Sand Live Oak, Quercus geminata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…While this plant forms trees farther inland, it is commonly reduced to shrubs and sub-shrubs because of the extreme environmental conditions of the coast. …”
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LinRegDroid: Detection of Android Malware Using Multiple Linear Regression Models-Based Classifiers by Durmus Ozkan Sahin, Sedat Akleylek, Erdal Kilic

“…These classifiers are compared on four different datasets with basic machine learning techniques such as support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, Naive Bayes, and decision trees. In addition, using the bagging method, which is one of the ensemble learning, different classifiers are created, and the classification performance is increased. …”
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Directed Energy Deposition via Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Approaches by Utkarsh Chadha, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, Aakrit Sharma Lamsal, Yashwanth Maddini, Abhishek Krishna Ravinuthala, Bhawana Choudhary, Anirudh Mishra, Deepesh Padala, Shashank M, Vedang Lahoti, Addisalem Adefris, Dhanalakshmi S

“…Various AI techniques like neural networks, gradient boosted decision trees, support vector machines, and Gaussian process techniques can achieve the desired aim. …”
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Acid Rain Phenomenon in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Economic, Biodiversity, and Public Health Concern by J. K. C. Nduka, O. E. Orisakwe, L. O. Ezenweke, T. E. Ezenwa, M. N. Chendo, N. G. Ezeabasili

“…Samples were collected from three points, using clean plastic basins fastened to a table, 2 m above ground level and 115 m away from tall buildings and trees. Water samples were filtered and acidity determined using digital pHmeter. …”
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Etude préliminaire de l'influence des disponibilités alimentaires et des activités humaines sur l’utilisation spatiale de l’habitat par les chimpanzés et les bonobos by Victor Narat, Marie Cibot, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Richard Dumez, Sabrina Krief

“…To test the influence of the human presence and the fruit availability, we used transect census (walked every 12 days) and ad libitum census. We surveyed 130 trees from 18 species in Uganda and 949 trees from 18 species in DRC.The analyses of these preliminary data provide opposite results for the two species and sites. …”
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Inner and outer weather: Creative practice as contemplative ecological inquiry by Zuzana Vasko

“…Through the process of walking and making drawings of the bark of trees in a local ecosystem, attention was given also to the dynamics of weather and how we might be more conscious of its role in everyday life, with the belief that such caring attentiveness is necessary in a time of critical climate change. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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Territorialiser les espaces naturels vulnérables par le paysage by Estelle Carlier

“…The interrelations between territorial developments and the landscape in the site of the Tortuous Beeches (in French, site des Hêtres tortueux), named after these remarkable trees that are remnants of ancient agricultural practices, makes it possible to understand the evolution of the landscape through the different territorial projects developed by local actors. …”
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Harvesting: From Manual to Mechanical by Stephen H. Futch, J. D. Whitney, Jacqueline K. Burns, Fritz M. Roka

“…The program sought to develop harvesting systems to remove or aid in the removal of fruit from the trees, thereby reducing the number of hand harvestors needed. …”
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Les enjeux du végétal dans une ville du « Sud »  by Mustapha El Hannani, Aude Nuscia Taïbi, Naïma Brabra, Sigrid Giffon

“…The palm groves and rows of trees have been retreating with encroaching urbanisation, golf courses, tourist complexes and villas, ever since the colonial period and increasingly in recent decades. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Usually we consider ambrosia beetles beneficial because they accelerate the decay of dead trees, which is important for nutrient cycling in healthy forests. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Soft-Bodied Insects Attacking Foliage and Fruit by Philip A. Stansly, Jawwad A. Qureshi, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Lauren M. Diepenbrock, Michael E. Rogers

“…Insects covered here include scales, mealybugs, whiteflies, and aphids that can impact the health of young and mature trees and fruit quality. They differ from each other in their biology, generation times, and injury to plant, but approaches to monitoring and management are similar. …”
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Diversity and potential uses of legumes as animal feed in Zimbabwe by Alfred Maroyi

“…Major genera with at least two species used as animal feed in Zimbabwe include Albizia, Arachis, Brachystegia, Desmodium, Leucaena, Ormocarpum, Pterocarpus, Senegalia, Sesbania, Stylosanthes, Trifolium, and Vachellia. Trees (61.6%), followed by herbs (22.1%), are the primary sources of animal feed in Zimbabwe. …”
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Management of Microsprinkler Systems for Florida Citrus by Lawrence R. Parsons, Kelly T. Morgan

“…In addition, microsprinkler irrigation can provide partial frost protection for both young and mature trees. This document is HS-958, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Fungal phoenix rising from the ashes? by M.J. Wingfield, M.P.A. Coetzee, P.W. Crous, D. Six, B.D. Wingfield

“…These sporocarps could be physically linked to the roots of unidentified dead trees and Protea spp. The aim of this study was to identify the Armillaria sp. found fruiting in Kirstenbosch. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Urban and Rural Public Space Environment Design Based on Multimedia Information by Huili Xu, Liyuan Huang

“…The most important public spaces in traditional agricultural societies, such as deep-water wells, trees, and sundecks, will slowly decline and fade. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Soft-Bodied Insects Attacking Foliage and Fruit by Philip A. Stansly, Jawwad A. Qureshi, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Lauren M. Diepenbrock, Michael E. Rogers

“…Insects covered here include scales, mealybugs, whiteflies, and aphids that can impact the health of young and mature trees and fruit quality. They differ from each other in their biology, generation times, and injury to plant, but approaches to monitoring and management are similar. …”
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Impact of Urban Xenobiotics on Mycorrhizal Associations in Urban Plants by Aashutosh Kumar Mandwa, Atul Kumar Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, K.K. Chandra, Chanchal Kumari and S. K. Padey

“…Because of the harsh environment, higher temperatures, heavy metals, and higher N deposition, most urban trees suffer from stress conditions, and mycorrhiza is negatively impacted by plant conditions. …”
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IMPACT OF GREENING ON MINIMIZING THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT TO IMPROVE THERMAL COMFORT (THE AREA BETWEEN THE TWO HOLY SHRINES IN KARBALA) by Hala. H. Musa

“…To achieve the study goal, the research carried out its practical side by using the environmental simulation program, ENVI- met, where it prepared two models for the study area, one of them is a model that simulates the reality, and the other is a model proposed by the research, in which the area was planted with a type of shade-giving trees to provide the highest possible shading rate in the area in an attempt to reduce the phenomenon of the urban heat island in the evening. …”
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