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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Did an asteroid impact cause temporary warming during snowball Earth?

, 2022
The ca. 717 Ma low-latitude Sturtian “snowball Earth” glaciation lasted ∼56 Myr. However, sedimentological evidence for transient, open ocean conditions during the glaciation appears to contradict the concept of a global deep freeze.
Mitchell, Ross, Nordsvan, Adam, Gernon, Thomas, Mitchell, Ross N., Gernon, Thomas M., Nordsvan, Adam R., Lan, Zhongwu   +6 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard, Andrew Greenman, Stacia Stetkiewicz, Bouwe Dijkstra, Frances Bowen, Richard Field   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Petrographic and mineralogical characteristics of diagenetic overprinting in Neoproterozoic diamictites from Murchisonfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

Mineralogia
The diagenetic processes exhibited by the Neoproterozoic diamictites from Murchisonfjorden (Nordaustlandet, NE Svalbard) are presented. Diamictite samples from the Cryogene Polarisbreen Group - the Petrovbreen Member of the Elbobreen Formation and the ...
Bal Szczepan, Nejbert Krzysztof, Michalski Krzysztof, Domańska-Siuda Justyna, Manby Geoffrey, Hołda-Michalska Aleksandra, Sláma Jiři   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation on Green Operational Performance: Evidence From the E‐Waste Firm's Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital transformation (DT) is increasingly recognised as essential for improving environmental performance in process‐intensive and hazardous sectors; however, the mechanisms by which digitalisation translates into green operational performance (GOP) and environmental accountability remain insufficiently investigated, particularly in ...
Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Matthew Abunyewah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental snowball earth viscosity drives the evolution of motile multicellularity

iScience
Summary: During the 70-million-year Cryogenian Snowball Earth glaciations, low ocean temperatures beneath global sea ice increased water viscosity over 3-fold. Unicellular eukaryotes in this environment would have faced severe constraints on movement and
Andrea Halling, Brysyn Goodson, Anna Hirschmann, Boswell A. Wing, Carl Simpson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Types of non-probabilistic sampling used in marketing research. „Snowball” sampling [PDF]

A significant way of investigating a firm’s market is the statistical sampling. The sampling typology provides a non / probabilistic models of gathering information and this paper describes thorough information related to network sampling, named ...
Manuela Rozalia Gabor
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Supply Chain Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In increasingly volatile global markets, firms must cultivate entrepreneurial and adaptive capabilities to sustain competitiveness and advance sustainability objectives. This study systematically reviews the intersection of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices, and sustainability performance through the ...
Olivia Finnerty, Graham Heaslip, Simon Stephens, Roisin Lyons, George Onofrei   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Louise Snowball, Room #237 [PDF]

, 2019
Louise Snowball, Room #237, is an interactive, multi-sensory installation that draws upon my personal experiences of observing my mother’s decline from dementia. In 2012 my mother, Louise Snowball, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and subsequently
Snowball, Ellen
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