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The Socio‐Economic Benefits of Communal Trophy Hunting in Africa: A Value Chain Perspective From Namibia

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International concerns around the equitable distribution of income generated by communal trophy hunting tourism have raised questions about the industry's effectiveness in promoting rural livelihoods and nature conservation. We examine how communities in Namibia derive benefits from wildlife and explore local perspectives on fostering active ...
Luke Symonds‐Mayes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Response to Phosphorus and Weed Management in the Guinea Savannah Zone of Ghana

open access: yesTropicultura, 2019
Field studies were conducted during the 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the experimental field of the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Nyankpala, to evaluate the response of groundnut to phosphorus fertilizer and manual weed control.
Dzomeku I.K.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Savanna-Fire Model: combined effects of tree-tree establishment competition and spatially explicit fire on the spatial pattern of trees in savannas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Conference on Emergence and Design of Robustness: General Principles and Applications to Biological, Social and Industrial Networks (ROBUST).-- Flora Souza Bacelar et al...Savanna-Fire Model: Combined effects of tree-tree establishment competition and
Hernández-García, Emilio   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Predicted Savanna distribution for Asia

open access: yes, 2019
Predicted Savanna distribution for ...
JAYASHREE RATNAM (8135961)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

“Touching the Tarmac”: Conjuring the Urban Frontier on a Remote Periphery

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthropologists have demonstrated how the creation of land markets as “frontiers” for global capital requires practices of “conjuring”—the narrative construction of place as desirable for large‐scale investment. This article emphasizes the contingency of this conjuring process in an urbanizing Kenya where land‐selling companies have emerged to
Peter Lockwood
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Residues in a Key Cerrado River: Distribution, Persistence, and Effects on Zebrafish Embryo‐Larval Development

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to quantify the antimicrobials amoxicillin (AMX), cefazolin (CFZ), chloramphenicol (CHL), metronidazole (MTZ), and sulfamethoxazole (SX) in effluents and surface water of an important Cerrado river, calculate their half‐lives, and analyze their ecotoxicity following single and combined exposures.
Náthala Maria Simão   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home range and core area characteristics of urban and rural coyotes and red foxes in southern Wisconsin

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Second‐order habitat selection is influenced by a variety of factors, including individual‐ and species‐specific traits and resource requirements, as well as landscape characteristics. By comparing home range characteristics across individuals, species, and landscapes, we can draw conclusions regarding whether and how different factors influence home ...
Morgan J. Farmer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 30: Savanna Institute [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Runtime 20:04In this episode, we learn from Erik Hagen of the Savanna Institute about using agroforestry to restore oak savanna habitat.University of Minnesota Extension. (2021). Explore Teach Conserve Podcast, Episode 30: Savanna Institute.
University of Minnesota Extension
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‘Using anuran community diversity and Pseudacris crucifer to predict landscape quality across a land use gradient'

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As human‐modified landscape and climate changes proliferate, maintaining biodiversity and understanding the function and quality of available habitat is imperative. As anurans (frogs/toads) such as Pseudacris crucifer, can be an indicator species of habitat quality and ecosystem productivity, studying the anuran community in a mixed‐land use region ...
Brian C. Kron, Karen V. Root
wiley   +1 more source

Migration and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in Ghana

open access: yesJournal of Applied Economics
Climate change, soil degradation, and traditional farming practices drive internal migration in developing nations, exacerbating food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty.
Edward Martey, Prince M. Etwire
doaj   +1 more source

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