Journal for Nature Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal for Nature Conservation is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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The Wallacean Shortfall and the role of historical distribution records in the conservation assessment of an elusive Neotropical snake in a threatened landscape26
Long-term vegetation monitoring in the floodplain grasslands of the lower Havel Valley (northeastern Germany) and conclusions for sustainable management practices26
Biased baselines? Differences in manual and computer-based modelling of blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) habitat suitability25
A river-based approach in reconstructing connectivity among protected areas: Insights and challenges from the Balkan region24
Impact of terrestrial protected areas on the fish diversity and habitat quality: Evidence from tropical river Pranhita, India21
Local scale prioritization of cost-efficient protection within the National Park Thy20
The unique and endangered Campo Rupestre vegetation and protected areas in the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil20
Population structure and conservation of the coastal palm Coccothrinax borhidiana (Arecaceae) in the northwest of Cuba19
A practical novel assessment tool for the socio-ecological condition of Protected Areas: The Protection Level Index (PLI)19
The wild camel (Camelus ferus) in China: Current status and conservation implications19
Capturing endangered endemic Okinawan bats with acoustic lures19
Rarity up in the mountain: Ecological niche modeling, phenology, and reproductive biology of the most commercialized Masdevallia species19
Key questions in biodiversity: A study and revision guide18
Editorial Board17
A test of the use of gray wolf (Canis lupus) urine to reduce coyote (Canis latrans) depredation rates on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nests17
Exploring uncertainties of ecological management in the Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve, Northwest China16
Conservation prioritization of the northern hills of Uruguay based on the intra-specific phylogenetic diversity of frogs and lizards16
Conservation planning in national parks may benefit from site occupancy and detection estimates of native animal species16
Rediscovery and conservation of Actinodaphne quercina Blume (Lauraceae), an endemic and Critically Endangered tree last collected in 184115
Advances in orchid research in East Macedonia (NE Greece) and the importance of current data in furthering our understanding of the orchids’ altitudinal requirements15
Predicting the distribution of green turtle nesting sites over the Mediterranean with outcoming climate driven changes15
A baseline for prioritizing the conservation of the threatened seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in the oceanic archipelago of Madeira14
Downstream migration and hydropower dam passage of a Danubian cyprinid, Rutilus meidingeri, at the Seeache River, Austria13
Climate change and land use threats to species of aapa mires, an EU priority habitat13
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Land use policies and their effects on Brazilian farming production13
Potential distribution and conservation of the hog-nosed skunk (genus Conepatus, Mammalia: Mephitidae)13
Modelling potential habitat suitability for critically endangered Arabian leopards (Panthera pardus nimr) across their historical range in Saudi Arabia13
Large-scale grid-based detection in occupancy surveys of a threatened small mammal: A comparison of two non-invasive methods13
The replicability crisis in science and protected area research: Poor practices and potential solutions13
Prioritizing forest conservation strategies using a multi-attribute decision model to address concerns with the survival of the endangered dragon tree (Dracaena ombet Kotschy and Peyr.)13
The more things changed, the more they stayed the same: Trends in conservation focus 2010–201913
Assessing trophy hunting in South Africa by comparing hunting and exporting databases13
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Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: The role of communication, education and participation strategies12
Residents’ valuation of ecosystem services in a Mediterranean coastal dune ecosystem: The case of the Ritoque dunes in central Chile12
Climate change causes rapid collapse of a keystone shrub from insular Alpine ecosystems12
Local vehicles add nitrogen to moss biomonitors in a low-traffic protected wilderness area as revealed by a long-term isotope study12
Macrophyte habitat selection by moulting mute swans and the effect of recreational disturbance in the largest Baltic Sea lagoon11
Forest remnants in private lands are critical to the persistence of endangered birds in an Amazonian hotspot11
Cattle population required for favorable conservation status of management-dependent semi-natural grasslands and forests, and associated increase in enteric methane emissions11
The number of pet cats (Felis catus) on a densely-populated oceanic island (Gran Canaria; Canary Archipelago) and its impact on wild fauna11
Illegal wildlife trade is threatening conservation in the transboundary landscape of Western Himalaya11
Environmental DNA survey does not detect additional populations of a critically endangered leaf frog, but reveal another threat to the species11
Integration of preference heterogeneity into sustainable nature conservation: From practice to policy11
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The role of forest plantations for the native vegetation conservation in the protected areas surroundings11
Prioritizing conservation areas and vulnerability analyses of the genus Pinus L. (Pinaceae) in Mexico10
Influence of researcher experience and fieldwork intensity on the probability of brood losses in sensitive species: The case of the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio10
Contextualizing willingness to pay for sustainable management of agroecosystem services in a rapidly transforming landscape: Insights from the interdunal wetlands of Medinipur Coastal Plain, India10
Effects of forest stand structure on population of endangered orchid species Cypripedium calceolus L.10
A bare-bones scheme to choose between the species, subspecies, and ‘evolutionarily significant unit’ categories in taxonomy and conservation10
Potential biodiversity map of bird species (Passeriformes): Analyses of ecological niche, environmental characterization and identification of priority conservation areas in southern Patagonia10
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Impact of human disturbance in Japan on the distribution and diel activity pattern of terrestrial mammals10
Exploring the knowledge and application of biosecurity practices related to invasive alien species in field research in Croatia10
Expansive shrubs: Expansion factors and ecological impacts in northern Ethiopia10
A continental approach to jaguar extirpation: A tradeoff between anthropic and intrinsic causes10
Living on the edge: Insights into habitat patterns of forest-dwelling mammals in the buffer zone of Melghat Tiger Reserve, India10
Wetland restoration challenges and eco-volunteerism10
Do national parks protect natural landscapes?10
Contribution of military training areas for the conservation of calcareous grasslands10
Employing scientific evidence through synthetic indices to support management and conservation policies for an endangered tree of the Gran Chaco9
Birds and mammals assemblages assessment in sub-Antarctic channels of the Kawésqar National Park and Reserve, southern Chile9
Developing a rural ecological assessment index for Jiangsu Province, China9
Habitat heterogeneity diversity: A simple animal biodiversity surrogate in Spain9
Molecular tools against the illegal exploitation of the threatened Pacific seahorse Hippocampus ingens Girard, 18589
Citizen science engagement reveals patterns of long-term persistence of an at risk butterfly in three metropolitan centers9
Examining resilience indices and influencing factors in Xishuangbanna Community Conserved Areas, southwest China9
Functional and ecological diversity of urban birds: Conservation and redesign of biocultural landscapes9
A cost-benefit analysis of ecosystem services from restoring degraded soils to forest ecosystems in the Sahel9
A decision support tool for evaluating the wildlife corridor design and conservation performance using analytic network process (ANP)9
Construction and optimization of wilderness network connectivity to address landscape fragmentation in Zhejiang Province, China9
Current state of the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) in Ukraine and conservation strategy for population support. A review9
Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change9
Sustainable hunting and the conservation of the threatened houbara bustards8
Jaguar density in the Argentine Yungas: Overcoming camera trap failure8
Human-induced rapid environmental change: A case study showing negative impact on animal culture8
Experimental diversionary feeding of red kites Milvus milvus reduces chick predation and enhances breeding productivity of northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus8
A nature reserve as a repository of genetic richness – The case of European larch from the Gorce Mountains8
Seabird population changes following mammal eradication at oceanic Saint-Paul Island, Indian Ocean8
Seabirds health and conservation medicine in Brazil8
Rewilding Shouldn’t Be Reactive: Fragas do Eume Natural Park in the Face of an Invasive Alien Species8
Practical conservation action on a Critically Endangered lichen species8
Site occupancy of native terrestrial mammals in oil palm landscapes is driven by the synergy of land sparing and sharing strategies8
Potential contribution of OECMs to international area-based conservation targets in a biodiversity rich country, Spain8
The conservation strategy of a short lifespan and small genet fungus after thinning8
Human-elephant conflict: Understanding multidimensional perspectives through a systematic review8
Current capacity, bottlenecks, and future projections for offsetting habitat loss using Mitigation and Conservation banking in the United States8
Park conservation or degradation? iCLUE modelling of land use change projections in the upper Manafwa watershed on Mount Elgon, Uganda8
Challenges and opportunities of engaging biodiversity-related citizen science data in environmental decision-making: Practitioners’ perceptions and a database analysis from Estonia8
Coexistence of people and wild species: A new approach to conservation derived from ecological competition theory8
Saving species in a snap: On the feasibility and efficacy of augmented reality-based wildlife interactions for conservation8
Woody cover and pasture within the surrounding matrix drive puma (Puma concolor) occupancy in agroecosystems of the Argentine Dry Chaco8
Overwinter behavior, movement, and survival in a recently reintroduced, endangered amphibian, Rana muscosa8
From virtue to sin: Is the installation of bat boxes an effective conservation measure or a potential pitfall for vulnerable bat species?8
The need for an evidence-led approach to rewilding8
Precipitation seasonality determines the potential distribution of Hyaena hyaena in Saudi Arabia: Towards conservation planning8
Understanding preferences for pricing policies in Japan’s national parks using the best–worst scaling method7
Wildlife mortality on roads crossing a protected area: The case of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park in north-eastern Greece7
Addressing ‘biodiversity naivety’ through project-based learning using iNaturalist7
Applying a systematic conservation planning tool and ecological risk index for spatial prioritization and optimization of protected area networks in Iran7
Rhinoceros accounting in Kruger National Park, South Africa7
Is camera trapping helping us to fill knowledge gaps related to the conservation of wild mammals?7
To be or not to be native: From the discourse on the official status of Salix alba to the recommendation to strengthen the protection of marginal populations in Latvia, with notes to related taxa7
Online and pet stores as sources of trade for reptiles in South Africa7
Landscape Transformations and loss of Atlantic Forests: challenges for conservation7
An integrated ecological security early-warning framework in the national nature reserve based on the gray model7
The importance of considering human well-being to understand social preferences of ecosystem services7
Forecasting suitable areas for wind turbine occurrence to proactively improve wildlife conservation7
Modelling past migrations to determine efficient management rules favouring silver eel escapement from a large regulated Floodplain Lake7
Microclimate species distribution models estimate lower levels of climate-related habitat loss for salamanders7
Developing a monitoring protocol for a threatened species in a developing country: Lessons learned from monitoring the Togean Islands babirusa6
First description of a remnant population of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus, LINNAEUS 1758) in the eastern Austrian Danube6
Exploring expert perception of protected areas’ vulnerability to biological invasions6
Fire shapes mammal abundance at the Cerrado-Pantanal ecotone: Scale of effect, species traits and land-cover interaction6
Restoration of rare bryophytes in degraded rich fens: The effect of sod-and-moss removal6
Modeling the potential distribution and shift of an Algerian endangered endemic species (Cedrus atlantica) under climate change scenarios: Implications for conservation6
Riverscape analysis and habitat suitability modeling for conservation management of native crayfish species – A case study from Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary6
Habitat, water quality or geomorphological degradation in the streams: Which is most important for conserving an endemic amphibian of Central Mexico?6
Geckos in zoos: A global approach on distribution patterns of threatened geckos (Gekkota) in zoological institutions6
A new locally collected environmental quality indicator for rainforests6
Combining roadkill hotspots and landscape features to guide mitigation measures on highways6
What is the scientific evidence on the linkages between citizen science engagement levels and protected areas’ governance outcomes? A systematic map and qualitative synthesis6
Populations, conservation status and distribution modelling of the rare and narrow endemic Rhododendron frey-wysslingii (Ericaceae)6
Discover the determining factors of the use of mangrove forests conservation behaviors6
Developing a composite index of conservation value to determine the conservation status of protected areas: The case of the Krau Wildlife Reserve and Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Peninsular Malaysia6
Corridors as a tool for linking habitats – Shortcomings and perspectives for plant conservation6
The impact of climate change on the future distribution of priority crop wild relatives in Indonesia and implications for conservation planning6
From ex situ cultivation to stands in natural habitats: Critical periods for plants during the reintroduction of Salix lapponum L. in Eastern Poland6
Spatio-temporal human snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conflicts and mitigation measures in Baltistan - free-livestock grazing pastoral areas6
Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina6
Corrigendum to ‘Alien or endangered? Historical development of Chara connivens in the Baltic coastal waters and its implication for the species management’ [J. Nature Conserv. 73 (2023) 126416]6
Ecological assessment and conservation performance of the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary: A differential assessment of protected and unprotected zones6
Determinant of importance-performance and willingness to participate in Komodo adaptive conservation programs5
Public perceptions of Ireland’s pollinators: A case for more inclusive pollinator conservation initiatives5
Mixed responses to paddling frequency of a bird community dominated by terrestrial species in a paddling tourism hotspot5
Relationships between ergodic indicators of dispersal intensity, IUCN Red List values, and selected environmental variables in connection with European birds whose foraging and flying behavior is asso5
Stream restorations with meanders increase dragonfly and damselfly diversity and abundance, including an endangered species5
All we know about the crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai): Providing information to improve knowledge of this species5
An examination of the import of live reptiles from Indonesia by the United States from 2000 to 20155
World historical mapping and potential distribution of Cinchona spp. in Peru as a contribution for its restoration and conservation5
Use of biodegradable materials to reduce marine plastic pollution in small scale coastal longline fisheries5
Back-and-forth shifts in habitat selection by giant pandas over the past two decades in the Daxiangling Mountains, southwestern China5
Responsibilization dynamics in naṭural resource management: Insights from two protected areas in Cameroon5
Two decades of wildlife rehabilitation in Greece: Major threats, admission trends and treatment outcomes from a prominent rehabilitation centre5
Human–elephant coexistence challenges in Myanmar: An analysis of fatal elephant attacks on humans and elephant mortality5
Modulating lighting regime favours a sustainable use of show caves: A case study in NW-Italy5
The impact of climate change and potential distribution of the endangered white winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata, 1882) in Indian eastern Himalaya5
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A partitioning approach for regional sustainability based on economic development indicators and ecological values for China5
Environmental economic valuation of production and preservation of fresh water: A systematic review5
Species diversity and distribution pattern of venerable trees in tropical Jianfengling National Forest Park (Hainan, China)5
Twists and turns in conservation sub-contracting: Politico-ecological insights from Cameroon’s Dja Landscape5
High dependence on protected areas by the endangered giant armadillo in Argentina5
The ability of short-term responses to predict the long-term consequences of conservation management actions: The case of the endangered Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill.5
Economic incentives for preserving biodiverse semi-natural pastures with calves from dairy cows5
Phylogeography and population structure of Squalius lucumonis: A baseline for conservation of an Italian endangered freshwater fish5
Life on the edge: Considering ecotonal habitat for the conservation of alpine reptile metacommunities5
Willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation in Dachigam National Park, India5
Lighting up mountain coexistence: Understanding the effects of environment and livestock on habitat use by Andean bear in a conflict zone in Peruvian Andes4
Identifying conservation priority areas and predicting the climate change impact on the future habitats of endangered Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. utilizing ecological niche modelling4
Fence management and time since pack formation influence African wild dog escapes from protected areas in South Africa4
Inferring population trends of Syagrus coronata (Arecaceae) in areas under different management in Brazilian Caatinga using a transition matrix model4
A big leap forward for Afrotheria conservation in South Africa: A new environmental screening tool ensures cryptic species of conservation concern are not overlooked during the environmental impact as4
Is it time for genetic reinforcement of French Iberian ibex populations?4
Recognising plural valuation of nature when shaping conservation policies: A New Zealand perspective4
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Light pollution as an ecological edge effect: Landscape ecological analysis of light pollution in protected areas in Korea4
Perceptions of pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm) decline: Insights from extractivist communities in the Araripe-Apodi National Forest, Brazil4
Using angling logbook data to inform fishery management decisions4
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Influence of grazing and fire on breeding birds and perennial plants in Cyprus scrub and forest systems4
Are Antarctic aquatic invertebrates hitchhiking on your footwear?4
March or get infected: Influence of winter ranging shaped by supplementary feeding on the spread of non-native nematode Ashworthius sidemi in European bison populations4
Using population viability analysis to examine the potential long-term impact of fisheries bycatch on protected species4
Genetic assignment of captive European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) increases conservation value of recovery centres4
Sharing land with bears: Insights toward effective coexistence4
Assessing the identification uncertainty in plant products traded as traditional Asian medicines4
Modelling the distribution of fish habitat type and habitat diversity in natural rivers4
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Spatiotemporal dynamics in the roosting ecology of the green toad: Implications for urban planning and nature conservation4
Population-level effects of wildlife rehabilitation and release vary with life-history strategy4
A bat a day keeps the pest away: Bats provide valuable protection from pests in organic apple orchards4
Year-round longitudinal monitoring of a bushmeat market in central-western Côte d’Ivoire: Implication for wildlife conservation4
Exotic pet trade in Canada: The influence of social media on public sentiment and behaviour4
Spatial-Temporal evolvement and the contributing factors for the economic potential of ecosystem services in counties situated along a river4
A global review of the threats of mining on mid-sized and large mammals4
Climate refugia for Atlantic Forest widespread endemic anurans will persist in future climate change scenarios4
Folk taxonomy and scientific nomenclature: Working together for conservation of fishery resources in Brazil4
The failure of conservation strategies in tropical regions and the need to challenge the “Western World Paradigm”4
Beyond bees and butterflies: The role of beetles in pollination system4
Wildlife habitat association over a twelve-year period (2008–2020) in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, western Tanzania4
Recovery of grassland after clear-cutting of invasive Robinia pseudoacacia – Long-term study in Prague (Czech Republic)4
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Identifying multiple wildlife species-crop interactions using network analysis4
Occupancy and habitat use by the Andean bear are negatively affected by human presence and forest loss4
Sampling method drives differing detection of responses to land-use change in small mammals4
Estimating the impact of wildlife damage compensation policy on farmers’ incomes4
Enhancing rice yield in paddy fields through beneficial organisms4
Characterising ecological resource utilization by the endangered Egyptian vulture in Oman to better manage and mitigate electrocution risk4
Unveiling poaching patterns and threat sources for informed conservation in southeast Angola4
“Please let me visit”: Management options for marine ecosystems in a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area4
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Connectivity of priority areas for the conservation of large carnivores in northern Mexico4
Considerable qualitative variability in local-level biodiversity surveys in Finland: A challenge for biodiversity offsetting4
Valuing wetland conservation: A contingent valuation analysis among Iranian beneficiaries4
Mapping rewilding potential – A systematic approach to prioritise areas for rewilding in human-dominated regions3
Positive responses of breeding waders to targeted conservation advice and habitat management used to enhance existing wader conservation initiatives in Northern Ireland3
A case study on the impact of coppicing on small mammal diversity: First evidence from the high Agri Valley in the Basilicata Region, Italy3
Habitat characterization and decline of Critically Endangered Onobrychis conferta subsp. conferta3
Utilizing local community knowledge of the Philippine tarsier in assessing the Bilar population endangerment risk, and implications for conservation3
Natural area visitors’ willingness to pay for amphibian conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot3
Determinants of bushmeat supply sources in rural areas of Côte d’Ivoire3
Rediscovery and conservation of Lithocarpus kostermansii Soepadmo (Fagaceae), an endemic and endangered tree species in Java, Indonesia3
Study of population and conservation of Dendrobium capra J.J. Smith, an endangered and endemic orchid from Java Island, Indonesia3
Assessing the carbon stock in the Alps: Considerations on three different approaches3
Integration of modelling and policy: Wolf reproductive-site model for Natura 2000 conservation measures in Italian Alps3
Predicting climate driven habitat shifts for the Egyptian vulture in Punjab, Pakistan3
Effectiveness of Human-Snow leopard co-existence measure- a systematic analysis3
Stakeholder attitudes toward the incentives used to mitigate human-elephant conflict in southern Africa: A news media content analysis3
New conservation status for data-deficient endemic mammals of East Africa3
Global research trends and gaps in ecological compensation studies from 1990 to 2020: A scientometric review3
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How well does online information-seeking behavior indicate public conservation orientation? Taxonomy and personal characteristics matter3
Conditioned food aversion reduces crow nest predation: An improved framework for CFA trials3
Implementing the 2% wilderness goal in Germany – The National Natural Heritage Site Rechlin as a case study3
Searching for the Achilles heel(s) for maintaining invertebrate biodiversity across complexes of depressional wetlands3
Game theory-based stakeholder analysis of marine nature reserves and its case studies in Guangdong Province, China3
Understanding the conservation challenges and needs of culturally significant plant species through Indigenous Knowledge and species distribution models3
Bird eggs or wheat: Assessing the impact of an overabundant crow species in a landscape mosaic in the Negev desert of Israel3
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Publisher's note: Welcome to New Editors-in-Chief3
Small-scale removal of an emergent coastal weed does not affect space use of a territorial bird which uses those weeds3
Habitat changes explain shifts in bird community composition in abandoned military training areas: Lessons for conservation3
Estimating the household costs of human–wildlife conflict in China’s giant panda national park3
Aggregated mental models predict observed outcomes following Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction3
Where will species on the move go? Insights from climate connectivity modelling across European terrestrial habitats3
Evaluation of milkweed (Asclepias spp.) restoration in the Rolling Plains ecoregion of West Texas for the enhancement of monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) habitat3
Being an annual plant in a water-limited Mediterranean-alpine mountain; the case of rare-endemic and threatened Arenaria nevadensis3
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Paddling impacts on aquatic macrophytes in inland waterways3
Predicting potential distribution and identifying priority areas for conservation of the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in Peru3
Sustainability assessment of a lizard assemblage in Pernambuco state, Brazil3
Combining predictive distribution methods and life history to reduce geographic distribution shortfalls for two rocky Cerrado endemic leaf frogs3
The impact of recreational use and access on biotic and abiotic disturbances on areas protected by local communities and a state conservation agency3
Forestry feedbacks in Malezales’ degradation: Insights from past to plan future policy-driven forestry expansion over wetlands in Argentina3
Semi-natural hay meadows and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in Norway- what can we learn from written sources?3
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Spatial and temporal patterns of road mortality in the Caspian whip snake (Dolichophis caspius Gmelin 1758) in Romania3
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