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SAIGA TATARICA L. RUSSIA’S ENDANGERED SPECIES

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2016
Aim. The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica L.) is the last hoofed mammal surviving in the Russian steppe which is on the verge of extinction today. The aim of this article is to assess the current state of the saiga in Russia, determine the causes of the ...
V. A. Minoranskii, V. I. Dankov
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal Variations of Ecosystem Water Use Efficiency and Their Responses to Climate Factors in Inner Mongolia of China

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2022
Ecosystem water use efficiency (eWUE) is a useful metric to examine the interactions between water and carbon cycles in ecosystems. To reveal the response and adaptation characteristics of different vegetation types within the context of global warming ...
Wenjun Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulation of long-term stem diameter variation of Ficus benjamina based on simulated transpiration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Greenhouse microclimate (light, temperature, relative humidity and CO2) and irrigation are important factors for plant growth, development and quality in ornamental horticulture.
De Pauw, Dirk   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Predicted genetic consequences of alternative population control strategies for North American plains bison in Yellowstone National Park

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Management of bison in Yellowstone National Park under the available strategies that maintained ≥3,500 individuals (1:1 sex ratio), removed <40% of the population at a time and prioritized relatives for removal were predicted to maintain genetic variation at levels consistent with long‐term conservation (>95% of existing variation).
Shawna J. Zimmerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CURRENT STATE AND PROBLEMS OF MODERNIZATION OF ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF REGIONS OF THE STEPPE ZONE OF EUROPEAN RUSSIA

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2019
Aim. The aim of the study is to assess the current state of the elements of the naturalecological framework of the steppe regions of European Russia and the peculiarities of its spatial distribution.Discussion.
A. A. Chibilyov (jr.), A. A. Chibilyov
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Evolution of Soil Erosion and Its Driving Mechanism in the Mongolian Section of the Yellow River Basin

open access: yesLand, 2023
Soil erosion is a popular environmental issue that threatens sustainability. Influenced by multiple factors, such as climate, soil, and terrain, Baotou City, which is in the Bohai Sea Economic Circle and the Economic Belt along the Yellow River, has a ...
Tian Tian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Planning of Land Use Changes in farming areas under ecological protection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Land use has been changing in the last decades because of agricultural intensification and land abandonment which implies deterioration in the optimum habitat structure and quality.
Brasa-Ramos, A.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Local extinctions in the small mammal's assemblages between late Holocene and historical times in Talagapa mountains (Patagonia, Argentina): The role of land use changes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The aim of this work was to evaluate possible changes in the small mammal composition in the Patagonian arid Extra-Andean steppes between the late Holocene and historical times.
Andrade, Analia, Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
core   +1 more source

Post‐Soviet shifts in grazing and fire regimes changed the functional plant community composition on the Eurasian steppe

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology, 2020
Globally, grasslands are shaped by grazing and fire, and grassland plants are adapted to these disturbances. However, temperate grasslands have been hotspots of land‐use change, and how such changes affect interrelations between herbivory, fire and ...
M. Freitag   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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