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A new strategy for evaluating the improvement effectiveness of degraded soil based on the synergy and diversity of microbial ecological function

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Sandy soil, as an important transition phase to desertification, has been an important environmental issue of global concern. This study explored the combined effects of organic fertilizer amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF)-assisted ...
Zhe-Chao Zhang, Zhong-Qi Shi, Jiuyan Yang, B. Hao, Lijun Hao, Feng-Wei Diao, Lixin Wang, Zhihua Bao, Wei-dong Guo   +8 more
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EcoMem: An R package for quantifying ecological memory [PDF]

, 2019
Ecological processes may exhibit memory to past disturbances affecting the resilience of ecosystems to future disturbance. Understanding the role of ecological memory in shaping ecosystem responses to disturbance under global change is a critical step ...
Vanhatalo, Jarno, Itter, Malcolm S., Finley, Andrew O.   +2 more
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Functional Rarity: The Ecology of Outliers [PDF]

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Rarity has been a central topic for conservation and evolutionary biologists aiming to determine the species characteristics that cause extinction risk. More recently, beyond the rarity of species, the rarity of functions or functional traits, called functional rarity, has gained momentum in helping to understand the impact of biodiversity decline on ...
Violle, Cyrille, Thuiller, Wilfried, Mouquet, Nicolas, Munoz, François, Kraft, Nathan J.B., Cadotte, Marc, Livingstone, Stuart, Mouillot, David   +7 more
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Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Ecological Function and Impact on Soil Aggregation

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
A wide range of microorganisms produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), highly hydrated polymers that are mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. EPS are fundamental for microbial life and provide an ideal environment for chemical
O. Y. Costa, J. Raaijmakers, E. Kuramae
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Analysis of Ecological Blockage Pattern in Beijing Important Ecological Function Area, China

Remote Sensing, 2022
With the implementation of human activities, such as logging, reclamation, and construction, the increasing fragmentation of ecological space and the increasing blockage of biological migration corridors cause many threats to biodiversity conservation ...
Jiang-Qi Xu, J. Wang, Nina Xiong, Yuhan Chen, Lu Sun, Yutang Wang, Likun An   +6 more
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Recent Advances in the Emission and Functions of Plant Vegetative Volatiles

Molecules, 2016
Plants synthesize and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds, which possess extremely important ecological functions. In most case, most plant volatiles are liquids, rather than gases, at room temperature.
Fang Dong, Xiumin Fu, Naoharu Watanabe, Xinguo Su, Ziyin Yang   +4 more
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Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter [PDF]

, 2019
Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling, energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this process form diverse, complex, and highly dynamic communities that ...
DeVault, Travis, Beasley, James, Benbow, M., Ulyshen, Michael, Barton, Philip   +4 more
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Functional ecological inference

Journal of Econometrics
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Bontemps, Christian, Florens, Jean-Pierre, Meddahi, Nour   +2 more
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Four-Objective Optimization of Irreversible Atkinson Cycle Based on NSGA-II

Entropy, 2020
Variation trends of dimensionless power density (PD) with a compression ratio and thermal efficiency (TE) are discussed according to the irreversible Atkinson cycle (AC) model established in previous literature.
Shuangshuang Shi, Yanlin Ge, Lingen Chen, Huijun Feng   +3 more
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Dominance of forest structural traits in shaping soil bacterial community assembly in Beijing’s urban forests

Frontiers in Soil Science
Urban forests constitute vital ecological interfaces between built environments and natural systems, yet the mechanisms driving soil microbial community assembly in these ecosystems remain poorly understood.
Yi Zheng, Conghai Han, Jixin Cao, Yanchun Wang, Huiwen Hu, Dongyan Yan, Yushu Zhang, Xixi Zhang, Wei Dai, Zuzheng Li, Xi Ding   +10 more
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