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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStable Isotope Diet Reconstruction of Feral Horses on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, USAMegan K. Nordquist, Todd F. Robinson, Gail H. Collins et al.Feral horse management has become a subject of significant controversy in the United States, resulting in part from opposing views of best management practices and limited empirical data. Feral horse densities increase in response to high reproductive rates and limited horse removal. with this increase, land managers are challenged with accurately quantifying horse diet selection and subsequent impacts on western … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 4 Mar 2024 · 5,394 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLeafsnapNet: An Experimentally Evolved Deep Learning Model for Recognition of Plant Species based on Leafsnap Image DatasetEmmanuel Adetiba et al.Plants are very important living organisms on earth because humans and animals depend on them for nutrition, oxygen, medicine and balance in the ecosystem. Therefore, plant species recognition is critical to the improvement of agricultural productivity, mitigation of climate change and the discovery of new medicinal plants. However, species recognition has remained a difficult task even for trained botanists, because … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 1 Apr 2021 · 7,961 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUpdates on Nutritional Diversity in Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hoechst ex. A. Rich.) Harms. for Food Security and ConservationCatherine Veronica Nnamani, Sunday Adesola Ajayi, Happiness Ogba Oselebe et al.Neglected and underutilized plant genetic resources constitute opportunity for diversification of food and environmental services globally, particularly within communities in developing country. They can provide, in some cases, higher nutrient content than traditional globally accepted staples commonly consumed. Currently, with climate uncertainty and the desire and challenge for sustainably produced food, there is an urgent need to promote crop diversity. … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 10 Jul 2018 · 9,337 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPotentiality of Biogas as Renewable Energy Technology and its role for the Conservation of EnvironmentMaheshwor Poudel, Pabitra Adhikari, Ramesh Man SinghThe study shows the status of biogas as a Renewable Energy Technology (RET) and its role in the conservation of environment by reducing the consumption of fuelwood and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emission. 95 household survey, 10 key informant interviews, 3 focus group discussion and direct observatory technique were used for primary data collection. Fuelwood was found to be dominant energy … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 7,796 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractArthropods in Natural Communities in Mescal Agave (Agave durangensis Gentry) in an Arid ZoneMaría P. González-Castillo, Manuel Quintos Escalante, Gabriela Castaño-MenesesProblem statement: The arthropods have a very important role in the arid zones due to their interactions with many organism and because they constituted an important element in the structure of the plant community. Nevertheless their importance there are few knowledge about the community of arthropods associated to vegetation in arid zones in the North of Mexico. The present study … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 20 Aug 2011 · 8,665 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNitrogen Fixing Legumes in the Plant CommunitiesMohammed A.A. Al-FredanProblems statement: Numerous authors have used energetic to explain the ecological success of N-fixing plants. Legume biodiversity assessment, species dynamics, nitrogen fixation monitoring and environment impact assessment of these ecological events in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia are rare and need to be continuous and more frequent. Approach: Thus the objectives of this study were to analyze legume abundance within and … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 26 May 2011 · 7,402 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSummarizing Spatial Distribution Density, Movement Patterns and Food Resources to Study the Impacts of Logging and Forest Conversion on Orang-utan PopulationRaymond Alfred, Koh Pei Hue, Lee Shan Khee, Rayner AlfredProblem statement: Orang-utan is classified as a totally protected species and is listed as an endangered species in Borneo. The survival of this species is highly dependent on the existence and quality of the lowland forest of Sabah. However, most of the pristine habitats in the lowland area have been converted into other land use activities such as a large … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 8,189 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractKhaen: An Application of Isan Local Wisdom for Conservation Revitalization and Development of Raw Materials and Khaen Making for Value-Added CultureChampadaeng Sithisak, Bunsom Yodmalee, Khaentaphon SamdaengdejProblem statement: The electricity in recent time, the raw materials for making “Khaen” (Lao reed mouthorgan) were decreased. The Reed Mouthorgan manufacturing was a high wisdom heritance. The objective of this research was to study the following issues: (1) the history of Reed Mouthorgan musical instrument, raw material and Reed Mouthorgan manufacturing in Esan Region. (2) The state of problems … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,690 accessesView PDFCite