Browsing by Subject "SDG 15"
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Abundance and microhabitat use of the Endangered toad Rhinella yanachaga (Anura: Bufonidae) in the cloud forest of Yanachaga Chemillen National Park, Peru
(Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 2021)The arboreal toad Rhinella yanachaga is an endemic species of the cloud forest of central Peru, and is categorized as Endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The core habitat of this ... -
Algoritmo Discreto de Optimización Hiebras Invasivas para el Set Covering Problem
(IEEE Computer Society, 2016)The Set Covering Problem (SCP) is a classic problem of combinatorial analytic. This problem consists in to find solutions what cover the needs to lower cost. Those can be services to cities, load balancing in production ... -
Alluvial gold mining, conflicts, and state intervention in Peru's southern Amazonia
(Elsevier, 2023)Artisanal and small-scale mining is one of the most degrading activities in the southern Peruvian Amazonia and its uncontrolled expansion has sparked conflicts over its exploitation, the distribution of profits, and their ... -
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in confiscated Telmatobius in Lima, Peru
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2016)The Peruvian Andes are the home of 27 species of frogs of the genus Telmatobius, many of which are critically endangered. Illegal trade of adult frogs for purported medical properties likely represents the major threat ... -
Biología y ecología de cuatro especies medicinales de Gentianella recolectadas para el mercado en la Región Cajamarca, Perú
(Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste, 2021)The biology and ecology of four medicinal species of Gentianella (Gentianaceae) were described, with emphasis on aspects related to production, including the analysis of total flavonoids. All the evaluated species were ... -
Características, historia natural y aplicaciones de Hydrocharis laevigata: Una revisión
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2022)Hydrocharis laevigata, a floating macrophyte belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family, is known to be an invasive species, its proliferation is frequently caused by its use as an ornamental plant in ponds and aquariums, ... -
Caracterización de la diversidad de aves en un humedal altamente intervenido del Pacífico suramericano
(Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, 2022)Wetlands are ecosystems that have been affected by various human processes which have transformed them and their communities. In the present study, we determined the diversity and spatial-temporal variation of the avian ... -
Carbon accrual rates, vegetation and nutrient dynamics in a regularly burned coppice woodland in Germany
(Blackwell Publishing, 2017)Historically, large areas of forest in Europe were managed as coppice woodland to produce wood-based fuel for the smelting industry. We hypothesized that this practice produced a legacy effect on current forest ecosystem ... -
Challenges and priorities for river cetacean conservation
(Inter-Research, 2022)River cetaceans are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts due to their constrained ranges in freshwater systems of China, South Asia, and South America. We undertook an exhaustive review of 280 peer-reviewed ... -
CO2 SEQUESTRATION AND O2 PRODUCTION IN URBAN PARKS: THE CASE OF AN INTRODUCED SPECIES IN TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA
(Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 2023)Urban parks make up the most significant proportion of green areas in cities and significantly help to mitigate climate change and improve the physical and mental well-being of the city inhabitants. In Latin America, one ... -
¿Cómo proteger los humedales costeros peruanos? Una respuesta a partir de un modelo conceptual de sus impulsores de cambio
(INVEMAR, 2023)The present work consisted of determining and analyzing the Drivers of Change (DCh) of 24 wetlands of the Peruvian coast from a review of the scientific articles published between 2000 and 2020, with the use of the platforms ... -
Comparativo-the trade of wild medicinal plants in the andean district of lircay, huancavelica, perú: A comparative study
(Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, 2021)Introduction: Plants sold in public markets are important for the use and economic benefit they generate. This study documents the trade of wild medicinal plants in the district of Lircay, in the southern region of Peru. ... -
Composición, estructura y diversidad vegetal de la Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta, Santa Elena, Ecuador
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2019)The objective was to analyze the composition, structure and floristic diversity of Loma Alta at three altitudes (164, 300, and 466 m asl) following the Gentry method. We registered 283 species, with Fabaceae (26 spp.) being ... -
La conservación de los humedales peruanos: un análisis de su legislación, sanciones y consecuencias
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2023)Wetlands are globally valuable ecosystems, mainly because they provide ecosystem services. In Peru, these ecosystems are governed by regulations that have been in place for the last 60 years. However, these have not been ... -
Convergence of fishers' knowledge with a species distribution model in a Peruvian shark fishery
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019)Limited data on the spatial, environmental, and human dimensions of small-scale fisheries hinder conservation planning, so the incorporation of fishers' local ecological knowledge may be a valuable way to fill data gaps ... -
Detección de Leishmania (V) guyanensis en ejemplares de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) recolectados en pecaríes de collar (Pecari tajacu)
(Instituto Nacional de Salud (Colombia), 2017)Introduction: Previous studies identified the presence of Leishmania infantum in Rhipicephalus sanguineus and indicated the possibility that it could transmit leishmaniasis to a variety of hosts. Objective: To identify ... -
Detección de Salmonella Javiana en tortugas taricaya (Podocnemis unifilis) en dos parques zoológicos del Perú
(Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)The aim of this study was to serotype and determine the antibacterial sensitivity profile of Salmonella spp strains isolated from taricaya turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) from the Huachipa Zoological Park (n = 30). Lima, and ... -
Distribution and habitat use of a cryptic small cetacean, the Burmeister's porpoise, monitored from a small-scale fishery platform
(Frontiers Media, 2018)There is widespread evidence that small-scale fisheries (SSF) bycatch threatens many populations of small cetaceans, yet conservation efforts are often limited by a lack of basic knowledge regarding their abundance, ... -
Efectos ecotóxicos de metales pesados sobre Daphnia magna y Paracheirodon innesi en un río de la Amazonía peruana
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2023)The Madre de Dios River, in the Peruvian Amazon, is a body of water that receives tailings and waste containing mercury (Hg) discharged by artisanal, informal, and illegal gold mining. The ecotoxic effect of heavy metals ... -
Efficiency of microalgae cultures for nutrient removal from domestic wastewater
(Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, 2022)Domestic wastewaters are one of the main sources of contamination and diseases. However, they can be treated and potentially reused if certain organic and inorganic compounds and molecules are eliminated. Novel environmentally ...
