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ABSTRACT Facing a novel plague pandemic, military invasions, and political–economic transformations, societies of the eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire had to adapt to a variety of pressures and new ways of exploiting their natural environments during the mid‐1st millennium CE.
Cristiano Vignola +7 more
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Homogenization of Northern Belgian landscapes through centuries of reclamation, agricultural transition, and urbanization. [PDF]
De Keersmaeker L +6 more
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Decoupling climate and human impacts on the nitrogen cycle during the Irish Bronze Age
ABSTRACT Disentangling climate variability and human activity in past nitrogen cycling is key to understanding ecosystems. Previous studies in Ireland observed a widespread, permanent shift in terrestrial nitrogen cycling during Later Prehistory, potentially linked to intensifying land‐use.
Sarah Ferrandin +2 more
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Abstract BACKGROUND Climate change and population growth are major challenges for sustainable food production, particularly in regions affected by water scarcity and soil salinization. In this context, halophytes represent promising candidates as alternative and sustainable food crops for salt‐affected areas.
Giulia Atzori +7 more
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Soil biodiversity and network complexity jointly drive soil multifunctionality in an open cast coal mine. [PDF]
Xu C, Liu Y, Li J, Wang B, Zhang H.
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Abstract BACKGROUND Salinisation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges affecting agricultural land and food production worldwide. Although the challenge is substantial, saline agriculture represents a promising approach that integrates soil, water and crop management practices tailored to salt‐affected lands, enabling both adaptation to ...
Pim van Tongeren, Katarzyna Negacz
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Towards sustainable land use: A geospatial analysis of soil moisture content in a mining-induced degraded landscape of Ghana. [PDF]
Oduro Appiah J, Larbie R.
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Dog attacks on wild desert tortoises: A risk model
Domestic dogs attack and severely injure wild desert tortoises at the urban and ex‐urban interface with deserts. Severe trauma to tortoises increased 4 times to shell and limbs and 16.5 times to the gular horn over the decades between the 1970s and 2000s. Tortoises were at exponential risk of severe trauma when living within 12 km of settlements, towns,
Andrea S. Carlson +2 more
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From Niche to Mainstream: A Knowledge Exchange Model for Sustainable Housing Adoption
ABSTRACT As climate change intensifies the demand for sustainable practices, the residential housing sector remains a critical yet underutilized area for promoting energy efficiency. Although consumer awareness is increasing, sustainable and energy‐efficient (SEE) housing continues to occupy a niche market.
Lianne Foti
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Optimizing soil cover systems for coal gangue reclamation: balancing leachate control, environmental risk, and cost. [PDF]
Liu X, Hu Z, Gao J.
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