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Species-Dependent Effects of the Urban Environment on Fatty Acid Composition and Oxidative Stress in Birds

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017
Ecological impacts of urbanization include the loss of biodiversity and changes in species composition and population densities. However, how the urban environment affects fundamental physiological parameters is largely unknown.
Caroline Isaksson, Martin N. Andersson, Andreas Nord, Maria von Post, Hong-Lei Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Análisis exploratorio de datos espaciales: aplicación a las condiciones de habitabilidad en el periurbano de la ciudad de Mar del Plata, Argentina [PDF]

, 2017
Las ciudades se expanden generando espacios de interfase urbano-rural complejos y dinámicos, cuya población manifiesta contrastes en las condiciones de habitabilidad.
Celemin, Juan Pablo, Zulaica, Maria Laura   +1 more
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SEASONAL EFFECTS OF FARMER‐MANAGED LIVESTOCK GRAZING EXCLUSIONS ON BIRD COMMUNITIES IN BURKINA FASO

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Gabriel Marcacci
wiley   +1 more source

Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard, Andrew Greenman, Stacia Stetkiewicz, Bouwe Dijkstra, Frances Bowen, Richard Field   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relevamiento y diagnóstico del hábitat rural, orientado al desarrollo de tecnologías apropiadas y transferencia tecnológica: productores hortícolas familiares del parque Pereyra Iraola (PPI) [PDF]

, 2010
Se exponen los resultados obtenidos en torno al relevamiento y diagnóstico del hábitat rural del Parque Pereyra Iraola (PPI). Se busca por un lado describir la situación real habitacional y por el otro exponer y analizar la metodología utilizada.
Arteaga, Amparo, Barros, Victoria, Garganta, Maria Laura, San Juan, Gustavo Alberto   +3 more
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Exploration and Practice of Hefei Botanical Garden in Biodiversity Conservation, Resource Utilization, and Public Education

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Jimei Zhang, Xu Li, Yuhua Ma, Fasih Ullah Haider, Yunfeng Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Certification and Tourist Behavior: The Role of Trust in Certification Bodies and Destination Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tourism is under growing pressure to adopt sustainable practices due to the negative impacts of mass tourism on destinations. Sustainability certification schemes (SCS) have emerged as voluntary governance tools that signal responsible practices and reduce information asymmetry.
Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz, Ángel Herrero Crespo, María del Mar García de los Salmones   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat diversification associated with urban development has a little effect on genetic structure in the annual native plant Commelina communis in an East Asian megacity

Ecology and Evolution
Urban development greatly alters the natural and semi‐natural habitats of native plants. Urbanisation results in a range of diverse habitats including remnant agricultural lands, urban parks, and roadside habitats.
Nakata Taichi, Naoyuki Nakahama, Nobuko Ohmido, Atushi Ushimaru   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cougar Dispersal and Natal Homing in a Desert Environment

, 2018
We present a review of cougar dispersal literature and the first evidence of natural (i.e., unmanipulated) homing behavior by a dispersing male cougar (Puma concolor) that sustained severe injuries crossing the northern Mojave Desert.
Choate, David M., Longshore, Kathleen M., Thompson, Daniel B.   +2 more
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As moradias subterrâneas e risco sísmico [PDF]

, 2016
Se estima que las viviendas subterráneas a lo largo del mundo albergan entre 40 y 60 millones de personas. Tras un análisis general de las tipologías de viviendas subterráneas, de su localización y de los factores que influyen en su desarrollo se ha ...
Villar Navascués, Rubén Alejandro
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