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When and why to give shorebirds a head start

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson, Alex Nicol‐Harper, Rebecca Lee, Nigel S. Jarrett, Geoff M. Hilton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fire and Snow: Effects of Snowpack Variation and Wildfire on Small Mammal Dynamics in Sub-Alpine Habitats. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Green KP, Happold DCD, Sanecki GM, Dickman CR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating Indigenous knowledge and modern statistical approaches to model wildlife density based on animal track counts

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In multiuse areas outside formal protection, sustaining both wildlife and people is critical to wildlife conservation and coexistence efforts. Botswana's Kalahari hosts one of sub‐Saharan Africa’s largest unprotected areas supporting free‐ranging wildlife.
Marie‐Charlotte Gielen, Xiko Johannes, Njoxlau Kashe, Glam Khumo, Horekwe (Karoha) Langwane, Zoro Zoronxhogo, Viktoriia Radchuk, Nicolas Schtickzelle   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased CH₄ Oxidation in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems Caused by Vegetation-Mediated Soil Drying. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Björkman MP, Dietrich J, Gray ML, Pesqueda A, Rudner M, Rasmussen L, White JD, Elberling B, Björk RG.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Surface engineering of recycled high‐density polyethylene‐based wood–polymer composites via carbon black‐containing surface film coating

Coloration Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study evaluates carbon black nanoparticle (CB NP)‐reinforced surface films for improving the durability, thermal stability, fire performance and mechanical retention of recycled high‐density polyethylene (HDPE)‐based wood‐plastic composites (WPCs) after 12 months of natural weathering.
Sefa Durmaz, Uğur Aras, İlkay Atar, Mehmet Acar, Özlem Özgenç Keleş, Özgün Vatansever, Erkan Avci   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of truck occupant injury severities in fatal crashes involving trucks under different light conditions on rural roadways. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Yuan Y, Zhang S.
europepmc   +1 more source

1173. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Ipomoea pandurata is a Morning Glory from North America which develops a large storage root. There is much uncertainty about its discovery before its formal description in the middle of the 18th century. Originally described as a Convolvulus, almost a hundred years passed before its recognition as a species of Ipomoea.
John R.I. Wood, Christabel King, John Grimshaw   +2 more
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Research Progress of Electrically Conductive Asphalt Concrete Deicing and Snowmelt Technology: Material Development and Application Progress. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu D, Zhao J, Lu M, Wang Z, He J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
wiley   +1 more source