The most compelling, yet unexplained, evidence for the coupled partitioning of water and energy by terrain and vegetation is the nonlinear relationship between drainage density, defined as total stream channel length per unit area, and a measure of surplus water in the landscape (Figure 1). In this classic example, the measure of surplus water is the sum, over 12 months, of ten times the mean m...

Combustion of the municipal waste generates highly corrosive gases (HCl, SO2, NaCl, KCl and heavy metals chlorides) and ashes containing alkaline chlorides and sulphates. Currently, corrosion phenomena are particularly observed on superheater’s tubes. Corrosion rates depend mainly on installation design, operating conditions i.e. gas and steam temperature and velocity of the flue gas containing...

12 There is high intra-specific variability in susceptibility of plants to herbivores with potential 13 effects on the population dynamics of species, community composition, structure and function. 14 This variability can be partly explained by vegetation assemblages, i.e. associational effects, but 15 it is still unclear how the spatial scale of plant associations modulates foraging choice of ...

There have been debates on the driving factors of C4 plant expansion, such as PCO2 decline in the late Micocene and warmer climate and precipitation at large-scale modern ecosystems. These disputes are mainly due to the lack of direct evidence and extensive data analysis. Here we use mass flora data to explore the driving factors of C4 distribution and divergent patterns for different C4 taxa a...

Knowledge of phosphorylation events and their regulation is crucial to understand the functional biology of plants. Here, we report a large-scale phosphoproteome analysis in the model monocot rice (Oryza sativa japonica 'Nipponbare'), an economically important crop. Using unfractionated whole-cell lysates of rice cells, we identified 6,919 phosphopeptides from 3,393 proteins. To investigate the...

Ozone-based treatment trains offer a sustainable option for potable reuse applications, but nitrosamine formation during ozonation poses a challenge for municipalities seeking to avoid reverse osmosis and high-dose ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Six nitrosamines were monitored in full-scale and pilot-scale wastewater treatment trains. The primary focus was on eight treatment trains employing ozo...

Alternative energy sources, such as biomass CHP plants, have recently gained significantly in importance and action is due both on the large scale corporate level and on the small scale. Hence, making the scope and economic outline of such projects easily intelligible without losing relevant details seems a key factor to further promote the necessary developments. The model setup presented in t...

In the early 1990s, hoping to reduce chronic electricity shortages and enhance the efficiency of Chinese power plants, China opened its doors to foreign direct investment (FDI) in electricity generation. Using data from an original survey of US private investors, official Chinese statistics, and other sources, we assess the volume and characteristics of FDI in China's power sector, its impact o...