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Impacts of air pollution on human and ecosystem health, and implications for the National Emission Ceilings Directive. Insights from Italy [PDF]
, 2019 Across the 28 EU member states there were nearly half a million premature deaths in 2015 as a result of exposure to PM2.5, O3 and NO2. To set the target for air quality levels and avoid negative impacts for human and ecosystems health, the National ...
Anav, Alessandro +20 more
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Long‐Term Elevated CO2 Improves Soil Health and Rice Yields in Paddy Fields
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Combining the two longest‐running rice free‐air CO2 enrichment experiments with a global data synthesis, this study demonstrates that long‐term elevated CO2 consistently enhances soil health. In rice paddies, this improvement sustains the CO2 fertilization effect over decades.
Fan Jiang +22 more
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Urban forest indicator assessment for nature-based solutions to connect biodiversity and people
Ecological IndicatorsUrban forests are essential for supporting ecosystem functions that benefit both city residents and urban biodiversity. This study assessed urban forests through three key indicators—availability, accessibility, and connectivity—to create balanced ...
Jinsuk Jeong, Chan-Ryul Park
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Factors affecting the use of urban forests in Turkey
Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2017 The aim of this paper is to find drivers behind visitor’s participation in the use of urban forests and to explain the differences in co-operation in urban forest management with the help of game theoretic modeling.
Erdoğan ATMİŞ +3 more
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Urban food forests in the American Southwest
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2021 Food forests are multilayered polycultures of mostly perennial species and an agroforestry practice well‐suited to the urban environment. They are gaining increasing attention in temperate regions of Europe and the United States, but, to date, there has ...
James A Allen, Andrew C Mason
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Seed rain and soil seed banks limit native regeneration within urban forest restoration plantings in Hamilton City, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2012 Restoration of native forest vegetation in urban environments may be limited due to isolation from native seed sources and to the prevalence of exotic plant species.
Clarkson, Bruce D., Overdyck, Elizabeth
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Beijing Resident’s Preferences of Ecosystem Services of Urban Forests
Forests, 2020 This paper aims to investigate the Beijing resident’s preferences over various options of urban forest management strategies. The literature investigation and expert Delphi method were conducted to classify the ecosystem services of urban forests into ...
Han Zhi-ying, Youn Yeo-Chang
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A Degradable Bioinspired Flier with Aerogel‐Based Colorimetric Sensors for Environmental Monitoring
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Biodegradable fliers are developed inspired by Tipuana tipu samaras, integrating cellulose nanocrystal aerogel (CNCa) sensors loaded with natural dyes for pH and ammonia detection. The lightweight, degradable fliers mimic natural morphology and aerodynamics, offering an eco‐friendly, scalable solution for in situ environmental monitoring after passive ...
Gianpaolo Gallo +4 more
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AnimalsThe roles of man-made weirs in flood control during the summer monsoon are well-known, but the function of habitats for wintering water birds has not been explored.
Jangho Lee +2 more
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Migration and forests in the Peruvian Amazon: a review [PDF]
, 2019 This paper reviews the literature on the links between migration and forests in the Peruvian Amazon. It highlights not only the complexity of the migrant–forest interface in Peru but also the relative lack of research on these dynamics.
Cronkleton, Peter, Menton, Mary
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