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Species richness and conservation gap analysis of karst areas: A case study of vascular plants from Guizhou, China

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2018
Guizhou province, famous for its karst landforms and rich biodiversity, is facing exceptional threats by intensive human activities, like many areas in China. As a result, Guizhou is a critical and priority area for biodiversity conservation.
Bo Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity and distribution of cyanobacteria at Dronning Maud Land, East Antartica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Biodiversity and distribution of cyanobacteria at Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica.The current study describes the biodiversity and distribution of cyanobacteria from the natural habitats of Schirmacher land, East Antarctica surveyed during 23rd ...
Singh, Purnima   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A complex speciation-richness relationship in a simple neutral model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Speciation is the "elephant in the room" of community ecology. As the ultimate source of biodiversity, its integration in ecology's theoretical corpus is necessary to understand community assembly.
Elderkin, Mark F.   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snapshot isolation and isolation history challenge the analogy between mountains and islands used to understand endemism [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2020
Suzette G. A. Flantua   +15 more
openalex   +1 more source

Cuban Land Use and Conservation, from Rainforests to Coral Reefs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Cuba is an ecological rarity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its complex political and economic history shows limited disturbances, extinctions, pollution, and resource depletion by legal or de facto measures.
Ahamed, Sonya   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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