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Comparative studies of the proximate composition, and anti-nutritional factors of Garcinia kola

Journal of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, 2022
The study was undertaken to determine the comparative studies on the proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors of Garcinia kola. The proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors were performed on the seed kernel, fruit pulp, and the fruit ...
Olufunmilayo Oyenike Oyewale, Olubukola Adebowale Akangbe, Gabriel Tolulope Akinwale, Olakunle Danladi Oladipupo   +3 more
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Climate Change Affects Reproductive Phenology in Lianas of Australia’s Wet Tropics

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022
Lianas are increasing in abundance in many tropical forests. This increase can alter forest structure and decrease both carbon storage and tree diversity via antagonistic relationships between lianas and their host trees.
Nara O. Vogado, Jayden E. Engert, Tore L. Linde, Mason J. Campbell, William F. Laurance, Michael J. Liddell   +5 more
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The role of voluntary certification in maintaining the ecologically unequal exchange of wood pulp: the Forest Stewardship Council's certification of industrial tree plantations in Brazil

Journal of Political Ecology, 2016
Voluntary certification schemes have grown in popularity since the late 1980s. Today, a large number of consumer items from coffee and chocolate to oil palm and soya products carry labels that supposedly attest their contribution to promoting fair trade ...
Jutta Kill
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The treatment of land use, land use change and forestry in the post-2012 climate agreement: a perspective from non-Annex I Parties

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2010
Given the greater vulnerability of developing countries to climate change, their paramount interest is to establish effective mitigation policies including the land use and forestry sectors as part of the post-2012 Climate Agreement.
Federici S, Galluzzi G
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Stasis and Stillness

Press Start, 2020
This paper represents an initiatory investigation into moments of inaction in games. Two types of inaction are defined and discussed: stasis, which is inaction brought on by or through a game’s mechanics, and stillness, which is brought on by or through ...
Rainforest Scully-Blaker
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Perceptions of Local Inhabitants towards Land Management Systems Used in the Rainforest Area of Ecuador: An Evaluation Based on Visual Rating of the Main Land Use Types

Diversity, 2021
Land management policy and practice affects a wide segment of stakeholders, including the general population of a given area. This study evaluates the perceptions of local inhabitants towards the land management systems used in the rainforest area of ...
Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya, Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete, Stelian Alexandru Borz   +2 more
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A Review of Disturbances to the Ecosystems of the Mexican Caribbean, Their Causes and Consequences

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
In a relatively short timescale (less than 50 years), urbanization has caused many anthropogenic disturbances that have affected ecosystem health and, directly or indirectly, quality of life for the local human population.
Izchel Gómez, Rodolfo Silva, Debora Lithgow, Janner Rodríguez, Anastazia Teresa Banaszak, Brigitta van Tussenbroek   +5 more
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Rainforest Mathematics

Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2014
Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Vol. 5 No.
openaire   +3 more sources

Aminopropyl-Functionalized Silica CO2 Adsorbents via Sonochemical Methods

Journal of Chemistry, 2016
Aminopropyl-functionalized hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) products, as are of interest for CO2 capture applications, were separately prepared by mixing aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTS) and HMS in toluene via a conventional stirred reactor and via ...
Gregory P. Knowles, Alan L. Chaffee
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Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng, Huiwen Li, Yiping Wu, Peter B. Reich, Nico Eisenhauer, Diego Abalos, Daniel Revillini, Shuguang Liu, Wende Yan, Ji Chen, Alexey Voinov, Zhifeng Yang, Ying‐Ping Wang, Fubo Zhao, Linjing Qiu, Jingfeng Xiao, Shantao An, Guopeng Liang, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source