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Carbon Markets and Natural Climate Solutions in Brazil: Institutional Coherence Across Biodiversity, Land‐Use and Territorial Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how natural climate solutions (NCS) are institutionalised through carbon market governance in tropical contexts, focusing on Brazil's emerging Emissions Trading System (SBCE). It contributes to debates on the effectiveness, equity and governance of nature‐based climate action by analysing how carbon market instruments ...
Fátima de Souza Freire, Edilson Bezerra da Silva   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution of savanna and forest restoration outcomes on terrestrial arthropod communities in eastern Rwanda

Discover Environment
This study assessed the effects of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approach in restoration of savanna and forest on arthropod diversity and abundance in Eastern Rwanda.
Venuste Nsengimana, Christella Suavis Iradukunda, Jean de Dieu Habiyaremye, Florien Nsanganwimana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Allometric models for aboveground biomass estimation of small trees and shrubs in African savanna ecosystems

Trees, Forests and People, 2023
Quantification of plant biomass and carbon in ecosystems is critical for establishing climate change mitigation potential. For large trees in various ecosystems, allometric models for estimating biomass have been developed but few biomass equations exist
Antonia Nyamukuru, Cory Whitney, John R.S. Tabuti, Josephine Esaete, Matthew Low   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of repeated burning on woody vegetation structure and composition in a semi-arid southern African savanna [PDF]

, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of repeated dry season annual hot fires on woody plants in a semiarid southern African savanna in Zimbabwe.
Gandiwa, E.
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Frequent burning promotes invasions of alien plants into a mesic African savanna [PDF]

, 2010
Fire is both inevitable and necessary for maintaining the structure and functioning of mesic savannas. Without disturbances such as fire and herbivory, tree cover can increase at the expense of grass cover and over time dominate mesic savannas ...
Andrew K. Skidmore, Herbert H. T. Prins, Xavier Poshiwa, Masocha, Mhosisi, Poshiwa, Xavier, Mhosisi Masocha, Masocha, M., Poshiwa, X., Prins, Herbert H.T., Skidmore, A.K., Prins, H.H.T.   +10 more
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Investigating the Impact of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Rangeland Productivity in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study investigated ENSO effects on rainfall variability and rangeland productivity across Limpopo Province, South Africa, using DMP and ONI data for 1999–2024. Productivity was higher in eastern and southern regions and lower in northern and western regions.
Phumzile Maluleke, Mokhele E. Moeletsi, Mitsuru Tsubo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Termite mound cover and abundance respond to herbivore‐mediated biotic changes in a Kenyan savanna

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Both termites and large mammalian herbivores (LMH) are savanna ecosystem engineers that have profound impacts on ecosystem structure and function.
Grace K. Charles, Corinna Riginos, Kari E. Veblen, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Truman P. Young   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental enamel hypoplasia and intra‐tooth isotope records as indicators of physiological stress and environmental variability in Early Pleistocene hippopotamids from Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia)

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Enamel hypoplasia results from temporary disruptions of enamel deposition during tooth development. It is widely used as an indicator of physiological stress in archeological and paleontological contexts; yet, its relationship with environmental conditions during tooth formation remains poorly constrained.
Giuseppe Briatico, Denis Geraads, Rita T. Melis, Margherita Mussi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape drivers of scaled quail occurrence across a broad spatiotemporal scale: implications for habitat management

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Combining large‐scale avian surveys with remote sensing products revealed landscape variables that likely limit scaled quail occurrence at the ecoregion scale in Texas. Promoting management practices that address ecoregion‐specific limiting factors may be key to averting further declines.
Benjamin W. Hoose, Mike Frisbie, Toryn L. J. Schafer, X. Ben Wu, Roel R. Lopez, Brian L. Pierce   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bulbophyllum weddellii (Orchidaceae) demonstrates foliar water uptake plasticity along Brazilian campos rupestres

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Phenotypic plasticity can facilitate species survival in a variety of conditions that are not possible with a fixed phenotype. Foliar water uptake (FWU), defined as the absorption of water through leaf surfaces, is an important mechanism contributing to plant water balance and drought tolerance in many species.
Daniela Boanares, Lucas Erickson Nascimento da Costa, Markus Gastauer, Cecílio Caldeira, Cecilia F. Fiorini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source