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Wild ungulates such as deer, moose, goats, and boar are key drivers of forest ecosystems, as they can exert strong top-down control on forest structure…
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In “An Essay on the Principle of Population”, published in 1798, Thomas Malthus put forward his famous population trap concept, postulating the end of human…
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The central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), from Geermu (Golmud) in the Qinghai Province to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region, features important engineering infrastructures, including the…
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As the demand for agriculture grows, rangeland managers are charged with the task of managing larger and more complex operations. However, many rangelands (especially in…
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Tropical ecosystems worldwide are greatly threatened by human disturbance and climatic change, concurrently. Human and natural disturbances such as hurricanes have significant pervasive influences on…
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Cities are playing a more and more important role in human economic and cultural development, while also exerting great impacts on the environment. Being able…
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We live in a period of one of the largest human migrations ever: the shift from rural to urban environments, resulting in an urbanized world…
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Approximately 4 billion years ago, the first life on Earth used energy from the oxidation of reduced chemical compounds – a mode of biomass production…
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During cold weather, water may become supercooled. When the water body is well mixed, supercooling may penetrate to a significant depth, even all the way…
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Global climate change is considered an emerging threat to the persistence and functioning of dry tropical ecosystems, which are the most threatened of all tropical…
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Traditional architecture has always known how to build according to climatic conditions in a particular location. As mere examples, we traditionally use sloped roofs where…
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