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The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomics and morphometry of herbarium specimens elucidate the origin of the Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica A.Chev.) and highlight its agronomic potential

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As climate change accelerates, breeding resilient crops is urgent. The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), a crucial 18 billion USD fruit crop, underpins North African and West Asian oasis agroecosystems. This study investigates the genetics and morphology of its closest wild relative, the endemic and endangered Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica ...
Jerónimo Cid‐Vian   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Military Unit of the Celtae (the Celts) and Some Peculiarities of Late Roman Military Titles in the 4th C. AD

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2019
Introduction. The Late Roman administration used to practice many ways of interrelations with the Barbarian tribes, but modern scholarship tended and tends to pay main attention to external perspectives of interrelations, i.e.
Evgeniy A. Mekhamadiev
doaj   +1 more source

A genetic probe into the ancient and medieval history of Southern Europe and West Asia. [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 2022
Lazaridis I   +205 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Studies in Medievalism XXIII: Ethics and Medievalism; Medievalism: A Critical History [PDF]

open access: yesEnglish Studies, 2016
In Medievalism: A Critical History, David Matthews traces the developments of medievalism—post-medieval cultural responses to the Middle Ages—and medievalism studies—the academic discipline that st...
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What do we see when we look through the “anthromes lens”?

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The environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities are planetary in scale. The study of human‐environment relations now involves global datasets about social factors. We discuss one of such datasets organized around land use categories called “anthromes”. These categories are used for mapping the terrestrial biosphere throughout history according to
Véra Ehrenstein   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

To the Iconography of the Saint Warrior Horseman in the Byzantine Sphragistics of the 12th – 13th Centuries. Saint Demetrios of Thessalonika

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2019
Introduction. The images of holy warriors were extremely popular in the art of Byzantium and the countries of the Byzantine cultural circle of the 11th – 14th centuries. They are known for numerous images in iconography, monumental painting, applied art.
Valeriy P. Stepanenko
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity and population structure of pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur) in Wytham Woods

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Genetic diversity underpins forest resilience and adaptation, yet centuries of human activity have reshaped woodland ecosystems worldwide. We studied the population genetics of pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur) in Wytham Woods, UK, across stands with different ages and management histories.
Tin Hang Hung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cousin marriage tradition, colonial shocks, and the performance of informal firms in sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The paper explores how the deep historical roots of informal institutions influence current informal businesses. It proposes that both pre‐colonial institutions—the tradition of cousin marriage—and the subsequent shocks of colonization still impact the performance of informal firms. We theorize on how the effects of historical
Saul Estrin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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