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Vegetation NDVI Linked to Temperature and Precipitation in the Upper Catchments of Yellow River [PDF]

, 2012
Vegetation in the upper catchment of Yellow River is critical for the ecological stability of the whole watershed. The dominant vegetation cover types in this region are grassland and forest, which can strongly influence the eco-environmental status of ...
Ouyang, W., Hao, F., Zhang, X., Skidmore, A.K., Zhang, X, Quyang, Y., Toxopeus, A.G.   +6 more
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Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa [PDF]

, 2001
Bibliography: leaves 43-49.Wildlife populations in southern Africa are increasingly forced into smaller areas by the demand for agricultural and residential land, and many are now restricted by protective fences. Although numerous studies have focused on
Wiseman, Ruth
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Nutrient dynamics of decomposing litter and their effects on subsequent mass loss and nutrient release in a subtropical forest

BMC Plant Biology
Leaf litter decomposition is a key ecological process that strongly regulates carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling in forests. While the effects of climate and initial litter nutrient chemistry on mass loss are well established, the dynamics of ...
Shiqi Yi, Boyu Ma, Björn Berg, Changming Zhao, Wenting Xu, Jielin Ge, Zongqiang Xie   +6 more
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A synthesis of soil carbon and nitrogen recovery after wetland restoration and creation in the United States

Scientific Reports, 2017
Wetland restoration and creation efforts have been widely attempted as a way to compensate for wetland losses and to recover wetland functions; however, to date, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen ...
Lingfei Yu, Yao Huang, Feifei Sun, Wenjuan Sun   +3 more
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Self‐Cleaning Sensor Surfaces for Long‐Term Environmental Monitoring

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Long‐term use of unattended outdoor sensors without soiling or biofouling is achieved through generation of a micro‐ and nanorough cuvette surface by combing hydrophobic nanoparticles with fluorinated polymers, crosslinked and surface‐attached through CHic chemistry. The coating demonstrates self‐cleaning behavior and prolonged outdoor stability, which
Sanam Kumari Rajak, Yasmina Frey, Ulrike Wallrabe, Oswald Prucker, Jürgen Rühe   +4 more
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Connecting dynamic vegetation models to data - an inverse perspective

, 2012
Dynamic vegetation models provide process-based explanations of the dynamics and the distribution of plant ecosystems. They offer significant advantages over static, correlative modelling approaches, particularly for ecosystems that are outside their ...
O’Hara, Robert B., Dyke, James, Hartig, Florian, O'hara, Robert B., Higgins, Steven I., Huth, Andreas, Scheiter, Simon, Hickler, Thomas   +7 more
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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
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Plant economics spectrum governs leaf nitrogen and phosphorus resorption in subtropical transitional forests

BMC Plant Biology
Background Leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) resorption is a fundamental adaptation strategy for plant nutrient conservation. However, the relative roles that environmental factors and plant functional traits play in regulating N and P resorption ...
Boyu Ma, Jielin Ge, Changming Zhao, Wenting Xu, Kai Xu, Zongqiang Xie   +5 more
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Mapping Global Forest Aboveground Biomass with Spaceborne LiDAR, Optical Imagery, and Forest Inventory Data

Remote Sensing, 2016
As a large carbon pool, global forest ecosystems are a critical component of the global carbon cycle. Accurate estimations of global forest aboveground biomass (AGB) can improve the understanding of global carbon dynamics and help to quantify ...
Tianyu Hu, Yanjun Su, Baolin Xue, Jin Liu, Xiaoqian Zhao, Jingyun Fang, Qinghua Guo   +6 more
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Photo‐Switchable Molecular Module Programming PET Biodegradation in Aquatic Environments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We address the plastic durability paradox by integrating an itaconic acid–derived pyrrolidone module into polymer backbones. Sunlight in water triggers Norrish Type I ring‐opening and hydrophilization, enabling rapid biodegradation into nontoxic minerals.
Mohammad Asif Ali, Jixin Zheng, Satoshi Wakai, Jie Liu, Hidetaka Nomaki, Misato Tsukatani, Noriyuki Isobe, Jingcheng Sang, Yuriko Aoki, Hideo Okamura, Daisuke Sasaki, Chiaki Ogino, Yuzo Yamazaki, Takashi Nishikaze, Kenji Takada, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko   +16 more
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