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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alkaline pH and enhanced catalase activity improve the in vitro bio-remediation of crude-oil polluted soil. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Omenna EC, Omage K, Azeke MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental evaluation of alterations in crude oil properties induced by hydrochloric acid, reservoir rock powder, and surfactants. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Mohammadi Taghiabadi M, Saeedi Dehaghani AH.   +1 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Assessment of Circular Strategies in the Agri‐Food Industry: The Case of Olive Mills' By‐Product Valorization

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study integrates multidimensional sustainability indicators into a unified assessment approach to evaluate circular strategies in agri‐food industry businesses. This methodological approach is applied to empirically examine the case of the olive oil industry's by‐product valorization.
David Polonio, Rubén Granado‐Díaz, José A. Gómez‐Limón, Anastasio J. Villanueva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modifying crude oil synergistic properties with carbon dots and ultrasonic waves. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Razavifar M, Nabipourghazanfari A, Mousavi SB, Zeinali Heris S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating Market Constraints: Sustainable Startups Driving Transformative Change Through Venture Creation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper contributes to venture‐creation research by examining how sustainable startups can overcome market constraints to drive transformative change through their business development. Conceptually, we address this question by identifying venture‐creation narratives in the learning and experimental phases of sustainable startups that ...
Ville‐Veikko Piispanen, Hanna Lehtimäki, Kaisa Henttonen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crude Oil Yield Estimation: Recent Advances and Technological Progress in the Oil Refining Industry. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Wan Jusoh WNL, Omar MB, Sami A, Bingi K, Ibrahim R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Moderating Role of Strategic Investment in R&D and Advertising in Firms' ESG–Performance Relationship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and firm performance, taking into account the role of firms' strategic investments in research and development (R&D) and advertising. Drawing on resource‐based view and signalling theory perspectives and employing the generalised method of moments ...
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Saeed Akbar, Sardar Ahmad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retraction of "One-Step Synthesis of New Amphiphilic Nonionic Surfactants Based on Alkylamine and Poly(ethylene glycol) Dimethacrylate for Demulsification of Arabian Heavy Crude Oil Emulsions". [PDF]

ACS Omega
Ezzat AO, Al-Lohedan HA, Tawfeek AM, Faqihi NA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source