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Season Variation Abundance of Rynchops niger in the estuary of Cananéia-Iguape-Ilha Comprida, São Paulo

open access: yesBiota Neotropica, 2007
This work aims to make available basic information about the occurrence and abundance of the Black Skimmer in the Cananéia-Iguape-Ilha Comprida estuary of São Paulo. Black Skimmer are found throughout the year at the study area.
Edison Barbieri
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Carbon dioxide emission and nitrogen mineralizing component of chernozem leached in the forest-steppe of Priobie, Western Siberia

open access: yesСоциально-экологические технологии, 2019
In model incubation experiment the effect of various agrocenoses on CO2 production and nitrogen-mineralizing ability of the soil to accumulate nitrate nitrogen (N-NO3) was investigated. It was shown that the rates of mineralization of soil organic matter
A.G. Shepelev
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Beyond neutrality: adding habitat filtering to neutral models

open access: yesEcological Processes, 2020
Background Understanding the processes that structure species is one of the primary focuses in community ecology. Hubbell’s neutral model shows stochastic processes alone can describe the two macro-ecological patterns, species richness and species-area ...
Wasana Abeysinghe, Ruwan Punchi-Manage
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Group size and social organization of the endangered Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii thamin): Results from a long-term study in Myanmar

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019
The Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii thamin) is an endangered endemic species of Myanmar. The largest existing wild population of this species is localized in Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS).
Aye Myat Thu   +6 more
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Local colonization‐extinction dynamics of a tree‐killing bark beetle during a large‐scale outbreak

open access: yesEcosphere, 2016
Forest pest insects may cause large‐scale tree growth reductions and tree mortality during outbreaks. The large‐scale development of outbreaks has frequently been studied, while the colonization‐extinction dynamics during outbreaks is less known.
S. Kärvemo   +3 more
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High contrast panels and lights do not reduce bird bycatch in Baltic Sea gillnet fisheries

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Bycatch is a cause of mortality among marine mammals, sea turtles, fish and birds. For some species this mortality may be sufficient to cause population declines.
Rob Field   +8 more
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Climate change decreases nitrogen pools and mineralization rates in northern hardwood forests

open access: yesEcosphere, 2016
Nitrogen (N) supply often limits the productivity of temperate forests and is regulated by a complex mix of biological and climatic drivers. In excess, N is linked to a variety of soil, water, and air pollution issues.
Jorge Durán   +12 more
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When Race and Social Equity Matters in Nature Conservation in Post-apartheid South Africa

open access: yesConservation & Society, 2019
Current academic literature examining race and nature conservation in South Africa has relied mainly on secondary data analysis while neglecting the voices of local communities.
Regis Musavengane, Llewellyn Leonard
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Genealogies and Politics of Belonging: People, Nature and Conservation in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu

open access: yesConservation & Society, 2019
The landscape of Gudalur, located in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, has been shaped and re-shaped by multiple waves of in-migration that date back to the mid-nineteenth century.
Ajit Menon, Manasi Karthik
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Spatial variation of the influence of distance from surface water on riparian plant communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

open access: yesEcological Processes, 2018
Introduction Understanding the environmental factors that influence riparian vegetation community composition and distribution is important for understanding wetland ecosystem functioning.
Gaolathe Tsheboeng
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