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Using a live‐streaming webcam to assess the behavioural responses of waterbirds to changes in the density of swans Cygnus spp.

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife research has benefitted from the development of new methods that allow data to be collected remotely, with less disturbance to focal animals. The proliferation of livestreaming webcams, for example, those used by nature reserves for public engagement purposes, have offered new possibilities for the study of wildlife behaviour.
Kevin A. Wood, Grace Clarke, Paul E. Rose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glaciological and geophysical investigations aimed at organization of a new airfield at the Station Mirny (East Antarctica)

Лëд и снег, 2016
Main results of glaciological and geophysical engineering surveys, conducted during three summer field seasons of 2013– 2016 (59–61st Russian Antarctic Expeditions  – RAE) near the Russian Station Mirny (East Antarctica), are discussed in the paper ...
S. V. Popov, S. V. Mezhonov, S. P. Polyakov, V. L. Mart'yanov, V. V. Lukin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental assessment of large mammal population estimates from airborne thermal videography

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife resource management requires reliable, fast, and affordable methods of surveying wildlife populations to develop and adaptively adjust policies. Thermal video from drones can yield high rates of detection over large areas with relative speed and safety.
Julia S. McElhinny, Gregory D. Larsen, Maxwell Messinger, Chad H. Newbolt, Andrew Whitworth, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Miles R. Silman, Jared T. Beaver   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Different Global Navigation Satellite System Methods on Positioning Accuracy in Elite Alpine Skiing

Sensors, 2014
In sport science, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are frequently applied to capture athletes’ position, velocity and acceleration. Application of GNSS includes a large range of different GNSS technologies and methods.
Matthias Gilgien, Jörg Spörri, Philippe Limpach, Alain Geiger, Erich Müller   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

FINANCIALIZED GREEN STATE ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND THE URBANIZATION OF MOUNTAINS: Chongli’s Consumption‐based Territorial Business Model for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article develops the concept of a territorial business model (TBM) to renew the analysis of the production of the urban built environment beyond established urban cores. Based on the case of Chongli, a site for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this article provides a double decentering of the ways in which a mountain region was urbanized
Thierry Theurillat, Mengke Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of carving runs in alpine skiing. I.The basic centrifugal pendulum. [PDF]

Sports Biomechanics, 2019
We studied perfect carving turns of alpine skiing using the simple model of an inverted pendulum which is subject to the gravity force and the force mimicking the centrifugal force emerging in the turns. Depending on the turn speed the model describes two different regimes.
openaire   +4 more sources

Iranian hospitality: a hidden treasure [PDF]

, 2007
After making many field trips to the Islamic Republic of Iran Kevin O'Gorman reflects on the origins of Islamic and Iranian hospitality before highlighting some of the operational complexities of running the one of the highest hotels in the ...
O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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Reintroduction of an Endangered Butterfly, the Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We reintroduced Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis), an endangered skipper butterfly, at different life‐stages to restored oak savanna habitat in Ontario, Canada and then performed intensive post‐release monitoring. Our results show that, at one of three sites, a population was established within two years of initiating releases and that pupae and ...
Michelle Polley, Jessica E. Linton, Adrienne Brewster, Alistair S. MacKenzie, Nusha Keyghobadi, Jessica Steiner, Taylor Kerekes, D. Ryan Norris   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival Remains High in Griffon Vultures 40 Years After Reintroduction

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
The reintroduction of the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in French Grands Causses in 1981 is largely regarded as a significant translocation success. 40 years of quality data from intensive monitoring allows us to investigate the survival rates in this long‐lived population on the long term, but also to reflect on the crucial role of adaptive management
Charlotte Lorand, Jean‐Baptiste Mihoub, Olivier Duriez, Léa Giraud, Philippe Lécuyer, Bruno Descaves, Robert Straughan, François Sarrazin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the vast north, ghostly experiences are common for locals and outsiders alike. Here, we explore how cultural‐natural attributes, like remoteness and extreme seasonal variation, compound experiences of the haunting in visceral ways. This provides the Arctic region with an unusually pronounced baseline of other‐than‐human agency, which in the
Aki Hakonen, Oula Seitsonen
wiley   +1 more source