Evidence on the efficacy of small unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) as a survey tool for North American terrestrial, vertebrate animals: a systematic map by Jared A. Elmore, Emma A. Schultz, Landon R. Jones, Kristine O. Evans, Sathishkumar Samiappan, Morgan B. Pfeiffer, Bradley F. Blackwell, Raymond B. Iglay

“…Studies since the 2015 expansion have still generally focused on large birds or mammals in open landscapes of 4 countries, but regulations, such as maximum altitude and line-of-sight limitations, remain barriers to improved animal surveys with UAS. …”
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Evaluation of the resistance to Chinese predominant races of Puccinia triticina and analysis of effective leaf rust resistance genes in wheat accessions from the U.S. National Plan... by Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Xuefang Zhao, Jingxian Liu, Xiaolu Wang, Xiaolu Wang, Xiaolu Wang, Wenping Gong, Wenping Gong, Wenping Gong, Quanguo Zhang, Yuping Liu, Hongfei Yan, Qingfang Meng, Daqun Liu

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Variabilidad ambiental y respuestas fisiológicas de Polylepis cuadrijuga (Rosaceae) en un ambiente fragmentado en el Páramo de la Rusia (Colombia) Environmental variability and phy... by Carolina Ramos, Sindy P. Buitrago, Karen L. Pulido, Leidy J. Vanegas

“…Grazing and agriculture have transformed at least 30% of the Guantiva-La Rusia region, turning continuous extensions of high Andean forest in a fragmented landscape, and P. cuadrijuga remnants have become smaller and more isolated. …”
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El estilo de la historia en los tiempos de guerra: Gilberto Freyre y los ensayistas latinoamericanos en la obra de Fernand Braudel by Susanne Klengel

“…His interest in the longue durée structures made him prone to the scenic representations of the Brazilian colonial “Casa Grande” and other texts by Freyre, but also the expressive descriptions of Latin American geology and landscapes by other authors of the continent. The author of the longue durée history and the “mare nostrum”, a work that also shows his stylistic sensitivity, he is displayed as a careful reader of Latin American writings, appreciated by him not only for their search for an identity, but, specifically, the essayistic and literary style.…”
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Proteomic analysis of leaves and roots during drought stress and recovery in Setaria italica L. by Hui Gao, Hui Gao, Weina Ge, Lin Bai, Ting Zhang, Ling Zhao, Jingshi Li, Jiangjie Shen, Ningwei Xu, Haoshan Zhang, Genping Wang, Xiaohu Lin

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The peculiarities of nearshore fish communities in the Vita River mouth and Dnipro River straits by М. Prychepa, О. Hupalo, Yu. Kovalenko, Т. Dvoretskyi, V. Trylis

“…The preservation of the landscape and biotope conditions of the Vita River mouth area and adjacent Dnipro straits is important for the reproduction of typical ichthyological communities of the Dnipro River middle section. …”
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Dynamical linear modeling estimates of long-term ozone trends from homogenized Dobson Umkehr profiles at Arosa/Davos, Switzerland by E. Maillard Barras, A. Haefele, R. Stübi, A. Jouberton, H. Schill, I. Petropavlovskikh, I. Petropavlovskikh, K. Miyagawa, M. Stanek, L. Froidevaux

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Tolerance and Biological Removal of Fungicides by Trichoderma Species Isolated From the Endosphere of Wild Rubiaceae Plants by Efraín Escudero-Leyva, Efraín Escudero-Leyva, Pamela Alfaro-Vargas, Rodrigo Muñoz-Arrieta, Camila Charpentier-Alfaro, María del Milagro Granados-Montero, Katherine S. Valverde-Madrigal, Marta Pérez-Villanueva, Michael Méndez-Rivera, Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Priscila Chaverri, Priscila Chaverri, J. Aníbal Mora-Villalobos

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Complex dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the roof of the world – Tibetan DOM molecular characteristics indicate sources, land use effects, and processing along the fluvial–limnic... by P. Maurischat, P. Maurischat, M. Seidel, T. Dittmar, T. Dittmar, G. Guggenberger

“…The close link of alpine SPE-DOM composition to landscape properties is indicative of a strong susceptibility of DOM characteristics to climatic and land use changes in High Asia.…”
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Unveiling the Factors Responsible for Australia’s Black Summer Fires of 2019/2020 by Noam Levin, Marta Yebra, Stuart Phinn

“…This result suggests that better management of wildland–urban interfaces and natural vegetation using cultural and prescribed burning as well as planning landscapes with less flammable and more fire-tolerant ground cover plants may reduce fire risk to communities living near forests, but this is challenging given the sheer size and diversity of ecosystems in Australia.…”
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Increasing Access Through Privatization? by Arisha Khan, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Rachel McKay

“…However, analysis of the current Québec health care landscape indicates that despite the stated aspirations of Bill 33, it has not made a substantial impact on reducing wait times. …”
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Isoprene and monoterpene fluxes from Central Amazonian rainforest inferred from tower-based and airborne measurements, and implications on the atmospheric chemistry and the local c... by U. Kuhn, M. O. Andreae, C. Ammann, A. C. Araújo, E. Brancaleoni, P. Ciccioli, T. Dindorf, M. Frattoni, L. V. Gatti, L. Ganzeveld, B. Kruijt, J. Lelieveld, J. Lloyd, F. X. Meixner, A. D. Nobre, U. Pöschl, C. Spirig, P. Stefani, A. Thielmann, R. Valentini, J. Kesselmeier

“…Airborne measurements of vertical profiles within and above the convective boundary layer (CBL) were used to estimate fluxes on a landscape scale by application of the mixed layer gradient (MLG) technique. …”
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Multicriteria spatial analysis applied to identifying ecosystem services in mixed-use river catchment areas in south central Chile by Carlos Esse, Rodrigo Santander-Massa, Francisco Encina-Montoya, Patricio De los Ríos, David Fonseca, Pablo Saavedra

“…They assigned ordinal scale to the territory representing levels of appreciation based on the various ecosystem services in the ecological, productive, landscape and cultural dimensions. The results showed that the inhabitants of the territory recognise the ecosystem benefit of areas covered by native forest, in particular the species Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) …”
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Characterizations of the Gut Bacteriome, Mycobiome, and Virome in Patients with Osteoarthritis by Changming Chen, Yue Zhang, Xueming Yao, Shenghui Li, Guangyang Wang, Ying Huang, Yutao Yang, Aiqin Zhang, Can Liu, Dan Zhu, Hufan Li, Qiulong Yan, Wukai Ma

“…Our results delineated the fecal bacteriome, mycobiome, and virome landscapes of the OA microbiota and provided biomarkers that will aid in future mechanistic and clinical intervention studies. …”
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Transcriptomic Leaf Profiling Reveals Differential Responses of the Two Most Traded Coffee Species to Elevated [CO₂] by Isabel Marques, Isabel Fernandes, Pedro H.C. David, Octávio S. Paulo, Luis F. Goulao, Ana S. Fortunato, Fernando C. Lidon, Fábio M. DaMatta, José C. Ramalho, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros

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Effects of Enclosure Succession on the Morphological Characteristics and Nutrient Content of a Bamboo Whip System in a Moso Bamboo (<i>Phyllostachys edulis</i>) Forest on Wuyi Moun... by Xing Cai, Tianyu Gao, Suyun Zheng, Ruiyi Jiang, Yirong Zhang, Jundong Rong, Tianyou He, Liguang Chen, Yushan Zheng

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Diagnosis of Territorial Space Ecological Restoration Areas in Urban Agglomeration: A Case Study of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area by Tang Zhengyu, Feng Shu, Yu Lu, Tang Moxi, Xia Li, Cui Lina

“…The continuous expansion of space in urban agglomerations and the high-intensity development of cities have exacerbated the fragmentation of natural landscapes. The ecological security of urban agglomerations and the ecological restoration of territorial spaces have become key issues of common concern to the government and scholars. …”
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Variations in Sap Flux Density of Three Urban Tree Species and Their Main Environmental Influencing Factors in Different Timescales in the Beijing Metropolitan Area by Yuanyuan Chen, Xiaoke Wang, Hongxing Zhang, Xu Sun

“…Despite the importance of landscape design and water-resources management for urban planning, urban-forest transpiration was seldom estimated in situ. …”
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Unlocking the potential: the impact of digital leadership on firms' performance through digital transformation by Abdelhak Senadjki, Hui Nee Au Yong, Thavamalar Ganapathy, Samuel Ogbeibu

“…Leaders should possess the digital capabilities, experience, vision and predictability necessary to drive digital transformation, mitigate potential threats and adapt to the dynamic digital landscape. Social implications – These findings support government initiatives to accelerate digitalization and Industry 4.0 implementation. …”
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Origin of the Jezero v Ledvicah lake; a depression in a gutter-shaped karstic aquifer (Julian Alps, NW Slovenia) by Bostjan Rožič, Tomislav Popit, Luka Gale, Timotej Verbovšek, Ines Vidmar, Matej Dolenec, Petra Žvab Rožič

“…The Julian Alps are composed almost exclusively of Triassic to Lower Jurassic carbonates, which results in a karstified high-al­pine landscape. In such settings, large water accumulations are not expected and precipitated water drains vertically, gathers in deep, large-scale aquifers, and outflows in large karstic springs located in deeply incised valleys. …”
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