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Diversity, 2023 During their feeding process, dung beetles perform a series of ecosystem functions that provide valuable ecosystem services, such as soil fertilization, improvement of soil properties, plant growth enhancement, and biological pest control.
Purevdorj Jargalsaikhan +4 more
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Methods and Protocols, 2021 The expansion and intensification of agriculture have led to global declines in biodiversity. This paper presents a systematic review protocol to clarify under what management and landscape contexts diversified farming practices are effective at ...
Andrea C. Sánchez +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Coastal wetlands in China provide important stopover sites for migratory shorebird species. The loss of natural wetlands caused by land reclamation over the past few decades poses a major threat to shorebird populations.
Houlang Duan +6 more
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ADSORPTION OF ATRAZINE BY BIOCHARS PRODUCED FROM BYPRODUCTS OF THE WOOD INDUSTRY [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2020 Atrazine is a herbicide widely used in agriculture; however, because of its toxicity, alternatives are needed to remove this compound from the environment.
Marcelo Fruehwirth +4 more
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Summer aspect of phytoplankton communities in some Montenegrin lakes: Are there changes after more than two decades? [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012 Qualitative and quantitative phytoplankton compositions of 10 Montenegrin lakes were investigated in the summer of 2007. The obtained results were compared with a previous study-period that was undertaken two decades ago.
Rakočević Jelena
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Materials Proceedings, 2023 Two types of core-shell composite particles, each comprising an aromatic poly(esteramide) (PEA) having amide and hydroxyl groups combined with silica (SiO2), were synthesized.
Yayoi Yoshioka
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Agronomy, 2020 Surface characteristics, physicochemical properties, functional groups, and bioactive compounds of microalgal biomass (MB) samples harvested from various wastewater treatment facilities (WTFs) were investigated to evaluate the reuse feasibility of MB as ...
Chang Hyuk Ahn +4 more
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Using an affinity analysis to identify phytoplankton associations
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Phytoplankton functional traits can represent particular environmental conditions in complex aquatic ecosystems. Categorizing phytoplankton species into functional groups is challenging and time‐consuming, and requires high‐level expertise in species ...
Weiju Zhu +3 more
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Fire and Rhizosphere Effects on Bacterial Co-Occurrence Patterns
Microorganisms, 2023 Fires are common in Mediterranean soils and constitute an important driver of their evolution. Although fire effects on vegetation dynamics are widely studied, their influence on the assembly rules of soil prokaryotes in a small-scale environment has ...
Effimia M. Papatheodorou +2 more
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Combined Use of Charcoal, Sago Bark Ash, and Urea Mitigate Soil Acidity and Aluminium Toxicity
Agronomy, 2021 Highly weathered tropical acidic soils are characterized by low pH, low organic matter, and aluminium and iron toxicity. These factors pose a challenge to achieving sustainable agriculture.
Nur Hidayah Hamidi +3 more
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