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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux +17 more
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Influence of human pressures on large river structure and function [PDF]
, 2009 A large river study was conducted as part of the Cross Departmental Research Pool (CDRP) ecological integrity project to (i) provide an overview of the macroinvertebrate faunas of large rivers, including those in deep-water habitats, and (ii) to ...
Clapcott, Joanne E. +2 more
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Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Herbaria in the Global South are critical yet underutilized resources for biodiversity science and often absent from international databases and research networks. We highlight the phenomenon of “silent herbaria” using Nigeria as a case study and quantify how these collections fill important gaps in global biodiversity knowledge.
Daniel A. Zhigila +38 more
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Minimizing seepage in irrigation canals in land reclamation systems via an innovative technology
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 The escalating demand for water and the impact of climate change are posing significant challenges to global water scarcity and agricultural policies. The aim of this research is to investigate the factors influencing water losses in irrigation systems ...
Yessenkul Kalybekova +10 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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River Tawd post stocking survey 1998 [PDF]
, 1998 The River Tawd is a tributary of the River Douglas catchment. The Tawd is approximately 8km in length from its source, to the south of Skelmersdale, to its confluence with the River Douglas at Snipe Hall farm.
Wilson, D.
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Figurative elements in mosaics and roman painting at Algarve (Portugal) [PDF]
, 2017 The figurative mosaics with marine fauna at Algarve region, in the south of Portugal, are various and well known, particularly from Roman villa of Milreu.
Bernardes, João Pedro
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BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Aparapotamon, a freshwater crab genus endemic to China, includes 13 species. The distribution of Aparapotamon spans the first and second tiers of China's terrain ladder, showing great altitudinal differences.
Yu-Tong Ji +5 more
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Hunting and fishing harvest data collection: a horizon scanning exercise from the French context
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Legal and societal moves increasingly lead leisure hunting and fishing practitioners to record their harvest. The total number of individuals harvested per population per year is the minimum required information to feed into demographic models and allow science‐based management. Some few schemes record more detailed data, hence allowing better‐informed
Matthieu Guillemain +17 more
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Émergences croisées, la gestion de l’eau source de nouvelles régions franciliennes
BelgeoWater management in France is characterised by an administrative organisation based on river basins since 1964. The institutional framework has recently undergone major changes linked to the strengthening of inter-municipal bodies and the allocation of ...
Anne Grillet-Aubert +1 more
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