The goal of this study was to establish a comprehensive growth index (CGI) of grassland vegetation for monitor the overall condition of the grassland. Taking the desert grassland in Otuoke Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia as the research object, this ...
Xiaomin Liu +21 more
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Effect of human activities on overall trend of sedimentation in the lower Yellow River, China [PDF]
The Yellow River has been intensively affected by human activities, particularly in the past 50 years, including soil-water conservation in the upper and middle drainage basin, flood protection in the lower reaches, and flow regulation and water ...
Xu J. X.
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Influence of Sediment, Plants, and Microorganisms on Nitrogen Removal in Farmland Drainage Ditches
The removal of nitrogen from water is a consequence of the synergistic action of plant uptake, sediment sorption, and microbial decomposition. However, there is a lack of long-term experimental studies on the effects of each component in the process of ...
Chenyao Guo +5 more
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Recent changes of water discharge and sediment load in the Yellow River basin, China [PDF]
The Yellow River basin contributes approximately 6% of the sediment load from all river systems globally, and the annual runoff directly supports 12% of the Chinese population.
Alistair G.L. Borthwick +68 more
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Erosion-induced massive organic carbon burial and carbon emission in the Yellow River basin, China [PDF]
Soil erosion and terrestrial deposition of soil organic carbon (SOC) can potentially play a significant role in global carbon cycling. Assessing the redistribution of SOC during erosion and subsequent transport and burial is of critical importance. Using
L. Ran, X. X. Lu, Z. Xin
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Introduction Propagule pressure (i.e., the number of propagules) has long been recognized to play an essential role in plant invasion. But it is not clear whether propagule pressure influences the invasion of exotic plants into native plant communities ...
Xuan-Shao Liu +7 more
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Assessment of Ecosystem Service Value and Its Differences in the Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Basin [PDF]
The Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin are the two most important watersheds in China, which consist of several key ecological function areas and are crucial in terms of economic contributions. The evaluation of the ecosystem service value and the quantitative acquisition of the regional ecological quality status are necessary for ...
Wu, Chunsheng +6 more
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Optimizing Water Distribution in Irrigation Canals Using the NSGA-II Algorithm
【Objective】 Optimization of water distribution in irrigation districts is a way to improve water use efficiency and water resource management. This paper proposes a method to optimize water distribution in irrigation canals. 【Method】 The flow rate in the
FAN Yu +5 more
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Evidence of Quaternary tectonics along Río Grande valley, southern Malargüe fold and thrust belt, Mendoza, Argentina [PDF]
The Malargüe fold and thrust belt is developed in the Argentinian Andes between 34° and 37° S, through the tectonic inversion of Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic depocenters of the Neuquén Basin, with an uplift history since the Cretaceous.
Colavitto, Bruno +4 more
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China’s rising hydropower demand challenges water sector [PDF]
Demand for hydropower is increasing, yet the water footprints (WFs) of reservoirs and hydropower, and their contributions to water scarcity, are poorly understood.
AY Hoekstra +25 more
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