Ecological IndicatorsOwing to rocky desertification, farmland abandonment in karst areas is different from that in normal landforms. Aiming at the phenomenon of large-scale farmland abandonment in the karst region of Southwest China, this study investigated the ...
Zeyin Hu, Yonghuan Lu, Xingsong Yi
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Ecological Quality Evolution and Its Driving Factors in Yunnan Karst Rocky Desertification Areas [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Rocky desertification is a key element affecting regional ecological quality. Rocky desertification in Southwest China directly affects the ecological security of the Yangtze River and Pearl River basins and also restricts regional economic and social ...
Shiwen Zhang, Xuehua Wang
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Responses of Soil Microbial Community to Rocky Desertification Succession and Their Relationships With Plant Functional Diversity in Southwest China Karst Ecosystem [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSoil microorganisms play a critical regulatory role in various ecosystem functions, making them essential for maintaining ecosystem stability. Plant functional diversity influences soil physicochemical properties and shapes the structure and function of ...
Dandan Zhu +3 more
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International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2021 Karst rocky desertification (KRD) has become a major long-term problem for the ecological environment in karst areas of southwest China. The aim of this study was to monitor and evaluate the level of rocky desertification in Pingguo County, Guangxi ...
Xiangnan Liu, Ling Wu, Zhang Jie
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Remote Sensing, 2022 Landscape change is a dynamic feature of landscape structure and function over time which is usually affected by natural and human factors. The evolution of rocky desertification is a typical landscape change that directly affects ecological environment ...
Chunhua Qian +4 more
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EXTRACTION OF ROCKY DESERTIFICATION FROM DISP IMAGERY: A CASE STUDY OF LIUPANSHUI, GUIZHOU, CHINA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017 Karst rocky desertification is a typical type of land degradation in Guizhou Province, China. It causes great ecological and economical implications to the local people.
G. Zhou +9 more
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Ecological stoichiometric characteristics of soil-moss C, N, and P in restoration stages of karst rocky desertification. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Rocky desertification is the most serious ecological disaster in karst areas. Comprehensive control of rocky desertification plays an important role in promoting the economic development of karst areas.
Wenping Meng +4 more
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Relationships between nitrogen-fixing bacteria community structure in Vicia villosa nodules, soil properties and rocky desertification degree in karst area southwest China. [PDF]
PLoS ONERocky desertification, a common phenomenon in karst ecosystems, significantly impacts soil fertility and vegetation restoration. Therefore, understanding the relationship between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and soil properties under different degrees of ...
Yuanyuan Qi +6 more
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Changes in land use are associated with the accumulation of soil phytolith-occluded organic carbon
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Organic carbon occluded in phytoliths is extremely stable and plays important roles in long-term preservation of soil and stable carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems.
Linjiao Wang, Ke Wang, Maoyin Sheng
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Cluster analysis of karyotype similarity coefficients in Epimedium (Berberidaceae): insights in the systematics and evolution [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2020 In order to evaluate the genome evolution and systematics, karyotype analysis of mitotic metaphase chromosomes in 51 taxa of Epimedium and two species of Vancouveria was conducted.
Lin-Jiao Wang +3 more
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