Search Results - "Gavin, Michael"

A global assessment of Indigenous community engagement in climate research by David-Chavez, Dominique M, Gavin, Michael C

“…For millennia Indigenous communities worldwide have maintained diverse knowledge systems informed through careful observation of dynamics of environmental…”
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Defining biocultural approaches to conservation by Gavin, Michael C., McCarter, Joe, Mead, Aroha, Berkes, Fikret, Stepp, John Richard, Peterson, Debora, Tang, Ruifei

“…•Biocultural conservation addresses loss of biological and cultural diversity.•These approaches sustain dynamic and interdependent social-ecological…”
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D-PLACE: A Global Database of Cultural, Linguistic and Environmental Diversity by Kirby, Kathryn R, Gray, Russell D, Greenhill, Simon J, Jordan, Fiona M, Gomes-Ng, Stephanie, Bibiko, Hans-Jörg, Blasi, Damián E, Botero, Carlos A, Bowern, Claire, Ember, Carol R, Leehr, Dan, Low, Bobbi S, McCarter, Joe, Divale, William, Gavin, Michael C

“…From the foods we eat and the houses we construct, to our religious practices and political organization, to who we can marry and the types of games we teach…”
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Global Club Goods and the Fragmented Global Financial Safety Net by Gavin, Michael A

“…Abstract It is generally regarded that a robust global financial safety net is a global public good. Yet public goods models that explain the existence of the…”
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Is there a text in my data? (Part 1): on counting words by Gavin, Michael

“…This essay is the first in a two-part series. This first installment invites readers to consider a few very basic questions: what does it mean to count words…”
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A new approach to identifying the drivers of regulation compliance using multivariate behavioural models by Thomas, Alyssa S, Milfont, Taciano L, Gavin, Michael C

“…Compares seven multivariate behavioural models of fisher compliance decisions using structural equation modelling. Rests the ability of each model to best…”
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ecology of religious beliefs by Botero, Carlos A., Gardner, Beth, Kirby, Kathryn R., Bulbulia, Joseph, Gavin, Michael C., Gray, Russell D.

“…Significance Here we show that the spatial prevalence of human societies that believe in moralizing high gods can be predicted with a high level of accuracy…”
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Identifying socioeconomic and biophysical factors driving forest loss in protected areas by Powlen, Kathryn A., Salerno, Jonathan, Jones, Kelly W., Gavin, Michael C.

“…Protected areas (PAs) are a commonly used strategy to confront forest conversion and biodiversity loss. Although determining drivers of forest loss is central…”
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Stable Ischemic Heart Disease by Katz, Daniel, Gavin, Michael C

“…Stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) is a leading cause of death in the United States and many other countries. The defining pathobiology is an imbalance…”
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A values-centered relational science model: supporting Indigenous rights and reconciliation in research by David-Chavez, Dominique, Gavin, Michael, Ortiz, Norma, Valdez, Shelly, Carroll, Stephanie

“…Addressing complex social-ecological issues requires all relevant sources of knowledge and data, especially those held by communities who remain close to the…”
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Trade-Offs between Cattle Production and Bird Conservation in an Agricultural Frontier of the Gran Chaco of Argentina by Mastrangelo, Matias E., Gavin, Michael C.

“…Intensification of food production in tropical landscapes in the absence of land-use planning can pose a major threat to biological diversity. Decisions on…”
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The Past, Present and Future of Pulmonary Metastasectomy: A Review Article by Cheung, Francis Park-Yun, Alam, Naveed Zeb, Wright, Gavin Michael

“…Pulmonary metastases are a sign of advanced malignancy and an omen of poor prognosis. Once primary tumors metastasize, they become notoriously difficult to…”
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The Position-Reputation-Information (PRI) scale of individual prestige by Berl, Richard E. W, Samarasinghe, Alarna N, Jordan, Fiona M, Gavin, Michael C, Gros-Louis, Julie Jeannette

“…Prestige is a key concept across the social and behavioral sciences and has been implicated as an important driver in the processes governing human learning…”
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Reframing the Wilderness Concept can Bolster Collaborative Conservation by Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro, Terraube, Julien, Gavin, Michael C., Pyhälä, Aili, Siani, Sacha M.O., Cabeza, Mar, Brondizio, Eduardo S.

“…Indigenous territories represent ~45% of land categorized as wilderness in the Amazon, but account for <15% of all forest loss on this land. At a time when the…”
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A Classification of Threats to Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation Responses by Tang, Ruifei, Gavin, Michael C.

“…Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) shapes human-environment interactions across much of the globe. Numerous case studies have provided evidence of TEK…”
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Measuring and Monitoring Illegal Use of Natural Resources by GAVIN, MICHAEL C, SOLOMON, JENNIFER N, BLANK, SARA G

“…Illegal use of natural resources is a threat to biodiversity globally, but research on illegal activities has methodological challenges. We examined 100…”
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Perceptions of the value of traditional ecological knowledge to formal school curricula: opportunities and challenges from Malekula Island, Vanuatu by McCarter, Joe, Gavin, Michael C

“…The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and…”
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Rapoport's rule revisited: geographical distributions of human languages by Gavin, Michael C, Stepp, John Richard

“…One of the most well studied ecological patterns is Rapoport's rule, which posits that the geographical extent of species ranges increases at higher latitudes…”
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Assessing the impacts of war on perceived conservation capacity and threats to biodiversity by Conteh, Abu, Gavin, Michael C., McCarter, Joe

“…The impacts of war and violent conflicts on biodiversity may vary widely across time and different contexts. However, our understanding of the complex effects…”
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Perceived impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on protected area management and conservation outcomes in Mexico by Powlen, Kathryn A., Jones, Kelly W., Moreno, Elva Ivonne Bustamante, Cordero, Maira Abigail Ortíz, Solomon, Jennifer N., Gavin, Michael C.

“…Protected areas are under immense pressure to safeguard much of the remaining global biodiversity and can be strained by unpredicted events such as the…”
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