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The value of wildlife tourism: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2012
Various authors have used different categories to estimate the value of wildlife, e.g. direct and indirect use values, option values, ethical values, etc. ln this paper, the authors address the value of wildlifebased tourism.
Chardonnet, Philippe, Le Bel, Sébastien
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"Transhumance" : prélude à l'histoire d'un mot voyageur [PDF]

, 2006
Cet article avait pour objectif une première approche de l'histoire du mot "transhumance", à partir du constat que celui-ci était apparu et s'était répandu tardivement dans la langue française (début du XIXe s.) et restait totalement étranger, jusqu'à sa
Rendu, Christine
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A 50‐year perspective on the use and potential of artiodactyl calcanei in bone adaptation studies

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 437-485, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Sheep and deer calcanei are important models for studying cortical (compact) and trabecular (cancellous) bone adaptation because they are amenable to direct strain measurement (due to lack of surrounding muscles), experience relatively simple/unidirectional bending, exhibit osteon remodelling, and have the most pronounced regional variations ...
John G. Skedros
wiley   +1 more source

Pitfalls and problems in analysing and interpreting the seasonality of faunal remains [PDF]

, 1999
Seasonality studies are an important tool in archaeological research, as long as methods are correctly applied. This paper aims to highlight problems which arise in seasonality studies due to a lack of understanding by archaeologists of animal behaviour ...
Milner, N.
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The High‐Altitude Adaptation Characteristics of Microbiota‐Host Cross‐Talk in Yak Gastrointestinal Track

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 1, 5 January 2026.
In this study, a single‐cell atlas of 117,019 yak gastrointestinal cells across 54 subtypes identified HNF4A and SREBF2 as key transcription factors targeting MYO6 gene. Cross‐species and multi‐omics analyses reveals epithelial cells as key regulators that, through interactions with microbes, particularly Bacillus, facilitate flexible energy supply and
Chun Huang, Minghao Zhang, Qingbo Zheng, Qinran Yu, Guowu Yang, Wenwen Ren, Xiaoming Ma, Yongfu La, Pengjia Bao, Min Chu, Xian Guo, Chunnian Liang, Ping Yan   +12 more
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Cultural Heritage in Motion: Adaptive Mobile Cultures of (Semi)nomadic Indigenous People in Changing Climates

Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, January‐June 2026.
Short Abstract This article critically examines the role of Indigenous knowledge and mobile livelihoods in contemporary climate adaptation practices, highlighting how these efforts often risk perpetuating colonial power structures and sedentary biases.
Nuhu Adeiza Ismail, Ingrid Boas, Simon Alexander Bunchuay‐Peth, Annah Zhu, Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Lukas Husa, Magdalena Berger, Adane Kebede Gebeyehu, Aliou Sall, Somrak Chaisingkananont, Amadou Ndiaye   +10 more
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A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Coğrafya Dergisi
Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most.
Ferdi Akbaş
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Transhumance of dairy cows to highland summer pastures interacts with breed to influence body condition, milk yield and quality

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
This paper aimed at testing the differences of adaptability of bovine dairy, dual purpose and local breeds during the summer transhumance to highland pastures (summer farms), evaluating temporal variations of body condition and of milk yield and quality.
Francesco Zendri, Maurizio Ramanzin, Giovanni Bittante, Enrico Sturaro   +3 more
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Geotourism Perspectives for Transhumance Routes. Analysis, Requalification and Virtual Tools for the Geoconservation Management of the Drove Roads in Southern Italy

Geosciences, 2018
The article illustrates the interest in transhumance routes, the ancient paths connecting high and lowland pastures in Southern Italy and other Mediterranean regions, as elements of particular importance for sustainable geotourism management.
Monica Meini, Giuseppe Di Felice, Marco Petrella   +2 more
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Assessing Temporal Drought Severity in Kenya's Arid and Semi‐Arid Landscape Using Google Earth Engine and the Normalised Difference Drought Index

Meteorological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Utilisation of Google Earth Engine to analyse Normalised Difference Drought Index trends in Narok (Kenya) across six timeframes. Trends revealed increased severe and moderate drought conditions and decreased drought conditions. Temporal increase has been on the rise from 2015, with extreme events most witnessed in 2020.
Brian Marvis Waswala‐Olewe, Paul Waswa Webala, George Paul Omondi, John Benedict Troon, Romulus Abila   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source