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Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Gish, M. & Hisano, M. & Soga, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter collectively referred to as 'insects'). Although aversion t...

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Implementing REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin: review of projects, initiatives and opportunities for synergies.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Pavageau, C. & Tiani, A. M.

Content type: Bulletin

This report presents the state of progress of projects and initiatives to promote adaptation and REDD+ in the Congo Basin region and it analyses oppor...

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Waterscapes meet socio-ecological models: a relational framework to examine water insecurity and human health and well-being.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Tallman, P. S. & Piland, N. C. & Villarmarzo, M. & Victoria-Lacy, L. & Valdés-Velásquez, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Water insecurity, the inability to benefit from affordable, adequate, reliable and safe water, is one of the greatest contemporary threats facing huma...

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Exploring autonomous and controlled motivations for nature contact to maximise health benefits.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Astell-Burt, T. & Navakatikyan, M. & White, M. P. & Feng XiaoQi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Increasing evidence indicates contact with nature supports mental, physical and social health. However, beyond a widely reported number of barriers to...

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Systematic review of field research reveals critical shortfalls for restoration of tropical grassy biomes.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Medeiros, N. F. & Ordóñez-Parra, C. A. & Buisson, E. & Silveira, F. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Scientists and policymakers are becoming aware of the pressing need to restore tropical grassy biomes (TGB), which are home to unique biodiversity and...

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How are the impacts of multiple anthropogenic drivers considered in marine ecosystem service research? A systematic literature review.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Figueras, L. S. & Zandt, E. I. & Buschbaum, C. & Meunier, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent decades, great research efforts have been made to understand how specific anthropogenic drivers impact coastal marine ecosystems and their s...

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Faecal standing crop with real time correction using scat detection dogs to estimate population density.

Published online: 13 Sep 2024

Authors: Santos Morini, R. F. dos & Grotta-Neto, F. & Duarte, J. M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population density is fundamental information for assessing the conservation status of species and support management and conservation actions for in ...

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Growth history and crown vine coverage are principal factors influencing growth and mortality rates of big-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla in Brazil.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Grogan, J. & Landis, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Current efforts to model population dynamics of high-value tropical timber species largely assume that individual growth history is unimportant to pop...

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Stakeholder preferences for pangolin conservation interventions in south-east Nigeria.

Published online: 16 Sep 2023

Authors: Emogor, C. A. & Zabala, A. & Adaje, P. O. & Clark, D. & Nielsen, K. S. & Carmenta, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The overexploitation of biological resources severely threatens many species, requiring urgent and effective conservation interventions. Such interven...

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'Sense of place' and conservation: toponym diversity helps to maintain vegetation naturalness.

Published online: 15 Sep 2023

Authors: Valkó, O. & Bede, Á. & Rádai, Z. & Deák, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Place names are an important but vanishing part of cultural diversity, and their relevance for environmental sciences is increasingly acknowledged. St...

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