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Environment
Chong Li
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Open AccessThe phytolith carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: the underestimated potential of bamboo forest
Terrestrial ecosystems contain significant carbon storage, vital to the global carbon cycle and climate change. Alterations in human production activities and environmental factors affect the stability of carb...
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Open AccessComplex effects of different types of acid rain on root growth of Quercus acutissima and Cunninghamia lanceolata saplings
Soil acidification caused by acid rain (AR) can damage plant roots, which in turn negatively impacts plant health. In response to changing AR types, research efforts to elucidate their specific impacts on plan...
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Open AccessEffects of sulfuric, nitric, and mixed acid rain on the decomposition of fine root litter in Southern China
China has been increasingly subject to significant acid rain, which has negative impacts on forest ecosystems. Recently, the concentrations of NO3− in acid rain have increased in conjunction with the rapid rise o...
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Open AccessEffects of annual flow characteristics on the freshwater life history of Chinese sturgeon: concern inferred from the number of seaward migrating juveniles
Since 2003, the flow characteristics of the Yangtze River, currently the only river where the protected Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis, spawns and where the young grows to the 6 to 8 month juvenile stage, h...
