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Construction and application of a new index for root architecture quantification in arid and semi-arid regions

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
During the restoration of degraded vegetation, the mutual matching of underground root systems is crucial for the formation and effective function of the future plant community.
Qiang Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding restoration volunteering in a context of environmental change: In pursuit of novel ecosystems or historical analogues? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The speed, scope and intensity of landscape-scale transformations in ecologically vulnerable environments around the globe has led various government and non-government organizations to pursue what has been broadly termed ‘ecological restoration ...
Kurz, T., Ruthrof, K., Buizer, M.
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Soft and Transient Bioelectronics Enabled by Polymer‐Free Ti3C2Tx MXene Hydrogels

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
We present Ti3C2Tx MXene hydrogel (MXgel) bioelectronics, a soft, flexible, and fully transient platform for high‐fidelity neural recording and stimulation. MXgel bioelectronics exhibit exceptional electrical conductivities, low electrochemical impedances, and high charge injection capacities.
Raghav Garg   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape Dynamics of the Mu Us Sandy Land Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images

open access: yesLand
This study meticulously investigates landscape alterations within the Mu Us Sandy Land, a critical region for desertification control in China. The research dissects the dynamic characteristics and inter-conversion of landscape elements across eleven ...
Bingqiang Fei   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spring 2001 - Regaining Lost Ground: Ecological Restoration News [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Topics in this issue: Senator Kyl Praises Ponderosa Pine Ecological Restoration Efforts. Aphid Invasion. Into the Forest. Enhancing Ethnoecology.
Stevens, B.
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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Laboratory Investigation of the Unsaturated Shear Strength Characteristics of Sand–Clay Mixtures

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering
Sandy-clay mixtures are commonly used in civil engineering projects, such as transportation and water resources, due to their unique construction properties.
Gaoliang Tao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phosphorous Application Improves Drought Tolerance of Phoebe zhennan

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Phoebe zhennan (Gold Phoebe) is a threatened tree species in China and a valuable and important source of wood and bioactive compounds used in medicine.
Akash Tariq   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating ecological and ethnobotanical priorities into riparian restoration

open access: yes, 2010
The riparian vegetation along many rivers is so modified by farming and grazing that forest restoration targets are far from obvious, and initial steps are hard to plan.
Santana-Michel, F.J.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced 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

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