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Bighorn sheep associations: understanding tradeoffs of sociality and implications for disease transmission [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Sociality directly influences mating success, survival rates, and disease, but ultimately likely evolved for its fitness benefits in a challenging environment.
Marie I. Tosa, Mark J. Biel, Tabitha A. Graves   +2 more
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Trade-Off and Synergy Relationships and Spatial Bundle Analysis of Ecosystem Services in the Qilian Mountains

Remote Sensing, 2023
Significant heterogeneity has been observed among different ecosystem services (ES). Understanding the trade-offs and synergies among ES and delineating ecological functional zones is crucial for formulating regional management policies that improve ...
Yipeng Wang, Hongyi Cheng, Naiang Wang, Chufang Huang, Kaili Zhang, Bin Qiao, Yuanyuan Wang, Penghui Wen   +7 more
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Warm Island Effect in the Lake Region of the Tengger Desert Based on MODIS and Meteorological Station Data

Atmosphere, 2021
The northeastern part of the Tengger Desert accommodates several lakes. The effect of these lakes on local temperatures is unclear. In this study, the effects of the lakes were investigated using land surface temperature (LST) from MODIS (Moderate ...
Nan Meng, Nai’ang Wang, Liqiang Zhao, Zhenmin Niu, Xiaoyan Liang, Xinran Yu, Penghui Wen, Xianbao Su   +7 more
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Assessment of fall season habitat and coverboard use by snakes in a restored tallgrass prairie community

Acta Herpetologica, 2023
We assessed habitat use and preference with respect to artificial coverboards for the snake community of a restored tallgrass prairie. Coverboards offer herpetofauna protection from predators and space to thermoregulate their body temperature.
Carter Dollen, Tracy J. Coleman, Travis R. Robbins   +2 more
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Variation characteristics and influencing mechanism of CO2 flux from lakes in the Badain Jaran Desert: A case study of Yindeer Lake

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Carbon sequestration levels in lakes are often underestimated despite being vital for the comprehensive analysis of CO2 budget and significantly influencing inland lakes in arid areas. In this study, the eddy covariance (EC) technique was used to measure
Ping Yang, Nai'ang Wang, Liqiang Zhao, Dezhong Zhang, Hang Zhao, Zhenmin Niu, Guangqun Fan   +6 more
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Comparative Quality and Trend of Remotely Sensed Phenology and Productivity Metrics across the Western United States

Remote Sensing, 2020
Vegetation phenology and productivity play a crucial role in surface energy balance, plant and animal distribution, and animal movement and habitat use and can be measured with remote sensing metrics including start of season (SOS), peak instantaneous ...
Ethan E. Berman, Tabitha A. Graves, Nate L. Mikle, Jerod A. Merkle, Aaron N. Johnston, Geneva W. Chong   +5 more
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Contribution of Lake-Dune Patterning to the Dune Height of Mega-Dunes in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea, Northern China

Remote Sensing, 2021
Mega-dunes in the lake group area of the Badain Jaran Sand Sea, China, are generally taller than dunes in the non-lake group area. This spatial distribution of dune heights may provide a new perspective on the controversy regarding the dunes’ formation ...
Zhenmin Niu, Nai’ang Wang, Nan Meng, Jiang Liu, Xueran Liang, Hongyi Cheng, Penghui Wen, Xinran Yu, Wenjia Zhang, Xiaoyan Liang   +9 more
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Field Model-Based Cultural Diffusion Patterns and GIS Spatial Analysis Study on the Spatial Diffusion Patterns of Qijia Culture in China

Remote Sensing, 2022
Cultural diffusion is one of the core issues among researchers in the field of cultural geography. This study aimed to examine the spatial diffusion patterns of the Qijia culture (QJC) to clarify the origin and formation process of Chinese field model ...
Yuanyuan Wang, Naiang Wang, Xuepeng Zhao, Xueran Liang, Jiang Liu, Ping Yang, Yipeng Wang, Yixin Wang   +7 more
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Warm Island Effect in the Badain Jaran Desert Lake Group Region Inferred from the Accumulated Temperature

Atmosphere, 2020
The Badain Jaran Desert (BJD) is characterized by the coexistence of over 110 perennial lakes and thousands of megadunes in its southeast part. Unlike the cold island effect, we found a special phenomenon of the warm island effect in the lake group ...
Xiaoyan Liang, Liqiang Zhao, Zhenmin Niu, Xingbin Xu, Nan Meng, Nai’ang Wang   +5 more
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Democratizing Glacier Data – Maturity of Worldwide Datasets and Future Ambitions

Frontiers in Climate, 2022
The creation and curation of environmental data present numerous challenges and rewards. In this study, we reflect on the increasing amount of freely available glacier data (inventories and changes), as well as on related demands by data providers, data ...
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer, Samuel U. Nussbaumer, Bruce Raup, Frank Paul, Ethan Welty, Ann K. Windnagel, Florence Fetterer, Michael Zemp   +7 more
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