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THE ECOLOGY OF MUTUALISM [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
Elementary ecology texts tell us that organisms interact in three fundamen­ tal ways, generally given the names competition, predation, and mutualism. The third member has gotten short shrift (264), and even its name is not generally agreed on.
Boucher, Douglas H.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Body size changes in passerine birds introduced to New Zealand from the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
One feature of global geographic variation in avian body sizes is that they are larger on isolated islands than on continental regions. Therefore, this study aims to assess whether there have been changes in body size following successful establishment ...
Blackburn, Tim M.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colonization During Colonialism: Developing a Framework to Assess the Rapid Ecological Transformation of Mauritius’s Pristine Ecosystem

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The colonization of Mauritius exemplifies the role played by humans in altering the ecosystems of remote oceanic islands. This paper focuses on how we study those islands first colonized under the global mantle of colonialism.
Krish Seetah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Historical fire ecology and its effect on vegetation dynamics of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park, Chiapas, México [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2021
Laura Patricia Ponce Calderón   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Collaborative stewardship in multifunctional landscapes: Toward relational, pluralistic approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Landscape stewardship offers a means to put social-ecological approaches to stewardship into practice. The growing interest in landscape stewardship has led to a focus on multistakeholder collaboration.
Cokburn, Jessica   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A historical contingency hypothesis for population ecology

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Assessments of historical contingency have advanced our understanding of adaptive radiation and community ecology, but little attention has been given to assessing the importance of historical contingency in population ecology.
Sarah R. Hoy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate change and its implications on stored food grains

open access: yesJulius-Kühn-Archiv, 2018
Safe food grain storages are considered as a measure to adapt to the changing global climates and as a channel to food security, particularly in periods when agriculture fails.
Gottlieb, Daphna   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Origin and Development of Managed Meadows in Sweden: A Review

open access: yesRural Landscapes: Society Environment History, 2020
This review concerns when and why infield meadows developed, i.e. enclosed land, constructed and managed for production of livestock fodder. Meadows have been associated with ‘stalling’ of livestock, in turn associated with, for example, protection from ...
Ove Eriksson
doaj   +1 more source

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