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Concentration of Political Power and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Evidence Using the Quantile Regression Method

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of constitutional power concentration on adaptation to climate change in 113 countries observed between 1995 and 2023 using the quantile regression method. The results reveal that the concentration of constitutional power hinders countries' adaptation to climate change through inequalities ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal distribution of larvae and juveniles of Hoplias aff. malabaricus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Spatial and temporal distribution of larvae and juveniles of trahira, Hoplias aff. malabaricus (Erythrinidae), and their relationship with environmental parameters in the Upper Paraná River floodplain were analyzed. Sampling of larvae and juveniles of H.
A. BIALETZKI   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bryophyte diversity patterns in flooded and tierra firme forests in the Araracuara Region, Colombian Amazonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
We investigated patterns of bryophyte species richness and composition in two forest types of Colombian Amazonia, non-flooded tierra firme forest and floodplain forest of the Caquetá River.
Alvarez, Esteban   +2 more
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Evaluating the Role of Social Capital for the Design of Sustainable River Governance Strategies: The Case of Tagus River

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of social capital in designing and implementing more effective governance strategies to improve the state of the Tagus River's significantly deteriorated middle reach (Spain). We employed social network analysis (SNA) to evaluate the bonding, bridging and linking social capital and the quality of stakeholder ...
Leticia Blázquez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying of Indicator Vertebrate Species to Environmental Assessment in the Landscape: Danube – Oder – Elbe Water Canal in the Czech Republic

open access: yesJournal of Landscape Ecology, 2016
The aim of the study is to assess potential impact of construction of the Danube - Oder - Elbe (DOL) water canal on populations of vertebrate species - amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - and present using these species as bioindicators on ...
Poprach Karel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Was the Inca Economy Based on “Protomoney”? Or, Why Accounting Systems Should Not Be Conflated With Concepts of Exchange Value

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution to the dragonfly, aquatic beetle and caddisfly fauna of the Jászság, Hungary (Odonata, Coleoptera: Hydradephaga and Hydrophiloidea, Trichoptera) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Collecting data of 17 species of dragonflies and damselflies, 60 species of aquatic beetles and 18 species of caddisflies are given from 17 localities in the Jászság region.
Csabai, Zoltán   +2 more
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Mallard response to experimental human disturbance on sanctuary areas is mediated by hunting

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife managers often provide spatial sanctuaries for wildlife to escape both lethal (e.g. hunting) and non‐lethal (e.g. non‐consumptive recreation) human disturbance. However, as societal interest in outdoor recreation continues to climb, many areas face added pressure to allow recreation, yet studies increasingly demonstrate negative effects of ...
Abigail G. Blake‐Bradshaw   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Source Uncertainty Analysis in Simulating Floodplain Inundation under Climate Change [PDF]

open access: gold, 2018
Nadine Maier   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

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