Ecosystem effects of the world's largest invasive animal.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2991
Abstract: The keystone roles of mega-fauna in many terrestrial ecosystems have been lost to defaunation. Large predators and herbivores often play keystone roles in their native ranges, and some have established invasive populations in new biogeographic… read more here.
Keywords: effects world; world largest; ecosystem effects; largest invasive ... See more keywords
The world's largest omnivore is a fish.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3818
Abstract: The evolution of very large body size requires a ubiquitous and abundant source of food. In marine environments the largest animals such as whale sharks are secondary consumers that filter feed on nekton, which is… read more here.
Keywords: largest omnivore; omnivore fish; world largest; ecology ... See more keywords
Geobotany in a fault in the world’s largest continuous wetland in central South America
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DOI: 10.1007/s11273-018-9650-7
Abstract: The Pantanal is located in the center of South America in a tectonically active sedimentary basin of Quaternary age. Even though the relief is flat and the diversity of the sediments is low, its vegetation… read more here.
Keywords: world largest; vegetation; south; fault world ... See more keywords
Imminent extinction in the wild of the world’s largest amphibian
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.005
Abstract: Species with large geographic ranges are considered resilient to global decline [1]. However, human pressures on biodiversity affect increasingly large areas, in particular across Asia, where market forces drive overexploitation of species [2]. Range-wide threat… read more here.
Keywords: extinction wild; world largest; imminent extinction; largest amphibian ... See more keywords
Subsystem-level groundwater footprint assessment in North China Plain – The world’s largest groundwater depression cone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106662
Abstract: Abstract Groundwater is one of the most critical elements of global water resources. However, growing water consumption has resulted in rapid depletion of groundwater, which threaten the sustainable development of economy and environment worldwide. Groundwater… read more here.
Keywords: world largest; groundwater; groundwater footprint; china plain ... See more keywords
New ages of the world's largest-ever marsupial: Diprotodon optatum from Pleistocene Australia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.06.013
Abstract: Abstract The extinction of large-bodied terrestrial ‘megafauna’ during earlier phases of the Quaternary had a significant impact on the transforming structure of ecosystems. However, the causes of such losses remains difficult to determine in part… read more here.
Keywords: ever marsupial; largest ever; pleistocene; pleistocene australia ... See more keywords
A Get-Out-the-Vote Experiment on the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting Vote in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123417000412
Abstract: Does non-partisan voter mobilization affect the popular vote? We use vote records from a state-level participatory budgeting vote in Brazil– the world’s largest –to assess the impact of voter mobilization messaging on turnout and support… read more here.
Keywords: vote; world largest; participatory budgeting; get vote ... See more keywords
Future Interactions Between Sea Level Rise, Tides, and Storm Surges in the World's Largest Urban Area
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl087002
Abstract: The Pearl River Delta contains the world's largest urban area in both size and population. It is a low‐lying flood‐prone coastal environment exposed to sea level rise (SLR) and extreme water levels caused by typhoons.… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; area; level rise; largest urban ... See more keywords
World’s largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction rate
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01810-6
Abstract: Since 1900, nearly 3 species of seed-bearing plants have disappeared per year ― 500 times faster than they would naturally.Since 1900, nearly 3 species of seed-bearing plants have disappeared per year ― 500 times faster… read more here.
Keywords: seed; largest plant; world largest; plant survey ... See more keywords
What Drives Sex Toy Popularity? A Morphological Examination of Vaginally-Insertable Products Sold by the World's Largest Sexual Wellness Company.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2175193
Abstract: There is limited research into the morphology of sex toys, and specifically into (the often phallic-shaped) vibrators and dildos and what they may represent in terms of user preferences for male genital morphology. This study… read more here.
Keywords: vaginally insertable; world largest; popularity; sexual wellness ... See more keywords
Genomics, Population Divergence, and Historical Demography of the World's Largest and Endangered Butterfly, The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad040
Abstract: Abstract The world's largest butterfly is the microendemic Papua New Guinean Ornithoptera alexandrae. Despite years of conservation efforts to protect its habitat and breed this up-to-28-cm butterfly, this species still figures as endangered in the… read more here.
Keywords: world largest; demography; divergence; butterfly ... See more keywords