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We investigated nest predation in the endangered Canarian houbara bustard using 229 artificial nests and camera traps. Ravens were identified as the main predators, and predation rates were influenced by raven density, vegetation cover, stone cover, and road density.
Alberto Ucero +2 more
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Cambios estacionales en los ensambles de aves en un ecotono bosque-estepa del norte de Patagonia [PDF]
Estudiamos las variaciones estacionales en una comunidad de aves que habitan el ecotono bosque-estepa del norte de Patagonia. Analizamos los cambios en la riqueza de especies, la composición de especies y la abundancia total, y a nivel de las especies ...
Cueto, Víctor +1 more
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ABSTRACT Biogeographic breaks, that is, shifts in overall species composition, are expected to be associated with phylogeographic breaks because of shared ecological or evolutionary factors operating at both the interspecific and intraspecific level.
Jalil Noroozi +8 more
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A survey of land, vegetation and irrigation systems in North Afghanistan and neighboring Tajikistan [PDF]
This paper describes the results of a field expedition work along the rivers Vakhsh and Pyandzh in Tajikistan and Afghanistan within the framework of a Joint Research Project: Investigation of natural resources of Central Asia and reconstruction of ...
Kristina Toderich, Tsuneo Tsukatani
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Quantification of soil carbon emissions in desert steppes is a key issue in determining the carbon budget in arid regions. However, the changes in and driving mechanisms of soil respiration and its components in response to drought in ecosystems under ...
Chunxue Han, Zhiqiang Sun, Haigang Li
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Effects of Grazing Intensity on Soil Microbial Community Characteristics in Desert Steppe
[Objective] Investigating the response mechanism of soil microbial communities to changes in grazing intensity can provide scientific theoretical and technical support for ecological protection and restoration of desert steppe.
ZHANG Mengmeng +6 more
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Investigation of natural environment by space means. Geobotany, Geomorphology, soil sciences, agricultural lands, landscape study [PDF]
Reports given by Soviet specialists at a meeting of Socialist countries on remote sensing of the earth using aerospace methods are ...
Grinberg, L. A. +2 more
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A rapid increase in nitrogen deposition has caused many hazards to the Tibetan Plateau over the past few decades. However, as one of the important limiting factors in alpine ecosystems, nitrogen fertilizers are often used to restore the severely degraded grassland.
Zhishu Wang +4 more
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The desert steppe is unique as a transition zone from the steppe to the desert of the Eurasian Steppe. The spatial distribution of shrubs and perennial plants has changed due to long-term disturbance caused by overgrazing in the ecosystem.
Zihan Wang +8 more
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Full Carbon Account for Russia. [PDF]
The Forestry Project (FOR) at IIASA has produced a full carbon account (FCA) for Russia for 1990, together with scenarios for 2010. Currently, there are rather big question marks regarding the existing carbon accounts for Russia, and Russia is critical ...
A. Shvidenko +5 more
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