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Assessing variation in the perception of urban ecosystem services at the sub-city level

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Assessing residents’ perceptions of urban ecosystem services (UESs) is crucial for incorporating it into environmental management. However, evaluations seldom consider variations in perceptions at sub-city scale.
Ziyi Guo, Jiajia Zhao, Xudong Yang, Yue Ma, Xinyu Li, Jun Yang   +5 more
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Overseas seed dispersal by migratory birds [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) promotes the colonization of isolated and remote habitats, and thus it has been proposed as a mechanism for explaining the distributions of many species. Birds are key LDD vectors for many sessile organisms such as plants, yet LDD beyond local and regional scales has never been directly observed nor quantified. By sampling
Duarte S. Viana, Laura Gangoso, Willem Bouten, Jordi Figuerola   +3 more
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Killing Two Birds with One Stone: How an Incidental Take Permit Program under the MBTA Can Help Companies and Migratory Birds [PDF]

, 2014
Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), it is unlawful to kill a migratory bird “by any means, or in any manner” without a permit. The United States has interpreted the language “by any means, or in any manner” to include the incidental killing of ...
Nadasdy, Krisztina
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Filamentous Fungi transported by birds during migration across the mediterranean Sea. [PDF]

, 2012
The potential for the transport and diffusion of some pathogenic microorganisms by migratory birds is of concern. Migratory birds may be involved in the dispersal of microorganisms and may play a role of mechanical and biological vectors.
ALFONZO, Antonio, FRANCESCA, Nicola, MOSCHETTI, Giancarlo, Sannino, C, SETTANNI, Luca   +4 more
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Bioenergy Cropping Reduces the Spatiotemporal Scaling of Soil Bacterial Biodiversity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Consistent with patterns observed in plant and animal communities, soil bacterial communities exhibit significant species–time–area and phylogenetic–time–area relationships independent of nested structure. Bioenergy cropping significantly reduces the spatiotemporal scaling rates, particularly in sandy loam soils.
Zhencheng Ye, Jialiang Kuang, Colin T. Bates, Arthur Escalas, Daliang Ning, Liyou Wu, Suo Liu, Sihang Deng, Jiesi Lei, Xiangwen Chen, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Malay Saha, Lauren Hale, Gangsheng Wang, Renmao Tian, Ying Fu, Yu Tang, Mary Firestone, Jizhong Zhou, Yunfeng Yang   +19 more
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An Extended VIIRS-like Artificial Nighttime Light Data Reconstruction (1986–2024)

Scientific Data
Artificial Night-Time Light (NTL) remote sensing is a vital proxy for quantifying the intensity and spatial distribution of human activities. Although the NPP-VIIRS sensor provides high-quality NTL observations, its temporal coverage, which begins in ...
Yihe Tian, Kwan Man Cheng, Zhengbo Zhang, Tao Zhang, Junning Feng, Zhehao Ren, Suju Li, Dongmei Yan, Bing Xu   +8 more
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JiuZhou: open foundation language models and effective pre-training framework for geoscience

International Journal of Digital Earth
Geoscience research has generated vast amounts of data, creating a need for effective extraction and integration of knowledge to address global-change challenges, promote sustainable development, and accelerate scientific discovery.
Zhou Chen, Ming Lin, Mingrun Zang, Zimeng Wang, Juanzi Li, Yuqi Bai   +5 more
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Boosting Photo‐Pyroelectric Effect via Tunable Polarization and Interfacial Defect Engineering

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reports Ba(Ti0.85Zr0.15)O3 nanocatalysts with enhanced polarization and oxygen‐vacancy‐rich interfaces for efficient NIR‐II photo‐pyroelectric therapy. Zr doping boosts the pyroelectric coefficient and accelerates polarization switching, while oxygen vacancies improve photothermal conversion and surface reactivity.
Yanli Huang, Haifen Luo, Jie Yin, Shuai Cao, Gaolei Dong, Zhi Tan, Chunlin Zhao, Peiye Wen, Fengwei Sun, Shan Zhang, Xianzeng Zhang, Yunlu Dai, Zhen Yang, Wei Huang   +13 more
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Dual‐Strategy Design of Heterojunction‐Enhanced Piezoelectric Hydrogels for Periodontitis Treatment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study developed a piezoelectric hydrogel integrating heterojunction enhancement and dual‐salt synergy, combining robust electrical performance with mechanical stability and bioactivity to better match the periodontal microenvironment. Under ultrasound activation, the hydrogel markedly promotes macrophage M2 polarization, thereby reducing the ...
Qiangqiang Zhou, Shaojun Fang, Changyi Li, Mengqi Zhou, Xin Sui, Chen Hu, Huaxing Xu, Shiyi Yang, Bing‐Qiang Lu, Rongjun Zhang, Xiaoling Wei   +10 more
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A 30 m annual cropland dataset of China from 1986 to 2021 [PDF]

Earth System Science Data
Accurate, detailed, and up-to-date information on cropland extent is crucial for provisioning food security and environmental sustainability. However, because of the complexity of agricultural landscapes and lack of sufficient training samples, it ...
Y. Tu, Y. Tu, S. Wu, B. Chen, B. Chen, B. Chen, Q. Weng, Y. Bai, J. Yang, L. Yu, B. Xu, B. Xu   +11 more
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