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GeodermaThe deserts of northern China comprise a major terrestrial ecosystem in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, and aeolian activity and dust emissions of these deserts have affected the evolution of climate and ecosystems on both continental ...
Bing Liu +9 more
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Influence of Vegetation Cover on Coastal Aquifer Fluctuation and Sand Transport on Matakana Island [PDF]
, 2011 The Bay of Plenty beaches on the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand are of significant physical, ecological and economic importance. Over the previous century, anthropogenic development and the introduction of non-indigenous coastal plant ...
Muller, Joshua Alois
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Study on Axial Compression Performance of Aeolian Sand Concrete
工程科学与技术, 2020 Mechanical properties of aeolian sand concrete, are important indicators to characterize the performance of aeolian sand concrete. Domestic and foreign scholars have extensively studied the cubic compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and ...
Wei DONG +3 more
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Gendered Harmony and Unsung Collections: Two Debussy Rabbit Holes
Music Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This review article on Mark McFarland's The Musical Relationship between Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky (2024) offers a critical reading of this recent text and treats its content as a springboard for the exploration of two issues untapped in existing musicological discourse.
Rajan Lal
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FROM SCANDINAVIA TO THE LEVANT: THE LATE BRONZE AGE METAL TRADE AND NURAGIC SARDINIA
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, EarlyView.Summary A growing body of evidence suggests that Nuragic Sardinia played a role, as yet poorly understood, in the metal trade between Scandinavia, Atlantic Europe, and the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age. Provenance studies based on lead isotope and chemical analyses of copper‐based – and to a minor extent lead – artefacts from both continental ...
Serena Sabatini
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Plant Biology, EarlyView.Natural Haloxylon ammodendron populations on the eastern margin of the Badain Jaran Desert showed size‐associated differences in plant height, crown diameter, and spatial patterns among stem‐base diameter classes. These patterns describe morphological spatial variation but do not establish specific environmental drivers.
S. Hongfei, W. Chengjie, L. Shijie
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Conventional reclamation methods to recover dryland ecosystems after mineral extraction often have low success. Alternative reclamation techniques may help overcome the many challenges to establishing persistent native vegetation and stable soils.
Kathryn D. Eckhoff +5 more
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PlantsRestoration of degraded shrublands is a major challenge for combating desertification in arid and semi-arid regions. Caragana korshinskii Kom., a dominant sand-fixing shrub widely planted in northern China, often shows growth decline and structural ...
Wenli Ma, Min Yan, Hejun Zuo, Xue Chen
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