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The terrestrial environment of a watershed is a source of potential carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) exports, and the hydrological regime provides the mechanism to turn the potential exports into reality when water is available.
Changjun Gao +4 more
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Microbiology of wetlands [PDF]
Wetlands are ecologically as well as economically important systems due to their high productivity, their nutrient (re)cycling capacities, and their prominent contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. Being on the transition between terrestrial and—aquatic ecosystems, wetlands are buffers for terrestrial run off thereby preventing eutrophication
Bodelier, Paul L. E. +1 more
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Plant functional composition, defined by both community-weighted mean (CWM) traits and functional diversity, can provide insights into plant ecological strategies and community assembly.
Yu-Kun Hu +6 more
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Hydrological Conditions Affect the Interspecific Interaction between Two Emergent Wetland Species
Hydrological conditions determine the distribution of plant species in wetlands, where conditions such as water depth and hydrological fluctuations are expected to affect the interspecific interactions among emergent wetland species. To test such effects,
Jian Zhou +18 more
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Background Both the protein domains and transcript structures influence protein functional variation. The genomic location of both protein domains and transcript structural features can be described using the genomic coordinates of their encoded ...
Hongwei Wang +7 more
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Effects of Sex and Diet on Gut Microbiota of Farmland-Dependent Wintering Birds
Gut microbiota plays an important role for bird biological and ecological properties, and sex and diet may be important intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing gut microbial communities.
Gang Liu +11 more
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Scoping agriculture – wetland interactions: Towards a sustainable multiple-response strategy [PDF]
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or development ...
Wetland International (WI) +7 more
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Effect of mangrove restoration on crab burrow density in Luoyangjiang Estuary, China
Background Mangrove restoration seeks to restore or rebuild degraded mangrove systems. The methods of mangrove restoration include ecological projects and restoration-oriented technologies, the latter of which are designed to restore the structure ...
Wei Li +6 more
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Bacterial communities in paddy soil and ditch sediment under rice-crab co-culture system
As an important form of sustainable agriculture, rice-crab (Eriocheir sinensis) co-culture is rapid developing worldwide. However, the knowledge on the bacterial communities of the different components of the system is limited.
Xu Jiang +5 more
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Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (L., 1766) (Gruiformes, Aramidae), extralimital breeding in Louisiana is associated with availability of the invasive Giant Apple Snail, Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae) [PDF]
We document the first breeding record of Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766) (Gruiformes, Aramidae), for Louisiana, describe an additional unpublished breeding record from Georgia, as well as a possible record from Alabama, and associate these ...
Robert C. Dobbs +2 more
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