Archaea and their interactions with bacteria in a karst ecosystem. [PDF]
Karst ecosystems are widely distributed around the world, accounting for 15–20% of the global land area. However, knowledge on microbial ecology of these systems does not match with their global importance. To close this knowledge gap, we sampled three niches including weathered rock, sediment, and drip water inside the Heshang Cave and three types of ...
Cheng X +5 more
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Ecosystem service delivery in Karst landscapes: anthropogenic perturbation and recovery [PDF]
Couvrant de vastes régions de la Chine, les paysages karstiques sont exceptionnels car un changement rapide et intensif de l'utilisation des terres n'a provoqué une grave dégradation de l'écosystème qu'au cours des 50 dernières années. L'intensification de la production alimentaire par l'agriculture au XXe siècle a entraîné une détérioration rapide de ...
Timothy A. Quine +14 more
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Karst ecosystem observation and assessment at local and regional scales [PDF]
The highly sensitive and vulnerable karst ecosystem in Southwest China is one of the largest exposed carbonate rock areas (more than 0.54 million km2) in the world, hosting 220 million people. Rocky desertification is the most serious eco-environmental problems in China karst.
Wang, Kelin +3 more
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Village ecosystem vulnerability in karst desertification control: evidence from South China Karst
Against the background of global environmental changes and the intensification of human activity, the village ecosystem faces enormous challenges. In particular, the rural areas in South China Karst face serious problems, such as karst desertification and human–land conflicts.
Kangning Xiong, Xiong Kangning
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Effects of high Ca and Mg stress on plants water use efficiency in a Karst ecosystem. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Karst ecosystems are widely distributed in the world, with one of the largest continuous Karst landforms in Southwest China. Karst regions are characterized by water shortage, high soil calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) content, and soil ...
Qu R, Han G.
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Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Based on Resampling Method and FR-CNN: A Case Study of Changdu
Deep learning can extract complex and high-dimensional characteristic information with its deep structure, effectively exploring the complex relationship between landslides and their numerous influencing factors, and ultimately, more accurately predict ...
Zili Qin +4 more
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Carbonate Mineral Dissolution and Its Carbon Sink Effect in Chinese Loess
The relationship between the source and sink of atmospheric CO2 has always been a widely discussed issue in global climate change research. Recent studies revealed that the chemical weathering of carbonate rocks contributed to 1/3 (~0.5 Pg C/yr) of the ...
Mingyu Shao +5 more
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Forest Fire Mapping Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study in Chongqing
Forest fires are one of the most severe natural disasters facing global ecosystems, as they have a significant impact on ecological security and social development.
Yixin Zhao +5 more
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Land surface temperature (LST) is a key parameter in the study of surface energy balance and climate change from local through to global scales. Vegetation has inevitably influenced the LST by changing the surface properties.
Jinlian Liu +5 more
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Responses of Forest Carbon Cycle to Drought and Elevated CO2
Forests play a pivotal role in mitigating global warming as an important carbon sink. Recent global greening trends reflect a positive influence of elevated atmospheric CO2 on terrestrial carbon uptake.
Jun-Lan Xiao +5 more
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