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A Coupled Oscillator Model of Interactive Tapping
(2009)
Background: Synchronization in music has been a popular experimental basis for studying social interactions, as musicians are required to synchronize to each other’s beats and integrate abstract social information in order ...
A five-step approach to evaluate effects of infrastructure on biodiversity at Malmbanan, Sweden
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is planning a double railway-track along Malmbanan, between Kiruna and Narvik, due to increasing demands for iron ore from mines in northern Sweden. The project will lead ...
A highly-endangered species on the edge: distribution, habitat use and outlook for Colias myrmidone in newly established Natura 2000 areas in Romania.
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Romania is one of the last strongholds of the Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone), which is the most critically endangered and rapidly declining butterfly species in Europe. Recently, three Natura 2000 sites were ...
A joint SCB-Europe and SCB-Africa initiative: The 100 questions for biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean North Africa
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
The Mediterranean region is a hotspot of biodiversity facing numerous environmental threats and socio-economic challenges. Researchers have a key role in providing pragmatic solutions for the conservation of biodiversity, ...
A literature review of legal hunting practices
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Humans have always hunted for food, recreation, sport or cultural reasons. However, legal hunting practices are increasingly being challenged on sustainability and animal welfare grounds, even if hunting can contribute to ...
A long-term impact of forest disturbance on spruce seedling regeneration on coarse woody debris
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Storm disturbance have huge impacts on subalpine forest ecosystems. However, long-term effects of such disturbance on regeneration of subalpine forests are poorly understood. Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis has limited and ...
A military brass band study on Bakhtin - State nation identity and carnival atmosphere in a village
(2009)
Communication, dialogue, carnivalesque, military brass band, M.M. Bakhtin, the identity nation-state
A multidisciplinary approach to identify multispecies hotspots of intra-specific diversity
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Conservation efforts are traditionally focused on species diversity, without any explicit consideration of the underlying processes that generated (and maintained in time) that same diversity. In a global change context, ...
A nation-wide census for future conservation actions
(Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä, 2018)
Citizen science is a type of research which could be crucial for wildlife monitoring in the developing countries due to low funding opportunities and trained specialists. In the Republic of Moldova, this concept is not ...
A new method of tonality perception research
(2009)
The methods used in tonality perception research are various, like counting the appearance rate of tonic, accumulating the duration of tones in a scale, the "probe-tone" technique, etc. However, the purpose of different ...