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Climate-Driven Effects on NPP in the Tibetan Plateau Alpine Grasslands Diminish with Increasing Elevation

Remote Sensing
Temperature and precipitation are important abiotic factors affecting net primary productivity (NPP) in grassland ecosystems. However, findings on how elevation influences the effects of these factors on NPP in alpine grasslands are not yet consistent ...
Ze Tang, Yangjian Zhang, Ming Lei, Zhaolei Li, Guang Zhao, Yao Chen, Wenquan Zhu   +6 more
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Simulated Trampling Disturbance Alters Biocrust Microbial Communities and Soil Functions: A Container‐Based Mesocosm Experiment

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are crucial components of dryland ecosystems; however, they are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances, particularly trampling caused by grazing. To evaluate the impacts of trampling on biocrust structure, microbial communities, and soil functions, we conducted a mesocosm‐based simulated disturbance ...
Lu Chen, Yue Li, Chengrong Peng, Zongqi Liu, Yuxi Duan, Li Wu, Shubin Lan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Stock-Carrying Capacity of Farms

, 1946
RESP ...
Boyd, D. A., Kempthorne, O.
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Assessment of grassland carrying capacity drivers and evaluation of pasture-livestock balance: A case study of Xinjiang, China

Global Ecology and Conservation
Evaluating the spatiotemporal variations and driving mechanisms of carrying capacity (CC) is critical for optimizing grassland resource utilization and promoting sustainable development in grassland animal husbandry.
Guangyu Wang, Yaoming Li, Lianlian Fan, Xuexi Ma, Yuanye Liang, Tingting Hui, Wenbo Zhang, Wei Li, Jiefei Mao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forest Conversion Reduces Soil Water Retention in Tropical Rainforest

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extensive primary forests are being converted to secondary forests and plantations owing to human activities in recent decades, which have substantial effects on soil hydrological processes. However, the potential impact of forest conversion on soil water retention remains poorly understood.
Qiaoyan Chen, Siyuan Cheng, Shuting Yu, Xiaowei Guo, Zhongyi Sun, Zhongmin Hu, Licong Dai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of wind generation capacity credits in the Great Britain and Irish systems [PDF]

, 2010
Paper presented at Cigre 2010, 22nd to 27th August 2010, Paris, FranceThe concept of capacity credit is widely used to quantify the contribution of renewable technologies to securing demand.
Hasche, Bernhard, Dent, Chris, Bialek, Janusz W., Keane, Andrew   +3 more
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Characterising fine‐scale habitat associations for range expanding species with limited data: a case study on the West Nile Virus vector, Culex modestus

Oikos, EarlyView.
The ecological and epidemiological consequences of species expanding into new areas are growing concomitantly with climate change. Those aiming to monitor species expanding in range must make optimal use of finite resources to deliver effective surveillance capable of detecting new incursions and range expansions.
Susanna Cant, Owen Jones, Maisie Vollans, Maximilian Ayling, Nyall Jamieson, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Jolyon M. Medlock, Thomas Ward, Julie Day, Robert S. Paton   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

South African grassland ecology and its restoration [PDF]

, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate how human related disturbances affect mesic grasslands. I identified what was lost from the system after a disturbance and what biological constraints ecologists and managers will face when approaching their ...
Zaloumis, Nicholas Paul
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Remote sensing and citizen science for habitat mapping: A machine learning approach to lowland heathland in Surrey, UK

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In a time of extensive global biodiversity loss, conservation efforts increasingly rely on high‐resolution, accurate, up‐to‐date habitat maps to guide decision‐making and strategic interventions. Many products have been developed in response, using machine learning (ML) methods to automate habitat classification, often relying on satellite ...
Victoria Webster, Ana Andries, Daniel Banks, Andrew Jamieson, Ben Siggery, Mike Waite, Richard Murphy, Stephen Morse   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source