausch, Ted, Fernandes, Erick, Filho, Nicolau Priante, Goulden, M L, Kabat, Paval, Keller, Michael M, Kruijt, Bart, Luizao, Flavio, Markewitz, Daniel, Miller, Scott, Nobre, Antonio D, Nobre, Carlos, von Randow, Celso, Vourlitis, George   +20 more
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Depth‐dependent mechanisms regulate accumulation of plant‐ and microbial‐derived residues under long‐term nitrogen addition in a semiarid grassland

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant‐ and microbial‐derived residues constitute the primary sources of soil organic carbon (SOC) in grassland ecosystems. However, their differential responses to chronic nitrogen (N) enrichment and the depth‐dependent mechanisms governing their accumulation remain ...
Xiaobo Yuan, Shize Yao, Guiyao Zhou, Adam Frew, Peter Dietrich, Yuan Li, Ying Wang, Tian Ma, Ning Chen, Yaodan Zhang, Jingrun Xu, Shujuan Wu, Mengfei Zhang, Yaodong Li, Baoming Du, Peijing Chang, Tianhu Han, Decao Niu, Hua Fu, Zengru Wang   +19 more
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