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PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 344-367, September 2026.
ABSTRACT As a periodization that is generally understood to refer to an era of Terrestrial relationships that developed with modernization and nuclearization, the Anthropocene cannot be applied simply to premodern histories and texts. However, it has introduced historians to geological periodization as a mode of describing periods of changed ...
Gwenffrewi J. Morgan
wiley   +1 more source

Toponym Formation in Hungarian [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Dolgozatom témája a helynévképzőt tartalmazó helynevek vizsgálata. Helynévképzős nevek már a legelső nyelvemlékeinktől kezdve megtalálhatók okleveleinkben.
Bényei, Ágnes
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Καλπε: The Etymology of the Oldest Place Names on the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2016
The paper reviews the issue of the origin of toponym Καλπε (Calpe), which can be rightfully called one of the oldest place names on the Iberian Peninsula.
D.M. Kamari
doaj  

PlotDEM: An Open and Reproducible Relocation Workflow for Quasi‐Permanent Vegetation Plots in Mountain Areas

open access: yesJournal of Vegetation Science, Volume 37, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
Relocating historical vegetation plots in mountains remains challenging when precise coordinates are unavailable. We introduce plotDEM, a fully reproducible, open‐source workflow combining historical information, digital elevation models, and field expertise to guide plot relocation.
Simone Eusebio Bergò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial autocorrelation and toponym ambiguity

open access: yes, 2008
In this paper, we explore the spatial distribution of the referents of ambiguous toponyms and compare it to the distribution of randomly selected unambiguous toponym pairs.
Ross S. Purves   +5 more
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Eliciting Knowledge on Technical and Legal Aspects of Participatory Toponym Handling

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2019
There has been increased collaboration between citizens and scientists to achieve common goals in scientific or geographic data collection, analysis, and reporting. Geospatial technology is leveraging the power of citizens in such efforts.
Aji Putra Perdana, Frank O. Ostermann
doaj   +1 more source

New trajectories in the production of environmental knowledge about river restoration: contrasting scientific practices in Rhône River research

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 7, September 2026.
Abstract Introduction Restoration ecology relies on interactions between scientists and managers, yet these interactions are shaped by broader academic, social, and political contexts that influence how scientific knowledge is produced and mobilized. Objective This article aims to examine how scientific knowledge is produced within a long‐term river ...
Basile Cousin, Émeline Comby
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic-Historical Study of the Toponym Ureki

open access: yes
In this paper, we present a linguistic analysis of a toponym using a historical comparative method. We provide our interpretation of the toponym "Ureki" based on historical data. People have been interested in toponyms—place names and their origins—since
Akhvlediani, Nargiz
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A Hybrid Approach for Robust Multilingual Toponym Extraction and Disambiguation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Toponym extraction and disambiguation are key topics recently addressed by fields of information extraction and geographical information retrieval. Toponym extraction and disambiguation are highly dependent processes.
Mena B. Habib   +3 more
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Vitex oreadica and V. umbellata (Lamiaceae): two new species from Cerrado and Atlantic forest of Brazil

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Vitex L. is a pantropical genus of Lamiaceae comprising 209 taxa. Brazil harbors 35 species, representing nearly 50% of the genus richness in the Neotropics, with the Amazon showing the highest richness, followed by the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado domains. Nevertheless, most taxonomic studies of the genus have been conducted in Africa and Asia.
Thaís Teixeira Conegiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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