“Coastal” versus “inland” shorebird species: interlinked fundamental dichotomies between their life- and demographic histories? [PDF]
, 2003 In this contribution I present an extended but testable hypothesis (or “evolutionary scenario”) to explain how and why many life-history features of latitudinal migrant shorebirds, basically characterised by the correlation between habitat choice in the ...
Piersma, Theunis,
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GrassesMelatonin (MT) is a multifunctional hormone that enhances crop resilience against various abiotic stresses. However, its regulatory mechanism of osmotic tolerance in forage oats (Avena sativa) plants under water-limited scenarios is still unclear.
Jingbo Yu +4 more
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A high-quality chromosome-level Eutrema salsugineum genome, an extremophile plant model
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Eutrema salsugineum (2n = 14), a halophyte in the family Brassicaceae, is an attractive model to study abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Two versions of E.
Meng Xiao +11 more
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A simple index for assessing cumulative human impacts on mountain lakes
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.Abstract Mountain lakes are highly sensitive ecosystems and effective sentinels of environmental change, yet the exposure and magnitude of the human footprint remain poorly quantified. In this study, we develop a simple and non‐invasive abiotic index to assess cumulative pressures on mountain lakes. The proposed index integrates eight variables grouped
Clara Sáez +3 more
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Runoff from tropical alpine grasslands increases with areal extent of wetlands [PDF]
CATENA, 2015 Abstract Tropical alpine grasslands of the northern Andes, commonly known as the paramo, provide abundant high-quality water for downstream populations as well as a variety of other environmental services. Yet, very little is known about the role that landscape characteristics play in the hydrologic functioning of these ecosystems.
Giovanny M. Mosquera +4 more
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Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
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Landscape influence on small-scale water temperature variations in a moorland catchment [PDF]
, 2015 Acknowledgements Iain Malcolm and staff at Marine Scotland (Pitlochry) are thanked for the provision of data from the AWS.
Dick, J. J., Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D.
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT High‐resolution mapping of permafrost in ecologically and topographically complex landscapes remains a major challenge. Existing models of permafrost extent often rely on equilibrium assumptions, which can misrepresent conditions in regions where permafrost persists largely due to ecosystem structure.
Philip P. Bonnaventure +3 more
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Evolution of a stream ecosystem in recently deglaciated terrain
, 2011 Climate change and associated glacial recession create new stream habitat that leads to the assembly of new riverine communities through primary succession.
Brown, LE +5 more
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Seasonal and diurnal variation in ecosystem respiration and environmental controls from an alpine wetland in arid northwest China [PDF]
, 2022 Yao Hu +7 more
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