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Respuestas de la comunidad de aves a las variables del hábitat local y del paisaje en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile

Ecología Austral, 2023
La urbanización ha transformado el paisaje e impactado ecosistemas del planeta. Para brindar evidencia científica que permita manejar el ambiente urbano para conservar aves, evaluamos las respuestas de la comunidad de aves a variables del hábitat local ...
Joaquín F. Foncea, Martín A. H. Escobar, Nélida R. Villaseñor   +2 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat, Kamran Zeinalzadeh, Behzad Hessari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Azizeh Alizadeh Berdouki, Farideh Feghhenabi, Esmaeil Rezaei‐Chiyaneh, Hamid Hassanpour, Morteza Molaei, Mohammad Hossein Behroozi, Masoumeh Shadan, Mohamad Kouhani, Bizhan Golzari, Neda Khanmohammadi, Shanay Farazkhah, Ramin Hamidi Khasraqi, Hamed Abasalinezhad, Mahsa Mirdashtvan, Hamed Sabzchi‐Dehkharghani, Aziz Elbehri, Moritz von Cossel   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Fire Patterns and Post‐fire Forest Change in Peru (2000–2021)

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire is increasingly more frequent and severe in many tropical regions, leading to significant forest loss, diminished biodiversity, and reduced Nature's contributions to people (NCPs). In this study, we analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of fire in Peru and its regions, focusing on: (1) burned area, (2) size, and (3) number of fires, using ...
Maricel Móstiga, Dolors Armenteras, Jordi Vayreda, Javier Retana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina, Svitlana Kudrenko, Andrés Ordiz, Saltanat Kamiyeva, Adam Devenish, Johannes Kamp   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisión de libro: Silvicultura de Bosques Nativos

Gayana: Botanica, 2023
Una revisión de Donoso y Navarro (2023) Silvicultura y Manejo de Bosques Nativos, ecología aplicada para la conservación de ecosistemas forestales. Editorial Universitaria. Santiago, Chile.
Christian Salas-Eljatib
doaj  

Influencia del clima sobre la composición, la diversidad, la biomasa y los rasgos funcionales de la vegetación arbórea de dos bosques tropicales montanos andinos

Ecología Austral, 2023
En los Andes occidentales del sur del Ecuador existen remanentes de bosques tropicales montanos andinos, BTMA, que merecen ser estudiados ecológicamente para valorarlos y conservarlos.
Hugo Cedillo, Luis G. García-Montero, Santiago Toledo, Pablo Mosquera, Paola Benalcázar, Pedro Zea, Oswaldo Jadán   +6 more
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The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke, Thom Dallimore, Johan Reyes‐Chávez, David G. Hill, Wendy Atkinson, Eric van den Berghe, Geraldine Reid   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Site Quality Models and Fuel Load Dynamic Equation Systems Disaggregated by Size Fractions and Vegetative States in Gorse and High Heath Shrublands in Galicia (NW Spain)

Fire
Compatible model systems were developed for estimating fuel load dynamics in Ulex europaeus (gorse) and in Erica australis (Spanish heath) dominated shrub communities at stand level. The models were based on intensive, detailed destructive field sampling
José A. Vega, Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González, Stéfano Arellano-Pérez, Cristina Fernández, Ana Daría Ruiz-González   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source