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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 Forest degradation is considered to be one of the major threats to forests over the globe, which has considerably increased in recent decades. Forests are gradually getting fragmented and facing biodiversity losses because of climate change and ...
Ramandeep Kaur M. Malhi +5 more
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Does tropical forest fragmentation increase long-term variability of butterfly communities? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Habitat fragmentation is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Yet, the overall effects of fragmentation on biodiversity may be obscured by differences in responses among species.
Allison K Leidner +2 more
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Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
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Invasion-fragmentation feedbacks reshaping Indian tropical deciduous forests
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionIntroductionTropical dry forests play a critical role in regulating ecological processes and sustaining rich floral and faunal diversity. However, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by forest fragmentation and the proliferation of invasive ...
Subhashree Patra +2 more
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Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.We comprehensively review the structure‐function relationships and regulatory mechanism of natural macromolecular polymers in stabilizing zinc anodes at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. The interactions among polymer structures, optimization strategies, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed systematically summarizing recent related research ...
Yunuo Shi +13 more
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Monitoring of forest ecosystems in Ireland : FOREM 9 project : final report [PDF]
, 2004 Intensive monitoring has been carried out under EC Regulation 3528/86 (project number 8860 IR 001.0) at Ballyhooly, Co. Cork since 1988. In 1991, three new plots (Roundwood, Cloosh and Brackloon) were established (9060IR0030) to give a more ...
Boyle, Gillian M., Farrell, E. P.
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Tree plantation expansion undermines natural forest protection by increasing fragmentation in China
Communications Earth & EnvironmentChina has expanded forest cover through the world’s largest afforestation initiative and the Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP), yet national fragmentation trends remain uncertain because most assessments aggregate forest types.
Wenqing Li +9 more
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Using fragmentation to assess degradation of forest edges in Democratic Republic of Congo
Carbon Balance and Management, 2016 Background Recent studies have shown that fragmentation is an increasing threat to global forests, which has major impacts on biodiversity and the important ecosystem services provided by forested landscapes. Several tools have been developed to evaluate
Aurélie C. Shapiro +3 more
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Spatial Optimization in Forest Planning Using Different Fragmentation Measures
, 2014 Habitat fragmentation is a key biodiversity issue in forest planning at the landscape level. More consideration is needed in assessing the choice of the landscape index in spatial forest planning optimizations. The objective of this study was to evaluate
Holmström, Hampus, +4 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Micro‐topographical cues applied through temporally controlled microscale confinement improve the reproducibility, spatial organization, and neurosensory‐associated features of pluripotent stem cell‐derived inner ear organoids. Integration with a vascularized organoid platform further enables controlled investigation of vascular‐epithelial interactions
Harshita Sharma +15 more
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