Multiple targeted grassland restoration interventions enhance ecosystem service multifunctionality. [PDF]
The need to combat widespread degradation of grassland ecosystem services makes grassland restoration a global sustainability priority. However, simultaneously enhancing multiple ecosystem services (i.e.
Liu S+8 more
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The comparison of the conventional development and sustainable development model [PDF]
Great ideas usually start out as rather simple ideas. In social sciences, the ideas which impact the lives of the millions and which direct policies must be available to all, not only to the elite. Only in this way can they properly permeate institutions
Labović Bojan+2 more
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The prospects of Bahrain’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: an exploratory approach [PDF]
Having a positive environment and enforcement in a social-political economy is necessary to poster an effective entrepreneurial climate. The passion for self-startups and risk-taking attitude are entrepreneurs’ traits with effective motivations ...
Abdelrhman Meero+2 more
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Smells and Scents in Lawrence’s Poems: Strange Connections to the Environment
Ecocriticism is, in part, the study of the relationship between man and his natural environment. I therefore propose to look at this relationship from the perspective of smells in the poetry of D.H. Lawrence.
Elise Brault-Dreux
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Organisms as Ecosystems/Ecosystems as Organisms [PDF]
It is well known that most organisms are composed of smaller subunits, including not only cells and semi-independent organelles but often also a whole suite of parasites, commensal organisms, and other symbionts (Buss 1987; Margulis 1970; Bouchard and Huneman 2013).
Minus van Baalen+2 more
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Investigation of the relationships of the size and production characteristics of phyto- and zooplankton in the Vistula and Curonian lagoons of the Baltic Sea. Part 1. The statistical analysis of long-term observation data and development of the structure for the mathematical model of the plankton food chain [PDF]
In the paper the statistical relationships between the size and production characteristics of phytoplankton and zooplankton of the Vistula and Curonian lagoons, the Baltic Sea, were investigated.
Konstantin Alexeevich Podgornyj+3 more
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Stable isotopic characterization of a coastal floodplain forest community: a case study for isotopic reconstruction of Mesozoic vertebrate assemblages [PDF]
Stable isotopes are powerful tools for elucidating ecological trends in extant vertebrate communities, though their application to Mesozoic ecosystems is complicated by a lack of extant isotope data from comparable environments/ecosystems (e.g.
T. M. Cullen+5 more
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We show how a dynamical system given by a t-score function for some class of monotonic data transformations generates consistent extreme value estimators. The variation of their values increases the uncertainty of proper assessment of climate change. Two important examples illustrate the methodology: mass balance measurements on Guanaco glacier, Chile,
Stehlik, Milan+7 more
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This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Jigsaw cooperative learning model in developing communication skills and cognitive learning outcomes of students.
Median Agus Priyadi+3 more
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Architectural approach to create sustainable spaces in Mexico [PDF]
This is a project that seeks to achieve a high level of sustainability. The objective is to make proposals of materiality and architectural accessories that facilitate this scope.
Ayala Dávila Jorge Alberto+2 more
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