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Historical changes in the distribution of the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Sichuan Province, China

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2024.
Historical changes in the distribution of the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkey were identified. Between 1980 and 2000, there was a sharp decline in the distribution area of the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkey. The boundary of the distribution area for the Sichuan golden snub‐nosed monkeys in Sichuan Province has significantly shifted northward ...
Yunchuan Dai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Free‐ranging livestock reduces the habitat suitability of subalpine pheasants during breeding season in Southwest China

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2024.
The presence of free‐ranging livestock will influence the nesting success, food resources, and distribution of resources and risks within the habitat of pheasants in subalpine forests Abstract Free‐ranging livestock pose a threat to forest biodiversity, exerting a profound influence on the survival of several endangered species.
Xiao‐Tong Shang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An organizational capability framework for earthquake recovery

open access: yes, 2017
Engineering and construction capability affects the cost and pace of post-disaster recovery. An organizational capability framework for effective earthquake recovery was developed after studying longitudinally 15 engineering and construction ...
Chang-Richards, Alice   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Applying the Coulomb Failure Function with an optimally oriented plane to the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake triggering [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The Coulomb failure function (CFF) quantitatively describes static stress changes in secondary faults near the source fault of an earthquake. CFF can be employed to monitor how static stress transfers and then shed some light on the probability of ...
Xu, C., Li, Z., Wang, J., Drummond, J.
core   +1 more source

Dynamically triggered seismicity on a tectonic scale: A review

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 1-24, March 2024.
Research on the mechanism and models of earthquake triggering by dynamic disturbances is reviewed. The drawbacks of the available research works on earthquake triggering are pointed out. Some suggestions on scientific issues of earthquake triggering for future research are proposed.
Chengzhi Qi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research data of the slide/non-slide sample sets in Jiuzhaigou earthquake

open access: yes
Landslide/non-landslide sample sets collected using various sampling strategies in the study area of Jiuzhaigou ...
An, Jiwen
core   +1 more source

A comparison of the governance landscape of earthquake risk reduction in Nepal and the Indian State of Bihar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
On 25 April 2015, a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal, killing more than 8,700 people. An earthquake of this magnitude has long been anticipated in Nepal and the neighbouring northern Indian state of Bihar, which straddle the active Himalayan ...
Jones, Samantha   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Microwave Brightness Temperature Characteristics of Three Strong Earthquakes in Sichuan Province, China

open access: yesIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2020
Passive microwave remote sensing technology is an effective means to identify the thermal anomalies associated with earthquakes due to its penetrating capability through clouds compared with infrared sensors.
Feng Jing   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis Using High-Precision Airborne LiDAR Data to Survey Potential Collapse Geological Hazards

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2021
On August 8, 2017, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, causing significant damage to both life and property.
Jinxing She   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research on the Cooperation Relationship Network of Emergency Response Partners in Jiuzhaigou Earthquake: A Case Study Based on the Social Network Analysis

open access: yes, 2022
After sudden disasters strike, rapid and effective emergency response actions can greatly reduce casualties and property losses. The key is how to effectively improve the coordination efficiency among emergency response partners.
Ma, Xiaolei   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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