For complex historical, social, and economic reasons, the lower middle class (not the poorest people) in the coastal Chilean town of Talcahuano chose to live in a low-lying zone where destruction of wetland vegetation left them highly vulnerable to the 2010 tsunami (Romero & Mendon...
This faunistic group carries out important ecological functions, such as controlling prey populations and shaping vegetation dynamics via seed dispersal and predation, seedling predation, and among other interactions [7, 45–47]. This fauna also represents a significant source of calories and protein ...
There is a sense in which all GCRs are natural. Humans are not supernatural; we are part of nature, composed of the same atoms and molecules and subject to the same physical laws as everything else. The same applies to artifacts of human activity such as art and technology. Humans are ...
Chuck Lennon Park, also in DeLeon Springs, Heart Island Conservation Area near Barberville, Lake George Conservation Area near Seville, Tiger Bay State Forest and Wildlife Management Area east of DeLand, and my favorite, Forest Road 33 in Ocala National Forest. Being...
(Gasterosteus aculeatusandPungitius pungitius) showed that more active individuals of both species spend more time in open waters than in vegetation, and bolder fish had a higher prey-consumption rate than more shy individuals, irrespective of species17. Authors suggested that individual variation in ...
666 ha [26] and forming part of the largest continuous area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil, which has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The region’s climate is hot and humid [27], and its predominant vegetation is classified as Montane/Submontane Dense Ombrophilous Forest...
Versions Notes Abstract Border regions face challenges managing natural resources, which include forests, wildlife, air, and rivers. This study aims to provide an overview of research on various natural resource conflicts and cooperation in borderlands worldwide, considering the five spheres of the Eart...
The vegetation change is a complicated process due to the interaction effect of natural and anthropogenic factors, which make it challenging to quantitatively evaluate the contribution of different factors to vegetation change [7,16]. The driving mechanisms of vegetation change have attracted extensive ...
, deforestation, lack of crop rotation, improper surface drainage, monoculture and excessive use of fertilizers, etc. soil erosion drastically affects soil fertility and renders it useless. in extreme cases, it may leave patches of land dry and increasingly arid, losing its wildlife and vegetation ...
Stationary and floating aquatic vegetation and grasslands are also common. These can reach a height of up to 3 m, and floating islands of vegetation occur along the edge of the lake and in canals (McDonald et al., 1997). The Bassac Marsh is located between the Bassac and Mekong Rivers ...