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Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 15

August-1 2020 - 417 articles

Cover Story: The above- and belowground impacts of the invasive legume Lespedeza cuneata on natives in three functional groups—grasses, forbs, and legumes—were explored through combining the filter framework model of community assembly and the passenger–driver model of non-native species behavior. Field surveys revealed species composition differences between invaded and uninvaded areas in half the survey sites, suggesting site-specific characteristics influence L. cuneata’s impact. The greenhouse experiment revealed stronger aboveground competitive effects than belowground soil effects due to soil conditioning, with impacts differing among functional groups. The response of L. cuneata was reduced in the presence of grasses and other legumes but not forbs. Promoting high grass abundance and planting native legumes will help to buffer grasslands from L. cuneata invasion. View this paper

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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,552 Views
19 Pages

4 August 2020

To explore the relationship between fuel consumption and speed for a vehicle on a superhighway with a design speed exceeding 120 km/h, the fuel consumption data provided by the Test of Easy Car platform are used to fit the fuel consumption of differe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,199 Views
22 Pages

4 August 2020

The study set out to understand drivers of Land-Use Land Cover (LULC) changes in dry-land areas and investigate factors helping mitigate the adverse impacts of climate anomalies on LULC changes. By employing a mixed-methods design, it combined LULC d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,945 Views
10 Pages

4 August 2020

The Early Childhood Social Competence Scale (EC-SCS) was elaborated to evaluate social behavior on behalf of others in infantile populations. Due to the emergence and development of these behaviors from very early ages, the interest in its assessment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,906 Views
17 Pages

4 August 2020

In the context of the research on local architectural culture of Macao, this paper explores how architecture’s cultural elements can be integrated into cultural and creative product design at the pre-development stage. Therefore, local culture...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,498 Views
19 Pages

4 August 2020

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence path of organic agricultural landscape on tourists’ pro-environment behavior and loyalty, and put forward suggestions for realizing sustainable tourism of organic agriculture. The M-R model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,826 Views
7 Pages

4 August 2020

Despite that the health benefits of physical activity (PA) are clear, during the last years, a noticeable plateau or slight increase in physical inactivity levels in Spanish adolescents and young adults has been reported. In addition, there seems to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,605 Views
18 Pages

4 August 2020

The layout of the China Comprehensive Transportation Corridors and Hubs (CCTCH), depicted in the 13th Five Year Plan of Transportation, revolves around transport integration and economic globalization. With the aim of improving the sustainability of...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
56 Citations
6,850 Views
20 Pages

Innovative Methods for Small Mixed Batches Production System Improvement: The Case of a Bakery Machine Manufacturer

  • Kristina Zgodavova,
  • Peter Bober,
  • Vidosav Majstorovic,
  • Katarina Monkova,
  • Gilberto Santos and
  • Darina Juhaszova

4 August 2020

One of the common problems of organizations with turn-key projects is the high scrap rate. There exist such traditional methods as Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and DMAIC tools that analyze causes and suggest solutions. New emerging intelligent technologies s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,921 Views
20 Pages

4 August 2020

A self-administered measurement tool was developed and validated to provide data regarding ethical attitude of university teachers for a sustainable education. The research was based on several factors involved in forming attitudes towards the unethi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,356 Views
13 Pages

Farmers’ Adoption Preferences for Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Northwest China

  • Yixin Nong,
  • Changbin Yin,
  • Xiaoyan Yi,
  • Jing Ren and
  • Hsiaoping Chien

4 August 2020

In the highest soil erosion regions of arid and semiarid northwest China, water resource deficits and farmland misuse have further exacerbated soil degradation. Therefore, understanding how farmers in diverse agroclimatic zones perceive and respond t...

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