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The influence of field margins on the presence and spatial distribution of the European mole Talpa europaea L. within the agricultural landscape of northern Poland [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012
European moles are widespread in both cultivated and uncultivated areas in Poland. Their occurrence and distribution in relation to the physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been already studied in previous research.
Zurawska-Seta Ewa, Barczak T.
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Carrying capacity in a heterogeneous environment with habitat connectivity

Ecology Letters, 2017
AbstractA large body of theory predicts that populations diffusing in heterogeneous environments reach higher total size than if non‐diffusing, and, paradoxically, higher size than in a corresponding homogeneous environment. However, this theory and its assumptions have not been rigorously tested.
Bo, Zhang, Alex, Kula, Keenan M L, Mack, Lu, Zhai, Arrix L, Ryce, Wei-Ming, Ni, Donald L, DeAngelis, J David, Van Dyken   +7 more
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Visualising spatial heterogeneity in glioblastoma using imaging habitats

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Glioblastoma is a high-grade aggressive neoplasm characterised by significant intra-tumoral spatial heterogeneity. Personalising therapy for this tumour requires non-invasive tools to visualise its heterogeneity to monitor treatment response on a regional level.
Mueez Waqar, Mueez Waqar, Petra J. Van Houdt, Eline Hessen, Ka-Loh Li, Xiaoping Zhu, Alan Jackson, Alan Jackson, Mudassar Iqbal, James O’Connor, James O’Connor, Ibrahim Djoukhadar, Uulke A. van der Heide, David J. Coope, David J. Coope, Gerben R. Borst, Gerben R. Borst   +16 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
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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
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Spatiotemporal Variation in Regional Habitat Quality and Its Driving Factors: A Case Study of Ningxia, Northwest China

Land
Habitat quality is critical for spatial planning strategies and ecological conservation initiative, evaluating the health of the natural environment that supports human survival.
Jingshu Wang, Pengcheng Sun, Qihang Liu, Guojun Zhang, Peiqing Xiao, Zhihui Wang, Peng Jiao, Kang Hou   +7 more
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Fine-Scale Habitat Heterogeneity Influences Occupancy in Terrestrial Mammals in a Temperate Region of Australia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Vegetation heterogeneity is an inherent feature of most ecosystems, characterises the structure of habitat, and is considered an important driver of species distribution patterns.
Ingrid Stirnemann, Alessio Mortelliti, Philip Gibbons, David B Lindenmayer   +3 more
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li, Yunjie Lu, Ziyan Huang, Jianjiang Chen, Yanbin Liu, Lei Qin, Chao Wang, Yumin Wu   +7 more
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A Comprehensive Microbial Gene Catalog of the Human Airway Microbiome Across Anatomical Sites and Geographic Regions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrated Human Airway Microbiome Gene Catalog (iHAMGC) is constructed from 12,273 metagenomic airway samples, providing a high‐resolution reference of respiratory microbial genes. The catalog enables systematic exploration of taxonomic and functional variation across airway niches and geographic regions, revealing site‐specific and region ...
Qing Zhang, Dashu Li, Bo Liu, Yue Zhang, Min Li, Ruochun Guo, Yawen Ni, Shibin Chen, Biao Ni, Lijie Qiu, Guorui Xing, He Dong, Qiulong Yan, Shenghui Li, Xiaohui Zou, Bin Cao   +15 more
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