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How cutting types and shading levels influence the vegetative propagation of Pereskia aculeata?
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Information from Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae) responses regarding the portion of the stem cuttings branch parental plants and the shading level need to be investigated in order to establish techniques for their producing seedlings.
C. C. Santos +7 more
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Recovery of great blue herons (Ardea herodias) within the Chesapeake Bay
The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.We surveyed great blue herons throughout the tidal reach of the Chesapeake Bay in 2013 and mapped 423 colonies supporting 15,094 pairs. The population has increased more than four‐fold since the mid‐1970s. Colony size has declined. Invasion of colonies by bald eagles may be driving a change in spatial structure.
Bryan D. Watts +2 more
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Fibre morphological variations of some nigerian guinea savannah wood species
Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2019 Fibre morphology of some Nigerian tropical timber species were evaluated to determine their potentials as suitable source of raw material for pulp and paper making.
Nusirat Aderinsola Sadiku +1 more
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Northern bobwhites associated with native grass and shrubs have improved survival
The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.Survival rates of adult northern bobwhites were improved by a combination of grazed native warm‐season grasses and well‐interspersed shrubs. Our study suggests that incorporating native warm‐season grass cattle forages into existing operations across the southeastern United States may be a viable working‐lands conservation strategy to create habitat ...
Douglas B. Mitchell +5 more
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Effects of biopesticides extracted with a homemade solvent on stored maize protection
Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2023 Synthetic chemicals continue to play an important role in reducing storage losses attributable to insect pest activities. However, the adverse effects associated with some patented chemicals make synthetic pesticides less attractive and have given the ...
Sintim Henry Ofosuhene +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Forests play a pivotal role in sustainability transitions. This article explores how people's relationships with forests, particularly how they care for or take care of them, shape and reflect broader tendencies and tensions in forest utilization and governance.
Jana Rebecca Holz
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Forest SystemsAim of study: The properties of wood of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) have not yet been adequately described. For example, information on variables related to dimensional stability during drying (shrinkage) is lacking, even though this is a key factor ...
José A. Pulgar , Guillermo Riesco
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Evaluated repellents were effective at deterring white‐tailed deer from consuming wild pig bait piles without deterring wild pig bait consumption, although the deterrents were not effective for other nontarget wildlife. Abstract BACKGROUND Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are an invasive species that cause environmental and agricultural damage.
Caitlin A Kupferman +3 more
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The effect of hardwood group cutting on accumulation, density and temperature of snow (Case study: Kheyrud forest research station) [PDF]
مجله جنگل ایران, 2013 Tree cutting can affect different aspects of forests. To investigate the changes on snow accumulation, density and temperature due to tree cutting in the forest, two forestry regions were selected, one control and the other the cutting region.
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Hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber under Bending: Finite Element Analysis Based on Nondestructive Testing
DrewnoThe growing demand for wood as a raw material, coupled with the impacts of climate change on coniferous forests, necessitates research into underutilized wood species and potential hardwood alternatives.
József Garab +2 more
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