Metabarcoding insights into the fungal diversity and biotechnological potential of mangrove sediments in Ecuador's Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute. [PDF]
Álvarez-Montero X +6 more
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ABSTRACT Exposure to violence is an adverse experience related to child‐to‐parent violence. The objectives were to examine differences in child‐to‐parent violence according to the sex and age of the children and to analyse the mediating role of reactive and instrumental reasons between exposure to direct and indirect violence across different contexts ...
Luis Burgos‐Benavides +3 more
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Forest-dwelling crab-eating foxes, <i>Cerdocyon thous</i> (Carnivora, Canidae), in eastern Ecuador: new ecological and genetic records of an elusive Neotropical canid. [PDF]
Anaguano-Yancha F +5 more
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Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer +8 more
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Structured telemonitoring reduces HbA1c and emergency visits in insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: a controlled cohort study in Ecuador's public hospital. [PDF]
Santillán A +5 more
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Abstract Noncompliance regularly undermines the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. The reasons for and drivers of noncompliance depend on the context (e.g., insufficient funding, capacity, neocolonialism, historical conflict), but the prevalent solution offered to curtail noncompliance tends to be more or better enforcement.
B. Bergseth +10 more
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Assessment of forest fragmentation in the REDD+ priority zones using two land use/land cover (LULC) sources in the tropical Andean landscape of Ecuador. [PDF]
Paredes J +4 more
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Drones: Emergence of a transformative technology for island rodent eradications
Drones have emerged as a potentially powerful tool to address an ongoing need for alternative rodent eradication solutions on remote islands. This potential has now been demonstrated in a diverse set of operations across the Pacific. In the coming decades, this novel toolset also offers the possibility to step beyond existing paradigms and imagine a ...
Donal Smith +3 more
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Genetic characterization of <i>Contracaecum</i> cf. <i>overstreeti</i> (Nematoda: Anisakidae) larvae in <i>Mugil cephalus</i> fish from the pacific coast of Ecuador. [PDF]
Calvopina M +5 more
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A cosmopolitan parasite of Rattus in the Galápagos rodents raises conservation concerns
We draw attention to a recent study that identified the invasive nematode Mastophorus muris, typically associated with Rattus, infecting two endemic Galápagos rats on islands where no invasive rodents have been previously recorded. This unexpected finding raises concerns about undetected rodent introductions and highlights the urgent need for ...
Jadyn Hartwig, C. Miguel Pinto
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