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Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2005 Live fences are conspicuous features of agricultural landscapes across Central America but there is remarkably little information about their abundance, distribution, and function. Here we present a detailed analysis of: (1) the abundance, composition, structure and distribution of live fences in four contrasting cattle-producing areas of Costa Rica ...
F L Sinclair
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Frontiers 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
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DiversityAgricultural expansion is a major driver of biodiversity loss in tropical regions, yet human-dominated landscapes also hold potential for biodiversity conservation when managed as multifunctional mosaics that retain patches of native vegetation.
L Felipe Sancho-Jiménez +1 more
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Response of phyllostomid bat diversity to tree cover types in North-western Ecuador [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAgricultural 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
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Handbook of Florida Fence and Property Law: Trees and Landowner Responsibility
EDIS, 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
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Field experiments on “living” snow fences [PDF]
Annals 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.
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Biodiversity of fruit plants in Azerbaijan: Prospects of conservation and utilization [PDF]
International 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
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A New Landscape Architecture: The Living Fences Experience In Buenos Aires [PDF]
4D Tájépítészeti és Kertművészeti Folyóirat, 2020 The Breathe/Respirar Project (BRP) explores opportunities to improve air quality in schoolyards using living fences, and to facilitate the multiple social and environmental co-benefits that can result from greening existing urban infrastructures, which include opportunities for environmental education and reconnecting people with nature.
Fabio, V., Kanai, J.M., Astbury, J.
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Acta 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
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Temas 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
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