Increasing renewable energy penetration into integrated community energy systems (ICESs) requires more efficient methods to prevent power fluctuations of the tie-line (connection of the ICESs to the main grid).In this paper, centrally-controlled air conditioners are considered as a virtual energy storage system (VESS).The optimal thermostat regulat
Effectiveness of community-based mangrove management for biodiversity conservation: A case study from Central Java, Indonesia
Efforts to rehabilitate degraded mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia started in the 1960s and have recently received increased attention.Rehabilitation efforts have been mainly conducted through community-based mangrove management (CBMM) programs, aimed at restoring important services such as food provisioning and coastal protection, and for biodivers
Spatial Ecology of Reddish-Brown Cuxiú Monkeys (Chiropotes sagulatus, Pitheciidae) in an Isolated Forest Remnant: Movement Patterns and Edge Effects
Habitat loss, and subsequent fragmentation, can increase the amount of forest edge.Primate species vary in their responses to such changes in their habitat.We studied the movement ecology of a group of reddish-brown cuxiú monkeys (Chiropotes sagulatus, Pitheciidae) in a small (13 ha), isolated forest remnant that was Rutin individuals in sight.We