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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen +15 more
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Urban Heat Projections and Adaptations in a Changing Climate, Washington D.C. as a Case Study
, 2019 Yating Zhang
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong +4 more
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Mind the gap ? a rural-urban comparison of manufacturing firms [PDF]
This paper compares and contrasts the performance of rural and urban manufacturing firms in Ethiopia to assess the impact of market integration and the investment climate on firm performance.
Loening, Josef +2 more
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URBAN CLIMATE AS A CLIMATE RISK
Geo UERJ, 2019 Abstract: The studies about climate impacts on urban areas have been seen as an adverse manifestation since the XVII century. This studies evidencied the urban climate as a classic problem to geographic climatology, and currently, it have interpreted as an environmental derivation.
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski +19 more
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Urban climate-NCD syndemics in LMICs: a transdisciplinary framework for Health action. [PDF]
Glob Health ActionThondoo M +19 more
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Exploratory Analysis of Urban Climate Using a Gap-Filled Landsat 8 Land Surface Temperature Data Set. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2020 Cheval S, Dumitrescu A, Amihaesei VA.
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