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Sample Collection and Preparation for Annual and Intra-annual Tree-Ring Isotope Chronologies
This chapter provides guidance for conducting studies based on stable isotope measurements in tree rings to infer past and present climate...
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Carbon and nutrient limitations of soil microbial metabolism in Quercus aquifolioides forest ecosystems along a precipitation gradient on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
AimsThe response of soil microbial metabolic limitation in forest ecosystems to various factors remains poorly understood. The purpose of the study...
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Growing season temperature and precipitation affect nutrient resorption in herbaceous species through a foliar stoichiometric control strategy
AimsFoliar nutrient resorption is a critical process for considerations of ecosystem nutrient cycles. Previous studies have described the independent...
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Temperature and Precipitation Trends of the Shoulder Seasons at Polar Bear Pass (Nanuit Itillinga) – A Ramsar Wetland of Importance, Nunavut
Temperature and precipitation changes play critical roles in permafrost thaw, wetland water storage, plant growth and greenhouse gas emissions. This...
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Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and precipitation reduction on the fine root dynamics and morphology in a temperate forest
Fine roots (< 2 mm in diameter) are the main organ for obtaining resources from the belowground part of forest and also act as a hub linking the...
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Reproductive Strategy of the Annual Fish Leptopanchax Opalescens (Rivulidae) and Trade-Off Between Egg Size and Maximum Body Length in Temporary Wetlands
Leptopanchax opalescens is a critically endangered small annual fish. Reproductive traits of this species were studied to improve our understanding...
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Climate and Weather Conditions Along the German Shores
The climate of the research area was derived from tables of the meteorological stations at the North Sea coast (Norderney, Cuxhaven, and St....
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Nitrogen fertilization with pig slurry in a barley-sorghum double-annual forage crop** system
The high concentration of pig farms in NE Spain makes pig slurries an attractive fertilizer to reduce costs of agricultural production. However,...
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Physiological response of moss/cyanobacteria crusts along a precipitation gradient from semi-arid to arid desert in China
AimsDesert regions are regarded as highly sensitive to climatic changes. In arid and semi-arid desert, photosynthetic organisms from biological soil...
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Soil salinity regulates spatial-temporal heterogeneity of seed germination and seedbank persistence of an annual diaspore-trimorphic halophyte in northern China
Background and aimsSeed heteromorphism is a plant strategy that an individual plant produces two or more distinct types of diaspores, which have...
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Egg Production of Annual Fish Austrolebias cyaneus and Cynopoecilus nigrovittatus Occurs Throughout Their Entire Life Cycle to Survive in a Temporary Wetland
Annual fishes inhabit small temporary ponds that dry up seasonally. Survival in temporary ponds requires specific physiological, morphological,...
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Can mycorrhizal fungi alleviate plant community instability caused by increased precipitation in arid ecosystems?
Background and aimsPlant community stability is threatened by anthropogenic climate changes such as increased precipitation. Arbuscular mycorrhizal...
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Invasive annual grasses show decrease in seed size but no change in growth or carbon economy following invasion
The invasion of annual grasses into historically perennial-dominated systems is a global biodiversity threat. While significant, it is not known how...
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Decline in tree-ring growth of Picea mongolica and its intra-annual eco-physiological responses to drought and CO2 enrichment in semi-arid China
Episodes of drought-induced decline in tree growth and mortality are becoming more frequent as a result of climate warming and enhanced water stress...
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Seed germination demonstrates inter-annual variations in alkaline tolerance: a case study in perennial Leymus chinensis
Background and aimsThe escalating issue of soil saline-alkalization poses a growing global challenge. Leymus chinensis is a perennial grass species...
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Intra- and inter-annual changes in root endospheric microbial communities of grapevine are mainly deterministic
Background and aimsConsidering the plant microbiota, temporal changes are expected depending on plant development stages and environmental pressures...
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Association of excessive precipitation and agricultural land use with honey bee colony performance
ContextFrom landscape variables to weather, multiple environmental factors affect honey bees and other pollinators. Detailed honey bee colony...
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Temperature and precipitation gradients determine biomass in Birch (Betula spp.) and Fir (Abies spp.) in Eurasia
Forest ecosystems are sinks of atmospheric carbon and maintain annual temperature. On the other hand, climate change entails changes in all the biota...
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Patterns of post-fire invasion of semiarid shrub-steppe reveals a diversity of invasion niches within an exotic annual grass community
Disturbances such as fire provide an opportunity for invasive plant species to exploit newly created niche space. Whether initial invaders...
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Climatic and biogeographic factors show contrasted effects on continental and volcanic ISARs
AimThe study of islands biotas is fundamental to understand biodiversity patterns and process, both on evolutionary and ecological time scales. This...
