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populationgrowth, etc ; COVID-19 infection; aquaculture; climate change; energy poverty; freshwater; humans; livestock; primary sector; technology; urbanization; Show all 11 Subjects
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... The primary sector is facing a series of challenges such as climate change, overpopulation, freshwater scarcity, energy poverty, urbanization and an ageing population. On top of that, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the sector even more. Extended Reality (XR) is a promising technology that can enable the solving of the aforementioned challenges. The main aim of this study was to analyze the use of ...
populationgrowth, etc ; air; case studies; cropland; environment; greenhouses; humans; issues and policy; landfills; livestock; models; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; pollution; surface water; urbanization; Tanzania; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient element for life, and also a major element involved in the composition of greenhouse gases, surface water pollutants, air pollutants, etc. Quantifying and evaluating the nitrogen budget of a region is very important for effectively controlling the nitrogen discharge and scientifically managing the nitrogen cycle. In this paper, the urban Rural Complex N Cyclin ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Daphnia magna; chronic exposure; environment; extinction; freshwater; human health; light intensity; lithium; microplastics; pollution; reproduction; reproductive toxicology; toxicity; water temperature; wildlife; zooplankton; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Nowadays there is a high concern about the combined effects of global warming and emerging environmental contaminants with significant increasing trends of use, such as lithium (Li) and microplastics (MPs), both on wildlife and human health. Therefore, the effects of high light intensity (26,000 lx) or warmer water temperature (25 °C) on the long-term toxicity of Li and mixtures of Li and MPs (Li- ...
Yasmin Bruna de Siqueira Bezerra; Carlos Romero Ferreira de Oliveira; Leonardo Prezzi Dornelles; Caio César da Silva Guedes; Ana Patrícia Silva de Oliveira; Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho; Cláudia Helena Cysneiros Matos de Oliveira; Gabriel Alves dos Santos; Thiago Henrique Napoleão; Thâmarah de Albuquerque Lima; Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva
... There is a need to control populations of the termite Nasutitermes corniger and the mite Tetranychus bastosi since they act as urban and agricultural pests. Plant lectins (carbohydrate-binding proteins) have been suggested as a strategy for pest control. Thus, this study investigated the termiticidal and acaricidal activities of a mixture containing three Cratylia mollis seed lectins (Cramoll 1,2, ...
... With the economic expansion and population growth, water basins have encountered environmental issues, and water basin protection and sustainability have achieved more importance. This study aimed to provide a method to develop sustainable plans for water resources. Thus, it needs to determine the sustainability criteria of a water basin plan and then rank them in terms of their role in the basin ...
... Species with large local abundances tend to occupy more sites. One of the mechanisms proposed to explain this widely reported inter-specific relationship is a cross-scale hypothesis based on dynamics at the population level. Called the vital rates mechanism; it uses within-population demographic processes of population growth and density dependence to predict when inter-specific abundance–occupanc ...
populationgrowth, etc ; economic development; environment; social structure; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Historical city centers are important places for cities in terms of their cultural, historical, economic, and social characteristics. Due to the rapid economic growth and excessive population increase experienced in the recent period, most cities have faced an uncontrolled growth. Because of the related pressures, historical city centers have been adversely affected in terms of their physical, fun ...
populationgrowth, etc ; behavior modification; dogs; risk assessment; Show all 4 Subjects
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... In this review, we challenge the perception that behavioral incompatibilities are an important factor driving relinquishment of dogs to shelters. This belief dates at least to the 1970’s, when, in response to pet overpopulation, shelters and researchers began to collect reasons for relinquishment. We review studies on reported reasons for relinquishment, the prevalence of corresponding behaviors a ...
populationgrowth, etc ; cultivars; equations; ontogeny; phytomass; temperature; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The Brière equation (BE) is widely used to describe the effect of temperature on the development rate of insects, and it can produce both symmetrical and asymmetrical bell-shaped curves. Because of its elasticity in curve fitting, the integrated form of BE has been recommended for use as a sigmoid growth equation to describe the increase in plant biomass with time. However, the start time of growt ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Parnassius smintheus; biodiversity; butterflies; extinction; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Synchronous dynamics of populations reduces metapopulation persistence. Thus, determining sources of synchrony is important for understanding metapopulations and biodiversity patterns in response to environmental disturbance. Previously, we found that the experimental extinction of two contiguous subpopulations of the butterfly Parnassius smintheus, increased synchrony among nearby subpopulations ...
populationgrowth, etc ; models; sustainable development; urbanization; China; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The rapid development of urbanization and population growth in China has posed a major threat to the green sustainable development of the ecological environment. However, the impact of urbanization on the eco-environmental quality (EEQ) in China remains to be developed. Understanding their interactive coupling mechanism is of great significance to achieve the urban sustainable development goals. B ...
populationgrowth, etc ; agribusiness; cropland; deforestation; ecoregions; livestock; people; Show all 7 Subjects
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... To meet the global-human population increase, deforestation resulting from agriculture expansion threatens the ecological and social dimensions of subtropical and tropical forests. Here, we identified classes of agricultural frontiers in the Dry Chaco ecoregion based on land-use changes between 2000 and 2013, in which we performed interviews and quantified local-urban people's perception regarding ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Panax quinquefolius; germination; progeny; temperature; understory; Show all 6 Subjects
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... As climates change, species with locally adapted populations may be particularly vulnerable as specialization narrows the range of conditions under which populations can persist. Populations adapted to local climate as well as other site‐specific characteristics like soils present challenges for inferring how changing climates affect fitness, as climatic and nonclimatic variables that constitute l ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Dytiscidae; Japan; indigenous species; interspecific competition; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The poleward range expansion of species native to lower latitudes brings them into competition with closely related species with overlapping habitat niches that are native to higher latitudes. If species of southern origin dominate in such interspecific competitions, this may cause a decline in closely related native species. Since 2010, there has been an increase in the distribution and rediscove ...
populationgrowth, etc ; entropy; land; land use; models; China; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The spatial imbalance between population growth, land use and housing supply is the central issue for regional coordination of urban agglomeration in China. Based on the panel data of 172 cities in 11 urban agglomerations from 2014 to 2017, this study uses the information entropy method and the spatial coupling coordination degree model to evaluate the quantitative interaction and spatial correlat ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Acropora; Japan; corals; latitude; plasticity; viability; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Predicting the viability of species exposed to increasing climatic stress requires an appreciation for the mechanisms underpinning the success or failure of marginal populations. Rather than traditional metrics of long‐term population performance, here we illustrate that short‐term (i.e. transient) demographic characteristics, including measures of resistance, recovery and compensation, are fundam ...
populationgrowth, etc ; climate; climate change; extinction; phenology; viability; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Although phenological shifts in response to climate are often assumed to benefit species’ performance and viability, phenology’s role in allowing population persistence and mediating species-level responses in the face of climate change remain unclear. Here, we develop a framework to understand when and why phenological shifts at three biological scales will influence performance: individuals, pop ...
populationgrowth, etc ; bioenergy; economic development; pollution; research; trade; Show all 6 Subjects
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... In recent years, biomass energy tends to be one of the important sources of renewable energy in the world. The main objective of current research is to evaluate the impact of biomass energy on the economic growth of NEXT-11 economies. The data used in “the study is based on panel data of NEXT-11 covering the period 1990 to 2019. The included variables are GDP, biomass energy (BE) school enrollment ...
populationgrowth, etc ; arid lands; fecundity; species recruitment; viability; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The dynamics of plant populations are often limited by the early stages in their life cycles. However, information regarding seed bank dynamics and how these may influence the whole life cycle of plant species is remarkably scarce or not considered explicitly. This lack of knowledge is due mainly to the challenges in quantifying seed vital rates. Studies of arid land plant species have historicall ...
populationgrowth, etc ; Bayesian theory; Markov chain; environmental policy; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Projections of future emissions based on current trends are vital to assess the performance of mitigation efforts and to devise mitigation strategies. However, previous studies are uncertain how the persistence and convergence of mitigation efforts may impact future trajectories from the consumption perspective. Here we assume regional convergence over time after finding strong supporting historic ...