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Socio-cultural practices may have affected sex differences in stature in Early Neolithic Europe
The rules and structure of human culture impact health as much as genetics or environment. To study these relationships, we combine ancient DNA ( n = 2...
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Cultural Effects on Sorghum Varieties Grown, Traits Preferred, and Seed Management Practices in Northern Ethiopia
Cultural Effects on Sorghum Varieties Grown, Traits Preferred, and Seed Management Practices in Northern Ethiopia. Agrobiodiversity is fundamentally...
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Effects of seed sources and nursery cultural practices on field performance of containerized Douglas-fir seedlings
Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii ) is an important species in the Pacific Northwest including California forests. Due to the...
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Perceptions of cultural ecosystem services provision by small public urban green spaces: perspectives from different cultural backgrounds
With the rise of the ecosystem services concept, urban nature has gained significant value. Numerous studies have been conducted to delineate both...
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Effect of organic amendments and cultural practices on root rot of fenugreek incited by Rhizoctonia solani
Fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is vernacularly known as ‘Methi’ in India and it belongs to family Fabaceae . It has multipurpose...
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Micronutrients Enrichments in Legumes Through Agronomic and Cultural Practices
Malnutrition or micronutrient deficiency is a global concern particularly in develo** countries mainly due to its associated health problems....
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Preserving the richness of nature: cultural and ecological importance of edible wild plants in Sivas
This comprehensive article offers a thorough exploration of the abundant plant species that hold a deep connection with the history and daily life of...
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Wild food plants gathered by four cultural groups in North Waziristan, Pakistan
The foraging of wild food plants (WFPs) is an important sociocultural and human ecological phenomenon, especially in more peripheral rural and...
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Cultural dimensions of forest conservation under global change: the case of relict Mediterranean fir forests
ContextWest Mediterranean relict firs ( Abies pinsapo Boiss. and Abies marocana Trab.) are closely related species threatened by global change....
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Development and Validation of Knowledge Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire (Nu-KAPQ): for the assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Arsenic
More than 70 million individuals have been exposed to environmental arsenic toxicity, worldwide. United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) policy brief...
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Evidence from personal ornaments suggest nine distinct cultural groups between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago in Europe
Mechanisms governing the relationship between genetic and cultural evolution are the subject of debate, data analysis and modelling efforts. Here we...
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The Role of Cultural Traditions in Ecological Niche Partitioning in Cetaceans
AbstractEcological niche partitioning is a process that allows organisms to achieve differences in resource use to reduce competition. Niche...
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Contributions to the Identification of Cultural Keystone Species from an Emic Perspective: a Case Study from Northeast Brazil
The concept of “ecological keystone species” underscores the central role certain species play in ecosystem dynamics. Analogously, “cultural keystone...
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The Role of Wild Plants in Cultural Restoration: Community Collaboration and Engaged Ethnobotany in the Nineveh Plains, Northern Iraq
The Nineveh Plain region of Northern Iraq is a site of ecological and cultural diversity. Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
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Agroforestry practices and factors influencing their adoption by communities in the drylands of Eastern Kenya
Agroforestry is one of the key sustainable land management practices recommended for the drylands that are characterized by a myriad of problems...
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Socio-ecological factors shape the distribution of a cultural keystone species in Malaysian Borneo
Biophysical and socio-cultural factors have jointly shaped the distribution of global biodiversity, yet relatively few studies have quantitatively...
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Best practices for genetic and genomic data archiving
Genetic and genomic data are collected for a vast array of scientific and applied purposes. Despite mandates for public archiving, data are typically...
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Morpho-cultural and molecular variability in Rhizoctonia solani isolates from rice-vegetable crop** alluvial zone of West Bengal
Intensified rice based crop** practices in alluvial zone of West Bengal (WB), include Terai-Teesta alluvial, Gangetic alluvial, Vindhyan alluvial,...
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Large-scale lexical and genetic alignment supports a hybrid model of Han Chinese demic and cultural diffusions
The Han Chinese history is shaped by substantial demographic activities and sociocultural transmissions. However, it remains challenging to assess...
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Usage Patterns and Conservation Practices of Wild Palm Species (Arecaceae) in Western Burkina Faso
Wild palms provide high-value resources and contribute to generating income for rural people. This study documents the usage patterns and...
