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Community‐based marine restoration to generate social licence and ecological knowledge for upscaling oyster reef restoration

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Community‐led restoration operates at the intersection of ecological feasibility and social acceptability. In the marine realm, restoration is challenging due to gaps in ecological knowledge on how and where to restore lost ecosystems and limited public engagement that provides social licence for restoration.
Nichole Lindsey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Man is the only animal that trips twice over the same stone [PDF]

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Since mid-2009 the world has been experiencing a feeble economic recovery that has been halted by an increase in oil prices which have negatively affected the recovery.
Lorca-Susino, Maria
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Synergistic efforts in specimen digitisation, curation and cataloguing of Brazil's megadiverse flora and funga

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The advancement of digital technologies has brought a rapid global information exchange, impacting all areas of our lives. This also applies to science. Knowledge, conservation and scientific innovation on global biodiversity are being strengthened and disseminated at unprecedented scales.
Ana Flávia Alves Versiane   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Accounting Mirror of the Banking Business: The Bank of Barcelona (1845-1856). [PDF]

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El Banco de Barcelona fue el primer banco emisor regional en España. Gracias a la reciente recuperación del archivo del Banco de Barcelona, analizamos los ratios contables de solvencia, liquidez y rentabilidad para el periodo 1844-1856.
Blasco Martel, Yolanda   +1 more
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Herbarium digitisation sheds light on historical distribution and drivers of population extinction of a peat bog specialist

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Biodiversity loss threatens ecosystem services and human well‐being. Understanding the extent and causes of changes in biodiversity over time can help protect species and their habitats. Herbaria house carefully documented and curated specimens collected by generations of botanists.
Gabriel F. Ulrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

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Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sui Generis EMU [PDF]

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The thesis of this paper is that there is no historical precedent for Europe's monetary union (EMU). While it is possible to point to similar historical experiences, the most obvious of which were in the 19th century, occurred in Europe, and had â ...
Barry Eichengreen
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Detecting and attributing climate change effects on vegetation: Australia as a test case

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Climate change is contributing to vegetation changes that threaten life support systems. Yet, inherent climatic variability and past and present human actions—such as clearing, burning and grazing regimes—also alter vegetation and complicate understanding of vegetation change. Australian ecosystems exemplify such complexity.
Laura J. Williams   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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