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Hot and cold deserts as eco‐evolutionary arenas for understanding plant resistance to multiple abiotic stressors

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During their long evolutionary history, land plants have evolved a range of adaptations to different abiotic stressors. These help explain present‐day diversity and distribution patterns, as well as the potential resilience of natural and agricultural systems to a changing climate. Most previous research has focused on adaptation to individual
Marc Fradera‐Soler, Natasha Barbolini, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Marian Schubert, Catarina Rydin, Olwen M. Grace, Aelys M. Humphreys   +6 more
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Design of poured earth construction materials from the elementary characteristics of tropical soils

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Sustainable construction materials and local solutions are crucial for meeting urbanisation demands in tropical regions like French Guiana. Poured earthen construction, primarily composed of local soil, offers a cost-effective and environmentally ...
Lily Walter, Yannick Estevez, Gildas Medjigbodo, Jean-Emmanuel Aubert, Laurent Linguet, Ouahcène Nait-Rabah   +5 more
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antarctic Soils Select Copiotroph-Dominated Bacteria

Microorganisms
The life strategies of bacterial communities determine their structure and function and are an important driver of biogeochemical cycling. However, the variations in these strategies under different soil resource conditions remain largely unknown.
Lujie Zhang, Xue Zhao, Jieying Wang, Liyuan He, Chengjie Ren, Jun Wang, Yaoxin Guo, Ninglian Wang, Fazhu Zhao   +8 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
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-parameter geotechnical mapping of lateritic soils in the urban perimeter of Ngaoundal (Cameroon) for pavement and foundation design

Transportation Engineering
Lateritic soils are widely used in tropical regions for road construction and urban infrastructure, yet their geotechnical variability poses challenges for stability and durability. This study presents a multi-parameter geotechnical mapping of soils from
Abdoul Aboubakar, Blondel Thiery Talla Suffeu, Donald Eric Teikeu Ngueveu, Stephane Tagne Tchomtchoua, Rodrigue Toteu Talla, Bertol Ngouateu Nouwa, Yannick Langollo Tchedele, Quentin Marc Anaba Fotze, Ilalie Bertille Kentsa Manefouet, Thomas Tatietse Tamo   +9 more
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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

‘Too Close to Eat?’ Exploring Consumer Responses to Edible Packaging Through the Lens of Food Neophobia and Construal Level Theory

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid growth of packaging waste has recently intensified the search for sustainable alternatives. Edible packaging, developed from biodegradable materials safe for consumption, represents a promising innovation that combines environmental responsibility with food preservation.
Donata Tania Vergura, Cristina Zerbini, Settimio Ziccarelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source