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Mangroves v1.0: a new taxonomic tool to characterize mangroves. The case of South east Indian and Sri Lankan mangroves and potential application to African mangroves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this paper we present an innovative tool for plant identification conceived to reinforce the national capacity building in taxonomy. We introduce Mangroves v1.0, built up on a species identification system called IDAO (Identification Assistée par ...
Depommier, Denis   +2 more
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Scale choices shape species adaptation predictions: Improving conservation modeling under global change

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This paper demonstrates how choices on temporal and spatial modeling scales affect our understanding of species adaptation to changing environments, using tiger conservation in Nepal's Bardia National Park as a case study. We provide four novel recommendations for scale‐aware ecological modeling under global change: explicit documentation of scale ...
Indushree Banerjee, Maurits W. Ertsen
wiley   +1 more source

Physical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties of charcoal briquettes produced from mangrove branch wood

open access: yesFrontiers in Materials
IntroductionCharcoal briquettes serve as a renewable energy source to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and meet global market demands.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of charcoal briquettes made from the branches of ...
Arif Nuryawan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ecological basis of fishery yield of the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Insular Shelf: 1987 Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A literature review was conducted to locate information on the flow of energy from primary producers to the fishery stocks of the Puerto Rican-Virgin Islands insular shelf.
Browder, Joan A., Jacobsen, Terri
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Home ranges, feeding sites, and daily movement behavior of the highly threatened Livingstone's fruit bat revealed through GPS tracking

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Livingstone's fruit bat GPS tracks during day‐ and nighttime on Anjouan, Comoros, identifying likely feeding sites. Abstract The highly threatened Livingstone's fruit bat, Pteropus livingstonii, is endemic to only two islands of the Union of the Comoros, a country with some of the highest deforestation rates worldwide.
Isabella Mandl   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of land use change on carbon storage and multi-scenario prediction in Hainan Island using InVEST and CA-Markov models

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change
As a fundamental element of global carbon storage, the storage carbon in terrestrial ecosystem is significant for climate change mitigation. Land use/cover change (LUCC) is a main impact element of ecosystems’ carbon storage.
Jinrui Lei   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing data justice in community‐led conservation: A case study from Indonesian Borneo

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity conservation is undergoing a process of datafication, driven by calls for evidence‐based conservation and rapid technological advances. These developments promise to enhance conservation efforts, but they also raise ethical questions.
Paul Hasan Thung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atlas of Ocean Wealth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Atlas of Ocean Wealth is the largest collection to date of information about the economic, social and cultural values of coastal and marine habitats from all over the world. It is a synthesis of innovative science, led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC),
Emily Lanis   +2 more
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Two Regimes of Waste and Value: ‘Post‐Disaster’ Landscapes in a New India

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this age of ‘disaster capitalism’, catastrophes are neither ‘natural’ nor ‘external’. They are political events mediating and vitally shaping the unequal and exploitative use of environmental resources. India's ‘post‐disaster’ landscapes at the turn of the new millennium powerfully demonstrate how visions of the new‐normal can be imposed in
Vasudha Chhotray, David Singh
wiley   +1 more source

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