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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2700-2713, November 2025.Abstract Large old trees are important ecological entities in human settlements, providing cultural values and ecological services that are threatened by current and future changes in global climate, land use and disturbance regimes. Some studies suggest incorporating social and cultural significance into the conservation of large old trees.
Zhuo Cheng +5 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2013 In order to clarify the interactive mechanism between grazing yak and alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, our study assessed seed density (by species) in the topsoil of alpine meadow with different grazing intensities in the Tianzhu area, north-
Xiao-jun YU +4 more
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Etyma for 'chicken', 'duck', and 'goose' among language phyla in China and Southeast Asia [PDF]
, 2015 This paper considers the history of words for domesticated poultry, including ‘chicken’, ‘goose’, and ‘duck’, in China and mainland Southeast Asia to try to relate associated domestication events with specific language groups.
Alves, Mark J
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Topicalization and the question of lexical passives in Chinese [PDF]
, 2010 This paper is one argument for a theory of grammatical relations in Chinese in which there are no grammatical relations beyond semantic roles, and no lexical relation-changing rules.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Parallel grammaticalizations in Tibeto-Burman : evidence of Sapir's 'Drift' [PDF]
, 2010 In chapters seven and eight of his book Language, Sapir talked about what he called ‘drift’, the changes that a language undergoes through time [...]. Dialects of a language are formed when that language is broken into different segments that no longer ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Isotopic partitioning of gaseous nitrogen emissions of natural terrestrial ecosystems
Environmental Research LettersWe estimated the emissions of different forms of gaseous nitrogen (N) from natural terrestrial ecosystems using newly upscaled soil δ ^15 N maps, data-constrained gas partitioning models, and incorporating the previously missing N input flux from rock ...
Maoyuan Feng +4 more
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Changing the retention properties of catchments and their influence on runoff under climate change
Environmental Research Letters, 2018 Many studies on drought consider precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (PET) impacts. However, catchment water retention is a factor affecting the interception of precipitation and slowing down runoff which also plays a critical role in ...
Hui Yang +9 more
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Nominalization in Rawang [PDF]
, 2010 This paper discusses the various forms, origins, and uses of nominalization in the Rawang (Rvwàng) language, a Tibeto-Burman language of northern Myanmar, with data taken mainly from naturally occurring ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Vajravārāhī in Khara Khoto and Prajñāpāramitā in East Java: Connected by Pearl Ornaments
ReligionsThis research, situated in the geographical and historical context of the Tangut and East Java, uncovers a significant aspect of the evolution of Buddhist art styles.
Lesley S Pullen
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Extension of the growing season increases vegetation exposure to frost
Nature Communications, 2018 Plant growing season increases under a warming climate, but it is not known whether this will alter plant exposure to frost days. Here Liu et al. investigate trends in the Northern Hemisphere over 30 years and find increased exposure to frost days in ...
Qiang Liu +9 more
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