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Vegetated dunes and barchan dune fields

open access: yes, 2007
Desertifikation steht in enger Beziehung zu aeolischem Sedimenttransport, einschliesslich der Bildung, Evolution und Bewegung von Sanddünen. Sandduenen bewegen sich in riesigen Clustern von tausenden von Dünen unter einer komplexen internen Dynamik, welche ihre Größe und räumliche Verteilung bestimmt.
openaire   +2 more sources

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes State Park

open access: yes, 1930
The Indiana Dunes encompasses 14,000 acres across three counties. Efforts to maintain the natural area date from 1916 and the lakeshore has been a national park since 1966.
W. H. Bass Photo Company
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Internationalization, Dynamic Capabilities, and Innovation: Unveiling the Impact on Hotel Chain Performance

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The indirect effect of dynamic capabilities on performance has recently emerged as a topic of significant interest and debate in management research. In turbulent environments such as the international hotel industry, where companies constantly innovate to improve their performance, it is important to consider the effect of these dynamic ...
Laura Rienda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A global environmental history of coastal dunes

open access: yes
This book provides a holistic perspective on coastal dunes, highlighting new insights into present-day challenges to show that narratives, along with numbers, graphics, and computer models, have a role to play in climate change science, policymaking, and
Freitas, Joana Gaspar de   +1 more
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Is It a Matter of Visibility Over Viability? CEO Narcissism and the Strategic Trade‐Off in Corporate Diversification

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how CEO narcissism shapes corporate diversification strategies, addressing gaps in upper echelon and agency theories. Using a sample of 388 CEOs across 319 firms, we find that narcissistic CEOs drive higher levels of overall corporate diversification but exhibit a strategic trade‐off: they strongly favor unrelated ...
Naima Lassoued, Imen Khanchel
wiley   +1 more source

Erosive Wind Characteristics and Aeolian Sediment Transport and Dune Formation in Makran Region of Baluchistan, Iran

open access: yesAtmosphere
Understanding aeolian sediment transport and wind erosion enhances our knowledge of desert dune formation and sand migration. The Makran region of southern Sistan and Baluchistan is prone to wind-driven erosion alongside frequent sand and dust storms ...
Hamidreza Abbasi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing germination and cultivation of edible halophytes using effluents from an IMTA system

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Halophytes offer nature‐based solutions to food insecurity and soil degradation, while their integration into integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems promotes circular economy practices. This study aimed to optimize the germination and cultivation of edible halophytic species, namely Limbarda crithmoides, Suaeda vera and
Viana Castañeda‐Loaiza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Notes on Polyphylia Harris with a description of a new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

open access: yes, 1998
Polyphylla aeolus La Rue, new species, is described from the Kelso Sand Dunes, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, U.S.A. Illustrations of dorsal habitus, significant morphological details, and adult genitalic forms are provided.
La Rue, Delbert A., Delbert A. La Rue
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A comparative study of Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv. communities of inland sand dunes in England and Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyInland sand dunes supporting Grey Hair-grass Corynephorus canescens are a declining European habitat designated for conservation ...
Blunt, Arthur Godfrey
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Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on beetle communities of French Mediterranean coastal dunes

open access: yes, 2007
In coastal dunes, influenced by anthropogenic activities such as tourism, it is important to determine the relative influence of environmental factors at different spatial scales to evaluate the sensitivity of local communities to disturbances.
Rolando, Christiane   +14 more
core   +1 more source

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