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Spatial effects of shrub encroachment on wetland soil pH and salinity in the Yellow River Delta, China
The encroachment of woody shrubs in grass-dominated coastal salt marsh ecosystems has potentially influenced soil physical and chemical processes at various scales. Understanding the effects of shrub encroachm...
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Open AccessEvolution of Farmland Abandonment Research from 1993 to 2023 using CiteSpace-Based Scientometric Analysis
Farmland abandonment significantly influences food and ecological security. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the current research landscape and evolving developments in the field of farmland abandon...
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Historical Changes and Multi-scenario Prediction of Land Use and Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Storage in China
Terrestrial carbon storage (CS) plays a crucial role in achieving carbon balance and mitigating global climate change. This study employs the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and Representative Concentration Path...
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Can Industrial Structure Upgrading Restrain Industrial Land Expansion? Evidence from China
China has made great achievements in industrial development and is transforming into a powerful manufacturing country. Meanwhile, the industrial land scale is also expanding. However, whether industrial struct...
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Characterizing the behavior of surge-type glaciers in the Puruogangri Ice Field, Tibetan Plateau
The Puruogangri Ice Field (PIF), classified as an ultra-continental glacier, is considered extremely stable. However, several glaciers in this area have recently experienced surge events with significant insta...
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A 1000-year history of cropland cover change along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China
Landscape in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China has undergone significant changes for thousands of years due to agricultural expansion. Lack of reliable long-term and high-resolution his...
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Defining the land use area threshold and optimizing its structure to improve supply-demand balance state of ecosystem services
Improving the supply-demand balance of ecosystem services (SDBES) from the perspective of land use is essential for managing regional ecosystem and realizing sustainable development. By combining land use with...
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Relationship Between Individuals’ Epidemic Risk Perception Within Living Space and Subjective Well-Being: Empirical Evidence from China after the First Wave of COVID-19
It is common to observe the epidemic risk perception (ERP) and a decline in subjective well-being (SWB) in the context of public health events, such as Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there have...
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Detecting Landslides with Deformable Adaptive Focal YOLO: Enhanced Performance with Reduced False Detection
Landslide detection algorithms employing You Only Look Once (YOLO) often exhibit subpar performance in scenarios characterized by similar backgrounds and boundary blur, leading to high miss and false rates. To...
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Comprehensive evaluation of newly cultivated land sustainable utilization at project scale: A case study in Guangdong, China
Cultivated land plays a pivotal role in ensuring national food security, particularly in populous nations like China, where substantial investments are made to develop cultivated land as a counterbalance to co...
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Open AccessInvestigation of policy tools for energy efficiency improvement in public buildings in China—current situation, obstacles, and solutions
The energy consumption from the building sector accounts for more than 21% of the total in China, where the energy-use intensity of public buildings could reach 3 times that of residential buildings. Energy ef...
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Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Surface and Groundwater in the Poyang Lake Catchment Area (China)
This paper analyzes data on the chemical composition of wetland waters, groundwaters, and river waters in the catchment area of Poyang Lake, which were obtained in the course of Russian–Chinese hydrogeochemica...
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Open AccessEnhanced indoor positioning through human-robot collaboration
Indoor positioning is a critical component for numerous applications and services. However, GNSS systems face challenges in delivering accurate positioning information in indoor environments. Current indoor po...
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Influence of varied drought types on soil conservation service within the framework of climate change: insights from the **ghe River Basin, China
Severe soil erosion and drought are the two main factors affecting the ecological security of the Loess Plateau, China. Investigating the influence of drought on soil conservation service is of great importanc...
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Tourism development potential and obstacle factors of cultural heritage: Evidence from traditional music in **angxi
Traditional music is an important component of cultural heritage. However, studies have scarcely explored the tourism development potential and the obstacle factors of traditional music. This study takes **ang...
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Construction and comparative analysis of an environmental integration evaluation model for the Qingdao bathing beaches
As the most participatory place for coastal tourism, tourists’ comprehensive evaluation of the bathing beach is significant for its planning and management. This paper considers four bathing beaches in the Qin...
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Open AccessIndoor positioning with multi-beam CSI of commercial 5G signals
The fifth-generation (5G) network has been deployed for a vast number of users. The advanced capabilities of 5G technology have opened up opportunities for accuracy positioning and navigation. However, when i...
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Evaluation of suitability, adaptability, and reserve potential of construction land on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Construction land is the leading carrier of human activities such as production and living. Evaluating the construction land suitability (CLS) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) holds significant implications ...
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Structure and Functioning of China’s Dryland Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
China has one of the largest dryland areas worldwide, covering 6.6 million km2 and supporting approximately 580 million people. Conflicting findings showing a drier China’s drylands with increasing aridity and ob...
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Ecological effect of the plantation of Sabina vulgaris in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China
Vegetation restoration through artificial plantation is an effective method to combat desertification, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. This study aimed to explore the ecological effect of the plantatio...
