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US Park recreation values (1968-2003): A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2006
The results of outdoor recreation consumer surplus studies for national parks, national forests, state parks and state forests in the United States from 1968 through 2003 are compared and analyzed across activity type, locational region, and park ...
Kaval, Pamela
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User‐Relevant Climate Indices and Associated Uncertainties From Transient Convection‐Permitting Climate Model Projections

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
A transient ensemble of convection‐permitting climate simulations is used to compute bias‐corrected user‐relevant climate indices for Germany under recent and future climate conditions, both considering high spatial resolution and uncertainty estimations. For high temperature indices, a clear increase is observed, for example, for hot days and tropical
Joaquim G. Pinto, Marie Hundhausen, Annabell Weber, Regina Kohlhepp, Christine Mihalyfi‐Dean, Janus W. Schipper, Hendrik Feldmann   +6 more
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Patterns and Determinants of Recreational Behaviour in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria [PDF]

By surveying a 5% probability sample of residential clusters, yielding 369 residents in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, this study has ascertained actual recreational behaviour of the residents; determinants of recreational behaviour; perceived adequacy ...
Aroyehun AYODELE, Ikechi OKWAKPAM, Opuene OWEI, Victor OBINNA   +3 more
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Playing it safe? a study of the regulation of outdoor play for children and young people in residential care [PDF]

, 2007
The aim of the research was to describe and explain the barriers to, and opportunities for, outdoor play and recreation that exist in residential child care services.
McGuinness, L., Milligan, I.M., Stevens, I.   +2 more
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Density‐dependent habitat selection in plains bison

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Using GPS collar data, we tested whether habitat selection of plains bison in Grasslands National Park, Canada, was density dependent. Bison selected for areas of high vegetation productivity far from human activity when population density was low and increased use of lower productivity habitat closer to disturbance as density increased.
Michelle L. Sawatzky, Branden T. Neufeld, Stefano Liccioli, Philip D. McLoughlin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing Rural Early Educators Attitudes toward Children's Outdoor Recreation in Nature and Science: a new framework for exploring early educators' situated science teaching

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionEarly childhood educators' dispositions toward science learning in outdoor environments play a critical role in fostering young children's engagement with science.
Sarah Pedonti, Derek R. Becker, Myra K. Watson, Cathy Lauren Grist   +3 more
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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Tourism and Recreation in the Spread of Non-Native Species: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

, 2015
Managing the pathways by which non-native species are introduced and spread is considered the most effective way of preventing species invasions. Tourism and outdoor recreation involve the frequent congregation of people, vehicles and vessels from ...
A Balmford, A Barros, A Bataille, A McCrone, A Monaco, AJ Tatem, Alison M. Dunn, AS Glen, AS Pullin, AS Pullin, B Gallardo, B Gallardo, BA Bancroft, C Causton, C Christ, C Kilroy, C Pickering, CE Belz, CM Pickering, CM Pickering, CM Pickering, CS Kolar, D Minchin, D Newsome, DA Willette, DD Burfeind, DG Chapple, DS Wilcove, E Barton, E Briski, F Pretto, G Shackelford, G Stewart, HM Cooper, ID Cowie, IS Knapp, J Caffrey, J Cohen, J Cohen, J Davenport, J Kelly, JA Allen, JD Rothlisberger, JE Byers, JE Byers, JE Lee, JG Cox, JH Cushman, JH Titus, JH Titus, JJ Stachowicz, JL Lockwood, JV Kilian, KH Britton-Simmons, LA Meyerson, LG Anderson, LG Anderson, Lucy G. Anderson, LV Hedges, M Ansong, M Jauni, M Rosenberg, MN Clout, N Bax, Neal R. Haddaway, NR Haddaway, P Sikorski, PC Tobin, PE Hulme, PE Hulme, PP Molloy, R Steven, R Wittenberg, RE Thresher, RH Thurstan, RN Mack, Robert Britton, S Lester, Steve Rocliffe, TM Blackburn, W Viechtbauer, WJ Sutherland, WS Rasband   +82 more
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Tips and Tricks for Organizing a Summer School—A Case Study Based on the “Nexus of Organic Matter Analytical Developments” School

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract In June 2025 we organized and ran the first “Nexus of Organic Matter Analytical Developments” (NOMAD) Summer School at the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory in Sweden. In this article, we describe its development and implementation, with the aim of offering practical insights into the planning process, a generalizable framework for future summer ...
Alexander J. Craig, Alina Mostovaya, Juliana D'Andrilli, Angela Douglass, Niamh Gurrin, Sarah Messenger, Ava McIlvaine, Gabriel Gustavo Monteiro, Penghui Li, Amir Reza Shahabinia, Brett Walker, Makayla Ward, Margot E. White, Urban J. Wünsch, Jeffrey A. Hawkes   +14 more
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Analytical Approaches to Address Challenges in the Analysis of Cannabinoids in Vascular Matrices Using Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Phytocannabinoids are bioactive metabolites derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. They have garnered attention due to their recreational uses and therapeutic potential. Although various analytical strategies have been employed for their analysis, mass spectrometry (MS) coupled to chromatographic separation is superior due to its sensitivity ...
Radwa Mahmoud, Robert B. Laprairie, Anas El‐Aneed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source