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Grazing exclusion enriches arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities and improves soil organic carbon sequestration in the alpine steppe of northern Tibet

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture
Fencing for grazing exclusion is regarded as a traditional and effective method for the natural restoration of degraded alpine steppe, and it effectively promotes plant growth and enhances soil carbon stocks.
Yu Tang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Alexis Cornille   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Implementation of Electric Fencing for Establishing Effective Livestock-Protection Dogs

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
To be effective, livestock protection dogs (LPDs) must be carefully integrated with the livestock they will be protecting. Others have developed guidelines to assist producers in this training and assimilation process. In many areas fencing is necessary;
Thomas M. Gehring   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mos geometricus v. Reality

open access: yesActa Periodica Duellatorum, 2019
The non-lethal simulated training of lethal reality, whether it be single combat or war, was historically a question of life and death. We provide an analytical framework for evaluating historical precedents in fight simulations by focussing on two key ...
Jürg Gassmann, Samuel Gassmann
doaj  

Expansion of Vertebrate Pest Exclusion Fencing and Its Potential Benefits for Threatened Fauna Recovery in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The global effort to conserve threatened species relies heavily on our ability to separate these species from the processes that threaten them, and a common tool used for this purpose is exclusion fencing.
Kristy Waddell   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biotic resistance, the reduction in invasion success caused by native communities, plays an important role in the long‐term dynamics of biological invasions. A large body of empirical research on biotic resistance has accumulated since the last comprehensive review on the subject 20 years ago, enabling us to achieve a refined understanding of ...
Christine S. Sheppard   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

“There will always be collars in my future”; Exploring US ranchers’ and company representatives’ perspectives of virtual fencing for livestock

open access: yesSmart Agricultural Technology
Fencing is essential for rotational grazing, a pivotal practice to support conservation and natural resource management. Virtual fencing offers a technological alternative to traditional fencing and represents potential for increased resource ...
Jenny Melo-Velasco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptual principles of fencing development in children’s sports schools in Ukraine

open access: yesPedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2015
Purpose: to work out conceptual principles for successful and dynamic development of fencing in children’s sports schools in Ukraine. Material: the researches were conducted on material of children’s sports school Dynamo in Kiev.
O.V. Driukov
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Technologies for Transparent and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Resource Orchestration‐Based View in the Textile Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
wiley   +1 more source

Sweat and Blood: Swordsmanship and sabre in Fribourg

open access: yesActa Periodica Duellatorum, 2020
Following a long mercenary tradition, Switzerland had to build in the 19th century its own military tradition. In Cantons that have provided many officers and soldiers in the European Foreign Service, the French military influence remained strong.
Mathijs Roelofsen, Dimitri Zufferey
doaj   +1 more source

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