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This paper tests the steps required to transform a theoretical natural capital/ecosystem service framework for soils into an operational model. Each of the services provided by a volcanic soil under a pastoral dairy use are quantified and valued. The six guiding principles underpinning the...
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The annual net primary production (ANPP) of temperate grasslands and production of livestock industries is predicted to decrease in southern Australia with future climate change. By using biophysical modelling, we address productivity and profitability of grazing systems while considering...
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Carbon capture and storage in geological formations has potential risks in the long-term safety because of the possibility of CO2 leakage. Effects of leaking gas, therefore, on vegetation, soil, and soil-inhabiting organisms are critical to understand. An artificial soil gassing and response...
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County as a case study area, this study used an emergy synthesis to examine the sustainability of the agricultural system … before and after the GFGP in Northwest China. We found that the total emergy input and energy output of the agricultural …
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The paper argues against the claim made by Emergy Analysts that emergy is an exergy-based procedure. Both Emergy- and … consumption of physical systems: the issue at stake is whether Emergy is embodied energy or embodied exergy. Although the … compatibility of Exergy- and Emergy accounting procedures, the significance of the peculiar Emergy Algebra, and some cost …
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Presented paper shows the power of emergy analysis and its ability for simultaneous consideration of different … tries to deal separately with each of the resources (energy, water, hydrogen, oxygen, etc.), the combined emergy … effort of minimising their environmental impact). The paper presents the theoretical background of the emergy and pinch …
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Both thermoeconomic accounting and emergy analysis methodologies deal with energy systems and are aimed at allocating …
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of biogeochemical cycles. As used in this work, ECEC is analogous to the concept of emergy, but does not rely on any of …
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In the last 15 years, worldwide air transportation has grown at an average yearly rate of 4.5%. Forecasts confirm that this could be the average increase rate for the next 20 years, although recent oscillation of oil price translated into a slowing down of such a trend, with several air...
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