Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1), P. 65 - 65
Published: Dec. 28, 2024
This
study
investigated
soil
fungal
biodiversity
in
wheat-based
crop
rotation
systems
on
Chernozem
within
the
Pannonian
Basin,
focusing
effects
of
tillage,
rotation,
and
properties.
Over
three
years,
samples
from
ten
plots
were
analyzed,
revealing
significant
diversity
with
Shannon–Wiener
indices
ranging
1.90
monoculture
to
2.38
a
fertilized
two-year
rotation.
Dominant
fungi,
including
Fusarium
oxysporum,
Penicillium
sp.,
Aspergillus
showed
distinct
preferences
for
conditions
such
as
pH
organic
matter
(OM).
Conservation
tillage
significantly
enhanced
richness,
highest
observed
three-year
system
incorporating
cover
crops,
which
achieved
an
average
winter
wheat
yield
7.0
t
ha−1—47%
higher
than
unfertilized
systems.
Increased
OM
nitrogen
levels
these
correlated
greater
abundance
diversity.
Canonical
correspondence
analysis
revealed
strong
relationships
between
communities
properties,
particularly
calcium
carbonate
content.
These
findings
highlight
importance
tailored
strategies
improve
health,
enhance
microbial
biodiversity,
boost
agricultural
sustainability
temperate
climates,
providing
valuable
insights
mitigating
impacts
intensive
farming
climate
change.
Electronics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 696 - 696
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
The
integration
of
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
agents
with
the
Internet
Things
(IoT)
has
marked
a
transformative
shift
in
environmental
monitoring
and
management,
enabling
advanced
data
gathering,
in-depth
analysis,
more
effective
decision
making.
This
comprehensive
literature
review
explores
AI
IoT
technologies
within
sciences,
particular
focus
on
applications
related
to
water
quality
climate
data.
methodology
involves
systematic
search
selection
relevant
studies,
followed
by
thematic,
meta-,
comparative
analyses
synthesize
current
research
trends,
benefits,
challenges,
gaps.
highlights
how
enhances
IoT’s
collection
capabilities
through
predictive
modeling,
real-time
analytics,
automated
making,
thereby
improving
accuracy,
timeliness,
efficiency
systems.
Key
benefits
identified
include
enhanced
precision,
cost
efficiency,
scalability,
facilitation
proactive
management.
Nevertheless,
this
encounters
substantial
obstacles,
including
issues
quality,
interoperability,
security,
technical
constraints,
ethical
concerns.
Future
developments
point
toward
enhancements
technologies,
incorporation
innovations
like
blockchain
edge
computing,
potential
formation
global
systems,
greater
public
involvement
citizen
science
initiatives.
Overcoming
these
challenges
embracing
new
technological
trends
could
enable
play
pivotal
role
strengthening
sustainability
resilience.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: Feb. 4, 2025
Altitude,
as
a
key
environmental
factor,
shapes
the
spatial
patterns
of
species
diversity,
phylogenetic
and
community
structure.
Studying
grassland
diversity
structure
along
altitudinal
gradients
helps
clarify
how
altitude-driven
changes
influence
assembly,
reveal
vertical
in
formation.
This
study
examines
grasslands
at
1300–2500
m
elevation
Two-River
Source
Forest
Area,
Altai
Mountains,
Xinjiang.
Six
(200
intervals)
were
surveyed
with
90
quadrats,
documenting
characteristics
data.
The
analyzes
composition,
phylogeny
across
different
explores
their
relationships
factors.
results
indicate
that
composition
is
dominated
by
from
Poaceae,
Rosaceae,
Asteraceae
families,
Poa
annua
(annual
bluegrass)
being
dominant
within
Poaceae.
gradient
exhibits
bimodal
trend,
an
initial
increase,
followed
decrease,
another
finally
decline
rises.
In
contrast,
shows
unimodal
pattern,
characterized
increase
increasing
elevation.
Although
did
not
exhibit
significant
trend
transitioning
divergence
to
clustering
gradient,
overall
pattern
communities
tended
toward
clustering.
Further
analysis
reveals
correlations
between
factors
such
temperature,
precipitation,
forest
cover,
soil
moisture.
However,
no
found
have
correlation
indices.
Environmental Conservation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 3
Published: March 25, 2025
Summary
The
illegal
theft
of
old
trees
threatens
China’s
ecological
and
cultural
heritage.
Despite
legal
protections,
their
high-value
timber
has
persistently
fuelled
illicit
trade
driven
by
economic
incentives
weak
enforcement
in
remote
areas,
endangering
biodiversity
traditions.
This
Comment
article
proposes
comprehensive
alternative
approaches
to
combat
the
advocating
for
a
strengthened
framework,
enhanced
monitoring
systems
increased
support
local
authorities.
It
highlights
importance
public
awareness
community
engagement
conservation
efforts
address
ingrained
drivers
this
trade.
Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 271 - 304
Published: March 28, 2025
Swarm
intelligence
is
transforming
drone
tech
to
enable
autonomous
air
systems
collaborate
and
adapt
readily
real-world
conditions.
By
flying
in
coordination,
drones
can
perform
sophisticated
tasks
that
would
be
difficult
or
impossible
for
a
single
unit
accomplish.
Whether
search
rescue
large-scale
agricultural
surveillance,
coordinated
improve
speed,
coverage,
decision-making.
Edge
AI
significant
it
allows
process
information
real
time,
cutting
down
on
reliance
remote
cloud
servers.
This
enables
swarms
react
quickly
changing
environments,
such
as
navigating
through
disaster
scenes
tracking
moving
objects.
Unlike
using
central
controller
all
commands,
communicate
with
each
other
collectively
decide,
birds
flock
ants
colony.
coordination
supplemented
advanced
technologies
like
5G
connectivity
sensor
fusion
the
smooth
sharing
of
data
among
drones.
