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Non-native marine fishes in Florida: updated checklist, population status and early detection/rapid response

open access: yesBioInvasions Records, 2019
It has been ten years since the last comprehensive assessment of non-native marine fishes in Florida. Herein, we report sightings of 41 species from Florida coastal waters since the earliest reported sighting in 1984.
P. Schofield, L. Akins
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Number of wild and domestic reindeer in Russia in the late 20th century

open access: yesRangifer, 2005
The dynamics of wild and tame reindeer populations in Russia during 1991-99 are described. Causes of declining numbers during this period are suggested and comparison is made with population fluctuations in the past.
Leonid M. Baskin
doaj   +1 more source

Climate, landscape, habitat, and woodland management associations with hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius population status

open access: yesMammal Review, 2018
Although strictly protected, populations of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in the UK declined by 72% from 1993 to 2014. Using National Dormouse Monitoring Programme data from 300 sites throughout England and Wales, we investigated variation ...
C. Goodwin   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Catch history and status of the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) in Greenland

open access: yesNAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2010
The number of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in West Greenland declined rapidly after the 1950s and the seals have now abandoned their traditional haulout locations along the Greenland west coast.
Aqqalu Rosving-Asvid
doaj   +1 more source

Grey seals on the Murman coast, Russia: status and present knowledge

open access: yesNAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007
Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are distributed along the entire northern Murman coast in Russia. Breeding sites are located mainly on the Ainov and Seven islands, which belong to the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve. The annual pup production was estimated to
Sergej V Ziryanov, Vasily L Mishin
doaj   +1 more source

Population status, habitat preference, and nesting characteristics of black-headed ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Latham, 1790 in southern Rajasthan, India

open access: yesJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2018
The black-headed ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus is a medium sized (65–75 cm long) wading, nomadic Ciconiiform waterbird, gregariously frequenting shallow habitats.
Sunil Chaudhury, V. K. Koli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harbour Seals: Population Structure, Status, and Threats in a Rapidly Changing Environment

open access: yesOceans, 2021
The harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) is the world’s most widely distributed pinniped species ranging from temperate to Arctic regions (30–78.5° N in the Atlantic, 28–61.2° N in the Pacific), but no detailed overview of the species status exists. The aims of
Marie-Anne Blanchet   +4 more
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Associations of health literacy with socioeconomic position, health risk behavior, and health status: a large national population-based survey among Danish adults

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Health literacy concerns the ability of citizens to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Data on the distribution of health literacy in general populations and how health literacy impacts health behavior and general health ...
M. Svendsen   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using Local Ecological Knowledge in Louisiana to Infer Distribution and Abundance of the Alligator Snapping Turtle

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2020
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) collected via formal questionnaires and informal surveys can be a useful tool to aid in species conservation, particularly with species that are rare or difficult to detect.
Cybil C. Huntzinger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population growth and our caring capacity [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
This pamphlet was prepared by the Population Council for the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in ...
Population Council
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