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Topographic Gradient Differentiation and Ecological Function Zoning Based on Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Fuping County [PDF]

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2023
Scientifically delineating ecological function zones is essential for national territory spatial planning and comprehensive management. In this study, we evaluated five ecosystem services, habitat quality, water yield, carbon sequestration, soil ...
Ling He, Zhe Du, Jiabo Tian and Shuqi Chen
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The microbial community and functional indicators response to flow restoration in gradient in a simulated water flume

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Flow reduction has greatly affected the river ecological systems, and it has attracted much attention. However, less attention has been paid to response to flow restoration, especially flow restoration in gradient.
Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Zhuowei Wang, Xiaobo Liu, Dayu Zhu, Yurong Wang, Leixiang Wu   +6 more
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Ecological and floristic characteristics of Cyanophyceae of Pryazovskyi National Nature Park

Agrology, 2020
The north-western coast of the Sea of Azov is a set of natural systems that are characterized by a high level of biological diversity, economic value and have a high recreational potential.
L. I. Arabadzhy-Tipenko
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Modeling Tick Populations: An Ecological Test Case for Gradient Boosted Trees

Peer Community Journal, 2023
General linear models have been the foundational statistical framework used to discover the ecological processes that explain the distribution and abundance of natural populations.
Manley, William, Tran, Tam, Prusinski, Melissa, Brisson, Dustin   +3 more
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Contrasting nutritional acclimation of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red maple (Acer rubrum L.) to increasing conifers and soil acidity as demonstrated by foliar nutrient balances

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marshall, SM) is believed to be more sensitive to acidic and nutrient-poor soils associated with conifer-dominated stands than red maple (Acer rubrum L., RM).
Alexandre Collin, Christian Messier, Christian Messier, Benoit Côté, Benoit Côté, Mario Fontana, Nicolas Bélanger, Nicolas Bélanger   +7 more
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Latitude and Altitude Influence Secondary Metabolite Production in Peripheral Alpine Populations of the Mediterranean Species Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. has a great economic importance in perfumery, cosmetics, food manufacturing, aromatherapy, and pharmaceutical industry. This species finds its phytosociological optimum in the sub-Mediterranean region.
Sonia Demasi, Matteo Caser, Michele Lonati, Pier L. Cioni, Luisa Pistelli, Basma Najar, Valentina Scariot   +6 more
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Partitioning scleractinian coral diversity across reef sites and regions in the Western Indian Ocean

Ecosphere, 2016
Understanding how diversity is organized is essential for inference about appropriate scales for natural resource research and management. In this study, we investigated variation in scleractinian coral taxonomic richness and community diversity in the ...
Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, Timothy R. McClanahan   +1 more
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Genetic signatures of ecological diversity along an urbanization gradient [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Despite decades of work in environmental science and ecology, estimating human influences on ecosystems remains challenging. This is partly due to complex chains of causation among ecosystem elements, exacerbated by the difficulty of collecting ...
Ryan P. Kelly, James L. O’Donnell, Natalie C. Lowell, Andrew O. Shelton, Jameal F. Samhouri, Shannon M. Hennessey, Blake E. Feist, Gregory D. Williams   +7 more
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Following up on a Margalevian concept: Interactions and exchanges among adjacent parcels of coastal landscapes

Scientia Marina, 2001
Some decades ago Margalef speculated that study of the exchanges across boundaries that separate different types of ecological systems would provide significant insights about properties and processes within the units that make up ecological mosaics ...
I. Valiela, J. L. Bowen, M. L. Cole, K. D. Kroeger, D. Lawrence, W. J. Pabich, G. Tomasky, S. Mazzilli   +7 more
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Ecological network construction and gradient zoning optimization strategy in urban-rural fringe: A case study of Licheng District, Jinan City, China

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Ecological network construction and optimization is an effective way to balance the contradiction between regional development and ecological protection in the process of urbanization.
Jianpeng Fan, Qi Wang, Min Ji, Yingjun Sun, Yougui Feng, Fengshuo Yang, Zhe Zhang   +6 more
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