Entre exploitation et protection : la question forestière au cœur d’une ambivalence historique au Brésil by Marion Daugeard, Paulo Roberto Cunha

“…The study of the construction and evolution of Brazilian forestry legislation’s allows us to retrace the way in which elites and governments historically considered the use of forests and other forms of vegetation. This article highlights the ambivalent character of this process and thus proposes an original approach to analyse the current issues at stake in Brazil, in the time of the Anthropocene.…”
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Evaluation of Seasonal Variations in the Glucosinolate Content in Leaves and Roots of Four European Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) Landraces by Ciska Ewa, Horbowicz Marcin, Rogowska Maria, Kosson Ryszard, Drabińska Natalia, Honke Joanna

“…In comparison with other cruciferous vegetables, horseradish has rarely been the object of scientific research, and the knowledge about the composition, content and distribution of glucosinolates (GLS) in different organs of horseradish plants is limited. …”
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Quantifying the benefits of incorporating biochar in green roof substrates: field study on the highrise rooftop in temperate climate setting by Marek Petreje, Michal Sněhota, Václav Šípek, Tereza Hnátková, Jan Punčochář, Stanislav Buchtelík, Michael Hardman, Lukáš Trakal

“…Laboratory hydrophysical analysis, in-situ Volumetric Water Content and meteorological measurements, alongside vegetation monitoring, enabled the development of a 1D Hydrus water balance model and revealed differences between both of the surveyed green roofs. …”
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Examining future spatiotemporal changes in blue and green water using an enhanced SWAT model: A Jialing River basin case study by Mingyan Wu, Fuquan Ni, Yu Deng, Nan Jiang, Mengyu Zhu, Huazhun Ren, Ziying Yue, Yuxuan Wang

“…Despite the suppression of vegetation activity due to elevated CO2 and high temperatures in future scenarios, increased vegetation growth demands in agricultural areas exacerbate soil water shortages and elevate future risks to water and food security. …”
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Land Use Intensification Effects in Soil Arthropod Community of an Entisol in Pernambuco State, Brazil by G. M. Siqueira, E. F. F. Silva, J. Paz-Ferreiro

“…Native vegetation was considered as a reference, whereas the agricultural fields showed a range of soil use intensities. …”
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Changements socio-environnementaux et dynamiques des paysages ruraux le long du gradient bioclimatique nord-sud dans le sud-ouest du Niger (régions de Tillabery et de Dosso) by José Luis San Emeterio, Frédéric Alexandre, Julien Andrieu, Alain Génin, Catherine Mering

“…This article analyzes the changes which have occurred in land occupation and vegetation cover over the past few decades in a number of villages scattered along the bioclimatic gradient in the South-West of Niger, from the Tillabéry-Filingué line in the North to Gaya (on the Niger-Benin border) in the South. …”
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Coxiella Endocarditis as the Cause of Recurrent Fever and Brain Abscess in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ioannis A. Ziogas, Alexandros P. Evangeliou, Olga Tsachouridou, Alexandra Arvanitaki, Afroditi Tsona, Vassilios Kamperidis, Marianthi Papagianni, Theofilos Panagiotidis, Ilias A. Tourtounis, George Giannakoulas, Symeon Metallidis

“…The antibiotic course was changed to oral doxycycline for 36 months and led to resolution of IE, with no vegetation detected on TTE after 15 months. Conclusion. …”
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Aboveground to root biomass ratios in pea and vetch after treatment with organic fertilizer by V. Vasileva

“…Humustim as organic fertilizer was applied through presowing treatment of seeds, treatment during vegetation and combination between both, at different doses. …”
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Impacts of Land Use Change on the Regional Climate: A Structural Equation Modeling Study in Southern China by Zhanqi Wang, Bingqing Li, Jun Yang

“…Adding vegetation area is the main method to mitigate regional climate change. …”
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Monitoring of agricultural drought using remote sensing data in the Sebou watershed, Morocco by El-Bouhali Abdelaziz, El Ouazani Ech-Chahdi Khadija, Amyay Mhamed

“…Thus, we found that the VCI is a valuable indicator that reflects the vegetation's response to the rainfall deficit recorded in recent years.…”
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Selección de hábitat del lobito de río (Lontra longicaudis) (Carnívora: Mustelidae) en la Reserva Natural Iberá, Argentina by Xochilt Pocasangre-Orellana, Romeo Manuel Spínola Parallada

“…Se midieron atributos ambientales como tipo de ambiente, cobertura vegetal y la influencia de yacaré (Caiman latirostris y C. yacare). …”
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A Preliminary Assessment of Lichens in Different Landscapes of Hanoi, Vietnam by Hoang Ngoc Khac, Le Dac Truong, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Nguyen Thi Hong Lien, Nguyen Quoc Binh, Vo Thi Phi Giao, Pham Hong Tinh, Bui Thi Thu

“…The lichen community from Hanoi was studied using three tree stands from each of five landscapes: natural vegetation, industrial parks, urban and rural areas, and roadsides. …”
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Biophysical effects of croplands on land surface temperature by Chi Chen, Yang Li, Xuhui Wang, Xiangzhong Luo, Yue Li, Yu Cheng, Zhe Zhu

“…Abstract Converting natural vegetation to croplands alters the local land surface energy budget. …”
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Enrichment of Apple Slices with Bioactive Compounds from Pomegranate Cryoconcentrated Juice as an Osmodehydration Agent by M. E. Guerra-Valle, J. Moreno, S. Lillo-Pérez, G. Petzold, R. Simpson, H. Nuñez

“…The osmodehydration assisted by pulse vacuum and ohmic heating using a cryoconcentrated juice is a useful combined technique to acquire enriched vegetal samples with bioactive compounds.…”
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Role of Benzyladenine Seed Priming on Growth and Physiological and Biochemical Response of Soybean Plants Grown under High Salinity Stress Condition by Phetole Mangena

“…Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses that affect vegetative growth, reproductive yield, biomass distribution, and physiological parameters of many crop plants. …”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…The study revealed that spider diversity is influenced by the type of habitat, vegetation and environmental disturbances. Key words: Diversity; Habitat; Relative Abundance; Spider …”
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Technogenically Disturbed Lands of Coal Mines: Restoration Methods by S. Ivanova,, A. Vesnina, N. Fotina and A. Prosekov

“…Open-pit coal mines not only frequently cause the destruction of natural ecosystems, including landscapes, vegetation, and biodiversity, but they also significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. …”
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Évolution de l’occupation et de l’utilisation du sol entre 1973 et 2010 dans la zone agropastorale du lac de Guiers (Sénégal) by Véronique M. Faye, Cheikh Mbow, Abou Thiam

“…Satellite based mapping techniques have been used and complemented by field verifications, During the period under review, we have witnessed an increase in stretches of water by 14,9 %, aquatic vegetation by 17,5 %, industrial and private agricultural holdings respectively by 207,5 and 5508,8 % and a decrease of shrub-steppe and grassy-steppe of 69,9 and 64,3 %. …”
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Interação dos atributos climáticos nos manguezais do litoral sul de São Paulo e sua relação com os controles climáticos by Nádia Gilma Beserra de Lima, Emerson Galvani

“…The study developed aids in understanding how the abiotic variables behave within the mangrove ecosystem and how to place its relations with vegetation structure.…”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…The study revealed that spider diversity is influenced by the type of habitat, vegetation and environmental disturbances. Key words: Diversity; Habitat; Relative Abundance; Spider …”
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