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Mine Spoil Prairies Expand Critical Habitat for Endangered and Threatened Amphibian and Reptile Species

open access: yesDiversity, 2009
Coal extraction has been occurring in the Midwestern United States for over a century. Despite the pre-mining history of the landscape as woodlands, spent surface coalfields are often reclaimed to grasslands.
Nathan J. Engbrecht   +5 more
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Complex Messages in Long-Term Monitoring of Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the State of Wisconsin, USA, 1988–2015

open access: yesInsects, 2017
The regal fritillary (“regal”) (Speyeria idalia) is endangered in Wisconsin, USA, and declining and at risk range-wide. During 1988–2015, we surveyed 24 known regal sites and >100 areas of potential habitat in Wisconsin.
Ann B. Swengel, Scott R. Swengel
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First Documented Record of \u3ci\u3eOarisma Powesheik\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Canada [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
During a brief survey of the prairie areas near Vita, Manitoba, July 1985, Oarisma powesheik Parker was found to be abundant, although often local.
Catling, P. M, Lafontaine, J. D
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Distribution of priority grassland bird habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2018
Grassland ecosystems and the species that rely on them are one of the most urgent habitat conservation concerns in North America. Fundamental to any landscape conservation efforts is the identification of priority habitats to help target management ...
Bradley C. Fedy   +3 more
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Two Observations of Predation on Lepidoptera [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) During the early afternoon of 25 August, 1977, a large European mantid, Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, was observed feeding on an adult male monarch butterfly, Donaus p.
Leeuw, Irwin
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Two New Species of Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) From the Eastern United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Intensive collecting in prairie and oak barrens habitats in Ohio and Indiana revealed two undescribed species of Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Aethes patricia new species and Cochylis ringsi new species.
Metzler, Eric H
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Ragweed and sagebrush pollen can distinguish between vegetation types at broad spatial scales

open access: yesEcosphere, 2020
Patterns of vegetation distribution at regional to subcontinental scales can inform understanding of climate. Delineating ecoregion boundaries over geologic time is complicated by the difficulty of distinguishing between prairie types at broad spatial ...
Hannah M. Carroll   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fucoxanthin as a Biofunctional Compound in Goat Milk Yogurt: Stability and Physicochemical Effects

open access: yesFermentation, 2023
The food industry has increasingly added nutrients and other ingredients to products to enhance their health benefits. Fucoxanthin is recognized for its benefits in mitigating obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and inflammation.
Maryuri T. Nuñez de González   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Notes on the Biology of \u3ci\u3eMelanocanthon Nigricornis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Melanocanthon nigricornis was observed to break up, bundle up, roll away, and bury pieces of the cap of a gill mushroom growing in sandy prairie in Wisconsin.
Kriska, Nadine L, Williams, Andrew H
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Stability of Fucoxanthin in Pasteurized Skim and Whole Goat Milk

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Obesity has become a worldwide problem giving rise to several health issues. Fucoxanthin, a marine carotenoid with anti-obesity activity, has potential application as a biofunctional ingredient in human food.
Maryuri T. Nuñez de González   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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