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A strategic framework for biodiversity monitoring in South African National Parks

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2011
Protected areas are under increasing threat from a range of external and internal pressures on biodiversity. With a primary mandate being the conservation of biodiversity, monitoring is an essential component of measuring the performance of protected ...
Melodie A. McGeoch, Mbulelo Dopolo, Peter Novellie, Howard Hendriks, Stefanie Freitag, Sam Ferreira, Rina Grant, Judith Kruger, Hugo Bezuidenhout, Rodney M. Randall, Wessel Vermeulen, Tineke Kraaij, Ian A. Russell, Michael H. Knight, Stephen Holness, Ané Oosthuizen   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA‐Templated 2D Heterostructures as Phototriggered Dynamic Nanohybrids: From Releasing Molecular Loads to Controlling Enzyme Biocatalytic Function

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DNA strands are employed both as dynamic linkers and nanoscale templates for the integration of Ag2S nanoparticles on MoS2, which in turn imparted photothermal responsiveness; this feature permits the selective cargo (fluorophore, quantum dots or an enzyme) release from the MoS2 surface in response to local heat induced by light irradiation.
Kai Chen, Haosen Miao, Weiying Hong, Matteo Palma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferroelectricity in Antiferromagnetic Wurtzite Nitrides

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We establish MnSiN2${\rm MnSiN}_2$ and MnGeN2${\rm MnGeN}_2$ as aristotypes of a new multiferroic wurtzite family that simultaneously exhibits ferroelectricity and antiferromagnetism with altermagnetic spin splitting. By strategically substituting alkaline‐earth metals, we predict new materials with coexisting switchable polarization, spin texture, and
Steven M. Baksa, Lin‐Ding Yuan, Stephen D. Wilson, James M. Rondinelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of social perception of an invasive parakeet using a novel visual survey method [PDF]

NeoBiota, 2019
The perceptions of the general public regarding invasive alien species (IAS) are important in the prevention of future invasions and the success of management programmes.
Álvaro Luna, Pim Edelaar, Assaf Shwartz
doaj   +3 more sources

Geographic information system-based decision support for soil conservation planning in Tajikistan

, 2010
Soil erosion on sloping agricultural land poses a serious problem for the environment, as well as for production. In areas with highly erodible soils, such as those in loess zones, application of soil and water conservation measures is crucial to sustain
Wolfgramm, Bettina, Sanginov, Sanginboy, Maselli, Daniel, Hurni, Hans, Liniger, Hanspeter, Bühlmann, Erik   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Interlayer Expansion of Bulk MoS2 via Top‐Down Organic Pillaring Enables Tunable Li+ Intercalation and Controlled Solvent Co‐Intercalation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Top‐down organic pillaring expands the interlayer spacing of bulk‐sized MoS2 particles while preserving the bulk morphology. Operando X‐ray diffraction and electrochemical dilatometry show that MoS2‐bulk undergoes solvent co‐intercalation in diglyme electrolyte, causing large structural expansion, while pillared, expanded MoS2 suppresses solvent uptake
Jaehoon Choi, Pakornrum Tulaphon, Franz Jacobi, Kyeonghyeon Nam, Jameela Karol, Mete B. Durukan, Christoph Scheurer, Desirée Leistenschneider, Simon Fleischmann   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translational Considerations for Injectable Biomaterials and Bioscaffolds to Repair and Regenerate Brain Tissue

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
wiley   +1 more source

Land Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico Region: A Comprehensive Review of Plans, Priorities, and Efforts

Land, 2019
An unprecedented land conservation effort is presently underway in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Region (GCR) due to an influx of funds from settlements related to the 2012 RESTORE Act.
Sathishkumar Samiappan, Andrew Shamaskin, Jiangdong Liu, Jennifer Roberts, Anna Linhoss, Kristine Evans   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable development and conservation of biological heritage in Australia and New Zealand

, 1999
The aim of this paper is to encourage greater attention by planners to conservation of native or indigenous biodiversity. It explains what is meant by indigenous, or native, biodiversity and why indigenous biodiversity conservation must become an on ...
Jay, Grace Mairi M.
core  

Atomic Layer Deposition Processes: Versatile Platforms for Engineering ZnO‐Chitosan Biointerfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Vapour phase metalation (VPM), multiplied pulsed vapour phase infiltration (MPI), and O2 plasma‑enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) tailor Zn–chitosan (Zn‑CS) films. PEALD improves wettability and biocompatibility. MPI enhances semiconductor behavior. Antiseptic selectivity: VPM → E. coli; MPI → H. pylori.
Mabel Moreno, Anjana Devi, David Zanders, Miryam Arredondo, Davide Mariotti, Ruairi McGlynn, Sindy Devis, Simón Guerrero, Eglantina Benavente, Matias Alegría, Yusser Olguin, Lorena Lobos‐Gonzalez, Kevin Guzmán, Elizabeth Rivas‐Yañez, Paula Solar, Valentin Cepus, Michael Krause, Luis Velásquez   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source