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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 Guizhou province, famous for its karst landforms and rich biodiversity, is facing exceptional threats by intensive human activities, like many areas in China. As a result, Guizhou is a critical and priority area for biodiversity conservation.
Bo Liu +9 more
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Cattle depredation risk by gray wolves on grazing allotments in Washington
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 Livestock depredation was a primary factor in wolf extirpation from most of the conterminous United States by the 1930s. Through reintroductions and natural dispersals, gray wolves (Canis lupus) have recolonized portions of their former range.
Zoë L. Hanley +3 more
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A simple method for assessing the completeness of a geographic range size estimate
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Measuring geographic range size is a fundamental part of ecology and conservation. Geographic range size is used as a criterion by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in estimating species extinction risk.
Garima Gupta +4 more
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Determination of the content of heavy metals in soil and insects’ organism of the Moscow region
Социально-экологические технологии, 2019 The content of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, zinc, copper) in the soil and in the body of insects was studied using an inversion volt-amperometric method of analysis (SWV) and spectrometric analysis using ICP 730-ES.
Atanasyan Tatiana K. +3 more
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Earth Observations and Education for the Sustainable Implementation of the Nexus Approach
Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems, 2015 Water, energy and food are closely connected sectors which interact in a complex manner. Complex problems which need to be addressed in these sectors require informed decisions.
Voigt Holm
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Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2015 : Aim The goal of this study is to examine the composition and richness of caddisfly assemblages in streams at the Serra da Bocaina Mountains, Southeastern Brazil, and to identify the main environmental variables, affecting caddisfly assemblages at the ...
Ana Lucia Henriques-Oliveira +2 more
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Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна: Серія Екологія, 2019 Purpose. To investigate the spatial-temporal change in the runoff of water, concentration of nutrients in water and establishment of communication between them, on the river Seversky Donets. Methods. Statistical analysis. Results.
O. V. Biryukov
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Fisher and diver perceptions of coral reef degradation and implications for sustainable management
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 Fishers and divers are the major resource users of Caribbean coral reefs. On Curaçao and Bonaire, reef condition is good relative to the Caribbean average, but fishes and corals have greatly declined over the last few decades.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson +1 more
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Measuring the effectiveness of conservation programs for shrubland birds
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 Disturbance-dependent habitats such as grasslands and shrublands are declining in many regions. To mitigate these declines, government agencies are using anthropogenic disturbances like logging and mowing to mimic natural ones. Because these programs can
Scott Schlossberg, David I. King
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Resisting Extinction: Purple Martins, Death, and the Future
Conservation & Society, 2019 As a result of anthropogenically induced habitat destruction and climate change, the Eastern Purple Martin in North America has been transformed into a “backyard bird,” dependent on a network of “landlords” for nesting structures and protection from ...
Lori L Jervis +4 more
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