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Drivers of individual plant species contributions to β‐diversity are scale‐dependent

Oikos, EarlyView.
Species introductions and local extinctions of native species are driving biotic homogenisation in plant communities by reducing β‐diversity. Individual species vary in their contributions to β‐diversity (species contribution to β‐diversity; species‐β), yet our understanding of how species characteristics shape these contributions remains limited ...
Rona Learmonth, Francis Q. Brearley, Adam Clark, Aaron S. David, Catalina Estrada, Fatih Fazlioglu, Ivan de Klee, Daniela Konrad, Lizzie Lemon, Olivia Millen, Nell J. Pates, Linda Pieber, Megan L. Sherlock, Elizabeth G. Simpson, Scott G. Ward, Hannah J. White, William D. Pearse   +16 more
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Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting social‐ecological fit in Natura 2000 governance and management: Evidence from LIFE projects focused on forest protected habitat types

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo, Elena Pisani, Mauro Masiero, Tommaso Sitzia, Thomas Campagnaro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wave–Current Force Characteristics of Monopile Foundations on Scoured Seabeds

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Local scour around offshore wind turbine foundations is a common engineering challenge. It changes the hydrodynamic loads and affects the foundation’s load-bearing capacity.
Zhiyong Zhang, Youxiang Lu, Jinlong Zhang, Jin Xu, Guodan Zheng, Chunyang Xu, Kun He, Gang Chen, Yuanping Yang   +8 more
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SIMULATION OF SCOURING AROUND A VERTICAL CYLINDER DUE TO TSUNAMI [PDF]

Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2017
* Corresponding author radianta@ugm.ac.id ABSTRACT Local scour due to tsunami is damaging especially on shallow foundation. Although relatively in a short duration, tsunami attack may scour material around buildings that led to destruction. A number of
Kuswandi, Radianta Triatmadja, Istiarto
doaj  

Enabling effective urban green space stewardship through planning: A qualitative comparative analysis in Southwest England

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane, Melissa Ralph, Rosalind F. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analyses of Prediction Formulas for Maximum Scour Depth Around Monopile Foundations in Clay Soils

南方能源建设
[Objective] In marine and river environments, local scour around pile foundations can lead to severe damage to the structures, resulting in significant economic losses and potential casualties.
Li CAI, Ben HE, Peiqing ZHAO, Qingkai SONG, Wengang QI   +4 more
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On local scour around spur dikes

, 2000
Estimation of possible maximal scour depth around the head of spur dikes is an important step in the design of spur dikes foundation. This paper briefly analyses the characteristics of flow pattern and the complex eddy structure near the head of the spur
李家春, Chan L, 刘青泉, Liu, QQ (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China.   +3 more
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Physical modelling of pile-group effect on the local scour in submarine environments

, 2016
Pile groups are extensively utilized to provide stability of offshore structures and bridges across rivers. Under the actions of waves and current, severe local scour can be induced around the pile groups in cohesionless soils, compromising the safety of
漆文刚, 高福平, Gao, FP (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, Key Lab Mech Fluid Solid Coupling Syst, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China., Gao, FP (reprint author), Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Engn Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China., Li YX   +4 more
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Acid Sulfite Pulping of Hemp: Effects of Processing Conditions on Lyocell Pulp Quality

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Industrial hemp is emerging as a promising renewable source for next‐generation textile fibers. This study evaluates whether acid sulfite pulping can produce hemp‐based dissolving pulp suitable for lyocell manufacturing. While the process is historically linked to increased cellulose accessibility, it did not achieve the low lignin content and ...
Lelia Lawson, Bernardo A. Souto, Wade Chute, Patricia I. Dolez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source