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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Cattle Ranching"”.
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Strategies for sustainable livestock production in Brazil and the European Union
… the potential to increase the productivity of cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon. While high hopes have been placed on the potential for intensification of low-productivity cattle ranching to spare land for other agricultural uses, cattle productivity in the Amazon biome (29% of the …
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Estudo geomorfológico em ambiente subterrâneo: gruta do Lobo Guará, município de Santa Rita, Paraíba.
… from urban activities and this site is developed cattle ranching, and within walking distance of the cavity is located the Metropolitan Landfill of João Pessoa, this may be one of the major impacts that are affecting the underground ecosystem. This environment has an underground sandstone …
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Rise of mercury emissions in the Amazon rainforest: an evaluation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining and biomass burning sources
… rainforest, are driven by agricultural and cattle ranching expansion and rising international gold prices, respectively. Although there are indications of increasing ASGM activities in the Amazon, there are no studies of corresponding mercury consumption and emissions within this context. In …
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Optimising the trade-offs between food production, biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Neotropics
… on the production and requirements of different cattle ranching systems in Yucatán, Mexico, as well as on the population densities of birds, trees and dung beetles, and carbon stocks in both natural habitats and the different ranching systems. I used novel methods to estimate the yields of my …
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Upper Salinas Headwaters Conservation Plan
… of land uses predominantly agriculture (mainly cattle ranching), some urban development, outdoor recreation, and a few mining operations.</p> <p>Approximately fifty-five percent of the acreage within the Conservation Area is designated public land (federal, state, and county), while the …
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The effects of habitat disturbance, host traits, and host physiology on patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infection in black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra)
… into monocultures for agricultural production or cattle ranching, and the increased human presence linked to wood extraction and selective logging, can alter host-parasite dynamics and increase the risk of infectious diseases in wild primates. However, little is known regarding the proximate …
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Battle of the Bulls: A Coal Conflict in Cattle Country
… eager for economic development, one Montana ranching family struggles to cope with the onset of underground coal mining. For 40 years, the Charter family fought to prevent coal mining on their land in southern Musselshell County. In February, the federal government leased the remaining coal …
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Battle of the Bulls: A Coal Conflict in Cattle Country
… eager for economic development, one Montana ranching family struggles to cope with the onset of underground coal mining. For 40 years, the Charter family fought to prevent coal mining on their land in southern Musselshell County. In February, the federal government leased the remaining coal …