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Impacts of rapid urbanization on ecosystem services under different scenarios – A case study in Dianchi Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Dianchi Lake Basin (DLB) is a typical and representative type of urbanization model based on the plateau lake ecosystem, with scarce land resources, deficient water resources, and a fragile ecological environment, in ...
Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt ...
Predicting litter decomposition rate for temperate forest tree species by the relative contribution of green leaf and litter traits in the Indian Himalayas region
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
We examined eight green leaf traits (leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter, leaf water content, leaf carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and chlorophyll) and eight litter traits (cellulose, lignin, litter carbon, ...
Community perspectives on conservation of water sources in Tarkeshwar sacred groves, Himalaya, India
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IWA PUBLISHING
, 2021 , Article)
Sacred groves have significance in socio-culture and biodiversity conservation. This study evaluated local people's perceptions regarding conservation of sacred groves for water services, through willingness-to-pay (WTP), ...
Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Alpine ecosystems are under increasing pressure due to tourism and recreational activities. When leaving designated trails as is frequently observed, visitors can cause unintentional damage to vegetation. This study ...
Cushion plants act as facilitators for soil microarthropods in high alpine Sweden
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Cushion plants can have positive impacts on plant richness in severe environments and possibly across trophic levels on arthropods, an under-studied topic. This study examined whether soil communities under cushions have ...
The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Fungi are highly important biotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, but we still have a very limited understanding about their diversity and distribution. This data article releases a global soil fungal dataset of the ...
A new method for broad-scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering.
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
There is increasing interest in broad-scale analysis, modeling, and prediction of the distribution and composition of plant species assemblages under climatic, environmental, and biotic filtering, particularly for conservation ...
Mapping biodiversity conservation priorities for protected areas: A case study in Xishuangbanna Tropical Area, China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Global biodiversity is declining rapidly, posing a severe threat to ecosystem functions and services. Protected Areas (PAs) can be extremely effective in protecting biodiversity, but conservation gaps arise as a result of ...
Impacts of rural tourism-driven land use change on ecosystems services provision in Erhai Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Tourism is an expanding activity worldwide, with vital implications for local economies but also for ecosystem management. Rural tourism in particular drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ...