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Two amphibian species in the urban environment: changes in the occurrence, spawning phenology and adult condition of common and green toads

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2020
Many features of the urban environment, such as a warmer microclimate, can positively affect populations of birds and mammals inhabiting cities, while at the same time may affect amphibians negatively.
J. Mazgajska, T. D. Mazgajski
doaj   +1 more source

The population change in Serbia in the post-Yugoslav period (1991-2017): Significant demographic aspects [PDF]

open access: yesSociološki Pregled, 2019
The aim of the paper is to consider the population trends in Serbia and their components over the last three decades. It is a period of profound political, economic and social transformations.
Penev Goran D.   +1 more
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Depopulation or population decline? Demographic nightmares and imaginaries

open access: yes, 2023
Scientists are well aware of the major social, economic and cultural challenges brought about by population decline. However, we can often underestimate the more extreme interpretations of both the causes and the consequences of population decline in the
Stuart Gietel-Basten   +1 more
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Do rural school closures lead to local population decline? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
In Denmark, many rural schools have been closed since 2000. These school closures have often resulted in heated debates between local politicians and the local population.
Sørensen, Jens Fyhn Lykke; id_orcid   +10 more
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Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America Follow a Geographic Gradient

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2010
North American birds that feed on aerial insects are experiencing widespread population declines. An analysis of the North American Breeding Bird Survey trend estimates for 1966 to 2006 suggests that declines in this guild are significantly stronger than
Silke Nebel   +3 more
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Rural Depopulation in Greece: Trends, Processes, and Interpretations

open access: yesGeographies, 2023
Depopulation is caused by low fertility rates and out-migration, and it applies to countries, regions and smaller areas. Rural depopulation is defined as a sharp population decline that falls well below an adequate population size and indicates that an ...
Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Pavlos Baltas
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Population Decline Trajectories in Spain using Sequence Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Population decline is a key contemporary demography challenge. Previous work has measured the national extent of population decline, and we know that it is more acute in Japan and Eastern Europe and is set to accelerate across many industrialized ...
Newsham, N   +8 more
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Association between residing in municipalities facing population decline and satisfaction with neighboring healthcare infrastructure in older aged adults. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Many municipalities in rural areas of Korea are facing population decline due to the aging population phenomenon. This study examined the relationship between residing in municipalities facing population decline and satisfaction with nearby ...
Ju YJ, Kim W, Chang K, Lee TH, Lee SY.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Local Decline and Populism

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal
Support for right-wing populist parties is characterised by considerable regional heterogeneity and especially concentrated in regions that have experienced economic decline. It remains unclear, however, whether the spatial externalities of local decline, including homelessness and crime, boost support for populist parties, even among those not ...
Thiemo Fetzer   +2 more
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Population decline: Towards a rational, scientific research agenda

open access: yes, 2023
While the global population continues to rise, many regions are experiencing population decline due to low fertility, outmigration or, most often, a combination of the two trends - and many more are forecast to do so in the future.
Brzozowska, Zuzanna   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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