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Modelling the surprising recolonisation of an understudied aquatic mammal in a highly urbanised area: fortune favoured the smooth‐coated otter in Singapore

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ever‐growing human activities present an active and continuing threat to many species throughout the world. Nevertheless, concerted conservation efforts in some regions have balanced these threats and allowed endangered species to recolonise former parts of their original ranges and reverse their decline.
Kilian Hughes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The privatization initiatives in the turkish water sector: Reflections on the transboundary water politics in the euphrates-tigris river basin

open access: yes, 2014
Turkey’s proposed privatization plan, notwithstanding the fact that it is not yet implemented, is the first case of a planning of a largescale privatization of (parts of) the transboundary rivers, namely the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. This chapter aims
Ahmetova,R., Kibaroglu,A.
core   +1 more source

Benthic invertebrate at three sites on the Tigris River, Iraq

open access: yesNativa, 2023
The study was conducted from November 2021 to May 2022 at the three study sites within the Baghdad governorate. The study aims to identify the impact of human activities on the Tigris River, so an area free of human activities was chosen and represented the first site.
openaire   +2 more sources

Winter Track Survey of the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in the Southwest Primorsky Province of Russia 俄罗斯滨海边疆区西南部东北虎 (Panthera tigris altaica) 冬季足迹调查

open access: yesWildlife Letters, EarlyView.
In the winter of 2021/2022, a winter track survey revealed 43–46 tigers (without cubs) in 5.4 thousand km2 of suitable habitats in the Southwest Primorsky Province of Russia. In the same period, a network of camera traps registered 54 adult/subadult tigers here.
Yury Darman, Dina Matiukhina
wiley   +1 more source

The Scoop on Honey Badger Poop: Validation of a Non‐Invasive Method for Assessing Physiological Responses in Captivity

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Captive honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) are routinely exposed to environmental and husbandry‐related stressors that differ markedly from their natural conditions; however, physiological welfare assessments in this species remain limited. This study aimed to validate a non‐invasive approach to evaluate stress‐related fecal glucocorticoid ...
Megan Hutson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of CE-QUAL-W2 on Tigris River in Iraq [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers in Iraq. Two big rivers pass through Iraq, Mesopotamia. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers with their tributaries form a major river system in the Middle East. Four riparian countries, Turkey, Syria,
Al-Murib, Muhanned
core   +1 more source

Out of the fire and into the frying pan: Hostile post‐fire thermal conditions reduce activity windows for reptiles

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change and intensified fire regimes are reshaping ecosystems globally. Reptiles, as ectotherms, rely on microhabitat shelters to buffer against thermal extremes, yet the capacity of these shelters to persist or function following fire remains poorly understood ...
Max Tibby   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dating Quaternary volcanism and incision by the River Tigris at Diyarbak?r, southeast Turkey

open access: yes, 2007
New high-precision Ar-Ar dating of basalt underlying the city of Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey, constrains the Quaternary incision history of the River Tigris, strengthening the pre-existing chronology based on magnetostratigraphy and K-Ar dates.
Pringle M.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Opium Cultivation Imperilling Endangered Species in Northern Laos

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
To avoid government eradication efforts, farmers in northeastern Laos shifted opium cultivation deep into a national park, causing a > 1000% increase in protected forest cleared for the crop between 2018 and 2022. This displacement directly threatened endangered species like white‐cheeked gibbons, elephants, and dholes by causing a rise in hunting ...
Jay White   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study copepoda invertebrates ecology in lower Zab

open access: yesمجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2005
The samples were collected monthly crustaceans Mjmafah foot of two stations in tributary Zab down and two others in the Tigris River for one year with effect from November 2001 until October 2002 recorded during the study period the current 41 units ...
Baghdad Science Journal
doaj   +1 more source

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