Conversion of tropical forests to water buffalo pastures in lower Amazonia: Carbon losses and social carbon costs by J. Boone Kauffman, Fernanda M. Souza, Rodolfo F. Costa, Antonio Elves Barreto da Silva, Tiago O. Ferreira, J. Patrick Megonigal, Rasis Ritonga, Adi Gangga, Nisa Novita, Carla F. O. Pacheco, Angelo Fraga Bernardino

“…We quantified carbon stocks in intact peat forests and recently converted pastures (<10 years) at the Lago Piratuba Biosphere Reserve (LPBR) in the lower Amazon of Brazil. …”
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Assessment of physiological status of felids as indicator of their welfare in the wild by Ekaterina V. Pavlova, Evgeny A. Ivanov, Vadim E. Kiriluk, Vyacheslav V. Rozhnov

“…In the second study we used WBC counts as a health index for three felid species: Pallas cat (Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, 2010), Far Eastern leopard (Southwestern Prymorie, 2011), Siberian tiger (Ussuriskii Reserve, 2010-2011). …”
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Apport de l’analyse biomimétique à l’évaluation comparée de scénarios prospectifs en mobilité urbaine by Philippe Terrier, Mathias Glaus, Emmanuel Raufflet

“…The comparative analysis of the reference initial scenario (0 Status Quo) with the two prospective mobility scenarios (1 Collective Transport and 2 Resilience Hazards) using the biomimetic approach leads to the conclusion that the prospective mobility scenarios require corrective action in terms of integrating the biomimetic principles 7 – Remain in dynamic equilibrium with the biosphere and 8 – Use waste as resources. However, the alternative scenarios result in an average reduction of impacts evaluated at 25 % and 59 % respectively compared to the 0 Status Quo scenario. …”
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An Overview of Key Soil Nitrogen Cycling Transformations by Clayton J Nevins, Sarah L Strauss, Patrick Inglett

“… Although nitrogen (N) is one of the most abundant elements in the biosphere, it is generally at levels that are limiting for optimum plant growth and crop production in Florida soils. …”
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Solar Radiation Partitioning and Surface Albedo Parameterization in the Hinterland of Taklimakan Desert by Chunlei Meng, Huoqing Li

“…The solar radiation partitioning method considers the joint influences of cloud cover, near-surface air pressure, and solar zenith angle and was compared with the method using the Simple Biosphere Model version 3 (SiB3). The total albedo depends on the partitioning of the total visible and near-infrared radiations. …”
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Systemowe ujęcie biosfery w etyce Edwarda Goldsmitha by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…The biospheric morality, which is supported by religious norms, is explained. …”
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Prospects of Nanobiomaterials for Biosensing by Ravindra P. Singh

“…Thus, biosensors are excellent analytical tools for pollution monitoring, by which implementation of legislative provisions to safeguard our biosphere could be made effectively plausible. The current trends and challenges with nanomaterials for various applications will have focus biosensor development and miniaturization. …”
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Les processus de patrimonialisation de la nature dans le Kodagu (Inde) : pluralités, imbrications, contradictions by Béatrice Moppert

“…Indeed, behind the protected areas (such as National Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Sanctuaries), the number of concerned objects are increasing and getting a more cultural dimension. …”
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Programme Sahamalaza-Iles Radama de l’AEECL : étude et conservation des espèces menacées d’extinction de lémuriens dans le nord-ouest de Madagascar by Alice Dumoulin, Guy Randriatahina, Christoph Schwitzer

“…The work of AEECL has led to the implementation of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Sahamalaza in 2001 and to the creation of the Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park in 2007. …”
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Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau

“…Even the inventor of biogeography, Alexander von Humboldt, saw little interest in studying these margins of the biosphere. However, the pioneers of alpinism have approached these terra incognita beyond the sole prism of the geographical unknown. …”
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Quel développement durable pour le delta du Danube? Enquête à Pardina by Simona Niculescu, Dominique Pécaud, Élisabeth Michel-Guillou, Paul Soare, Laurence David

“…This area enjoys great biodiversity and its biological wealth may be accounted for by the importance of wetlands and the diversity of its waterfowl habitats. The current biosphere reserve status of the delta should guarantee the progressive reconstruction of this wealth that was lost due to past policies, which focused solely on agricultural productivity increase. …”
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Les alpinistes et les limites terrestres du vivant : une contribution atypique à la connaissance scientifique by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau.

“…Even the inventor of biogeography, Alexander von Humboldt, saw little interest in studying these margins of the biosphere. However, the pioneers of alpinism have approached these terra incognita beyond the sole prism of the geographical unknown. …”
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Pêche, conservation environnementale et aire protégée by Sabrina Doyon, Pierre-Alexandre Paquet

“…Through a critical and diachronic perspective, this article explores the socio-environmental relationships at work in a village located within the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve as well as the processes that are socially and economically marginalizing its inhabitants, and more particularly the local fishermen whose livelihoods are closely tied to the coastal areas now enclaved within the protected area. …”
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Pêcheurs artisanaux en AMP : gardiens de la biodiversité ou des frontières maritimes ? (San Andrés, Colombie) by Justine Berthod

“…In a context of regional border conflict and competitive access to oil exploration, the role assigned to fishermen by national institutions is one of heritage before being one of environmental citizens. The Biosphere Reserve fulfills above all a geopolitical function, making fishermen guardians of national frontiers rather than guardians of the biodiversity.…”
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Urban strategic foresight in European territories – Lessons from Geneva and Luxembourg by Panos Mantziaras

“…It argues that design approaches, methodologies and tools can no longer be based on the ideology of anthropocentric dominance over the biosphere: instead, architecture must sustain a primary role in becoming a spokesperson for the crucial challenges of our time.   …”
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Is a convivial synthetic biology possible? by Matthew J. Tarnowski, Mario Pansera

“…We find that in its current form, synthetic biology is not convivial since it relies on centralisation, monopolies and technologies which have the capacity to negatively affect the biosphere and its inhabitants. We argue that a broader conception of biotechnology, beyond genetics, is needed to conceive convivial biotechnologies. …”
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EKOLOGINĖ PROBLEMA: TURINYS, ESMĖ, IŠTAKOS by Česlovas Kalenda

“…Taking into consideration an objective (socionatural) point of view, the global ecological crisis is a result of the accumulated contradictions between a human (culture) and nature (biosphere), between technical and technological development and natural evoliution. …”
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‘What are people for?’ by Yat Shun Kei

“…In this effort, I pay particular attention to a co-evolutionary view of the technosphere, biosphere, and political sphere formulated by Nicholson. …”
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EKOLOGINĖ PROBLEMA: TURINYS, ESMĖ, IŠTAKOS by Česlovas Kalenda

“…Taking into consideration an objective (socionatural) point of view, the global ecological crisis is a result of the accumulated contradictions between a human (culture) and nature (biosphere), between technical and technological development and natural evoliution. …”
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Influence of land cover change on atmospheric organic gases, aerosols, and radiative effects by R. Vella, R. Vella, M. Forrest, A. Pozzer, A. Pozzer, A. P. Tsimpidi, T. Hickler, T. Hickler, J. Lelieveld, J. Lelieveld, H. Tost

“…<p>Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) are emitted in large quantities from the terrestrial biosphere and play a significant role in atmospheric gaseous and aerosol compositions. …”
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