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Abstract Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is often referred to as ecological synchrony. Human activities, including and beyond climate change, have the potential to alter ecological synchrony by disrupting or ...
Yiluan Song +9 more
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Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate
Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker +3 more
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Suburbia, metropolitanismo no Portugal contemporâneo
Vania Toledo fotografou os atores e celebridades brasileiras que mapearam o imaginário português, nos primeiros anos que se seguiram à revolução de 25 de abril de 1974. Essa influência social é análoga a uma nova aspiração urbana.
Paulo Tormenta Pinto
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White-Tailed Deer Spatial Distribution in Relation to '4-Poster' Tick Control Devices in Suburbia. [PDF]
Roden-Reynolds P +3 more
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Gated Communities and highways are hallmarks of suburban expansion of Metropolitan Regions around the globe. Dasmariñas City in Cavite, south of Metro Manila, is a case of a previously periurban town that has undergone suburbanisation into American-styled, car-centric, gated residential development.
Sabillo, Andro Sergio A. +1 more
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Abstract Forests and woodlands are important for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and the provision of services including recreation, timber and non‐timber forest products. Land use policies currently aim to increase forest cover while also maximising the benefits of forests for people and improving community engagement with the process of ...
Sarah Greenwood +6 more
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A specialist surrounded by suburbia: the ecology of a newly described Four-toed Salamander population in New Brunswick. [PDF]
Leal AMJ +3 more
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Drivers of change in human–wildlife relationships: Southern Africa as an example
Abstract Human–wildlife relationships (HWRs) are changing globally in response to shifts in ecological dynamics and societal values, often resulting in contestation. With an increasing need to enable human–wildlife coexistence, it is essential to better understand the drivers of change in HWRs.
Dian Spear
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Place Matters: Investigating the Social and Environmental Drivers of Hypertension in Nashville. [PDF]
Harvey M +6 more
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