DeLoCo: Decoupled location context-guided framework for wildlife species classification using camera trap images by Lifeng Wang, Shun Wang, Chenxun Deng, Haowei Zhu, Ye Tian, Junguo Zhang

“…The automated classification of wildlife species using camera trap images is of paramount importance for wildlife surveys and biodiversity conservation. Deep learning methods, which are particularly adept at handling large datasets, has demonstrated considerable promise in this field. …”
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Diversity across Seasons of Culturable Pseudomonas from a Desiccation Lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico by Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo, Valeria Souza, Luis E. Eguiarte, Ana E. Escalante

“…Cuatro Cienegas basin (CCB) is a biodiversity reservoir within the Chihuahuan desert that includes several water systems subject to marked seasonality. …”
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Unraveling Community Potential Interactions by Environmental DNA in the Hong Kong Coastal Waters by Sangwook Scott Lee, Zhimeng Xu, Yingdong Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Jinping Cheng, Hongbin Liu

“…Our findings highlight the versatility of eDNA metabarcoding for studying potential species interactions, providing critical insights into ecosystem structure and stability, and offering suggestions for marine biodiversity conservation.…”
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Correlation Between Flying Insect Diversity and Environmental Factors in Various Land Use Types in Paseh District, Sumedang Regency, West Java by Susanti Withaningsih, Bilhaq Fahmi Ilmi, Parikesit Parikesit

“…Its impact lies in providing scientific data to guide sustainable land management practices, support agricultural productivity, and inform policies for biodiversity conservation in the Paseh District and similar regions.…”
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Assessment of Nitrogen Ceilings for Dutch Agricultural Soils to Avoid Adverse Environmental Impacts by Wim de Vries, Hans Kros, Oene Oenema, Jan Willem Erisman

“…This leads to a series of environmental impacts, including: (1) nitrate (NO3) contamination of drinking water, (2) eutrophication of freshwater lakes, (3) acidification and biodiversity impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, (4) ozone and particle formation affecting human health, and (5) global climate change induced by emissions of N2O. …”
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Nomenclatural issues concerning cultured yeasts and other fungi: why it is important to avoid unneeded name changes by Andrey Yurkov, Artur Alves, Feng-Yan Bai, Kyria Boundy-Mills, Pietro Buzzini, Neža Čadež, Gianluigi Cardinali, Serge Casaregola, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Valérie Collin, Jack W. Fell, Victoria Girard, Marizeth Groenewald, Ferry Hagen, Chris Todd Hittinger, Aleksey V. Kachalkin, Markus Kostrzewa, Vassili Kouvelis, Diego Libkind, Xinzhan Liu, Thomas Maier, Wieland Meyer, Gábor Péter, Marcin Piątek, Vincent Robert, Carlos A. Rosa, Jose Paulo Sampaio, Matthias Sipiczki, Marc Stadler, Takashi Sugita, Junta Sugiyama, Hiroshi Takagi, Masako Takashima, Benedetta Turchetti, Qi-Ming Wang, Teun Boekhout

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Wildlife of Florida Factsheets: Florida Sandhill Crane by Hannah Fox, Bethany Rose Wight, Hance Ellington Ellington

“…We hope these fact sheets inspire people to investigate wildlife in their own backyards and communities and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in the state of Florida—in this case, the sandhill crane. …”
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Le développement des ports ultramarins : quels enjeux environnementaux ? by Rémy Louis Budoc

“…The successful integration of port infrastructures in the sea basin of the overseas territories with a rich and unique biodiversity is therefore a major challenge for the authorities. …”
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A Program for Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) by Kabale University

“…The goal of this programme is to establish a new training programme of management in the environment and natural resources, that will use an integrated, multidisciplinary and participatory tools and methodologies to produce quality mid-career level training to scientists to enable them lead efforts to increase the productivity of rural resources, biodiversity, reduce poverty and hunger and combat climate change. …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Northern Crested Caracara by Elizabeth Rose, Raoul Keith Boughton

“…Authors Elizabeth Rose and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page fact sheet published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire people to learn more about the northern crested caracara and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in general in the state of Florida and in their own backyards and communities. …”
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The difficulties of sustainable tourist management: Dzanga-Sangha in Central African Republic by Peggy Ouoko, Anne Ouallet

“…The development, through ecotourism, of spaces classified as World Heritage sites for the wealth of their biodiversity and the intangible culture of the Pygmies associated with the forest shows a certain number of limits, linked namely to the type of governance of this project. …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Northern Bobwhite Quail by Tyler Buckley, Raoul K. Boughton

“…Authors Tyler Buckley and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page fact sheet published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire people to learn more about the northern bobwhite quail and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in general in the state of Florida and in their own backyards and communities. …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Northern Crested Caracara by Elizabeth Rose, Raoul Keith Boughton

“…Authors Elizabeth Rose and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page fact sheet published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire people to learn more about the northern crested caracara and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in general in the state of Florida and in their own backyards and communities. …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Nine-banded Armadillo by Simon Fitzwilliam, Raoul K. Boughton

“…Authors Simon Fitzwilliam and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page quick guide and others in the series published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire readers to investigate wildlife in their own backyards and communities and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in the state of Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw456 …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Northern Bobwhite Quail by Tyler Buckley, Raoul K. Boughton

“…Authors Tyler Buckley and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page fact sheet published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire people to learn more about the northern bobwhite quail and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in general in the state of Florida and in their own backyards and communities. …”
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‘Dove si è di casa’. Pratiche di appaesamento dell'orzo in Val di Fiemme by Nicola Martellozzo

“…This article aims to consider the recovery and cultivation of barley varieties, a cereal useful for triangulating the particular relationship between ancient landraces, conservation of biodiversity and social imaginaries in the Fiemme territory. …”
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Wildlife of Florida Factsheet: Nine-banded Armadillo by Simon Fitzwilliam, Raoul K. Boughton

“…Authors Simon Fitzwilliam and Raoul Boughton hope this 2-page quick guide and others in the series published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation will inspire readers to investigate wildlife in their own backyards and communities and understand the amazing biodiversity of wildlife in the state of Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw456 …”
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Marine Prosperity Areas: a framework for aligning ecological restoration and human well-being using area-based protections by Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Valentina Platzgummer, Erica M. Ferrer, Catalina López-Sagástegui, Rocío de Guadalupe Abud Mirabent, América Ávalos Galindo, Fabio Favoretto, Alfredo Giron-Nava, Isabel Mendoza Camacho, Claudia Núñez Sañudo, Marisol Plascencia de La Cruz, Alejandro Robles

“…Mechanisms for marine ecological protection and recovery, including area-based conservation tools like ‘Marine Protected Areas’ (MPAs) are necessary tools to reach the Aichi Target or the forthcoming 30x30 target set by the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework. However, full ecosystem recovery takes years to manifest and the idea that MPA protection alone will foster human well-being is frequently contradicted by socio-economic evidence. …”
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Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of <i>Conocybe</i> (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China by Xi-Xi Han, Dorji Phurbu, Bin Cao, Jia-Xin Li, Xin-Yu Zhu, Lin-Hui Liu, Naritsada Thongklang, Kevin D. Hyde, Rui-Lin Zhao

“…This study enriches the species diversity of <i>Conocybe</i> on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, further enhancing our understanding of fungal biodiversity in this region.…”
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Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) From Coastal Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands: Species Descriptions and DNA Barcodes by Carl L. Thurman, John C. McNamara, Hsi‐Te Shih, Mariana V. Capparelli

“…ABSTRACT Neotropical regions near the equator are recognized as speciation “hot spots” reflecting their abundant biodiversity. In western South America, the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, the Galápagos Archipelago, and northern Peru form the Tropical Eastern Pacific biome. …”
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