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Open AccessStomatal responses of terrestrial plants to global change
Quantifying the stomatal responses of plants to global change factors is crucial for modeling terrestrial carbon and water cycles. Here we synthesize worldwide experimental data to show that stomatal conductan...
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Habitat quality assessment provides indicators for socio-ecological management: a case study of the Chinese Loess Plateau
The impact of changing land use and land cover (LULC) on regional habitat quality have attracted extensive attention. The Loess Plateau is an ecologically fragile area; LULC changes in this region have complex...
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Scenario simulation of water retention services under land use/cover and climate changes: a case study of the Loess Plateau, China
Comprehensive assessments of ecosystem services in environments under the influences of human activities and climate change are critical for sustainable regional ecosystem management. Therefore, integrated int...
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Spatiotemporal change and attribution of potential evapotranspiration over China from 1901 to 2100
Global warming has accelerated surface water loss around the world. This study investigates in detail the change and attribution of potential evapotranspiration (PET) across China from 1901 to 2100 by the Harg...
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Open AccessThe coupling of leaf, litter, and soil nutrients in warm temperate forests in northwestern China
The nutrient ecological stoichiometry of plants and soil is important for the growth and dynamics of species, but the stoichiometric relationships among leaf, litter, and soil remain poorly understood. We anal...
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Restoration and conservation potential of destroyed Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) forests in the Qilian Mountains of northwest China
Each of the last three decades has seen the Earth’s surface get progressively warmer more than any preceding decade since the 1850s. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have been scientifically demo...
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Soil CO2 efflux along an elevation gradient in Qinghai spruce forests in the upper reaches of the Heihe River, northwest China
This study was conducted in six plots along an elevation gradient in the Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia Kom.) forest ecosystem of the Qilian Mountains, northwest China. Soil CO2 efflux over bare soil (R ...
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Estimating realized and potential carbon storage benefits from reforestation and afforestation under climate change: a case study of the Qinghai spruce forests in the Qilian Mountains, northwestern China
Greenhouse gas emission has been scientifically shown to be the primary cause of observed global climate change. The reduction of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere deserves international attention. Aside...