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This document addresses the development of a novel methodology to identify the actual maintenance factor of the luminaires of an outdoor lighting installation in order to assess their lighting performance. The method is based on the... more
The study was done to assess the opportunity costs of REDD+ to the communities of Mufindi District which is located in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The specific objectives were, to identify and assess the economic value of... more
Uno de los factores de la producción sostenible de los bosques tropicales es la conservación de sus especies vegetales silvestres útiles, cuyo estado puede ser evaluado inicialmente a través del conocimiento tradicional local. El objetivo... more
In the face of the biodiversity crisis, it is argued that we should prioritize species in order to capture high functional diversity (FD). Because species traits often reflect shared evolutionary history, many researchers have assumed... more
Vincent van Gogh’s painting Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen from the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam was executed in 1884 and partially repainted by the artist in 1885. The painting was restored in 1961,... more
http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509810542Ecossistemas perturbados não apresentam composição florística original, os solos encontram-se exauridos, rasos, pedregosos, com baixa infiltração, revelando processos erosivos com diferentes níveis... more
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is the highest oil-yielding commercially grown perennial tree. Oil palm germplasm conservation and in vitro clonal propagation strengthened the world’s efforts to ensure future food security. Cryopreservation... more
Summary Many organisms depend on sound for communication, predator/prey detection and navigation. The acoustic environment can therefore play an important role in ecosystem dynamics and evolution. A growing number of studies are... more
A new species of karst-adapted Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata:
Current and expected changes in global climate are major threat for biological diversity affecting individuals, communities and ecosystems. However, there is no general trend in the plants response to the climate change. The aim of... more
Social Forestry (SF) is one of the government’s community-based forest management programs, which aims to balance environmental needs with the welfare of communities around the forest. However, in the program’s implementation, due to... more
Perfil biográfico e entrevista com Beatriz Ramos de Vasconcelos Coelho, professora emérita da UFMG e referência da conservação, da restauração e do ensino sobre as Artes Plásticas em Minas Gerais. Ela foi responsável pela idealização e... more
Lichen inspired art is explored through interviews with eleven artists, three of whom are scientists. Topics including conservation, lichenological contexts, and decolonialization of imagination are discussed.
Objetivou-se realizar um estudo etnozootecnico da raca ovina Morada Nova e seus mesticos no seu centro de origem, municipio de Morada Nova, estado do Ceara, no que diz respeito ao processo historico de formacao da raca, criterios de... more
Trees are an important feature of urban ecosystems and provide different environmental and socio -economic benefits. Different habitats (roadsides, parks, streets, institutes, graveyards) in Sahiwal, a city in central Punjab, Pakistan... more