Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Fin whale song characteristics and potential subpopulation identity in the New York Bight
Scientific ReportsFin 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 +5 more
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Final report: compilation of Alabama crayfish museum holdings and construction of a geo-referenced database [PDF]
, 2007 INHS Technical Report Prepared for Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries ...
Schuster, Guenter A. +1 more
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey +5 more
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Ecological and temporal drivers of human-gaur conflict in Tamil Nadu, India
Discover AnimalsHuman–wildlife conflict (HWC) is one of the most pressing conservation challenges, particularly in shared landscapes where both humans and wildlife are adversely affected. Despite various global mitigation efforts, the frequency of HWC continues to rise.
Thekke Thumbath Shameer +7 more
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Modelling Fugitive Natural Resources in the Context of Transfrontier Parks: Under what conditions will conservation be successful in Africa? [PDF]
The conservation of fugitive natural resources across national boundaries poses significant challenges in Africa. This realisation has resulted in the creation of transfrontier parks.
Edwin Muchapondwa, Tafara Ngwaru
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Conservation Can Better Integrate Environmental Justice if We Consider People’s Needs
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Beck M. Swab
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Designing Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs): Illegal hunting, wildlife conservation and the welfare of the local people [PDF]
This paper develops a bio-economic model to explore the effect on illegal hunting, wildlife conservation and human welfare of the most common instruments of existing ICDPs.
Anne Borge Johannesen
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Economic Considerations for Playa Management Alternatives [PDF]
Playa lakes are very important to the Texas High Plains. They provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, and are the Ogallala Aquifer’s primary recharge source.
Amosson, Stephen H. +2 more
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale [PDF]
, 2017 Wildlife damage to human property threatens human-wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for ...
Agnieszka, Olszańska +22 more
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