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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Land Use and Cover Change"”.
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Range-wide assessment of land use and cover change near Indiana bat hibernacula
… seasonally heightened population densities, and the limited availability of suitable overwintering sites, land use and cover change (LUCC) near hibernacula is expected to affect wintering populations. The landscapes surrounding hibernacula not only provide critical roosting and foraging …
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Attribution of the risk of extreme flood events to climate change in the context of changing land use and cover: case study of the shire river basin flood of 2015
… in property worth millions of dollars with recovery still ongoing 3 years later. Over 150 fatalities were confirmed at the time with hundreds of others missing. The extent of the damage of the disaster was perhaps underlined by the swift adoption of the disaster management policy which was …
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Revisiting patterns and processes of forest cover change in the tropics: a case study from southeast Mexico
… relationship between visible patterns of forest change, multi-scalar human processes and the underlying drivers associated with them is poorly understood. Building on satellite imagery, a household livelihood survey and semi-structured interviews, this research scrutinised changes of forest cover …
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Differentiated use and value of river and riparian ecosystem services and local perspectives on future safeguarding: A case study of the upper Mutale sub-catchment, Limpopo River Basin, South Africa
Over the past five decades, human-driven changes in natural ecosystems have resulted in biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services, particularly affecting freshwater ecosystems. The response to these challenges has led to the adoption of nature-based solutions, emphasizing the …