Almost 95% of the entire population of the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) winter in Poyang Lake, China, where they forage on the tubers of the submerged aquatic macrophyte Vallisneria spiralis. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River may possibly affect this food source of the Siberian cran...
Wu, G.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Skidmore, Andrew K.
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Prins, H.H.T.
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Best, E.P.H.
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Liu, Y.
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[Will the Three Gorges Dam affect the underwater light climate of Vallisneria spiralis L. and food habitat of Siberian crane in Poyang Lake?]
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Will the Three Gorges Dam affect the underwater light climate of Vallisneria spiralis L. and food habitat of Siberian crane in Poyang Lake?
This paper examines the effects of wildlife tourism-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) on poverty, wealth inequality and the livelihoods of herders in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem in south-western Kenya. It uses the case of Olare Orok Conservancy PES programme in which pastoral landowners h...
Osano, P.M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Kaelo, D.
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Schomers, S.
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Birner, R.
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Ogutu, J.
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[Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya]
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Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Batello, C.
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Neely, Constance
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Rangelands and climate change: Mitigation, adaptation and co-benefits]
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Rangelands and climate change: Mitigation, adaptation and co-benefits
Ericksen, Polly J.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Zaibet, L.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Sijmons, Koert
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Kinoti, J.
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Ng'ang'a, L.
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Landsberg, F.
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Stickler, M.
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[Mapping and valuing ecosystem services in the Ewaso Ng’iro watershed]
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Mapping and valuing ecosystem services in the Ewaso Ng’iro watershed
Global demand for wood fuel energy is high and rising due to population increases, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where firewood and charcoal are the main sources of cooking energy. Inefficient cooking techniques consume large amounts of fuel and create indoor pollution, with negative health...
Njenga, M.
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Iiyama, M.
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Helander, H.
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Larsson, L.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Roing de Nowina, K.
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Sundberg, C.
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[Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya]
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Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya
Abdillahi, A.
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Kisoyan, P.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Gitau, Jane W.
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Manzano, P.
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Guyo, R.
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Omondi, S.
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Waithaka, M.
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Kyotalimye, M.
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[Drylands development, pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa]
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Drylands development, pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa
The use of enclosures has globally gained popularity as an effective strategy to enhance soil carbon sequestration, but empirical evidence is lacking particularly in arid and semi-arid rangelands of Africa. This study addressed the effectiveness of long-term (15–37 years old) enclosures in enhanc...
Feyisa, K.
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Beyene, S.
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Angassa, A.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Abebe, A.
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Megersa, B.
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[Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands]
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Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands
Ericksen, Polly J.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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[Climate variability and climate change in pastoral systems]
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Climate variability and climate change in pastoral systems
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 of economic development on the mean bird species ma...
Boer, W. Fred de
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Cao, L.
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Barter, M.
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Wang, X.
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Sun, M.
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Oeveren, H. Van
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Barzen, J.
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Prins, H.H.T.
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[Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community]
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Comparing the community composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the influence of human factors on the China Waterbird Community
Biodiversity in rangelands is decreasing, due to intense utilization for livestock production and conversion of rangeland into cropland; yet the outlook of rangeland biodiversity has not been considered in view of future global demand for food. Here we assess the impact of future livestock produc...
Alkemade, R.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Berg, M. van den
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Jeuken, M.
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[Assessing the impacts of livestock production on biodiversity in rangeland ecosystems]
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Assessing the impacts of livestock production on biodiversity in rangeland ecosystems