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Meeting the challenges of urban park management: A Study of Two Sites: a thesis completed and submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Resource and Environmental Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2001 There are key environmental and management issues relevant to protected areas and national parks apparent world-wide such as: management of environmental quality, biodiversity conservation, management of visitor use and impacts, allocation of access, law
Maling-Emana, Maria Theresa Salvacion
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.We report on two species of Strobilanthes Blume. Strobilanthes panichanga (Nees) T.Anderson has been rediscovered in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, after a very long gap of 150 years, and Strobilanthes parryorum C.E.C.Fisch has been discovered for the first time in Assam, India.
Kapil Kumar Kemprai, Souravjyoti Borah
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Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders II: Gnaphosidae to Nemesiidae
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2018 Sini Seppälä +10 more
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Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets
npj Ocean SustainabilitySummarising CBD target 3 to “30 × 30” emphasizes area coverage, but conservation success depends on MPA quality. Many existing MPAs are under-protected, and rapidly designating new areas risks creating ‘paper parks’ without ecological or social benefits.
Fabrice Stephenson +22 more
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Turkish Journal of ForestryOphrys isaura Renz & Taubenheim., is one of the rarest endemic species in Türkiye and belongs to the Orchidaceae family. According to a literature survey, the species at risk of extinction in nature is distributed in the C3 and C4 squares of the ...
Serkan Gülsoy +2 more
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Arisaema siahaense sp. nov. (Araceae) from India
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.A new species of Arisaema Mart. (Araceae) belonging to sect. Fimbriata is described and illustrated here from the Siaha District, Mizoram, India. This new species is characterized by an evergreen, dioecious herbaceous habit, up to 1.08 m high, having a subglobose tuber, with a solitary trifoliate leaf.
Rabishankar Sengupta +1 more
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Population size, habitat and conservation status of an Endangered species, Macrozamia johnsonii (Zamiaceae) [PDF]
, 2013 Macrozamia johnsonii D. Jones & K. Hill is a locally endemic cycad (family Zamiaceae) with a restricted occurrence in north-eastern New South Wales and currently listed as Endangered.
Binns, Doug L., Meek, P.
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Ouratea cidiana (Ochnaceae) is a microendemic shrub species from the Brazilian Amazonia, occurring along the banks of the Trombetas River and restricted to the Cachoeira Porteira region, in western Pará State. Since the original collection nearly forty years ago, no additional records have been made, which is concerning given the continuous decline in ...
Clebiana de Sá Nunes +4 more
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The Global Threat to Manta and Mobula Rays [PDF]
, 2010 Manta and mobula rays span the tropics of the world and are among the most captivating and charismatic of marine species. However, their survival is severely threatened by growing fisheries pressure driven by demand for the gill rakers that the animals ...
Shawn Heinrichs
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