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Halting Neotropical Deforestation: Do the Forest Principles Have What It Takes? [PDF]

, 1996
INTRODUCTION I crashed into the thick secondary growth, stopping suddenly to duck a certain branch in my path: a fat black bullet ant crawled along it with indifference, an attitude that would have quickly changed had I brushed up against him.
Royer, Matthew B.
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The Removal Efficiencies of Several Temperate Tree Species at Adsorbing Airborne Particulate Matter in Urban Forests and Roadsides

Forests, 2019
Although urban trees are proposed as comparatively economical and eco-efficient biofilters for treating atmospheric particulate matter (PM) by the temporary capture and retention of PM particles, the PM removal effect and its main mechanism still remain ...
M. J. Kwak, Jongkyu Lee, H. Kim, Sang Hee Park, Y. Lim, Ji-Eun Kim, S. G. Baek, Se Myeong Seo, Kyeong-Nam Kim, S. Woo   +9 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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Factors of land abandonment in mountainous Mediterranean areas : the case of Montenegrin settlements [PDF]

, 2016
Land use changes have been investigated in the surroundings of 14 rural Montenegrin settlements in order to get specific information about trends in land abandonment since around 1950. Permanently, seasonally and less inhabited settlements with different
Kerckhof, Annelies, Nyssen, Jan, Spalevic, Velibor, Van Eetvelde, Veerle   +3 more
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DBH Distributions in America’s Urban Forests—An Overview of Structural Diversity

, 2020
Background and Objectives: The structural diversity of an urban forest affects ecosystem service provision, and can inform management, planning, as well as policy.
J. Morgenroth, D. Nowak, Andrew K. Koeser   +2 more
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
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Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Urban Forests in China Using Sentinel-2 Images with Google Earth Engine

Forests, 2019
Urban forests are vitally important for sustainable urban development and the well-being of urban residents. However, there is, as yet, no country-level urban forest spatial dataset of sufficient quality for the scientific management of, and correlative ...
Qianwen Duan, M. Tan, Yuxuan Guo, Xue Wang, Liangjie Xin   +4 more
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Preferences for ecosystem services provided by urban forests in South Korea

, 2020
The existence of tradeoffs and synergies between ecosystem services emphasize the need to understand the preferences of ecosystem service beneficiaries. In this paper, the preferences of ecosystem services provided by different types of urban forests in ...
Joo Jang-Hwan, Park so-hee, Koo Jachoon, Roh Taewoo, E. M. Lim, Youn Yeo-Chang   +5 more
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Temperate deciduous forests embedded across developed landscapes: Younger forests harbour invasive plants and urban forests maintain native plants

Journal of Ecology, 2020
Temperate deciduous forests in the United States are located in the most densely populated states across the northern and mid-Atlantic east coast.
T. Trammell, Vincent D'Amico, Meghan L. Avolio, J. Christina Mitchell, E. Moore   +4 more
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SmartDetectAI: An AI‐Powered Web App for Real‐Time Colorimetric Detection of Heavy Metals in Water

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
SmartDetectAI integrates silver nanoparticle‐based colorimetric sensing with an AI‐powered web app for rapid, on‐site detection of toxic heavy metals in water. By combining aggregation‐driven optical changes with machine learning analysis of red ‐ green ‐ blue values, the platform achieves portable, low‐cost, and accurate monitoring of Hg‐ and Cd‐based
Nishat Tasnim, Mirza M. A. Tunur, Fahad Arefin, Shahad Saroar, Md. Wahadoszamen, Taslim Ur Rashid, Aminul I. Talukder, Md. Nurul Amin, Mahmudur Rahman, Ahsan Habib   +9 more
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