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Evidence of invasion: land use influences the invasion of Urena lobata in the Guinea Savanna ecosystems of Nigeria
Urena lobata, a pan-African weed has been described as a noxious invader which has spread across several countries in the world. Its ability to grow...
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Ecological correlates of giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) microhabitat use in a lowland tropical forest: implications for matrix management
Giant squirrels are imperilled across their distributional range as a result of anthropogenic disturbances; converting tropical landscapes into...
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Complementing habitat distribution model with land use land cover for conservation of the rare and threatened tree Magnolia punduana Hk. f & Th. in northeast India
Predictive distribution models are widely used in species conservation planning. However, identifying specific sites for undertaking conservation...
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Deep soil microbial carbon use efficiency responds stronger to nitrogen deposition than top soil in tropical forests, southern China
Background and aimsSoil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), a key parameter determining soil C fate, has been associated with soil nitrogen (N)...
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Long-term patterns and mechanisms of plant invasions in forests: the role of forest age and land-use history
It has become increasingly apparent that even mature forests are susceptible to plant invasions. However, invasive plants are often more abundant in...
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Tropical Ecology and Deforestation
From the perspective of biological diversity, there are a few regions on Earth that can compare with the tropics in terms of sheer numbers of...
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Land-use change alters the bacterial community structure, but not forest management
Deforestation has a large impact on soil fertility, especially on steep slopes, but by applying sustainable management practices, local communities...
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Soil-litter arthropod communities under pasture land use in southern Rwanda
Land use change caused by human activities is the main driver of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem functioning. However, less is known about...
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How a city shapes its forests: Land use change and forest distribution around Cleveland, Ohio over 220 years
As cities consume increasing land area worldwide, we need more investigation of the effects of urbanization on forests. Here we provide a...
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Precipitation and land use alter soil respiration in an Inner Mongolian grassland
PurposeGrasslands are facing the threat of climate change and intensive land use. Soil respiration (R s ) in grassland ecosystems can be potentially...
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Do dholes segregate themselves from their sympatrids? Habitat use and carnivore co-existence in the tropical forest
The dhole or Asiatic wild dog Cuon alpinus is the only endangered social canid in the tropical Indian forests and is considered at high risk of...
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Land-use changes in a neotropical biodiversity hotspot and its effects on Euglossini bees
AbstractNatural landscapes are facing rapid transformation in many parts of the world, but the consequences of such changes for insects are poorly...
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Land Use Change and Its Impacts on Soil Carbon Dynamics in Mizoram, Northeast India
Mizoram is among the seven-sister states of northeast India and shows the most diverse land use in northeast India. Though vegetation is the major...
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Floristic diversity and its relationships with human land use varied regionally during the Holocene
Humans have caused growing levels of ecosystem and diversity changes at a global scale in recent centuries but longer-term diversity trends and how...
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Diversity of naturalized and invasive plant species across land use types in an inner Tarai Valley of Central Nepal
Diversity of naturalized and invasive plants often vary across land use types. However, empirical studies analysing such patterns are mostly lacking...
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Soil properties that differentiate urban land use types with different surface geology in Southwest Nigeria
Anthropogenic activities associated with urbanization directly and indirectly impact soil properties. We evaluated the influence of five urban land...
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Biodiversity and Conservation of Tropical Fruits in India
The diverse soil and climatic conditions of India permit growing of a large variety of tropical, subtropical and temperate fruits and nuts in...
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Tropical and Mediterranean biodiversity is disproportionately sensitive to land-use and climate change
Global biodiversity is undergoing rapid declines, driven in large part by changes to land use and climate. Global models help us to understand the...
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Effects of the intensity of land-use changes on taxonomic and functional diversity of fish in a Neotropical floodplain
Human activities impacting freshwater ecosystems, such as land use and cover changes, are recognized as serious threats to freshwater biodiversity,...
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The savannization of tropical forests in mainland Southeast Asia since 2000
ContextTropical forests in mainland Southeast (MSEA) have important conservation values and provide critical ecosystem functioning and services. With...
