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Geoheritage and geodiversity elements of the SW Pacific: A conceptual framework
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The Soutwest (SW) Pacific is an expansive oceanic region with many of its islands difficult to access and relatively unexplored in a geoheritage context.
Károly Németh, Ilmars Gravis
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Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil)
Geoconservation Research, 2023 Even though geoconservation has advanced significantly in the last few decades, general awareness of its importance is limited, especially in Brazil. Here, we present an overview of geoconservation actions and initiatives in the state of Paraná.
Luiz Alberto Fernandes +3 more
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Celebrating 50 years of global initiatives promoting geoconservation and geological heritage
Parks Stewardship Forum, 2022 The last five decades have been crucial for the development of geoconservation and for the recognition that some geological features are at risk and need to be properly protected and managed. This recognition is happening at two levels.
José Brilha
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The importance of neutral over niche processes in structuring Ediacaran early animal communities. [PDF]
Ecol Lett, 2019 Abstract The relative influence of niche vs. neutral processes in ecosystem dynamics is an on‐going debate, but the extent to which they structured the earliest animal communities is unknown. Some of the oldest known metazoan‐dominated paleocommunities occur in Ediacaran age (~ 565 million years old) strata in Newfoundland, Canada and Charnwood Forest,
Mitchell EG +8 more
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Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 11, Issue 11, Page 4324-4348, November 2023., 2023 This study aims to promote the adoption of building energy management systems by identifying and ranking existing marketing strategies. A combination of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis and a multicriteria decision‐making technique is applied, identifying 18 marketing strategies.
Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia +2 more
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Parks Stewardship Forum, 2022 This article outlines the fundamental connections between geodiversity and biodiversity by providing a geoconservation perspective on the concept of “conserving nature’s stage” as a basis for safeguarding both geodiversity and biodiversity in the face of
John E. Gordon +2 more
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The increasing need for Geographical Information Technology (GIT) tools in Geoconservation and Geotourism [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2020 The use of GIS, remote sensing, and other geographic tools in geoconservation and geotourism is increasing. These tools – hereafter referred to as ‘Geographic Information Technology’ (GIT) tools – have the potential to simplify workflow in ...
Mark Williams, Melinda McHenry
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Land Degradation &Development, Volume 34, Issue 9, Page 2494-2507, 30 May 2023., 2023 Abstract On 19 September 2021, a new monogenetic volcano (Tajogaite) erupted on the Island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). After 85 days of Strombolian style eruption, with emissions of volcanic material, a pyroclastic cone 200 m high and 800 m in its basal diameter was formed.
Nicolás Ferrer +3 more
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Co‐Creating Ethical Practices and Approaches for Fieldwork
AGU Advances, Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This article builds on perspectives shared at a Town Hall held during the 2021 AGU Fall Meeting focused on valuable lessons learned after publicized incidents of unethical field sampling. We present ideas and recommendations that are applicable across all Earth science disciplines. The major recommendation centers on equally valuing Indigenous
Juliet Ryan‐Davis, Daniella Scalice
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 36, Issue 8, Page 1279-1292, November 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT Loess is a main archive of Pleistocene landscapes and environments and therefore has an important connection to the preservation and interpretation of Paleolithic sites. In Europe, anthropogenic sites have been found in loess because of past local occupation.
Wei Chu, Janina J. Nett
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