Recovery of degraded reefs is dependent on the settlement of coral larvae into habitats typically dominated by benthic algae, so that benthic algae may play pivotal roles in coral settlement and reef recovery. Here we demonstrate that waterborne influences of macroalgae could affect coral settlement before larvae contact reef substrata and that such effects vary between macroalgae. We tested fo...

Abstract Alaska’s North Slope is predicted to experience twice the warming expected globally. When summers are longer and winters shortened, ground surface conditions in Arctic change considerably. This significant for Alaska, a region that supports infrastructure such as energy extraction transport assets (pipelines), buildings, roadways, bridges. Climatic at has been shown impact soil layers ...

Abstract. Photogrammetry is a non-destructive, three-dimensional modeling technique that has been widely adopted in archaeology. Archaeological monuments are particularly vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic activities, such as destruction, weathering, erosion. Therefore, precise fixation documentation of the monument essential for preserving cultural layers future generations. Digital techn...

Cross-river twin tunnels are prone to deformation and uneven settlement of the surrounding soil due complexity strata crossed, which has a negative impact on tunnel structure. A numerical calculation model was established using COMSOL Multiphysics study effects excavation in composite ground pattern. The results indicated that after construction is completed, above first slightly larger than se...