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Once despised now desired: innovative land use and management of multilayered Pumice Soils in the Taupo and Galatea areas, central North Island, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2014
The tour brings together innovative land use change and management associated with dairy farming, and land-based effluent disposal, on weakly weathered and multi-layered, glass-rich, Pumice Soils (Vitrands) in the Taupo and Galatea areas.
Balks, Megan R., Laubscher, Nadia, Lowe, David J.   +2 more
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Mechanistic insights across curing regimes for enzymatic and biopolymer‐optimized reinforcement in rock masses

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study examines the effects of curing temperature on the mechanical behavior of underground rock masses treated with enzyme‐induced calcite precipitation (EICP) and an innovative biopolymer‐modified EICP (BP‐EICP). Abstract Biocementation is an innovative and sustainable technique for reinforcing weak and weathered rock masses in natural and ...
Mary C. Ngoma, Oladoyin Kolawole
wiley   +1 more source

Performance assessment of a potential underground thermal storage facility: Case study of the closed mine Prosper‐Haniel in the Ruhr coal mining area in Germany

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates the feasibility of an underground closed‐loop thermal storage facility at a post‐mining site, intended for seasonal heat energy storage. Its principal design shows water flow directions in winter and summer (1, 2), heat pumps (3), an upper water reservoir (4), and connecting pipes (5).
Dmytro Rudakov, Oleksandr Inkin
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic analysis and design of tunnels within fault ground: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The research methods of seismic response of tunnels within fault ground, including field investigations, analytical solutions, physical experiments, and numerical simulations, and seismic countermeasures are discussed. The present study examines the shortcomings and limitations of the current research and design, and puts forward proposals for future ...
Xingda Wang, Yujing Jiang, Xuepeng Zhang, Yuyong Jiao, Ningbo Li, Xiao Wang, Bo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Ecological Study of the Prairie and Sedge Meadow Communities of Richardson Wildlife Foundation [PDF]

, 2001
ID: 8259; Issue date not indicated on report.INHS Technical Report prepared for Terry Moyer, Richardson Wildlife ...
Ebinger, John E., Handel, William C., Phillippe, Loy R.   +2 more
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Satellite hindcasts of foliar traits reveal a subtle but consistent relaxation of conservativeness in a biodiverse mountain grassland over the last four decades

Ecography, EarlyView.
Projected warming and drying raise concerns about the resilience of stress‐adapted ecosystems, including the Brazilian Campo Rupestre, an exceptionally biodiverse mountaintop grassland mosaic on ancient, nutrient‐poor substrates. Here, we combine field‐based trait data and long‐term remote sensing to assess the functional structure and temporal ...
Renata Maia, Milton Barbosa, Daniel Negreiros, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Yadvinder Malhi, Jesus Aguirre‐Gutiérrez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of the principal stress rotation on the undrained shear strength of silty sand [PDF]

علوم زمین خوارزمی
The construction of geotechnical structures in sandy soils requires load bearing evaluation in undrained conditions. Undrained shear strength depends on many factors, including principal stress rotation (anisotropic behavior). However, the effect of this
Vahid Mohammadi, Hadi Bahadori
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An evaluation of earth banked tanks for slurry storage [PDF]

, 2006
End of project reportThis study examines the feasibility of using earth-banked tanks (EBT’s) as an alternative and economical means of winter storage for animal and other farmyard wastes.
Crosse, Seamus, Gleeson, Timothy, Long, Mike, O’Riordan, Edward G., Purcell, Patrick J., Scully, Heather   +5 more
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Plant adaptive strategies respond to environmental change across European grassland habitats

Ecography, EarlyView.
Grassland ecosystems are facing rapid and ongoing change driven by intensified land‐use and accelerated climate change, highlighting the urgent need to understand their potential adaptation and response to environmental change. We analyzed data from 52 980 vegetation plots spanning all major grassland habitats in Europe (including alpine, rocky, sandy,
Xiao‐Peng Tan, Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý, Irena Axmanová, Jan Divíšek, Ilona Knollová, Svetlana Aćić, Idoia Biurrun, Hans Henrik Bruun, Jürgen Dengler, Tetiana Dziuba, Emmanuel Garbolino, Attila Lengyel, Jonathan Lenoir, Ricarda Pätsch, Aaron Pérez‐ Haase, Valerijus Rašomavičius, Eszter Ruprecht, Urban Šilc, Kiril Vassilev, Yi‐Jun Wang, Wen‐Yong Guo   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre‐industrial land‐use limits contemporary shrub encroachment in the French Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Shrub encroachment has become a global phenomenon in recent decades. While global warming in the Arctic is often cited as the primary cause, human‐managed mountain regions have experienced intense historical land‐use that may also play a considerable role.
Baptiste Nicoud, Florian Carrière, Arthur Bayle, Christian Devlieger, Philippe Choler, Christophe Corona, Sandra Lavorel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source