Fairy lanterns in focus by Thorogood, CJ, Yunoh, S-MM

“…<p>So-called fairy lanterns (<em>Thismia</em>) are among the most extraordinary flowering plants, yet little is known about their ecology. There has been a spate of recent species discoveries revealing a bewildering diversity of flower forms. …”

Design of an eco-friendly vegetable/flower bed for the HDB balcony by Chang, Cheng Hung.

“…The purpose of designing an ecology-friendly flower bed in HDB flat is mainly to provide a more convenient method for folks in the city to grow plants of their choices through a simple way. …”
Get full text

Developing sustainable human macaque communities by Jones-Engel, Lisa, Engel, Gregory, Gumert, Michael David, Fuentes, Agustín

Get full text
Get full text

Six-year removal of co-dominant grasses alleviated competitive pressure on subdominant grasses but dominant shrub removal had neutral effects in a subalpine ecosystem by Li, Wenjin, Knops, Johannes M. H., Png, Kenny Guochen, Yan, Xi, Dong, Huan, Li, Jinhua, Zhou, Huakun, Sierra, Rubén Díaz

Get full text

A study on giant panda recognition based on images of a large proportion of captive pandas by Chen, Peng, Swarup, Pranjal, Matkowski, Wojciech Michal, Kong, Adams Wai Kin, Han, Su, Zhang, Zhihe, Rong, Hou

Get full text

Root nutrient uptake strategies across forest types in Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve by Poon, Hock Jin

“… • Despite recent advances in our understanding of roots and their processes, tropical belowground ecology remains understudied, especially in Southeast Asia.…”
Get full text

Anticipating evolutionary responses of mosquito mating systems to population suppression with mass-reared males by Cator, LJ, Bonsall, MB

“…We provide a mathematical framework for integrating mosquito mating ecology into models of population suppression. Given that these strategies are being increasingly deployed, anticipating and managing evolutionary responses of target population behavior should be a priority for research.…”

Bioconversion of styrene to poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) by a new bacterial strain Pseudomonas putida NBUS12 by Tan, Giin-Yu Amy, Chen, Chia-Lung, Ge, Liya, Li, Ling, Tan, Swee Ngin, Wang, Jing-Yuan

Get full text
Get full text

Observations on baboons, Papio anubis, in an arid region in Ethiopia by Aldrich-Blake, FP, Bunn, TK, Dunbar, RI, Headley, PM

“…A population of baboons, <i>Papio anubis</i>, was studied for 3 months in an area of arid thornscrub in Ethiopia. The ecology of the habitat is described. Eight troops were surveyed, and one troop was studied in detail. …”

Genetic visualization of cultural heritage: A case study of Zhuxian Town woodblock prints by Liu, Haoran, Alli, Hassan, Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah

“…The key to preserving and developing cultural ecology levels is employing visualization methods and a strategic approach. …”

Whence came these plants most foul? Phylogenomics and biogeography of Lowiaceae (Zingiberales) by Niissalo, Matti A., Gardner, Elliot M., Khew, Gillian S., Šída, Otakar, Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Leong-Škornicková, Jana

Get full text

Current biosecurity education within the agribusiness sector and its implications by Shang, Lijun, Ibbotson, Olivia

“…Biosecurity education data was collected via website analysis of secondary sources using the inclusion criteria; Agriculture, Animal, Biodiversity, Biology, Bio-resources, Biotechnology, Crops, Ecology, Environment, Food, Parasite, Pests, Plants, Poultry, Swine, Veterinary, and Wildlife. …”
Get full text

Diverse phage communities are maintained stably on a clonal bacterial host by Pyenson, NC, Leeks, A, Nweke, O, Goldford, JE, Schluter, J, Turner, PE, Foster, KR, Sanchez, A

“…<p>Bacteriophages are the most abundant and phylogenetically diverse biological entities on Earth, yet the ecological mechanisms that sustain this extraordinary diversity remain unclear. …”

Pruning trial for Acacia mangium willd. plantation in Peninsular Malaysia by Nik Muhamad, Majid, Paudyal, Bimal K.

Get full text

The Battle for ‘Trayvon Martin’: Mapping a Media Controversy Online and Offline by Graeff, Erhardt

“…Our findings have implications for social change organizations that seek to harness advocacy campaigns to news stories, and for scholars studying media ecology and the networked public sphere.…”
Get full text

Bacterial type VI secretion system helps prevent cheating in microbial communities by Filloux, Alain

Get full text

United we stand? Organizational groups and spinoff mortality in the context of academic entrepreneurship by Gotsopoulos, Aleksios, Pitsakis, Konstantinos

“…We borrow and expand the concept of density dependence from organizational ecology to theorize that a spinoff's propensity to fail is affected by the number of spinoffs active not only in the aggregate population but also within its parent university's portfolio. …”
Get full text

Unpacking the progression of climate uncertainty into precarity in the urban context of drylands: the case of floods in Lodwar, Turkana by Korzenevica, M, Ewoton, P, Dyer, E, Ngikadelio, M, Ong’ao Ng’asike, P

“…The paper is grounded within feminist political ecology and is based on multiple predominantly qualitative research methods, mainly semi-structured interviews. …”

No consistent relationship found between biodiversity metric habitat scores and the presence of species of conservation priority by Hawkins, I, Zu Ermgassen, S, Grub, H, Treweek, J, Milner-Gulland, EJ

Operation and control of PEM fuel cell system by Tan, Chun Xu.

“…Hence, the use of the fuel cell based power system for residential or industrial application is expected to be more prevalent in the near future due to improved power quality, reliability, portability and sustainability of the ecology system. However, integration of a variety of small-size distributed generators is changing the traditional structure of electric power distribution systems and affecting system dynamics, whose main source of power supply is the substation. …”
Get full text