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Aquatic Diversity and Fishing Practices at Tell Tayinat (Türkiye) in the Iron Age

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While agrarian societies of the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean relied predominantly on crops and herding of domestic stock for subsistence, local wild aquatic fauna offered a welcomed enrichment, and when opportunities occurred, it could have been a staple in the human diet.
Radovan Kabatiar
wiley   +1 more source

Rainwater Harvesting for the GCUOF

open access: yes, 2010
A rainwater harvesting system is proposed to meet the irrigation water demands of the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming. The entirely gravity fed system collects rainwater from nearby townhouse roofs and stores it in a buried tank for use during periods of insu cient precipitation.
Smith, Micah, Reed, Luke, Reed, Andrea
openaire   +1 more source

Rainwater Harvesting Systems

open access: yes, 2014
A properly designed, constructed, and maintained rainwater harvesting system can provide supplemental water in water-stressed areas and reduce downstream management and treatment.
Benham, Brian L., Ling, Erin
core  

The importance of biodiversity components differs among wood‐based material Nature's contributions to people (NCP) in a tropical montane ecosystem

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity can influence forest productivity, but this does not necessarily translate into higher provision of wood‐based Nature's contributions to people (NCP), as only a subset of the wood produced is used for each NCP. Biodiversity–NCP relationships therefore require further assessment.
Koggani Dickson Koggani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Smart Irrigation System (SIS) using solar PV with rainwater harvesting technique for indoor plants. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Islam SZ   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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