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Kitchen lamps as a cause of mortality for urban insects

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2018
Fluorescent lamps in kitchens accumulate grease from cooking oil fumes and become traps for insects, particularly dipterans. New smaller lamps may be less harmful for urban insect populations.
Julián Monge-Nájera
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Ecologia urbana: conceitos, pré-conceitos e pós-conceitos

open access: yesarq.urb, 2020
A realidade torna-se cada vez mais complexa, a partir da multidisciplinaridade crescente e dos enredamentos extremos, em um mundo predominantemente urbano, no qual já existem quase três dezenas de cidades com mais de 10 milhões de habitantes. Hoje, cerca
James Miyamoto, Gilda Collet Bruna
doaj   +1 more source

High Fluctuating Asymmetry in Birds in a Large Neotropical City

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 2, February 2026.
Urbanisation is a powerful environmental force, negatively impacting the few organisms that persist in urban areas. Here, we investigated the relationship between urbanisation intensity and Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in birds. Our results suggest that urbanisation (even at lower intensities) may impose stronger genetic and/or environmental stress on ...
Eduardo Guimarães Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Birds under pressure: associations of highly‐, moderately‐, and lowly‐abundant birds with landscape and local variables in a dense Neotropical city

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology
Urban ecological studies often emphasize the role of vegetation‐related factors in promoting local biodiversity, but less attention has been given to human‐related factors, especially in tropical assemblages dominated by native species. In this study, we
Jaime A. Garizábal‐Carmona   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What can we learn about wildlife killed by vehicles from a citizen science project? A comparison of scientific and amateur tropical roadkill records

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2018
In 1995, Costa Rica had one of the first citizen science projects on roadkills, which identified the most frequent species and their rates by road length, and currently it has one of the largest iNaturalist projects on the same subject.
Julián Monge-Nájera
doaj   +1 more source

La agricultura periurbana multifuncional y sus aportaciones hacia la sustentabilidad regional en la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Un modelo de desarrollo basado en relaciones asimétricas y desequilibradas entre la ciudad y el campo, y entre la sociedad y sus ecosistemas, ha dado como resultado que en la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (ZMG), en Jalisco, México, se generen ...
Becerra, Ana M.   +5 more
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Understandings and critiques of biocultural diversity conservation and future recommendations for conservation actors

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract As biocultural approaches to conservation gain traction (e.g., through international commitments to Indigenous Peoples and local communities) and external conservation actors increasingly seek to engage with on‐the‐ground holders of biocultural diversity, improved understanding is needed of what biocultural diversity means.
Natalie D. L. York
wiley   +1 more source

La ecología socio ambiental del sur [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
El objetivo de este artículo es iniciar un debate en torno al tema de la sustentabilidad urbana, a través del análisis de experiencias del norte y del sur. Experiencias actuales, diversas y diferente s, pero ambas igualmente afectadas
Delgado Zorraquino, Luis   +2 more
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Urban rendezvous: Spatiotemporal overlap is more important than abundance and trait matching for urban plant–pollinator interactions

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.
Our study shows that the generalized structure of urban plant–pollinator interactions is mirrored in the mechanisms that shape them, as interactions are governed primarily by less restrictive drivers such as abundance and spatiotemporal overlap rather than by trait matching.
Victor H. D. Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cidades inclusivas, seguras, resilientes y sustentáveis

open access: yesRevista Iberoamericana de Bioética, 2020
O 11.º objetivo de desenvolvimento sustentável da ONU, propõe tornar as cidades inclusivas, seguras, resilientes e sustentáveis. O artigo faz uma análise crítica na perspectiva da Bioética urbana.
Jose Roque Junges
doaj   +1 more source

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