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Variational Characteristics of Vegetation Recovery Period Under Extreme Drought Across Various Land Cover Types in Guizhou Province, China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Assessing characteristics of drought over the last 20 years in Guizhou Province, China. Unraveling the dynamics of vegetation recovery period across various land cover types. Drought duration and severity determine vegetation recovery period. ABSTRACT Drought, a recurring climatic challenge characterized by water scarcity, significantly affects the ...
Cen Y, Xue X, Yang J, Meng C.
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Does the abiotic environment influence the distribution of flower and fruit colors? [PDF]

Am J Bot
Abstract Premise Color in flowers and fruits carries multiple functions, from attracting animal partners (pollinators, dispersers) to mitigating environmental stress (cold, drought, UV‐B). With research historically focusing on biotic interactions as selective agents, however, it remains unclear whether abiotic stressors impact flower and fruit colors ...
Dellinger AS, Meier L, Smith S, Sinnott-Armstrong M.   +3 more
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Crop expansion and conservation priorities in tropical countries [PDF]

, 2013
Expansion of cropland in tropical countries is one of the principal causes of biodiversity loss, and threatens to undermine progress towards meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Balmford, Andrew, Bertzky, Monika, Butchart, Stuart H M, Donald, Paul F, Phalan, Ben, Scharlemann, Jörn P W, Stattersfield, Alison J   +6 more
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Modelling biome shifts in the Indian subcontinent under scenarios of future climate change [PDF]

, 2016
The Indian subcontinent is expected to witness significant changes in climatic conditions in the future, but the implications of such changes for future spatial distribution of different biomes in the subcontinent are unclear. We sought to understand the
Rasquinha, DN, Sankaran, M
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Evaluation of MODIS LAI/FPAR product Collection 6. Part 2: Validation and intercomparison [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of this paper is to assess the latest version of the MODIS LAI/FPAR product (MOD15A2H), namely Collection 6 (C6). We comprehensively evaluate this product through three approaches: validation with field measurements, intercomparison with other ...
Chen, Chi, Knyazikhin, Yuri, Liu, Zhao, Myneni, Ranga B., Nemani, Ramakrishna R., Park, Taejin, Yan, Guangjian, Yan, Kai, Yang, Bin   +8 more
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Spatiotemporal Impacts of Forest Fires on Mountain Vegetation: A Case Study From Langtang National Park, Nepal Himalaya. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
A good positive correlation was found between maximum temperature and burn area; increased temperature relates to an increase in fire activity and larger burn areas. Grassland and needle leaf forests are the major land cover types with relatively high fire frequency, likely due to flammable biomass and seasonal dryness, while broad leaved closed ...
Pokhrel S, Thakuri S, Subedi CK, Kunwar RM, Sharma KP, Chaudhary RP, Ghimire SK.   +6 more
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Variation of Oriental Oak (Quercus variabilis) Leaf δ13C across Temperate and Subtropical China: Spatial Patterns and Sensitivity to Precipitation [PDF]

, 2015
The concentration of the carbon-13 isotope (leaf δ13C) in leaves is negatively correlated with the mean annual precipitation (MAP) atlarge geographical scales.
Burgess, Paul J., Du, Baoming, Kang, Hongzhang, Liu, Chunjiang, Yin, Shan, Zhao, Xuan, Zhu, Yanhua   +6 more
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Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity : a synthesis [PDF]

, 2009
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is it recognized threat to plant diversity ill temperate and northern parts of Europe and North America. This paper assesses evidence from field experiments for N deposition effects and thresholds for terrestrial plant
Alkemade, R., Ashmore, M., Bobbink, R., Bustamante, M., Cinderby, S., Davidson, E., De Vries, W., Dentener, F., Emmett, B., Erisman, J. -W., Fenn, M., Galloway, J., Gilliam, F., Hicks, K., Nordin, A., Pardo, L., Spranger, T.   +16 more
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Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626% [PDF]

, 2019
Intact tropical forests, free from substantial anthropogenic influence, store and sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon but are currently neglected in international climate policy.
Duncan, Adam, Evans, Tom, Grantham, Hedley, Harris, Nancy, Malhi, Yadvinder, Maxwell, Sean L., Morel, Alexandra, Potapov, Peter, Runting, Rebecca K., Venter, Oscar, Wang, Stephanie, Watson, James E.M.   +11 more
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Mapping forests in monsoon Asia with ALOS PALSAR 50-m mosaic images and MODIS imagery in 2010. [PDF]

, 2016
Extensive forest changes have occurred in monsoon Asia, substantially affecting climate, carbon cycle and biodiversity. Accurate forest cover maps at fine spatial resolutions are required to qualify and quantify these effects. In this study, an algorithm
Bajgain, Rajen, Biradar, Chandrashekhar M, Chen, Bangqian, Dai, Shengqi, Dong, Jinwei, Gilani, Hammad, Hou, Ying, Jin, Cui, Joshi, Pawan Kumar, Li, Xiangping, Menarguez, Michael Angelo, Moore, Berrien, Murthy, Manchiraju Sri Ramachandra, Qin, Yuanwei, Roy, Partha Sarathi, Wang, Jie, Xiao, Xiangming, Xin, Fengfei, Zhang, Geli, Zhang, Yao   +19 more
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