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The Closed Loop Model by Regional Economics or How Big is the Ants’ Footprint? [PDF]
The economy is communication between Man and Nature. It is an interaction-network between our outside and inside Nature, that is, the external Nature surrounding us and the internal nature expressing our human essence.
Dobos, Imre, Szalay, Zsuzsanna
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Social preferences for ecosystem services in a biodiversity hotspot in South America [PDF]
Identifying which ecosystem services are relevant to different stakeholders and understanding stakeholders’ perceptions of such services is useful for making informed decisions, especially in regions of the world where the achievement of biodiversity ...
Bidegain, Iñigo +4 more
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Abstract Differences in skull and tooth morphology, stomach contents, and estimated bite force between medium‐to‐large sized (≥100 kg) predatory theropod dinosaurs have long been suspected to correlate with differences in their diets and dietary guilds (e.g., hypercarnivory, piscivory).
Cassius Morrison +9 more
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Nuclear power technology (NPT) perception and acceptance have globally emerged as the most critical questions for the successful integration of NPT into any national energy mix.
Ibrahim Niankara
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Climate is an important driver of many ecological and social processes; the availability of high‐resolution climate data is thus one of the key presumptions for knowledge‐based decisions. We created a new climate dataset for Europe referred to as ECLIPS (
Debojyoti Chakraborty +4 more
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Galactic Punctuated Equilibrium: How to Undermine Carter's Anthropic Argument in Astrobiology
We investigate a new strategy which can defeat the (in)famous Carter's "anthropic" argument against extraterrestrial life and intelligence. In contrast to those already considered by Wilson, Livio, and others, the present approach is based on relaxing ...
Annis J. +6 more
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Measurements of greenhouse gases and related tracers at Bialystok tall tower station in Poland [PDF]
Quasi-continuous, in-situ measurements of atmospheric CO2, O2/N2, CH4, CO, N2O, and SF6 have been performed since August 2005 at the tall tower station near Bialystok, in Eastern Poland, from five heights up to 300 m.
Gloor, M +7 more
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Mid‐Domain Effect and Wooded Habitat Shape Mediterranean Reptile Communities
Analyzing a large number of reptiles observed across protected areas in Central Italy, we tested whether the mid‐domain effect explains hump‐shaped richness–elevation patterns. Species richness was best predicted by the combined influence of geometric constraints and woodland cover, revealing two contrasting species clusters and offering a robust ...
Daniele Dendi +3 more
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Noosphere as Optimal Control. Part 1. Control Theory, Geosphere and Biosphere [PDF]
The conceptual system developed in optimal control theory for technical purposes is used as a philosophical instrument applied to cyclic information processes, which are expected to be the basis of noosphere.
Boris Balter, Marina Faminskaya
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Three centuries of dual pressure from land use and climate change on the biosphere
Human land use and anthropogenic climate change (CC) are placing mounting pressure on natural ecosystems worldwide, with impacts on biodiversity, water resources, nutrient and carbon cycles.
Sebastian Ostberg +3 more
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