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Mapping major types of hunting across the South American Dry Chaco and Chiquitano forests

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting is a central, culturally embedded relationship between people and nature, yet also drives wildlife declines with far‐reaching consequences for ecosystems and people. It is also a highly diverse practice, involving a wide range of actors and hunting techniques, both of which determine the social‐ecological impacts of hunting.
Julia Martinez‐Pardo   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

From bad omens to commodities: Uncovering the spatiotemporal patterns and socio‐economic factors of online crow trade on Baidu Tieba using artificial intelligence

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract High demand for wild birds as pets stimulates overexploitation and threatens global avian biodiversity. Unlike commonly traded birds valued for colourful plumage or attractive songs, crows (e.g. Corvus, Pyrrhocorax and Coloeus) have increasingly appeared in online records of rearing, acquisition and trade, yet these activities remain ...
Weijia Ren   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

open access: yesJournal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
wiley   +1 more source

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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