Stark, Gavin Ma, Liang Zeng, Zhi-Gao Du, Wei-Guo Levy, Ofir
Published in
Global change biology
Worldwide habitat loss, land-use changes, and climate change threaten biodiversity, and we urgently need models that predict the combined impacts of these threats on organisms. Current models, however, overlook microhabitat diversity within landscapes and so do not accurately inform conservation efforts, particularly for ectotherms. Here, we built ...
Feng, Pingping Alifujiang, Yilinuer Abuduwaili, Jilili Lu, Na Jiang, Ying
Published in
Frontiers in Earth Science
Identifying and quantifying the drivers of runoff (R) variability is fundamental to our understanding of the hydrologic cycle and necessary for decision makers to manage water resources. Climate variables and vegetation are the main factors influencing the R. However, the effects of climate and vegetation changes on R are still poorly understood, e...
Kardouni, James Danilchik Lindsay, Maile Labay, Andrew Bauman, Jenise M.
Published in
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Introduction Until recently, much of the Elwha River was inaccessible to anadromous fish species due to the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams. Dam deconstruction resulted in approximately 325 ha of formerly inundated lake beds devoid of natural riparian corridors or adjacent forests. Efforts to restore the vegetation have had varying success. Areas wher...
Ceriani, R. Fava, F. Tagliabue, G. Leitner, Sonja Panigada, C. Odongo, Vincent O. Vaglia, V. Mutuo, Paul M. Kinuthia, Kelvin Heidarian, R.
...
This study is a first attempt to quantify the non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV) fraction at a semiarid grassland site located in Kenya. We have first applied a model already developed and calibrated for crop analysis to predict grassland NPV from field spectral reflectance data. The second step will be to refine the model and apply it to the PRIS...
LE GUERN, Cécile Bispo, Antonio Ducommun, Christophe Séré, Geoffroy Vidal-Beaudet, Laure Layet, Clément Grand, Cécile Schwartz, Christophe
There is an increasing demand of nature in cities worldwide. However, urban soils can be degraded by, for example, diffuse or point-source pollution loss of organic matter. In addition, the European strategy to achieve no net land take by 2050 promotes the renaturation of artificialized soils. There is a lack of knowledge and tools to help optimise...
Qiqige, Bademu Wei, Bin Wei, Yuqi Liu, Mohan Bi, Yixian Xu, Ruixuan Liu, Nan Yang, Gaowen Zhang, Yingjun
Published in
Frontiers in Plant Science
Livestock grazing has a significant impact on the biodiversity of nature grassland ecosystems, which is mainly regulated by climate factors. Soil microbes are essential components of biogeochemical cycles. However, the coupling effects of grazing with MAT (mean annual temperature) and MAP (mean annual precipitation) on soil microbial communities re...
Dujka, Petr Kusbach, Antonín
Published in
Journal of Landscape Ecology
Zonal concept is a traditional approach in land assessment. Although its principles have been known for over a hundred years, they have not yet been thoroughly evaluated using modern analytical approaches. Assessing the empirically established parameters for characterising a zonal site, establishing threshold values of significant environmental fac...
Moges, A. Yakob, G. Girma, R. Teshale, T. Mekuria, Wolde Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
Forest and landscape restoration measures could address landscape degradation, increase ecosystem services, and improve livelihoods. However, mapping potential areas for forest and landscape restoration measures and identifying enabling and constraining factors is crucial for effective implementation. This study was conducted in the western catchme...
Biltekin, Demet Eriş, K. Kadir Çağatay, M. Namık Henry, Pierre Yakupoğlu, Nurettin
A giant piston core MRS-CS27 sedimentary sequence in the Sea of Marmara (SoM) was investigated by palynological analysis to evaluate the paleoenvironmental and climate changes, corresponding to the Marine Isotope Stages MIS-5 (c-a), MIS-4, MIS-3, and the earliest part of the MIS-2. During MIS-5c, the palynological analysis indicates a warm and humi...
Chappell, Adrian Hennen, Mark Ciais, Philippe Schepanski, Kerstin Balkanski, Yves Tong, Daniel Heidenreich, Stephan Hynes, Robert Fuchs, David Zeng, Zhenzhong
...
• Tuning dust models to dust optical depth hides dust emission model weaknesses including overestimates and false change in vegetated areas • New shadow-shelter model calibrated to observed dust emission circumvents unrealistic model assumptions
