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Geographic body size variation in ectotherms: effects of seasonality on an anuran from the southern temperate forest [PDF]

, 2015
Indexación: Web of Science; Scopus.Background: Body size variation has played a central role in biogeographical research, however, most studies have aimed to describe trends rather than search for underlying mechanisms.
Cunningham, AA, Soto-Azat, C, Valenzuela-Sánchez, A   +2 more
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Sustainability, ideology, and the politics of development in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico [PDF]

, 2015
Based upon twelve months of anthropological fieldwork in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, this article uses political ecology and theoretical work on ideology to examine how local residents use the concept of sustainability to advocate for ...
Anderson, Ryan B.
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Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions

Ornamental Horticulture, 2018
Extensive green roofs (EGR) spaces constitute harsh and stressful growing environments, and consequently a limited range of plants species that can be routinely used there.
Natalia Cáceres, Lelia Imhof, Mario Suárez, Emmanuel Hick, Leonardo Galetto   +4 more
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Uso del aplicativo FINCAS para la estimación de la sustentabilidad de sistemas productivos de piña (Ananas comosus L.) en Aguazul (Colombia)

Ciencia y Agricultura, 2023
Los procesos de transición agroecológica son las estrategias que permitirán garantizar un futuro sustentable para la alimentación humana y las distintas formas de vida sobre la tierra.
Edwin Fernando Sánchez-Rojas, María Alejandra Cárdenas-Cárdenas, Martha Lucía Ramos-Cruz   +2 more
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Quantifying leaf herbivory: A guide to methodological trade‐offs and best practices [PDF]

Ecology.
Abstract Leaf herbivory is a ubiquitous ecological interaction that varies significantly in intensity across species, habitats, and biogeographic regions. Although quantification of leaf damage is crucial for understanding many ecological processes, the accuracy and precision of various damage estimation methods used by researchers, including visual ...
Cornelissen T, Mendes G, Silveira F, Dáttilo W, Guevara R, Aguilar R, Boaventura M, Campos R, del Val E, Demetrio G, Fagundes M, de Paiva Farias R, Fernandes G, Fernandes T, Gomes I, Kloss T, Kuchenbecker J, Maracahipes L, Neves F, Paolucci L, Pereira C, Queiroz E, Ramos L, Ribeiro S, Romero G, Oliveira C, Silva J, Sobrinho T, Solar R, Vasconcelos H, Zorzal G, Wetzel W.   +31 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

SUSTENTABILIDADE EMPRESARIAL

Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2015
O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar como o conceito de sustentabilidade empresarial é operacionalizado no Hospital Mãe de Deus, situado em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Essa pesquisa classifica-se como bibliográfica, qualitativa-descritiva, baseada no desenvolvimento de um estudo de caso.
Cristiane Froehlich, Claudia Cristina Bitencourt   +1 more
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A Novel Approach for the Assessment of Cities through Ecosystem Integrity

Land, 2021
To tackle urban heterogeneity and complexity, several indices have been proposed, commonly aiming to provide information for decision-makers. In this study, we propose a novel and customizable procedure for quantifying urban ecosystem integrity. Based on
Ian MacGregor-Fors, Ina Falfán, Michelle García-Arroyo, Richard Lemoine-Rodríguez, Miguel A. Gómez-Martínez, Oscar H. Marín-Gómez, Octavio Pérez-Maqueo, Miguel Equihua   +7 more
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Remote sensing applied to the morphodynamics of the meandering Usumacinta River in the period 1986-2019

Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
The Usumacinta River (UR), known for its great length and flow, is currently a free-flowing river without anthropic control. However, it is subject to changes derived from fluvial dynamics and interaction with the environment, whose processes depend on ...
Candelario Peralta-Carreta, Gabriela García-Hidalgo, José Alberto Gallardo-Cruz, Ojilve Ramón Medrano-Pérez, Pierre Charruau   +4 more
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Evaluación de la sustentabilidad en fincas orgánicas, en la zona hortícola de La Plata, Argentina. [PDF]

, 2008
Se evaluó la sustentabilidad de 6 fincas hortícolas orgánicas de La Plata. Se construyeron indicadores basados en la información suministrada por la certificadora. Se evaluaron aspectos socioeconómicos y ecológicos.
Sarandón, Santiago J., Sellepiane, Andrea V.   +1 more
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Scaling from microsite to landscape to resolve litter decomposition dynamics in globally extensive drylands

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Decomposition is the transformation of dead organic matter into its inorganic constituents. In most biomes, decomposition rates can be accurately predicted with simple mathematical models, but these models have long under‐predicted decomposition in globally extensive ...
Heather L. Throop, Jiwei Li, Daryl L. Moorhead, Sasha C. Reed, Katherine E. O. Todd‐Brown, Alexi C. Besser, Dellena Evelyn Bloom, Thomas C. Ingalls, Alejandro Cueva   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source