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ABSTRACT The deterioration of wetlands and loss of ecosystem services is a consequence of human‐induced activities and the effects of climate change. In Spain, this situation is intensified in southern arid and semi‐arid regions such as Andalucía, where droughts are particularly intense.
Carmen Soliño‐Barreiro +2 more
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Evaluación de la fitorremediación en términos de remoción de carga orgánica, tratando aguas residuales contaminadas con hidrocarburos [PDF]
Debido a sus bajos costos y a las capacidades de absorber sustancias que no son fácilmente biodegradables como hidrocarburos, metales pesados, trazas orgánicas, entre otras, los Humedales Construidos han sido reconocidos como una alternativa tecnológica ...
Espinosa Escarria, Cesar Augusto +1 more
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Abstract This article is an autoethnographic exploration of life in the former steel mill region of Southeast Chicago in the ‘Rust Belt’ of the Midwestern United States. It challenges assumptions about deindustrialization that depict one discrete historical stage following another (i.e., the postindustrial following the industrial) in favor of what is ...
Christine J. Walley
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Observatorio de humedales andinos: propuesta de herramienta para la gestión ambiental territorial – Cuenca Alta del Río Otún – Risaralda [PDF]
Los ecosistemas de humedales son un eslabón fundamental dentro del ciclo hidrológico, debido a su estrecha relación con el agua permite la conectividad de un mosaico de coberturas favoreciendo de esta manera el desarrollo exitoso de una amplia diversidad
Londoño Hoyos, Daniel +1 more
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Loss of wetlands and timberline due to urban sprawl in the basin of the Grijalva River, Mexico [PDF]
La periurbanización se ha considerado como motor del cambio de uso del suelo y de la pérdida de ecosistemas y de biodiversidad. A partir de esta premisa, la investigación plantea el seguimiento, desde una doble perspectiva, histórica y predictiva, de los
Escalona Maurice, Miguel Jorge +3 more
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Antecedentes: La liberación de oxígeno por las plantas de humedales es un proceso fisiológico que oxigena el sedimento favoreciendo la actividad de los microorganismos aeróbicos, dicha actividad impacta los servicios ambientales de los humedales.
Evelyn Sánchez-Olivares +2 more
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Feeding Biology of Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris Melanotos (Birds: Scolopacidae) In the Floodplain of the Paraná River, Argentina [PDF]
This study focuses upon the nourishing biology of the Pectoral Sandpiper at the floodplain of the Paraná river during spring and summer. Trophic spectrum, feeding selectivity and efficiency, extent of the trophic niche, circadian rhythm of feeding ...
Bagnarol, Mónica +4 more
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Abstract Ecotourism plays a vital role in both economic development and depending on the scale, it can also aid environmental conservation. Ecotourism planning often considers culture‐based and nature‐based tourism separately, failing to recognize the synergies between them, with the potential to market locations as biocultural destinations.
Alejandra Echeverri +17 more
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Wetland degradation worldwide has led to fragmentation and isolation of diminished populations that are now more vulnerable to disturbance. Wildfires affecting wetlands can have major impacts on vegetation structure and associated waterbird communities, but rapid recovery of the initial state of vegetation cover after fire due to fast emergent ...
Iván Alambiaga +4 more
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