Protoperidinium claudicans is a planktonic, heterotrophic, bioluminescent dinoflagellate species commonly found in neritic waters. It has long been considered to display phenotypic variation in its second anterior intercalary plate, which could vary between quadra, penta and hexa. The equivalent spinose, cordate cyst goes under the name of Votadini...
PurposeThis study aimed to understand the above- and belowground community assembly in subtropical plantations, and to detect the relationship with understory plant communities, soil microbial communities and stocks of soil organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.MethodsWe compared the composition and diversity of understory plants and microbial co...
Vertical forest structure is closely linked to multiple ecosystem characteristics, such as biodiversity, habitat, and productivity. Mixing tree species in planted forests has the potential to create diverse vertical forest structures due to the different physiological and morphological traits of the composing tree species. However, the relative imp...
Saltwater intrusion poses severe threats to rice farming in Vietnam. Farmers can adapt by producing other crops or switching to other production models. This study evaluates the impact of implementing different saltwater-intrusion-adaptation strategies on farmers’ livelihoods by applying propensity score matching to cross-sectional survey data for ...
Nitrification is a microbial process that converts ammonia (NH3) to nitrite (NO2-) and then to nitrate (NO3-). The first and rate-limiting step in nitrification is ammonia oxidation, which is conducted by both bacteria and archaea. In agriculture, it is important to control this process as high nitrification rates result in NO3- leaching, reduced n...
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Firm-level sales are often used as a proxy for productivity to quantify welfare gains from trade (GFT) using firm-level data. This approach ignores the fact that heterogeneity in firm-level sales is driven by factors other than productivity. Our theoretical and empirical analysis reveals that using sales as a proxy conflates persistent productivity...
Interannual variability in climatic drivers can have a strong impact on dryland ecosystem functioning globally. While interannual variations in dryland ecosystem processes are mainly driven by rainfall, other global change drivers such as CO2 fertilization and rising temperatures can play an increasingly important role for these ecosystems. Yet, th...
Forest structure spatially varies at the landscape-scale (between-plot) but also local-scale (within-plot). Both scales of structural variability have significant impacts on forest ecosystem functioning and stability. However, we still have a limited understanding of how tree species richness affects the spatial structural variability. In this stud...
Coastal areas are increasingly at risk due to climate change, necessitating innovative mitigation approaches. This study explores the integration of living environments, particularly aquatic vegetation, with conventional defence systems to provide socially acceptable and nature-inclusive coastal defence systems. Through examining the published lite...
