Which is the best wavelength to study aerosol optical depth(AOD) related to climate reseach,which criteria must be adopted in choosing the wavelengh?

We are doing a study on impact of aerosol on precipitation. Which satellite data and which wavelength will be the best. or can some one suggest a criteria to be adopted to choose an instrument...

12 February 2021 6,324 3 View

Does diseases like fungal,bacterial etc of rice plant is different from nutrient deficiency diseases?how deep learning is used except classification?

can any one suggest me other than classification, how deep learning technique can be used in plant disease detection in rice plant? could a research work continued from fungal,bacterial...

07 February 2021 470 2 View

How do Research Gate proceed to integrate in the reference data publications and citations the recently published journals ?

How do Research Gate proceed to integrate in the reference data for publications and citations the recently published journals - for instance for the last months of 2020 and for instance Intl J...

02 February 2021 9,336 7 View

How to take XRD of colloidal Ag NPs?

I have synthesized silver nanoparticles using sodium citrate as reducing agent. I have carried out XRD characterization by drop coating colloidal solution on the glass substrate ( since yield in...

27 January 2021 1,416 3 View

Without using a course aggregate why the topic is named as Textile Reinforced Concrete? & why not it is named as Textile Reinforced Mortar Cement?

Dear Researchers, In Textile Reinforced Concrete is a novel construction material consisting of a cementitious binder and a textile reinforcement. Without using a course aggregate why the topic...

24 January 2021 2,654 9 View

What is the use of vaccination without follow-up tests for assessing the corresponding antibodies ?

Shouldn't every individual who takes COVID-19 vaccination undergo periodic review to the study the state of corresponding antibodies? Individuals who do not produce any symptoms of COVID-19 after...

23 January 2021 6,170 2 View

How to revive bacteria from glycerol stock?

19 January 2021 7,025 4 View

Is there a way to identify the clay mineral based on the Si:Al ratio that has been obtained through EDAX analysis?

I have come through a few literature,were the presence of particular clay mineral has been validated through the Si:Al ratio obtained from EDAX analysis. But, I would like to understand the basic...

08 January 2021 5,982 6 View

In a xrd pattern how to check if any of the peak is due to presence of super lattice(SL)? Any conditions to check & confirm SL peaks?

I have a xrd pattern, in that i suspect that one of the peak may be due to SL, i want to understand how to confirm it or reject it

07 January 2021 5,534 3 View

What etchant should be used for Annealed 17-4 PH stainless steel sheet ??

I wish to determine microstructure of 17-4 PH stainelss steel sheet (annealed condition). What etchant should I use so that a clear microstructure can be found out ??

03 January 2021 9,836 2 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

Any recommendations for methods to analyze elephant space-use (using GPS) and correlating this with changes in NDVI?

For my Masters I am looking into elephant space-use and its effect on vegetation change. I have elephant GPS collar data and was going to use Google Earth Engine to obtain NDVI values. I would...

16 February 2021 7,097 3 View

How to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

What is the magnitude of yearly rhizopdeposition in tropical forests?

Hi all, I am trying to find reference values on annual soil rhizodeposition rates for different kinds of forests, with a particular interest for tropical rainforests. Do we have an idea of the...

26 January 2021 4,278 4 View

Can you recommend a good book on analytical chemistry for non-chemists?

Dear colleagues, I am asking for you recommendation: I need a book on analytical chemistry in environmental sciences. As a non-chemist (a biologist) I have some basic chemistry knowledge but not...

25 January 2021 8,486 8 View

Why are my Maxent SDM projections coming up almost entirely blue?

Hello Maxent Community, I have been generating SDM models and projections in Maxent. I have had some success with one set of variables (some Hydroshed variables mixed with World CLIM variables);...

19 January 2021 3,994 7 View

How deep into the sediment do marine/riverine oligochaetes live?

I am working with intertidal muddy sediments. In one of my sites the sediment was extremely muddy (high % of silt), oxic layer was shallow, and there were a lot of oligochaetes. I would like to...

14 January 2021 7,269 4 View

How to make open-top chambers?

Hi, I wonder if someone would share experience with building open-top chambers for surface heating of soil. My main question is what material can be used to build them? I found researchers using...

05 January 2021 5,396 6 View

R package for multivariate dispersion as a measure of beta diversity?

Hello, everyone: I've been reading some old and new papers on how to compute beta diversity using incidence or abundance data from several assemblages/communities. For my data, I am interested...

03 January 2021 9,293 1 View