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Challenges of future energy landscapes in Germany — a nature conservation perspective

Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2020
Background The energy transition in Germany is characterized by a rapid growth of renewable energy and infrastructure. In order to reduce the impact of humans on the climate system, a more ambitious development of renewable energies is needed.
Jens Ponitka, Sarah Boettner
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The complete chloroplast genome of a distinctive meadow-rue, Thalictrum foeniculaceum (Ranunculaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Thalictrum foeniculaceum is a morphologically distinctive species in the genus with very reduced filiform compound leaves and big pinkish flowers occurring in dry slopes of northern China.
Lele Lin, Jian He, Rudan Lyu, Min Yao, Yike Luo, Lei Xie   +5 more
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The nature and role of experiential knowledge for environmental conservation [PDF]

, 2006
Understanding the nature and role of experiential knowledge for environmental conservation is a necessary step towards understanding if it should be used and how it might be applied with other types of knowledge in an evidence-based approach.
Dovers, Steve, Fazey, Ioan Raymond Albert, Fazey, John A., Lindenmayer, David B., Salisbury, Janet G.   +4 more
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Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Salix sinopurpurea (Salicaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Salix sinopurpurea is a morphologically special shrubby willow characterizing opposite leaves. Here, we reported the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Salix sinopurpurea.
Feiyi Guo, Kangjia Liu, Yachao Wang, Enze Li, Zhenfeng Zhan, Zhixiang Zhang   +5 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Physochlaina physaloides (Solanaceae), an important medicinal plant

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Physochlaina is an important perennial herbaceous genus with significant medicinal value, while the phylogeny of Physochlaina and tribe Hyoscyameae is not well resolved yet.
Ling Tong, Yi-Xuan Zhu, Feng-Wei Lei, Xue-Li Shen, Xian-Yun Mu   +4 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota Composition between Captive and Wild Forest Musk Deer

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
The large and complex gut microbiota in animals has profound effects on feed utilization and metabolism. Currently, gastrointestinal diseases due to dysregulated gut microbiota are considered important factors that limit growth of the captive forest musk
Yimeng Li, Xiaolong Hu, Xiaolong Hu, Shuang Yang, Juntong Zhou, Tianxiang Zhang, Lei Qi, Xiaoning Sun, Mengyuan Fan, Shanghua Xu, Muha Cha, Meishan Zhang, Shaobi Lin, Shuqiang Liu, Shuqiang Liu, Defu Hu   +15 more
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The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda

International Journal of Forestry Research, 2023
Agroforestry has the potential to contribute to the improvement of household livelihood, since its various forms offer multiple alternatives and opportunities to farmers.
Doreen Mukoobwa, Benitha Zaninka, Canisius Patrick Mugunga   +2 more
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Nature-Based Tourism Businesses in Colorado: Interpreting Environmental Ethics and Responsible Behavior [PDF]

, 2011
Tourism businesses operate from a primarily economic-centric point of view, but nature-based tourism businesses are also acutely aware of the need to sustain the natural resource that attracts the client to their outdoor recreation service. A preliminary
Gaede, Diane, Jurin, Richard R., Strickert, Drew   +2 more
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Nature Conservation in Sustainability

Sustainability, 2022
Nature protection is one of the main pillars of sustainable development, striking a proper balance between anthropocentric and ecocentric justifications [...]
Kinga Kostrakiewicz-Gierałt, Artur Pliszko   +1 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and functional characteristics of the composition of the main fungal taxa in the root microhabitat of Calanthe sieboldii (Orchidaceae)

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Endophytic fungi play a critical ecological role in the growth and development of orchids, but little is known about the spatial and temporal dynamics of fungal diversity or the ecological functions of fungi during orchid growth and ...
Min Huang, Dazhong Gao, Lele Lin, Shengcai Wang, Shaohua Xing   +4 more
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