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Heterogeneous preferences for use and non‐use values provided by insects
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Public support is essential for reversing insect declines, yet conservation efforts often focus on instrumental values, particularly pollination and pest regulation, while overlooking the many and varied cultural ecosystem services that may underpin broader public support for conservation.
Peter King +3 more
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Structural pest management: The search for new termite control strategies
California Agriculture, 1988 The economic los due to structural pests in California is imeasurable. The state's structural pest control industry, estimated at $30 milion plus, consists of more than1,20 companies and 6,0 pest control licenses. In adition, consumers pay in exces of
M Rust, J Grace, D Wood, D Reierson
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Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement The urban forest provides important environmental and health and well‐being benefits to people living in cities. However, sustainable management of urban trees is challenging as they face interrelated pressures from the urban ...
Jill Edmondson +24 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urban environments create unique challenges for wildlife, where dietary habits may reflect both ecological heterogeneity and societal disparities. In this study, we explored how social factors such as household income and human population density, and ecological factors such as tree canopy correlate with coyote (Canis latrans) diets in Seattle,
Samantha Erin Sophia Kreling +7 more
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Sentinel trees for early detection of non-native forest pests and pathogens in Australia
Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeAnalysis of non-native forest pest and pathogen establishments for Australia over the past 30 years has revealed most new arrivals are detected through observations on urban trees, supporting efforts to enhance sentinel tree surveillance in urban ...
Angus J. Carnegie +5 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Volunteers play a crucial role in urban ecological restoration, and in the Aotearoa New Zealand context, volunteer effort is a central tool used to drive landscape‐scale conservation outcomes. Here, we identify the motivations and benefits that drive community involvement and commitment to conservation initiatives, drawing on a unique case ...
Julie Whitburn, Danielle Shanahan
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Millions of hectares of rangelands have been subject to degeneration through overgrazing, agricultural expansion, urbanisation and afforestation. Countering this, regeneration is a natural process whereby rangeland ecosystems revive themselves.
Ethan Gordon +5 more
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California Agriculture, 1983 Many of the home remedies used to control garden pests may have merit but have not been scientifically tested. UC urban entomologists evaluated some of them under controlled conditions, with mixed results.
C Koehler, L Barclay, T Kretchun
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urban nature provides essential ecosystem services, but their use and perception vary based on socio‐demographic factors, including settlement type, which reflects differences in socio‐economic and environmental conditions. This study compares how residents of new town developments (master‐planned areas) and unplanned settlements (organically ...
Shaikh Fairul Edros Ahmad Shaikh +4 more
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Theories of care help explain a peri‐urban tree diversity paradox
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Since diversity is often a management objective for peri‐urban tree communities on public land, one might expect to find greater diversity there than on private land, where such objectives are less common. However, this expectation rests on an assumption that people control diversity towards objectives, overlooking the role of relationships ...
Jacqueline Hamilton +3 more
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