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Human harvesting of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, on the central coast of Portugal

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2004
The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, has traditionally been removed from the shore by humans in coastal areas to supplement diet, for commerce or for bait. On exposed rocky shores of the central coast of Portugal, humans are
Marc Rius, Henrique H. Cabral
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THE HUMAN PRESSURE IN THE APUSENI NATURAL PARK [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Română de Geografie Politică
The present study captures the pressure exerted by the population on the Apuseni Natural Park (ANP), from the perspective of the significant role of the human component in the conservation and development of these fragile areas from a natural and ...
Claudiu FILIMON   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Human Pressure on Key Biodiversity Areas in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: A Comparative Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
A key biodiversity area (KBA) is one of the important emerging area-based conservation measures that is being implemented recently in China; however, the human pressure faced by a KBA is still unclear.
Yuxi Zeng, Ling-en Wang, Linsheng Zhong
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Deforestation in Continental Ecuador with a Focus on Protected Areas

open access: yesLand, 2022
Forest conservation is of particular concern in tropical regions where a large refuge of biodiversity is still existing. These areas are threatened by deforestation, forest degradation and fragmentation.
Janina Kleemann   +7 more
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PRESSURE-VOLUME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN COLON [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Investigation, 1962
The activity of the muscular lining of the human colon has customarily been measured in terms of phasic variations of the intraluminal pressure, and less commonly in terms of changes in volume of inlying balloons. By such means, alterations of wave patterns have been recorded in abnormal physiological states, after the administration of pharmacologic ...
M, Lipkin, T, Almy, B M, Bell
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Humanities under Pressure [PDF]

open access: yesHumanities, 2015
The Humanities have a problem with visibility both in the public sphere and in the academic system itself, and they have an organisational problem when compared with other sections of the academic system. They also have a funding problem, particularly in a European context, i.e., in the framework of the European research policy.
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Possible ecologically based ways of preserving and developing the Ukrainian Carpathians

open access: yesVìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ, 2016
Ukraine has transformed into one of the most environmentally dangerous countries in the world due to the high concentration of industrial production and agriculture and predatory use of natural resources.
V. І. Nikolaichuk   +4 more
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Assessment of Conservation Effectiveness of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Nature Reserves from a Human Footprint Perspective with Global Lessons

open access: yesLand, 2023
The intensity of human pressure (HP) has an important impact on the biodiversity and ecosystem services of nature reserves (NRs), and the conflict and the coordination between NRs and human activities are now key issues to solve in the construction of NR
Mingjun Jiang   +4 more
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Biodiversity Loss and the Ecological Footprint of Trade

open access: yesDiversity, 2015
Human pressure on ecosystems is among the major drivers of biodiversity loss. As biodiversity plays a key role in supporting the human enterprise, its decline puts the well-being of human societies at risk.
Elias Lazarus   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological Status of Floodplains and their Potential to Carbon Storage: Case Study From Three Watersheds in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

open access: yesJournal of Landscape Ecology, 2023
Floodplains are important ecosystems that contribute to the ecological stability of the landscape. A number of ecosystem functions and services are significantly influenced by ecological aspects of floodplain habitats.
Krásná Kateřina   +5 more
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