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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Industrial ecology at factory level: a prototype methodology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The concept of sustainable manufacturing is a form of pollution prevention that integrates environmental considerations in the production of goods while focusing on efficient resource use.
Levers, A.   +11 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
doaj   +1 more source

The globalization of naval provisioning: ancient DNA and stable isotope analyses of stored cod from the wreck of the Mary Rose, AD 1545 [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2015
A comparison of ancient DNA (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope evidence suggests that stored cod provisions recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose, which sank in the Solent, southern England, in 1545,
William F. Hutchinson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Historical Fires Induced Deforestation in Relict Scots Pine Forests during the Late 19th Century

open access: yesFire, 2021
Mountain forests are subjected to several pressures including historical land-use changes and climate warming which may lead to shifts in wildfire severity negatively impacting tree species with low post-fire growth resilience. This is the case of relict
J. Julio Camarero   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Historical influences on community ecology [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
Vitt and Pianka's analyses revealed significant dietary shifts at six major divergence points. Why does California, a large and topographically complex state that spans fogdrenched redwood groves to desert sand dunes, have 30 species of snakes, whereas roughly twice that number occur in five square miles of lowland Costa Rican rainforest?
openaire   +2 more sources

Gaps and Cracks in Land Cover Mapping for Historical Ecology

open access: yes, 2022
International audienceLand cover mapping at different historical periods has been a crucial step in historical ecology studies, as it allows the identification of past land cover and the quantification of land cover change, which have an influence on ...
Di Pietro, Francesca   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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