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Trait choice profoundly affected the ecological conclusions drawn from functional diversity measures

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Although trait choice is crucial to quantify functional diversity appropriately, the quantitative methods for it are rarely compared and discussed.
Linhai Zhu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ringing out the old: urban ecology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Bangalore has the privilege of being home to two historic gardens, Lalbagh, which dates back to Hyder Ali’s administration and created in the 18th century, and Cubbon Park, formed in the 19th century by the British administration.
Nagendra, Harini
core  

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Ecologies

open access: yes, 2014
The term “urban ecology” has become a buzzword in various disciplines, including the social and natural sciences as well as urban planning and architecture. The environmental humanities have been slow to adapt to current theoretical debates, often excluding human-built environments from their respective frameworks.
openaire   +3 more sources

Scale effects of the spatiotemporal relationship between nighttime light and population activity intensity: a case study in Shanghai, China

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing
Understanding the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of population activities is critical for advancing interdisciplinary research in economic development, climate change, environmental management, and urban sustainability.
Xiangzhong Guo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Ecology of Urban Bees: A Review of Current Knowledge and Directions for Future Study

open access: yesCities and the Environment, 2009
Urban bee ecology is an emerging field that holds promise for advancing knowledge of bee community dynamics and promoting bee conservation. Published studies of bee communities in urban and suburban habitats are fewer than those documenting bees in ...
Gordon W. Frankie   +2 more
doaj  

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