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WOODY SPECIES STRUCTURE, DIVERSITY AND FLORISTIC AFFINITIES IN SEASONALLY DRY FOREST IN THE UXMAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2019
Archaeological zones in Mexico effectively preserve the vegetal diversity within them. An analysis and description were done of woody vegetation structure, diversity and floristic affinity in the Uxmal Archaeological Zone, in the Puuc region of Yucatan ...
Juan José Ancona-Aragón   +4 more
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Aquatic vascular plants of South Brazil: checklist and a comparative floristic approach

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica
Aquatic ecosystems support species diversity, and knowledge of plant communities is essential for wetland conservation programs. This study provides a checklist of aquatic vascular plants of South Brazil and establishes their floristic affinities with ...
Lukiel dos Santos Oliveira   +3 more
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Updated Chorotypes of Terrestrial Vertebrates Shed New Light on Zoogeographical Regions in China

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Chorotype represents a fundamental concept for identifying groups of species that share similar distribution patterns. However, the last comprehensive revision of animal chorotypes in China was performed more than a decade ago. Here, we update the chorotype classifications for 1040 species and propose an updated zoogeographical regionalization scheme ...
Baoming Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation and vegetation-environment relationships in a muskeg-fen near Thunder Bay, Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
This study takes place in an endangered peatland within the city of Thunder Bay Ontario. The study area, William Bog, is one of a few remaining peatlands in the Thunder Bay district which have developed on abandoned Minong phase lake basins on the ...
Ketcheson, Maureen Victoria
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BIEN: A biodiversity informatics ecosystem advancing open and reproducible workflows for plant observation, plot and trait data

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract The rapid expansion of biodiversity data presents new opportunities to understand and forecast biosphere dynamics. However, disparate and dispersed data, taxonomic and geographic inconsistencies, pervasive quality issues, and a lack of reproducable workflows hinder synthesis, introduce biases and limit accurate assessment of biodiversity ...
Brian J. Enquist   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Package betaper [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Documentation for the R-package ...
Cayuela, Luis, Cruz Rot, Marcelino de la
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Ticking the box: Does a decision support framework for management planning improve protected area management effectiveness?

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Protected area (PA) management effectiveness assessment tools like the METT help conservation agencies demonstrate accountability but often oversimplify complex management realities, leading to METT indicator compliance rather than positive conservation outcomes. Applying a decision support framework like the Conservation Standards to 38 Cape Floristic
Natalie A. Hayward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Sinks of Morphologic Tree Stands in Bandung City Green Space: Case Study Taman Balai Kota, KebunBinatang, and Taman LaluLintas Ade Irma Suryani [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
One of the greenhouse gases which have a big contribution at global warming issues is carbon dioxide gas (CO2). Open green spaces in Bandung city are urban forest that can sequester carbon dioxide gases and store it into biomass at stems ...
Cundaningsih, Nurvita   +2 more
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The value of saltbush revegetation for biodiversity in a highly fragmented landscape

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Saltbush revegetation provides limited value for faunal biodiversity. Saltbush has the lowest species richness and diversity of ants, spiders, and birds. Remnant habitats continue to provide the most important habitats for native species. Abstract Secondary salinization is a significant global issue affecting up to 1 billion hectares of land, impacting
Robert A. Davis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TREE COMPONENT IN A SEMIDECIDUOUS FOREST IN THE ESPINHAÇO RANGE: A SUBSIDY TO CONSERVATION

open access: yesRevista Caatinga, 2011
This study was conducted in the Private Reserve Mata do Jambreiro (912 ha), localized in the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, southeastern portion of the Espinhaço Range, which is predominantly covered by semideciduous seasonal montane forest.
LEONARDO DE MELO VERSIEUX   +3 more
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