A “stuck” system, that is, a family with a problem, needs new ideas in order to broaden its
perspectives and its contextual premises. In this approach, a team behind a one‐way screen …

The presence of common lead contamination in zircons used for U–Pb geochronology is a
potentially serious source of error. Traditionally, common lead is measured by analysis of 204 …

U–Pb ages of detrital zircons in clastic sediments are potential indicators of sedimentary
provenance and crustal evolution. To extract geologically significant information from such data, …

There is an apparent gap between the prominence of present theoretical frameworks involving
ecological thresholds and regime shifts, and the paucity of efforts to conduct simple tests …

Human activities have more than doubled the amount of nitrogen (N) circulating in the biosphere.
One major pathway of this anthropogenic N input into ecosystems has been increased …

The amounts of C, N, and P in relation to dry weight were measured in natural populations
of crustacean zooplankton from a humic lake. The elemental composition within a given …

Biodegradable polymers can potentially be combined with plant fibres to produce biodegradable
composite materials. In our research, a commercial l-polylactide was converted to film …

The relationship between species diversity and ecosystem functioning has been debated
for decades, especially in relation to the “macroscopic” realm (higher plants and metazoans). …

The distribution pattern of U-Pb ages of detrital zircon in a sedimentary rock is commonly
assumed to reflect the ages of igneous or metamorphic processes in rocks that have …

Riverine transport of organic carbon (OC) to the ocean is a significant component in the global
carbon (C) cycle and the concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) in rivers and lakes is …