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The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago [PDF]

, 2014
Past works on scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from the Maltese Archipelago are reviewed. Based on the literature and contemporary collections, a total of 93 species of scale insects belonging to 12 scale insect families are here reported (Aclerdidae
Mifsud, David, Watson, Gillian W., Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino   +3 more
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Urban landscape ecology and its evaluation : a review [PDF]

, 2009
Urban landscapes exhibit combinations of environmental features that are rarely encountered in non-urban settings resulting in habitat types, habitat associations and vegetation communities not found elsewhere.
Young, Christopher, Trueman, Ian C., Jarvis, Peter, Hooper, Ian   +3 more
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Crop diversity and within field multi-species interactions mediate herbivore abundances in cotton fields

Biological Control
Insect herbivore abundances in agricultural fields partly depend on surrounding landscape compositional heterogeneity (e.g., landscape complexity). Landscape complexity can directly (e.g., dilution of host crops) and indirectly (promoting herbivore ...
Arash Kheirodin, Pedro F.S. Toledo, Alvin M. Simmons, Jason M. Schmidt   +3 more
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Landscape complexity and elevation affect the effectiveness of a local pest-management practice

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Farm-scale diversification practices have been proposed as a means to enhance crop protection, primarily by increasing the presence of beneficial arthropods. The effectiveness of diversification is often context-dependent.
Katja Poveda, María F. Díaz, Saira Espinosa, Diana Obregon, Augusto Ramirez   +4 more
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Who is the culprit: Is pest infestation responsible for crop yield losses close to semi‐natural habitats?

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Semi‐natural habitats (SNHs) are becoming increasingly scarce in modern agricultural landscapes. This may reduce natural ecosystem services such as pest control with its putatively positive effect on crop production.
Larissa Raatz, Karin Pirhofer Walzl, Marina E. H. Müller, Christoph Scherber, Jasmin Joshi   +4 more
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SOX5 Orchestrates Malignant Evolution via Promoter‐Centric Chromatin Remodeling in MYC‐Driven B‐Cell Lymphoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In MYC‐enforced B‐cell lymphoma, SOX5 occupies promoter‐proximal regulatory regions and is associated with reduced chromatin accessibility at the PCNP locus. PCNP repression promotes proliferative remodeling by limiting apoptosis and cell‐cycle restraint.
Yiyou Mao, Zhenyuan Jia, Xiao‐Qin Mu, Ruilin Wang, Jianli Ma, Qingyuan Zhang, Yuwei Deng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stabilized Cubic GeTe With Matched Grain‐Boundary Networks and Band Convergence for High‐Performance Dual‐Mode Thermoelectric Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
I‐doping stabilizes the cubic phase of GeTe and generates “electron‐transparent, phonon‐blocking” grain boundary networks while inducing valence‐band convergence. This synergistic structural‐electronic design enables effective electron‐phonon decoupling, achieving an exceptional average zTave of ∼1.62, a peak zT of ∼2.2, and enhanced mechanical ...
Xiaobo Tan, Xuri Rao, Huangshui Ma, Jiaxing Luo, Fan Feng, Zijian Lin, Ruiheng Li, Maoji Tian, Siqi Huo, Min Hong, Ran Ang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relative dependence of Spanish landscape pattern on environmental and geographical variables over time [PDF]

, 2008
The analysis of the dependence of landscape patterns on environment was carried out in order to investigate the landscape structure evolution of Spain. The underlying concept was that the dependence between landscape spatial structure and environmental ...
Ortega Quero, Marta, Bunce, R. G. H., García del Barrio, José, García del Barrio, J. M., Bunce, Robert, Elena-Rosselló, Ramón, Ortega, M., Barrio, J.M.G., del, del Barrio, J.M.G., Bunce, R.G.H., Ortega, Marta, Elena-Rossello, R., Bunce, R. G.H., García Del Barrio, José Manuel   +13 more
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Interfacial Electric Field Engineering of High‐Entropy Heterostructures Triggering Self‐Limiting Reconstruction for Industrial‐Scale Electrocatalysis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An interfacial electric field engineering strategy is proposed to trigger the self‐limiting surface reconstruction of high‐entropy heterostructures. Driven by this built‐in field, the controlled sacrificial leaching of W evolves a robust active layer, enabling exceptional oxygen evolution performance and ultrastability at ampere‐level current densities
Liang Yan, Yueqi Zhang, Bing Zhang, Jingyi Ye, Hao Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling Contagious Disturbance: A Spatially-Implicit Dynamic Model

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Spatial processes often drive ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles, and land-atmosphere feedbacks at the landscape-scale. Climate-sensitive disturbances, such as fire, land-use change, pests, and pathogens, often spread contagiously across the ...
Tempest D. McCabe, Michael C. Dietze
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