Ecological aspects of abandoned lands can be determine from many aspects, including the family diversity and ability to absorb water. This study aims important value index based on tree water (infiltration rate permeability) land after traditional gardens. The vegetation survey trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) >5 cm was carried out 10 sub-plots each measuring 20 m × m. Infiltrati...

The general intent of these studies is to assess whether or not a slope is considered to be stable and, if not, to provide a “safe” set-back distance from the slope crest behind which structures and other facilities can be constructed. Unstable slopes and the land located between the unstable slope and the set-back line are called “Hazard Lands.” In a broad sense, Hazard Lands are those at risk...

Active zones are the sites of neurotransmitter release, but their assembly mechanisms are poorly understood. In this issue of Neuron, Graf et al. perform a genetic screen in Drosophila and uncover a novel role for the Rab3 GTPase in organizing the active zone at the neuromuscular junction.

Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas and a major agent of climate change. This study quantified carbon (C) emissions from energy consumption and C storage and uptake by greenspace for three cities in middle Korea: Chuncheon, Kangleung, and Seoul. Carbon emissions were estimated using C emission coefficients for fossil fuels consumed. Carbon storage and uptake by woody plants were compu...

For many of Utah’s rural communities, the problem of either growth or decline has been compounded by dependency on public lands and the changing perceptions by the general public of how these lands should be used. Utah communities whose economies have revolved around farming, ranching, and extraction of natural resources have depended upon access to and use of public lands, but use of these lan...