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The function of Insects in Plant Ecology and Ecological system Functioning
Insects represent one of the most diverse and ecologically significant groups of organisms, playing a fundamental function in shaping plant ecology and sustaining ecological system processes. They act as pollinators, herbivores, seed dispersers, decomposers, and bioindicators, influencing plant reproduction, assemblage framework, and ecological system ...
D.S. Wadavkar +4 more
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Traits with ecological functions [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2012 Individual plant species thrive in specific environments, some growing well across a wide area, others being restricted to survival in very narrow ecological niches. Within a niche, a species must compete for space, light and other resources with the same and other species. Many decades of work on crops has advanced our understanding of characteristics
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Stacked nanoflake assembly (SNA) membranes can oscillate autonomously, offering opportunities for soft actuation and energy harvesting. This work uncovers the physical mechanism behind the sustained oscillation of SNA membranes in gradient humidity and identifies three governing dimensionless parameters, enabling rational design for optimizing SNA ...
Zijing Zhang +5 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Schematic illustration of a sustainable nanofabrication process: chitosan derived from natural sources is used as a biodegradable thin film resist, patterned via Constant Pulse‐Assisted Force Lithography (CP‐AFL) to create tunable nanogrooves. These grooves template gold nanowire formation, enabling high‐resolution nanopatterning under ambient ...
Paolo Pellegrino +7 more
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Diversity, 2019 Urban environments are densely populated areas buzzing with a wide range of anthropic activities that cause disturbances like air pollution or the heat island effect, threatening both human and environmental health.
Bernardo Rocha +4 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Cornus mas L. seeds are transformed into a high‐performance biosorbent through chemical modification, effectively removing methylene blue from aqueous solutions. Comprehensive characterization and optimization reveal a maximum biosorption capacity of 71.71 mg g−1, establishing this sustainable, cost‐effective material as a promising solution for ...
Hakan Yıldız +2 more
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Effects of functional diversity on ecosystem services in cocoa agroforestry systems in Costa Rica
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsCocoa agroforestry systems (AFS) provide multiple ecosystem services, which are influenced by features of the shade tree community. By strategically selecting and managing shade trees based on their functional traits, cocoa farmers can affect functional ...
Cassio Pinheiro Edelstein +7 more
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Non‐marine turtle plays important functional roles in Indonesian ecosystems
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The Southeast Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) is numerically the most important turtle exported from Indonesia. Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, this turtle is heavily harvested and exported for food and traditional medicine in China and for the ...
Nancy E. Karraker +4 more
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Functions of ecological tourism
Services in Russia and abroad, 2016 Ecological tourism is a rapidly growing type of tourism. The term "ecotourism" is often used by marketers to attract tourists. In modern practice the concept of ecotourism is often distorted due to either ignorance of its essence or in favor of development of tourism business.
Tatyana Butova +2 more
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Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park +4 more
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