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State and Not-For-Profit delivery of species conservation. Cost utility analysis of multiple-species projects. [PDF]

Conservation of species is challenging, and there is continuing interest in finding more effective means to achieve conservation goals. State provision of conservation occurs in many countries, alongside a growing range of alternative providers including
Hughey, Kenneth F.D., Vesey, S.E., Cullen, Ross   +2 more
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Farmers' Soil–Water Management Practices and Perspectives on Soil Salinization in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil salinization is a critical threat, impacting 20% of the world's irrigated lands and jeopardizing food security. In Ethiopia's Mirab Abaya district of the Gamo Zone, unsustainable irrigation methods exacerbate this issue. This paper examines local farmers' soil–water management systems and their awareness of salinization, aiming to educate
Oloba Jobe, Fanuel Laekemariam, Dereje Tsegaye, Demelash Wendemeneh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SINGLE SPECIES VERSUS MULTIPLE SPECIES MODELS: THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS [PDF]

Ecologists frequently note the importance of modelling entire ecosystems rather than single species, but most bioeconomic models in the current literature focus on a single species. While the mathematical difficulty of multiple species may quickly become
Alexander, Robert R., Fleming, Christopher M.   +1 more
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First report on the soil seed bank damage due to fire at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The composition, density, and damage of the soil seed bank were studied at Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp (the world's largest refugee settlement), Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, after a major human‐induced fire on March 22, 2021, causing huge damage to human lives, settlements, and the ecosystem.
Mohammad Golam Kibria, Md. Hosenuzzaman, Md. Shamsuzzoha, Md. Anwarul Abedin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Untangling Community Assembly Through Functional Traits and Phylogenetic Alpha Diversity in Subtropical Karst Forests

Ecology and Evolution
Taxonomic diversity is insufficient to fully characterize species co‐existence in forest ecosystems. Incorporating trait‐based and phylogenetic data into studies of communities provides insight into the mechanisms by which coexistence emerges and is ...
Shichu Liang, Miao Dong, Yong Jiang, Daniel F. Petticord, Junwei Li, Jianghui Long, Quan Su   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross‐regional and temporal generalizability of portable visible spectroscopy for olive maturity classification

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Olive maturity governs lot destination and the yield–quality trade‐off in olive oil production, yet it is still monitored by subjective visual scoring of the Jaén index. Spectroscopic alternatives have relied mainly on near‐infrared instruments, with scarce evidence from Brazilian orchards and almost no evaluation of spatial or ...
David Mojaravscki, Paulo S Graziano Magalhães   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Living on the edge: Habitat characteristics of northern myotis at the periphery of its distribution

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Northern myotis selected tall trees with minimal decay, in patches with other roosting options. In our study area, these trees occurred in narrow bands within an agricultural matrix, differing from contiguous forest at the core of the species' distribution. Nevertheless, bats selected the tallest trees in the densest patches available.
Jacob J. E. Melhuish, Andrea R. Litt, Michael J. Borgreen, Heather F. Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Land Use: Comparing Three Federal Policies [PDF]

Natural ecosystems provide a variety of benefits to society, known as “ecosystem services.” Fundamental to the provision of ecosystem services in a region is its underlying biodiversity, i.e., the wealth and variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Walls, Margaret, Riddle, Anne
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Herbicide impacts on exotic grasses and a population of the critically endangered herb "Calystegia affinis" (Convolvulaceae) on Lord Howe Island [PDF]

, 2013
Introduced perennial grasses are capable of altering the habitat of native species, causing reductions in population size and vigour, and potentially affecting life-history processes such as survival, pollination and seedling recruitment. We examined the
Coenraads, Robert, Auld, Tony D., Brown, Dianne, Hutton, Ian, Ooi, M. K. J., Denham, Andrew J.   +5 more
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Landscape drivers of scaled quail occurrence across a broad spatiotemporal scale: implications for habitat management

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Combining large‐scale avian surveys with remote sensing products revealed landscape variables that likely limit scaled quail occurrence at the ecoregion scale in Texas. Promoting management practices that address ecoregion‐specific limiting factors may be key to averting further declines.
Benjamin W. Hoose, Mike Frisbie, Toryn L. J. Schafer, X. Ben Wu, Roel R. Lopez, Brian L. Pierce   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source