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Emergent global patterns of ecosystem structure and function from a mechanistic general ecosystem model [PDF]

, 2014
Anthropogenic activities are causing widespread degradation of ecosystems worldwide, threatening the ecosystem services upon which all human life depends.
A Friedlander, A Hardisty, B Cho, B Collen, B-E Sæther, BJ McGill, C Mora, C Ward-Paige, CA Deutsch, CB Field, CD Thomas, CEL Ferreira, CH Sekercioglu, CM Duarte, CR McClain, D Griffiths, D Policansky, D Post, D Yates, Derek P. Tittensor, DG Jenkins, Drew W. Purves, DW Purves, E Jeppesen, E Macpherson, E Odum, E Siemann, EA Fulton, FS Chapin, G Krinner, GA Kaufman, GM Mace, H Cyr, H Stibor, HR Peinetti, J Cebrian, J Chase, J Gasol, J Merilä, JA Carton, JE Cohen, JH Brown, JL Frangi, JM Sunday, Jon Hutton, JP Rodríguez, JS Millar, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, K Rose, KA Nagy, KA Schubert, KE Jones, KR Buck, L Tremblay-Boyer, LLM Fedigan, LW Oring, M Behrenfeld, M González-Suárez, Matthew J. Smith, MBJ Harfoot, ME Power, Michael B. J. Harfoot, Michel Loreau, MJ Coe, MJ Morgan, MJ Smith, MJ Vander Zanden, MK Litvak, MR Evans, MW McCoy, N Blakley, N Loeuille, NG Hairston, O Krüger, P Abrams, P Del Giorgio, PK Holland, R Alkemade, R Bustamante, R Gentile, R Meek, R Shine, R Shine, RE Ricklefs, RE Ricklefs, RJ Williams, RJ Williams, RW Sheldon, RW Wilson, S Díaz, S Fretwell, S Jain, S Jennings, S Jennings, S Meiri, S Sitch, SA Sandin, SD Pletcher, Stephen Emmott, T Newbold, T Sousa, Tim Newbold, TJ Case, TJ Webb, U Brose, V Christensen, Vassily Lyutsarev, W Sprules, X Irigoien, Y-J Shin   +109 more
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Modeling approaches to redesign ruminant production toward sustainability—the state of the art from a literature perspective

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Integrated systems allow the redesign of productive landscapes due to the insertion of different species of trees and shrubs. A diversified pasture provides the animal with a wider range and a greater amount of phytonutrients than animals fed on grains ...
Annelise Aila Gomes Lobo, Mariana Campana, Augusto Hauber Gameiro, Jozivaldo Prudêncio Gomes de Morais   +3 more
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A preliminary study on the birds of Thane Creek, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
Shorebirds also known as waders comprise several adaptations, which enable them to forage on exposed mudflats.  The population of birds in any ecosystem shows the environmental quality of the area, pollution level, security and availability of food and ...
Sheetal Chaudhari-Pachpande, Madhuri K. Pejaver   +1 more
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Atmospheric Pollutant Flow and Precipitation: Modeling Effects on the Vegetation Ecosystem

Aceh International Journal of Science and Technology, 2018
Because of their fixed life and wide distribution, plants are the first victims of air pollution. The atmosphere is considered polluted when the increase of the rate of certain components causes harmful effects on the different constituents of the ...
Allag Fateh, Saddek Bouharati, Lamri Tedjar, Mohamed Fenni   +3 more
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African Media Respond to Imperative in Preserving the Environment [PDF]

Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications, 2019
As the second largest continent, Africa perpetually faces environmental problems that put populations at risk, often resulting in massive destruction and sometimes death.
Maurice Odine
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Ecosystem supporting the commercialization of digital health innovations

Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
Digitalization has significantly impacted various industries; however, its full potential in healthcare remains unrealized. Despite the promise of digital health solutions to modernize healthcare and benefit the population at scale, their adoption and ...
Pauliina Tryykilä, Elina Kontio
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A Private Philanthropic Foundation Case History

Symphonya, 2015
Fondazione Golinelli has been established in Bologna in 1988 by the will of Marino Golinelli, a 95 years old entrepreneur and philanthropist, with the aim of promoting – with an integrated approach – education and training, spreading culture, and ...
Antonio Danieli, Mario Di Nauta
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Developing an USACE method to rehabilitate Hour-al-Azim marsh and dust management

Water Supply, 2021
Hour-al-Azim marsh is one of the most significant wetlands of the Mesopotamia watershed. In the past few years, severe environmental and hydrological stress have caused the loss of a large part of its area and its bed has become the largest focal point ...
Ramin Gorji Shani, Gholam-Abbas Barani
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A proposed index for estimating ecosystem diversity

Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2020
An ecosystem diversity index was proposed by the present study. The proposed index (H_wd ) considers not only the species compositions of the meta communities and their land cover areas but also heterogeneities of their geographical distributions.
Kürşad Özkan
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Coal industry ecosystem of the Russian Federation

Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2020
Industrial production and its’ current state was reviewed in this article as part of ecosystem on the example of the coal industry. The direction of the Russian coal industry development as the four element ecosystem was reviewed: subject, environment ...
F. F. Sharipov
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