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Deep Sea Dredging [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1871
WHILE winter allows of time for complete arrangements to be made in anticipation of dredging weather, will you permit me to raise the question of the conditions under which our knowledge of the natural history of the sea may be most readily extended?
openaire   +2 more sources

Factors influencing fine roots decomposition rates in response to nitrogen addition vary across root characteristics

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Nitrogen (N) deposition strongly affects litter decomposition and nutrient release, thereby reshaping carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Although most studies have focused on above‐ground litter, the effects of N addition on fine root decomposition and their ...
Yuneng Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon pathways and trophic attributes are conserved in carnivorous reef fishes across a major human disturbance gradient

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our research leverages a natural, ecosystem‐scale experiment and cutting‐edge molecular isotope approaches to reveal that coral reef food web structure and energy flow can remain consistent across a gradient of human disturbance. Abstract Habitat degradation and overexploitation are key drivers of biodiversity loss globally.
Matthew D. Ramirez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lurking in the leaves: How large native trees and leaf litter promote amphibian diversity in Malagasy agroforests

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, EarlyView.
While old‐growth forests are irreplaceable for conserving Madagascar's endemic amphibian diversity, agroforests can also support amphibian populations, especially if management enhances habitat complexity through increased leaf litter and the presence of large native trees.
Lovasoa Manuelle Sylviane Rakotozafy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

SISTEMAS DE SOPORTE DE DECISIONES PARA LA CREACIÓN DE MODELOS NUMÉRICOS HIDRODINÁMICOS

open access: yesRevista EIA
Este artículo hace una corta descripción de las fases y pasos durante el desarrollo de un modelo numérico hidrodinámico y de las características que debe tener un Sistema de Soporte de Decisiones (SSD) que asista al investigador en esta actividad. El SSD
Fernando Toro
doaj  

Short course on principles and applications of beach nourishment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Covers the engineering aspects of beach nourishment.
Campbell, Thomas   +2 more
core  

SAND, PLANTATION URBANISM AND THE EXTENDED POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF INFRASTRUCTURES IN INDIA

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, large parts of India and the global South have witnessed widespread sand extraction from rural sites for urban infrastructure projects, causing extensive environmental damage. Critical scholarship has theorized these sites as new extractive frontiers that facilitate the needs of green energy transitions and planetary urbanization. In
Siddharth Menon
wiley   +1 more source

Contested Good City Stories from a North Chennai Littoral

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the wilful destruction of Ennore Creek, a littoral wetland system in north Chennai, Tamil Nadu, by a series of shifting statist good city imaginaries expressed in plans, research reports, environmental impact assessments, government orders and court judgements.
Lindsay Bremner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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