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Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss +6 more
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Modeling nutrient attenuation by riparian buffer zones along headwater streams [PDF]
, 2007 "In this study I propose a statistical model, the Riparian Nutrient Attenuation Model (RNAM), designed to quickly and accurately access the nutrient attenuation capability of riparian buffer zones.
Bereitschaft, Bradley J.F. +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract With the rapid expansion of transnational biodiversity policy instruments promoting large‐scale landscape transformations that depend on public support for their success and feasibility, understanding the mechanisms underlying pro‐biodiversity attitudes has become important.
Oriol Garcia‐Antúnez +3 more
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Scientific ReportsThe normal operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, which involves periodic water storage and discharge, has led to strong disturbances in environmental conditions that alter soil microbial habitats in the riparian zones.
Xiaolong Li, Qianhui Gong, Zilong Li
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Characterizing a Populated Riparian Zone
Open Journal of Ecology, 2014 Developments adjacent to river, over the years, have impacted the ecological systems along riparian zones. This paper is to explore the changes occurring in a populated riparian zone. For over 35 years, the nipah swamps along the study site at the edge of Kuching city, Sarawak, Malaysia are subjected to human disturbances.
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Participatory mapping and Nature's Contributions to People: Insights from the Amazon Delta
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding how traditional and coastal communities perceive and interact with nature is key to promoting inclusive conservation. This article examines human–nature interaction in the fishing village of Jubim, located in the Marajó Archipelago, delta of the Amazon River, Brazil.
Lara Sartorio Gonçalves +5 more
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, 2020 Riparian ecosystems encompass a diverse suite of ecosystem types, including river banks, floodplains, and wetlands, that are characterized primarily by being ecotones, or transitional zones, between adjacent terrestrial and aquatic realms.
Samantha J. Capon, Capon, SJ
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios +7 more
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Revista Ambiente & Água, 2009 Considering the fundamental role that the riparian vegetation plays in relation to maintenance of the environmental health of a watershed and the necessity of restoring sectors of the buffer zone without natural vegetation, in this paper we investigated ...
Sergio Henrique Alves +6 more
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