Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Repeating cardiopulmonary health effects in rural North Carolina population during a second large peat wildfire

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure from wildfire smoke are neither definitive nor consistent with PM2.5 …

2016 Open Access

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Prey Preferences of the Jaguar Panthera onca Reflect the Post-Pleistocene Demise of Large Prey

Documenting the impacts of the Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions on predator-prey interactions is a challenge because of the incomplete fossil record …

2016 Open Access

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Spatial Biodiversity Patterns of Madagascar's Amphibians and Reptiles

Madagascar has become a model region for testing hypotheses of species diversification and biogeography, and many studies have focused on …

2016 Open Access

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Trust, confidence, and equity affect the legitimacy of natural resource governance

Turner, R. A., J. Addison, A. Arias, B. J. Bergseth, N. A. Marshall, T. H. Morrison, and R. C. Tobin. …

2016 Open Access

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Malawi urbanization review : leveraging urbanization for national growth and development

2016 Open Access

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Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

Daw, T. M., C. Hicks, K. Brown, T. Chaigneau, F. Januchowski-Hartley, W. Cheung, S. Rosendo, B. Crona, S. Coulthard, C. …

2016 Open Access

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Standardized Assessment of Biodiversity Trends in Tropical Forest Protected Areas: The End Is Not in Sight

Extinction rates in the Anthropocene are three orders of magnitude higher than background and disproportionately occur in the tropics, home …

2016 Open Access

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How does the context and design of participatory decision making processes affect their outcomes? Evidence from sustainable land management in global drylands

De Vente, J., M. S. Reed, L. C. Stringer, S. Valente, and J. Newig. 2016. How does the context and …

2016 Open Access

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DESIGN E ARTESANATO: PRÁTICAS SOCIAIS E TECNOLOGIA GERENCIAIS NA CONSTRUÇÃO DO MODELO DE GESTÃO DO CENTRO DE ARTESANATO WILSON CAMPOS JUNIOR, CABO DE SANTO AGOSTINHO - PERNAMBUCO

O artigo descreve as tecnologias gerenciais e práticas sociais empregadas para construção de um modelo de gestão para o Centro …

2016 Open Access

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DESIGN SISTÊMICO PARA INOVAÇÃO SOCIAL: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA OFICINA DE CHÁ PARA IDOSO

This article presents a study that sought to apply systemic design methods to establish connections between elderly welfare and productive …

2016 Open Access

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MORAR EM 2025: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A VERTICALIZAÇÃO DAS CIDADES, O POTENCIAL DO LIXO ORGÂNICO E O REUSO DE RECURSOS NATURAIS EM AMBIENTES RESIDENCIAIS COMPARTILHADOS

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2016 Open Access

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Resource-Driven Encounters and the Induction of Disease Among Consumers

Abstract Submitted Manuscript 2016. Territorial animals share a variety of common resources, which can be a major driver of conspecific …

2016 Open Access

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Interpretation of zircon corona textures from metapelitic granulites of Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Northern Italy: Two-stage decomposition of Fe-Ti oxides

Abstract. In this study we report the occurrence of zircon corona textures in metapelitic granulites of the Ivrea-Verbano Zone. Unusual …

2016 Open Access

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Understanding groundwater/surface-water interactions through hydropedological interpretation of soil distribution patterns

Abstract. Understanding and quantifying groundwater/surface water interactions is important for effective water resource management. Characterisation of these interactions are however …

2016 Open Access

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Modelling the Factors Influencing Kerosene Consumption for Lighting among Rural Households in Tanzania

This study was designed to identify the key variables influencing kerosene consumption by households in Tanzania. A total of 400 …

2016 Open Access

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Educação ambiental relacionada à coleta de resíduos sólidos contaminantes produzidos na Universidade Federal do Piauí

This work was proposed by means of the results, discuss the main environmental impacts that contaminants can cause waste, and …

2016 Open Access

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Exercise-induced maximum metabolic rate scaled to body mass by the fractal dimension of the vascular distribution network

The central postulation of the present approach to metabolic rate scaling is that exercise-induced maximum aerobic metabolic rate (MMR) is …

2016 Open Access

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LEAF AREA DYNAMICS AND ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS OF SPECIFIC VEGETATION TYPES OF A SEMI-ARID GRASSLAND IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Leaf Area Index (LAI) dynamics and aboveground biomass of a semi-arid grassland region in Southern Ethiopia were determined over a …

2016 Open Access

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Ethiopian summer temperature from the global circulation model output data and its outlooks

Agriculture is the most susceptible sector to climate change related hazards in Ethiopia. Any minor change in temperature from the …

2016 Open Access

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Microalgal distribution, diversity and photo-physiological performance across five tropical ecosystems around Mauritius Island

Microalgal density, diversity, photo-physiology and estimated productivity along with physico-chemical conditions across five tropical ecosystems, both at the water column …

2016 Open Access