| Titre : | AMBIO 40(1) - FEB 2011 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/02/2011 |
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Article
Willem F. de Boer, Auteur ;
Lei Cao, Auteur ;
Mark Barter, Auteur ;
Xin Wang, Auteur ;
Mengmeng Sun, Auteur ;
Herman van Oeveren, Auteur ;
Jan de Leeuw, Auteur ;
Jeb Barzen, Auteur ;
Herbert H. T. Prins, Auteur
We compared the European and eastern Chinese waterbird assemblages and checked whether the effects of human disturbance could be detected in the assemblages' composition. For the different Chinese provinces, we expected to find a negative effect[...]
Article
Chengchao Wang, Auteur ;
Yusheng Yang, Auteur ;
Yaoqi Zhang, Auteur
This article uses a case study in Southeast China to demonstrate how the substantial changes in rural livelihoods have been driven by a combination of "pull" forces from external economic development, and "push" forces from local areas, leading [...]
Article
Kissao Gnandi, Auteur ;
Seunghee Han, Auteur ;
M. Hassan Rezaie-Boroon, Auteur ;
Magali Porrachia, Auteur ;
Dimitri D. Deheyn, Auteur
Surface sediments of the lagoons of Lome, Togo, were analyzed for mercury, methylmercury, and trace elements. Concentrations were greater than typical for natural lagoon sediments, and with greater variability within the Eastern lagoon compared [...]
Article
Colin A. Cooke, Auteur ;
Prentiss H. Balcom, Auteur ;
Charles Kerfoot, Auteur ;
Mark B. Abbott, Auteur ;
Alexander P. Wolfe, Auteur
The development of the mercury (Hg) amalgamation process in the mid-sixteenth century triggered the onset of large-scale Hg mining in both the Old and New Worlds. However, ancient Hg emissions associated with amalgamation and earlier mining effo[...]
Article
Duo Pan, Auteur ;
Liwei Teng, Auteur ;
Fangjie Cui, Auteur ;
Zhigao Zeng, Auteur ;
Benjamin D. Bravery, Auteur ;
Qiong Zhang, Auteur ;
Yanling Song, Auteur
As human populations expand and nonhuman animals decline, understanding the interactions between people and wildlife is essential. For endangered species, appreciating the effect of human disturbance can be important for their conservation. Howe[...]
Article
Carl Johan Svensson, Auteur ;
Anders Eriksson, Auteur ;
Tero Harkonen, Auteur ;
Karin C. Harding, Auteur
Time series of abundance estimates are commonly used for analyses of population trends and possible shifts in growth rate. We investigate if trends in age composition can be used as an alternative to abundance estimates for detection of decelera[...]
Article
Peter F. Sale, Auteur ;
David A. Feary, Auteur ;
John A. Burt, Auteur ;
Andrew G. Bauman, Auteur ;
Georgenes H. Cavalcante, Auteur ;
Kenneth G. Drouillard, Auteur ;
Bjorn Kjerfve, Auteur ;
Elise Marquis, Auteur ;
Charles G. Trick, Auteur ;
Paolo Usseglio, Auteur ;
Hanneke Van Lavieren, Auteur
The Persian Gulf is a semi-enclosed marine system surrounded by eight countries, many of which are experiencing substantial development. It is also a major center for the oil industry. The increasing array of anthropogenic disturbances may have [...]
Article
Yoram Yom-Tov, Auteur ;
Tor Kvam, Auteur ;
Oystein Wiig, Auteur
We studied the effect of various factors on body size variation of the Eurasian lynx in Norway, using data from 374 lynx collected between 1960 and 1976 and whose locality of capture, year of birth, sex, and age were known. Body size of lynx in [...]
Article
Ping Li, Auteur ;
Zhongliang Huang, Auteur ;
Hai Ren, Auteur ;
Hongxiao Liu, Auteur ;
Quan Wang, Auteur
Article
Willem F. de Boer, Auteur ;
Lei Cao, Auteur ;
Mark Barter, Auteur ;
Xin Wang, Auteur ;
Mengmeng Sun, Auteur ;
Herman van Oeveren, Auteur ;
Jan de Leeuw, Auteur ;
Jeb Barzen, Auteur ;
Herbert H. T. Prins, Auteur
We compared the European and eastern Chinese waterbird assemblages and checked whether the effects of human disturbance could be detected in the assemblages\' composition. For the different Chinese provinces, we expected to find a negative effec[...]



