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Soil is one of the key elements for supporting life on Earth. It delivers multiple ecosystem services, which are provided by soil processes and functions performed by soil biodiversity.
Marta Bertola +2 more
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Alien invasive species represent a major threat in Italian freshwaters. Despite national and European regulations aimed at the control and prevention of new invasive species, the number of allochthonous species is increasing and so is the rate of spread.
Massimiliano Scalici +5 more
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Integrated Transport Planning: From Supply- to Demand-Oriented Planning. Considering the Benefits [PDF]
The idea of integrated transport planning is widely accepted in the research community as well as in the field of transport policy. However, the actual implementation is still lagging behind.
Hoor, Maximilian, Schwedes, Oliver
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Assessing the climate impacts of oat straw as a raw material
Straw is an interesting renewable feedstock for various high-value products, such as textile fibers. However, straw encompass to soils maintains a good soil structure, fertility, and carbon storage.
Lauri Leppäkoski +5 more
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Optimal Microgrid Topology Design and Siting of Distributed Generation Sources Using a Multi-Objective Substrate Layer Coral Reefs Optimization Algorithm [PDF]
n this work, a problem of optimal placement of renewable generation and topology design for a Microgrid (MG) is tackled. The problem consists of determining the MG nodes where renewable energy generators must be optimally located and also the ...
Camacho-Gómez, Carlos +6 more
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Projected Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Drought under Global Warming in Central Asia [PDF]
Drought, one of the most common natural disasters that have the greatest impact on human social life, has been extremely challenging to accurately assess and predict.
Brindha, Karthikeyan +6 more
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Soil Arthropod Community in Spruce Forests (Picea abies) Affected by a Catastrophic Storm Event
At the end of October 2018, the “Vaia” storm hit the eastern sector of the Italian Alps, causing major damage to forests. The resulting changes in habitat and resource availability are expected to shape the structure and abundance of soil communities. In
Cristina Menta +2 more
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Biodiversity Offset Program Design and Implementation [PDF]
Biodiversity offsets are applied in many countries to compensate for impacts on the environment, but research on regulatory frameworks and implementation enabling effective offsets is lacking.
Grimm, Marie, Köppel, Johann
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Cardiac EC coupling is triggered by rhythmic depolarizing current fronts originating from the sino-atrial node, and the way variability in rhythm is associated with variability in action potential duration (APD) and, in turn, in the variability of ...
Massimiliano Zaniboni
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Biodiversity Impact of Green Roofs and Constructed Wetlands as Progressive Eco-Technologies in Urban Areas [PDF]
The total amount of sealed surfaces is increasing in many urban areas, which presents a challenge for sewerage systems and wastewater treatment plants when extreme rainfall events occur. One promising solution approach is the application of decentralized
Knapp, Sonja +2 more
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