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Ecological security evaluation and ecological regulation approach of East-Liao River basin based on ecological function area

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Watershed ecological security provides the basic guarantee of regional sustainable development; thus, reliable watershed ecological security evaluation is of great significance in revealing the watershed ecological security status and promoting the ...
Mingxi Zhang, Yongbin Bao, Jie Xu, Aru Han, Xingpeng Liu, Jiquan Zhang, Zhijun Tong   +6 more
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Characteristics of Biogas Production Activity and Microbial Community during Sub-Moderate Temperature Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater

Fermentation, 2023
Sub-moderate temperature (ranging from low to moderate temperature) anaerobic digestion (AD) could balance fermentation efficiency and energy input. We investigated biogas production and the microbial community in wastewater AD at sub-moderate (15 °C, 20
Jingwei Wu, Huan Zhang, Ye Zhao, Xufeng Yuan, Zongjun Cui   +4 more
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Variations in Soil Blue Carbon Sequestration between Natural Mangrove Metapopulations and a Mixed Mangrove Plantation: A Case Study from the World’s Largest Contiguous Mangrove Forest

Life, 2023
Sundarban is the world’s largest mangrove wetland. This study, conducted in 2016, to compare blue carbon sequestration with different natural metapopulations and a four-year-old Avicennia marina (30% area)-Rhizophora mucronata (70% area)-mixed mangrove ...
Abhiroop Chowdhury, Aliya Naz, Subodh Kumar Maiti   +2 more
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Importance of Ecological Land in Arid Hilly Cities in Northwest China: A Case Study of the Core Urban Area of Lanzhou

Land, 2021
Cities in hilly arid areas of northwest China have generally experienced a low level of economic development; they also have unique natural characteristics such as climate, soil, terrain, environment, and surface cover.
Yiping Liu, Chengpeng Lu, Jinhuang Mao, Jiaxing Pang, Zhiliang Liu, Muchen Hou   +5 more
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Asian elephants as ecological filters in Sundaic forests

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
Megaherbivores exert strong top-down influence on the ecosystems they inhabit, yet little is known about the foraging impacts of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) on the structure of Southeast Asia’s rainforests. Our goal was to document Asian elephants’
Lisa Ong, Lisa Ong, Wei Harn Tan, Wei Harn Tan, Wei Harn Tan, Wei Harn Tan, Lisa C. Davenport, Lisa C. Davenport, Kim R. McConkey, Mohamad Khairul Adha bin Mat Amin, Mohamad Khairul Adha bin Mat Amin, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, John W. Terborgh, John W. Terborgh   +14 more
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Seasonal Changes in Zooplankton Community Structure and Distribution Pattern in the Yellow Sea, China

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Changes in zooplankton community and distribution have significant influences on fishery resources due to their vital role in the marine food web.
Yongqiang Shi, Yongqiang Shi, Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Tao Zuo, Tao Zuo, Xiujuan Shan, Xiujuan Shan, Xianshi Jin, Xianshi Jin, Jianqiang Sun, Wei Yuan, Wei Yuan, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pakhomov   +15 more
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Advances in the Effects of Biochar on Microbial Ecological Function in Soil and Crop Quality

Sustainability, 2022
Biochar, a late-model environmental functional material, has been widely applied in environmental remediation, agricultural production, and energy utilization due to its excellent characteristics such as porosity and high specific surface area. In recent
Yaming Zhao, Xiangjun Wang, Guangwei Yao, Zhizhong Lin, Laiyuan Xu, Yunli Jiang, Zewen Jin, S. Shan, Lifeng Ping   +8 more
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Predation Pressure on Sentinel Insect Prey along a Riverside Urbanization Gradient in Hungary

Insects, 2020
Urbanization is one of the most important global trends which causes habitat reduction and alteration which are, in turn, the main reasons for the well-documented reduction in structural and functional diversity in urbanized environments.
Csaba Béla Eötvös, Gábor L. Lövei, Tibor Magura   +2 more
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Variation in Population Structure and Standing Stocks of Kelp Along Multiple Environmental Gradients and Implications for Ecosystem Services

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
There is an increasing focus on ecosystem services provided by macroalgae worldwide, many which depend on its structural and morphological characteristics.
Hege Gundersen, Eli Rinde, Trine Bekkby, Kasper Hancke, Janne K. Gitmark, Hartvig Christie   +5 more
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A new strategy for evaluating the improvement effectiveness of degraded soil based on the synergy and diversity of microbial ecological function

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Sandy soil, as an important transition phase to desertification, has been an important environmental issue of global concern. This study explored the combined effects of organic fertilizer amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF)-assisted ...
Zhechao Zhang, Zhongqi Shi, Jiuyang Yang, B. Hao, Lijun Hao, Fengwei Diao, Lixin Wang, Zhihua Bao, W. Guo   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source