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Ecological thinking: Four qualities [PDF]

Análise Psicológica, 2012
O artigo propõe uma viagem em torno dos pressupostos ecológicos ou atributos do pensamento ecológico. Identifica as suas principais quatro qualidades e procura demonstrar como se podem fundamentar em evidência empírica. A primeira das premissas focaliza-se na interdependência das pessoas e os seus ambientes sociais, a segunda que as metodologias de ...
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Ecologies of education quality

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
Accountability in education has prompted policy makers and practitioners to focus on data use for instructional and organizational decision-making. The popular media have seized on Value Added (VA) measures as a key type of data use for reforming U.S. schools. Among education researchers, however, there are both critics and proponents. We examined data
Beth Graue, Katherine Kresin Delaney, Anne Sontag Karch   +2 more
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The Progression Towards Ecological Quality Standards [PDF]

Journal of Environmental Law, 2005
Environmental law still lacks coherence in many respects. Two key areas of UK and EC law—water pollution control and biodiversity protection—are examined to see whether it is possible to adopt more common approaches. A key development in pollution control law was its redirection in the last twenty years from a largely reactive instrument towards one ...
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Hanford Site Ecological Quality Profile [PDF]

, 2002
This report reviews the ecological quality profile methodology and results for the Hanford Site. It covers critical ecological assets and terrestrial resources, those in Columbia River corridor and those threatened and engdangered, as well as hazards and risks to terrestrial resources.
Bilyard, Gordon R., Sackschewsky, Michael R., Tzemos, Spyridon   +2 more
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Effects of Waves and Sediment Disturbance on Seed Bank Persistence at Tidal Flats

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Coastal wetlands such as salt marshes have been increasingly valued for their capacity to buffer global climate change effects, yet their long-term persistence is threatened by environmental changes.
Zhenchang Zhu, Zhenchang Zhu, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Qin Zhu, Qin Zhu, Yanpeng Cai, Yanpeng Cai, Zhifeng Yang, Zhifeng Yang   +9 more
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Predication of Water Pollution Peak Concentrations by Hybrid BP Artificial Neural Network Coupled with Genetic Algorithm

Applied Artificial Intelligence
Water pollutions can severely affect water environment, causing water quality degradation and threatening aquatic wildlife. Deemed as guideline for maximum environmental impact assessment, water pollution peak concentration (WPPC) has been intensively ...
Yanbo Lu, Tong Li, Ying Deng
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Evaluation of the Spatiotemporal Change of Ecological Quality under the Context of Urban Expansion—A Case Study of Typical Urban Agglomerations in China

Remote Sensing, 2023
As a significant manifestation of human activities influencing natural environment, rapid urbanization has enhanced economic prosperity while simultaneously posing threats to ecological quality. Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH), the core region of the Yangtze
Yinkun Guo, Siqing Zhao, Xiang Zhao, Haoyu Wang, Wenxi Shi   +4 more
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Choice of primer pairs and PCR polymerase affect the detection of fish eDNA

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023
Efficient biomonitoring is essential for fish protection and management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a promising tool for fish surveys, and its accuracy and robustness are closely related to the primer pairs and DNA polymerases, especially for ...
Xingyue Min, Feilong Li, Xinfei Zhang, Fen Guo, Fan Zhang, Yuan Zhang   +5 more
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Integrating Ecological Assessments to Target Priority Restoration Areas: A Case Study in the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China

Remote Sensing, 2021
The identification and management of ecological restoration areas play important roles in promoting sustainable urban development. However, current research lacks a scientific basis for the scope and scale of ecological restoration.
Xinchuang Chen, Feng Li, Xiaoqian Li, Hongxiao Liu, Yinhong Hu, Panpan Hu   +5 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
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