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Response of Tuber melanosporum fruiting to canopy opening in a Pinus-Quercus forest [PDF]

Ecological Engineering, 2013
[EN] The wild production of the highly appreciated fungus Tuber melanosporum is negatively affected by canopy closure in the stand. Habitat improvement has been proposed as a tool to recover the production in close forests, but evaluations based on scientific monitoring are still lacking.
Garcia-Barreda, Sergi, Reyna Domenech, Santiago   +1 more
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Influence of Canopy Cover and Meteorological Factors on the Abundance of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Avocado Orchards Affected by Laurel Wilt

Agronomy, 2022
In the last decade in South Florida, approximately 200,000 avocado trees have succumbed to laurel wilt (LW), a fungal disease vectored by ambrosia beetles.
Octavio Menocal, Paul E. Kendra, Armando Padilla, Pollyana C. Chagas, Edvan A. Chagas, Jonathan H. Crane, Daniel Carrillo   +6 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Task‐Oriented Path Planning Towards Autonomous Sensor Network Deployment in Rainforest Canopies

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An informative path planner for drone‐based deployment of wireless sensor networks in rainforest canopies is presented, addressing key challenges in large‐scale biodiversity monitoring. By integrating canopy surface detection with connectivity‐aware sampling under strict flight constraints, the approach enables efficient and reliable aerial sensor ...
Rita Santos Raminhos, Salua Hamaza
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Patterns of decomposition rates in central European forests differ among carrion, leaf litter and deadwood

Forest Ecosystems
Decomposition of dead organic matter is essential for ecosystem functioning and nutrient cycling, but carrion, leaf litter, and deadwood vary in their physicochemical characteristics, associated decomposer communities, and consequently in the rates at ...
Marit L. Hertlein, Philip S. Barton, Christian Ammer, Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Peter Schall, Simon Thorn, Sebastian Seibold   +6 more
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The effect of fire on ant assemblages does not depend on habitat openness but does select for large, gracile predators

Ecosphere, 2021
Ecosystems can respond in a variety of ways to the same agent of disturbance. In some contexts, fire causes large and long‐lasting changes to ecological communities. In others, fire has a limited or short‐lived impact on assemblages of animals and plants.
Tom R. Bishop, Andy Tomlinson, Travers McNeice, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Catherine L. Parr   +4 more
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Reconfigurable Inflatables Through Controlled Surface Crumpling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inflatable structures offer remarkable versatility due to their compact storage and rapid deployment, making them ideal for lightweight, quickly assembled, and deployable applications. These structures are typically made from membranes that are nearly inextensible yet highly flexible.
Yi Yang, Hye Jun Youn, Leon Kamp, Renate Sachse, Wenjie Li, Jose Vidal, Jin Feng, Martin Bechthold, Katia Bertoldi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extra Climate Benefits From Afforestation Due to Reduced Forest Fragmentation in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Afforestation in China reduced forest fragmentation in 2015, transforming 51.8 M ha of edge forests into interior forests. This enhanced carbon sequestration (1.4±0.2 Pg CO2e, a cooling biogeochemical effect), while reduced albedo (−0.9 Pg CO2e, a warming biophysical effect) partially offset the gain, yielding a net extra climate benefit of ...
Nan Meng, Wei Li, Philippe Ciais, Martin Brandt, Xiaowei Tong, Yanzheng Yang, Guofeng Shen, Wei Du, Lei Zhu, Yi Leng, Minxuan Sun, Mengjie Han, Xuemei Zhang, Jie Zhang, Nan Wang, Dan Tong, Chao Wu, Wenhao Dong, Shu Tao, Bo Pan   +19 more
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Solar Radiation Profiles in Openings in Canopies of Aspen and Oak

Science, 1969
Vertical profiles of solar radiation in openings in forest canopies showed increasing solar radiation with depth in Colorado, but not in Minnesota. A model was developed and tested to calculate solar radiation in openings from the incoming direct and sky radiation and from the depth and diameter of the opening. The increase occurs only with high direct
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Closed‐Loop Radiative Cooling Mulch Upcycled From Agricultural Residues for Efficient Soil Heat–Water Stress Mitigation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conventional passive radiative cooling films rely on costly feedstocks and energy‐intensive fabrication, with poor end‐of‐life compatibility in agriculture. To address this challenge, a sustainable radiative cooling mulch (SRCM) is developed from waste maize leaves via spontaneous hydrogen‐bond self‐assembly.
Hao Li, Dong Lv, Yang Fu, Cancheng Jiang, Wenqi Wang, Ze Li, Lin Liang, Jiayu Du, Jie Tan, Yihao Zhu, Wenjie Liu, Lamfeddal Kouisni, Kaixin Lin, Chi Yan Tso   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source