Feared, revered, and politicized, wolves have long captured human imagination, and ignited fierce conservation conflicts. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act protects species at risk of extinction from human impacts. This far‐reaching legislation, which impacts development and state‐level wildlife management, has been fraught with legal ...
Iree Wheeler +9 more
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Facilitating Large-Scale Bird Biodiversity Data Collection in Citizen Science: 'Relaxed' Point Counts for Anytime, Anywhere Monitoring. [PDF]
Hisano M.
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Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge +4 more
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The impact of the invasive <i>Kalanchoe</i> × <i>houghtonii</i> on vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic <i>Limonium</i> species. [PDF]
Pascual-Díaz JP +4 more
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InVEST Model and Landscape Indices Reveal Habitat Quality Degradation From Land Use Changes in South China. [PDF]
Wang X, Liu G, Jia H.
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Chronic Wasting Disease management responses in North America: A public policy analysis
In this study we use the Multiple Streams Framework from public policy theory to assess the responses of wildlife management agencies in states and provinces with CWD‐positive cases in the United States and Canada to alleviate public concerns and manage the spread of this disease.
Kelly H. Dunning +12 more
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Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Habitat-Driven Dietary Niches of <i>Lepus europaeus</i>. [PDF]
Balčiauskas L +5 more
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Progressive Colour Equalisation and Detail Refinement for Underwater Image Enhancement
ABSTRACT Underwater image enhancement remains a critical challenge in computational vision due to complex distortions caused by wavelength‐dependent light absorption and scattering. This paper introduces CEDFNet, a novel two‐stage framework that leverages advanced computational intelligence techniques for robust and high‐fidelity underwater image ...
Songbai Liu, Jiacheng Huang
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Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity in U. S. Protected Areas - Management Intervention and the RAD Framework. [PDF]
Carim KJ +7 more
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Reefense: Living shoreline mosaics can achieve ecological and engineering outcomes with interdisciplinary design. [PDF]
Morris RL +34 more
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