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An integrated social and natural sciences case study for the reuse of organic wastes as soil amendments

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Reusing organic waste materials, such as animal manure, as soil amendments reduces water and fertiliser demand, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, organic wastes may contain contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), posing potential ecosystem and human health risks. Despite the importance of this issue, there is a lack
Felicity C. T. Elder, Jose‐Luis Fajardo‐Escoffié, Laura Carter, Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, John Nightingale, Brett Sallach, Andrea‐Lorena Garduño‐Jiménez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geoparsing biodiversity heritage library collections: A preliminary exploration

iConference 2019 Proceedings, 2019
A short pilot study was conducted to provide recommendations on methods and workflows for extracting geographic references from the text of Biodiversity Heritage Library collections and disambiguating these references. An initial survey of the literature
Gretchen R. Stahlman, Carolyn Sheffield
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of Microsatellite Markers for Ex Situ Management of the Harpy Eagle Using Next Generation Sequencing

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), one of the largest birds of prey in the world, is threatened with extinction throughout its entire area of occurrence in the Neotropics. While conservation efforts for the wild populations are crucial, it is also important to focus on ex situ conservation actions.
Mylena Kaizer, Pedro S. Bittencourt, Érico M. Polo, Tânia M. Sanaiotti, Izeni P. Farias, Lorenzo von Fersen, Tomas Hrbek, Aureo Banhos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finding scientific names in Biodiversity Heritage Library, or how to shrink Big Data

Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 2019
The Biodiversity Heritage Library contains 57 million pages of biological information. The majority of this information is a scanned and digitized non-structured text. This "raw" text is hard to access by computers or humans, without the addition of rich
D. Mozzherin, Alexander A. Myltsev, David J. Patterson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation—Do Parks Increase AES Adoption?

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although both protected areas and agri‐environment schemes (AES) aim to conserve biodiversity, the interaction between the two policy instruments is unknown. We investigate the effects of listing a region as a protected area (a regional nature park) on the uptake of biodiversity conservation AES within the region. Using panel data of all Swiss
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Nadja El Benni, Robert Finger, Gabriele Mack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge

KULA knowledge creation dissemination and preservation studies, 2018
The advancement of knowledge about life on the planet—its origins, preservation, and loss of species and environments—is dependent on access and reference to library collections.
Martin R. Kalfatovic, Grace Costantino
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to the Symposium: Improving access to hidden scientific data in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 2019
This will be a short introduction to the symposium: Improving access to hidden scientific data in the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The symposium will present examples of how the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) collaborates across the international ...
Constance A. Rinaldo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using Behavioral Science to end the Tropical Forest Wild Meat Crisis, illustrated by a case example from Central Africa

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract In tropical forests today, hunting for food and income remains largely unsustainable, with adverse implications for biodiversity, ecological services, and human wellbeing. Even though our scientific knowledge of the issue has improved greatly in recent years, the situation on the ground has not. This Perspective presents our opinions and ideas
David S. Wilkie, John G. Robinson, Elizabeth L. Bennett, The WCS Wild meat Group   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of a Coherent Museum Collection Database Management System‐Some Reflections on the Process

Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article describes and reflects the development of a coherent interdisciplinary collection database management system of a large natural history museum. The internal and external requirements were analyzed and informed the technical development of the database. In parallel, staff skills increased and work routines were optimized.
Katrin Vohland
wiley   +1 more source