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Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
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«La larva»: una incursión dariana en el cuento sobrenatural

Anales de Literatura Española, 2016
«La larva» es uno de los cuentos de Rubén Darío que suele clasificarse como fantástico. Aunque poco estudiado, este relato breve condensa diversas tradiciones literarias, referencias mitológicas, material autobiográfico y algunos de los rasgos más ...
Riesgo, Ferran
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Assessing the evolutionary distinctiveness of a highly threatened plant group: The urgency to preserve a unique lineage of evolution in Brazil

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Brazil's diverse flora is under several threats, with many unique lineages facing extinction, particularly in biodiverse regions like the Cerrado and campo rupestre. This study sheds light on the conservation needs of Cambessedesia (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus with 95% of its species endangered, using an approach to rank and prioritise species ...
Najla Bastos Scheidegger, Raquel C. Pizzardo, Bruno Vilela, Thuane Bochorny, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +4 more
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Features That Favor the Prediction of the Emplacement Location of Maar Volcanoes: A Case Study in the Central Andes, Northern Chile

Geosciences, 2020
Maar volcanoes are monogenetic landforms whose craters cut below the pre-eruptive surface and are surrounded by a tephra ring. Both the maar crater and the surrounding tephra rim deposits are typically formed due to magma–water explosive interactions ...
Gabriel Ureta, Károly Németh, Felipe Aguilera, Rodrigo González   +3 more
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Detecting extirpation: A localized approach to a global problem

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The global biodiversity crisis stems from a cascading series of extirpations driving species toward extinction. Addressing this crisis requires methods for early detection of extinction at local scales, where communities can mobilize conservation efforts.
Andrew D. F. Simon, Antranig Basman, R. Adam Martin, Caitlin Robinson, Quentin Cronk   +4 more
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Feathers and flu: identifying data gaps in avian influenza host dynamics to prioritize wildlife conservation Plumas y gripe: identificación de datos faltantes en la dinámica de hospedadores de la influenza aviar para priorizar la conservación de la vida silvestre

Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.
We describe the host response continuum for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), including the continuum of host responses to HPAIV infection and exposure based on the primary axis of host competence, ability to infect other hosts, and host vulnerability.
Johanna A. Harvey, Matthew Gonnerman, Shenglai Yin, Cody M. Kent, Joshua Cullen, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Jonathan B. Dain, Nichola J. Hill, Diann J. Prosser, Jennifer M. Mullinax   +9 more
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From steps to home ranges: How habitat disturbance influences the movement drivers of an arboreal primate

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Challenging the narrative about howler monkeys' high resilience to anthropogenic changes, our multiscale analysis reveals the costs of habitat disturbance to their movement ecology. We identify thermal limitations, reduced travel efficiency, and significant spatial saturation.
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete, Sarie Van Belle, Ulises Lara‐García, Manuel Guzmán‐Aguilar, Onja H. Razafindratsima   +4 more
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Modelo de liquidez en riesgo (LaR) como indicador de alerta temprana para la gestión del riesgo de liquidez

, 2014
La presente investigación identificó y analizó el proceso de gestión y administración del riesgo de liquidez desde dos perspectivas diferentes, pero en contexto guardan relación entre sí, la primera de forma teórica y la segunda mediante las prácticas ...
López Guerrero, Fernando Andrés
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Cholesterol and stroke: role of PCSK9 inhibitors

Neurología (English Edition), 2019
Introduction: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays an important role in the modulation of plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC).
L. Castilla-Guerra, M.C. Fernández-Moreno, M.A. Rico-Corral   +2 more
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Programa de control de riesgo mecánico en el personal de recolección de basura, en el cantón Pedro Moncayo

, 2021
El presente trabajo establece el diseño de un programa de control del riesgo mecánico en el personal de recolección de basura, en el Cantón de Pedro Moncayo, provincia de Pichincha, que permita mejorar las condiciones de seguridad a través de la ...
Iguago Tipán, Karla Lizeth
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