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Co‐production of nature's contributions to people: What evidence is out there?

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2023
Nature's contributions to people (NCP) rarely originate from nature alone. Often, only by joining natural capital with forms of anthropogenic capital, NCP emerge benefitting people.
Jana Kachler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The unpredictably eruptive dynamics of spruce budworm populations in eastern Canada

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
We examine historical population data for spruce budworm from several locations through the period 1930–1997, and use density‐dependent recruitment curves to test whether the pattern of population growth over time is more consistent with Royama's (1984; Ecological Monographs 54:429–462) linear R(t) model of harmonic oscillation at Green River New ...
Barry J. Cooke, Jacques Régnière
wiley   +1 more source

Designing Payments for Ecosystem Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This Policy Series by James Salzman brings attention to a rapidly developing phenomenon—payments for ecosystem services (PES). Salzman, the Samuel F.
Salzman, James
core   +1 more source

Multi‐omic profiling of squamous cell lung cancer identifies metabolites and related genes associated with squamous cell carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Using multi‐omic characterization, we aimed to identify key regulators specific to squamous cell lung carcinoma (SqCC). SqCC‐specific differentially expressed genes were integrated with metabolics data. High expression of the creatine transporter SLC6A8, along with elevated creatine levels, appeared to be a distinct metabolic feature of SqCC.
Johan Staaf   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valuing New Hampshire Salt Marshes: An Approach to Measuring Ecosystem Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
David Burdick presented work a method for estimating the ecosystem services benefits of salt marsh restoration. The approach combines ecological valuation, which uses structural and functional indicators to measure the marshes response to restoration ...
Burdick, David M.
core   +1 more source

Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated With a Dysbiotic Oral Microbiome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and neurological impairment. While the gut microbiota's role in MS is extensively studied, the association between the oral microbiota and MS remains underexplored, particularly in North American cohorts.
Sukirth M. Ganesan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bundles and Hotspots of Multiple Ecosystem Services for Optimized Land Management in Kentucky, United States

open access: yesLand, 2021
Ecosystem services are benefits that the natural environment provides to support human well-being. A thorough understanding and assessment of these services are critical to maintain ecosystem services flow through sustainable land management to optimize ...
Yang Bai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests: Results of a Meta-Analysis of Economic Values

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Mangrove forests are paramount for sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services benefitting both local and regional communities, and the global environment. Scholars have long studied the values of ecosystem services of mangrove forests.
M. Getzner, Muhammad Shariful Islam
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Amphibian Contributions to Ecosystem Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Ecosystems provide essential services for human society, which include provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services by serving as a food source for some human societies ...
Babbitt, Kimberly J., Hocking, Daniel J.
core   +1 more source

Soil health and ecosystem services: Lessons from sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that are important at local, regional and global levels.
Bolo, Peter Omondi   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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