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Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2021-08)
1. Urbanisation is one of the main land-use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect communities, so far there is no synthesis that ...
Current Levels, Recent Historical Trends, and Drivers of Wildmeat Trade in the Amazon Tri-Frontier Region Between Colombia, Peru, and Brazil
(Academic Press, 2018)
While wildmeat trade in the Amazon has been given increasing attention in the last decade, managers and policy makers are still left without a clear understanding of the trends and the underlying drivers of wildmeat trade ...
Artificial light at night as a driver of urban colonization by an avian predator
(Springer, 2021-01)
Context: Urbanization and artificial light at night (ALAN) are major drivers of local biodiversity losses causing community alterations, disruption of predator-prey interactions, and ultimately, promotion of cascading ...
Sleep habits, daytime sleepiness and working conditions in short-distance bus drivers
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014-11)
Purpose: Driving needs high levels of alertness. Increased somnolence is the most important negative influence to maintain proper watchfulness and vigilance. Drowsiness, working conditions and their affective impact must ...
The taxi industry: working conditions and health of drivers, a literature review
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-03)
The taxi industry plays an important role in urban transportation systems, both in economic and mobility terms. In the case of the former, it provides employment for a large number of people and circulates significant ...
Gender relations in the Brazilian socioeconomic and cultural context: a study with female drivers of urban mobility appsRelaciones de género en el contexto socioeconómico y cultural brasileño: un estudio con mujeres conductoras de aplicaciones de movilidad urbanaAs relações de gênero no contexto socioeconômico e cultural brasileiro: estudo com mulheres motoristas de aplicativos de mobilidade urbana
(Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas, 2021)
Implications of rural-urban migration for conservation of the atlantic forest and Urban growth in Misiones, Argentina (1970-2030)
(Royal Swedish Acad Sciences, 2011-05)
Abstract Global trends of increasing rural-urban migration and population urbanization could provide opportunities for nature conservation, particularly in regions where deforestation is driven by subsistence agriculture. ...
Análisis regional de las islas de calor urbano en la ArgentinaRegional analysis of urban heat islands in Argentina
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2021-02-19)
La urbanización es una de las formas más extremas de cambios en el uso de la tierra y tiene impactos sobre el clima, el agua y la biodiversidad en grandes áreas de todo el planeta. En este trabajo se cuantificaron las islas ...
Global macroecology of bird assemblages in urbanized and semi-natural ecosystems
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2011-05)
Aim Despite the increasing pace of urbanization, little is known about how this process affects biodiversity globally. We investigate macroecological patterns of bird assemblages in urbanized areas relative to semi-natural ...