Activity of tjakura (great desert skinks) at burrows in relation to plant cover and predators
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Increased predation where ground cover is reduced after severe wildfire is increasingly implicated as a factor causing decline of vulnerable prey populations. In arid central Australia, one species detrimentally affected by repeated wildfire is the great
Jenna C. H. Ridley +1 more
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Framework for a pro-poor regional strategy on sustainable aquatic resources management in Asia-Pacific: a statement of understanding and recommendations [PDF]
, 2005 This statement was prepared by the participants of the FAO/NACA-STREAM Workshop on Aquatic Resources and Livelihoods: Connecting Policy and People, 17-19 March 2005, in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
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DiversityAustralia’s monsoonal (seasonal) tropics are a global centre of ant diversity, but are largely unrecognised as such because the vast majority of its species are undescribed. Here we document another case of undescribed hyper-diversity within a taxon that
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Introduced grasses are a major threat to dryland ecosystems world-wide because of their ability to transform plant communities and change fire regimes. These structural and functional shifts are often assumed to impact wildlife but this has rarely been ...
Christine A. Schlesinger +3 more
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Trends in ecosystem goods and services obtained from red panda habitats in north-western Nepal
Ecosystems and People, 2022 The habitats of Nepal’s endangered red pandas provide ecosystem goods and services to surrounding human communities. Here, to help reduce pressure on the panda, we quantified the current use of the most important ecosystem goods and services obtained in ...
Manoj Bhatta +2 more
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DiversityWe integrate morphological variation, CO1 distance and clustering, and geographic distribution to document unrecognized diversity within Meranoplus ‘berrimah’ and M. ‘snellingi’, members of the M.
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Sustainable Livelihoods Enhancement and Diversification (SLED): A Manual for Practitioners [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of this document is to provide development practitioners with an introduction to the SLED process as well as guidance for practitioners facilitating that process.
Ben Cattermoul +2 more
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Groundwater Governance: A Tale of Three Participatory Models in Andhra Pradesh, India
Water Alternatives, 2014 This paper explores the possible options for community based groundwater management in India. The main focus of the study is to understand the functioning and efficiency of groundwater management institutions by comparing and contrasting three ...
V. Ratna Reddy +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2015 The spread of an alien invasive grass (gamba grass—Andropogon gayanus) in the tropical savannas of Northern Australia is a major threat to habitat quality and biodiversity in the region, primarily through its influence on fire intensity.
Shaun R. Levick +5 more
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Invasive alien species : a threat to sustainable livelihoods in the Pacific? : an assessment of the effects of Wasmannia auropunctata (little fire ant) and Achatina fulica (giant African snail) on rural livelihoods in the Solomon Islands : a dissertation presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 Invasive alien species (IAS) are a global phenomenon and are recognised as a driver of environmental change which can affect the well-being of people in a multitude of ways.
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