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Complete chloroplast genome of Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Cercidiphyllaceae), a tertiary relic endangered tree
The dioecious relic Cercidiphyllum japonicum is one of two species of the sole genus Cercidiphyllum (Cercidiphyllaceae). Using an Illumina platform, we sequenced its complete chloroplast genome. Our study reveals...
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Similar carbon density of natural and planted forests in the Lüliang Mountains, China
The carbon density was not different between natural and planted forests, while the biomass carbon density was greater in natural forests than in planted forests. The difference is due primaril...
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Trends of temperature and precipitation extremes in the Loess Plateau Region of China, 1961–2010
The spatial and temporal trends of 11 (7) temperature (precipitation) extreme indices are examined for the Loess Plateau Region (LPR) and its southeast and northwest sub-regions based on daily observations at ...
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Change trends of air temperature and precipitation over Shanxi Province, China
A dataset of air temperature and precipitation time series (1959–2008) from 61 stations across Shanxi, China is used to analyze the climate change. The monotonic trends and step (abrupt) trends for annual and ...
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Rangewide Genetic Diversity in Natural Populations of Chinese Pine (Pinus tabulaeformis)
Thirteen natural populations from throughout the range of the Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.) were examined using inter-simple sequence repeat markers to characterize the genetic structure at the species...
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Genetic Variation in Chinese Pine (Pinus tabulaeformis), a Woody Species Endemic to China
Random amplified polymorphic DNA markers were used to investigate genetic variation of the Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.), a species endemic to China and the most widely distributed pine species in Nort...
