Bridging structural inhomogeneity to functionality: pair distribution function methods for functional materials development

H Zhu, Y Huang, J Ren, B Zhang, Y Ke… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The correlation between structure and function lies at the heart of materials science and
engineering. Especially, modern functional materials usually contain inhomogeneities at an …

[图书][B] Handbook of trait-based ecology: from theory to R tools

F De Bello, CP Carmona, ATC Dias, L Götzenberger… - 2021 - books.google.com
Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species
play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessible guide offers the …

Research biases create overrepresented “poster children” of marine invasion ecology

HV Watkins, HF Yan, JC Dunic, IM Côté - Conservation Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nonnative marine species are increasingly recognized as a threat to the world's oceans, yet
are poorly understood relative to their terrestrial and freshwater counterparts. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production

R Eschen, T Beale, JM Bonnin, KL Constantine… - CABI Agriculture and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Invasive alien species (IAS) cause significant economic losses in all parts of the
world. Although IAS are widespread in Africa and cause serious negative impacts on …

The comparative effects of teacher versus peer-scaffolding on EFL learners' incidental vocabulary learning and reading comprehension: A socio-cultural perspective

P Jamali Kivi, E Namaziandost… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Drawing on sociocultural theory, and multiple empirical studies conducted on the
effectiveness of scaffolding on second or foreign language learning, the authors investigated …

Lake morphometry determines Dreissena invasion dynamics

AY Karatayev, VA Karatayev, LE Burlakova… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Predicting the ecosystem effects of invasive species and the best control strategies requires
understanding population dynamics and population regulation. Invasive bivalves zebra and …

[PDF][PDF] Introducing the world register of introduced marine species (WRiMS)

MJ Costello, S Dekeyzer, B Galil, P Hutchings… - 2021 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
A major historical challenge for the management of anthropogenic introductions of species
has been the absence of a globally standardised system for species nomenclature. For over …

Traits and impacts of introduced species: a quantitative review of meta-analyses

D Boltovskoy, NM Correa, LE Burlakova, AY Karatayev… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Despite significant growth in the information on introduced species (NIS), agreement on their
comparative fitness and effects on native (NAT) communities is heterogeneous. Hypotheses …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive Nile tilapia dominates a threatened indigenous tilapia in competition over shelter

T Champneys, MJ Genner, CC Ioannou - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to freshwater ecosystems globally. However,
the causal mechanisms that drive negative impacts of many invasive species are poorly …

Different functional characteristics can explain different dimensions of plant invasion success

H Liao, RW Pal, Ü Niinemets, M Bahn… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The success of invasive plant species can be evaluated using different dimensions, such as,
range size, abundance and impact. These different dimensions do not always covary but are …