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Assessing habitat suitability for black grouse broods at the bioregional scale
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, a galliform species emblematic of the European Alps, is currently threatened by habitat change, particularly given the closure of heathland linked to the rising tree line at higher altitudes. The presence of heathlands in good ecological condition is, however, imperative for the species' reproduction.
Alexandre T. M. Defossez +6 more
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Design considerations for breeding waterfowl surveys
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.This study evaluated how different survey designs affect the accuracy and precision of breeding waterfowl population estimates in Iowa's Prairie Pothole Region. Using aerial survey data from 2016–2018, we found that conducting at least 2 visits per season reduced bias in pair estimates, particularly for wood ducks and blue‐winged teal, while mallard ...
Tyler M. Harms +2 more
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Les relations entre histoire et géographie en France : tensions, controverses et accalmies [PDF]
, 2009 International audienceIn France relations between history and geography have been strongly influenced by the existence of tensions on the long run. These come from separation between these two disciplines during the erection of geography as university ...
Verdier, Nicolas
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Submarine Slope Stability of a Fjord Delta: Bella Coola, British Columbia [PDF]
, 1989 Recent evidence indicates that the submarine slopes of the Bella Coola Delta, a fjord delta in British Columbia, are subject to mass movements. Mass movements originate in the source areas of chutes (gullies) and transfer coarse sediment downslope ...
Kostaschuk, Ray A., McCann, S. Brian
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Global determinants of home range sizes in felids: Evidence of human disturbance impact
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.This study is the first to demonstrate the influence of anthropogenic factors and species richness in felids on home range size across the entire felid taxon. Felids are a taxon of major interest in conservation biology, and gaining a comprehensive view of their spatial ecology will help derive global conservation recommendations.
Arthemis Moraru +2 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton +3 more
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Biographie et bibliographie de Benoît Brouillette [PDF]
, 1973 Professeur de géographie économique à l'École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal, de 1931 à 1969, M. Benoît Brouillette est le premier géographe québécois de réputation internationale et l'un des pionniers de la géographie canadienne.
Falaise, Noël
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.In the central highlands of Odisha, India, Kutia Kondh families navigate a precarious reality shaped by productive autonomy, decentralized authority, and material and relational uncertainty. Abundance and destitution are finely balanced in a world where humans, animals, ancestors, and spirits are co‐present and co‐dependent but also opaque and ...
Sam Wilby
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Réflexion sur l’influence éventuelle de la géographie française dans l’évolution de la géographie scolaire au Québec [PDF]
, 1994 À partir d'une reconstitution de révolution de la discipline dans les manuels de géographie québécois entre 1920 et i960, l'auteur examine certains indices de la diffusion des idées de la géographie française classique dans les manuels.
Brosseau, Marc
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.The autonomy of the United Wa State Army of Myanmar today is said to be based on the egalitarianism of Wa communities in the past. The analysis of commensuration in kinship, sacrifice, and war challenges these portrayals of autonomy and egalitarianism.
Hans Steinmüller
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