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VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF BARK BEETLES AND BORERS IN A TROPICAL FOREST

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2021
Background. In tropical ecosystems, a great diversity of bark beetles and borers can be recognized, however, this diversity could be underrepresented due to the fact that the studies have been carried out mostly below 2 m in height, which makes it ...
José del Carmen Gerónimo Torres, Samuel Oporto Peregrino, Miguel Alberto Magaña Alejandro, Liliana Ríos Rodas, Baltazar Sánchez Díaz, Rubén Monroy Hernández, César Orlando Pozo Santiago   +6 more
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Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
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‘They are not predators: They are a higher power’—Relational values and principles framing human–predator relationship in Noongar Country, Southwestern Australia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–predator coexistence presents urgent conservation challenges that demand approaches extending beyond mere conflict mitigation. Indigenous knowledge systems, though historically marginalised by Western science, offer vital insights into ethical, sustainable relationships with nature.
Rocío Almuna, Cristina E. Ramalho, Lynette Knapp, Carol Pettersen, Iris Maude Bonshore, Elizabeth M. Woods, Gail E. Yorkshire‐Selby, Mick Hayden, Rhys Bonshore, Larry Blight, Peter Speldewinde, José Tomás Ibarra, Stephen D. Hopper   +12 more
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Unpacking the task of synthesis when weaving knowledge systems for biodiversity assessments

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The pivot towards evidence‐based conservation since 2000 has inspired global environmental assessments to gather evidence across multiple knowledge systems, including through co‐production with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Knowledge co‐production is highlighted as a strategy for transformative change towards a just future that ...
Maria Tengö, Isabel Díaz‐Reviriego, Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares, Pernilla Malmer, Wilfredo V. Alangui, Puaʻala Pascua, Prasert Trakansuphakon, Rosemary Hill   +7 more
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“Cold Tropics”: Permafrost Existence and Thickness on Eastern Nevado Coropuna (Southern Peruvian Andes) Revealed by Ground‐Penetrating Radar and Geoelectrical Soundings

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The existence of permafrost was explored at tropical latitude on Nevado Coropuna (southern Peruvian Andes) using a combination of ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and vertical electrical sounding (VES) in order to strengthen the mutual validation of data processing and interpretation.
Velnia Chacca, Ramón Pellitero, Adriano Ribolini, José Úbeda, Luis Mariano del Río, Ricardo Vila, Oscar Vilca   +6 more
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Los ecosistemas

, 1997
Unidad didáctica sobre los ecosistemas, que incluye un programa-guía de actividades y una guía para el profesorado. Entre sus objetivos se plantea la comprensión y uso correcto por parte del alumno de los conceptos básicos de la ciencia ecológica; conocer los distintos niveles de organización que existen en el ecosistema; las relaciones entre sus ...
Martínez de Lagrán, Prudencio, Pérez de Heredia, Luis Antonio, Subijana Salazar, Evaristo   +2 more
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The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke, Thom Dallimore, Johan Reyes‐Chávez, David G. Hill, Wendy Atkinson, Eric van den Berghe, Geraldine Reid   +6 more
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Exploring Costa Rica's fungal trends: Insights from digitized specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Fungi are essential to tropical ecosystems but remain largely absent from conservation agendas. By analyzing over 78,000 fungal records from Costa Rica—a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot—this study reveals key patterns in fungal diversity, distribution, and seasonality.
Melissa Mardones, Julieta Carranza‐Velázquez, Carlos Rojas   +2 more
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La selva habitada: aproximaciones a la ancestralidad Tikuna

Foro, Revista de Derecho
Ante las injusticias históricas contra los pueblos indígenas del Amazonas, esta investigación interdisciplinaria destaca, por un lado, las violencias estructurales, modelos de desarrollo destructivo-colonizador, y por el otro, los desafíos y prácticas ...
Marcela Gutiérrez Quevedo
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Management and incipient domestication of Chamaedorea tepejilote in agroforestry systems in Mexico

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Native wild plants are key elements in addressing global biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable food systems. We investigated how rural communities in Mexico manage Chamaedorea tepejilote, a wild palm with edible male inflorescences, by combining ethnobotanical, genetic, morphological and ecological approaches.
Viviana Andrade, Alejandro Casas, Edna Arévalo‐Marín, Gonzalo D. Álvarez‐Ríos, Hernán Alvarado‐Sizzo, Vanessa Guerrero‐Hernández, Paola Ubiergo‐Corvalán, Maite Lascurain‐Rangel   +7 more
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