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Water and nutrient use efficiency of three tree species in monoculture and mixed stands and potential drivers in the Loess Hilly Region, China
Mixed plantations utilize resources through specific strategies. However, the impact mechanism of mixed plantations on the water and nutrient use efficiency of different tree species remains unclear.
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Soil multifunctionality is associated with soil water content and fungal richness in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations
Soil multifunctionality (SMF), which was used to mirror the ability of soil to deliver multiple functions simultaneously, is an effective index that reflects ecosystem value. Understanding the response of SMF ...
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Sedimentary Features and Paleogeographic Evolution of the Middle Permian Trough Basin in Zunyi, Guizhou, South China
Based on detailed field surveys, numerous sections and drillcores as well as analyses of lithofacies and sedimentary facies, sedimentary differentiation in the Middle Permian Zunyi (northern Guizhou, South Chi...
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Heavy thinning temporally reduced soil carbon storage by intensifying soil microbial phosphorus limitation
The decomposition of soil organic matter depends strongly on microbial metabolism, which presents one of the greatest uncertainties in predicting future climate and global carbon (C) dynamics. The study aimed ...
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Research and application of an in-service chemical decontamination process for high temperature and high pressure circuit
Here we present a newly developed two-step oxidative-reductive in-service chemical decontamination process suitable for high temperature and high pressure circuit (HTHPC) decontamination in a pressurized water...
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Water source partitioning and nitrogen facilitation promote coexistence of nitrogen-fixing and neighbor species in mixed plantations in the semiarid Loess Plateau
Effects of water source relations on the facilitation of nitrogen (N) acquisition between N2-fixing species (NFS) and neighbor species require further investigation, especially in water- and N-limited conditions.
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Sap flow characteristics and physiological adjustments of two dominant tree species in pure and mixed plantations in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China
It is essential to understand the water consumption characteristics and physiological adjustments of tree species under drought conditions, as well as the effects of pure and mixed plantations on these charact...
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Non-structural carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus between black locust and chinese pine plantations along a precipitation gradient on the Loess Plateau, China
No soil nutrient differences between two plantations. In contrast to NSC, N and P concentrations were greater in black locust than in Chinese pine. NSC negatively, N and P positively related to precipitation f...
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Soil C:N:P stoichiometry in plantations of N-fixing black locust and indigenous pine, and secondary oak forests in Northwest China
Soil nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry are important indicators of plant growth, terrestrial productivity, and ecosystem functioning. Nevertheless, little is known about the vertical distribution and t...
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Coupling of plant and soil C:N:P stoichiometry in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations on the Loess Plateau, China
C:N remained constant, but C:P and N:P were higher in the 37-year-old stands. The correlations were linked by P and N:P among plant, but N:P and C:P between soil and plant.
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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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Open AccessTwo ultraviolet radiation datasets that cover China
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has significant effects on ecosystems, environments, and human health, as well as atmospheric processes and climate change. Two ultraviolet radiation datasets are described in this p...
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Non-structural carbohydrate dynamics in Robinia pseudoacacia saplings under three levels of continuous drought stress
Only severe drought stress induced lower non-structural carbohydrate concentrations in Robinia pseudoacacia saplings, and non-structural carbohydrate reducti...
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Drag on an ellipsoid particle in free-molecular plasma flow
Based on the analysis of molecular gas dynamics, the drag and moment acting on an ellipsoid particle of revolutionX 2/a 2+Y 2/a 2+Z
