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Regional economic resilience, trophic characteristics, and ecological analogies
Papers in Regional Science, Volume 102, Issue 6, Page 1127-1144, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Works on regional resilience have at times borrowed from the engineering and ecological framing of system resilience. In ecological contexts, system resilience is rooted in network structure and its characteristics. Here, we empirically investigate the relationship between regional economic resilience and regional trophic characteristics ...
Hadi Arbabi, Giuliano Punzo
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Past human‐induced ecological legacies as a driver of modern Amazonian resilience
People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page 1415-1429, October 2023., 2023 Abstract People have modified landscapes throughout the Holocene (the last c. 11,700 years) by modifying soils, burning forests, cultivating and domesticating plants, and directly and indirectly enriched and depleted plant abundances. These activities also took place in Amazonia, which is the largest contiguous piece of rainforest in the world, and for
Crystal N. H. McMichael +3 more
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Pumas Puma concolor as ecological brokers: a review of their biotic relationships
Mammal Review, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 360-376, July 2022., 2022 Pumas Puma concolor are the widest ranging mammal of the Western Hemisphere and one of the world’s largest carnivores. In this review, we aimed to synthesise the evidence on ecological interactions associated with pumas to advance our understanding of their biotic roles in ecosystems across the Americas.
Laura R. LaBarge +5 more
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Spatial dependence in the technical efficiency of local banks
Papers in Regional Science, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 685-716, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Cooperative banks primarily compete with one another because they target niche markets that large banks typically ignore. The current study shows that in this competitive environment, the connection between financial intermediaries affects the operational efficiency of small banks. The findings indicate that the capitalization, diversification
Carmelo Algeri +3 more
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A dynamic simulation model to support reduction in illegal trade within legal wildlife markets
Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Sustainable wildlife trade is critical for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, and food security. Regulatory frameworks are needed to secure these diverse benefits of sustainable wildlife trade. However, regulations limiting trade can backfire, sparking illegal trade if demand is not met by legal trade alone.
Rodrigo Oyanedel +3 more
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Functional Coexistence in Intractable Conflict: A Decades‐long View of Conflict Intervention
Peace &Change, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 118-151, April 2022., 2022 Abstract This article develops a theory of functional coexistence, a sustained negative peace which enables conflict parties and intermediaries to resist premature settlement and stay constructively engaged in an enduring state of nonresolution. The case studies of China‐Taiwan relations and the divided Europe and Germany during the Cold War illustrate
Tatsushi Arai
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Intermediarios financieros no bancarios en América Latina: ¿Shadow Banking? [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study is to provide data on and an analysis of Shadow Banking (SB) in a heterogeneous group of nine Latin American countries. It is concluded that in these economies, the nature of SB is different from that in developed economies.
Roa, María José, Warman, Fanny
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Pesca artesanal, economía e intermediación en litoral del sur austral chileno
Estudios Atacameños, 2020 En este artículo se analiza la relación que históricamente establecieron los/as habitantes del litoral sur-austral chileno con agentes económicos –empresarios o intermediarios- que al menos desde el siglo XIX demandaron la explotación de recursos ...
Gonzalo Saavedra Gallo +1 more
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Anuario de Estudios Americanos, 2022 Este trabajo aborda el mercado privado de mercedes de hábito de las órdenes militares castellanas, actividad de carácter ilícita, entre 1686 y 1700. Se centra, de manera más específica, en las enajenadas por esta vía que se destinaron para residentes en
Domingo Marcos Giménez Carrillo
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Mudança estrutural e serviços intermediários: algumas evidências para o limiar do século XXI [PDF]
Economia e Sociedade, 2021 Resumo Abordagens setoriais demonstram que as novas tecnologias de comunicação contribuem para a mudança no modo como as firmas organizam os seus processos produtivos, favorecendo a terceirização e o crescimento na participação de atividades de serviços ...
Adilson Giovanini
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