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Driving continuous improvement of sustainability certification for industrial biobased systems through comprehensive sustainability requirements

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing monitoring frameworks for sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) have largely prioritised environmental aspects, while the social and economic pillars of sustainability remain comparatively underdeveloped. Also, dedicated circularity requirements tailored to biobased systems are still largely lacking, despite being ...
Iris Vural Gursel, Heleen Ballemans, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia‐Chavez, Marta Rodriguez‐Illera, Laura Väyrynen   +5 more
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A system dynamics‐based framework for bioenergy planning in sub‐Saharan Africa: integrating circular bioeconomy and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Energy scarcity remains a persistent challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where limited access to reliable, affordable, and clean energy constrains socioeconomic development. Biomass resources, including agricultural residues, forest waste, and waste from other biological sources, are widely available, but their use for modern energy ...
Joseph O. Dirisu, Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Deon Johan de Beer   +2 more
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Biogas production from Opuntia stricta Haw.: microbial diversity and solid load influence on sludge recycle systems

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The search for alternative and sustainable energy sources becomes urgent as energy demand increases and fossil fuels become less available, especially in water‐scarce regions such as the Brazilian semi‐arid region, where current projections of global warming and the expansion of arid and semi‐arid zones point to a future of desertification ...
Wallysson K. P. Barros, Íthalo B. S. de Abreu, Elias G. M. Silva, João V. P. Tavares, Bruna K. O. Silva, Joyce G. W. Siqueira, Rafael B. de Souza, Rômulo S. C. Menezes, Everardo V. S. B. Sampaio, José Antonio Pérez‐Pimienta, Emmanuel D. Dutra   +10 more
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Soil biodiversity in extreme environments

, 2010
There are a number of terrestrial soil environments that can be considered extreme, from underground caves that stretch deep into the Earth, to cold or hot deserts (Fig. 3.38 and 3.39), and including the highest mountain tops.
Nielsen, Uffe N., Jeffery, Simon, Wall, Diana H.   +2 more
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Functional Diversity and Oleaginous Potential of Fungal Strains From Hawaiian Soil Ecosystems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungi represent an important but underexplored resource for microbial lipid production, including nutritionally valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids. Hawaiian soils, shaped by volcanic parent materials and strong environmental gradients, provide a unique setting for discovering functionally diverse fungal strains with distinct metabolic traits.
Yu Wang, Adam Phelps, Zhiqing Fang, Qian Li, Ty Shitanaka, Taren Bouwman, Luke H. Amerine, Abigail Rohy, Kyla Mei A. Tuazon, Zhiyue Wang, Samir Kumar Khanal, Nhu Nguyen, Zhi‐Yan Du   +12 more
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Implication of soil management on biodiversity: a case study from Italian vineyard

, 2011
Soil biodiversity can be influenced by climate, soil erosion, compaction and management of tillage. As the intensity of the disturbance has an impact on soil communities, biodiversity have mostly been observed in annual crops or grassland than in ...
Opsi Francesca, Biddoccu Marcella, Cavallo Eugenio   +2 more
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The Research Gap between Soil Biodiversity and Soil-Related Cultural Ecosystem Services [PDF]

Soil and soil biodiversity are often a neglected component in assessments of ecosystems and their services. One of the reasons is the increasing complexity of scientific investigation of biotic and abiotic interactions and mechanisms from soil ...
Oberreich, Marlene, Kleemann, Janina, Bastian Steinhoff-Knopp, Burkhard, Benjamin, Janina Kleemann, Benjamin Burkhard, Marlene Oberreich, Steinhoff-Knopp, Bastian   +7 more
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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
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Life Forms and Mycorrhizal Types Shape Resource‐Use Strategies Reflected by Different Functional Traits in Woody Plants of the Qinling Mountains

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Both life forms and mycorrhizal symbioses shape plant functional trait divergence, revealing divergent resource‐use strategies across woody species in temperate forests. ABSTRACT Plant functional traits are influenced by both mycorrhizal types and life forms, yet the interactive effects of these two factors on functional trait regulation remain poorly ...
Bingxiang Xue, Meiping Gao, Na Liu, Ranran Cheng, Lishunan Yang, Zihan Zhou, Chunmei He, Xiaochao Yang, Shihong Jia, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin   +11 more
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Aridity-driven soil community heterogeneity enhances biodiversity-multifunctionality relationships in dryland ecosystems

Geoderma
Soil organisms, with their extremely high diversity, play essential roles in maintaining soil health and supporting key ecological processes.
Qinglan Hu, Zhangxing Zhang, Zhaoming Wang, Xinwen Li, Jianyu Wang, Yichen Huang, Wenqing Chen   +6 more
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