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Taylor Joyal, Alexander K. Fremier and Jan Boll
In the humid tropics, forest conversion and climate change threaten the hydrological function and stationarity of watersheds, particularly in steep terrain. As climate change intensifies, shifting precipitation patterns and expanding agricultural and pas...
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Harimi Djamila, Chu Chi Ming and Sivakumar Kumaresan
Investigations on hourly and monthly indoor neutral temperature variations in the humid tropics are limited in literature. In Malaysia, the variation of hourly outdoor mean temperature is slightly higher than the monthly mean temperature. Consequently, t...
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Bethel Uzoho, Nnaemeka Okoli, Ugochi Ekwugha
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Sesquioxides which play significant roles in soil classification and dominant soil properties vary in soils with particle size fractions. Using randomized complete block design, this study was conducted in the month of June 2018 to evaluate the impact of...
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Tamaraukuro Tammy Amasuomo and Japo Oweikeye Amasuomo
The study investigated the relationship between students? perceived thermal discomfort and stress behaviours affecting their learning in lecture theatres in the humid tropics. Two lecture theatres, LTH-2 and 3, at the Niger Delta University, Nigeria, wer...
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Tamaraukuro Tammy Amasuomo and Japo Oweikeye Amasuomo
The study investigated the relationship between students? perceived thermal discomfort and stress behaviours affecting their learning in lecture theatres in the humid tropics. Two lecture theatres, LTH-2 and 3, at the Niger Delta University, Nigeria, wer...
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Harimi Djamila, Chu Chi Ming and Sivakumar Kumaresan
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Diana G. Balseca, Eugenia G. Cienfuegos, Hilda B. López, Hernán P. Guevara, Juan C. Martínez
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This research evaluated the nutritional value of five varieties of Brachiarias: B. decumbens Stapf; B. brizantha Marandú; B. brizantha Piatá; B. brizantha Xaraés; and Mulato II [B. ruziziensis × B. brizantha]). The Brachiarias were combined at different ...
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Thomas K. Rudel
Forests in the dry tropics differ significantly from forests in the humid tropics in their biomass and in their socio-ecological contexts, so it might be reasonable to assume that the dynamics that drive deforestation in these two settings would also dif...
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Hailey Hargis, Sybil G. Gotsch, Philipp Porada, Georgianne W. Moore, Briana Ferguson and John T. Van Stan II
Arboreal epiphytes (plants residing in forest canopies) are present across all major climate zones and play important roles in forest biogeochemistry. The substantial water storage capacity per unit area of the epiphyte ?bucket? is a key attribute underl...
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Abdulbasit Almhafdy,Norhati Ibrahim,Sabarinah Sh Ahmad
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The courtyard is an architectural design element often regarded as microclimate modifiers. It has the potential of improving comfort conditions within the outdoor courtyard space and the enclosing indoor spaces. Harnessing the optimum benefits of c...
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Deb Raj Aryal, Danilo Enrique Morales Ruiz, César Noé Tondopó Marroquín, René Pinto Ruiz, Francisco Guevara Hernández, José Apolonio Venegas Venegas, Alejandro Ponce Mendoza, Gilberto Villanueva López, Fernando Casanova Lugo, Luis Alfredo Rodríguez Larramendi, Alejandro Ley de Coss, Adalberto Hernández López, Francisco Javier Medina Jonapá, Carlos Alberto Velázquez Sanabria, Alejandro Alcudia Aguilar and Isaí Euán Chi
Land use change from forests to grazing lands is one of the important sources of greenhouse gas emissions in many parts of the tropics. The objective of this study was to analyze the extent of soil organic carbon (SOC) loss from the conversion of native ...
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Yolanda Retama-Ortiz,Carlos H. Ávila-Bello,Alejandro Alarcón,Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato
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Aim of the study: The aim of this work was to isolate consortia of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated to Liquidambar styraciflua in soils of the Santa Marta Mountain in Veracruz, and to select highly effective mycorrhizal consortia on promotin...
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Oscar Díaz-José, Jorge Aguilar-Ávila, Roberto Rendón-Medel, V. Horacio Santoyo-Cortés
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Cocoa is one of the principal agricultural and cultural resources of the humid Mexican tropics. At present, the cocoa system is facing an unprecedented production crisis in relation to several factors, including the presence of frosty pod rot (Moniliopht...
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Aarón Jarquín-Sánchez, Sergio Salgado-García, David J. Palma-López, Wilder Camacho-Chiu
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The objective of this study was to predict the concentration of soil organic matter (SOM) in tropical soils using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for samples measured within a polyethylene bag and without a bag. One hundred and fifty six soil sample...
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