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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
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Host, vector, and parasite dynamics: exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping tick‐borne filarial nematode transmission

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai, Jessica E. Light   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimentally induced root mortality increased nitrous oxide emission from tropical forest soils [PDF]

, 2003
We conducted an experiment on sand and clay tropical forest soils to test the short‐term effect of root mortality on the soil‐atmosphere flux of nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, methane, and carbon dioxide.
Crill, Patrick M., Dias, Jadson D., Keller, Michael, McGroddy, Megan E., Robertson, Jillan R., Silva, Hudson, Silver, Whendee L., Varner, Ruth K.   +7 more
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of the Pacific Meridional Mode on the Dipole Pattern of the CONUS Summertime Precipitation

Geophysical Research Letters
Historically, the precipitation trend over the past few decades in the Contiguous United States (CONUS) exhibits a “Dry‐West Wet‐East” pattern; this is manifested by recent droughts/floods in the western/eastern US.
Grace Affram, Wei Zhang, Vittal Hari, Si Gao, Cody Ratterman, Langfeng Zhu, Robert R. Gillies   +6 more
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Variations of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Sanitary Landfill Leachate after Percolation into Tropical Soils

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2012
Tropical soils are common in Brazil and present very peculiar geotechnical properties, such as fine particle aggregation; natural cementation; and high porosity, which often turn away from the classical models of the Soil Mechanics. Due to this, they are
M. Goncalves Miguel, L. Belinassi, L.M. Domingues, E.A.A. Nour, S.Y. Pereira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings.
Jing Hao, Ran Sun, Brian Lucey, Feng He, Andrew Urquhart   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of clay amendments on nitrogen leaching and forms in a sandy soil [PDF]

, 2010
Nitrogen (N) leaching in sandy soil decreases fertiliser use efficiency and may depress plant production. Application of high cation exchange capacity (CEC) materials (e.g.
Bell, R.W., Limpinuntana, V., Sitthaphanit, S.   +2 more
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Productivity and Emissions in Italian Agriculture: A Farm‐Level Efficiency Analysis

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving the European Union climate‐neutrality objectives requires metrics that jointly assess farm productivity and greenhouse gas emissions at a granular level. However, harmonized evidence for benchmarking the productivity–emissions nexus of Italian farms remains limited.
Giulio Fusco, Yari Vecchio, Margherita Masi, Michele Borgia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Organic Matter and Soil Fertility in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Environments

, 1989
Cet article présente trois aspects des transformations du stock organique des sols : son état, sa conservation et sa reconstitution, ses variations saisonnières dans les sols cultivés des régions tropicales et subtropicales.
openaire   +2 more sources