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The next step for China's national park management: Integrating ecosystem services into space boundary delimitation
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The contradiction between ecological conservation and economic development posed significant challenges to the management of National Parks. From the perspective of Ecological Economics, the cause of the contradiction is ...
A quantity-distribution synthesized framework for risk assessment of algal blooms
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Algal blooms threaten water safety and quality, particularly in lakes with vulnerable environment and advanced urbanization. Due to low water exchange rate and multiple human activity influences, algal blooms in inland ...
Bacterial community structure and predicted function in the rhizosphere of wild and cultivated date palms: Effects of Fertilizers on Composition and Functionality
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
This study investigated bacterial diversity in date palm rhizosphere and assessed the influence of different fertilizers on diversity using metagenomics. A total of 6356 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) and 1164425 ...
Aquaculture sediments amended with biochar improved soil health and plant growth in a degraded soil
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Sustainable and safe management of aquaculture sediments is of great concern. Biochar (BC) and fishpond sediments (FPS) are rich in organic carbon and nutrients and thus can be used as soil amendments; however, it is not ...
Effects of incorporating pine-woodchip biochar with reduced NP fertilizer on calcareous soil characteristics, organic carbon, NPK availability, and maize productivity
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: One of the successful and sustainable methods to restore low-fertility soils over the past few decades has been the integrated effect of biochar made from various feedstocks and chemical fertilizers. However, the ...
Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails
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Nature Research
, 2023 , Article)
Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground ...
Tracking spatio-temporal dynamics of harmful algal blooms using long-term MODIS observations of Chaohu Lake in China from 2000 to 2021
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have long been a critical threat to environmental safety and health, especially in inland lakes with rapidly growing socioeconomic development. Although satellite remote sensing provides an ...
Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM)
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Climate change significantly impacts local, regional, and global vegetation changes. These changes have continued to threaten ecosystems, especially in dryland areas where moisture is scarce, and the livelihoods of rural ...
The date palm microbiome: A review
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a significant crop grown in warm, tropical, and arid regions. The microorganisms associated with plants can have positive and negative effects on the growth and yield of crops. Thus, there ...
Spatial heterogeneity analysis of matching degree between endangered plant diversity and ecosystem services in Xishuangbanna
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Springer
, 2023 , Article)
Biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESs) are closely linked. Human activities have caused critical damage to the habitat and ecosystem function of organisms, leading to decline in global biodiversity and ecosystem services. ...