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Spatio-Temporal Patterns of NDVI and Its Influencing Factors Based on the ESTARFM in the Loess Plateau of China

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
The Loess Plateau is ecologically vulnerable. Vegetation is the key factor in ecological improvement. The study of the distribution patterns of vegetation and its impact factors has important guiding meaning for ecological construction in the region. The
Xinyi Fan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2015
Cultivation of field crops is a challenge and risky business in sloping areas. A study was conducted as a demonstration model for the sloppy lands of Fateh Jang, Pakistan.
Obaid ur Rehman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An allometric model-based approach for estimating biomass in seven Indian bamboo species in western Himalayan foothills, India

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The rapid growth rate, high biomass production, and annual harvesting make bamboo a suitable species for commercial production. Allometric equations for many broadleaf and conifer tree species are available.
R. Kaushal   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationships Between Key Dryland Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in Ordos, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Dryland ecosystem services (ESs) have been severely harmed by global environmental changes and increased human activities. To improve ESs, it is necessary to understand how they interact in drylands.
Ning Su   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis

open access: yesPlant and Soil, 2019
Rhizodeposits collected from hydroponic solutions with roots of maize and barley, and seed mucilage washed from chia, were added to soil to measure their impact on water retention and hysteresis in a sandy loam soil at a range of concentrations.
M. Naveed   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Forestry solutions for mitigating climate change in China

open access: yesForest Systems, 2014
Aim of study: Forests have vital functions in global carbon cycle, and thus are of prime importance in efforts to curb climate change. This study intends to guide effective forestry solutions to combat climate change in China.Area of study: China, not ...
Guanglei Gao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water Area Variation and River–Lake Interactions in the Poyang Lake from 1977–2021

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Lakes are an important part of the Earth’s surface. Poyang Lake is China’s largest freshwater lake with complex hydrological relationships and unique rhythmic changes.
Biqing Tian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of nutrient stoichiometric relationships among ecosystem compartments of a subtropical treatment wetland. Do we have “Redfield wetlands”?

open access: yesEcological Processes, 2019
Background Evaluation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) ratios in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems can advance our understanding of biological processes, nutrient cycling, and the fate of organic matter (OM) in these ecosystems ...
Paul Julian   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water, Soil, and Plants Interactions in a Threatened Environment

open access: yesWater, 2021
The unprecedented pressure posed by a growing population on water resources generates a significant shortage between the available resources and water demand, which together with water scarcity, floods, and droughts, can affect the world population and ...
M. Gavrilescu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of fine root length density and root biomass on soil preferential flow in forest ecosystems

open access: yesForest Systems, 2015
Aim of study: The study was conducted to characterize the impacts of plant roots systems (e.g., root length density and root biomass) on soil preferential flow in forest ecosystems.
Yinghu Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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