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Land use and social-ecological legacies of Rio de Janeiro's Atlantic urban forests: from charcoal production to novel ecosystems

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2021
Historical ecology is an important tool in deciphering human–environment interactions imprinted on landscapes throughout time. However, gaps of knowledge still remain regarding the land use legacies hidden in the current Atlantic Forest landscape; and ...
Alexandro Solórzano   +2 more
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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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Ancient DNA analysis from epoxy resin Biodur®-embedded bones

open access: yesBioTechniques, 2022
For microscopic investigation, archaeological bone samples are often embedded in Biodur® epoxy resin. This study wants to test whether it is possible to extract DNA suitable for PCR amplification from this sample type.
Anna Lena Flux   +2 more
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Historical summary of terminologies in community ecology

open access: yesEnvironment Conservation Journal, 2023
This article highlights the importance of terminology in ecology as a fundamental tool for clear and objective communication among scientists, as well as for standardizing study methods and techniques used by ecologists.
Tarik Godoy Dangl Plaza
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Preface: integrating historical ecology and ecological modeling [PDF]

open access: yesLandscape Ecology, 2013
Landscape Ecology, 28 (5)
Gimmi, Urs, Bugmann, Harald
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Historicity and ecological restoration [PDF]

open access: yesBiology & Philosophy, 2014
This paper analyzes the relevance and interconnection of two forms of historicity in ecological restoration, namely historical fidelity and path dependence. Historical fidelity is the practice of attempting to restore an ecological system to some sort of idealized past condition.
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The Zoʻé perspective on what scientists call “forest management” and its implications for floristic diversity and biocultural conservation

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2023
Indigenous perspectives on forest management are grounded in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), so that socioculture influences the ways Indigenous Peoples transform their landscapes.
Juliano Franco-Moraes   +2 more
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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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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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