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Effects of 15-year straw incorporation on soil carbon composition and microbial community under wheat–maize rotation system in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain

BMC Plant Biology
Background Straw incorporation is an effective agronomic practice for improving soil fertility and crop yield. In this study, we investigated the effects of the different straw incorporation modes on soil organic carbon components, enzyme activities, and
Xiang Chen, Zhiwei Tang, Ying Weng, Hongmei Cai, Yu Wu, Baoqiang Zheng, Jincai Li   +6 more
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Home range and core area characteristics of urban and rural coyotes and red foxes in southern Wisconsin

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Second‐order habitat selection is influenced by a variety of factors, including individual‐ and species‐specific traits and resource requirements, as well as landscape characteristics. By comparing home range characteristics across individuals, species, and landscapes, we can draw conclusions regarding whether and how different factors influence home ...
Morgan J. Farmer, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Daniel J. Storm, Marcus A. Mueller, David Drake   +4 more
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Highly Efficient Water and Nitrogen Application Strategies for Maintaining Summer Maize Yield in the North China Plain During Future Drought Years

Food and Energy Security
Future frequent droughts threaten summer maize production in the North China Plain (NCP). A proper combination of irrigation and nitrogen (N) application can improve water and N use efficiency while maintaining summer maize yield.
Zheng Wang, Changxiu Cheng
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Introducing Legumes into Wheat–Maize Rotation Complicates Soil Microbial Co-Occurrence Network and Reduces Soil Allelochemicals in Succeeding Wheat Season

Agriculture
Increasing species richness through rotation is considered a promising measure to enhance agroecosystem functions and services. However, the legacy effects of introducing legumes into a wheat–maize rotation in the North China Plain on soil microecology ...
Yaqian Yan, Haiyang Jin, Fei Zheng, Xiwen Yang, Hang Song, Jiarui Wang, Baoting Fang, Hongjian Cheng, Xiangdong Li, Dexian He   +9 more
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Effect of Irrigation to Winter Wheat on the Radiation Use Efficiency and Yield of Summer Maize in a Double Cropping System

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
In north China, double cropping of winter wheat and summer maize is a widely adopted agricultural practice, and irrigation is required to obtain a high yield from winter wheat, which results in rapid aquifer depletion.
Li Quanqi, Chen Yuhai, Zhou Xunbo, Yu Songlie, Guo Changcheng   +4 more
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The wolf is back! Non‐consumptive effects of the return of a large carnivore on the use of supplementary feeding sites by roe deer

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding how prey species tradeoff predation risk and resource acquisition is particularly important for advancing our knowledge of predator–prey relationships. We investigated this by studying the use of concentrated anthropogenic resources, namely supplementary feeding sites, by roe deer Capreolus capreolus before and after grey wolf Canis lupus
Federico Ossi, Moniek Heurman, Arnaud Bruat, Charlotte Vanderlocht, Benjamin Robira, Nathan Ranc, Simone Dal Farra, Francesca Cagnacci   +7 more
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Exploring the Effects of Elevated Ozone Concentration on Physiological Processes in Summer Maize in North China Based on Exposure–Response Relationships

Atmosphere
As the predominant pollutant in North China during the summer months, ozone (O3) exhibits strong oxidizing capabilities. Long-term exposure of crops to ozone will cause a decrease in various physiological indicators, affect crop yields, and pose a ...
Mansen Wang, Shuyang Xie, Xiaoxiu Lun, Zhouming He, Xin Liu, Wenjun Lv, Luxi Wang, Tian Wang, Junfeng Liu   +8 more
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Heat stress affects tassel development and reduces the kernel number of summer maize. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2023
Liu P, Yin B, Gu L, Zhang S, Ren J, Wang Y, Duan W, Zhen W.   +7 more
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Consumption of anthropogenic foods influences the nutritional and reproductive condition of hunter‐harvested black bears

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The consumption of human food subsidies influences ecological processes, and can affect individual behavior and fitness with population level changes in abundance and distribution. American black bears Ursus americanus often consume human food subsidies, which have been correlated with increased bear body size, age‐specific fertility and mortality ...
Isabel I. Field, Jonathan N. Pauli, David M. MacFarland, Jennifer L. Price Tack, Matthew M. Smith   +4 more
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Different responses of abundant and rare bacterial composition to groundwater depth and reduced nitrogen application in summer maize field. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2023
Bai F, Guo W, Li P, Qiao D, Du Z, Qi X.
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