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Ecology meets archaeology: Past, present and future vegetation‐derived ecosystems services from the Nuragic Sardinia (1700–580 BCE)

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2023
Incorporating archaeology within the ecosystem services (ES) framework can offer decision‐makers lessons from the past and a broader sustainability perspective.
Marco Malavasi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the influence of residential courtyard space landscape elements on people's emotional health in an immersive virtual environment

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
A good residential courtyard space not only brings people a psychological feeling of emotional pleasure but also attracts people to actively engage in more physical activities, which is of great significance to improving people's physical and mental ...
Erkang Fu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Vegetation Threatened or Shaped by People?

open access: yes, 2007
When we think of the vegetation of West Africa, various images come to mind, in particular those of the savannas with a more or less continuous carpet of high grasses dotted with trees and bushes, the various covers of which define many different aspects,
Anne Fournier   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Vegetation Monitoring Optimization With Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Evapotranspiration Using Remote Sensing Measurements and Land Surface Models Over East Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Climate, 2021
The majority of people in East Africa rely on the agro-pastoral system for their livelihood, which is highly vulnerable to droughts and flooding. Agro-pastoral droughts are endemic to the region and are considered the main natural hazard that contributes
Shahriar Pervez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatio-Temporal Development of Vegetation Carbon Sinks and Sources in the Arid Region of Northwest China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Drylands, which account for 41% of Earth’s land surface and are home to more than two billion people, play an important role in the global carbon balance. This study analyzes the spatio-temporal patterns of vegetation carbon sinks and sources in the arid
Qifei Zhang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable community forest management in West Kalimantan: A case study of the Dayak Katab Kebahan community

open access: yesJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022
West Kalimantan has great potential of forests and indigenous people. Therefore, it is crucial to study on forest management by indigenous people. The study is aimed at analyzing the forest management carried out by the Dayak Katab Kebahan community ...
Tien Aminatun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term vegetation monitoring – a 33 year record from table mountain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)Nearly 40 years ago McLachlan and Moll highlighted the need for a well-defined path system on the Western Table of Table Mountain in the immediate vicinity of the Upper Cable Station (UCS).
Emms, Paul Ivor
core   +1 more source

Consequences of rapid urbanization on plant diversity in a western siberian city [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Plant communities respond sensitively to urban sprawl and are therefore considered as indicators for human-induced changes in habitats and landscapes.
Vakhlamova, Tatyana
core   +1 more source

Disentangling the effects of climate and people on Sahel vegetation dynamics

open access: yes, 2008
. The Sahel belt of Africa has been the focus of intensive scientific research since the 1960s, spurred on by the chronic vulnerability of its population to recurring drought and the threat of long-term land degradation.
J. Seaquist   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Monitoring and mapping vegetation greenery in residential communities using street view images and a Normalized Vegetation Greenery Index: a case study in Beijing, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
Vegetation greenery is essential for the sensory and psychological wellbeing of residents in residential communities. To enhance the quality of regulations and policies to improve people’s living environments, it is crucial to effectively identify and ...
Jiaxuan Song, Xicun Zhu, Xinyang Yu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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