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Soil structural controls on soil retention in karst grasslands with different levels of rocky desertification

Frontiers in Environmental Science
IntroductionGrassland degradation in karst regions is typically characterized by increased bedrock exposure, vegetation fragmentation, and soil structural instability.
Jiashun Zhu, Xudong Peng, Xudong Peng, Xudong Peng, Chenxi Yang, Chenxi Yang, Jun Zang, Jun Zang   +7 more
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Two Routes to Land: Genomic Underpinnings of Parallel Aerial Egg Deposition in Aquatic Old‐World Pila and New‐World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative genomics of Gondwana‐diverged Pila and Pomacea reveals parallel evolution of aerial oviposition. Convergent chromosomal rearrangements reshape regulatory landscapes within topologically associating domains. Lineage‐specific gene family expansions and viral‐derived perivitelline proteins (PV1) underpin desiccation resistance.
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip   +10 more
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Development process, principles and adaptive technologies for rock and soil layer reconstruction in open-pit coal mines

Meitan xuebao
The rock and soil layer serves as the fundamental basis of ecosystems. Open-pit coal mining causes the complete destruction of the original overlying geotechnical system, leading to severe environmental consequences.
Zhenqi HU, Zixuan ZHANG, Huang SUN
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Achieving High‐Density and Stress‐Resilient Maize Breeding Via Germplasm Innovation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Global population growth and climate change have exacerbated the global food crisis. This perspective presents a conceptual framework focusing on enhancing population advantages. Several novel breeding objectives are proposed to improve density tolerance and stress resistance for yield improvement.
Xinlong Li, Yongqiang Chen, Dong Ding, Xuehai Zhang, Xuxiang Jia, Zhanhui Zhang, Yafei Wang, Weihua Li, Hui Zhang, Jihua Tang   +9 more
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Nitrate attenuation in a restored river floodplain system: River Cole (Oxfordshire - UK)

, 2010
PhDRestoring river-floodplain connectivity has been proposed as an alternative management measure for natural flood defence through the temporary storage of floodwaters and the attenuation of flood peaks downstream.
Sgouridis, Fotis
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Modelling shallow landslides: the importance of hydrological controls and lateral reinforcement [PDF]

, 2008
Shallow landslides are important as geomorphic agents of erosion, sources of catchment sediment and potential hazards to life and infrastructure. The importance of these mass movements is difficult to define using solely field- based approaches because ...
Milledge, David Graham
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Chitosan‐Carbon Dot Composite Materials Form a Leaf Surface Barrier to Mitigate the Enrichment and Invasion of Nanoplastics: From Leaf Interface to Systemic Response

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Foliar spraying of CS‐CDs can form a film on the leaves of Brassica rapa, effectively reducing the enrichment and absorption of PS in the leaves, while increasing the biomass and nutrient content of the plants. In addition, CS‐CDs can also enrich the interfoliar microbial community and activate the plant's own defense metabolic pathways.
Beibei Zhao, Mei Li, Mengjiao Fan, Chuanhuan Liu, Jie Jiang, Jia Song, Yingzhu Liu   +6 more
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Resilience of New Zealand indigenous forest fragments to impacts of livestock and pest mammals

, 2011
A number of factors have combined to diminish ecosystem integrity in New Zealand indigenous lowland forest fragments surrounded by intensively grazed pasture.
King, Carolyn M., Burns, Bruce, Innes, John G., Didham, Raphael, Dodd, Mike, Smale, Mark, Watts, Corinne, Barker, Gary M.   +7 more
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Sulfonamide accumulation and effects on herbaceous and woody plants and microorganisms [PDF]

, 2013
One of the main routes through which pharmaceuticals may enter the environment consists in the medication of livestock. In fact, in Europe the annual national sales of active substance for veterinary consumption reach hundreds of tons.
Michelini, Lucia
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Cotton Recruits Soil‐Derived Delftia tsuruhatensis to Suppress Aphid Detoxification Via Salicylic Acid‐Mediated Defense

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study systematically reveals a complex interactive network involving plants, microbes, and insects, elucidating the ecological and molecular mechanisms by which cotton enhances its resistance to aphids through the active recruitment of the beneficial soil bacterium Delftia tsuruhatensis.
Hui Xue, Fengchao Diao, Qiqing Yu, Xiangzhen Zhu, Tingfang Zhong, Li Wang, Kaixin Zhang, Dongyang Li, Jichao Ji, Junyu Luo, Jinjie Cui, Xueke Gao   +11 more
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