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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... -
Yellowstone Wolves and the Forces That Structure Natural Systems
The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone has provided fascinating insights into the ways species interactions within food webs structure ecosystems. Recent controversies... -
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.... -
The Effect of Information Provision on Public Consensus about Climate Change.
Despite over 20 years of research and scientific consensus on the topic, climate change continues to be a politically polarizing issue. We conducted a survey experiment to test... -
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... -
The global one health paradigm: challenges and opportunities for tackling inf...
Zoonotic infectious diseases have been an important concern to humankind for more than 10,000 years. Today, approximately 75% of newly emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are... -
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... -
Accuracy of long-term volunteer water monitoring data: A multiscale analysis ...
An increasing number of citizen science water monitoring programs is continuously collecting water quality data on streams throughout the United States. Operating under quality... -
Lights, camera…citizen science: assessing the effectiveness of smartphone-bas...
The rapid growth and increasing popularity of smartphone technology is putting sophisticated data-collection tools in the hands of more and more citizens. This has exciting... -
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... -
All science should inform policy and regulation
In the context of a recent proposal to exclude research from consideration at the Environmental Protection Agency, John Ioannidis points out that "perceived perfection is not a... -
Taxonomic Status, Phylogenetic Affinities and Genetic Diversity of a Presumed...
BACKGROUND: The karst regions in South China have an abundance of endemic plants that face high extinction risks. The Chinese Gesneriaceae endemic Paraisometrum mileense ( =... -
Social media as a data resource for #monkseal conservation.
The prevalence of social media platforms that share photos and videos could prove useful for wildlife research and conservation programs. When social media users post pictures... -
Traditional scientific data vs. uncoordinated citizen science effort: A revie...
Data generated by citizen science is particularly valuable in ecological research. If used discerningly with data from traditional scientific references, citizen science can... -
A case of silent invasion: Citizen science confirms the presence of Harmonia ...
Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is a globally invasive ladybird. It has been intentionally introduced in many countries as a biological control agent, whereas it... -
Strength in numbers: collaborative science for new experimental model systems
Our current understanding of biology is heavily based on a small number of genetically tractable model organisms. Most eukaryotic phyla lack such experimental models, and this... -
Preparing GIS data for analysis of stream monitoring data: The R package open...
Stream monitoring data provides insights into the biological, chemical and physical status of running waters. Additionally, it can be used to identify drivers of chemical or...
