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Calibration of soil contact parameters for planting sand shrubs in the desert regions of Inner Mongolia. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Nannan Z, Chenghui P, Yantang Z, Shaoyu C, Lingzhi L, Zhigang L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sixty Years of Sugarcane Monoculture Alters Carbon Preservation in Large Soil Macroaggregates in Tropical Soil

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Frequent and intensive tillage in conventional agriculture disrupts soil aggregates, engendering significant depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Long‐term studies are essential for assessing the impact of sustainable practices on aggregate dynamics and carbon sequestration in sugarcane monocropping in tropical ecosystems.
Belchior Oliveira Trigueiro da Silva, Ademir De Oliveira Ferreira, Rattan Lal, Thiago Massao Inagaki, Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, João Carlos De Moraes Sá, Edivan Rodrigues de Souza, Aline Roma Tomaz, William Ramos da Silva, Felipe José Cury Fracetto   +9 more
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Characteristics and community stabilities of the resource islands formed by Salix paraplesia shrubs in the mobile sandy land of the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Sichuan Province. [PDF]

Heliyon
He L, Su M, Chen D, Zeng H, Huang X, Li H, Wu S, Song H, Jiang X, Wu K, Yang J, Yan W, Deng D.   +12 more
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Efficiency of Vegetative Filter Strips in Mitigating Soil Erosion and Surface Runoff

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are widely used in agriculture to reduce soil erosion and sediment transport during heavy rainfall events. This study assessed their effectiveness in controlling surface runoff and sediment transport under controlled field conditions.
Tomáš Laburda, David Zumr, Jan Devátý, Saunak Sinha Ray, Petr Koudelka, Josef Krása, Tomáš Dostál, John Steven Schwartz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant Functional Composition, Ecological Niche Distribution, and Biodiversity Measures Across Urban Grasslands of Different Size, Localisation, and Type

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban grasslands (UGs) are among the most abundant type of green infrastructure in cities worldwide. They deliver a range of ecosystem services and perform numerous ecosystem functions. To ensure the multifunctionality of UGs, enhancing their biodiversity is crucial; however, owing to urbanisation effects and inappropriate management, UGs ...
Małgorzata W. Raduła, Tomasz H. Szymura, Sebastian Świerszcz, Hassanali Mollashahi, Magdalena Szymura   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of climate, soil, and leaf traits on nutrient resorption efficiency and proficiency of different plant functional types across arid and semiarid regions of northwest China. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Zhang J, Yu W, Wang Y, Huang Z, Liu G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Continental‐scale seston stoichiometry reveals fundamental constraints on the elemental composition of particles transported by streams

Limnology and Oceanography, EarlyView.
Abstract Suspended particulate matter, or seston, represents an understudied flux of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in river networks. Here, we summarize riverine seston C : N : P stoichiometry data from 27 streams and rivers sampled regularly from 2014 to 2022 across the United States by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON).
David W. P. Manning, Arial J. Shogren, Jonathan P. Benstead, Zacharie T. Loveless   +3 more
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Selective Functionalization of MWCNTs: Enhancing Wear Mechanisms and Friction‐Induced Graphitization in Epoxy Composites

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
Incorporating 0.3 wt.% COOH‐functionalized MWCNTs, well dispersed via ultrasonication, into epoxy significantly enhances tribological and mechanical performance, reducing wear by 82% and COF by 32%. During sliding, friction breaks down MWCNTs into graphitic fragments, which are slowly released, forming a protective tribofilm.
Ravisrini Jayasinghe, Maximiano Ramos, Ashveen Nand, Maziar Ramezani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of grazing on the relationship between dominant shrubs and understory vegetation along sand dune stability gradient. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhu T, Cao W, Li X, Hai L, Zhao X, Li Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unequal Spaces, Unequal Minds: How Spatial Inequality Drives Excessive Educational Consumption

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The after‐school educational services market is booming, driven by growing parental anxiety and demand for excessive tutoring. This paper identifies spatial inequality, defined as the uneven distribution of resources across geographic areas, as a key driver that pushes parents toward excessive consumption of educational products.
Yuxuan Liu
wiley   +1 more source