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Dark Heritage Prospection ‐ Mapping the Treblinka II Extermination Camp Using a Magnetometer Survey and Integrated Archival Sources

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The history of Nazi German extermination camps has, until recently, relied primarily on eyewitness testimony. Very few official documents detailing the facilities survived the war due to the special operation ‘Sonderaktion 1005’, dedicated to hiding their existence and extent.
Sebastian Różycki, Michał Pisz, Paweł Bylina, James Walker, Lucy Benoit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response of ecosystem structure to shrub encroachment varies with the degree of encroachment

Cambridge Prisms: Drylands
Abstract Grasslands are one of the major ecosystem types in drylands. Encroachment of shrubs into grasslands affects the functioning of drylands by altering community structure, with impacts exacerbated under greater intensity of encroachment.
Jingyi Ding, Yi Han, Wenwu Zhao, Jian Hu, Xuan Gao, Yue Yan, Yijin Wang, David Eldridge   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Soil water use sources and patterns in shrub encroachment in semiarid grasslands of Inner Mongolia

, 2021
Soil water sources for shrub encroachment in arid and semiarid regions have not been fully understood. This study used stable delta H-2 and delta O-18 isotope ratios of plants, soil water and precipitation, coupled with proportional similarity index of ...
Zhuang, Qianlai, Liu, Benben, Sun, Qinglin, Lai, Liming, Liu, Xin, Zhou, Jihua, Yi, Sangui, Zheng, Yuanrun   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Widening participation and the changing risks of higher education: Working‐class women's pathways via access courses across two decades

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Widening participation (WP) in higher education (HE) remains a central concern within UK educational and social policy. It seeks to address the underrepresentation of specific social groups by tailoring university access to their distinct needs.
Sarah McLaughlin, Richard Waller
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Shrub Encroachment on Vegetation Community and Soil Characteristics in Coastal Wetlands of the Abandoned Yellow River Course

Agronomy
Shrub encroachment in coastal wetlands alters vegetation–soil interactions, yet its impacts on north temperate coastal wetland ecosystems remain poorly quantified.
Jiaxuan Liu, Mengjiao Luo, Fanzhu Qu, Bowen Sun, Yang Yu, Ling Meng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Expansion of Global Shrub Encroachment Across Aridity Gradients and Its Effects on Vegetation Dynamics

Remote Sensing
Shrub encroachment represents a widespread shift in vegetation structure, yet its influence on the relationship between vegetation greening and ecosystem productivity across global aridity gradients remains poorly understood.
Ping Dong, Changqing Jing, Gongxin Wang, Yuqing Shao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immediate effects of microclimate modification enhance native shrub encroachment [PDF]

, 2017
Shrubs have become more dense and expanded beyond their range all over the world for a variety of reasons including increased temperatures, overgrazing, and alteration of historical fire regime.
Julie C. Zinnert, Donald R. Young, Young, Donald R., Zinnert, Julie C., Joseph A. Thompson, Thompson, Joseph A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Kin discrimination in plants: overview and implications for population and community ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the discovery of identity discrimination, particularly self and kin discrimination amongst plant competitors, research on interplant interactions has advanced significantly within plant physiology and evolutionary ecology. This review synthesizes current knowledge on how both self and kin discrimination influence plant growth ...
Akira Yamawo
wiley   +1 more source