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Ecosystems and People Volume 1 Issue 2

Subject Areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group - Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1745-1604
SJR: 35

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Embedding soil quality in the planning and management of land use

Mulder, Christian; van Wezel, Annemarie P.; van Wijnen, Harm J.

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618082

Changes in land use are foreseen on a great scale in the Netherlands. Nonetheless, assessment of soil quality hardly plays a role in spatial planning and consequent land use. Therefore, we analyzed the inter-relationships between land use and soil quality by means of empirical ecological...
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Religion and biodiversity conservation: not a mere analogy

Negi, Chandra Singh

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618083

Asymbiotic relationship exists between biological diversity and cultural diversity, and this relationship constitutes a determining factor in ensuring sustainable human development. Religious beliefs and rituals (such an invariable part of the cultural milieu) are very much inter-linked and...
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Traditional resource management practices for biodiversity conservation and their significance in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India

Bisht, Yashpal; Sharma, Ramesh C.

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618084

The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is considered one of the most biologically diverse and socio-culturally rich biosphere reserves in India. From ancient times, the local community considered the entire biosphere area as a sacred landscape, and institutionalized a number of resource conservation...
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Centaurea species in Turkey (A): Centaurea odyssei Wagenitz (Asteraceae) in Kazdagi (Mt. Ida) National Park

Celik, Sezgin; Uysal, Ismet; Menemen, Yusuf

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618085

Kazdagi (Mt. Ida: 1774 m) is in northwestern Turkey. The rock type is mainly schist, and the soil is brown forest soil without lime. For these reasons, Kazdagi is one of the most important floristic areas in Turkey. With regard to genetic resources, this area is of major importance for in situ...
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Centaurea species in Turkey (B): Comparative studies of two closely related species, C. kurdica Reichardt and C. sclerolepis Boiss

Uysal, Ismet; Celik, Sezgin; Menemen, Yusuf

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618086

Morphological, anatomical, palynological, achene structure, and ecological features of two endemic Centaurea L. species, C. kurdica Reichardt and C. sclerolepis Boiss., were studied in detail. Pollen studies showed that the pollen grains of the species could be described as prolate-spheroidal in...
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Comparative studies of Mountain Maize (Zea mays L.) ecotypes in Kotli District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Shah, Asad Hussain; Khan, M. Fareed; Ahmad, Dilnawaz; Sabir, Mubasher

2005 International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management

doi:10.1080/17451590509618087

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major crop in Azad Kashmir. The farmers mainly grow local ecotypes. A study of the performance of six maize ecotypes showed significant variation for almost all the traits studied. The performance of the commercial variety Kisan-90 was comparatively better than the rest,...

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