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Specialized insectivores drive differences in avian community composition between primary and secondary forest in Central Africa

Frontiers in Conservation Science
The human population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to triple by 2100, drastically increasing anthropogenic pressure on biodiversity. When rainforest is disturbed by anthropogenic drivers, species respond heterogeneously; these patterns have rarely ...
Eleanor M. Barrie, Eleanor M. Barrie, Billi A. Krochuk, Billi A. Krochuk, Crinan Jarrett, Crinan Jarrett, Crinan Jarrett, Diogo F. Ferreira, Diogo F. Ferreira, Diogo F. Ferreira, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Susana Lin Mufumu, Susana Lin Mufumu, Silvestre Esteban Malanza, Silvestre Esteban Malanza, Agustin Ebana Nsue Akele, Agustin Ebana Nsue Akele, Cayetano Ebana Ebana Alene, Cayetano Ebana Ebana Alene, Kristin E. Brzeski, Kristin E. Brzeski, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jared D. Wolfe, Jared D. Wolfe, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell   +32 more
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Some new mammal records from the rainforests of south-eastern Nigeria

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2001
<strong>Abstract</strong> In this paper we report new data on the occurrence and range of seven mammal species in the rainforest region of south-eastern Nigeria. The species in question are: <em>Potamogale velox</em> (Insectivora)
Francesco Angelici, Bomiegha Egbide, Godfrey Akani   +2 more
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Effects of disturbances by forest elephants on diversity of trees and insects in tropical rainforests on Mount Cameroon [PDF]

, 2020
Vincent Maicher, Sylvain Delabye, Mercy Murkwe, Jiří Doležal, Jan Altman, Ishmeal N. Kobe, Julie Desmist, Eric B. Fokam, Tomasz W. Pyrcz, Robert Tropek   +9 more
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Towards justice‐oriented climate change and sustainability education: Perspectives from school teachers in England

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education, including school education, is widely understood as fundamental to a just response to global climate and ecological crises. We examined the practices of teachers based in England focused on climate change and sustainability education (CCSE).
Elizabeth A. C. Rushton, Nicola Walshe, Brian J. Johnston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbonate sedimentology: An evolved discipline

The Depositional Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Although admired and examined since antiquity, carbonate sediment and rock research really began with Charles Darwin who, during a discovery phase, studied, documented and interpreted their nature in the mid‐19th century. The modern discipline, however, really began after World War II and evolved in two distinct phases.
Noel P. James, Peir K. Pufahl
wiley   +1 more source

Análise da vegetação de floresta pluvial tropical de terra firme, pelo método dos quadrantes: Serra Norte, Carajás, PA

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 1988
Aplicou-se o Método dos Quadrantes em uma floresta densa sobre mina de arenito em Serra Norte, PA. Foram amostrados todos os indivíduos vivos ou mortos com DAP > 10 cm (um indivíduo por quadrante).
Rafael de Paiva Salomão, Nelson de Araújo Rosa   +1 more
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Developing a macroecology for human‐altered ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Although anthropogenically‐induced ecological disruptions are fundamentally important in defining ecosystem properties, they are largely overlooked by macroecological theory. Anthropogenic disruptions and their effects are generally not comparable to one another, nor to disturbances that are part of natural disturbance regimes.
Erica A. Newman, Mark Q. Wilber, Alexandre Génin, Oriana E. Chafe, Henry F. Houskeeper, Steven Lee, Eric L. Berlow, John Harte   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on the lichen genus Sticta (Schreber) Ach. : 5., Australian species [PDF]

, 1998
Twenty five species of Sticta occur in Australia. These are: Sticta baileyi, S. brevipes, S. camarae, S. caperata, S. cyphellulata, S. diversa, S. duplolimbata, S. filix, S. flavocyphellata, S. fuliginosa, S. howei, S. hypopsiloides, S.
Galloway, David J.
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Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation—A ‘Big Five’ for the Peruvian Amazon?

Ecology and Evolution
Flagship species are used to promote conservation and tourism. Africa's famous ‘Big five’ have become marketing flagships that fundraisers and tourism promoters emulate globally.
Maribel Recharte, Phyllis C. Lee, Sarah‐Jane Vick, Mark Bowler   +3 more
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Evolution of Plant Architecture, Functional Diversification and Divergent Evolution in the Genus Atractocarpus (Rubiaceae) for New Caledonia

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
The diversification of ecological roles and related adaptations in closely related species within a lineage is one of the most important processes linking plant evolution and ecology.
David Bruy, David Bruy, Tom Hattermann, Tom Hattermann, Laure Barrabé, Arnaud Mouly, Arnaud Mouly, Daniel Barthélémy, Daniel Barthélémy, Sandrine Isnard, Sandrine Isnard   +10 more
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