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Above-ground biomass and productivity in a rain forest of eastern South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
: The dynamics of tropical forest woody plants was studied at the Nouragues Field Station, central French Guiana. Stem density, basal area, above-ground biomass and above-ground net primary productivity, including the contribution of litterfall, were ...
Bongers, F.J.J.M.   +8 more
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Current Status of the Pyrolysis and Gasification Mechanism of Biomass

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The development of the world economy goes hand in hand with increased energy consumption and global warming caused by greenhouse gases. These issues can be tackled by implementing promising technologies of power generation.
Dmitrii Glushkov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nano-CeO2 activates physical and chemical defenses of garlic (Allium sativum L.) for reducing antibiotic resistance genes in plant endosphere

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
The transmission of manure- and wastewater-borne antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) to plants contributes to the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance in agriculture, necessitating effective strategies for preventing the spread of antibiotic ...
Yinuo Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

PHYTOPERIPHYTON OF THE KOVDA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

open access: yesTransactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2019
Attached algal communities (phytoperiphyton) in the Kovda River and its 18 tributaries were studied, including the analysis of their taxonomic composition, ecology and spatial distribution.
Sergey Komulainen
doaj   +1 more source

Biomass stocks in California’s fire-prone forests: mismatch in ecology and policy

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2022
Restoration of fire-prone forests can promote resiliency to disturbances, yet such activities may reduce biomass stocks to levels that conflict with climate mitigation goals.
Alexis A Bernal   +3 more
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Seed mass diversity along resource gradients: the role of allometric growth rate and size-asymmetric competition

open access: yes, 2018
The large variation in seed mass among species inspired a vast array of theoretical and empirical research attempting to explain this variation. So far, seed mass variation was investigated by two classes of studies: one class focuses on species varying ...
DeMalach, Niv, Kadmon, Ronen
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Investigating the Ecology of the Mound-Building Ant, \u3ci\u3eAcanthomyops Claviger\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Re-Created Prairie [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Acanthomyops claviger (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) forms conspicuous mounds within clumps of big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii, and prairie dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepsis, within a re-created tallgrass prairie in northeastern Illinois. This study
Krstic, Ana   +4 more
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Lianas Suppress Seedling Growth and Survival of 14 Tree Species in a Panamanian Tropical Forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Lianas are a common plant growth form in tropical forests, where they compete intensely with trees, decreasing tree recruitment, growth, and survival. If the detrimental effects of lianas vary significantly with tree species identity, as is often assumed,
Andrade   +65 more
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The application of biomass ashes for improvement of sewage sludge dewatering

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2017
In compliance with the requirements of the EU climate and energy package (3 × 20 %), the biomass consumption in energetic industry is systematically growing. As a consequence, a large amount of ashes is produced which requires the management in line with
Wójcik Marta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Roadmap Towards a Bioenergy Model of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment

open access: yesBulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture, 2021
The emergent life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, techniques and models were punctuated by divergences concerning the system expansion, allocation rules and causation modeling.
Eniko KOVACS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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