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Biodiversity Conservation
Jeanine Umuhoza, Guli Jiapaer, Hanmin Yin, Richard Mind'je, Aboubakar Gasirabo, Vincent Nzabarinda, Edovia Dufatanye Umwali
Summary: This study analyzed the grassland carrying capacity dynamics in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan mountains using GIS and RS techniques, finding that the highest grassland carrying capacity was in summer and it increased from 2000 to 2015.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuanfeng Li, Xiaoyun Shen, Fuyuan Liu, Lan Luo, Yachao Wang
Summary: The study demonstrates that fertilization with ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate can significantly enhance the antioxidant capacity of grazing Nanjiang brown goats and alleviate the damage caused by copper pollution.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weixin Sun, Yuhan Zhang, Heli Chen, Lin Zhu, Yong Wang
Summary: The distribution of water resources among provinces in China has a significant impact on the social and economic development of each region. This study examines the water resources carrying capacity (WRCC) of Chinese provinces by analyzing dynamic changes and key factors hindering improvement. The study finds significant inter-provincial differences in WRCC, with provinces rich in natural water resources and economically developed provinces having higher WRCC.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bingqian Li, Mei Guan, Lingyun Zhan, Chunqiang Liu, Zhipeng Zhang, Huailong Jiang, Yong Zhang, Guanglong Dong
Summary: This study, based on the pressure-capacity-potential model, calculates the urban carrying capacity index of Shandong province using multiple factor weighted summation, revealing key findings about urban carrying capacity and development patterns. It provides reference for urban development and establishment of development order in Shandong province and similar areas.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zhenyuan Cai, Pengfei Song, Junbang Wang, Feng Jiang, Chengbo Liang, Jingjie Zhang, Hongmei Gao, Tongzuo Zhang
Summary: Grassland is not only crucial for the survival of wild animals and livestock husbandry, but previous studies often neglected the impact of wild herbivores. This study examined the population of wild herbivores and livestock in a specific region and estimated the grassland forage yield. The results revealed that considering both wildlife and livestock is necessary for accurately assessing the carrying capacity and grazing pressure of grassland ecosystems.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guanglei Li, Ying Zhang, Yuqing Wang, Yihan Wang, Jing Tian
Summary: Sustainable development is a fundamental objective in contemporary tourism decision-making. Evaluating and analyzing tourism resources and environmental carrying capacity (TRECC) play a crucial role in ensuring sustainable tourism development. This study constructs a conceptual framework and evaluation index system for TRECC, analyzing its overall performance and characteristics among Chinese cities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jianguo Wang, Fei Zhang, Mou Leong Tan, Jingchao Shi, Verner Carl Johnson, Hsiang-Te Kung
Summary: With the rapid economic development and population growth in China, there is a high demand for natural resources. However, the traditional assessment method is unable to provide a comprehensive evaluation of natural resource capacity. This study aims to develop a framework for assessing the carrying capacity of natural resources using satellite data and GIS, and to analyze the distribution and temporal-spatial variation characteristics of natural resource capacity. The results show that most provinces in China are experiencing an upward trend in natural resource capacity, with the eastern part of the country having significantly higher capacity than the western part.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yanhu He, Zirui Wang
Summary: Due to the rapid economic development and population growth in recent decades, it is necessary to evaluate the trends of water-land resource carrying capacity (W-LRCC) in China. This study proposes a framework for evaluating the trends of W-LRCC and analyzes the main driving forces. The results show an overall declining trend in W-LRCC, with decreases in waste treatment investment and increases in landfill volume contributing the most to the decline. Policy measures such as land resource management and strict water management are suggested to improve W-LRCC.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuan-Wei Du, Ye-Cheng Wang
Summary: The pressure on marine ranching resources and environment is increasing due to large-scale construction and rapid development. An evaluation index system for marine ranching RECC was constructed and applied to analyze 11 marine ranching enterprises in Yantai, China. Results show that the overall RECC of these enterprises is in a severe state, with national marine ranching enterprises performing better than provincial ones on average. Most marine ranching enterprises in Yantai have relatively low pressure and support levels, with certain obstacle indexes limiting their RECC levels.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lin Yu, Xuezhen Xiong, Sayed Alim Samim, Zhiquan Hu
Summary: Water shortage and pollution are key challenges for sustainable development of animal husbandry in China, particularly in the northern regions. The study indicates that altering animal husbandry practices, optimizing resource allocation, and promoting environmentally friendly livestock production are essential for addressing these issues.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zongfan Bai, Ling Han, Huiqun Liu, Liangzhi Li, Xuhai Jiang
Summary: With the rapid economic development in China, the imbalance between the economy and the environment in Chinese cities has become increasingly evident. This study focuses on evaluating the coordinating relationship between urban land use efficiency (ULUE) and ecological carrying capacity (ECC) using a coupling coordination degree (CCD), which is a significant tool for assessing sustainable development. The study proposes a framework for CCD evaluation and provides suggestions for distinctive development based on the research conducted on 12 cities in Inner Mongolia. The findings show the increase in ULUE and the fluctuation of ECC levels in these cities, as well as the spatial distribution and different patterns of ECC subsystems over time.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yang Chen, Aitao Chen, Danning Zhang
Summary: Optimizing human activities, resources, and the environment is crucial for socially sustainable development. However, rapid urbanization in China has led to a severe imbalance crisis in resources and the environment. This study presents a framework to evaluate the spatial-temporal dynamic evolution of urban resources, environment, and coordination, and introduces a multi-criteria decision-making approach to assess urban RECC. The findings suggest poor performance and a significant decline in RECC in Shandong Province, with environmental pollution and social security identified as the primary obstacles.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hengjia Zhang, Jiandong Yu, Tianliang Jiang, Shouchao Yu, Chenli Zhou, Fuqiang Li, Xietian Chen
Summary: Water resource management and natural vegetation distribution are crucial for the sustainable development of agricultural, ecological, and socio-economic systems in arid areas. This study introduces the concept of natural vegetation area design based on water resource carrying capacity and evaluates the water resource carrying status and predicts future natural vegetation areas in Minqin County, a typical inland arid area.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Lu, Jian Lin, Ying Zhao, Yan Huang
Summary: This paper selects 17-year panel data from five provinces in southeastern China and uses the generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number to describe them. It measures the correlation between attribute indicators using the generalized Shapley value with the introduction of lambda-fuzzy measure and determines the indicator weight based on attribute contribution. Then, an optimal fuzzy measure linear programming model is established, and the lambda-Shapley-Choquet integral operator is used for information aggregation. The results show the ranking of forest ecological carrying capacity in the five provinces during 2004-2020, namely Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Zhejiang Province, Guangxi Province, and Guangdong Province. Strengthening forest ecological carrying capacity should focus on enriching forest resources and reducing environmental pollution.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tomoaki Kubo, Ko Kamura, Masahiro Imamura, Yoshinori Tange, Yuji Higo, Masaaki Miyahara
Summary: In this study, back-transformation experiments were conducted on ringwoodite, bridgmanite, and lingunite, revealing different kinetics of the back-transformation process. The findings are significant for understanding back-transformation in shocked meteorites and the formation of hydrous ringwoodite in diamond inclusions.
PROGRESS IN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seyed Omid Nabavi, Anke C. Noelscher, Cyrus Samimi, Christoph Thomas, Leopold Haimberger, Johannes Lueers, Andreas Held
Summary: This study developed a hybrid modeling system to improve the accuracy of hourly surface O-3 observations at European air quality stations. By using machine learning algorithms and analyzing meteorological factors, the study found variations in the effect of temperature on O-3 concentrations.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Isabell Haag, Karim-Aly Kassam, Thomas Senftl, Harald Zandler, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: In this study, both measured climate data and community observations were integrated to explore climate trends in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, revealing local communities' perceptions of increasing temperatures and decreasing snowfall. An integrative assessment of different knowledge systems helps broaden the understanding of local climate change.
Article
Ecology
Francesco Maria Sabatini, Jonathan Lenoir, Tarek Hattab, Elise Aimee Arnst, Milan Chytry, Juergen Dengler, Patrice De Ruffray, Stephan M. Hennekens, Ute Jandt, Florian Jansen, Borja Jimenez-Alfaro, Jens Kattge, Aurora Levesley, Valerio D. Pillar, Oliver Purschke, Brody Sandel, Fahmida Sultana, Tsipe Aavik, Svetlana Acic, Alicia T. R. Acosta, Emiliano Agrillo, Miguel Alvarez, Iva Apostolova, Mohammed A. S. Arfin Khan, Luzmila Arroyo, Fabio Attorre, Isabelle Aubin, Arindam Banerjee, Marijn Bauters, Yves Bergeron, Erwin Bergmeier, Idoia Biurrun, Anne D. Bjorkman, Gianmaria Bonari, Viktoria Bondareva, Jorg Brunet, Andraz Carni, Laura Casella, Luis Cayuela, Tomas Cerny, Victor Chepinoga, Janos Csiky, Renata Custerevska, Els De Bie, Andre Luis de Gasper, Michele De Sanctis, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Jiri Dolezal, Tetiana Dziuba, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa El-Sheikh, Brian Enquist, Joerg Ewald, Farideh Fazayeli, Richard Field, Manfred Finckh, Sophie Gachet, Antonio Galan-de-Mera, Emmanuel Garbolino, Hamid Gholizadeh, Melisa Giorgis, Valentin Golub, Inger Greve Alsos, John-Arvid Grytnes, Gregory Richard Guerin, Alvaro G. Gutierrez, Sylvia Haider, Mohamed Z. Hatim, Bruno Herault, Guillermo Hinojos Mendoza, Norbert Hoelzel, Juergen Homeier, Wannes Hubau, Adrian Indreica, John A. M. Janssen, Birgit Jedrzejek, Anke Jentsch, Norbert Juergens, Zygmunt Kacki, Jutta Kapfer, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Ali Kavgaci, Elizabeth Kearsley, Michael Kessler, Larisa Khanina, Timothy Killeen, Andrey Korolyuk, Holger Kreft, Hjalmar S. Kuehl, Anna Kuzemko, Flavia Landucci, Attila Lengyel, Frederic Lens, Debora Vanessa Lingner, Hongyan Liu, Tatiana Lysenko, Miguel D. Mahecha, Corrado Marceno, Vasiliy Martynenko, Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Ladislav Mucina, Jonas V. Muller, Jerome Munzinger, Alireza Naqinezhad, Jalil Noroozi, Arkadiusz Nowak, Viktor Onyshchenko, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Meelis Partel, Anibal Pauchard, Robert K. Peet, Josep Penuelas, Aaron Perez-Haase, Tomas Peterka, Petr Petrik, Gwendolyn Peyre, Oliver L. Phillips, Vadim Prokhorov, Valerijus Rasomavicius, Rasmus Revermann, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, John S. Rodwell, Eszter Ruprecht, Solvita Rusina, Cyrus Samimi, Marco Schmidt, Franziska Schrodt, Hanhuai Shan, Pavel Shirokikh, Jozef Sibik, Urban Silc, Petr Sklenar, Zeljko Skvorc, Ben Sparrow, Marta Gaia Sperandii, Zvjezdana Stancic, Jens-Christian Svenning, Zhiyao Tang, Cindy Q. Tang, Ioannis Tsiripidis, Kim Andre Vanselow, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Kiril Vassilev, Eduardo Velez-Martin, Roberto Venanzoni, Alexander Christian Vibrans, Cyrille Violle, Risto Virtanen, Henrik von Wehrden, Viktoria Wagner, Donald A. Walker, Donald M. Waller, Hua-Feng Wang, Karsten Wesche, Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, Wolfgang Willner, Susan K. Wiser, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Sergey Yamalov, Martin Zobel, Helge Bruelheide
Summary: Assessing global biodiversity status and trends in plant communities is essential for understanding the impact of global change on ecosystems. The sPlotOpen dataset, compiled through resampling vegetation plots and obtaining permissions from data holders, provides valuable information for exploring global plant community diversity, remote sensing applications, and biodiversity monitoring.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kim Andre Vanselow, Harald Zandler, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: In the Western Pamirs of Tajikistan, the study on land cover change trends revealed coexisting greening and browning trends that vary based on land cover class, topography, and geographical distribution. Greening was mainly observed in agricultural and forestry areas, while browning was frequently linked to disastrous events.
Article
Anthropology
Karim-Aly Kassam, Morgan Ruelle, Isabell Haag, Umed Bulbulshoev, Daler Kaziev, Leo Louis, Anna Ullmann, Iriel Edwards, Aziz Ali Khan, Antonio Trabucco, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: Seasonal rounds are a methodological approach linking sociocultural relations with ecological systems, informing transdisciplinary research and facilitating community engagement. By creating a common vocabulary and respecting diverse ways of knowing, researchers can anticipate anthropogenic climate change by studying specific biophysical indicators and livelihoods of local communities.
Article
Ecology
Julia Adams, Cyrus Samimi, Christina Mitterer, Joerg Bendix, Erwin Beck
Summary: Pastoralism is the main land use in the humid tropical Andes of South America. Exotic grass species have been used to establish pastures due to the lack of useful indigenous grasses in the pristine forests. The introduction of Setaria sphacelata, however, has had mixed results in terms of productivity and species richness. The study suggests terrain-adapted diversification of pastures and limited use of Setaria on flat terrain.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saeed A. Khan, Kim A. Vanselow, Oliver Sass, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: Land cover change and its relationship with floods in the semi-arid environment of the eastern Hindu Kush region were investigated using long-term Landsat image time series and the BFAST method. The results showed that approximately 95% of the study area experienced at least one abrupt change during 1988-2020, with floods being the primary driver of this change.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qirui Li, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: This article examines the patterns and determinants of international migration in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and its impact on sustainable development. The study finds that international migration mainly occurs within SSA, with migration flows directed towards low-income countries with high population density. Climate extremes have varying effects on migration, with dry extremes promoting migration and wet extremes having a negative impact. Factors driving SSA's international migration include food insecurity, low life expectancy, political instability and violence, high economic growth, unemployment, and urbanization rates. Large-scale international migration and recurrent emigration hinder sustainable development in areas such as political stability, food security, and health, necessitating improved governance and institutions for effective migration management and planning towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Sibilo Gashure, Desalegn Wana, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: Climate variability negatively affects agricultural production in Sub-Saharan Africa, and climate-smart agriculture is considered a solution to mitigate this impact. This study assesses the effects of climate variability and climate-smart agriculture practices on crop production in Konso cultural landscapes, Ethiopia. The findings show that climate variability explains a significant proportion of the annual variation in crop production, and the application of climate-smart agriculture practices has positive impacts on crop production.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Alfonso T. Garcia-Sosa
Summary: As the relevance of data-driven discovery escalates, meticulous scrutiny of datasets utilizing principles like Benford's Law to enhance data integrity and guide resource allocation is anticipated. Addressing critical aspects such as bias mitigation, algorithm effectiveness, data stewardship, effects, and fraud prevention is essential in the data-driven era of the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Harnessing Benford's Law and other statistical tests in drug discovery provides a potent strategy to detect data anomalies, fill data gaps, and enhance dataset quality.
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DISCOVERY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qirui Li, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: This study aims to examine human mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa and its relationship with climatic and socioeconomic factors. The results indicate that seven out of forty countries have high mobility, while most experienced a decline in permanent migration. Climate and socioeconomic conditions have significant effects on mobility, but the effects differ between temporary moves and permanent migration.
Article
Management
Sulayman K. Sowe, Mirco Schoenfeld, Cyrus Samimi, Petra Steiner, Anke Schuerer-Ries
Summary: This article examines the impact of the pandemic on research collaboration projects between the Global North and South. The study finds significant differences in research collaboration infrastructure and home environment between collaborators from different regions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Etido Essien, Cyrus Samimi
Summary: This study investigates the impact of economic variables on urban built-up patterns, using the case study of a mid-sized city in southeastern Nigeria. Results show that increases in federal allocation, investment tax, direct tax, and indirect tax trigger urban expansion into vegetative land, affecting land value in suburban areas and the provision of social amenities.
Article
Environmental Studies
Etido Essien, Samimi Cyrus
Article
Geography
Fred Krueger, Cyrus Samimi
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
(2019)