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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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An Efficient IoT-Based Novel Approach for Fire Detection Through Esp 32 Microcontroller in Forest Areas [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesForest fires have become a major threat these days. The hazard posed by forest fires has increased globally. It has a detrimental effect on both human and forest ecosystems.
Subbarayudu Yerragudipadu +3 more
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Forest fire burning in the Ural Federal district and their fire protection efficiency [PDF]
, 2017 The paper touches upon actual and relative forest fire burning in subjects of the Ural Federal district (UFD) 2010–2016 year period. At has been estabeished that from 1314 to 9371 forest fires are fixed in the forest pund yearly.
Залесова, Е. С. +3 more
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A neuro‐behavioural model of neophobia
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fear can be defined as the internal neurological state that releases a repertoire of behaviours an animal performs to reduce the effect of an aversive factor. Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is a fundamental behavioural trait observed across a wide range of species from arthropods to humans.
Arik Dorfman, Aziz Subach, Inon Scharf
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk +2 more
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Studies of images of short-lived events using ERTS data [PDF]
The author has identified the following significant results. Detection of short-lived events has continued. Forest fires, oil spills, vegetation damage, volcanoes, storm ridges, earthquakes, and floods have been detected and ...
Deutschman, W. A.
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, 2015 2011 - 2012 Wildland fires have always been undesired and dangerous events. The danger includes the destruction of a renewable natural resource, damage of the atmospheric environment through the emissions of pollutant gases, which contribute to the greenhouse effect, and threat to the lives of people living in the areas surrounding the place where fire
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini +2 more
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Anthropogenic climate change impacts exacerbate summer forest fires in California. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023 Turco M +7 more
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