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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Using orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMFs) to facilitate orchid proliferation is considered an effective method of orchid conservation. Based on the success of using in situ seedling baiting to obtain plant growth-promoting fungi in our previous study, in ...
Yi-Hua Wu +4 more
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iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2014 Different species of forest trees exhibited great diversity in seed features, and rodents might take different tactics to handle and disperse them. In September 2011, to understand the discriminatory handling by rodents on sympatric seeds, seeds of four ...
Zhang Y-F, Wang C, Tian S-L, Lu J-Q
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Smart Environment (SE) focuses on the initiatives for healthy living, where ecological issues and biodiversity play a vital role in the environment and sustainability.
Xingsi Xue, Xingsi Xue, Pei-Wei Tsai
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Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
Nature Communications, 2019 Pollinator loss is a concern but data on their status is lacking. Here Powney et al. use occupancy modelling to estimate the degree of loss in wild bee and hoverfly species across Great Britain, and report a 55% decline in upland species and a 12 ...
Gary D. Powney +6 more
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The Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment (BioCliVE): Quantifying the role of biodiversity in buffering ecosystems against climatic variability [PDF]
Research Ideas and OutcomesExtreme climate events such as floods and droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and intense across the world. Future climate scenarios predict both an increase in individual extreme events, as well as chronic changes in climatic seasonality.
Yann Hautier +8 more
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Microplastics in the Arctic: a transect through the Barents Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Globally, the abundance of microplastics in our oceans is increasing, including within the remote locations of the polar regions. The Barents Sea, which adjoins the Arctic Ocean, is an area of high primary productivity that, owing to the convergence of ...
H. Emberson-Marl +7 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Relative to their biomass or abundance, keystone species have a disproportionate effect on many other organisms. Common juniper (Juniperus communis) is an evergreen shrub that has significant impacts on microclimate, composition of plant assemblages and ...
Thomas Fartmann +4 more
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BMC Ecology embraces biodiversity research [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2010 Editorial BMC Ecology has always been open to a wide range of topics from biodiversity research, and the International Year of Biodiversity [1] presents an opportunity to clarify that the journal includes subject matter that extends beyond the borders of ecology sensu stricto.
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Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee +4 more
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Urban rooftops near sports pitches provide a safe haven for a declining shorebird
Scientific ReportsUrbanisation has contributed to a severe decline in biodiversity worldwide. However, urban ecosystems can also play an important role in the conservation of threatened species, including ground-nesting birds such as the Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus
Franz Löffler +4 more
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