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Response of phyllostomid bat diversity to tree cover types in North-western Ecuador [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Agricultural activities affect tropical forest biodiversity; however, some bat species can survive under these anthropogenic changes. We described the characteristics of phyllostomid bat assemblages in tree covers located in 48 plots among four ...
Wilmer E. Pozo-Rivera   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Multiple Uses of Wild Edible Trees by a Nahua-Origin Community in Western Mexico [PDF]

open access: yesPlants
Wild edible trees (WETs) play an important role in the diet of many rural communities. Therefore, research on their use and management is important to support both food sovereignty and local conservation of biocultural resources.
Alana Pacheco-Flores   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Case Study on the Use of Virtual Fencing to Intensively Graze Angus Heifers Using Moving Front and Back-Fences

open access: yesFrontiers in Animal Science, 2021
Virtual fencing contains and controls grazing cattle using sensory cues rather than physical fences. The technology comprises a neckband-mounted device that delivers an audio cue when the animal nears a virtual boundary that has been set via global ...
Megan Verdon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Handbook of Florida Fence and Property Law: Trees and Landowner Responsibility

open access: yesEDIS, 2022
This fact sheet provides answers to these questions: What is the rule for the removal of a healthy tree on a boundary line? What is the liability for over-hanging branches and encroaching roots?
Christopher A. Hill   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Biodiversity of fruit plants in Azerbaijan: Prospects of conservation and utilization [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2023
Azerbaijan considered as the primary or secondary center of origin, domestication and diversity of many fruits, grapevines and nuts, taking their basis from the wild relatives of the region. The landraces and wild relatives in Azerbaijan are conserved in
Mirza Musayev
doaj   +1 more source

Field experiments on “living” snow fences [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Glaciology, 1998
In Franee, drifting snow is generally controlled using artificial snow fences. Living snow fences are not a new concept but they have only been used on a limited scale. Research directly related to natural plant barriers is limited. We therefore decided to study the behaviour of species that would survive and grow satisfactorily in the French Alps.In ...
Naaim-Bouvet, F., Mullenbach, P.
openaire   +2 more sources

FOOD SELECTION AND USE OF SPACE BY DIDELPHIS PERNIGRA (DIDELPHIDAE: MAMMALIA) IN AN ANDEAN SUBURBAN ENVIRONMENT

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2020
Cities have grown throughout the Andes and we know little about the ecology of those species that tolerate them, limiting our options to do conservation.
Gina Patricia Suárez Cáceres   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living Fences, a Widespread Agroforestry Practice in Sri Lanka: Two Cases from Dry and Intermediate Zones [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The study was conducted to examine the structure and composition of live fence agroforestry practices in two regions of Sri Lanka and to identify key ecosystem system services provided by them.
Hitinayake, H. M. (H)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization of the arboreal component of live fences, in agroforestry systems in the department of Nariño

open access: yesTemas Agrarios, 2017
This study was conducted in the municipalities of Guachucal and Cumbal, Nariño department, where the arboreal component presented was characterized in the hedgerows agroforestry system.
Jorge F. Navia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foraging Behavior of Zonotrichia capensis (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) and Patch Value in Young Live Fences in the Bogotá High Plateau

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2016
The Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis is a widely distributed species in neotropical America, it is tolerant to human interventions, but we know little about its foraging ecology on the Colombian Andes.
Lorena Tellez-Farfán   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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