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Hot spots or hot moments? Contextualizing the spatio‐temporal scale of research on animal inputs
Ecography, EarlyView.Mammals play important roles in redistributing elements across ecosystems, concentrating biogeochemical inputs across both space and time. However, research on zoogeochemical inputs is often constrained by logistical considerations, potentially limiting our knowledge of mammals' impacts on biogeochemical patterns and processes.
Kristy M. Ferraro +3 more
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From the Galalpagos to Tongariro: Recognizing and saving the most important places in the world [PDF]
, 2009 Protected areas are one of the less glamorous areas of international environmental law. They are commonly overshadowed by what are perceived as much more dramatic topics, which capture the public attention to a much greater degree.1 This is a highly ...
Gillespie, Alexander
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What is a tree in the mediterranean basin hotspot? A critical analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests
Arroyo Marín, Juan +7 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land is fundamental to livelihoods and ecosystem health but faces mounting pressure from human activities, climate change, and competing development demands. Science–policy interfaces (SPIs)—platforms that connect experts and policymakers—are vital for co‐producing knowledge to inform coherent, sustainable land‐use governance.
Sara Velander +1 more
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Analysis of Natural Resource Governance in Iran Based on the NRGF Framework [PDF]
Water Harvesting ResearchThis study assesses natural resource governance in Iran based on the IUCN standard. Iran, characterized by an arid and semi-arid climate, grapples with challenges such as unsustainable resource exploitation, environmental degradation, and social ...
Ehsan Tamassoki +2 more
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Fish Diversity and Its Threatened Status of the Dharla River in Bangladesh
Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2021 Fish diversity of a riverine ecosystem became reduced due to different manmade and natural calamities. This study investigated the present fish biodiversity status of the Dharla River located (25.8103° N, 89.6487° E) in the northern part of Bangladesh ...
Alam Md. Ashraful +4 more
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Rare or threatened vascular plant species of Wollemi National Park, central eastern New South Wales [PDF]
, 2013 Wollemi National Park (c. 32o 20’– 33o 30’S, 150o– 151oE), approximately 100 km north-west of Sydney, conserves over 500 000 ha of the Triassic sandstone environments of the Central Coast and Tablelands of New South Wales, and occupies approximately 25 ...
Bell, Stephen A. J.
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Our shifting perspectives on the oceans [PDF]
, 2003 In the last 15 years new research findings have radically reshaped our understanding of human effects on ocean ecosystems. Here I describe five major shifts in perspective that reveal our impacts to be more severe and persistent than previously ...
Roberts, C.M.
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Subsistence harvest for food and pets associated with declining global mammal populations
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.Subsistence harvest can have substantial impacts on mammalian biodiversity, yet its effects on the conservation status of mammal species are poorly understood. We analyzed trade and use data in species accounts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List to examine the effects of subsistence harvest on the conservation ...
Jacob E Hill +2 more
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Ecosystem Sustainability Assessment Using IUCN (Case Study: Dorook Basin) [PDF]
جغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2018 Sustainable Sustainability assessment using IUCN is a technical tool to understand and measure sustainable development. This technique allows comparing the existing conditions of the region with its ideal state, namely, full human development and a ...
Atefeh Teimoori +3 more
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