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Cadaver decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

Naturwissenschaften, 2006
A dead mammal (i.e. cadaver) is a high quality resource (narrow carbon:nitrogen ratio, high water content) that releases an intense, localised pulse of carbon and nutrients into the soil upon decomposition. Despite the fact that as much as 5,000 kg of cadaver can be introduced to a square kilometre of terrestrial ecosystem each year, cadaver ...
Carter, David O., Yellowlees, David, Tibbett, Mark   +2 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Anthropogenic landscape modification which leads to the displacement of species, is arguably one of the most profound impacts on animal movement globally.
Sam J. E. Rycken, Kristin S. Warren, Lian Yeap, Rebecca Donaldson, Peter Mawson, Rick Dawson, Jill M. Shephard   +6 more
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Tamper‐Responsive Physical Unclonable Functions via Graphene‐Interlayered Block Copolymer Random Structures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐invalidating multilayer physical unclonable functions (PUFs) integrate fingerprint‐like metal nanopattern bilayers from block copolymer templates with highly reactive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) interlayers. This tamper‐responsive architecture blocks all unauthorized physical and chemical replication attempts while autonomously deactivating ...
Gyu Hui Jo, Dae Hui Park, Jeong‐Ho Jang, Woo Seok Tack, Jin Man Kim, Hak Ki Yu, Hyeong Min Jin, Jang Hwan Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
While it is crucial to consider the ecological trade-offs of cover crop effects to promote sustainable agricultural production, there has been limited analysis of the combined effects of cover crops on various ecosystem services.
Maryam Yousefi, Anne Dray, Jaboury Ghazoul   +2 more
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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Cobalt sorption in aged compost-amended soils

Discover Soil
This study investigates the long-term effects of compost amendments on cobalt (Co) retention in Mediterranean soils, with a specific focus on Co sorption–desorption behavior.
Francesca Pedron, Gianniantonio Petruzzelli   +1 more
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Development of Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment of Chemical Accident in Terrestrial Ecosystem: (2) Focusing on the Herbs

대한환경공학회지, 2020
Objective:As the industry rapidly develops in modern society, the use of chemicals increases and people and various organism living in terrestrial environments are exposed to these chemicals in large quantities. Chemical accidents frequently occur around
Yooeun Chae, Lia Kim, Rongxue Cui, Jieun Lee, Youn-Joo An   +4 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems [PDF]

Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2018
Human societies depend on an Earth system that operates within a constrained range of nutrient availability, yet the recent trajectory of terrestrial nitrogen (N) availability is uncertain. Examining patterns of foliar N concentrations and isotope ratios (δ15N) from more than 43,000 samples acquired over 37 years, here we show that foliar N ...
Craine, Joseph M., Elmore, Andrew J., Wang, Lixin, Aranibar, Julieta, Bauters, Marijn, Boeckx, Pascal, Crowley, Brooke E., Dawes, Melissa A., Delzon, Sylvain, Fajardo, Alex, Fang, Yunting, Fujiyoshi, Lei, Gray, Alan, Guerrieri, Rossella, Gundale, Michael J., Hawke, David J., Hietz, Peter, Jonard, Mathieu, Kearsley, Elizabeth, Kenzo, Tanaka, Makarov, Mikhail, Marañón-Jiménez, Sara, McGlynn, Terrence P., McNeil, Brenden E., Mosher, Stella G., Nelson, David M., Peri, Pablo L., Roggy, Jean Christophe, Sanders-DeMott, Rebecca, Song, Minghua, Szpak, Paul, Templer, Pamela H., Van der Colff, Dewidine, Werner, Christiane, Xu, Xingliang, Yang, Yang, Yu, Guirui, Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Katarzyna   +37 more
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