Soil memory on a toposequence scale: Phytolith and isotopic evidence of paleoenvironmental changes in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil [PDF]
Soils can preserve long-term records of environmental change, providing valuable insights into past vegetation, climate, and landscape changes. This study evaluates soil memory at the toposequence scale using phytolith and carbon-isotope evidence of ...
Eduardo Carvalho da Silva Neto +3 more
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Soil Silicon Application Alleviates Drought Stress in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
ABSTRACT Background: The increasing frequency and intensity of drought events have led to yield and quality losses in sugar beet production in temperate regions in Central Europe. Under arid conditions, silicon (Si) application reduced beet yield losses under drought. Similar data for temperate climates are missing.
Tabea Selzer +5 more
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A recipe for recovery: diet as a decisive tool in species conservation
Animals consume foods in specific quantities and ratios to meet a multi‐dimensional nutrient target that maximizes their fitness. Attempts to reach this target in an ever‐changing nutritional landscape often influence animal foraging behavior, habitat choice, and food‐web interactions. Consequently, understanding the nutritional ecology of a species is
Noa Lavie +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales +6 more
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Needle in a haystack: Holocene history of European larch in Central Europe revisited
Defining nativity of species is crucial for their management. However, this is a complex task, especially for species that have been used and spread by humans for a long time. We combined paleoecological records with extensive genetic data to investigate the Holocene history of European larch—a common and economically important tree species in Central ...
Martin Prach +11 more
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Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton +3 more
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Bulliform Phytolith Size of Rice and Its Correlation With Hydrothermal Environment: A Preliminary Morphological Study on Species in Southern China [PDF]
En la última década, nuestra comprensión de la domesticación del arroz ha mejorado con nuevos hallazgos arqueológicos que utilizan técnicas analíticas avanzadas, como análisis morfológicos y morfométricos en granos de arroz, bases de espiguillas y fitolitos, y análisis de ADN antiguo en restos de arroz. Estudios previos han considerado el tamaño de los
Can Wang +8 more
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Down with the roots. Phytoliths as biocultural traces in historical olive agroecosystems of Sicily
Within the multidisciplinary framework of historical ecology, in this study plant morphology, oral history, and soil analyses are combined with phytoliths to reconstruct shifts in management and environment of historical and living olive agroecosystems ...
Vincenza Ferrara +5 more
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The Eastern Mediterranean lies directly on the principal migration route for human groups dispersing across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It also encompasses the Balkans, where fauna and flora, as well as hominin populations, are thought to have persisted through glacial periods.
Katerina Harvati
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Russian wheat aphid: a model for genomic plasticity and a challenge to breeders
Invasive foundress finds suitable habitat and reproduces through pathogenesis. Wingless females produce life offspring quickly, which leads to high population densities. High population densities result in competition, which may induce epigenetic changes and wing development for dispersal.
Astrid Jankielsohn +8 more
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