Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii) in Ukraine: analysis of records and evidence of expansion by Igor Polischuk, Igor Zagorodniuk

“…The records belong to the period of intensive ultrasonic monitoring data of bat fauna in 2017–2018. All records have a number of similarities described in the article, in particular: a) belonging to the southern territories, b) predominance of records in spring or autumn, c) virtually all records were made in urban landscapes. …”
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El índice de antropización de la cubierta vegetal como medida de la antropización de áreas naturales protegidas. Caso: Pico Azul-La Escalera, México by Adonis Maikel Ramón Puebla, Manuel Bollo Manent

“… [Introducción]: Los estudios de antropización de áreas naturales protegidas generalmente se realizan utilizando estudios de fauna, parcelas y otros indicadores. [Objetivo]: Determinar el grado de antropización de un área natural protegida usando el índice de antropización de la cobertura vegetal, que toma como unidad de evaluación el paisaje físico-geográfico. …”
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Uncovering mercury accumulation and the potential for bacterial bioremediation in response to contamination in the Singalila National Park by Sukanya Acharyya, Soumya Majumder, Sudeshna Nandi, Arindam Ghosh, Sumedha Saha, Malay Bhattacharya

“…Overall, the findings presented provide evidence for a highly contaminated environment in the Singalila National Park, that poses significant ecological risk to the flora, fauna and local inhabitants of this biodiversity hotspot. …”
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Exploring the restorativeness of different hydrodynamic landscapes in world natural heritage sites by Ping Zhang, Tongyao Zhang, Zexuan Chen, Qianyi He, Ke Luo, Jinpeng Li, Yanbin Yang, Qingjie Zhang, Xuan Wang, Limin Han, Mingze Chen, Fupei Zhao, Xiaoqing He, Saixin Cao, Xiaoqing Xu, Guangyu Wang, Xi Li

“…It is further found that waterscapes rich in flora and fauna feature a higher level of biodiversity. In the waterscapes with both elements of vegetation and water, the restorativeness of plant and animal resources is greater than that of water. …”
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Community Structure of Gurnards in Relation to Different Environmental Variables in Antalya Gulf by Erhan Mutlu, Ilaria De Meo, Claudia Miglietta, Mehmet Cengiz Deval

“…With respect to fish-epibenthic fauna relation, the gurnard community was correlated primarily with Decapoda and Holothuroidea and secondarily with Crinoidea, followed by Ophiuroidea. …”
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Snake-DETR: a lightweight and efficient model for fine-grained snake detection in complex natural environments by Heng Wang, Shuai Zhang, Cong Zhang, Zheng Liu, Qiuxian Huang, Xinyi Ma, Yiming Jiang

“…Snake-DETR demonstrates excellent performance in complex environments and is suitable for wild snake fauna monitoring and edge device deployment, providing key technical support for ecological research.…”
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Small mammal communities of Tuva Republic (Southern Siberia, Russia) in a changing climate by Sergey O. Ondar, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Andrey S. Babenko, Bogdan A. Mikhaleiko, Nikolay I. Putintsev, Aleksey V. Surov, Orlan Ch. Oidupaa, Andrey M. Samdan, Aivar V. Kuular, Bailak S. Mondush, Dayana S. Ondar, Pradip Kumar Kar, Aldynay O. Khovalyg, Anatoly F. Chuldum

“…Tuva is a region with unique land-scapes that determine the biodiversity of flora and fauna with globally significant endemic and rare species. …”
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Sub-surface flow constructed wetland for the treatment of sewage generated in a municipal park by A.M. Vazquez, A. Samudio-Oggero, H.D. Nakayama, I. Cantero-García

“…These conditions promote the proliferation of cyanobacteria which consume the available oxygenand compromise the reserve’s flora and fauna. Following several laboratory tests, the present work has the objective of evaluating the impact of thepark’s recently constructed wetland’son the treatment of residual waters.There are several parameters evaluated in thisstudy of final wastewater discharge disposal treatmentthrough a constructed wetland of horizontal flow with Typhadomingensis. …”
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Characterizing Tidal Marsh Inundation with Synthetic Aperture Radar, Radiometric Modeling, and In Situ Water Level Observations by Brian T. Lamb, Kyle C. McDonald, Maria A. Tzortziou, Derek S. Tesser

“…These ecosystems provide critical habitat to a variety of fauna and also reduce coastal flood impacts. Accurate characterization of tidal marsh inundation dynamics is crucial for understanding these processes and ecosystem services. …”
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Conservation of wild western honey bees Apis Mellifera in the Polissia natural zone of Ukraine: history, sources of nectar and pollen by Sichenko O., Kryvyi M., Horchanok A., Kuzmenko O., Tytariova O.

“…Mellifera, which exists in the territory of Polissia of Ukraine, is an aboriginal subspecies and a natural component of the fauna of these places. The purpose of the research is to assess the current state of this population, which has been preserved thanks to the development of the ancient craft of local residents for extracting honey – «bortnitsvo». …”
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High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia by Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Juan P. Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Gabriela Lagla-Chimba, Christian Paucar-Veintimilla, Miguel A. Urgiles-Merchán, Julio C. Carrión-Olmedo

“…Over the past decade, research in the montane forests of the Mira River basin, spanning Ecuador and Colombia, has identified it as crucial for the adaptive radiation of flora and fauna, shaped by its complex geological and climatic history. …”
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A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain by Pere Gelabert, Victoria Oberreiter, Lawrence Guy Straus, Manuel Ramón González Morales, Susanna Sawyer, Ana B. Marín-Arroyo, Jeanne Marie Geiling, Florian Exler, Florian Brueck, Stefan Franz, Fernanda Tenorio Cano, Sophie Szedlacsek, Evelyn Zelger, Michelle Hämmerle, Brina Zagorc, Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano, Olivia Cheronet, José-Miguel Tejero, Thomas Rattei, Stephan M. Kraemer, Ron Pinhasi

“…Additionally, we provide phylogenetic analyses on 70 sedaDNA mtDNA genomes of fauna including the densest Iberian Pleistocene sampling of C. lupus. …”
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El Museo de Tepexpan y el estudio de la Prehistoria en México by Margarita del Olmo Calzada, Argelia del Carmen Montes Villalpando

“…Años antes, en febrero de 1947, se habían encontrado los restos óseos conocidos como el Hombre de Tepexpan, en los alrededores de la localidad del mismo nombre, en el municipio de Acolman, Estado de México, donde también se hicieron diversos descubrimientos de fauna pleistocénica. El hallazgo del Hombre de Tepexpan tuvo una gran relevancia por tratarse de los restos humanos más antiguos hasta entonces hallados. …”
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Impact of floating platforms on the limnological aspects of hydropower plant reservoirs by L.S. Vanzela, D.C. Pereira, L.D.S.C. Lima, K.U. Khan, C.F.M. Mansano

“…However, the unregulated construction of these platforms may negatively affect the fauna, flora and water quality of reservoirs. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of floating platforms on the limnological aspects of Nova Ponte hydropower plant reservoirs at the Center-West of Minas Gerais State of Brazil. …”
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Identifikasi Vektor Malaria di Daerah Sekitar PLTU Teluk Sirih Kecamatan Bungus Kota Padang Pada Tahun 2011 by Rezka Gustya Sari, Nurhayati Nurhayati, Rosfita Rasyid

“…The objective of this study was to assess fauna and the activity of Anopheles spp as suspected malaria vector. …”
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Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s paratexts: ‘j’ai senti, j’ai aimé, j’ai parlé’ by Simon Davies

“…Here he will write of flora and fauna, despite not being a naturalist. Appreciation of the natural world is not reserved for the erudite but is available to everyone. …”
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First report of Haemaphysalis bispinosa, molecular-geographic relationships of Ixodes granulatus and a new Dermacentor species from Vietnam by Sándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Dat Van Nguyen, Khanh Ngoc Phuong Ho, Tamás Görföl, Yuanzhi Wang, Róbert Farkas, Thanh Thi Ha Dao

“…To contribute to our knowledge on the tick fauna of this country, ticks from these two genera as well as an Ixodes species were analyzed morphologically and their molecular-phylogenetic relationships were examined in taxonomic and geographical contexts. …”
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Urban green infrastructure index: Assessing supply of regulating and cultural ecosystem services at a megacity scale by Yury Dvornikov, Valentina Grigorieva, Vyacheslav Vasenev, Mikhail Varentsov, Olga Romzaykina, Olga Maximova, Anastasia Konstantinova, Victor Matasov, Ekaterina Kozlova

“…In this study, we have used open-source geospatial data to quantify regulating (air pollution/noise and stormwater runoff regulation, climate mitigation), and cultural (aesthetic values, recreational activities, observation of flora and fauna) ES at three spatial levels within the Moscow megacity (municipal areas (districts), residential areas (quarters), and regular grid). …”
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Determination of distance away and depth of transmitters relative to a vertical acoustic telemetry array in the open ocean by Eric V. C. Schneider, Brendan S. Talwar, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen, Dale M. Webber, Courtney E. MacSween, Travis E. Van Leeuwen, Frank I. Smith

“…This array can also be used to quantitatively assess associations of epipelagic species beyond presence/absence using a single receiver, advancing the potential to improve understanding of the interactions between pelagic fauna and anthropogenic structures such as wind turbines, oil rigs, and fish aggregation devices.…”
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Multigenerational effects of cultivating transgenic maize straw on earthworms: A combined laboratory and field experiment by Li Zhang, Wenjing Shen, Zhixiang Fang, Laipan Liu, Ruizong Jia, Jingang Liang, Biao Liu

“…The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize has aroused notable public concern related to the potential risks to soil fauna caused by the release of foreign proteins. …”
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