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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
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Estimating an SME investment gap and the contribution of financing frictions. ESRI WP589, March 2018 [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper, we use firm-level survey data to explore the determinants of SME investment activity and the extent to which observed investment is in line with that suggested by economic fundamentals.
Lawless, Martina +2 more
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Biological and environmental drivers of early life fawn survival in a declining pronghorn population
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Pronghorn Antilocapra americana occupy only a portion of their historical range and in Oklahoma occur at the eastern edge of the species' contemporary distribution. Monitoring has suggested pronghorn populations in Oklahoma have declined in recent years.
Derek P. Hahn +10 more
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Knowledge discovery from mining the association between H5N1 outbreaks and environmental factors [PDF]
, 2010 The global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in poultry, wild birds and humans, poses a significant panzootic threat and a serious public health risk.
Prins, H.H.T. +3 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.The effective implementation of new technologies for wildlife population monitoring is limited by knowledge of factors that impact their efficacy. Population monitoring of harlequin ducks Histrionicus histrionicus on their breeding streams in Montana and Idaho in the Northern Rocky Mountains, has historically relied on ground‐based foot surveys (GBS ...
Holli A. Holmes +10 more
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Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez +4 more
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Didáctica Geográfica, 2014 Cada vez hay más instrumentos cartográficos digitales, visores web, atlas virtuales, recursos didácticos sobre la geografía on-line, aplicaciones GPS y para dispositivos móviles, etc. Y cada vez más, estas nuevas tecnologías para la información geográfica están siendo progresivamente utilizadas en la educación española, como han venido señalando ...
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ADDRESSING MARKET SEGMENTATION AND INCENTIVES FOR RISK SELECTION: HOW WELL DOES RISK EQUALISATION IN THE IRISH PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET WORK? ESRI Research Bulletin 2017/05 [PDF]
, 2017 Community rating restricts health insurers from varying premiums based on insurees’ risk profiles. It is a key feature of many health insurance markets.
Keegan, Conor +3 more
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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Challenging the narrative about howler monkeys' high resilience to anthropogenic changes, our multiscale analysis reveals the costs of habitat disturbance to their movement ecology. We identify thermal limitations, reduced travel efficiency, and significant spatial saturation.
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete +4 more
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REFORMING THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC DENTAL SERVICES IN IRELAND: POTENTIAL COST IMPLICATIONS. ESRI RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 80 APRIL 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 This report details the results of an analysis of the potential cost implications of proposed changes to aspects of the model of delivery of publicly-financed dental services in Ireland, as set out in the new National Oral Health Policy (Department of ...
Nolan, Anne
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