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Sorption and Environmental Risks of Phosphorus in Subtropical Forest Soils

open access: yesAdsorption Science & Technology, 2021
Phosphorus (P) is one of the key limiting factors for the growth of forests and their net primary productivity in subtropical forest ecosystems. Phosphorus leaching of the forest soil to the catchment and groundwater in karst region is the main source of
Jianhong Liang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extinction and the U.S. Endangered Species Act

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
The U.S. Endangered Species Act is one of the strongest laws of any nation for preventing species extinction, but quantifying the Act’s effectiveness has proven difficult.
Noah Greenwald   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact investing in biodiversity conservation with bonds: An analysis of financial and environmental risk

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 353-368, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Impact investments have the dual goals of generating profit and environmental and/or social impact from the same project or enterprise. This article examines recent impact investments in biodiversity conservation—specifically, debt finance in the form of conventional bonds and impact bonds.
Benjamin S. Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

Flora and Vegetation Characteristics of the Natural Habitat of the Endangered Plant Pterygopleurum neurophyllum

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
This study analyzed the flora, life form, and vegetation of the Nakdong River wetland. Vegetation analysis was performed on 37 plots using the phytosociological method of the Zürich-Montpellier School.
Hwan Joon Park   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraguild Competition between Endangered Kit Foxes and a Novel Predator in a Novel Environment

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
A population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes inhabits the urban environment in the city of Bakersfield, California, United States. This population is considered important for the conservation and recovery of this species.
Brian L. Cypher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prioritizing recovery funding to maximize conservation of endangered species

open access: yesConservation Letters, 2018
The absence of a rigorous mechanism for prioritizing investment in endangered species management is a major implementation hurdle affecting recovery. Here, we present a method for prioritizing strategies for endangered species management based on the ...
T. Martin   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of the moss Neckeropsis nitidula (Mitt.) M. Fleisch.

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Neckeropsis nitidula (Mitt.) M. Fleisch. in the family Neckeraceae was determined. This mitogenome was 104,716 base pairs in length and contained 40 protein-coding genes, three ribosomal RNA genes, and ...
Yeong-Deok Han, Young-Jun Yoon
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Species Status Assessment Process for Decisions under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

open access: yes, 2018
Decisions under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) require scientific input on the risk that the species will become extinct.
David R. Smith   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Is the Red Wolf a Listable Unit Under the US Endangered Species Act?

open access: yesJournal of Heredity, 2018
Defining units that can be afforded legal protection is a crucial, albeit challenging, step in conservation planning. As we illustrate with a case study of the red wolf (Canis rufus) from the southeastern United States, this step is especially complex ...
R. Waples   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SyncDreamer for 3D Reconstruction of Endangered Animal Species with NeRF and NeuS [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
The main aim of this study is to demonstrate how innovative view synthesis and 3D reconstruction techniques can be used to create models of endangered species using monocular RGB images. To achieve this, we employed SyncDreamer to produce unique perspectives and NeuS and NeRF to reconstruct 3D representations. We chose four different animals, including
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