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Social and cultural considerations for the restoration of ‘lost’ tree species: The fall and rise of elm

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Attempts to address biodiversity loss have led to ecosystem and species restoration efforts. Tree species restoration is particularly relevant because of increasing threats from pests and pathogens. However, there are different notions of ‘loss’, as well as sociocultural considerations, including social acceptability, which are often neglected
Fritha West, Rehema M. White, Althea L. Davies, Richard Buggs, Mariella Marzano   +4 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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Fields in the Forest Roman Land Division Between Siscia and Andautonia Through LIDAR Data Analysis

Heritage
This study investigates the Roman land division system, centuriation, using LIDAR data and historical data to understand the landscape during the Roman period, in this case between Roman cities such as Siscia and Andautonia.
Hrvoje Kalafatić, Bartul Šiljeg, Rajna Šošić Klindžić   +2 more
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Thinking Beyond the Scroll: The Ancient Library at Alexandria

, 2011
The ancient library at Alexandria, Egypt became a unique institution, influenced by Aristotle’s school in Athens and the Greek model of learning. The institution consisted of a museum, which functioned as a learning center, and a library collection.
Franz, PhD, Gerald
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Right tree, right place, right reason: Using knowledge exchange and research co‐design to explore current challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban forest management

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The urban forest provides important environmental and health and well‐being benefits to people living in cities. However, sustainable management of urban trees is challenging as they face interrelated pressures from the urban environment, pests and diseases and climate change.
Jill Edmondson, Eleanor Absalom, Raoul Blackman, Paul Brindley, Stuart Campbell, Alan Carter, Abigail Catterrall, Miriam Dobson, Kieron Doick, Mathew Dumelow, Sophia Cunningham, Fran Halsall, Liam Healy, Jamie Howe, Jonathan R. Leake, Nicola McHugh, Anthony Turner, Hannah Walker, Katie Pruszynski, Ian MacDermott, Jerry Gunton, Matthew North, Catherine Nuttgens, Toby Pillat, Holly Croft   +24 more
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Poblamiento tardío en Torralba, Lorca

Antigüedad y Cristianismo, 1998
This paper analyses a settlement in Lorca during the late Roman period, which was isolated from al1 main Roman roads. What is of interest here was the existence of a strong, stable economic system which was a precursor of that which appeared in the high
Andrés Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo Matilla Séiquer   +1 more
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GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS REGARDING THE ROMAN LIMES IN THE COUNTY OF BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD (ROMANIA). CASE STUDY: THE SOMEȘ LIMES (SPERMEZEU-PERIȘOR-ZAGRA-SALVANĂSĂUD SECTION) [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2016
The Roman limes from the county of Bistrița-Năsăud is part of the Porolissensis Limes and extends along a line connecting the villages Ciceu Corabia, Negrilești, Ciceu Poieni, Dobric, Spermezeu, Zagra, Salva, Năsăud, Livezile, and Orheiul Bistriței.
Ioan BÂCA, Călin C. POP, Eduard SCHUSTER, Radu ZĂGREANU   +3 more
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Speciation with gene flow

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long, Xu Zhang, Yue Yu, Gregory L. Owens, Diana J. Rennison, Clarisse Palma‐Silva, Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos, Loren H. Rieseberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roma Eterna? Roman rule explains regional well-being divides in Germany

Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
In light of persistent regional inequalities in adaptive outcomes such as health, well-being, and related personality traits, psychological research is increasingly adopting a historical perspective to understand the deeper roots of these patterns.
Martin Obschonka, Fabian Wahl, Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich, P. Jason Rentfrow, Jeff Potter, Samuel D. Gosling   +6 more
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Classification of Fog Life‐Cycle Phases Using Ground‐Based and Satellite‐Based Observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
In this study, the life‐cycle phases of radiation fog events—formation, maturity, and dissipation—are automatically classified at a ground station in Southwest Germany based on visibility trends and thresholds. We demonstrate that visibility detects radiation fog phases effectively, while its combination with ceilometer data can detect the life‐cycle ...
Maria Laura Pinilla, Eva Pauli, Johannes Antenor Senn, Jan Cermak   +3 more
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