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Natural Resources (NR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and engineers (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues…
Jason P. Love, James T. Anderson, 1 1
Exotic bush honeysuckles ( Lonicera spp.) are becoming increasingly common in the eastern and mid-western United States, but little is known about their impacts on invertebrates. We used a modified leaf vacuum to sample invertebrates in the shrub strata and u…
Kristofor R. Brye, Faith Cordes, Marya McKee
Landuse change from native prairie to managed agriculture can have substantial impacts on soil nutrient properties. Nutrient release from soil organic matter decomposition is the soil’s inherent source of long-term fertility ; thus it is imperative to underst…
Alice Were Nakiyemba, Moses Isabirye, Jean Poesen, Jozef Deckers, Erik Mathijs
Short Retraction Notice The paper does not meet the standards of "Natural Resources ". This article has been retracted to straighten the academic record. In making this decision the Editorial Board follows COPE's Retraction Guidelines . The a im is to promote…
Djimako Bongo, Edith Kadjagaba, Nekoulnang Djetounako Clarisse, Jean-Yves Champagne
He mentioned in the 18th century the possibility of injecting gas bubbles into a column of liquid to create a displacement of this liquid due to the rise of bubbles. This system takes the name of Air Lift and the first publications around this process appear…
Elvis Kah, Ndoh Mbue Innocent, Zanga Mani Gilles
Much of Cameroon’s sub-surface wealth is still to be discovered and valorised. In the quest to step up the exploration of these non-renewable natural resources, many techniques are being developed amongst which we have Remote sensing. To boost mineral explora…
Khaled Tarawneh, Hani Alnawafleh, Ibrahim Bani Yasin
A semi-precious stone is known as a gem or gemstone (also a jewel, a gem, a precious stone), which is a portion of mineral in refined and cut form that could be used to create a jewelry or other embellishments. A gem also can be defined as any mineral that is…
James Shikuku, Gerryshom Munala, Bernard Mugwima, Teckla Muhoro, Andrew Gremley, Victor Nyakundi, Muhammad Ali
Rainwater harvesting provides an important alternative source of water in household buildings which increases water security in urban areas. However, high energy cost consumption by the rainwater harvesting systems results in higher management costs which may…
Serigne Massamba Seck, Elhadji Ndiouga Ndiaye, Modou Fall, Stéphane Charvet
The photovoltaic performance (efficiency η ) of an ITO/CdS/CdTe structure cell is studied in this article according to its electrical properties. The study is carried out by simulation with SCAPS (Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator) whose mathematical model is…
Md. Shah Alamgir, Md. Rashid Ahmed, Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Rubaiya Binte Mostafiz
Potato production is becoming one of the major profitable crops among the famers in the northeastern part of Bangladesh. This study investigates the occupational status, land tenure arrangement, household income scenarios, and estimates the level of costs and…
Koffi Ayewa Bassan, Erin O. Sills, Kouami Kokou
We present a careful quantitative description of land use in central Togo, by constructing farm budgets and analyzing time series data on agricultural production in four prefectures over the time period from 1996 to 2015. One key finding is that higher prices…
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