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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting spatial variations between above and below-ground net primary productivity in global grasslands

Ecological Indicators
Grassland net primary productivity (NPP) plays a crucial role in global terrestrial carbon cycle and carbon balance. However, the spatial pattern and influencing factors of NPP and its components, especially the belowground net primary productivity (BNPP)
Ying Hu, Yue Yang, Yu Wei, Xiaozhen Li, Yue Jiao, Jiapei Liao, Ruiyu Fu, Lichong Dai, Zhongmin Hu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pracaxi Oil as a Potential Inhibitor of Fat Bloom

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fat bloom is one of the major technological challenges faced by the chocolate industry, caused by the polymorphic transition from β2(V) to β1(VI) crystals in cocoa butter (CB). One strategy to slow down this polymorphic transition is the addition of lipids rich in very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), such as behenic acid.
Victoria Marques Gropelli, Priscila Dayane De Freitas Santos, Thayná Torres Da Silva, Ana Paula Badan Ribeiro, Rosiane Lopes Cunha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Topsoil Carbon Spatial Patterns and Successional Shifts in Dominant Controls in Tropical Forests on Hainan Island

Land
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key component of terrestrial carbon stocks, yet its spatial variability, recovery potential, and dominant controls across tropical forest succession remain insufficiently quantified.
Dong Qiao, Zijia Zhang, Yue Jiao, Lina Peng, Meian Luo, Guojiao Yang, Kun Zhao, Chuan Jin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Some new mammal records from the rainforests of south-eastern Nigeria

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2001
<strong>Abstract</strong> In this paper we report new data on the occurrence and range of seven mammal species in the rainforest region of south-eastern Nigeria. The species in question are: <em>Potamogale velox</em> (Insectivora)
Francesco Angelici, Bomiegha Egbide, Godfrey Akani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climatic controls on vegetation trends and variability in Southeast Asia over the recent two decades

Environmental Advances
Although the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation productivity in tropical forests have been widely studied, the differences between long-term trends and interannual variability and their respective driving factors remain poorly understood.
Weirong Zhang, Yue Jiao, Zijia Zhang, Hongxia Luo, Junna Feng, Shuai Hao, Zhongmin Hu, Chuan Jin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diet of the lizard Ecpleopus gaudichaudii (Gymnophthalmidae) in Atlantic Rainforest, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011
In this study we analyzed the diet of the gymnophthalmid lizard Ecpleopus gaudichaudii Duméril & Bibron, 1839, a typical inhabitant of the forest-floor leaf litter, in an Atlantic Forest area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil.
Thiago Maia, Mauricio Almeida-Gomes, Carla C. Siqueira, Davor Vrcibradic, Mara C. Kiefer, Carlos Frederico D. Rocha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source