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Theories of care help explain a peri‐urban tree diversity paradox
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Since diversity is often a management objective for peri‐urban tree communities on public land, one might expect to find greater diversity there than on private land, where such objectives are less common. However, this expectation rests on an assumption that people control diversity towards objectives, overlooking the role of relationships ...
Jacqueline Hamilton +3 more
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Polymer Composites, EarlyView.Lichen residue, a renewable mineral‐organic material, was melt compounded with polylactic acid and triacetin in a twin‐screw extruder. ABSTRACT A lichen‐derived natural material, known as “höllük” in southeastern Turkey, is introduced as a renewable filler for polylactic acid (PLA).
Huseyin Esen +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Climate change and the growing demand for food security force growers to identify ways both to improve food production and to reduce agricultural carbon emissions.
Xinhui Liu +4 more
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Polymer Composites, EarlyView.Spent Artemisia arborescens biomass, recovered after essential‐oil steam distillation, was ground and melt‐compounded with PBSA (10 and 20 wt%), yielding biocomposites with accelerated biodegradation. ABSTRACT Artemisia arborescens is a Mediterranean shrub widely used for essential oil production, generating significant amounts of spent biomass after ...
Erika Indovino +9 more
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Weeds in a changing climate: Competitors or service plants?
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Reducing herbicide use and preparing agroecosystems for climate change are two top priorities on the global policy agenda. Here, we explore whether these two challenges can be tackled simultaneously. While weeds are generally considered a threat to crop production, we show that weeds can help overcome climate change challenges in agroecosystems ...
Marie J. Zwetsloot +12 more
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Response of soil moisture variation to precipitation and mulching measures
, 2005 Response of soil moisture to precipitation and mulching measures was investigated based on the continuous observation information in plots with no-mulching, straw-mulching and granule-mulching. The results show that individual rainfall event is difficult
Zhang Wan-Jun +4 more
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Effects of Mulch and Density-Control on Seasonal Soil Water in Privet Plantation
Shuitu baochi yanjiu, 2014 An experiment was conducted to study the interactions between capillary porosity,temperature and moisture,and the seasonal effect of four treatments including straw,mulching litter mulching,gravel mulching and open ground on forest soil water content ...
PENG Ting-ting +4 more
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao[Objective] Soil acidification, structure and fertility degradation and poor water-holding capacities are common problems in the apple orchard on the Loess Plateau, effective soil improvement techniques are crucial for enhancing soil quality, and ...
DUAN Shunxia +3 more
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Yield responses of wheat to mulching practices in dryland farming on the Loess Plateau.
PLoS ONE, 2015 Improving farming practices of soil and water conservation has profound effects on the yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in dryland farming regions of the Loess Plateau in China. Mulching has proven to be an effective practice to increase crop yield,
Li-fang Wang +2 more
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