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Vegetation on the move: elevational shifts and greening dynamics across the Himalayan alpine zone

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study investigates alpine ‘vegetation line' (the upper limit of continuous plant community) dynamics in the Himalayan alpine zone (HAZ) over a 24‐year timescale (1999–2022) using maximum NDVI products derived from Landsat series datasets, adjusted for sampling bias using phenological modelling.
Ruolin Leng, Stephan Harrison, Dominic Fawcett, Achyut Tiwari, Mike Harrison, Karen Anderson   +5 more
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Over three‐quarters of earthworm species lack protection in China, a crisis exacerbated by climate change

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.
Earthworms, as ‘ecosystem engineers', play a crucial role in regulating ecosystem functions and shaping community structures. Due to climate change, earthworms face severe survival pressures and extinction risks. However, whether conservation efforts targeting aboveground biodiversity can cover the long‐neglected earthworm diversity remains unknown. To
Yajie Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Wen Qin, Zhuoyi Wu, , Shaolin Peng, Ting Zhou   +6 more
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The seed bank created by the dung of large herbivores drives seed circulation in an alpine meadow

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Seed circulation (i.e., sexual reproduction) is vital for the regeneration of aboveground grassland vegetation (AGV). It occurs in several steps: seed production (seed rain, SR), dispersal (endozoochory, i.e., dung seed bank, DSB), formation of the soil seed bank (SSB), germination, seedling growth, and establishment of adult plants.
Shulin Wang, Fujiang Hou
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Protection of Gully Slope in Loess Plateau

Frontiers in Sustainable Development
Rigid protection of traditional engineering slope protection measures can play a certain role in slope protection at the initial stage of the project, but with the passage of time, the slope will be affected by weathering, the stability of the slope will be reduced, in addition, a large area of engineering rock surface exposed will not be coordinated ...
Na Lei, Yilun Dai
openaire   +1 more source

Microorganisms Control Litter Decomposition and Drive Grassland Soil C Stabilization by Regulating Exoenzymes

Global Change Biology Communications, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
Grazing exclusion increased the percentage of litter‐derived C incorporation into both labile and stable SOC pools because of the higher litter quantity and microbial activities than that in the grazed grasslands. ABSTRACT Litter decomposition and microbial activity are important factors affecting soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in the ...
Qing Qu, Xuying Hai, Jiwei Li, Juxiao Lu, Hailong Zhang, Chao Zhang, Zhouping Shangguan, Lei Deng   +7 more
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Vectorized dataset of silted land formed by check dams on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Scientific Data
Check dams on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) have captured billions of tons of eroded sediment, substantially reducing sediment load in the Yellow River. However, uncertainties persist regarding the precise sediment capture and the role of these dams in
Yi Zeng, Tongge Jing, Baodong Xu, Xiankun Yang, Jinshi Jian, Renjie Zong, Bing Wang, Wei Dai, Lei Deng, Nufang Fang, Zhihua Shi   +10 more
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Loess Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 2, June 2026.
Loess in Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ) has been studied since its first documented recognition (on Banks Peninsula) in 1878 by Julius von Haast. A decade later, John Hardcastle revealed that southern ANZ loess was both glacial in origin and contained signals of past climates.
Brent V. Alloway, David J. Lowe, Bradley J. Pillans, Peter C. Almond, Alan S. Palmer   +4 more
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Integrated Soil Salinisation Management Strategies in Agriculture

Modern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2026.
This review synthesises integrated water, agronomic, and biochemical strategies for managing soil salinisation, presenting a decision framework for selecting cost‐effective amendments based on initial soil assessment and long‐term sustainability monitoring. ABSTRACT Soil salinisation poses a global threat to agricultural sustainability, affecting about
Yingying Xing, Xuning Liu, Xiukang Wang
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Modulation of Oxygen Vacancies on Cu/ZnO by Promoter for Higher Alcohol Synthesis From Syngas

ChemistryOpen, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2026.
Oxygen vacancy (Ov) formation is modulated by promoter incorporation. Additional metal atoms are inserted into ZnO tetrahedral sites in CZA and CZG, thereby promoting vacancy growth. In contrast, a CuCr2 bimetallic phase is produced in CZC, suppressing ZnO defects. Enhanced Ovs promote ethanol formation.
Min Tian, Enjuan Ma, Xing Tian, Wei Huang, Shirong Li   +4 more
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Beyond our backyard: Unravelling how social‐ecological fit drives the formation of inter‐regional collaborative networks for water governance in the Yellow River Basin

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1852-1868, June 2026.
Abstract The societal and biophysical permeability across human‐demarcated jurisdictions within watersheds necessitates collaboration among administrative regions. The effectiveness of such collaboration is partly determined by the degree to which institutional arrangements align with underlying social and ecological interdependencies, a concept ...
Fang Wang, Haibin Chen, Liqun Shao, Shuai Wang   +3 more
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