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Engagement in a Public Forum: Knowledge, Action, and Cosmopolitanism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Facing challenges to the civic purpose of higher education, some scholars and administrators turn to the rhetoric of engagement. Simultaneously, the political philosophy of cosmopolitanism has gained intellectual favor, advocating openness to the lived ...
Bacon   +78 more
core   +2 more sources

The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem: a synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Staudinger, M. D., Goyert, H., Suca, J. J., Coleman, K., Welch, L., Llopiz, J.
Altman, Irit   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating Golden‐winged Warbler use of alder and aspen communities managed with shearing in the western Great Lakes

open access: yesEcosphere, 2023
Best management practices are often written by researchers to guide land managers and landowners in the creation of habitat for wildlife species of interest.
Anna Buckardt Thomas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Including the Human Dimension into Resilience Planning for Maine’s Lobster Fishery

open access: yesMaine Policy Review, 2023
The American lobster fishery is one of the most valuable in the US but is being affected by climate-driven shifts in lobster availability, impacting people’s ability to harvest the resource and sparking broader adaptation challenges. Since the late 1990s, lobster landings in the Gulf of Maine (GOM) have climbed to record levels while those in ...
Maltby, Katherine, Mills, Katherine E
openaire   +3 more sources

Indicators of wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) condition in a suburbanizing landscape

open access: yesEcosphere, 2019
Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are threatened by habitat degradation associated with suburbanization. Suburban development near pools may affect larvae with ramifications for population persistence and vitality.
Carly Eakin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forest and snow rather than food or foe limit the distribution of a generalist mesocarnivore in winter

open access: yesEcosphere, 2023
Investigating species responses to trophic interactions and abiotic factors is crucial to better understanding their ecology and creating effective management strategies.
Andrew R. Butler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure: The Role and Perception of Fishers' Ecological Knowledge

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2012
The debate about the quality of fishers' ecological knowledge (FEK) and its value to fisheries management has long been present in the literature. This study sought to understand the role of FEK in a particular fisheries management decision in the U.S ...
Mateja Nenadovic   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shallow-emerged coral may warn of deep-sea coral response to thermal stress

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
In the Gulf of Alaska, commercially harvested fish species utilize habitats dominated by red tree corals (Primnoa pacifica) for shelter, feeding, and nurseries, but recent studies hint that environmental conditions may be interrupting the reproductive ...
Julia W. Johnstone   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detecting capture-related mortality in radio-marked birds following release

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2018
A fundamental assumption of avian survival analysis is that the act of capture, handling, and marking birds does not affect subsequent survival. This assumption is violated when animals experience injury, physiological stress, or disorientation during ...
Erik J. Blomberg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delayed onset of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
The Gulf of Maine holds significant ecological and economic value for fisheries and communities in north-eastern North America. However, there is apprehension regarding its vulnerability to the effects of increasing atmospheric CO2.
Stewart JA   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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