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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of Carpinus betulus expansion on soil properties under changing climatic conditions

Scientific Reports
Carpinus betulus (CB) is becoming increasingly important in the forests of Central Europe and is significantly increasing its proportion in various habitat types. We have analysed how the increase in CB affects soil properties. The study was conducted in
Karol Sokołowski, Janusz Czerepko, Radosław Gawryś   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of thinning on trade-offs in ecosystem services: the case study of a Korean pine plantation on Mt. Gari

Journal of Ecology and Environment
Background: The study was carried out to analyze the temporal changes of trade-offs (TOs) between two ecosystem services (ESs) before and after thinning in a Pinus koraiensis plantation on Mt. Gari from 2006 to 2021.
Kiwoong Lee, Soon Jin Yun, Minsoo Kim, Hee Moon Yang, A Reum Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The use of chronosequences in studies of ecological succession and soil development [PDF]

, 2010
1. Chronosequences and associated space-for-time substitutions are an important and often necessary tool for studying temporal dynamics of plant communities and soil development across multiple time-scales.
Bardgett, Richard D., Clarkson, Bruce D., Walker, Lawrence R., Wardle, David A.   +3 more
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Inert Catalytic Sites Unlocked by Micropollutants for Rapid Water Decontamination with Near‐Complete Chemical Utilization

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Micropollutants can act as molecular triggers that activate a newly designed and chemically inert Fenton‐like PKU‐24 catalyst for on‐demand singlet oxygen generation from peroxymonosulfate (PMS), enabling nearly complete peroxide utilization and selective micropollutant removal from complex real‐world wastewater.
Yu‐Hang Li, Mingyi Liu, Yuanhao Li, Yaran Bai, Fu‐Xue Wang, Xiaoyi Hu, Xiaoguang Duan, Haodong Ji   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dependence of Bacterial OTUs on Selected Features of Beaver Ponds

Ecology and Evolution
Ponds created by beavers represent unique aquatic ecosystems that influence hydrological, chemical and biological conditions, including the microbiology of the water.
Michał Wróbel, Radosław Gawryś, Anna Tereba, Magdalena Frąk, Katarzyna Sikora, Karol Sokołowski, Andrzej Boczoń   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reference Ecosystem Condition-Based Syntaxonomic Study for Ecological Restoration and Protection of Temperate Forests in South Korea

Diversity
To identify the reference ecosystem conditions of a damaged forest, we developed a community development scenario using a syntaxonomic approach. To facilitate this choice, we sought to provide a framework based on ecological theory, specifically on the ...
Minsu Kim, Namin Koo, A Reum Kim, Kiwoong Lee, Soon Jin Yun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee, Kate Douglas, Asyiah Bray, Andrea Rummel, Parvez Alam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stem Trait Spectra Underpin Multiple Functions of Temperate Tree Species

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
A central paradigm in comparative ecology is that species sort out along a slow-fast resource economy spectrum of plant strategies, but this has been rarely tested for a comprehensive set of stem traits and compartments.
Shanshan Yang, Frank J. Sterck, Ute Sass-Klaassen, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Mariet Hefting, Leo Goudzwaard, Juan Zuo, Lourens Poorter   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rainfall but not selective logging affect changes in abundance of tropical forest butterfly in Sabah, Borneo [PDF]

, 2003
We investigated the effects of rainfall on the distribution and abundance of the satyrine butterfly Ragadia makuta in selectively logged and unlogged forest on Borneo. In 1997-98, there was a severe El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drought, and annual
Chey, V K, Dawood, M M, Hamer, K C, Hill, J K, Tangah, J   +4 more
core   +1 more source