Diversity of Diurnal Raptors in a Suburban Area of a City in Southern Chile

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.21203/rs.3.rs-500326/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andrés Muñoz-Pedreros ◽

Varia Dellacasa

Keyword(s):

Spatial Location ◽

Suburban Area ◽

Tree Plantations ◽

Native Forest ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

Exotic Tree ◽

Acoustic Surveys ◽

Raptor Conservation ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Raptor conservation programs should be based on knowledge of the birds’ ecology in both natural and urban habitats, justifying the inclusion of ecological studies in suburban zones into regional planning initiatives. The objectives of this study were (a) to determine the use by diurnal raptors of the habitat in a suburban area of a city in southern Chile, and (b) to characterize the different zones into five types of environment, and assess their raptor diversity for consideration in territorial planning. Acoustic surveys were conducted in auditory stations in addition to observations from fixed transects and trails. From a total of 161.39 hours of census, we obtained 664 sightings corresponding to ten species of diurnal raptors. The richest environment was dense forest (eight species), followed by grassland (six species), native forest regeneration (five species), shrubs (four species) and exotic tree plantations (three species). We discuss the relationship between the richness of diurnal raptors, the types of environment in the study area, and the spatial location of the sites, as well as the implications for territorial planning to support the conservation of birds of prey in the suburban zone studied.

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Can exotic tree plantations preserve the bird community of an endangered native forest in the Argentine Pampas?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/cjfr-2020-0300 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mariela Veronica Lacoretz ◽

Daniela María Depalma ◽

Sebastián A Torrella ◽

Cecilia Zilli ◽

Valentina Ferretti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vegetation Structure ◽

Bird Community ◽

Tree Plantations ◽

Bird Diversity ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Native Forest ◽

Native Forests ◽

Bird Richness ◽

Exotic Tree ◽

Argentine Pampas

Worldwide, the areas covered by native forests are declining while those of tree plantations are increasing. This has raised the question of whether tree plantations are able to preserve native forest species. In Argentina, the main native forests of the Pampas region, called talares, are endangered and their disappearance is imminent. Although exotic tree plantations are increasing in this region, their role in maintaining native bird diversity has not been studied in Argentine Pampas. We compared the bird community attributes and vegetation structure of talares native forest with those of tree plantations. Plantations exhibited markedly lower bird richness than talares, up to 80% lower, and all forest-dependent bird species were absent in plantations. Talares and plantations differed also in some aspects of vegetation structure, which usually are key determinants of bird abundance. Given the extreme importance of talares for forest birds, this bird community will be deeply affected if it continues to decline, as nearby plantations do not offer suitable habitat. In order to maintain the bird diversity of talares, and probably the diversity of other unstudied taxa related to them, we recommend management actions that should be applied urgently in these endangered forests of the Argentine Pampas.

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Inequality in the Promised Land

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education ◽

10.32674/jise.v9i1.1703 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 177-180

Author(s):

Muhammad Sharif Uddin

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Minority Students ◽

Doctoral Dissertation ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

Suburban Area ◽

Midwestern United States ◽

Minority Community ◽

Promised Land ◽

Land Race ◽

The Relationship

Inequality in the promised land: Race, resources, and suburban schooling is a well-written book by L’ Heureux Lewis-McCoy. The book is based on Lewis-McCoy’s doctoral dissertation, that included an ethnographic study in a suburban area named Rolling Acres in the Midwestern United States. Lewis-McCoy studied the relationship between families and those families’ relationships with schools. Through this study, the author explored how invisible inequality and racism in an affluent suburban area became the barrier for racial and economically minority students to grow up academically. Lewis-McCoy also discovered the hope of the minority community for raising their children for a better future.

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Native forest replacement by exotic plantations in southern Chile (1985–2011) and partial compensation by natural regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2015.02.025 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 345 ◽

pp. 10-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Carlos Zamorano-Elgueta ◽

José María Rey Benayas ◽

Luis Cayuela ◽

Stijn Hantson ◽

Dolors Armenteras

Keyword(s):

Natural Regeneration ◽

Native Forest ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Exotic Plantations ◽

Partial Compensation

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Buffering of native forest edge microclimate by adjoining tree plantations

Austral Ecology ◽

10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01609.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 478-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

K. DENYER ◽

B. BURNS ◽

J. OGDEN

Keyword(s):

Forest Edge ◽

Tree Plantations ◽

Native Forest

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SHAMANEN, JOMFRUEN OG SKATTEVÆSENET: Portræt af en mirakelmager fra det sydlige Chile

Tidsskriftet Antropologi ◽

10.7146/ta.v0i58.106821 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Dorthe Brogaard Kristensen

Keyword(s):

Social Environment ◽

Roman Catholic ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Political Reality ◽

Local Taxation ◽

National Symbols ◽

Healing Power ◽

Historical Past ◽

To Receive ◽

The Relationship

This article presents the case of the shaman José Karipan, who is considered one of the most powerful and popular shamans in southern Chile. The article explores the success of his practice as a healer, by analyzing the relationship between healing, identity and the socio-economic and political context of Southern Chile. It is argued that shamanistic medical practice is so popular among patients in Southern Chile due to its sensitivity to their historical past and socio-political reality. The shaman’s practice and figure build upon symbols and aspects of his social environment; the shaman is Roman Catholic and claims to receive his healing power from the Virgin of Carmen, the national saint of Chile. Furthermore, he is publicly known for a conflict with the local taxation authorities, who accuse him of failing to claim tax for his income as a healer. These factors serve to challenge the logic of the Chilean state but also show how the shaman’s personal practices are embedded inside the logic of the state, and draw upon national symbols as a source of power.

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Proporsi Larva Aedes aegypti dan Aedes albopictus, Hubungannya dengan Kejadian Demam Berdarah Dengue di Daerah Endemik Suburban Kabupaten Sleman, Yogyakarta

BALABA JURNAL LITBANG PENGENDALIAN PENYAKIT BERSUMBER BINATANG BANJARNEGARA ◽

10.22435/blb.v15i2.1800 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 163-170

Author(s):

Bobby Fahmi Muldan Pahlevi ◽

Tri Wulandari Kesetyaningsih

Keyword(s):

Aedes Aegypti ◽

Aedes Albopictus ◽

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Endemic Area ◽

Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Suburban Area ◽

Dengue Transmission ◽

The Relationship

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Aedes aegypti chooses to live indoors and Ae. albopictus in outdoors. Aedes aegypti has been proven to play a role in dengue transmission in urban areas. It is assumed that suburbs dominated by gardens, so it is possible that Ae. albopictus acts as a vector. The study aimed to analyze the relationship between Ae. albopictus and DHF incidence in suburban area. The study was conducted in Godean, Sleman Regency. 280 ovitrap were placed indoors and outdoors at across seven villages. Each village was represented by one hamlet, so there were 40 ovitrap of each hamlet. The proportion of ovitrap containing Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus larvae was calculated. The results showed that Ae. aegypti larvae was more indoors (78.50%) than outdoors (21.45%) in all villages and negatively correlates with DHF (p=0.036; r=-0.776). Aedes albopictus larvae is more commonly found in gardens (80.64%) than in homes (19.36%) and does not correlate with DHF (p = 0.702). It was concluded that in suburban endemic area of Sleman Regency, Ae. aegypti larvae was more indoors and negatively correlated with DHF. Aedes albopictus larva was more in the garden and did not correlate with DHF incidence.

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Modern architecture: articulation of regional identity

Bulletin of Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Construction ◽

10.51488/1680-080x/2020.4-01 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 78 (4) ◽

pp. 5-14

Keyword(s):

Cultural Landscape ◽

Regional Identity ◽

Modern Architecture ◽

Master Plan ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

Time Periods ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

The article is devoted to the study of the relationship between cultural landscape and architecture. The article considers the development of the city of Almaty since its Foundation as city in the context of relations between architecture and cultural landscape. The master plan is considered in different time periods, issues and problems of modern urbanisation of the city are identified, including the problem of taking into account regional identity in territorial planning.

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