Changes in soil properties in different land use types in a desert-oasis ecotone, Inner Mongolia, China [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 This study aims to examine the changes in soil chemical properties (soil organic matter, SOM; available nitrogen, AN; available phosphorus, AP; available potassium, AK; total nitrogen, TN; total phosphorus, TP and pH) in three depths (i.e.
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Analysis of desertification combating needs based on potential vegetation NDVI—A case in the Hotan Oasis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Combating desertification is vital for arresting land degradation and ensuring sustainable development of the global ecological environment. This study has analyzed the current desertification status and determined its control needs based on the ...
Lei Zhang +11 more
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Windblown sediment transport and loss in a desert–oasis ecotone in the Tarim Basin [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 The Tarim Basin is regarded as one of the most highly erodible areas in China. Desert comprises 64% of the land use in the Basin, but the desert–oasis ecotone plays a prominent role in maintaining oasis ecological security and stability.
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Groundwater Depths Affect Phosphorus and Potassium Resorption but Not Their Utilization in a Desert Phreatophyte in Its Hyper-Arid Environment [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Nutrients are vital for plant subsistence and growth in nutrient-poor and arid ecosystems. The deep roots of phreatophytic plants are necessary to access groundwater, which is the major source of nutrients for phreatophytes in an arid desert ecosystem ...
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Evaluation of windproof and sand fixation effect of protective system in the Desert oasis ecotone of Mingsha Mountain Dunhuang [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Desert oasis ecotone (DOE) protects the oasis from wind and sand intrusion, thereby playing a crucial role in controlling desertification. However, there is limited knowledge about how DOE functions in windproof and sand-fixation.
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Impacts of plant root traits and microbial functional attributes on soil respiration components in the desert-oasis ecotone [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceDividing soil respiration (Rs) into autotrophic respiration (Ra) and heterotrophic respiration (Rh) represents a pivotal step in deciphering how Rs responds to environmental perturbations.
Jinlong Wang +17 more
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Typical Rhizomatous Clonal Grass Psammochloa villosa Changes Resource Allocation During Clonal Expansion to Fit Arid Sandy Habitats [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionRhizomatous plants forming patchy expansions show high potential for sand fixation in mobile dunes with heterogeneous resources, yet resource allocation strategies among different plant parts and reproductive methods during patch expansion remain poorly ...
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Groundwater Depth Affects Phosphorus But Not Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations of a Desert Phreatophyte in Northwest China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 Ecological stoichiometry is an important aspect in the analysis of the changes in ecological system composition, structure, and function and understanding of plant adaptation in habitats.
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Microclimate and Wind Regime of Three Typical Landscapes in the Northeastern Ulan Buh Desert
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Knowledge of the microclimate and wind regimes of different land landscapes can be used to support natural resource development and agricultural productivity in desert areas.
Fengmin Luo +8 more
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Historic and Simulated Desert-Oasis Ecotone Changes in the Arid Tarim River Basin, China
Remote Sensing, 2021 The desert-oasis ecotone, as a crucial natural barrier, maintains the stability of oasis agricultural production and protects oasis habitat security. This paper investigates the dynamic evolution of the desert-oasis ecotone in the Tarim River Basin and ...
Fan Sun +6 more
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