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Spiritual values shape taxonomic diversity, vegetation composition, and conservation status in woodlands of the Northern Zagros, Iran

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2021
Sacred groves are under-researched in Muslim countries so that their overall contribution to biodiversity conservation remains unknown. We studied 22 sacred groves and 45 surrounding woodlands in Northern Zagros, Iran, to compare taxonomic diversity ...
Zahed Shakeri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tidal Title and the Boundaries of the Bay: The Case of the Submerged High Water Mark [PDF]

open access: yes, 1975
There is no particular policy reason why the same line should be used for both the upland boundary of the jus publicum and the seaward boundary of parcels bounded by the sea.
Gale, Jane A., Humbach, John A.
core   +1 more source

Changes of soil carbon along precipitation gradients in three typical vegetation types in the Alxa desert region, China

open access: yesCarbon Balance and Management
The changes and influencing factors of soil inorganic carbon (SIC) and organic carbon (SOC) on precipitation gradients are crucial for predicting and evaluating carbon storage changes at the regional scale.
Xinglin Zhu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2016
BackgroundThis study represents the first in-depth ethnobotanical study in the province of Uíge in northern Angola and documents the traditional knowledge of the Bakongo people living in the area.
A. Göhre   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Hybrid Method for Citizen Science Monitoring of Recreational Trampling in Urban Remnants: A Case Study from Perth, Western Australia

open access: yesUrban Science, 2020
Vegetation trampling that arises from off-trail excursions by people walking for recreation can negatively impact the structure of understory plants in natural spaces that are an essential element of urban green infrastructure in a modern city.
Greg D. Simpson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A VEGETATION-MAINTAINING SYSTEM AS A LIVELIHOOD STRATEGY AMONG THE SEREER, WEST-CENTRAL SENEGAL [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
A field study of the system of maintaining vegetation practiced by the Sereer people was conducted from October 2001 to July 2002 at N village, located in the Thiès Department of west-central Senegal.
HIRAI, Masaaki
core   +1 more source

REMOTE SENSING AND GIS FOR LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION AND CHANGE DETECTION IN GAZIPUR SADAR, BANGLADESH DURING 1973-2017

open access: yesGeoplanning: Journal of Geomatics and Planning, 2018
This paper has been developed to capture the land coverage change in Gazipur Sadar Upazila with the help of remote sensing data of 44 years from 1973 to 2017.
Md Arafat Hassan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of native grasslands in south-eastern Australia: some implications for landscape aesthetics and other landscape values [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Grasslands are considered to be Australia’s most threatened ecosystems, yet relatively little is known about human preferences and attitudes which contribute to continued degradation of these landscapes.
Cary, John, Williams, Kathryn
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Environmental and aesthetic impacts of small docks and piers, workshop report: Developing a science-based decision support tool for small dock management, phase 1: Status of the science [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Few issues confronting coastal resource managers are as divisive or difficult to manage as regulating the construction of private recreational docks and piers associated with residential development.
Bliven, Steve, Kelty, Ruth
core  

Pre-European fire regimes in Australian ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We use multiple lines of evidence, including palaeo-environmental, ecological, historical, anthropological and archaeological, to investigate pre-European fire regimes in Australia, with particular focus on the extent to which the use of fire by ...
Enright, N.J., Thomas, I.
core   +2 more sources

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