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Stream habitats and human disturbances explain the diversity of Nepomorpha (Heteroptera) assemblages in Neotropical Savanna headwater streams
The organisms of the infraorder Nepomorpha (Heteroptera) present complex habitat requirements in headwater streams, usually being related to local...
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Composition, structure, and distribution of diatom assemblages in Mediterranean thermal spring ecotones affected by natural and human disturbances
Springs are unique aquatic environments that significantly contribute to regional and global biodiversity but are also susceptible to disturbances...
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Disturbances and Disturbance Regimes
Disturbance ecology is an expansive topic complicated by the reality that it is a scientific discipline that also directly engages the general...
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Synergistic effect of habitat loss and chronic anthropogenic disturbances on ant species richness
Habitat loss is an important factor in global biodiversity loss, but categorizing human-modified landscapes as fragments of natural or anthropogenic...
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Spatial variation in human disturbances and their effects on forest structure and biodiversity across an Afromontane forest
ContextHuman disturbances can have large impacts on forest structure and biodiversity, and thereby result in forest degradation, a property difficult...
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Modeling Natural Disturbances in Boreal Forests
Natural disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, and windthrow are important processes shaping the structure and functioning of boreal...
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Ecological association of pheasants to predators, habitat, and disturbances in southern India
Resource availability, predator-prey interaction, anthropogenic disturbances, climatic and topographic factors often determine the ecological...
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Pyridoxamine protects human granulosa cells against advanced glycation end-products-induced steroidogenesis disturbances
BackgroundOvarian advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) accumulation is associated with ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) dysfunction. Vitamin B6...
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Disturbances and Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem servicesEcosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. Disturbances can have multiple, often negative, effects on...
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Effect of anthropic disturbances on the activity pattern of two generalist mesocarnivores inhabiting Mediterranean forestry plantations
Humans have been altering the Mediterranean landscapes for millennia. To diminish the probability of encounters with domestic animals, humans and...
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Selected Examples of Interactions Between Natural Disturbances
Understanding natural disturbance regimes and their impacts is crucial in designing ecosystem management strategies. However, disturbances do not...
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Wildlife gut microbiomes of sympatric generalist species respond differently to anthropogenic landscape disturbances
BackgroundHuman encroachment into nature and the accompanying environmental changes are a big concern for wildlife biodiversity and health. While...
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Ecological thresholds of Odonata larvae to anthropogenic disturbances in neotropical savanna headwater streams
We evaluated whether ecological thresholds could be detected along gradients of disturbances by using larval Odonata genera. Morphological,...
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Natural Disturbances from the Perspective of Forest Ecosystem-Based Management
Natural disturbances drive forest dynamics and biodiversity at different spatial and temporal scales. Forests in the boreal biome are shaped by...
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Change in Anthropogenic Disturbances and Its Influence on Wild Tea Survival in Shiiba, Japan
Change of Anthropogenic Disturbances and Its Influence on Wild Tea Survival in Shiiba, Japan. The use of traditional agricultural practices has been...
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Impacts of Climate Change on Disturbances
Disturbances are climate-sensitive processes. If climatic conditions continue to change in the future as predicted, this will also cause changes in...
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Cardiovascular Consequences of Metabolic Disturbances in Women
Metabolic disorders in humans are characterized by hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, impaired glucose intolerance,...
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Multi-scale assessments reveal changes in the distribution of the endangered seagrass Posidonia australis and the role of disturbances
Seagrasses are threatened globally by multiple anthropogenic disturbances, and management of these threats requires detailed information on where...
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Native and exotic plant invasions vary across habitat types and anthropogenic disturbances in a tourism-heavy protected area
Biological invasions are among the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss and are responsible for impaired ecosystem structure and function....
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Frequent disturbances and chronic pressures constrain stony coral recovery on Florida’s Coral Reef
Acute disturbances and chronic pressures have an important and increasing influence on the structure of coral reef communities. For the viability of...
