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Shifts in soil nutrient concentrations and C:N:P stoichiometry during long-term natural vegetation restoration [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Ecological stoichiometry (C:N:P ratios) in soil is an important indicator of the elemental balance in ecological interactions and processes.
Rentian Ma, Feinan Hu, Jingfang Liu, Chunli Wang, Zilong Wang, Gang Liu, Shiwei Zhao   +6 more
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The Effects of Land Use Changes on the Distribution of the Chinese Endemic Species of Brown-Eared Pheasant

Diversity
The Chinese government has undertaken a significant forest restoration project, leading to a notable increase in forested areas. Despite this achievement, there is uncertainty regarding its impact on wildlife protection.
Yue Zhao, Cuiying Dang, Yaoguo Liu, Shicai Xu, Mengyan Zhu   +4 more
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Mechanism of Penoxsulam’s Effect on Chlorophyll Synthesis and the Metabolism of Foxtail Millet

Plants
Foxtail millet is a characteristic miscellaneous grain crop with many benefits in current agricultural production and is crucial in the adjustment of the planting structure and the sustainable development of dry farming.
Tingting Chen, Qi An, Ting Zhang, Siyu Yan, Jiaxing Li, Xie Song, Juan Zhao, Xiaorui Li, Chunyan Hu, Shuqi Dong   +9 more
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Interception and storage of heavy rainfall by natural vegetations in the loess hilly and gully area

Shui kexue jinzhan, 2023
Vegetative trapping of heavy rainfall is an important mechanism for mitigating frequent rain-induced flood disasters in the context of global warming.
Wenting ZHAO, Xiaohan JIANG, Mengmeng LI, Juying JIAO, Xiqin YAN, Hongkun QI   +5 more
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Formation of litter crusts and its multifunctional ecological effects in a desert ecosystem

Ecosphere, 2018
Desertification is one of the major issues in global environmental change, and it is of great concern to scientists and policy‐makers in the world. Litter crusts can be of great importance for the restoration and management of desert ecosystems.
Chao Jia, Yu Liu, Honghua He, Hai‐tao Miao, Ze Huang, Jiyong Zheng, Fengpeng Han, Gao‐Lin Wu   +7 more
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Effect of Activated Water Irrigation on the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Winter Wheat under Irrigation Deficit

Agronomy, 2022
Activated water irrigation has been widely investigated as an effective production increasing measure. However, the response of activated water irrigation in plant growth and water use efficiency (WUE) with the irrigation amount is not well understood ...
Huan Wang, Jun Fan, Wei Fu
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Large‐Scale Genomics Reveals Three‐Source Ancestry and Layered Adaptation to High Altitude in Tibetan Chickens

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Whole‐genome analysis of 1,054 chickens reveals three ancestral sources (NWC, SYA, and SHF) with distinct temporal entry patterns into the Tibetan Plateau. Route‐specific selection scans, calibrated against a demographic null, suggest complementary functional enrichments—vascular homeostasis (NWC), calcium signaling and cardiac adaptation (SYA), and ...
Zongyi Zhao, Ruixue Nie, Hailu Fan, Tenzin Ngodroup, Li Zhu, Hongbin Pan, Bo Zhang, Hao Zhang   +7 more
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Identification and pathogenicity of Alternaria and Fusarium species associated with bagged apple black spot disease in Shaanxi, China

Frontiers in Microbiology
Apple is an economically important fruit crop in northern Shaanxi Province in China. In recent years, a new type of apple black spot disease, “bagged apple black spot disease,” has occurred in the main apple production area of Yan’an City, Shaanxi ...
Dandan Ding, Yating Shao, Jirong Zhao, Jinshui Lin, Xiangqian Zhang, Xiukang Wang, Xiangming Xu, Chengnan Xu   +7 more
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Overgrazing depresses soil carbon stock through changing plant diversity in temperate grassland of the Loess Plateau

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2018
This study mainly estimates the effect of grazing on plant diversity and soil storages on the northern Loess Plateau of China. Four grazing intensities of ungrazed (UG), light (LG), moderate (MG), and heavy (HG) grassland were selected according to the ...
Guangyu ZHU, Zhuangsheng TANG, Lei CHEN, Zhouping SHANGGUAN, Lei DENG   +4 more
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Correcting Apparent Priming Bias Unveils Fertilizer Nitrogen‐Risk Archetypes of Surplus and Depletion Across Asian Rice Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Correcting the apparent priming effect resolves systematic biases in Asian rice fertilizer nitrogen accounting. Net soil retention drops below 7%, while 48% of fertilizer escapes, inflicting US$98.53 billion in annual reactive‐nitrogen damages. High‐resolution mapping uncovers N‐risk archetypes across 42% of the rice area, delivering a spatially ...
Xiuyun Liu, Siyuan Cai, Longlong Xia, Jagdish K. Ladha, Xiaoyuan Yan, Xu Zhao   +5 more
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