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Perspectives on wildlife agency mange management in black bears and other carnivores

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 2, February 2026.
Wildlife professionals across 17 states shared insights on sarcoptic mange management in black bears and other carnivores. Findings reveal shared priorities for dispatching severely affected individuals, support for public reporting, and a desire for coordinated messaging, improved stakeholder engagement, and centralized data systems to strengthen long‐
Raquel Francisco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The State of the Great Central Valley -- The Environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Part of a series that provides various quality of life indicators for California's Central Valley. Includes data on air quality, water, and land use.
Doug Jackson, John Landis
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Groundwater Age and Nonpoint Source Pollutant Mixing in Alluvial Aquifer Wells: Comparing the Role of Diffusion, Dispersion, Aquifer Heterogeneity, and Well Screen Length

open access: yesWater Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Understanding the mixing of groundwater age and of nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants in water samples is crucial for interpreting age tracer and NPS pollutant data from production wells. Traditionally, diffusion and mechanical dispersion have been key mixing processes embedded in physical models for simulating and interpreting age tracer and ...
Christopher V. Henri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf‐chewing but not sap‐feeding herbivores create soil legacies that shape plant resistance through trait‐mediated, guild‐specific effects in Baccharis salicifolia

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 486-500, February 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Herbivory can affect the soil microbiome, creating legacies that affect plant resistance, but how these effects vary by feeding guild and the plant traits involved remain underexplored. We tested how soil legacies created by a leaf‐chewing caterpillar (Spodoptera exigua)
Carla Vázquez‐González   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA as a tool for hydropower impact assessments: current status, special considerations, and future integration

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2584-2607, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Globally there is an urgent need to find sustainable solutions to balance energy production with the protection of vulnerable species and conservation of biodiversity. This is particularly critical for freshwater ecosystems, habitats, and species that may be impacted by hydropower development and operations needed to meet energy grid demands ...
Kristine N. Moody   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

TEACHING SPANISH IN THE UNIVERSAL MONARCHY: TOMÁS PINPIN'S GRAMMAR FOR TAGALOGS (1610)

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 92-108, December 2025.
ABSTRACT In 1610, a Tagalog printer named Tomás Pinpin published a Spanish grammar in Tagalog that was intended to help natives avoid errors and misunderstandings in their interactions with Spanish colonizers. This article attempts to clarify the book's genesis and to contextualize it within the global expansion of Spanish. Pinpin exemplifies a pattern
ALAN DURSTON
wiley   +1 more source

Protecting Species or Endangering Development? How Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act Affects Energy Projects on Public Lands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Executive Summary Throughout its forty-three-year history, the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) has been one of the most celebrated environmental laws but also one of the most reviled.
Puig-Williams, Vanessa   +2 more
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Heading west: ecology of swift foxes in a novel landscape beyond their range

open access: yesWildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 6, November 2025.
The swift fox Vulpes velox is generally associated with the short‐grass prairie ecosystem of the North American Great Plains; a system that has declined by approximately 50% over the last century. Yet, swift fox populations seem to demonstrate regional variation in trends, with some populations declining while others appear stable to increasing.
Austin B. Smith   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In 2006, Greenbelt Alliance, the Bay Area's land conservation and urban planning organization, published the newest edition of its landmark study on the state of the region's landscapes.
Bill Eisenstein   +3 more
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30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studiesResearch in context

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Summary: Background: Surgical services were poorly prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widescale disruption to elective activity. This study aimed to identify actionable priorities to strengthen pandemic preparedness of surgical and hospital ...
Dmitri Nepogodiev   +23259 more
doaj   +1 more source

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