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Construction of a Desertification Composite Index and Its Application in the Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Desertification in the Ring-Tarim Basin over 30 Years

Remote Sensing
Desertification is one of the most severe environmental issues facing the world today, and effective desertification monitoring is critical for understanding its dynamics and developing prevention and control strategies.
Lei Xi, Zhao Qi, Yiming Feng, Xiaoming Cao, Mengcun Cui, Jiaxiu Zou, Shiang Feng   +6 more
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Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+:Evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives [PDF]

, 2015
Although REDD+ was conceived as a national approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, many of the early advances have been at the subnational level. It is critical to link these subnational efforts to emerging national REDD+
Duchelle, Amy E, Gozales Tovar, Jazmin, Larson, Anne M, Myers, Rodd, Ravikumar, Ashwin   +4 more
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Characterizing the composition, metabolism and physiological functions of the fatty liver in Rana omeimontis tadpoles

Frontiers in Zoology, 2019
Background Fat storage is required for the life cycle of many organisms. The primary fat depot for most vertebrates is white adipose tissue. However, in primitive vertebrates (e.g., agnathan group and elasmobranchs), the liver is usually responsible for ...
Wei Zhu, Meihua Zhang, Liming Chang, Wenbo Zhu, Cheng Li, Feng Xie, Huan Zhang, Tian Zhao, Jianping Jiang   +8 more
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The 'Maagdentoren' of Zichem (Belgium) : damage assessment of ferruginous sandstone by X-ray tomography [PDF]

, 2010
The ferruginous sandstone of the gothic “Maagdentoren” is suffering from a specific biological deterioration process triggered by perforating activities of mason bees.
Boone, Matthieu, Cnudde, Veerle, De Clercq, Hilde, Dusar, Michiel, Hayen, Roald   +4 more
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Length-weight relationship and condition factor of fish populations in Temengor Reservoir: indication of environmental health [PDF]

, 2015
Length-weight relationship (LWR) and condition factor of seven fish species from the Temengor Reservoir, Peninsular Malaysia were analyzed. A total of 1155 individuals belonging to two families namely Nandidae and Cyprinidae were measured and weighed ...
Mashhor Mansor,, Muzzalifah Abd Hamid,, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor,   +2 more
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Spatial-Temporal Process of Land Use/Land Cover and Desertification in the Circum-Tarim Basin during 1990–2020

Land
The problem of desertification in the Tarim Basin, an area with a unique geography and climatic conditions, has received extensive research attention not only in China but also around the world.
Xiaoming Cao, Mengchun Cui, Lei Xi, Yiming Feng   +3 more
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On the methodology of feeding ecology in fish [PDF]

, 2016
Feeding ecology explains predator’s preference to some preys over others in their habitat and their competitions thereof. The subject, as a functional and applied biology, is highly neglected, and in case of fish, a uniform and consistent ...
Saikia, Surjya Kumar
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Interactions between phytoplankton and bacterioplankton communities in Caohai plateau lake, revealed by environmental DNA metagenomics

BMC Microbiology
Phytoplankton-bacterioplankton interactions critically influence aquatic ecosystem stability, yet their dynamics remain poorly understood in eutrophic plateau lakes.
Yunchuan Long, Jin Guo, Liangliang Dai, Juan Jiang   +3 more
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Potential Distribution and Response to Climate Change in Puccinellia tenuiflora in China Projected Using Optimized MaxEnt Model

Biology
Global climate change is accelerating and human pressures are intensifying, exerting profound impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem service functions.
Hao Yang, Xiaoting Wei, Manyin Zhang, Jinxin Zhang   +3 more
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Unveiling the Occupational Exposure to Microbial Contamination in Conservation-Restoration Settings. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2022
Viegas C, Cervantes R, Dias M, Gomes B, Pena P, Carolino E, Twarużek M, Kosicki R, Soszczyńska E, Viegas S, Caetano LA, Pinheiro AC.   +11 more
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