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Environmental Sciences
Baohui Mu, Xiang Zhao, Jiacheng Zhao, Naijing Liu, Longping Si, Qian Wang, Na Sun, Mengmeng Sun, Yinkun Guo, Siqing Zhao
Summary: According to the study, China's major cities experienced an overall increase in vegetation cover from 2001 to 2018, although certain cities in the core area and expansion area showed a decrease. The expansion of urbanization, climate factors, and CO2 were identified as the main contributors to vegetation changes, with climate factors and CO2 having the largest contributions.
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Environmental Sciences
Radost Stanimirova, Jordan Graesser, Pontus Olofsson, Mark A. Friedl
Summary: South America has experienced significant land cover and land use change (LCLUC) over the past five decades, with attention primarily focused on tropical forests. This study used Landsat imagery to analyze LCLUC in sub-tropical and temperate ecosystems in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay (APU). The results showed that 11.6% of the study area experienced changes in land cover composition between 1999 and 2019, with herbaceous cover gain, woody cover loss, and bare ground gain being the most substantial changes observed.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Long Li, Wenfeng Zhan, Weimin Ju, Josep Penuelas, Zaichun Zhu, Shushi Peng, Xiaolin Zhu, Zihan Liu, Yuyu Zhou, Jiufeng Li, Jiameng Lai, Fan Huang, Gaofei Yin, Yongshuo Fu, Manchun Li, Chao Yu
Summary: Urban vegetation is influenced by complex urban environments. The study reveals that greenness trends decrease from urban cores to urban new towns, and brownish trends are observed in urban fringes. These results highlight the joint influence of biogeochemical drivers and land-cover changes on the urban-rural gradient in vegetation trends, providing insights into future global vegetation change.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jaime A. Garizabal-Carmona, N. Javier Mancera-Rodriguez
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of site-specific features on bird species richness in Medellin, Colombia, finding that larger and more regularly-shaped urban green spaces with lower impervious surface percentages and more grass-shrubs tend to have higher bird species richness. Additionally, the dominance of introduced trees had a significant effect on bird species richness, indicating constraints for enhancing biodiversity in highly developed Andean cities.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kai Jin, Yansong Jin, Fei Wang, Shaoxia Wang
Summary: In China's Circum-Bohai-Sea region, research found that vegetation cover significantly increased in most areas from 1982 to 2015. Major cities did not experience expected decreases in vegetation cover due to opposing effects of rapid urbanization and greening. Afforestation and improved agricultural practices were the main contributors to increased vegetation cover. Anthropogenic activities accounted for 42% of the vegetation cover increase in the CBS region.
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xihuang Ouyang, Junbang Wang, Xing Chen, Xuanlan Zhao, Hui Ye, Alan E. Watson, Shaoqiang Wang
Summary: This study proposes using ecosystem services-based indicators and Projection Pursuit Model for ecological quality evaluation, with Jiangxi Province as a demonstration area. Results suggest that NDVI and WUE should be given higher weights in calculating EQI for the province.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Silvina Carretero, Leandro Rodrigues Capitulo, Eduardo Kruse
Summary: The study analysed the impact of land use changes on groundwater recharge on the east coast of Buenos Aires, Argentina, finding that afforestation leads to a reduction in recharge, which may affect the sustainability of future drinking water supply.
HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
LinLing Tang, Xiaoling Chen, Xiaobin Cai, Jian Li
Summary: This study quantified the effects of land-use-related drivers (LURDs) on vegetation greenness in China from 2000 to 2014, showing overall low impact across the country but considerable local effects in specific regions. Afforestation had a significant greening effect, while urbanization caused a substantial browning impact, even greater than the effects of climate change and CO2 fertilization in urban areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yaping Chen, Matthew L. Kirwan
Summary: Despite the threats from rising sea levels and climate change, the amount of carbon stored in coastal ecosystems has increased. Climate-driven greening in upland areas offset the biomass loss in wetlands and low-lying forests, resulting in an overall increase in carbon storage in coastal vegetation.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Abdullah-Al- Faisal, Zullyadini A. A. Rahaman, Abdulla - Al Kafy, Abdullah Al Rakib, Md. Abdul Fattah, Golam Sabbir Sattar
Summary: Human pressures, changing hydrology and land resources have a significant impact on the carbon chain and ecosystem resilience. Urbanization leads to vegetation cover reduction, accelerating carbon emissions and increasing land surface temperature. This study used remote sensing and GIS techniques to estimate Land Use/Land Cover changes in Cumilla from 1994 to 2019, finding a concerning decrease in vegetation cover, urban expansion, and continuous rise in land surface temperature.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Zefeng Chen, Weiguang Wang, Ross A. Woods, Quanxi Shao
Summary: Vegetation, as a key component of the terrestrial system, plays a crucial role in hydrological processes and water yield. While previous studies have focused on the effects of changes in total vegetation coverage and density, this research highlights the importance of considering changes in vegetation components. The study shows that different vegetation types have diverse hydrological sensitivities and trade-offs exist among the hydrological effects of each vegetation component.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohamed Ben-Haddad, Sara Hajji, Mohamed Rida Abelouah, Leonardo Lopes Costa, Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Aicha Ait Alla
Summary: The study demonstrates the impact of human disturbances on faunal communities, with the COVID-19 lockdown period actually facilitating the recovery of these communities, showcasing their resilience.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Huayan Liu, Wenfa Xiao, Qi Li, Yu Tian, Jianhua Zhu
Summary: Driven by rapid urbanization, land use patterns have undergone dramatic changes, which have in turn influenced ecosystem services. This study analyzed data from Beijing from 1985 to 2020 and found that land use change is the main factor affecting ecosystem services, with urbanization and afforestation contributing the most. This suggests that in highly urbanized metropolises, it is still possible to balance regional development and the demands of ecosystem services.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ahmad E. AlDousari, Abdulla-Al Kafy, Milan Saha, Md. Abdul Fattah, Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Abdullah-Al- Abdullah-Al-Faisal, Abdullah Al Rakib, Dewan Md. Amir Jahir, Zullyadini A. Rahaman, Arpita Bakshi, Mahir Shahrier, Md. Mijanur Rahman
Summary: This study monitored and predicted the changes in land use/land cover and their impacts on land surface temperature, urban heat island, and urban thermal field variance index in Kuwait. The results showed that the transformation of bare land and vegetation into built-up areas increased land surface temperature and urban heat island effects. The predicted model also indicated a decrease in vegetation cover and an increase in built-up areas, leading to higher land surface temperature in the future.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenjing Yang, Yong Zhao, Qingming Wang, Buliao Guan
Summary: This study explores the impact of natural, biogeochemical, and anthropogenic factors on vegetation greenness changes in the Haihe River Basin in China. The results indicate a significant increase in vegetation greenness in the majority of counties, with CO2 and human activities being the major contributing factors. Additionally, afforestation is a pronounced driving force for vegetation greenness changes, particularly in mountainous areas.