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The costs of increasing precision for ecosystem services valuation studies

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Ecosystem services valuation (ESV) is increasingly used to provide the impetus to sustainably manage and restore ecosystems. When undertaking an ESV study, the available resources, desired scope, and necessary precision must be considered before ...
Ida Kubiszewski, Kennedy Muthee, A. Rifaee Rasheed, Robert Costanza, Maya Suzuki, Stacey Noel, Mark Schauer   +6 more
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Effects of gravel on the water infiltration process and hydraulic parameters of stony soil in the eastern foothills of Helan Mountain, China

Scientific Reports
The investigation into the impact of gravel on water infiltration process and hydraulic parameters in stony soil could offer a theoretical basis to enhance water availability in rocky mountain area.
Yan Ma, Youqi Wang, Yuhan Zhang, Ruiyuan Zhang, Cheng Yuan, Chengfeng Ma, Yiru Bai   +6 more
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The source of volatile organic compounds pollution and its effect on ozone in high-altitude areas

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are crucial precursors in the formation of ozone (O3). The sources of pollution are complex and significantly impact O3 generation.
CongHui Wang, GuangYao Shi, LingTong Du, XiLu Ni, Yang Hu, DanBo Pang, JiangHong Meng   +6 more
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Variations in the quantity and chemical composition of soil dissolved organic matter along a chronosequence of wolfberry plantations in an arid area of Northwest China

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Background Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the most active component of soil organic matter (SOM), playing a major role in regulating soil fertility and carbon cycling.
Rongjie Wu, Bin Xue, George Martial Ndzana, Yan Wang, Longwei Fu, Bingqing Liu, Ruili Gao, Kun Ma, Lingtong Du, Hui An, Muhammad Kamran   +10 more
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Assessment of Soil Organic and Inorganic Carbon Under Afforestation and Natural Vegetation Restoration Using Stable Carbon Isotope (δ¹³C) Measurements

Agriculture
On the Loess Plateau, vast farmlands have suffered from severe land degradation and soil erosion. Afforestation and natural vegetation restoration are two main methods for ecological restoration on the degraded farmland in the last few decades.
Mengyao Wu, Yaru Zhao, Hui Li, Wenchang Ma, Yang Gao   +4 more
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Empirical analysis of the influence of vegetation photosynthetic productivity on negative air ions in forest ecosystems driven by solar radiation

Ecological Indicators
Air pollution stands as the single largest environmental risk to human health globally, and negative air ions (NAIs) serve as essential indicators for measuring regional air quality. They play a crucial role in alleviating the pressure and risks posed by
GuangYao Shi, JinSong Zhang, YuQiang Sang, LingTong Du, XiLu Ni, Yang Hu   +5 more
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The Economics of Land Degradation [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
Healthy soils are essential for sustaining economies and human livelihoods. In spite of this, the key ecosystem services provided by soils have usually been taken for granted and their true value - beyond market value - is being underrated. This pattern of undervaluation of soils is about to change in view of rapidly raising land prices, which is the ...
von Braun, Joachim, Gerber, Nicolas, Mirzabaev, Alisher, Nkonya, Ephraim M.   +3 more
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Soil organic matter and water content affect the community characteristics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Helan mountain, an arid desert grassland area in China

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are vital in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the community structure characteristics and influencing factors of AMF in the forest ecosystems of arid desert grassland areas require further investigation ...
Leilei Shao, Leilei Shao, Peixuan Yan, Siqi Ye, Siqi Ye, Hao Bai, Hao Bai, Rui Zhang, Rui Zhang, Guangyao Shi, Guangyao Shi, Yang Hu, Yang Hu, Danbo Pang, Danbo Pang, Xiang Niu, Xilu Ni, Xilu Ni   +17 more
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Modulation of salt tolerance in Echinochloa frumentacea by foliar spraying of epibrassinolide

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] Soil salinization seriously affects the growth, development, and yield of the forage grass E. frumentacea. We aim to investigate the regulatory effects of epibrassinolide (EBR) on salt tolerance of E. frumentacea and its mechanism, in order
HOU Wenjun, MA Dongmei, ZHANG Ling, HANG Jiahui   +3 more
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Relationship Between Land Degradation, Biophysical and Social Factors in Lekso Watershed, East Java, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2018
Degraded lands are getting extensive worldwide. Even its existence has projected as a solution to fulfill agricultural land scarcity to meet the global demands of food and other agricultural goods, the rate of its extension should be inhibited.
Agustina, C. (Christanti), Kurniawan, S. (Syahrul), Lestariningsih, I. D. (Iva), Sudarto, S. (S), Widianto, W. (W)   +4 more
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