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Agricultural intensification and loss of matrix habitat over 23 years in the West Wimmera, south-eastern Australia [PDF]

, 2007
The global trend toward more intensive forms of agriculture is changing the nature of matrix habitat in agricultural areas. Removal of components of matrix habitat can affect native biota at the paddock and the landscape scale, particularly where ...
Maron, Martine, Fitzsimons, James A.
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Systematic land-cover change in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for biodiversity

South African Journal of Science, 2015
Land-cover change and habitat loss are widely recognised as the major drivers of biodiversity loss in the world. Land-cover maps derived from satellite imagery provide useful tools for monitoring land-use and land-cover change.
Debbie Jewitt, Peter S. Goodman, Barend F.N. Erasmus, Timothy G. O’Connor, Ed T.F. Witkowski   +4 more
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Does stress mess with rodents’ heads? Influence of habitat amount and genetic factors in mandible fluctuating asymmetry in South American water rats (Nectomys squamipes, Sigmodontinae) from Brazilian Atlantic rainforest remnants

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Loss of developmental stability can lead to deviations from bilateral symmetry (i.e. Fluctuating Asymmetry ‐ FA), and is thought to be caused by environmental and genetic factors associated with habitat loss and stress. Therefore, levels of FA might be a
Aldo Caccavo, Hudson Lemos, Luana S. Maroja, Pablo Rodrigues Gonçalves   +3 more
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Impact of Urbanisation Intensity on Bird Diversity in River Wetlands around Chaohu Lake, China

Animals, 2022
Urbanisation is known to result in ‘urban stream syndrome’, which poses a huge threat to the river health. Birds, which are an important part of the river ecosystem, are sensitive to environmental changes in the basin. The ratio of the impervious surface
Qingru Xu, Lizhi Zhou, Shanshan Xia, Jian Zhou   +3 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
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Benefattori dall’aldilà: i lasciti per i lavori edilizi di pubblica utilità a Bologna (secoli XIII e XIV)

, 2021
La trattazione riguarda i benefattori, i donatori che hanno deciso a Bologna di contribuire al bene comune non tramite le tradizionali istituzioni caritatevoli, quali ospedali, conventi e monasteri, ma anche attraverso l’investimento dei loro beni nel ...
Edward Loss
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Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Selection and Risk of Predation: Re-colonization by Lynx had Limited Impact on Habitat Selection by Roe Deer [PDF]

, 2013
Risk of predation is an evolutionary force that affects behaviors of virtually all animals. In this study, we examined how habitat selection by roe deer was affected by risk of predation by Eurasian lynx - the main predator of roe deer in Scandinavia ...
Olof Liberg, Olof Liberg (274234), Samelius, Gustaf,, Petter Kjellander, Gustaf Samelius, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Andren, Henrik,, Andren, Henrik, Samelius, Gustaf, Henrik Andrén (274218), Liberg, Olof, Kjellander, Petter,, Gustaf Samelius (460625), Henrik Andrén, Petter Kjellander (460626), Petter Kjell, Liberg, Olof,, Kjellander, Petter   +17 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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Breeding habitat loss linked to declines in Rufous Hummingbirds

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Habitat loss is the primary driver of biodiversity decline worldwide, but it remains unknown how land-cover change and, in general, habitat loss impact many migratory species, such as the Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus ).
Kendall M Jefferys, Matthew G Betts, W. Douglas Robinson, Jenna R. F. Curtis, Tyler A. Hallman, Adam C Smith, Chloë Strevens, Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez   +7 more
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