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Environmental governance in the face of collapse: The case of Acapulco, Mexico, between tourist splendour and ecological risk

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.
Underwater clean‐up efforts in Acapulco Bay reveal the visible consequences of chronic coastal pollution. This study shows how Environmental Risk Assessments (ERAs) can integrate scientific evidence, regulatory frameworks and practitioner experience to identify pollution sources and guide more effective coastal governance in cities of the Global South.
Sinuhé Hernández Márquez   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecología urbana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
La ciudad es el lugar donde transcurre la vida de la mayoría de nosotros. En ella, trabajamos, estudiamos, nos alimentamos, nos divertimos, dormimos, soñamos, amamos y sufrimos.
Herrero, Ana Carolina   +9 more
core  

Aplicação do conceito de Unidade Morfo-territorial na escalas metropolitana, intraurbana e local

open access: yesRevista de Morfologia Urbana, 2017
A forma urbana contemporânea observada na Região Metropolitana de Campinas, resultante do processo de dispersão e fragmentação, necessita ser melhor estudada.
Jonathas Magalhães Pereira da Silva   +2 more
doaj  

Wealth of water resources and its relation to vegetation cover in the Forest Reserve Greece, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2016
Ecosystems provide various environmental services such as key recharge and ow of the water resource, but they can be damaged by human activity. Understanding vegetation cover allows administrators to predict the effects of such changes on groundwater and
Edwin Alberto Barrantes Barrantes   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings

open access: yesIbis, Volume 168, Issue 2, Page 785-798, April 2026.
BirdNET is a popular machine learning tool for automated recognition of bird sounds. However, evidence on how to optimize its settings for accurate bird monitoring remains limited. Here, we evaluate how BirdNET settings influence model performance in identifying bird vocalizations and characterizing bird communities, using 4224 1‐min recordings from 67
Cristian Pérez‐Granados   +98 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Preliminary Assessment of Noise‐Related Impacts From the Urban‐Invasive Johnstone's Whistling Frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) 城市入侵物种约翰斯通鸣蛙 (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) 引起的噪声影响初步评估 Una evaluación preliminar de los impactos relacionados con el ruido de la rana silbadora de Johnstone (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei), especie urbana invasora

open access: yesIntegrative Conservation, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 104-114, March 2026.
The Johnstone's whistling frog is an invasive species whose loud night‐time calls may affect human health and well‐being. Our study in Cali, Colombia, combined fieldwork and online surveys to assess its urban occupancy, density, and potential health impacts.
Rubén Darío Palacio, Sumana Goli
wiley   +1 more source

City Worms (Onychophora): why do fragile invertebrates from an ancient lineage live in heavily urbanized areas?

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2018
Velvet worms, fragile invertebrates from an ancient lineage, are prone to extinction because of their small populations, low vagility and limited geographic ranges.
Julián Monge-Nájera
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Infrastructure, Climate Disasters, and Cultural Survival: Policy Failures and Community Displacement in the Era of Managed Retreat

open access: yesJournal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT Climate disasters are currently changing territory around the world by showing large inequalities that exist in infrastructure systems, governance arrangements, and development pathways. In many cases, climate risk response strategies like managed retreat have been framed as practical approaches to respond to increasing climate disasters ...
Chick Edmond
wiley   +1 more source

Tema 3 Ecología. Guía

open access: yes, 2008
El método científico y la ecología. Métodos descriptivos, correlacionales y comparativos. Los experimentos manipulativos en campo y laboratorio. Los ensayos en microcosmos. Control experimental vs realismo.La escala y la selección de variables.
Bautista, Susana   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An ethical decalogue for the reintroduction of species to urban habitats

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2018
Reintroduction of species to their former habitats -after they have been built upon- will become more important as urbanization increases worldwide, but it should follow ethical guidelines. Here I propose ten guidelines that exclude species that threaten
Julián Monge-Nájera
doaj   +1 more source

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