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Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca, Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona   +2 more
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Wildlife Conservation Policies and Incentives to Hunt: An empirical analysis of illegal hunting in western Serengeti, Tanzania [PDF]

This paper investigates factors determining participation and effort in illegal hunting, using cross-section survey data from households in western Serengeti, Tanzania.
Anne Borge Johannesen
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Fin whale song characteristics and potential subpopulation identity in the New York Bight

Scientific Reports
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) song can follow a highly consistent pattern, and regional differences in song patterns can be a valuable indicator of subpopulation identity and distribution.
Carissa D. King-Nolan, Melinda L. Rekdahl, Anita Murray, Samantha Strindberg, Mark F. Baumgartner, Howard C. Rosenbaum   +5 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund

, 2014
This fact sheet discusses the wildlife conservation to protect and preserve rhinoceros and tigers in both Africa and Asia. Grants are awarded from this fund for antipoaching programs, habitat and ecosystem management, development of nature reserves ...

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Exploring wildlife recreationists' conservation behaviors and perceptions of state fish and wildlife agencies to inform conservation engagement and support

, 2021
The success of state fish and wildlife agency conservation efforts depends highly on their engagement with wildlife recreationists, ranging from those with consumptive (i.e., hunters and anglers) to nonconsumptive (i.e., birders, wildlife viewers ...
Grooms, Bennett
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Do Eco‐Emotions and Climate Change Perceptions Influence Environmentally Conscious Decisions? Implications for Business Strategies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing research on explicating travelers' decision‐making processes regarding greener travel options, there remains potential for exploring nuances of different factors and mechanisms that may encourage higher green travel. Grounded in the propositions of the push–pull–mooring framework, our study attempts to explicate whether eco ...
Chuhong Wang, Muhammad Danish Habib, Anushree Tandon, Attila Kurucz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Backyard Conservation: Bringing Conservation from the Countryside to Your Backyard

, 1999
This booklet provides an introduction to the conservation of natural resources on agricultural lands around the United States. Ten conservation activities are highlighted: tree planting, wildlife habitat, backyard pond, backyard wetland, composting ...

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Seasonal and diel acoustic activity of sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in the New York Bight

Scientific Reports
High levels of anthropogenic activity in the northwest Atlantic may have impacts on marine species. As such, it is important to document species distribution in order to monitor behavioral responses to changes in these activities or the environment.
Maria R. Papadopoulos, Melinda L. Rekdahl, Carissa D. King-Nolan, Sarah G. Trabue, Anita Murray, Samantha Strindberg, Mark F. Baumgartner, Howard C. Rosenbaum   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Producing diversity: Agroforests Sustain Avian Richness and Abundance in India's Western Ghats

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016
Globally, protected areas have long been the corner stone of biodiversity conservation efforts. In India’s Western Ghats, small and isolated protected areas are embedded in a matrix of multiple land-uses, most of which include agroforests.
Krithi K Karanth, Krithi K Karanth, Krithi K Karanth, Vishnupriya Sankararaman, Vishnupriya Sankararaman, Shashank Dalvi, Shashank Dalvi, Arjun Srivathsa, Arjun Srivathsa, Arjun Srivathsa, Ravishankar Parameshwaran, Ravishankar Parameshwaran, Sushma Sharma, Sushma Sharma, Paul P Robbins, Ashwini Chhatre, Ashwini Chhatre   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source