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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Carbon stock dynamics along a cork oak stand chronosequence: implications for climate-smart forest management

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
Forests, as carbon sinks, represent a key strategy for mitigating climate change. This study assessed carbon stocks and annual carbon accumulation rates (ACAR) across four reservoirs: aboveground biomass (AB: trees and undergrowth), belowground biomass ...
Hafida Zaher, Madiha Rhoufacha, Hamza Dahmani   +2 more
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Lessons from the WBF2020: extrinsic and intrinsic value of soil organisms

Soil Organisms, 2020
Following our participation in the first World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, we provide a summary of the main themes of the conference, as well as an overview of the session that was focused on soil biodiversity. One of the main themes of the
Helen R. P. Phillips, Léa Beaumelle, Nico Eisenhauer, Jes Hines, Linnea C. Smith   +4 more
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Soil biodiversity: functions, threats and tools for policy makers [PDF]

, 2010
Human societies rely on the vast diversity of benefits provided by nature, such as food, fibres, construction materials, clean water, clean air and climate regulation.
Lavelle, Perrine, Mudgal, S., de Toni, Arianna, Labouze, Eric, Benito, P., Mudgal, Shaleindra, van Der Putten, Wim H., Lavelle, Patrick, Putten, W.H., van der, Lavelle, P., Toni, A., de, Ruiz, N., Turbé, Anne, Ruiz Camacho, Nuria, Turbé, A., Benito, Patricia   +15 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Ecology and Economics in Agent‐Based Models to Support Agricultural Policy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Agent‐based models are valuable tools for studying social‐ecological systems in agriculture. This review maps how existing agent‐based models represent the human and natural domains of agriculture, and discusses developments in economic and ecological agent‐based modeling.
Daniel Vedder, Judith Josephin Rakowski, Lea‐Deborah Kolb, Greta Sophie Theilen‐Loges, Sebastian Lakner, Guy Pe'er   +5 more
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Microbial diversity as soil quality indicator in agricultural soils [PDF]

, 2008
Soil quality is the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation.
Chiurazzi, Mario
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A wish-list for soil biodiversity in Canada

FACETS
Despite global concern for biodiversity loss, soil biodiversity remains absent from mainstream conversations and policy agendas, even though soils harbour nearly 60% of Earth's biodiversity. Simultaneously, discourse around soil tends to emphasize carbon
Zoë Lindo, Lisa Lumley, Erin K. Cameron, I. Tanya Handa, Bobbi L. Helgason, Tandra D. Fraser, Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Monika A. Gorzelak, Melissa M. Arcand, Marla D. Schwarzfeld   +9 more
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Niche Differentiation of Active Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria in Estuarine Mangrove Forest Soils in Taiwan

Microorganisms, 2020
Mangrove forests are one of the important ecosystems in tropical coasts because of their high primary production, which they sustain by sequestering a substantial amount of CO2 into plant biomass.
Yo-Jin Shiau, Chiao-Wen Lin, Yuanfeng Cai, Zhongjun Jia, Yu-Te Lin, Chih-Yu Chiu   +5 more
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Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Root volatiles mediate rhizosphere chemical communication, shaping interactions among plants, microbes, herbivores, and natural enemies. Their production, transport, and perception underpin ecological adaptation, multitrophic interactions, and plant resilience, offering opportunities for sustainable crop protection, resilient agroecosystems, and ...
Xueyao Cao, Nanli Song, François Verheggen, Meritxell Pérez‐Hedo, Andrea Clavijo McCormick, Antonino Cusumano, Arthur de Fouchier, Bing Wang, Chen‐Zhu Wang, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Gary W. Felton, Geoff M. Gurr, Hao Guo, Jiancai Li, Jin Zhang, Li Chen, Manqun Wang, Michele Ricupero, Peng Han, Peng He, Qi Yan, Qingbo Tang, Qingsong Liu, Shiheng An, Xiangbo Kong, Xiaoling Sun, Xueming Ren, Yuanyuan Song, Yang Liu, Yanhui Guo, Yunhe Li, Xiao Sun   +31 more
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