Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is a persistent environmental problem due to its contributions to global climate change and biodiversity loss. The beef industry is a major contributor to this problem with an estimated ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is a persistent environmental problem due to its contributions to global climate change and biodiversity loss. The beef industry is a major contributor to this problem with an estimated ...

<p>Educated human adults, children, infants, and non-human animals all possess an approximate number sense that does not rely on linguistic abilities or other symbolic competences. Previous research has identified similar ...

<p>Sea turtles have experienced dramatic population declines during the last century as a consequence of direct harvest, by-catch in fisheries, and habitat loss. Despite almost 50 years of partial international protection, ...

Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada is home to several groups of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca), which also makes it a prime tourist destination for whale watching. Boat traffic through the strait ...

<p>Genesis is central to both hegemonic and counterhegemonic conceptions of communal identity. Read one way, the book undergirds contemporary assumptions about the nature of communality and the categories through which it ...

Baseline data are critical to assess potential disturbances to the environment. In the absence of baseline data, it is impossible to accurately quantify anthropogenic impacts. Instances in which baseline data were not ...

Corporation X owns and operates Port Y in Indonesia and will begin using Port Z in Australia, a public port, in late 2008. The ports are used to export copper concentrate, while Port Y is also used to move commodities, ...

After an economic boom in the 1990’s, Ireland has experienced a more concentrated and sudden in-migration than any European country in the past decade. Spain, too, attracted a sudden inflow of immigrants with its economic ...

Indonesia has the most biologically diverse coral reefs worldwide. However, many marine areas of Indonesia, including the Spermonde Archipelago of South Sulawesi, have become increasingly degraded due to global environmental ...