A Survey of Avian Fauna in Kabale Municipality, South Western Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, Fortunate, Twagiramaria

“…Collection of data on avifaunal diversity is a crucial component for monitoring the effects of habitat changes on biodiversity. A rapid cross sectional survey to document common bird species present in Kabale municipality was conducted over a period of 3 months. …”
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Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…The Florida bonneted bat was listed as federally endangered in 2013 because of concerns over habitat loss, degradation, and modification caused by humans. …”
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Navigating pitfalls and misinterpretations in the use of historical sources for Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) conservation: A critique to Flueck et al. (2023) by Norma I. Díaz, Paulo Corti

“…In a recent article, Flueck et al. (2023) argue that the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), an endemic South American deer species, historically occupied open habitats and islands, such as Tierra del Fuego, and that its decline was primarily due to indigenous hunting, commercial export of hides to Europe, habitat alteration by settlers, and the introduction of exotic species. …”
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Northward expansion of the Critically Endangered Arabian leopard in Dhofar, Oman by Hadi Al Hikmani, Khalid Al Hikmani

“…We advocate the designation of central and western areas of the Nejd as a National Nature Reserve, to protect critical habitat for the Arabian leopard and for other species in this region.…”
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Environmental risk assessment of concrete construction projects in developing countries based on Analytical Hierarchy Process method by Saman Solaimanian

“…By integrating expert judgment and stakeholder input through pairwise comparisons, the AHP analysis identified air pollution (39%), specifically dust generation, as the most critical risk, followed by water pollution (27.4%), resource depletion (12.5%), solid waste generation (16.3%), and habitat destruction (4.8%). Dust suppression emerged as the most effective mitigation strategy for air pollution. …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…In the past, wading birds nested in natural wetland habitats that are becoming increasingly scarce as wetland habitats are continually altered or degraded to accommodate human needs. …”
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Coastalplain Honeycombhead, Balduina angustifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…This bee only occurs on barrier islands and peninsulas in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Hunsburger 2013) and is particularly vulnerable to climate-change-driven sea-level rise and habitat fragmentation. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg163 Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle,  Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques. …”
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Community Involvement and Sustainable Wetland Conservation in Ruhama County Ntngamo District. by Nankunda, Emmanuel

“…Additionally, it suggested providing training and support for community members on conservation techniques, including wetland monitoring, habitat restoration, and sustainable resource management.…”
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The Role of Soil Management in Minimizing Water and Nutrient Losses from the Urban Landscape by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…Soil also provides a habitat for microorganisms that aid in the transformation and availability of nutrients. …”
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Contando y Capturando Cocodrílidos by Michael S. Cherkiss, Holly E. Fling, Frank J. Mazzotti, Kenneth G. Rice, Marianna D. Conill

“…Estos métodos han sido modificados según la especie en estudio o según las condiciones de su hábitat específico, así como para minimizar el riesgo de daño que puede ser causado tanto a los cocodrilos como al investigador (Webb y Messel 1977; Hutton et al. 1987; Walsh 1987; McDaniel y Hord 1990). …”
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Grass-like mantid, American grass mantid, Thesprotia graminis, (Scudder, 1878) (Insecta: Mantodea: Thespidae) by Bethany McGregor, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Andrea Lucky

“…This small, cryptic mantid species is light brown to green in color and can easily blend in with pine needles and grass, making it difficult to detect in its natural habitat. Although this mantid may be mistaken for a stick insect (Order: Phasmatodea), especially when its forelegs are held directly in front of the body and it resembles a blade of grass, the raptorial forelimbs reveal the insect’s true identity. …”
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Design of a Property-Based Rainwater Drainage System at FETADFA Campus. by Orikiiriza, Agnes

“…The Faculty of Engineering, Technology Applied Design and Fine Art suffers from localized ponding due to heavy rains and this has resulted into water ingress into the buildings, inadequate space for parking and socializing amongst students since the compound and some walkways are inaccessible leading to stagnation thus resulting into a habitat for frogs, snails and insects such as mosquitoes. …”
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Phenological cycles in the Pantanal woody communities: Responses to climate and soil moisture seasonality. by Julia Arieira, Karl-L Schuchmann, Arnildo Pott, Michelle D Lanssanova, Ana Silvia O Tissiani, Osvaldo Borges Pinto Junior, Marinêz Isaac Marques

“…The asynchronous response of phenological cycles to surface soil moisture seasonality highlights the diverse habitat hydrodynamics and its interactions with the plant communities that may decouple leaf fall, flowering, and fruiting from surface soil water availability. …”
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The first data from non-commercial monitoring of the occurrence and range of river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis, in selected rivers in northern Poland by Kuczyński Tomasz

“…Populations of anadromous lampreys have declined dramatically in European rivers, including in Poland, because of the loss of river connectivity and habitat modification that prevents adult lamprey from reaching their original spawning grounds. …”
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Un proyecto comprensivo para la investigación y conservación de perezosos en cacaotales de Costa Rica  by Christopher Vaughan

“…Conservación de perezosos dependerá de una variedad de componentes, entre ellos: i) protección y regeneración de hábitat donde viven y transitan, sobre todo cacaotales, bosques ribereños, cercas vivas y árboles en potreros, ii) programas de educación ambiental, iii) evitar extraer y vender perezosos a centros de rescate y zoológicos privados, y iv) continuar programas de investigación y monitoreo. …”
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Diet breadth of fish communities in Vamanapuram river, Kerala, South India by S. David Kingston, Koos Vijverber, P. Natarajan, Tigist Ashagre Amare

“…Whereas fish species found in estuarine habitats showed diet breadth range from 1.00 to 2.82. …”
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Protecting Florida Panthers by Protecting Domestic Animals: Building a "Panther-Proof" Pen by Phillip D. Rodgers, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Mark Lotz, Darrell Land

“… Florida panthers once ranged throughout most of the southeastern United States, but loss of habitat and efforts to eradicate panthers during the 1800s led to a large decline throughout much of their historic range. …”
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Hydrodynamic Effects of River-Lake System Connectivity on Ecological Restoration of Urban Rivers: A Case Study of Liede River by WANG Shaobo, ZHANG Shu, XIONG Yulong, ZHOU Xinmin

“…The results demonstrate that optimizing the hydrodynamic conditions of urban rivers supplemented by reclaimed water through water system connectivity can significantly enhance river water quality and aquatic habitat environments, thereby promoting ecological restoration.…”
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Assessment of Biodiversity Loss: A Case of Mafuga Forest. by Tumushabe, Joshua

“…These activities are leading to habitat degradation, loss of species, and disruptions in ecological balance, which negatively affect both the forest ecosystem and the socio-economic well-being of the community. …”
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