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Citizen scientists and university students monitor noise pollution in cities ...
Noise pollution can cause increased stress, cognitive impairment and illness in humans and decreased fitness and altered behavior in wildlife. Maps of noise pollution are used... -
On the prevalence of uninformative parameters in statistical models applying ...
AbstractResearch in applied ecology provides scientific evidence to guide conservation policy and management. Applied ecology is becoming increasingly quantitative and model... -
Assessing the accuracy of predictive models for numerical data: Not r nor r2,...
: Assessing the accuracy of predictive models is critical because predictive models have been increasingly used across various disciplines and predictive accuracy determines the... -
Predicting the distribution of poorly-documented species, Northern black wido...
Predicting species distributions requires substantial numbers of georeferenced occurrences and access to remotely sensed climate and land cover data. Reliable estimates of the... -
Excess Baggage for Birds: Inappropriate Placement of Tags on Gannets Changes ...
Devices attached to flying birds can hugely enhance our understanding of their behavioural ecology for periods when they cannot be observed directly. For this, scientists... -
Biosecurity messages are lost in translation to citizens: Implications for de...
The increasing focus of marine biosecurity agencies on transferring management responsibilities to citizens and industry begs the question whether devolved responsibility is a... -
Identity-driven differences in stakeholder concerns about hunting wolves.
Whereas past wolf management in the United States was restricted to recovery, managers must now contend with publicly contentious post-recovery issues including regulated... -
A regional-scale Ocean Health Index for Brazil.
Brazil has one of the largest and fastest growing economies and one of the largest coastlines in the world, making human use and enjoyment of coastal and marine resources of... -
Egg production patterns of two invertebrate species in rocky subtidal areas u...
Fishing is a major source of human impact, reducing density and size of a wide range of exploited species in comparison to areas exhibiting strong regulations (no-take and... -
Authorship and citation manipulation in academic research
Some scholars add authors to their research papers or grant proposals even when those individuals contribute nothing to the research effort. Some journal editors coerce authors... -
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Poland was one of the first countries of Central and Eastern Europe with stable wolf populations to effectively introduce year-round protection of the species. This paper traces... -
History of nonnative Monk Parakeets in Mexico
Nonnative Monk Parakeets have been reported in increasing numbers across many cities in Mexico, and were formally classified as an invasive species in Mexico in late 2016.... -
Documenting the density of subtidal marine debris across multiple marine and ...
Marine debris is recognised globally as a key threatening process to marine life, but efforts to address the issue are hampered by the lack of data for many marine habitats. By... -
Through the Eyes of Children: Perceptions of Environmental Change in Tropical...
This study seeks to understand children's perceptions of their present and future environments in the highly biodiverse and rapidly changing landscapes of Kalimantan, Indonesian... -
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It is widely accepted that if well managed, the marine aquarium trade could provide socio-economic stability to local communities while incentivising the maintenance of coral... -
Shifting focus: The impacts of sustainable seafood certification.
Alongside government driven management initiatives to achieve sustainable fisheries management, there remains a role for market-based mechanisms to improve fisheries outcomes.... -
Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1...
Biodiversity monitoring programs are the baseline of species abundancy studies, which in case of introduced species are especially critical. Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853... -
OdoBD: An online database for the dragonflies and damselflies of Bangladesh
Combining scientific data over a long-time period is necessary for generating large-scale datasets, which are an essential component of comparative analysis for understanding... -
Citizen science improves our understanding of the impact of soil management o...
Native bees provide essential pollination services in both natural and managed ecosystems. However, declines in native bee species highlight the need for increased understanding... -
Oscillatory dynamics in a discrete predator-prey model with distributed delays
: This work aims to discuss a predator-prey system with distributed delay. Various conditions are presented to ensure the existence and global asymptotic stability of positive...
