Pollen analyses have been carried out on the infilling deposits of Grotta Romanelli (Apulia, Italy), a reference site for Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Italy. The analysis focused Terre rosse, fine unit till now ascribed to an interstadial phase following Würm acme, uppermost (Terre brune), recently dated latest Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene. Despite diffuse barrenness low pollen concentratio...

To explore the impact of artificial shelterbelt construction with saline irrigation on soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) shifting sandy in extreme arid desert areas, three treatments including under (US), bare land (BL) and (CK) hinterland Taklimakan Desert were selected. The age is 16, vegetation cover mainly Calligonum mongolicum. soils from different depths 0–30 cm taken keeping view ob...

Abstract The endophytic bacteria can be in symbiosis with host plants, owing to the natural stability advantages degrading pollutants. To explore technological feasibility of this method for indoor formaldehyde removal, a system combining and plants was established. In present study, highly efficient formaldehyde-degrading Ochrobactrum intermedium , named strain ZH-1, successfully induced antib...

nowadays, wind erosion and dust have become environmental problems, not only in desertareas, but throughout the entire country, which have imposed many costs on the country budget.combating wind erosion in many deserts using adapted plants and oil mulch has 40 years history.but the widespread use of petroleum mulches in addition to environmental problems is noteconomically justified due to the ...