Results 131 to 140 of about 653,589 (307)

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest Stand Structure and Primary Production in relation to Ecosystem Development, Disturbance, and Canopy Composition [PDF]

, 2016
Temperate forests are complex ecosystems that sequester carbon (C) in biomass. C storage is related to ecosystem-scale forest structure, changing over succession, disturbance, and with community composition.
Scheuermann, Cynthia M
core   +1 more source

Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions

Ecology Letters
ABSTRACT Biodiversity can buffer ecosystem functioning against disturbances by allowing species to compensate for the functions lost through the extirpation of other species, a key process known as ecological insurance. Functional ecology has extended this idea by emphasising trait redundancy amongst species that help buffer core ...
Mouquet, N., Mahaut, Lucie, Thuiller, W., Auber, Arnaud, Casajus, N., Enquist, B. J., Gaüzère, P., Loiseau, Nicolas, Mouillot, D., Munoz, F., Villéger, S., Violle, Cyrille   +11 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Functional Traits as Indicators of Past Environmental Changes

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Mariusz Lamentowicz, Alistair W. R. Seddon, Vincent E. J. Jassey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Both trait-neutrality and filtering effects are validated by the vegetation patterns detected in the functional recovery of sand grasslands

Scientific Reports, 2018
Neutral theory of species assembly means that species assembly is governed by stochastic dispersal processes and fluctuations in established populations.
P. Török, G. Matus, E. Tóth, M. Papp, A. Kelemen, J. Sonkoly, B. Tóthmérész   +6 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

Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean

Nature Communications, 2018
The impact of plastic debris floating at the sea surface on the lowest trophic levels of the food web remains unknown. Here, using leaching experiments, the authors show that plastics release dissolved organic carbon into the ambient seawater that is ...
Cristina Romera-Castillo, Maria Pinto, Teresa M. Langer, Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado, Gerhard J. Herndl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Surviving in a Warmer Marine World: A Study on the Impact of Thermal Effluent on Posidonia oceanica Meadows and Associated Fish Assemblages in the Maltese Islands

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Ocean warming poses significant threats to coastal ecosystems. This study investigates the impact of thermal effluents from power plants, as proxies for climate-driven temperatures increase, on Posidonia oceanica meadows and associated fish communities ...
Alessio Marrone, Alessandro Rinaldi, Valeria Montalto, Adam Gauci, Francesca Ape, Henri Ringeard, Marco Spoto, Marco Martinez, Emanuela Claudia La Marca, Simone Mirto, Alan Deidun   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source