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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.Identifying the most effective criterion to assess the conservation status of vulnerable species in threatened tropical regions is crucial to evaluate recovery plans. We investigated the influence of environmental heterogeneity on the extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupied habitat (AOH), and density variation of two Amazonian riparian frog ...
Rafael F. Jorge +3 more
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Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
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Is There a Democracy–Civil Society Paradox in Global Environmental Governance? [PDF]
, 2012 Civil society is commonly assumed to have a positive effect on international cooperation. This paper sheds light on one important facet of this assumption: we examine the impact of environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) on ratification ...
Braumoeller Bear F +5 more
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Caracterización estacional del hábitat fluvial del río Erro (Navarra) [PDF]
Munibe Ciencias Naturales, 2004 Se presenta la descripción de catorce tramos representativos del río Erro (Navarra) a partir de la caracterización del hábitat fluvial llevada a cabo en invierno, verano y otoño de 2002.
P.M. Leunda, R. Miranda, M.C. Escala
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Marked decline in forest-dependent small mammals following habitat loss and fragmentation in an Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]
, 2020 Agricultural frontier expansion into the Amazon over the last four decades has created million hectares of fragmented forests. While many species undergo local extinctions within remaining forest patches, this may be compensated by native species from ...
Palmeirim, Ana Filipa +2 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer +8 more
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Tecnología y ciencias del aguaLa cuenca baja del río Lurín es una de las últimas grandes extensiones de áreas verdes en Lima, capital de Perú, sin embargo es afectada por diversas actividades antrópicas.
Eleoven Arias-Aguila +2 more
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From citizen science to policy development on the coral reefs of Jamaica [PDF]
, 2012 This paper explores the application of citizen science to help generation of scientific data and capacity-building, and so underpin scientific ideas and policy development in the area of coral reef management, on the coral reefs of Jamaica. From 2000 to
Crabbe, M. James C.
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Ibis, EarlyView.Mist‐net sampling comprises a key methodological component of assemblage‐wide avifaunal studies, particularly in the understorey of closed‐canopy tropical forests. To investigate mist‐net bird captures and species assemblage structure, we compiled data from 312 sites across the Pan‐Amazon.
Pilar L. Maia‐Braga +14 more
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The judiciary and the contributions of the Brazilian code of civil procedure in legal security, predictability and consistency of decisions-model inspired by the English system (judicial accountability) [PDF]
, 2019 Based on the effectiveness of the guarantees of legal certainty, predictability and fairness, this article analyzes the main contributions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Law 13.105 / 2015).
Kauffman, Marcos
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