European heathland habitats are cultural landscapes derived from previously-forested ecosystems.Heathlands are of significant conservation interest but have experienced prolonged degradation due to a range of factors including overgrazing by domestic livestock.There is growing recognition of the need to restore upland landscapes to produce a divers
Groundwater resources in Nebraska, U.S.are closely monitored by 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) located across the state.Growers who use groundwater for irrigation are required to have flow meters installed at wells to monitor their water usage.However, many of these flow meters are still being read and recorded through in-person visits, whic
In the perspective of the laser lightning rod, the ability of femtosecond Decanters filaments to trigger and to guide large scale discharges has been studied for several years.The present paper reports recent experimental results showing for the first time that filaments are able not only to trigger and guide but also to divert an electric discharg
Household food consumption is the associative link between ecosystems and anthropogenic activities.In grassland areas, inappropriate food consumption patterns will cause irreversible new-products damage to vulnerable local ecosystems.For this study, we selected three typical transitional grassland areas of Inner Mongolia, China (i.e., meadow steppe