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Tropical rainforest conversion and land use intensification reduce understorey plant phylogenetic diversity

Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018
Conversion of rainforest into agricultural land affects multiple facets of tropical plant diversity. While the effects of tropical land use change and intensification on species diversity are comparatively well studied, the effects on phylogenetic ...
Y. W. C. Kusuma, Katja Rembold, S. Tjitrosoedirdjo, H. Kreft   +3 more
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Multifunctional Bamboo Based Materials Empowered by Multiscale Hierarchical Structures—A Critical Review

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the latest progress in transforming renewable bamboo resources into high‐value functional materials. It emphasizes how to leverage bamboo's multiscale hierarchical structures to realize innovative applications in energy, construction, environment, and medicine, providing key insights for developing high‐performance bio‐based ...
Yuxiang Huang, Juan Hu, Yahui Zhang, Yanglun Yu, Daihui Zhang, Qiumei Jing, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Saddick Donkor, Chi Chen, Chuan Wei Zhang, Ximin He, Ben Bin Xu, Shengbo Ge, Wenji Yu   +13 more
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The genus Platydracus Thomson in Hainan, South China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) [PDF]

ZooKeys
A study on Platydracus species of Hainan Province, China is presented. Platydracus hainanensis sp. nov., Platydracus aureolus sp. nov. and Platydracus zhouchenglini sp. nov. are described as new species.
Jia-Yi Huang, Jia-Wei Chen, Liang Tang
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Projections of climate change impacts on central America tropical rainforest

Climatic Change, 2017
Tropical rainforest plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, accounting for a large part of global net primary productivity and contributing to CO2 sequestration.
A. Lyra, P. Imbach, D. Rodriguez, S. Chou, S. Georgiou, Lucas Garofolo   +5 more
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Global Diversification Rates of Ferns Across Spatial and Climatic Gradients

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Diversification rates of fern genera across the phylogeny. Abstract Geographic patterns of diversity in any group of plants are the result of the interplay of environmental conditions and the evolutionary dynamics of the respective plant group. Here, the geographic distribution of current mean diversification rates (MDR) is explored at the genus level ...
Hong Qian, Michael Kessler, Shenhua Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical and Rheological Properties of a Dough Elaborated With a Powder of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus lam.) Residue for Food Applications

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Jackfruit residue flour exhibits pseudoplastic and gel‐like behavior, making it suitable for use in functional food applications. Maturity and cooking significantly affect the viscosity and structural stability of jackfruit dough. ABSTRACT This research assessed the potential use of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus lam.) residues for human ...
A. E. Rodríguez Rivera, R. Delgado Delgado, M. A. Espinosa Rodríguez, M. S. Córdova Aguilar, A. Hidalgo Millán   +4 more
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Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
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Linking biogenic hydrocarbons to biogenic aerosol in the Borneo rainforest [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2013
Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds are though to contribute significantly to secondary organic aerosol formation in the tropics, but understanding these transformation processes has proved difficult, due to the complexity of the chemistry ...
J. F. Hamilton, M. R. Alfarra, N. Robinson, M. W. Ward, A. C. Lewis, G. B. McFiggans, H. Coe, J. D. Allan   +7 more
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Policy Optimization for Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Based on Quantitative Comparison of Regional Policies of Free Trade Port Areas

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, as one of the first national parks established in China, should make full use of the gold brand of “Hainan Free Trade Port” and “National Park,” rely on the advantages and potential of system integration and ...
Hong Wang, Yaxue Zeng
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Stoichiometric plasticity of microbial communities is similar between litter and soil in a tropical rainforest

Scientific Reports, 2017
Heterotrophic microorganisms are commonly thought to be stoichiometrically homeostatic but their stoichiometric plasticity has rarely been examined, particularly in terrestrial ecosystems.

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