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Influence of “El Niño Southern Oscillation” periods on plant density of Hoffmannseggia aphylla (Fabaceae) an endangered species

open access: yesBoletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2023
Backgrounds and aims: Studies on the natural regeneration of plant species under hyperaridity conditions have been scarce, mainly because of the low germination percentage of the species under these conditions. Presumably, sporadic phenomena such as the
Felipe Carevic, Roberto Contreras
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Duplex Alu Screening for Degraded DNA of Skeletal Human Remains

open access: yesDiversity, 2017
The human-specific Alu elements, belonging to the class of Short INterspersed Elements (SINEs), have been shown to be a powerful tool for population genetic studies.
Fabian Haß   +2 more
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Western Message Petroglyphs indicate historic beaver presence in a San Francisco Bay Area watershed

open access: yesCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
Recent museum, archaeological, and observer record evidence suggests that North American beaver (Castor canadensis) were historically native to the watersheds of California’s coast, including San Francisco Bay.
Leigh Marymor, Richard Burnham Lanman
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Past forward: Recommendations from historical ecology for ecosystem management

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2020
In the context of accelerating environmental change, there is an urgent need to identify ecosystem conservation, restoration, and management strategies likely to support biodiverse and adaptive ecosystems into the future.
Erin E. Beller   +3 more
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The prelude to industrial whaling: identifying the targets of ancient European whaling using zooarchaeology and collagen mass-peptide fingerprinting

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2023
Taxonomic identification of whale bones found during archaeological excavations is problematic due to their typically fragmented state. This difficulty limits understanding of both the past spatio-temporal distributions of whale populations and of ...
Youri van den Hurk   +25 more
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Staphylococcus aureus Sequences from Osteomyelitic Specimens of a Pathological Bone Collection from Pre-Antibiotic Times

open access: yesDiversity, 2017
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen causing osteomyelitis, amongst other diseases, and its methicillin-resistant form (MRSA) in particular poses a huge threat to public health. To increase our knowledge of the origin and evolution of S.
Anna Lena Flux   +3 more
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Historical ecology of forest garden management in Laxyuubm Ts’msyen and beyond

open access: yesEcosystems and People, 2023
Cultural land-use is an important driver of ecosystem change, influencing the composition of species across landscapes and through time. Recent research in northwestern North America has shown that historical Indigenous land-use and forest management has
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong   +5 more
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Ecological research should consider Indigenous peoples and stewardship

open access: yesFACETS, 2020
The relationship between Indigenous peoples and the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems has received increased attention in recent years. As a result, it is becoming more critical for researchers focusing on terrestrial ecosystems to work with ...
Kyle A. Schang   +7 more
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Exploring Qualitative Methods of Historical Ecology and Their Links With Qualitative Research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2019
A review of the historical ecology literature led us to the realization that there was an important gap in terms of recognized methodological procedures and techniques. Contributions along these lines are sparse. However, some publications (book chapters
Aarón Moisés Santana-Cordero   +1 more
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The transformation of Caribbean coral communities since humans

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
The mass die‐off of Caribbean corals has transformed many of this region’s reefs to macroalgal‐dominated habitats since systematic monitoring began in the 1970s.
Katie L. Cramer   +6 more
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