TreeSpider: In‐Canopy Exploration With Tether‐Based Aerial Modular Arms
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A tethered drone with perching arms and a 360° ring enables unprecedented maneuverability within dense forest canopies. By dynamically adjusting tether length and decoupling pitch from the frame, it navigates between branches, senses multiple trees, and interacts physically with foliage.
Luca Romanello +7 more
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Long-term anthropogenic disturbances alter plant species composition in the Southern Atlantic forest
Scientific ReportsIt is well known that anthropogenic impacts reshape species composition and cause biodiversity loss, altering tree diversity patterns in natural forests.
Fernanda Ribeiro da Silva +5 more
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Impacts of land use, restoration, and climate change on tropical peat carbon stocks in the 21st century: Implications for climate mitigation [PDF]
, 2016 The climate mitigation potential of tropical peatlands has gained increased attention as Southeast Asian peatlands are being deforested, drained and burned at very high rates, causing globally significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere.
Dai, Zhaohua +3 more
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Emerging Urban Forests: Opportunities for Promoting the Wild Side of the Urban Green Infrastructure [PDF]
, 2019 Many cities aim to increase urban forest cover to benefit residents through the provision of ecosystem services and to promote biodiversity. As a complement to traditional forest plantings, we address opportunities associated with “emerging urban forests”
Buchholz, Sascha +5 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Fact sheet: Forest change and water balance: Investigating forest restoration treatment effects on soil water storage, evapotranspiration, groundwater recharge and surface water discharge [PDF]
, 2013 Previous watershed experiments in ponderosa pine forests of the Southwest have investigated how changes in forest cover affect surface water runoff. However, those treatment prescriptions differed from forest restoration treatments and the water balance ...
Masek Lopez, Sharon
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Plant Community Richness and Composition in Formerly Dammed Reservoirs of Central Massachusetts [PDF]
, 2020 Small dam removals have become common in the United States as many have begun to lose their function and efficiency, often with the goal of improving safety and/or restoring riverine ecosystems.
Wiater, Carrie L
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Ecological restoration alters nitrogen transformations in a ponderosa pine-bunchgrass ecosystem [PDF]
, 1998 Ponderosa pinebunchgrass ecosystems of the western United States were altered following Euro-American settlement as grazing and fire suppression facilitated pine invasion of grassy openings.
Hart, Stephen C., Kaye, Jason P.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Muscle cell‐based biohybrid robot using nanomaterials for function enhancement and neural function for biomedical applications. Biohybrid robotics, an emerging field combining biological tissues with artificial systems, has made significant progress in developing various biohybrid constructs, including muscle‐cell‐driven biorobots and microbots.
Minkyu Shin +4 more
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Xibei zhiwu xuebao[Objective] The aim of this study was to explore the effect of Acer truncatum fallen leaves in Beijing on the accumulation of medicinal active ingredients of Platycodon grandiflorum and to reveal the molecular mechanism of active ingredient synthesis ...
FENG Chaoqun +5 more
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