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How Rich is Too Rich? Measuring the Riches Line [PDF]

Social Indicators Research, 2020
AbstractIs it possible to identify a ‘riches line’, distinguishing the ‘rich’ from the ‘super-rich’? Recent work in political philosophy suggests that this istheoreticallypossible. This study examines for the first time theempiricalplausibility of a riches line, based on novel data collected from a representative sample of the Dutch population.
Ingrid Robeyns, Vincent Buskens, Arnout van de Rijt, Nina Vergeldt, Tanja van der Lippe   +4 more
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A Contribution to watershed restoration on native plant growth in the semi-desert steppe, Mongolia: Composition, life forms, and ecological groups

Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2023
Land degradation has reduced ecosystem services provisioning, released carbon from disturbed soils into the atmosphere, and significantly diminished resilience to climate change.
Enkhtuvshin Dechinperlii, Joe Zebrowski, Shantini Ramakrishnan   +2 more
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Communities of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Steppe of Mongolia

Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021
We studied the community structure of dung beetles in livestock dung within the steppe ecosystem of Mongolia. We found 15 species of dung beetles belonging to three families and representing two functional guilds, namely paracoprids and endocoprids.
Purevdorj Jargalsaikhan, Gombo Altangerel, Tojoo Enkhbayar, Tsedev Enkhchimeg, Batmunkh Dulguun, Badamdorj Bayartogtokh   +5 more
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Depth-related patterns and regional diversity of free-living nematodes in the deep-sea Southwestern Gulf of Mexico

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Diversity of free-living marine nematode assemblages in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico (SW GoM) is scarcely studied. Here, we aimed (1) to analyze the influence of a water depth gradient on the species richness, feeding type and taxonomic composition of
Maickel Armenteros, Octavio Quintanar-Retama, Octavio Quintanar-Retama, Adolfo Gracia   +3 more
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Ecological Aspects of the Phlebotominae Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) among Forest Fragments and Built Areas in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Insects, 2022
Sand flies are dipterans of medical importance, as some species are vectors of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). The municipality of João Pessoa (Paraíba, northeastern Brazil), is an endemic region for AVL, having high rates of human and canine ...
Bruna Queiroz da Silva, Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Lucas José Macêdo Freire, Antônio Luís Ferreira de Santana, Alessandre Pereira-Colavite, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel   +5 more
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Impact of Grazing on Diversity of Semi-Arid Rangelands in Crete Island in the Context of Climatic Change

Plants, 2022
The rangelands of Crete island (Greece) are typical Mediterranean habitats under high risk of degradation due to long-term grazing and harsh climatic conditions.
Maria Karatassiou, Zoi M. Parissi, Sampson Panajiotidis, Afroditi Stergiou   +3 more
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Biodiversity and integration of ecological characteristics of species in spatial pattern analysis [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assessment of biodiversity is a key factor in understanding of function and ecosystem management. Nevertheless, an operating procedure for assessing biodiversity and spatial pattern has not been established yet. Therefore, this
Z. Mohebi, H. Mirzaei
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Arthropods Associated with Invasive Frangula alnus (Rosales: Rhamnaceae): Implications for Invasive Plant and Insect Management

Insects, 2023
The invasive shrub glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) has been progressively colonizing the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada for more than a century. To determine the dominant arthropod orders and species associated with F.
Jennifer Greenleaf, Ida Holásková, Elizabeth Rowen, Michael Gutensohn, Richard Turcotte, Yong-Lak Park   +5 more
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Effect of the matrix-edge-forest interior gradient on thephyllostomid bats assemblage in sub-Andean forest fragments

Caldasia, 2020
The edge effect is one of the consequences of forest fragmentation and is one of the main drivers of alter-ation of ecological and ecosystem processes. Trophic guilds and species of bats have shown differential responses to this phenomenon.
Aída Otálora-Ardila, Hugo F. López-Arévalo   +1 more
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Assessment of the Shellfish Resources of Balete Bay, Davao Oriental

Davao Research Journal, 2002
Assessment of shellfish •resources in Balete Bay, Davao Oriental was made from March 1994 to January 1995 to determine their status and level of exploitation of most commercially exploited species in the area.
Lea Angsinco-Jimenez, Bernadette Jumawan-Nanual   +1 more
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