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Tropical insectivorous birds’ predation patterns that promote forest–farmland trophic connectivity for integrated top–down pest biocontrol

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Although conversion of natural forest to agriculture can negatively impact biodiversity in many ways, some affected species may respond by dispersing across the forest–farmland eco-zone, thereby facilitating functional connections through food-web ...
Nickson Erick Otieno   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incunable from the Book collection of Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechayev) (Monastery of St Joseph of Volokolamsk). The first attempt of attribution

open access: yesРоссийский журнал истории Церкви, 2020
The following notice is the first draft description of the incunable, the famous Peregrinatio in terram sanctam, written by German nobleman, cathedral dean and politician in the Electorate of Mainz, Bernhard von Breidenbach, which had been discovered in ...
Irina N. Buzykina   +4 more
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An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Aberdare Ranges Forest, a part of Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2020
The Aberdare Ranges Forest, located in the Central highlands of Kenya, is an isolated volcanic mountain in the East African Rift Valley with unique flora.
Solomon Kipkoech   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Museums of Łódź as an Element of Tourism Space and the Connection between Museums and the City’s Tourism Image [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This article deals with the museum potential of Łódź. The first sections describe the kinds and significance of museums, their location in the city and the attractiveness of their collections, premises and organized events.
Krakowiak, Beata
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Resilient Land Use in the Medieval and Early-modern Village

open access: yesDanish Journal of Archaeology, 2020
Agrarian land-use in the village Fjelie, southern Sweden, AD 1000–1800, was studied through analysis of plant macrofossils, pollen, animal bones and strontium isotopes.
Per Lagerås, Ola Magnell
doaj   +1 more source

Appearance-based evaluation of varnish removal methods in gilded surfaces

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2023
This paper outlines the use of bidirectional reflectance measurements for the characterisation and evaluation of appearance changes in gilded surfaces caused by varnishing and cleaning.
Yoko Arteaga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Museums in former residences: castles, palaces and manor houses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The article concerns former residences in Poland and their contemporary use as museums. The authors present the history of Polish residences, the development of museums in castles, palaces and manor houses, their spatial distribution and the relations ...
Krakowiak, Beata, Latosińska, Jolanta
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Taxonomic studies on seven species of the genus Opopaea (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Kenya [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Invertebrates, 2019
Seven species of the genus Opopaea Simon, 1892 from Kenya are recognized, including five new species: O. berlandi (Simon & Fage, 1922), O. kulczynskii (Berland, 1914), O. makadara Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂), O. ngangao Tong & Li, sp.
Yanfeng Tong   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Museums’ community engagement schemes, austerity and practices of care in two local museum services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In recent years geographers have paid attention to the practices and spaces of care, yet museums rarely feature in this body of literature. Drawing on research conducted with two large museum services – one in England, and one in Scotland - this paper ...
Morse, Nuala, Munro, Ealasaid
core   +2 more sources

A weighted decision matrix for outsourcing library services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
A study, funded by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, was undertaken in 2000-2001 to give an up-to-date view of the current experience of outsourcing and externalization in libraries, museums and archives.
Ball, David
core   +2 more sources

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