Landscape Controls River Continuum Dissolved Organic Carbon in Northeastern Alaska
Abstract Rivers draining continuous permafrost landscapes on the North Slope of Alaska span from the mountains to the coast, integrating gradients in vegetation, soil organic matter, and hydrologic flow. We investigated how these landscape transitions influence dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations, radiocarbon ages, and export along the river ...
C. T. Connolly +4 more
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Humans can rebuild severely eroded resilience: Demo with millennia-long records in China's Loess Plateau. [PDF]
Zhang XJ, Chen J, Liu G.
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Mapping Groundwater‐Dependent Ecosystems for Contiguous China With Selected Hydroclimatic Windows
Abstract Groundwater‐dependent ecosystems (GDEs) provide critical ecosystem services in arid and semiarid regions and help sustain ecosystems during droughts in humid areas. Accurate mapping of GDEs is essential for improving water resource management and ecosystem conservation.
Huixiang Li, Yun Pan, Huade Guan
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Moderate thinning enhances soil water and its temporal stability in Chinese pine plantations on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China. [PDF]
Zhang Q +6 more
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Self‐Organization Shapes Divergent Water Use Strategies of Shrubs for Drought Resilience in Drylands
Abstract Differentiation in water use strategies is essential for maintaining the function and resilience of dryland ecosystems. Under prolonged drought, dominant shrubs self‐organize into two typical spatial configurations: scattered with separated individuals and clumped with clustered individuals.
Lei Wang +3 more
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A 10-m resolution dataset of plastic-mulched farmland distributions on the Chinese Loess Plateau (2019-2021). [PDF]
Zhao C +7 more
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Abstract Hydroclimate variability in western Iberia during the Holocene remains insufficiently resolved despite the high sensitivity of this region to the North Atlantic atmosphere and ocean dynamics. Here, we present the first source‐resolved reconstruction of centennial‐ to millennial‐scale moisture variability over the last 11,000 years using ...
U. Fernández‐Pérez +12 more
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The Elevational Distribution Patterns and Driving Factors of Plant Carbon Storage Across Different Functional Groups in Subalpine Grasslands of the Eastern Loess Plateau, China. [PDF]
Xu M, Wang J, Wei K, Yu X, Huo N.
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Abstract Plants growing in highly permeable karst critical zones are exposed to shallow soils and rapid hydrological turnover. The surface organic layer is recognized as a key ecohydrological interface in these environments, yet its direct contribution to plant water uptake has rarely been quantified.
Yaodong Ping +6 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Drylands are mainly structured by both vascular plants and biological soil crusts (biocrusts), the latter often regarded as a self‐organizing component of these ecosystems.
Haoran Luo +13 more
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