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Plant endemism of the Balkan high‐mountain fens: a community‐level synthesis and their climate change perspective

open access: yesPlant Biology, EarlyView.
Balkan high‐mountain fens harbour unique endemic plant communities, with a west‐to‐east compositional gradient and local richness primarily shaped by palaeoclimate. As these fens have already experienced drier, warmer summers than at present, they may withstand climate change if actively and effectively protected. Abstract The phenomenon of Balkan high‐
M. Hájek   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we use data from the recent round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to estimate the effect of son preference on reproductive behavior in Uzbekistan. We find strong evidence for differential stopping and spacing behavior among Uzbek women.
Khilola Dushamova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Turkish-Georgian relations in the context of Turkey’s regional policy at the current stage

open access: yesПроблемы постсоветского пространства, 2017
The South Caucasus has always been a vital link and an artery between the West and the East. For centuries the rich lands and strategic location of this region attracted the attention of strong neighbors who tried to include the region in their borders ...
Larisa M. Aleksanyan
doaj   +1 more source

CHINA’S POLICY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

open access: yesArmenological Issues
The paper examines the policy of the People's Republic of China in the South Caucasus. The main task of the research is to highlight the political, economic and cultural factors that strongly affect the formation of China’s foreign policy in the region.
Roman Karapetyan
doaj   +1 more source

FOREIGN POLICY OF THE SOVIET RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF MILITARY PRESENCE OF GERMANY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS IN 1918

open access: yesГуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The author studies the problem of the Russian SFSR foreign policy in 1918 in connection with German military invasion to the South Caucasus and the occupation of Georgia.
K. Ambartsumyan
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Squills vs. Hyacinths – A revised genus delimitation in Hyacinthinae (Hyacintheae, Scilloideae, Asparagaceae) based on phylogenomics

open access: yesTAXON, Volume 75, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Scilla s.l. (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae) represents a notable Mediterranean geophyte radiation, yet genus delimitation in subtribe Hyacinthinae has long suffered from inconsistent and conflicting generic concepts. A limited set of informative morphological characters and recurrent shifts in circumscription have repeatedly hindered progress ...
Tim Böhnert   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transhumance as a Prism. Toward a Planetary Rural Geography of Mountain Space

open access: yesGeography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Transhumance is a marginal—yet crucial—practice within mountain and rural geographies at a global scale. The term refers to a wide range of extensive grazing systems characterized by the seasonal movement of herds and flocks between different altitudes, within diverse governance systems.
Francesca Sabatini, Giacomo Pettenati
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Networks in Disruption: Dynamics of Embeddedness in Migrant Entrepreneurship

open access: yesGlobal Networks, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The war in Ukraine triggered a wave of migration from Russia, a brain drain. It impacted global networks and embeddedness of Russian migrant entrepreneurs. As little is known about this phenomenon, our study explores how their networks become disrupted and how these entrepreneurs employ agency and resilience to redevelop their embeddedness ...
Maria Ivanova‐Gongne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

FEATURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES, CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Studia Europaea, 2017
The current level of territorial - economic relations and production apacities of the South Caucasus countries has become one of the important factors for strengthening and deepening the integration process.
Ali IMASHOGHLU ALIYEV (BILASUVAR)
doaj   +1 more source

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