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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Modelling higher plant growth is of strategic interest for modern agriculture as well as for the development of bioregenerative life support systems for space applications, where crop growth is expected to play an essential role.
Carles Ciurans +6 more
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The circular economy: An interdisciplinary exploration of the concept and application in a global context [PDF]
, 2015 There have long been calls from industry for guidance in implementing strategies for sustainable development. The Circular Economy represents the most recent attempt to conceptualize the integration of economic activity and environmental wellbeing in a ...
Haynes, Kathryn +2 more
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Ecological IndicatorsEcological networks are important channels that describe ecological systems and thus facilitate interactions between communities and ecosystems. Building a reasonable and effective ecological network is imperative for maintaining a healthy ecosystem ...
Xing Gao +5 more
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Biotechnology Reports, 2020 There is an upsurge enthusiasm for utilizing biochar produced from waste-biomass in different fields, to address the most important ecological issues. This review is focused on an overview of remediating harmful contaminants utilizing biochar. Production
P.R. Yaashikaa +3 more
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The Ecological Criteria of Circular Growth and the Rebound Risk of Closed Loops
Sustainability, 2019 The implementation practices of the circular economy (CE) put a strong emphasis on preventing material losses in economic processes. The general interpretation of the concept focuses on closing technological and biological cycles by reintegrating end-of ...
Bálint Horváth +2 more
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Agriculture for Space: People and Places Paving the Way
Open Agriculture, 2017 Agricultural systems for space have been discussed since the works of Tsiolkovsky in the early 20th century. Central to the concept is the use of photosynthetic organisms and light to generate oxygen and food.
Wheeler Raymond M.
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Effect of primary treatment and organic loading on methane emissions from horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater [PDF]
, 2015 Methane is emitted in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF CWs) during wastewater treatment. The objective of this work was to determine the influence of primary treatment and organic loading rate on methane emissions from constructed ...
Corbella Vidal, Clara +1 more
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Ambio, 2015 Both the ‘cascade model’ of ecosystem service provision and the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework individually contribute to the understanding of human–nature interactions in social–ecological systems (SES).
Michael Nassl, J. Löffler
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Development status and progress of pumped storage in underground space of closed/abandoned mines
Meitan xuebaoInnovative approaches to the development of clean energy are seen as a significant driving force for achieving China’s “dual carbon” goals. To address the challenge of unstable electricity supply from large-scale renewable energy, the construction and ...
Zhijie WEN +5 more
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Mass Energy and Flow in closed ecosystems [PDF]
, 1972 The general equations of biomass and energy transfer for an n-species, closed ecosystem are written. It is demonstrated how in "ecological time" the parameters describing the dynamics of biomass transfer are related to the parameters of energy transfer ...
Ulanowicz, Robert
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