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When environmentally persistent pathogens transform good habitat into ecological traps [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2016
Habitat quality plays an important role in the dynamics and stability of wildlife metapopulations. However, the benefits of high-quality habitat may be modulated by the presence of an environmentally persistent pathogen.
Clinton B. Leach, Colleen T. Webb, Paul C. Cross   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacon\u27s Swamp- Ghost of a Central Indiana Natural Area Past [PDF]

, 2014
Bacon’s Swamp was identified in the 1920s as a ca. 12 ha glacial kettle lake bog system at the southernmost limits of these habitats in Indiana. Located just 9.6 km from the center of Indianapolis, the site was all but destroyed in the mid-20th century ...
Dolan, Rebecca W.
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New‐Era Polymer Thermoelectrics: Material Innovations, Doping Frontiers, Decoupling Strategies, and Unconventional Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The field of polymer thermoelectrics is entering a new era, featuring breakthroughs in addressing the conventional performance disparity between p‐type and n‐type polymers, pioneering doping frontiers, and sophisticated decoupling strategies. This review explores innovations in molecular design and superior stabilities, bridging the gap from ...
Suhao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing The Riparian Buffer: Harold Brook In The Skaneateles Lake Watershed, New York [PDF]

, 2002
The use of riparian land buffers to protect water quality for human consumption and wildlife habitat has become an important conservation tool of both government and non-government agencies.
Jon M. Conrad, Paul J. Ferraro, Zevi Azzaino   +2 more
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Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trend analysis of long-time series habitat quality in Beijing based on multiple models

Frontiers in Environmental Science
This study selects Beijing from 1980 to 2020 as the research area, utilizing high temporal resolution land use data to analyze through the habitat quality module of the InVEST model.
Jiaming Wei, Yi Jin, Qilin Tan, Fei Liu, Chi Ding, Tiantian Li, Ji Luo, Chen Hu, Xiaohong Cui, Yuheng Liu, Xiaoyi Zheng, Guiwei Zhang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abundance, condition, and diet of juvenile Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) in the Aleutian Islands [PDF]

, 2009
T he relative value of pelagic habitat for three size classes of juvenile Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) was investigated by comparing their abundance and condition in two areas of the Aleutian Islands. Diet, zooplankton biomass, and water column
Boldt, Jennifer L., Rooper, Christopher N.   +1 more
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Deer reduce habitat quality for a woodland songbird: evidence from settlement patterns, demographic parameters, and body condition. [PDF]

, 2013
Understanding avian responses to ungulate-induced habitat modification is important because deer populations are increasing across much of temperate Europe and North America.
Carbonell R., Chas A. Holt, Cody M. L., Fuller R. J., Fuller R. J., Fuller R. J., Hutto R. L., Kaiser A., Lozano G. A., Paul M. Dolman, Robert J. Fuller, Stone J., Sutherland W. J., Weidinger K., Węgrzyn E.   +14 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
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Quality Dynamics in Urumqi over the Last Two Decades: Evidence of Land Use and Land Cover Changes

Land
The integrity of habitat quality is a pivotal cornerstone for the sustainable advancement of local ecological systems. Rapid urbanization has led to habitat degradation and loss of biodiversity, posing severe threats to regional sustainability ...
Siying Chen, Ümüt Halik, Lei Shi, Wentao Fu, Lu Gan, Martin Welp   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source