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Disturbances, robustness and adaptation in forest commons: comparative insights from two cases in the Southeastern Alps [PDF]

, 2015
Exposure to disturbances of different nature and scale can represent a threat for the survival of rural communities but also a stimulus to adjustment.
Gatto, Paola, Nevenka, Bogataj
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Woody plant communities of isolated Afromontane cloud forests in Taita Hills, Kenya [PDF]

, 2010
In the Taita Hills in southern Kenya, remnants of the original Afromontane forest vegetation are restricted to isolated mountain peaks. To assess the level of degradation and the need for forest restoration, we examined how forest plant communities and ...
Aerts, Raf, Beentje, Henk, Bytebier, Benny, Gulinck, Hubert, Lehouck, Valérie, Lens, Luc, Matthijsen, Erik, Muys, Bart, Thijs, Koen   +8 more
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Conservation Value and Permeability of Neotropical Oil Palm Landscapes for Orchid Bees [PDF]

, 2013
The proliferation of oil palm plantations has led to dramatic changes in tropical landscapes across the globe. However, relatively little is known about the effects of oil palm expansion on biodiversity, especially in key ecosystem-service providing ...
Gilbert, Lawrence, Livingston, George, Shalene, Jha, Vega, Andres   +3 more
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Longitudinal assessment of illegal leopard skin use in ceremonial regalia and acceptance of faux alternatives among followers of the Shembe Church, South Africa

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
Despite having protected status, poaching for the illegal trade and traditional use remains a primary threat to leopards (Panthera pardus) across southern Africa.
Vincent N. Naude, Guy A. Balme, Matt S. Rogan, Mark D. Needham, Gareth Whittington‐Jones, Tristan Dickerson, Xolani Mabaso, Nicoli Nattrass, Jacqueline M. Bishop, Luke Hunter, M. Justin O'Riain   +10 more
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The Analysis of the Forest Flora of the Strzyżowskie Foothills from the Perspective of Presence of Anthropogenic Species [PDF]

, 2011
The anthropogenic pressure of the forest communities of the Strzyżowskie Foothills (the Western Carpathians) was estimated on the basis of phytosociological materials.
Stachurska-Swakoń, Alina, Towpasz, Krystyna   +1 more
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Plant and soil microbe responses to light, warming and nitrogen addition in a temperate forest [PDF]

, 2018
1. Temperate forests across Europe and eastern North America have become denser since the 1950s due to less intensive forest management and global environmental changes such as nitrogen deposition and climate warming. Denser tree canopies result in lower
Boeckx, Pascal, Boon, Nico, De Frenne, Pieter, Ma, Shiyu, Props, Ruben, Vanhellemont, Margot, Verheyen, Kris, Wasof, Safaa   +7 more
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Community Forest Management: Weak States or Strong Communities?

Politics and Governance, 2023
Community forest management (CFM) has become an influential approach in the sustainable use, management, and conservation of forests worldwide. It ranges from community-based self-governance of local village forests to co-management approaches with state forest agencies in public forests.
Arts, B.J.M., Behagel, J.H., de Koning, Jessica, van der Zon, M.C.   +3 more
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Characterising the relationship between forest dependent peoples and state forest management institutions in the Global South

Environmental Research Letters, 2019
Relationships are the elementary forms of social life that animate structures and processes between and among individuals, groups and institutions, and are in turn transformed by them.
Sudha Vasan, Varsha Mehta, Prasenjeet Tribhuvan   +2 more
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Water migration of macroelements in coniferous-broad-leaved forests of Sikhote-Alin [PDF]

Сибирский лесной журнал, 2017
In the paper, the natural water chemical composition spatial variability studies results in the mountain forest catchment are presented. It’s shown that the catchment biotic components’ impact upon water chemical composition is detected even at input as
N. K. Kozhevnikova, T. N. Lutsenko, A. G. Boldeskul, S. Yu. Lupakov, V. V. Shamov   +4 more
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Tree Species Composition and Forest Community Types along Environmental Gradients in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar: Implications for Action Prioritization in Conservation

Plants, 2022
The identification of forest community types is essential for prioritizing choices and targets in species and community conservation purposes amid climate change impacts on forest community dynamics.
Myo Min Latt, Byung Bae Park
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