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Environmental Sciences
Fumin Wang, Siting Chen, Qiuxiang Yi, Dailiang Peng, Xiaoping Yao, Tianyue Xu, Jueyi Zheng, Jiale Li
Summary: Based on long-term satellite data, this study reveals that temperature warming induced by urbanization has a significant impact on the vegetation green-up dates along the urban-rural gradient. Vegetation closer to the urban area tends to green up earlier, with the least impact observed on croplands.
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Remote Sensing
Xiaokang Zhang, Zhaoying Zhang, Yongguang Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xinjie Liu, Jidai Chen, Yunfei Wu, Linsheng Wu
Summary: Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) has provided novel methods for monitoring vegetation growth and the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the effects of spatial heterogeneity on canopy SIF measurements remain unclear. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform provides a unique opportunity to assess the impact of spatial heterogeneity on SIF variability due to its adjustable observational height at the intermediate canopy scale. This study used a UAV-based SIF system to investigate the influences of fractional vegetation cover (FVC) on SIF measurements over a homogeneous rice paddy field and a heterogeneous planted forest characterized by unevenly distributed plant species. The results showed that FVC exerted substantial effects on the spatial variability of SIF, with the coefficient of variation (CV) of SIF observations at different flying heights increasing from 5% to 30% as FVC decreased. Additionally, the escaping probability of SIF and total emitted SIF showed nonlinear responses to FVC at individual observational heights, with the escaping probability reaching its lowest value at an intermediate FVC level of 0.6. These findings highlight the significant effect of spatial heterogeneity on canopy SIF measurements, especially at low FVC, emphasizing the importance of considering the SIF measurement footprint on different underlying surfaces for advancing SIF applications in terrestrial vegetation science.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vivian Dornelas, Eduardo H. Colombo, Cristobal Lopez, Emilio Hernandez-Garcia, Celia Anteneodo
Summary: The study analyzes the impact of disturbances in the ecological landscape on the spatial distribution of a population evolving according to the nonlocal FKPP equation. It characterizes the three types of stationary profiles that can develop near abrupt spatial variations in environmental conditions, and discusses how heterogeneities can reveal hidden information in a flat landscape through mapping between induced wrinkles and the shape of the interaction kernel.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yuan Chen, Meixia Lin, Tao Lin, Junmao Zhang, Laurence Jones, Xia Yao, Hongkai Geng, Yuqin Liu, Guoqin Zhang, Xin Cao, Hong Ye, Yulin Zhan
Summary: Vegetation phenology changes caused by urbanization could lead to shifts in ecosystem services in urban areas and impact on human health. The characteristics of urbanization affect vegetation phenology need to be emphasized, especially in China with a complex natural environment and rapid urbanization background. In this study, we used remote sensing-based phenological data (MODIS MCD12Q2) to analyze the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation phenology caused by urbanization between urban and non-urban areas in 320 cities across China. We found a significant difference between vegetation phenology in urban and its corresponding non-urban area at national and the regional scale.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yu Zhang, Xiaohong Liu, Wenzhe Jiao, Xiuchen Wu, Xiaomin Zeng, Liangju Zhao, Lixin Wang, Jiaqi Guo, Xiaoyu Xing, Yixue Hong
Summary: This study examined the changes in vegetation resilience in China's Loess Plateau and Qinling Mountains. The results showed that drought had a greater impact on gross primary productivity compared to leaf area index, indicating that productivity takes more time to recover from drought. The resilience changes in different regions were mainly influenced by the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index and vapor pressure deficit.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xingli Liu, Ling Wang, Meng Gao, Gang Wang, Kai Tang, Jin Yang, Wei Song, Jingsong Yang, Liang Lyu, Xiaoguang Cheng
Summary: This study found that compared to low-altitude areas, adults in high-altitude areas had higher muscle density, indicating that living at higher altitudes may be beneficial for muscle quality.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Tianjun Wu, Jiancheng Luo, Lijing Gao, Yingwei Sun, Yingpin Yang, Ya'nan Zhou, Wen Dong, Xin Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a geoparcel-based spatial prediction method to improve the reliability and accuracy of grassland resource information extraction using irregular geographic objects, i.e., grassland geoparcels. A case experiment in Abag Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, demonstrates that the proposed method achieves good FVC mapping results. Compared to traditional regular grid-based methods, the proposed method shows higher accuracy in predicting FVC, with advantages in sensing tiny spatial heterogeneity at the boundary of grassland change.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2021)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yonghong Liu, Yongming Xu, Xiuzhen Han, Wenjun Shu, Fuzhong Weng
Summary: This study used urban-rural ratio method to quantify the impact of urbanization on specific humidity distribution in Beijing's central urban area. The results show the coexistence of urban dry island effect and urban wet island effect throughout the year, with different urbanization parameters affecting humidity levels to varying extents.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Shuai Ma, Liang-Jie Wang, Limin Ye, Jiang Jiang
Summary: Determining the threshold for the response of ecosystem services (ESs) to vegetation change is crucial for ecological restoration. This study quantified four ESs in the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological shelter and identified the differences in ESs among different vegetation types. The study also explored the spatial differences in ESs under different altitude gradients and determined the impact threshold of fractional vegetation cover on ESs using elastic analysis.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Ecology
Charles A. Martin, Raphael Proulx, Mark Vellend, Lenore Fahrig
Summary: This study examined the effects of vegetation cover and land-cover variance on biodiversity, finding a transition from low to high variance with decreasing vegetation cover. It predicted a unimodal relationship between species richness and anthropization, indicating a threshold where the positive effects of land-cover variance are outweighed by the negative effects of vegetation cover loss. Identifying these thresholds could be crucial for setting conservation targets at a landscape scale.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Claudia Olivares-Cabello, David Chaparro, Merce Vall-llossera, Adriano Camps, Carlos Lopez-Martinez
Summary: This study analyzes the sensitivity of VOD at three frequencies (L-, C-, and X-bands) to different vegetation covers on a global scale. Results show that L-VOD is suitable for monitoring dense canopies, while X-, C-, and LCX-VOD are more sensitive to vegetation cover in savannahs, shrublands, and grasslands. The study also provides insights on the vegetation-frequency relationship and suggests suitable frequencies for vegetation monitoring.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Dan Lu, Yahui Wang, Qingyuan Yang, Zhanpeng Wang, Aiwen Lin, Yuxue Tang, Yuanqing Li
Summary: This study analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation in Chongqing from 2000 to 2018 and found that population emigration had a significant contribution to vegetation greenness, influenced by climate, topography, and policy factors. The Grain-for-Green program also played a crucial role in vegetation variation.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
Camilla Crifo, Caroline A. E. Stromberg
Summary: The study aims to improve paleoenvironmental reconstruction by analyzing soil phytolith samples collected along vegetation transects in rainforest and dry forest in Central and South America. Results show that phytolith samples can distinguish between rainforest and dry forest vegetation and help reconstruct important structural and compositional aspects of the vegetation.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kaipeng Xu, Yanyan Chi, Jingjing Wang, Rongfeng Ge, Xiahui Wang
Summary: The quality of the ecosystem in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has been improving, with natural vegetation slowly re-establishing and progressing towards climax communities. The change in ecosystem quality is positively correlated with the Sanbei shelterbelt and Beijing-Tianjin Sandstorm control project, and negatively correlated with socioeconomic and agricultural factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Minchao Wu, Benjamin Smith, Guy Schurgers, Anders Ahlstroem, Markku Rummukainen
Summary: The study used a regional Earth system model to quantify changes in Amazonian ecosystems under climate change, finding that increased atmospheric CO2 concentration and future climate change are likely to expand the transition zone, leading to a larger spatial gradient and potentially impacting ecosystem stability and carbon storage.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the five major plateau lake basins in central Yunnan, China, and constructs an ecological security pattern using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework. The study simulates land use/cover change in the region and identifies early warning regions where future urban expansion poses a threat to current ecological source areas and corridors.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Pingping Huang, Feng Zhao, Bailing Zhou, Kuidong Xu
Summary: This study investigates the distribution of benthic microeukaryotes in the China Seas and finds that they can stride over the ecological barrier of 32 degrees N. The study also highlights the significant influence of depth, temperature, and latitude on communities in the China Seas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Jesse Stanford, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paolo Perna, Riccardo Santolini
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools used for predicting species' spatial distribution. This study found that ecological characteristics, such as habitat specialization, play a role in improving the accuracy of SDMs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoxuan Wu, Hang Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: Global climate change, urbanization, and economic development have increased the need for sustainable human development, urban ecological governance, and low-carbon energy transformation. This study analyzes the green ecological transition in Chengdu based on panel data from 2010 to 2020, exploring its spatiotemporal evolution and key factors. The results show an overall upward trend in Chengdu's green ecological development and positive spatial autocorrelation in certain districts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Enrico Tomelleri, Giovanna Battipaglia, Claudia Cocozza, Francesco Niccoli, Jerzy Piotr Kabala, Damiano Gianelle, Loris Vescovo, Luca Da Ros, Riccardo Valentini
Summary: Phenology monitoring is important for understanding forest functioning and climate impacts. This research compares the phenological behavior of European beech forests using Tree-Talker (TT+) and Sentinel 2 satellite data. The study finds differences in the information derived by the two sensor types, particularly in terms of season length, phenology changepoints, and leaf period variability. TT+ with its higher temporal resolution demonstrates precision in capturing the phenological changepoints, especially when satellite image availability is limited.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Huanhuan Pan, Ziqiang Du, Zhitao Wu, Hong Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The land use and cover changes resulting from coal mining activities and ecological restoration have had a significant impact on ecosystem services in mining areas. This study investigates the relationship between ecosystem services and land use intensity in coal mining areas, emphasizing the importance of understanding this interdependence for balanced human-land system development. The research examines the evolving relationship across different reclamation stages in Shanxi, China, using a coupling coordination degree model. The findings suggest the need for timely and judicious reclamation of coalfields, considering the land's bearing capacity.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjuan He, Yijun Shi, Lihua Xu, Zhangwei Lu, Mao Feng
Summary: This study examines the spatial interplay between changes in the blue-green spatial distribution and modifications in land surface temperature grades in Shanghai. The findings reveal that the transformation of the blue-green spatial pattern differs between different sectors of the city, and the impact on the thermal environment varies spatially.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yi Xu, Di Zhang, Junqiang Lin, Qidong Peng, Xiaohui Lei, Tiantian Jin, Jia Wang, Ruifang Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the response relationship between phytoplankton growth and water environmental parameters in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China using long-term monitoring data and machine learning models. The results revealed the differences between monitoring sites and identified the key parameters that affect phytoplankton growth.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)