Costa Rica – “Bogate Wybrzeże” = Costa Rica – „Rich Coast” by Marek Napierala

“…The content of many trips becomes discovering the unknown, looking for differences in climate, flora and fauna, culture and customs of people. You can meet many animal species as .: monkeys, crocodiles, numerous varieties of colorful parrots, hummingbirds, toucans, interesting species of lizards, snakes, richly colored frogs, turtles and iguanas. …”
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A remote sensing approach to assess the historical invasion of Phragmites australis in a brackish coastal marsh by Jason S. Hagani, John Y. Takekawa, Steven C. Chappell, Richelle L. Tanner, Adrienne R. Ernst, Karin M. Kettenring

“…IntroductionCoastal estuarine wetlands provide important habitats for a variety of endemic flora and fauna but are particularly vulnerable to biological invasions. …”
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Marine Biological Macromolecules and Chemically Modified Macromolecules; Potential Anticoagulants by Pathum Chandika, Pipuni Tennakoon, Tae-Hee Kim, Se-Chang Kim, Jae-Young Je, Jae-Il Kim, Bonggi Lee, BoMi Ryu, Hyun Wook Kang, Hyun-Woo Kim, Young-Mog Kim, Chang Su Kim, Il-Whan Choi, Won Sun Park, Myunggi Yi, Won-Kyo Jung

“…This review summarizes the coagulation cascade and potential macromolecular anticoagulants derived from marine flora and fauna.…”
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Geodiversity in Khorat Geopark, Thailand: Approaches to geoconservation and sustainable development by Jaroon Duangkrayom, Pratueng Jintasakul, Wickanet Songtham, Parichat Kruainok, Wilailuck Naksri, Nattinee Thongdee, Paul J. Grote, Tharapong Phetprayoon, Krongkaew Janjitpaiboon, Rapeepan Meepoka

“…On the four corners of Nakhon Ratchasima City, there are numerous fossils of outstanding Early Cretaceous dinosaurs and other reptiles and Cenozoic fossils of both flora and fauna, mainly mammalian remains and, in particular, ancient elephants. …”
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Roost Selection in Relation to a Patchy, Mosaic Management Burn by a Threatened Clutter-Adapted Bat by Leroy Gonsalves, Brad Law, Traecey Brassil, Isobel Kerr, Christopher O’Loughlin

“…Anthropogenic fires are now commonly used to try to mitigate the risk and spread of wildfires or for ecological purposes, yet it is unclear how many flora and fauna species respond to this lower severity and more patchily distributed treatment. …”
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The “Habitat Provision” Index for Assessing Floodplain Biodiversity and Restoration Potential as an Ecosystem Service—Method and Application by Christine Fischer, Christine Fischer, Christian Damm, Francis Foeckler, Marion Gelhaus, Lars Gerstner, Rebecca M. B. Harris, Rebecca M. B. Harris, Tim G. Hoffmann, Janette Iwanowski, Hans Kasperidus, Dietmar Mehl, Simone A. Podschun, Andrea Rumm, Barbara Stammel, Mathias Scholz

“…However, human manipulations of rivers and floodplains have led to the loss of many ESSs, including the provision of habitats for typical floodplain flora and fauna. To quantify such losses, we present a new index, which incorporates the functional and structural quality of riverine and alluvial habitats and their communities. …”
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Contaminación fecal en varios ríos de la Gran Área Metropolitana y la Península de Osa by Guillermo Calvo-Brenes, Jesús Mora-Molina

“…El recurso hídrico es importante tanto para la preservación de la vida humana como para la conservación de la flora y fauna. Costa Rica se ha caracterizado por ser un país poseedor de una rica biodiversidad. …”
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Undesirable immigrants: hobbyist vivaria as a potential source of alien invertebrate species by Radomir Jaskuła, Anna Sulikowska-Drozd, Aleksandra Jabłońska, Krzysztof Banaś, Tomasz Rewicz

“…As a result, their negative impact on local flora and fauna cannot be excluded. Material and methods Terrestrial invertebrates were collected in several cities of Poland from tropical vivaria where poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) and/or orchids (Orchidaceae) were kept by hobbyists. …”
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Análisis del Marco Normativo de Economía Circular en Ecuador Orientado al Sector de los Plásticos by Jenny Gabriela Portilla-Jiménez

“…A nivel mundial el sector industrial del plástico es uno de los sectores productivos más relevantes por generar empleo, satisfacer necesidades, solucionar problemas sanitarios entre otros; sin embargo, también genera un alto impacto negativo al ambiente lo que provoca problemas para el ser humano y las demás especies de flora y fauna, no solo en su fabricación (debido a la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero) sino también por los residuos plásticos generados por décadas que hoy en día contaminan ríos, laderas, quebradas, océanos, y otros ecosistemas marinos y terrestres. …”
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What is next in African neuroscience? by Kirsten A Donald, Mahmoud Maina, Nilesh Patel, Carine Nguemeni, Wael Mohammed, Amina Abubakar, Matthew Brown, Raliza Stoyanova, Andrew Welchman, Natasha Walker, Alexis Willett, Symon M Kariuki, Anthony Figaji, Dan J Stein, Amadi O Ihunwo, William Daniels, Charles R Newton

“…Populations in this region exhibit the greatest genetic diversity; they live in ecosystems with diverse flora and fauna; and they face unique stresses to brain health, including child brain health and development, due to high levels of traumatic brain injury and diseases endemic to the region. …”
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CONTRIBUIÇÃO AO CONHECIMENTO DA AVIFAUNA DO MUNICÍPIO DE TAQUARA, RIO GRANDE DO SUL by Marcelo Pereira de Barros, Ana Paula Lima da Silveira, Bruna Reis Ferreira

“…In the Sinos River Basin, environmental pressures on the remnants of natural ecosystems are intense as a result of increasing urbanization, the establishment of industries and expansion of agricultural frontiers which generate habitat reduction and fragmentation with irrecoverable damages on flora and fauna. Due to the scarcity of data on the avifauna of the municipality of Taquara, the present study aimed to gather information and list the species of local birds. …”
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DO DIÁRIO DE CAMPO: CONVERSAS COM PESCADORAS/ES DO PANTANAL MATO-GROSSENSE SOBRE CULTURA DO TRABALHO | From the field journal: conversations about work culture with fisherwomen and... by Lia Tiriba, Fernanda Santana

“…Como um dos muitos fios que tecem a cultura do trabalho da pesca artesanal profissional no Pantanal Mato-Grossense, indicamos que a lógica destrutiva do capital ameaça sobremaneira a flora, a fauna e modo de vida dos povos e comunidades tradicionais. …”
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An evidence based efficacy and safety assessment of the ethnobiologicals against poisonous and non-poisonous bites used by the tribals of three westernmost districts of West Bengal... by Biplob Kumar Modak, Partha Gorai, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Dey, Tabarak Malik

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>During 2008-2009 and 2012-2017, 11 ethnomedicinal surveys were carried out to explore the use of medicinal flora and fauna via conducting open semi-structured interviews with 47 traditional healers (THs) or informants. …”
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POTENSI, PERMASALAHAN DAN KEBIJAKAN YANG DIPERLUKAN DALAM PENGELOLAAN HUTAN DAN LAHAN RAWA GAMBUT SECARA LESTARI by Herman Daryono

“…Lahan gambut merupakan suatu ekosistem yang unik, dan rapuh (fragile), habitatnya terdiri dari gambut dengan kedalaman yang bervariasi mulai dari 25 cm hingga lebih dari 15 m, mempunyai kekayaan flora dan fauna yang khas yang mempunyai nilai ekonomi tinggi. …”
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A revision of the genus Planinasus Cresson (Diptera, Periscelididae) by Wayne Mathis, Alessandra Rung, Marion Kotrba

“…Santa Cruz: Ichilo, Buena Vista (4-6 km SSE; Hotel Flora y Fauna; 17&deg;29.95`S, 63&deg;33.15`W; 4-500 m)), P. flavicoxalis (West Indies. …”
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Costa Rica – “Bogate Wybrzeże” = Costa Rica – „Rich Coast” by Marek Napierala

“…The content of many trips becomes discovering the unknown, looking for differences in climate, flora and fauna, culture and customs of people. You can meet many animal species as .: monkeys, crocodiles, numerous varieties of colorful parrots, hummingbirds, toucans, interesting species of lizards, snakes, richly colored frogs, turtles and iguanas. …”
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Turismo, una alternativa de desarrollo local con enfoque de género. Caso de estudio: La Garita - Salinas Grandes, León, Nicaragua. by Idania Bolaños Cerda, Dania Hernández Pinell, Rosa Cisneros López, Guisell Esquivel Zelaya

“…Instituciones como MARENA, UNAN – León y MEFCCA trabajan como aliados estratégicos para mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población y preservación de las especies de flora y fauna en la localidad. Las necesidades de capacitación se enfocan en preparación de alimentos, atención al cliente, contabilidad, guías de turistas. …”
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Daily gridded datasets of snow depth and snow water equivalent for the Iberian Peninsula from 1980 to 2014 by E. Alonso-González, J. I. López-Moreno, S. Gascoin, M. García-Valdecasas Ojeda, A. Sanmiguel-Vallelado, F. Navarro-Serrano, J. Revuelto, A. Ceballos, M. J. Esteban-Parra, R. Essery

“…Thus, the presented dataset may be useful for many applications, including land management, hydrometeorological studies, phenology of flora and fauna, winter tourism, and risk management. …”
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Potencial Geoturístico do Parque Estadual da Serra do Ibitipoca, Sudeste do Estado de Minas Gerais by Alexis Rosa Nummer, Maria da Gloria Motta Garcia, Luciana Graci Rodela, João Carlos Lima de Oliveira, Rosimeire Belcavelo

“…Este antigo ambiente geológico apresenta surpreendentemente flora e fauna exuberantes e exóticas cavernas e grutas que constituem áreas potenciais para o Geoturismo.…”
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MAPPING OF LAND USE CHANGES IN THE CORE ZONE OF PARANGTRITIS SAND DUNES USING OBIA METHOD 2015-2020 by Latifa Melani Putri, Pramaditya Wicaksono

“…Sand dune has the main function as a conservation area, natural wall for the tsunami disaster, water catchment area, and habitat for sand dune flora and fauna. However, the existence of sand dunes is currently threatened with extinction due to the decrease in their area, which is caused by changes in land use. …”
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