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Expansion of Industrial Plantations Continues to Threaten Malayan Tiger Habitat

Remote Sensing, 2017
Southeast Asia has some of the highest deforestation rates globally, with Malaysia being identified as a deforestation hotspot. The Malayan tiger, a critically endangered subspecies of the tiger endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, is threatened by habitat ...
Varada S. Shevade, Peter V. Potapov, Nancy L. Harris, Tatiana V. Loboda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling as a tool for spatial planning of commodity production: the example of certified oil palm plantations in Central Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The Central African region is targeted by agri-business companies as a suitable place to develop large plantations. Most of the existing assessments of available land are based on an a priori definition of availability and without any operational-level ...
Feintrenie, Laurène, Gazull, Laurent, Nkoua, Méthode, Saidi, Slim   +3 more
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Experimental Assessment of the Effects of Substrate Choice on the Duration of Chemical Signals in Fecal Scent‐Marks of Free‐Ranging Iberian Wolves

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication, typically based on feces, urine, and glandular secretions, often deposited as substrate scent marks, plays a key role in social organization and communication among many mammals, especially carnivores. This study assesses experimentally whether the type of substrate chosen for fecal deposition and the temperature ...
Elisa Espartosa, Jose Martin, Isabel Barja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterisation of Drought and Wet Events in the Paraíba do Sul River Basin—Brazil

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Trend analysis identified statistically significant reductions in precipitation (at the 5% significance level) at specific pluviometric stations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, while other areas, mainly in Minas Gerais, experienced significant increases in annual and seasonal rainfall, particularly during summer and spring. These significant trends at
Gildo Rafael de Almeida Santana, Eliane Barbosa Santos, Maria Gertrudes Alvarez Justi da Silva, Vicente de Paulo Santos de Oliveira, Jader Lugon Junior   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest plantations and its extension towards urban areas in metropolitan Valparaiso and associations with the increase of wildfires

Investigaciones Geográficas, 2017
Since the 70s in central Chile, the expansion of forest plantations has been one of the main causes of landscape modification, being influenced by changes in land cover. Considering the national context of the forest fires that occurred during the summer
Vannia Ruiz, Juan Munizaga, Alejandro Salazar Burrows   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perennial Legumes Pueraria phaseoloides and Leucaena leucocephala Exhibit High Potential for Fertility Restoration of Degraded Mined Soils in Ghana

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
Revegetating the subsoil layer of abandoned gold mined sites with the perennial legumes Leucaena Leucocephala, Pueraria phaseoloides and Gliricidia sepium without any soil amendments increases the content of soil organic carbon and important macro‐nutrients, which are crucial for restoring soil health and productivity. These improvements in soil health
Enoch Opoku, Beloved Mensah Dzomeku, John Opata, Adam Muhammad Adam, Frank Rasche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Relationships and Implications for Disease Spread in Europe [PDF]

, 2019
Producción CientíficaThe fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O’ Donnell) is the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC) disease, which seriously affects conifer species in forests and nurseries worldwide.
Altunisik, Aliye, Chira, Danut, Di Silvestro, Silvia, Díez Casero, Julio Javier, Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes, Martín García, Jorge, Martínez Álvarez, Pablo, Massimino Cocuzza, Giuseppe E., Musolin, Dmitry L., Muñoz Adalia, Emigdio Jordán, Naves, Pedro, Paraschiv, Marius, Selikhovkin, Andrey V., Witzell, Johanna, Zamora Ballesteros, Cristina   +14 more
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Physical and organoleptic characteristics of Limmu coffee landraces, southwestern Ethiopia

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the world's most valuable agricultural commodities, with Ethiopia recognized for producing high‐quality Arabica coffee. Limmu landrace coffees are prized for their distinctive flavor profiles; however, systematic evaluation of their raw and cup quality traits remains limited.
Bealu Girma, Abrar Sualeh, Abdo A. Mecha, Abera Kejela, Zelalem Bekeko   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of Forest and Shrub Communities as a Result of Site History and of Extensive and Intensive Forest Management (Glinno Ługi Case Study) [PDF]

, 2011
The paper presents the diversity of natural and anthropogenic forest communities occurring in post-cultivated fields in Glinno Ługi. An impoverished fresh pine forest association (Leucobryo-Pinetum) and nine secondary forest communities have been ...
Ambrożkiewicz, Katarzyna, Woziwoda, Beata   +1 more
core   +2 more sources