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Integrating effects of species composition and soil properties to predict shifts in montane forest carbon-water relations. [PDF]

, 2018
This study was designed to address a major source of uncertainty pertaining to coupled carbon-water cycles in montane forest ecosystems. The Sierra Nevada of California was used as a model system to investigate connections between the physiological ...
Horwath, William R, Maxwell, Toby M, Silva, Lucas CR   +2 more
core   +1 more source

MELEGROS: Monolithic Elephant‐Inspired Gripper with Optical Sensors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
MELEGROS is a monolithic, elephant‐inspired soft gripper integrating 3D‐printed optical sensors within a pneumatically actuated lattice. Simulation‐guided design decouples tactile and proprioceptive sensing. Characterized through grasping tests, MELEGROS can reach, scoop, and grasp, showcasing a paradigm where fully embedded sensing and continuous ...
Petr Trunin, Diana Cafiso, Anderson Brazil Nardin, Trevor Exley, Lucia Beccai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological strategies of Al-accumulating and non-accumulating functional groups from the cerrado sensu stricto

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
The cerrado's flora comprises aluminum-(Al) accumulating and non-accumulating plants, which coexist on acidic and Al-rich soils with low fertility. Despite their existence, the ecological importance or biological strategies of these functional groups ...
Marcelo C. de Souza, Paula C.P. Bueno, Leonor P.C. Morellato, Gustavo Habermann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accumulation of three different sizes of particulate matter on plant leaf surfaces: Effect on leaf traits [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2015
Plants not only improve air quality by adsorbing particulate matter (PM) on leaf surfaces but can also be affected by their accumulation. In this study, a field investigation was performed in Wuhan, China, into the relationship between seven ...
Chen Xiaoping, Zhou Zhixiang, Teng Mingjun, Wang Pengcheng, Zhou Lin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deformation Driven Suction Cups: A Mechanics‐Based Approach to Wearable Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Deformation‐driven suction cups enable robust, reversible adhesion of wearable electronics to human skin spanning wide mechanical compliance, without adhesives or tight straps. By integrating mechanics modeling, experiments, and contact mechanics theory, this work reveals how cup geometry, substrate compliance, and interfacial adhesion govern suction ...
Seola Lee, Andrew Akerson, Roham Pardakhtim, Ehsan Hajiesmaili, Kevin Rhodes, Zidong Li, Andrew Stanley, Amirhossein Amini, Daniele Piazza, Chiara Daraio, Tianshu Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Fauna Alter the Relationship Between Plant Litter Diversity and Microbial Communities in Mixed Litter Decomposition. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study reveals a complex interplay among litter diversity, soil fauna, and microbial communities in subtropical forests. Soil fauna not only significantly affect microbial biomass and community composition, but also mitigate the negative effects of plant diversity on bacterial communities and reverse the associations between specific microbes and ...
Dou P, Lin D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Seasonal variations in tree water use and physiology correlate with soil salinity and soil water content in remnant woodlands on saline soils [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Ecophysiological studies of remnant woodlands in saline environments are scarce. We investigated seasonal fluctuations in soil water and salinity together with leaf and branch traits (area-based maximum assimilation (Amax), foliar ...
Eamus, D, Macinnis-Ng, CMO, Palmer, AR, Zeppel, MJB   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond Traditional RAFT Polymerization: Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives; A Third Update

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explores recent advances in the past five years for non‐traditional RAFT polymerization, focusing on new activation strategies, sustainable depolymerization, and integration with automated and AI‐driven synthesis. Together, these innovations advance polymer chemistry and reveal how the pieces of the non‐traditional RAFT puzzle are steadily ...
Vianna F. Jafari, James L. Grace, Jiajia Li, Joji Tanaka, Glen R. Jones, Athina Anastasaki, Wei You, Jian Zhu, Masami Kamigaito, Cyrille Boyer, Greg G. Qiao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth form, regeneration mode, and vegetation type explain leaf trait variability at the species and community levels in Mediterranean woody vegetation

Ecology and Evolution
Leaf traits are good indicators of ecosystem functioning and plant adaptations to environmental conditions. We examined whether leaf trait variability at species and community levels in Mediterranean woody vegetation is explained by growth form ...
İrem Tüfekcioğlu, Çağatay Tavşanoğlu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Specific Leaf Area and Photosynthesis of Apple Trees Under a Dynamic Agrivoltaic System

AgriVoltaics Conference Proceedings
It has been assumed that crops cultivated in agrivoltaics (AV) systems can produce enough carbohydrates through the process of photosynthesis because they are expose to an excess of light. However, many studies have shown increases in specific leaf area
Perrine Juillion, Gerardo Lopez, Gilles Verambre, Michel Génard, Vincent Lesniak, Damien Fumey   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source