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Pyraloid Moth Assemblages Exhibit Complex Morphological Patterns Across an Ecuadorian Mountainous Forest

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 57, Issue 3, May 2025.
In this study, we examined how morphological traits and species diversity of Pyraloidea moths vary with temperature and vegetation cover along an Andean rainforest gradient in Ecuador. Using 4161 individuals (212 species) and cross‐validating with a larger dataset of 10,337 individuals (749 morpho‐species), we found a near‐linear decrease in diversity ...
Victor Sebastian Scharnhorst   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating models of expert judgment to inform assessment of ecosystem viability and collapse

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Expert judgment underpins assessment of threatened ecosystems. However, experts are often narrowly defined, and variability in their judgments may be substantial. Models built from structured elicitation with large diverse expert panels can contribute to more consistent and transparent decision‐making.
Josh Dorrough   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of the vaquita/totoaba socio‐ecological system in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2025.
Abstract The Upper Gulf of California (UGC) hosts a rich marine biodiversity. Complex climatic processes generate high biological productivity enabling the use of resources in a complex socio‐ecological processes (SEPs). Through a literature review, evolution and aggravation of the SEP over 50 years are analyzed.
J. Alejandro Rodríguez‐Valencia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indicadores de sostenibilidad para el ecoturismo en México: estado actual

open access: yesLiminar: Estudios Sociales y Humanísticos, 2016
El manejo de los centros ecoturísticos se basa en el conocimiento de los espacios naturales y los recursos culturales y económicos de las comunidades locales.
Edali Camacho Ruiz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating endophyte‐rich leaves and leaf functional traits for protection of tropical trees against natural enemies

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 371-389, February 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants use physical barriers and chemical compounds to defend themselves against natural enemies. For instance, tough leaves are considered to be better defended than soft leaves, part of a spectrum of defences defined by functional traits such as leaf chemistry ...
Bolívar Aponte Rolón   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mejora de los indicadores biológicos de exposición al mercurio en trabajadores de una refinería de oro

open access: yesAnales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2011
Introducción: La exposición al mercurio asociada a malas prácticas de higiene laboral favorece el desarrollo de la intoxicación ocupacional denominada mercurialismo.
Augusto V. Ramírez
doaj  

Estimación del riesgo ambiental causado por plaguicidas en cultivos de arveja de Ipiales, Nariño-Colombia

open access: yesTecnoLógicas, 2020
En el municipio de Ipiales, departamento de Nariño, se concentra la mayor área cultivada con arveja (Pisum sativum) de Colombia, con cerca de 3.070 ha, en donde se ha identificado un alto uso de plaguicidas asociado al establecimiento del modelo ...
David Álvarez-Sánchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the performance of Antarctic Treaty decision‐making

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Agreements reached at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCMs) are among the primary means for addressing Antarctic conservation and environmental protection issues. However, according to contemporary scholars, Antarctic Treaty decision‐making is becoming increasingly unresponsive to the rising environmental challenges in the region.
Natasha Blaize Gardiner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indicadores ambientales biofísicos a escala detallada para la planeación territorial en Milpa Alta, Centro de México

open access: yesInvestigaciones Geográficas, 2013
Para evaluar los recursos naturales en Milpa Alta, a escala detallada en el Centro de México, se determinaron indicadores ambientales biofísicos de estado. Se obtuvieron unidades ambientales biofísicas (UAB) a partir de las propiedades morfogenéticas del
María de Lourdes Rodríguez Gamiño   +2 more
doaj  

Thermal conditions alter the mating behaviour of males in a polygynous system

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 38, Issue 12, Page 2553-2563, December 2024.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Males in polygynous systems may be facing a trade‐off between the traits that enhance reproductive success and the need to cope with environmental change. To secure mates, males invest into large bodies, lavish ornaments and costly activities, but these investments may ...
Rebecca L. Levine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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