Land plants have adapted to survive under a range of wind climates and this involve
changes in chemical composition, physical structure and morphology at all scales from the …

Natural disturbances play a key role in ecosystem dynamics and are important factors for
sustainable forest ecosystem management. Quantitative models are frequently employed to …

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This review surveys the large variety of mechanical interactions between wind and plants,
from plant organs to plant systems. These interactions range from leaf flutter to uprooting …

Tree size shapes forest carbon dynamics and determines how trees interact with their
environment, including a changing climate. Here, we conduct the first global analysis of …

Plant stems are one of nature's most impressive mechanical constructs. Their sophisticated
hierarchical structure and multifunctionality allow trees to grow more than 100 m tall. This …

The shapes of trees are complex and fractal-like, and they have a set of physical,
mechanical and biological functions. The relation between them always draws attention of …

Abstract Sustainable Development Goals have become a key factor in the design in the
twenty-first century. The relationship between the architectural and structural systems is …

The paper presents for the first time the material properties and energy absorption capacity
of durian shells with an attempt to use as an alternative sustainable material and mimic their …

Wind can alter plant growth and cause extensive, irreversible damage in forested areas. To
better understand how to mitigate the effects of wind action, we investigated the sensitivity of …