Subject: "shrublands" / Publication Year: 2019 / Subject: grasslands

1. Deforestation and loss of bushland and grassland primarily due to expansion of cultivation in mainland Tanzania (1995–2010)

Author:: Nzunda, Emmanuel F.; Midtgaard, Fred
Source:: Journal of sustainable forestry 2019 v.38 no.6 pp. 509-525
ISSN:: 1540-756X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; deforestation; forests; grasslands; land use; planning; Tanzania; Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Information on land use and cover changes (LUCC) is important for planning of conservation and development and thus ensure forest sustainability. The current paper assesses LUCC for the whole of the mainland Tanzania. The analyses were done using land use and cover maps covering the whole of mainland Tanzania for 1995 and 2010. For 1995, forest, bushland, grassland, cultivation and other land use ...
DOI:: 10.1080/10549811.2019.1598437
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2019.1598437

2. Agri-environment effects on birds in Wales: Tir Gofal benefited woodland and hedgerow species

Author:: Dadam, Daria; Siriwardena, Gavin M.
Source:: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 v.284 pp. 106587
ISSN:: 0167-8809
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; agri-environmental policy; analytical methods; birds; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; models; population growth; surveys; woodlands; Wales; Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Agri-environment schemes (AESs) have shown mixed success across Europe in terms of meeting environmental targets. Tir Gofal, the first widespread AES in Wales, ran from 1999 to 2013. Here we test the effects of its options on bird population growth rates, using the annual BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Using over 400 1-km BBS squares, we applied a log-linear analytical approach that mod ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.106587
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106587

3. The 10% wind speed rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire’s forward rate of spread in forests and shrublands

Author:: Cruz, Miguel G.; Alexander, Martin E.
Source:: Annals of forest science 2019 v.76 no.2 pp. 44
ISSN:: 1286-4560
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Eucalyptus; burning; coniferous forests; fire spread; fire suppression; fuels; grasslands; models; statistics; wildfires; wind speed; Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:: ... KEY MESSAGE : The collective analysis of a relatively large number of wildfire observations documented in conifer forests, dry eucalypt forests and temperate shrublands revealed that the forward rate of fire spread is roughly 10% of the average 10-m open wind speed, provided both are expressed in the same units (e.g. km h ⁻¹). CONTEXT: Knowledge of a wildfire’s forward spread rate is a prerequisit ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13595-019-0829-8
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0829-8

4. Human modified landscape structure and its implication on ecosystem services at Guder watershed in Ethiopia

Author:: Muleta, Terefe Tolessa; Biru, Moges Kidane
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.5 pp. 295
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; data collection; ecosystem services; forest land; grasslands; humans; land use; landscapes; raster data; watersheds; Ethiopia; Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:: ... We investigated the impacts of landscape structure changes on ecosystem services for Guder watershed. We first analyzed remotely sensed data of four decades (1973–2015). The raster data sets of land uses were used as an input in FRAGSTAT to analyze the magnitude of fragmentation. Furthermore, the locally modified ecosystem service values to estimate the ESVs for the watershed were used. Results in ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-019-7403-6
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7403-6

5. Humboldt and the reinvention of nature

Author:: Pausas, Juli G.; Bond, William J.
Source:: Thejournal of ecology 2019 v.107 no.3 pp. 1031-1037
ISSN:: 0022-0477
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biogeography; climate; ecosystems; forests; geological eons; grasslands; herbivores; mammals; paleoecology; phylogeny; savannas; soil; Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Alexander von Humboldt is a key figure in the history of ecology and biogeography who contributed to shape what is today ecology, as well as the environmentalist movement. His observation that the world’s vegetation varies systematically with climate was one of his many contributions to science. Here, we question to what extent Humboldt’s view biased our vision of nature. The current emphasis on t ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2745.13109
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13109

6. Grass-Shrub Competition in Arid Lands: An Overlooked Driver in Grassland–Shrubland State Transition?

Author:: Pierce, Nathan A.; Archer, Steven R.; Bestelmeyer, Brandon T.; James, Darren K.
Source:: Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 619-628
ISSN:: 1432-9840
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis glandulosa; arid lands; asexual reproduction; biocenosis; grasses; grasslands; herbicides; models; rain; shrubs; Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Traditional models of state transition in arid lands emphasize changes in disturbance regimes and abiotic feedbacks that promote the degradation of grassland into shrubland, whereas biotic interactions like competition and facilitation are often overlooked. Here, we conducted an experiment to determine whether shrubs have a positive, neutral, or negative effect on grasses and if these interactions ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10021-018-0290-9
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0290-9

7. Influence of exclosure on CT-measured soil macropores and root architecture in a shrub-encroached grassland in northern China

Author:: Hu, Xia; Li, Xiao-Yan; Wang, Pei; Liu, Yong; Wu, Xiu-Chen; Li, Zong-Chao; Zhao, Yun-Duo; Cheng, Ya-Qian; Guo, Lan-Lan; Lyu, Yan-Li; Liu, Lian-You
Source:: Soil & tillage research 2019 v.187 pp. 21-30
ISSN:: 0167-1987
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; computed tomography; grasslands; grazing; macropores; roots; shrubs; soil depth; China; Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Grassland exclosures with fencing are commonly used to prevent shrub encroachment. However, few studies have been conducted on the effect of exclosures on soil macropores and root architecture during shrub encroachment. This study aimed to quantify the effects of exclosures on soil macropore and root characteristics beneath the encroached shrub C. microphylla L. in the Inner Mongolia grassland. Tw ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.still.2018.10.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.10.020

8. Is penetration of non-psammophytes an underestimated threat to sand dunes? - a case study from western Pontic coast

Author:: Valcheva, Magdalena; Sopotlieva, Desislava; Meshinev, Tenyo; Apostolova, Iva
Source:: Journal of coastal conservation 2019 v.23 no.2 pp. 271-281
ISSN:: 1400-0350
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; case studies; coasts; dunes; forests; grasslands; habitats; urbanization; vascular plants; vegetation cover; weeds; Black Sea; Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The aim of this study was to identify how far the different dune types from one of the largest dune complexes at the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast are affected by the penetration of non-psammophytes and if there is an upward trend in their number. We studied the Kamchia dune system during 2013–2015. Vegetation was sampled at 162 plots along 12 transects systematically situated to cover three different ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11852-018-0656-3
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-018-0656-3

9. Bobcat and rabbit habitat use in an urban landscape

Author:: Dunagan, Sean P; Karels, Tim J; Moriarty, Joanne G; Brown, Justin L; Riley, Seth P D
Source:: Journal of mammalogy 2019 v.100 no.2 pp. 401-409
ISSN:: 1545-1542
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Lynx rufus; Sylvilagus; dry season; females; forage; grasslands; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; rabbits; surveys; urban areas; urbanization; California; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Mammals are known to vary in their sensitivity to urbanization. In heavily urbanized southern California, bobcats (Lynx rufus) prey on rabbits (Sylvilagus spp.) that forage for lush vegetation in developed areas. We collected data on the density of rabbits in adjacent urban and natural areas using visual line surveys. We also measured habitat use for seven GPS-collared female bobcats to determine ...
DOI:: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz062
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz062

10. Modern plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus, Chinchillidae, Rodentia) as a bone accumulating agent in the Argentine Pampas: Application to the study of fossiliferous sites

Author:: Tomassini, Rodrigo L.; Montalvo, Claudia I.; Fernández-Jalvo, Yolanda; Garrone, Mariana C.; Kin, Marta S.
Source:: Journal of arid environments 2019 v.161 pp. 11-24
ISSN:: 0140-1963
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Lagostomus maximus; arid lands; bones; branches; dry environmental conditions; ecology; feces; fossils; grasslands; rodents; Argentina; Bolivia; Paraguay; Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Chinchillidae), or Plains vizcacha, is a caviomorph rodent that inhabits semi-arid grasslands and desert scrub of central and northern Argentina, southern Paraguay and southeastern Bolivia. A particular behavior of the Plains vizcacha is the collection and transport of bones, dried dung and branches, among other objects, which are accumulated near the vizcacheras entr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.007

11. Vertebrate Scavenger Species Composition on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and Implications for Nicrophorus americanus Olivier (American Burying Beetle) Reintroduction

Author:: Mckenna-Foster, Andrew; O'Dell, Danielle; Sorrows, Elisabeth; Laurenzano, Jacqueline; Perrotti, Lou
Source:: Northeastern naturalist 2019 v.26 no.1 pp. 52-62
ISSN:: 1092-6194
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Colinus virginianus; Mus musculus; Nicrophorus; birds; cameras; dead animals; grasslands; habitats; mammals; reproduction; species diversity; summer; wildlife; Massachusetts; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... We surveyed scavenger species on Nantucket Island, MA, using motion-activated wildlife cameras baited with carcasses of either a Mus musculus domesticus (House Mouse) or Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) in the summer of 2016. We aimed to identify vertebrate scavenger species, measure how long carcasses remained available, and examine differences in carrion consumption between grassland and shr ...
DOI:: 10.1656/045.026.0106
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1656/045.026.0106

12. Interpretation of vegetation phenology changes using daytime and night-time temperatures across the Yellow River Basin, China

Author:: Wang, Yaqin; Luo, Yi; Shafeeque, Muhammad
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.693 pp. 133553
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; carbon; carbon cycle; climate change; data collection; forest land; grasslands; growing season; models; night temperature; phenology; remote sensing; satellites; terrestrial ecosystems; watersheds; China; Yellow River; Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Vegetation phenology is highly sensitive to climate change and has a crucial effect on the carbon balance. Prior studies have mainly investigated the effects of mean temperature and precipitation on phenology. The asymmetric and opposing response of phenology to daytime and night-time temperature remains largely unknown. Using the satellite phenology derived from GIMMS NDVI3g datasets dating back ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.359
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.359

13. Tropical bird species richness is strongly associated with patterns of primary productivity captured by the Dynamic Habitat Indices

Author:: Suttidate, Naparat; Hobi, Martina L.; Pidgeon, Anna M.; Round, Philip D.; Coops, Nicholas C.; Helmers, David P.; Keuler, Nicholas S.; Dubinin, Maxim; Bateman, Brooke L.; Radeloff, Volker C.
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.232 pp. 111306
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; energy; forest birds; forests; geographical distribution; grasslands; habitats; models; primary productivity; regression analysis; remote sensing; species richness; temperate zones; topography; tropical birds; tropics; vegetation index; Thailand; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Biodiversity science and conservation alike require environmental indicators to understand species richness and predict species distribution patterns. The Dynamic Habitat Indices (DHIs) are a set of three indices that summarize annual productivity measures from satellite data for biodiversity applications, and include: a) cumulative annual productivity; b) minimum annual productivity; and c) varia ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111306
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111306

14. Determining key monitoring areas for the 10 most important weed species under a changing climate

Author:: Wan, Ji-Zhong; Wang, Chun-Jing
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.683 pp. 568-577
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; forests; grasslands; habitats; models; monitoring; prioritization; savannas; weeds; woodlands; Australia; Europe; Latin America; New Zealand; South Africa; South East Asia; United States; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... On a global level, weed species have a large potential to threaten ecosystems under a changing climate. The determination of key monitoring areas is an effective approach to prevent and control the spread of such species. The 10 most important weeds have been listed on a global scale. It is therefore crucial to delineate the areas with high monitoring ranks for the 10 most important weed species u ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.175
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.175

15. Relative effects of climate variation and human activities on grassland dynamics in Africa from 2000 to 2015

Author:: Tong, Linjing; Liu, Yangyang; Wang, Qian; Zhang, Zhaoying; Li, Jianlong; Sun, Zhengguo; Khalifa, Muhammad
Source:: Ecological informatics 2019 v.53 pp. 100979
ISSN:: 1574-9541
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; climatic factors; drought; ecosystems; environmental protection; grasslands; humans; land use; net primary productivity; overgrazing; regression analysis; savannas; socioeconomic development; Africa; Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Grassland plays a key role in socioeconomic development and environmental protection in Africa. Climate variation and human activities are two main drivers of grassland dynamics. Quantitatively assessing the contributions of these two factors and understanding the driving mechanisms are important in ecosystem adaptation and management. In this research, the spatiotemporal patterns of grassland dyn ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.100979
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.100979

16. Composition and variation of soil δ15N stable isotope in natural ecosystems

Author:: Shan, Yan; Huang, Mingbin; Suo, Lizhu; Zhao, Xiaofang; Wu, Lianhai
Source:: Catena 2019
ISSN:: 0341-8162
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; atmospheric precipitation; ecosystems; forest land; grasslands; land use; least squares; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; soil organic carbon; soil texture; stable isotopes; total nitrogen; China; Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The natural abundance of δ15N in soils is a simple tool for understanding ecosystem nitrogen cycling. However, the main drivers for soil δ15N in different natural land use types are not clear enough. To investigate the main drivers for soil δ15N in different land uses, we measured δ15N in the top 10 cm of the soil along a precipitation gradient with various land uses on the Loess Plateau of China, ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104236
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.104236

17. Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal

Author:: Reales, Fabricio; Sarquis, Juan Andrés; Dardanelli, Sebastián; Lammertink, Martjan
Source:: Journal for nature conservation 2019 v.50 pp. 125708
ISSN:: 1617-1381
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Gubernatrix cristata; altitude; conservation areas; ecoregions; grasslands; habitat destruction; habitats; indigenous species; land cover; savannas; trade; woodlands; Argentina; Brazil; Uruguay; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is distributed in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, inhabiting environments of xerophytic woodland and savannah; it is considered globally Endangered since 1994. Populations are under pressure from loss and modification of habitat and from capturing for the cage bird trade. We compared in a geographical analysis the past (1826–1994) and recent (1995–2018) di ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125708
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125708

18. Phylogeny of Neotropical Sicarius sand spiders suggests frequent transitions from deserts to dry forests despite antique, broad-scale niche conservatism

Author:: Magalhaes, I.L.F.; Neves, D.M.; Santos, F.R.; Vidigal, T.H.D.A.; Brescovit, A.D.; Santos, A.J.
Source:: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2019 pp. 106569
ISSN:: 1055-7903
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Araneae; Miocene epoch; Neotropics; arid lands; autocorrelation; climatic factors; deserts; dry environmental conditions; dry forests; ecosystems; geography; grasslands; niches; phylogeny; sand; shrubs; topology; tropical forests; Africa; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) shapes the distribution of organisms by constraining lineages to particular climatic conditions. Conversely, if areas with similar climates are geographically isolated, diversification may also be limited by dispersal. Neotropical xeric habitats provide an ideal system to test the relative roles of climate and geography on diversification, as they occur in dis ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106569
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106569

19. Can the forest cover in India withstand large climate alterations?

Author:: Das, P.; Behera, M. D.
Source:: Biodiversity and conservation 2019 v.28 no.8-9 pp. 2017-2033
ISSN:: 0960-3115
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; atmospheric precipitation; canopy; climate; climate change; drought; ecosystems; forests; grasslands; issues and policy; probability; regression analysis; trees; Himalayan region; India; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... With the threats of climate change, the forest cover in India necessitates the study of its survival probability and the precipitation thresholds value trigger life form regime shift. With a mega-biodiversity ecosystem, the assessment of forest cover resilience will enhance the effectiveness of climate adaptive conservation strategies. In the current study, we have used an open source tree canopy ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10531-019-01759-y
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01759-y

20. Extent and drivers of vegetation type conversion in Southern California chaparral

Author:: Syphard, Alexandra D.; Brennan, Teresa J.; Keeley, Jon E.
Source:: Ecosphere 2019 v.10 no.7 pp. e02796
ISSN:: 2150-8925
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; aerial photography; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; chaparral; chronosequences; ecosystem services; environmental impact; evapotranspiration; fire frequency; fires; flammability; grasslands; habitat destruction; humans; land use; landscapes; shrubs; woody plants; California; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The native chaparral shrublands of Southern California support exceptional biodiversity and provide critical ecological services, but increased fire frequency threatens to extirpate much of the chaparral due to long regeneration times needed between fires for many species. When short fire intervals inhibit shrub recovery, this favors invasion of exotic herbaceous species, and vegetation type conve ...
DOI:: 10.1002/ecs2.2796
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2796

21. A global comparison of soil erosion associated with land use and climate type

Author:: Xiong, Muqi; Sun, Ranhao; Chen, Liding
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.343 pp. 31-39
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; agricultural runoff; cold; cropland; databases; disturbed land; ecological restoration; forests; grasslands; land use; models; orchards; overgrazing; soil conservation; soil erosion; temperate zones; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil erosion measurements are important for land management and ecological restoration. However, the current results of these measurements are varied and located in specific areas around the world. Thus far, the impacts of land use and climate on soil erosion are unclear. In this study, a comprehensive database representing 1531 field runoff plots in 27 countries was compiled, comprising soil loss ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.02.013
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.02.013

22. Effects of the surrounding landscape on waterbird populations in estuarine ecosystems of central Chile

Author:: Acuña, M. Paz; Vukasovic, María A.; Hernández, H. Jaime; Acuña, Tomás A.; Estades, Cristián F.
Source:: Wetlands ecology and management 2019 v.27 no.2-3 pp. 295-310
ISSN:: 0923-4861
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Anas; Landsat; crops; ecosystems; environmental monitoring; estuaries; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; photosynthesis; population size; soil; summer; surface water; vigor; water birds; wetlands; Chile; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Waterbirds have high potential as bioindicators of the status and functioning of estuarine ecosystems, because they respond to multiple stress factors in a wide range of spatial scales. The objective of this study was to analyze the dependence of the population size of waterbird species with different degrees of association with waterbodies (High: HAW, Low: LAW) on attributes of the surrounding la ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11273-019-09660-9
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09660-9

23. Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century

Author:: Bell, James R.; Botham, Marc S.; Henrys, Peter A.; Leech, David I.; Pearce‐Higgins, James W.; Shortall, Chris R.; Brereton, Tom M.; Pickup, Jon; Thackeray, Stephen J.
Source:: Global change biology 2019 v.25 no.6 pp. 1982-1994
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Aphidoidea; altitude; birds; butterflies; data collection; global warming; grasslands; habitats; latitude; longitude; models; moths; phenology; space and time; trophic levels; woodlands; United Kingdom; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Global warming has advanced the timing of biological events, potentially leading to disruption across trophic levels. The potential importance of phenological change as a driver of population trends has been suggested. To fully understand the possible impacts, there is a need to quantify the scale of these changes spatially and according to habitat type. We studied the relationship between phenolo ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.14592
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14592

24. Dynamics of soil gross nitrogen transformations during post-agricultural succession in a subtropical karst region

Author:: Song, Min; He, Tieguang; Chen, Hao; Wang, Kelin; Li, Dejun
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.341 pp. 1-9
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Leptosols; ammonium; cropland; depolymerization; enzyme activity; grasslands; isotope dilution technique; karsts; limestone soils; mineralization; nitrates; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen content; polymers; secondary forests; stable isotopes; China; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Gross nitrogen (N) transformations are crucial in determining soil N status, but how gross N transformations change during post-agricultural succession remains poorly understood. Here, gross N transformations were measured using a 15N isotope dilution technique in a subtropical karst region, southwest China. A stratified random sampling scheme was adopted and the succession sequence included grass ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.034
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.034

25. Validation of Collection 6 MODIS land surface temperature product using in situ measurements

Author:: Duan, Si-Bo; Li, Zhao-Liang; Li, Hua; Göttsche, Frank-M.; Wu, Hua; Zhao, Wei; Leng, Pei; Zhang, Xia; Coll, César
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.225 pp. 16-29
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer; air temperature; cropland; grasslands; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; remote sensing; satellites; savannas; soil; surface temperature; China; Namibia; Portugal; United States; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Land surface temperature (LST) is an important physical quantity at the land-atmosphere interface. Since 2016 the Collection 6 (C6) MODIS LST product is publicly available, which includes three refinements over bare soil surfaces compared to the Collection 5 (C5) MODIS LST product. To encourage the use of the C6 MODIS LST product in a wide range of applications, it is necessary to evaluate the acc ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.020

26. Height-Diameter Allometry for Tree Species in Tanzania Mainland

Author:: Mugasha, W. A.; Mauya, E. W.; Njana, A. M.; Karlsson, K.; Malimbwi, R. E.; Ernest, S.
Source:: International journal of forestry research 2019 v.2019
ISSN:: 1687-9376
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; plantations; Pinus; Eucalyptus; tree height; allometry; models; forest stands; trees; forest types; lowland forests; woodlands; biomass; stand basal area; grasslands; Brachystegia; climate; prediction; Tanzania; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Total tree height (H) and diameter at beast height (D) are important independent variables in predicting volume, biomass, and other forest stand attributes. However, unlike D measurement, which is easy to measure with high accuracy, H measurement is laborious. This study, therefore, developed H-D relationships for ten different forest types in Tanzania Mainland. Extents in which climate and forest ...
DOI:: 10.1155/2019/4832849
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4832849

27. Soil Water Movement Changes Associated with Revegetation on the Loess Plateau of China

Author:: Ke, Haocheng; Li, Peng; Li, Zhanbin; Shi, Peng; Hou, Jingming
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.4
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; cropland; evaporation; forest land; grasslands; land restoration; oxygen; plant density; semiarid zones; soil water; soil water content; soil water movement; stable isotopes; temporal variation; China; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil water is the limitation factors in the semiarid region for vegetation growth. With the large scale “Grain for Green” implementation on the Loess Plateau of China, an amount of sloping cropland was converted to forestland, shrubland, and grassland. The spatial and temporal distribution of soil water was changed. However, the effect of revegetation on soil water movement is still un ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11040731
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11040731

28. Experimental drought reduces genetic diversity in the grassland foundation species Bouteloua eriopoda

Author:: Whitney, Kenneth D.; Mudge, Joann; Natvig, Donald O.; Sundararajan, Anitha; Pockman, William T.; Bell, Jennifer; Collins, Scott L.; Rudgers, Jennifer A.
Source:: Oecologia 2019 v.189 no.4 pp. 1107-1120
ISSN:: 0029-8549
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Bouteloua eriopoda; biomass; climate; climate change; conservation areas; drought; ecosystems; genetic variation; genotyping by sequencing; grasses; grasslands; growing season; sexual reproduction; stolons; New Mexico; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Understanding the resistance and resilience of foundation plant species to climate change is a critical issue because the loss of these species would fundamentally reshape communities and ecosystem processes. High levels of population genetic diversity may buffer foundation species against climate disruptions, but the strong selective pressures associated with climatic shifts may also rapidly redu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-019-04371-7
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04371-7

29. The effects of tillage on sheet erosion on sloping fields in the wind-water erosion crisscross region of the Chinese Loess Plateau

Author:: Zhang, Jiaqiong; Yang, Mingyi; Deng, Xinxin; Liu, Zhang; Zhang, Fengbao
Source:: Soil & tillage research 2019 v.187 pp. 235-245
ISSN:: 0167-1987
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; autumn; conservation tillage; cropland; economic productivity; erosion control; grasslands; plowing; rain; sediment deposition; sediments; sheet erosion; soil; spring; wind; China; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Tillage complicates erosion on sloping fields, especially in regions of combined wind and water erosion. The wind-water erosion crisscross region of the Chinese Loess Plateau is an example of such a region wherein erosion is caused by the stimulating effects of tillage, rainfall, and wind. Sheet erosion is an important form of cropland soil erosion and is closely correlated to the productive capac ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.still.2018.12.014
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.12.014

30. Threshold responses of grassland and sagebrush birds to patterns of disturbance created by an ecosystem engineer

Author:: Duchardt, Courtney J.; Augustine, David J.; Beck, Jeffrey L.
Source:: Landscape ecology 2019 v.34 no.4 pp. 895-909
ISSN:: 0921-2973
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Artemisia; Charadrius montanus; Cynomys ludovicianus; Oreoscoptes montanus; Spizella breweri; birds; ecosystem engineers; fauna; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; mammals; plant communities; rangelands; Wyoming; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... CONTEXT: Burrowing mammals play a role in rangeland disturbance worldwide, enhancing habitat for certain species while negatively affecting others. However, little is known concerning effects of disturbance spatial pattern on co-occuring fauna. In the North American Great Plains, colonial black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) may enhance habitat for one suite of birds while degrading ha ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10980-019-00813-y
CHORUS:: 10.1007/s10980-019-00813-y
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00813-y

31. Effects of the interaction between temperature and revegetation on the microbial degradation of soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) – A DOM incubation experiment

Author:: Liu, Hongfei; Wu, Yang; Ai, Zemin; Zhang, Jiaoyang; Zhang, Chao; Xue, Sha; Liu, Guobin
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.337 pp. 812-824
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biodegradability; biodegradation; cropland; dissolved organic carbon; dissolved organic nitrogen; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; fulvic acids; grasslands; land restoration; land use; soil; temperature; temporal variation; woodlands; China; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... DOM is the most bioavailable organic pool in the soil. The restoration of vegetation on abandoned cropland has a major impact on the concentration and composition of the DOM and thus affects the biodegradability of the soil DOM. Understanding the response of the microbial degradation of the DOM to temperature is important to maintain soil bioavailable organic matter in the field. We conducted a la ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.10.041
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.10.041

32. Biodiversity analysis of natural arthropods enemies in vineyard agroecosystems in La Rioja, Spain

Author:: Jiménez-García, L.; García-Martínez, Y.G.; Marco-Mancebón, V.; Pérez-Moreno, I.; Jiménez-García, D.
Source:: Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 308-315
ISSN:: 1226-8615
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Araneae; Carabidae; Dermaptera; Diptera; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; Mantodea; Neuroptera; Solifugae; Thysanoptera; agroecosystems; arthropods; biodiversity; forests; grasslands; groves; habitats; landscapes; natural enemies; olives; parasitoids; predators; vineyards; viticulture; Spain; Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Major knowledge gaps exist regarding effects of landscape-level agroecosystem composition on the presence of natural enemies of agricultural pests. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of landscape mosaic characteristics on the diversity of predators and parasitoids of a viticultural landscape in La Rioja, Spain. Five habitats were evaluated: Mediterranean forest, Mediterranea ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.aspen.2019.01.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2019.01.008

33. Variation in soil erodibility under five typical land uses in a small watershed on the Loess Plateau, China

Author:: Wang, Hao; Zhang, Guang-hui; Li, Ning-ning; Zhang, Bao-jun; Yang, Han-yue
Source:: Catena 2019 v.174 pp. 24-35
ISSN:: 0341-8162
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biological soil crusts; cohesion; cropland; erodibility; grasslands; land use; orchards; organic matter; planning; plant litter; soil aggregates; soil density; soil penetration resistance; watersheds; woodlands; China; Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The adjustment of land use can alter the near soil surface characteristics and thus likely affects soil erodibility. However, few studies have been carried out to assess the variations in soil erodibility under different land uses on the Loess Plateau after many slope farmlands have been converted to green lands in the past several decades. This study was conducted to quantify comprehensively the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.11.003
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.11.003

34. High-resolution inventory of mercury emissions from biomass burning in tropical continents during 2001–2017

Author:: Shi, Yusheng; Zhao, Aimei; Matsunaga, Tsuneo; Yamaguchi, Yasushi; Zang, Shuying; Li, Zhengqiang; Yu, Tao; Gu, Xingfa
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.653 pp. 638-648
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biomass; burning; combustion; cropland; emissions; forest fires; grasslands; inventories; mercury; observational studies; peatlands; satellites; savannas; troposphere; Africa; North America; South America; South East Asia; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Mercury emissions from biomass burning contribute significantly to the atmospheric mercury budget and the interannual variation of mercury concentrations in the troposphere. This study developed a high-resolution (0.1° × 0.1°) monthly inventory of mercury emissions from biomass burning across five land types in the tropical continents (Central and South America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.420
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.420

35. Resource limitation of soil microbes in karst ecosystems

Author:: Chen, Hao; Li, Dejun; Mao, Qinggong; Xiao, Kongcao; Wang, Kelin
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 241-248
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; climate; cropland; dolomite; ecological function; ecosystems; grasslands; karsts; land use; limestone; microbial carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; prediction; secondary forests; soil microorganisms; stoichiometry; China; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Knowledge about resource limitation to soil microbes is crucial for understanding ecosystem functions and processes, and for predicting ecosystem responses to global changes as well. Karst ecosystems are widespread in the world, and play a key role in regulating the global climate, however, the patterns of and mechanisms underlying microbial resource limitation in karst ecosystems remain poorly kn ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.036
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.036

36. Vegetation—Rainfall interactions reveal how climate variability and climate change alter spatial patterns of wildland fire probability on Big Island, Hawaii

Author:: Trauernicht, Clay
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 459-469
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; altitude; climate; climate change; drought; drying; flammability; forests; fuels; grasslands; landscapes; models; prediction; rain; risk; risk assessment; temperature; wildfires; Hawaii; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The area burned annually by wildland fire in Hawaii has increased fourfold in recent decades. The archipelago's novel fuel types and climatic heterogeneity pose significant challenges for fire risk assessment and fire management. Probability-based fire occurrence models using historical wildfire records provide a means to assess and attribute fire risk in regions of the world like Hawaii where inv ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.347
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.347

37. Differences of soil CO2 flux in two contrasting subalpine ecosystems on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: A four-year study

Author:: Duan, Min; Li, Andi; Wu, Yanhong; Zhao, Zuoping; Peng, Changhui; DeLuca, Thomas H.; Sun, Shouqin
Source:: Atmospheric environment 2019 v.198 pp. 166-174
ISSN:: 1352-2310
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; atmospheric chemistry; carbon dioxide; coniferous forests; ecosystems; global carbon budget; global warming; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; growing season; nitrogen; soil carbon; soil temperature; uncertainty; water content; China; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Alpine and subalpine ecosystems on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are rich in soil organic carbon and are among the most sensitive regions to climate change, while little is known about the dynamics of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) in alpine/subalpine ecosystems except for the grassland on the plateau. In this study, the monthly and inter-annual variations in soil CO2 emission from a subalpine coniferous for ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.067
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.067

38. Exploring relationships of spring green-up to moisture and temperature across Wyoming, U.S.A

Author:: Brown, Jesslyn F.; Ji, Lei; Gallant, Alisa; Kauffman, Matthew
Source:: International journal of remote sensing 2019 v.40 no.3 pp. 956-984
ISSN:: 1366-5901
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; basins; foraging; forests; grasses; grasslands; land cover; mountains; phenology; remote sensing; shrubs; spring; temperature; time series analysis; ungulates; weather; winter; Wyoming; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Vegetation green-up signals the timing of available nutritious plants and shrubs providing high-quality forage for ungulates. In this study, we characterized spatial and temporal patterns of spring phenology and explored how they were related to preceding temperature and moisture conditions. We tested correlations between late winter weather and indicators of the onset and the length of the spring ...
DOI:: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1519642
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2018.1519642

39. Clarifying the role of radiative mechanisms in the spatio-temporal changes of land surface temperature across the Horn of Africa

Author:: Abera, Temesgen Alemayehu; Heiskanen, Janne; Pellikka, Petri; Rautiainen, Miina; Maeda, Eduardo Eiji
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.221 pp. 210-224
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; climate; cooling; cropland; evapotranspiration; forests; grasslands; growing season; land cover; radiative forcing; remote sensing; savannas; space and time; surface temperature; time series analysis; Eastern Africa; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Vegetation plays an important role in the climate system. The extent to which vegetation impacts climate through its structure and function varies across space and time, and it is also affected by land cover changes. In areas with both multiple growing periods and significant land cover changes, such as the Horn of Africa, identifying vegetation influence on land surface temperature (LST) through ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.11.024
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.11.024

40. Constraints on shrub cover and shrub–shrub competition in a U.S. southwest desert

Author:: Ji, Wenjie; Hanan, Niall P.; Browning, Dawn M.; Monger, H. Curtis; Peters, Debra P. C.; Bestelmeyer, Brandon T.; Archer, Steve R.; Ross, C. Wade; Lind, Brianna M.; Anchang, Julius; Kumar, Sanath S.; Prihodko, Lara
Source:: Ecosphere 2019 v.10 no.2 pp. e02590
ISSN:: 2150-8925
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; basins; canopy; clay fraction; deserts; ecosystems; grasslands; perennials; plant available water; plant communities; rain; shrubs; soil water retention; topography; trees; woody plants; Chihuahuan Desert; United States; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The cover of woody perennial plants (trees and shrubs) in arid ecosystems is at least partially constrained by water availability. However, the extent to which maximum canopy cover is limited by rainfall and the degree to which soil water holding capacity and topography impacts maximum shrub cover are not well understood. Similar to other deserts in the U.S. southwest, plant communities at the Jor ...
DOI:: 10.1002/ecs2.2590
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2590

41. Coupling Eco-hydrological Model and Multi-source Remote Sensing Data to Simulate Efficiency of Green Water Flows in the Yellow River Basin, China

Author:: Wang, Wei; Feng, Qiyan; Wang, Shudong; Wang, Yujuan; Cai, Mingyong
Source:: Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2019 v.47 no.2 pp. 245-256
ISSN:: 0255-660X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; cropland; forests; geographic information systems; grasslands; growing season; land use; meteorological data; models; remote sensing; resource allocation; soil texture; spatial data; watersheds; woodlands; China; Yellow River; Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The green water approach is relatively more important in terms of its utilization with different land-use modes. It is necessary to couple eco-hydrological model and multi-source remote sensing parameters to estimate land-use efficiency of green flows. An eco-hydrological model is constructed in this study to simulate the green water flows in the Yellow River Basin, China. The structure of green w ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12524-018-0898-4
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12524-018-0898-4

42. Influence of vegetation restoration on soil physical properties in the Loess Plateau, China

Author:: Gu, Chaojun; Mu, Xingmin; Gao, Peng; Zhao, Guangju; Sun, Wenyi; Tatarko, John; Tan, Xuejin
Source:: Journal of soils and sediments 2019 v.19 no.2 pp. 716-728
ISSN:: 1439-0108
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; aggregate stability; agricultural land; bulk density; clay; ecological restoration; ecological succession; forests; grasslands; hydraulic conductivity; porosity; sand; shrubs; silt; soil erosion; soil sampling; soil texture; watersheds; China; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... PURPOSE: Extensive vegetation recovery has been implemented to control severe soil erosion on the Loess Plateau, China. However, no systematic study has been done on the soil improvement benefit and preferable pattern of vegetation rehabilitation. In this study, the effects of vegetation restoration on soil physical properties at ten sites with different vegetation types and varying restoration pe ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11368-018-2083-3
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2083-3

43. Distributions of Invasive Arthropods across Heterogeneous Urban Landscapes in Southern California: Aridity as a Key Component of Ecological Resistance

Author:: Staubus, Weston J.; Bird, Savanah; Meadors, Savannah; Meyer, Wallace M.
Source:: Insects 2019 v.10 no.1
ISSN:: 2075-4450
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; altitude; biodiversity; coasts; dry environmental conditions; grasslands; habitats; introduced species; landscapes; models; pitfall traps; soil arthropods; subsidies; surveys; urban areas; California; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Urban systems often support large numbers of non-native species, but due to the heterogeneity of urban landscapes, species are not evenly distributed. Understanding the drivers of ecological resistance in urban landscapes may help to identify habitats that are most resistant to invasion, and inform efforts to model and conserve native biodiversity. We used pitfall traps to survey non-native ground ...
DOI:: 10.3390/insects10010029
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10010029

44. Evapotranspiration response to multiyear dry periods in the semiarid western United States

Author:: Rungee, Joseph; Bales, Roger; Goulden, Michael
Source:: Hydrological processes 2019 v.33 no.2 pp. 182-194
ISSN:: 0885-6087
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Mediterranean climate; drawdown; drought; dry season; evapotranspiration; grasslands; mixed forests; savannas; snow; snowmelt; snowpack; standard deviation; water storage; Western United States; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Analysis of measured evapotranspiration shows that subsurface plant‐accessible water storage (PAWS) can sustain evapotranspiration through multiyear dry periods. Measurements at 25 flux tower sites in the semiarid western United States, distributed across five land cover types, show both resistance and vulnerability to multiyear dry periods. Average (±standard deviation) evapotranspiration ranged ...
DOI:: 10.1002/hyp.13322
CHORUS:: 10.1002/hyp.13322
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13322

45. Environmental and Vegetative Controls on Soil CO<sub>2</sub> Efflux in Three Semiarid Ecosystems

Author:: Roby, Matthew C.; Scott, Russell L.; Barron-Gafford, Greg A.; Hamerlynck, Erik P.; Moore, David J. P.
Source:: Soil systems 2019 v.3 no.1
ISSN:: 2571-8789
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; automation; bioactive properties; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sinks; climate; ecosystems; grasslands; growing season; models; net ecosystem exchange; photosynthesis; savannas; soil temperature; soil water; temporal variation; uncertainty; Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil CO2 efflux (Fsoil) is a major component of the ecosystem carbon balance. Globally expansive semiarid ecosystems have been shown to influence the trend and interannual variability of the terrestrial carbon sink. Modeling Fsoil in water-limited ecosystems remains relatively difficult due to high spatial and temporal variability associated with dynamics in moistu ...
Handle:: 10113/6471154
DOI:: 10.3390/soilsystems3010006
: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems3010006

46. Stocks and Stoichiometry of Soil Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen, and Total Phosphorus after Vegetation Restoration in the Loess Hilly Region, China

Author:: Xu, Hongwei; Qu, Qing; Li, Peng; Guo, Ziqi; Wulan, Entemake; Xue, Sha
Source:: Forests 2019 v.10 no.1
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; ecological restoration; ecoregions; forest land; forests; grasslands; loess; soil depth; soil nutrients; soil organic carbon; stoichiometry; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; China; Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Loess Plateau is an important region for vegetation restoration in China; however, changes in soil organic carbon (SOC), soil nutrients, and stoichiometry after restoration in this vulnerable ecoregion are not well understood. Typical restoration types, including orchardland, grassland, shrubland, and forestland, were chosen to examine changes in the stocks and stoichiometry of SOC, soil total ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f10010027
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10010027

47. Meteorological conditions, elevation and land cover as predictors for the distribution analysis of visceral leishmaniasis in Sinkiang province, Mainland China

Author:: Gao, Xiang; Cao, Zheng
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.646 pp. 1111-1116
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Leishmania; atmospheric precipitation; climate; data collection; databases; environmental factors; grasslands; land cover; meteorological data; model validation; models; monitoring; probability; temperature; visceral leishmaniasis; China; Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal disease caused by sandfly-borne protozoa of the Leishmania genus. This study explored the influence of environmental factors on the distribution of VL in Sinkiang province, Mainland China, which is a known natural focus of leishmaniasis. Disease identification records were obtained from publicly available data, in which the existence of VL at each geographica ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.391
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.391

48. Estimating N2O emissions from soils under natural vegetation in China

Author:: Xu-Ri,; Wang, Yuesi; Wang, Yinghong; Niu, Haishan; Liu, Yongwen; Zhuang, Qianlai
Source:: Plant and soil 2019 v.434 no.1-2 pp. 271-287
ISSN:: 0032-079X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; air temperature; climate change; forests; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; models; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nitrous oxide; soil; terrestrial ecosystems; uncertainty; China; Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND: Natural and managed soils have been identified as the largest sources of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N₂O). However, the quantification of N₂O emissions from soils under natural vegetation in China and their possible responses to changing climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition remains uncertain. In particular, information regarding N₂O emissions from Chinese shrublands is lacking. M ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11104-018-3856-6
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3856-6

49. How effective are the protected areas of East Africa?

Author:: Riggio, Jason; Jacobson, Andrew P.; Hijmans, Robert J.; Caro, Tim
Source:: Global ecology and conservation 2019 v.17 pp. e00573
ISSN:: 2351-9894
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biodiversity; coastal forests; conservation areas; ecoregions; grasslands; habitats; heathlands; humans; in situ conservation; indigenous species; land use change; remote sensing; woodlands; Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ conservation and their effective management is critical for maintaining biodiversity in the long term. In East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) there are 1,776 protected areas (including 186 “strict” protected areas with IUCN management categories I through IV) covering more than 27% of its terrestrial area. Here we document the ex ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00573
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00573

50. Modeling fire ignition patterns in Mediterranean urban interfaces

Author:: Elia, M.; Giannico, V.; Lafortezza, R.; Sanesi, G.
Source:: Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment 2019 v.33 no.1 pp. 169-181
ISSN:: 1436-3240
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Mediterranean climate; coasts; decision making; fire science and management; forests; grasslands; humans; infrastructure; linear models; population density; probability; statistical analysis; urban areas; Italy; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The rapid growth of built-up areas and infrastructure in the Mediterranean environment has resulted in the expansion of urban interfaces where fire can ignite and spread. Within this context, there is a need to understand spatial patterns of ignition distribution and the relative importance of influencing drivers. In response to this need we developed an analysis of fire ignition patterns using hu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00477-018-1558-5
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00477-018-1558-5

51. Sustainable grazing management in rangelands: Over a century searching for a silver bullet

Author:: di Virgilio, Agustina; Lambertucci, Sergio A.; Morales, Juan M.
Source:: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 v.283 pp. 106561
ISSN:: 0167-8809
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; continuous grazing; deserts; environmental factors; forests; grasslands; grazing intensity; grazing management; grazing systems; livestock; livestock production; livestock productivity; meta-analysis; pastures; rangelands; rotational grazing; savory; socioeconomic factors; soil properties; woodlands; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Rangelands represent 91% of the surface devoted to livestock production and a high proportion of them are exposed to some sort of degradation. Considerable research interest has been centered in the effect of grazing strategies on different indicators of rangeland sustainability (e.g., vegetation dynamics, soil properties, livestock productivity and grazing distribution). Considering the large amo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.05.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.05.020

52. Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) Change Detection in Wami River Basin, Tanzania

Author:: Twisa, Sekela; Buchroithner, Manfred F.
Source:: Land 2019 v.8 no.9
ISSN:: 2073-445X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Landsat; anthropogenic activities; basins; climate change; environmental management; geographic information systems; grasslands; land use and land cover maps; land use planning; landscapes; population growth; remote sensing; water management; watersheds; woodlands; Tanzania; Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Anthropogenic activities have substantially changed natural landscapes, especially in regions which are extremely affected by population growth and climate change such as East African countries. Understanding the patterns of land-use and land-cover (LULC) change is important for efficient environmental management, including effective water management practice. Using remote sensing techniques and g ...
DOI:: 10.3390/land8090136
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land8090136

53. Soil moisture ecological characteristics of typical shrub and grass vegetation on Shell Island in the Yellow River Delta, China

Author:: Chen, Yinping; Xia, Jiangbao; Zhao, Ximei; Zhuge, Yuping
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.348 pp. 45-53
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; bulk density; ecological restoration; fractal dimensions; grasses; grasslands; gravel; particle size; planting; porosity; rain; river deltas; sand; sand fraction; shrubs; soil density; soil water; soil water retention; water holding capacity; water storage; China; Yellow River; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The construction of a shrub-grass community is the main action of vegetation restoration and ecological reconstruction on Shell Island, which is located in the Yellow River Delta, China. Three vegetation types—a mixed shrub-grass pattern, pure shrub, and pure grass—were studied, with bare land as the control, to elucidate the water retention characteristics of shell sand and the factors influencin ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.04.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.04.011

54. Evaluation of real-time global flood modeling with satellite surface inundation observations from SMAP

Author:: Wu, Huan; Kimball, John S.; Zhou, Naijun; Alfieri, Lorenzo; Luo, Lifeng; Du, Jinyang; Huang, Zhijun
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; altitude; arid zones; biomass; deciduous forests; early warning systems; floods; grasslands; infrastructure; land cover; landscapes; model uncertainty; models; monitoring; prediction; remote sensing; rivers; runoff; satellites; savannas; streams; surface storage; watersheds; Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Improving flood modeling accuracy is crucial for real-time flood monitoring and early warning systems. Knowing the sources, patterns and driving factors of model uncertainty aids the development of more accurate flood predictions. This study investigates the consistency of two global flood inundation products, i.e., the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite based fractional water (Fw) cove ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111360
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111360

55. An analysis of the drivers that affect greening and browning trends in the context of pursuing land degradation-neutrality

Author:: Gichenje, Helene; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Godinho, Sérgio
Source:: Remote sensing applications 2019 v.15 pp. 100251
ISSN:: 2352-9385
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; algorithms; climate; climate change; data collection; environmental law; forests; grasslands; issues and policy; land cover; land degradation; models; normalized difference vegetation index; planning; prediction; remote sensing; rivers; roads; socioeconomic development; towns; urban areas; Kenya; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Understanding the drivers of land degradation and regeneration is crucial for planning appropriate responses within both degraded and non-degraded land. In this paper, using Kenya as the study area, we sought to identify the key drivers that affect greening and browning trends within the 4 main land cover types (agriculture, forest, grassland and shrubland) and within an area characterised by land ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rsase.2019.100251
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2019.100251

56. Effects of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in the Koshi River Basin, Eastern Nepal

Author:: Rimal, Bhagawat; Sharma, Roshan; Kunwar, Ripu; Keshtkar, Hamidreza; Stork, Nigel E.; Rijal, Sushila; Rahman, Syed Ajijur; Baral, Himlal
Source:: Ecosystem services 2019 v.38 pp. 100963
ISSN:: 2212-0416
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Landsat; basins; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; food production; forests; grasslands; habitats; land cover; land use and land cover maps; landscapes; lowlands; models; planning; remote sensing; spatial variation; temporal variation; urban areas; watersheds; Nepal; Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The provision of ecosystem services is directly related to the type of land use and land cover and management practices in a given area. Changes in land use and land cover can alter the supply of ecosystem services and affect the well-being of both humanity and nature. This study analyses the spatiotemporal variations of land use and land cover and quantifies the change in three important ecosyste ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100963
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100963

57. Temporal Soil Moisture Variations in Different Vegetation Cover Types in Karst Areas of Southwest China: A Plot Scale Case Study

Author:: Zhou, Qiuwen; Sun, Zhiyan; Liu, Xiaolin; Wei, Xiaocha; Peng, Zheng; Yue, Caiwen; Luo, Yaxue
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.7
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; case studies; dry season; forest land; forests; grasses; grasslands; karsts; meteorological data; rain; relative humidity; shrubs; soil water; soil water content; temperature; temporal variation; vegetation cover; wet season; wind speed; China; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... For different vegetation types, soil moisture content shows varying characteristics in different seasons and under different precipitation conditions. However, these characteristics have not been extensively analyzed in karst regions of southwest China. In this study, the soil moisture content of four plots of bare land, grassland, shrubland, and forestland was monitored, and the soil moisture con ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11071423
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11071423

58. Relationship between carbon stocks and tree species diversity in a humid Guinean savanna landscape in northern Sierra Leone

Author:: Amara, Edward; Heiskanen, Janne; Aynekulu, Ermias; Pellikka, Petri KE
Source:: Southern forests 2019 v.81 no.3 pp. 235-245
ISSN:: 2070-2639
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Combretum; Gmelina arborea; Pterocarpus; carbon sinks; cropland; ecosystems; forest reserves; forests; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; hills; kuru; land use change; landscapes; savannas; soil organic carbon; species richness; sustainable development; topsoil; trees; woodlands; Sierra Leone; Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Global sustainable development goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change and maintaining biodiversity. Many studies have examined carbon stocks and tree species diversity, but few have studied the humid Guinean savanna ecosystem. This study focuses on a humid savanna landscape in northern Sierra Leone, aiming to assess carbon stocks and tree species diversity and compare ...
DOI:: 10.2989/20702620.2018.1555947
: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2018.1555947

59. Improved estimates of global terrestrial photosynthesis using information on leaf chlorophyll content

Author:: Luo, Xiangzhong; Croft, Holly; Chen, Jing M.; He, Liming; Keenan, Trevor F.
Source:: Global change biology 2019 v.25 no.7 pp. 2499-2514
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biosphere; broadleaved evergreen forests; carbon dioxide; carboxylation; chlorophyll; climate change; cropland; deciduous forests; eddy covariance; environmental factors; fluorescence; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; leaves; mixed forests; models; nitrogen content; photosynthesis; remote sensing; savannas; temporal variation; uncertainty; wetlands; Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The terrestrial biosphere plays a critical role in mitigating climate change by absorbing anthropogenic CO₂ emissions through photosynthesis. The rate of photosynthesis is determined jointly by environmental variables and the intrinsic photosynthetic capacity of plants (i.e. maximum carboxylation rate; Vcmax25). A lack of an effective means to derive spatially and temporally explicit Vcmax25 has l ...
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.14624
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14624

60. Soil Hydrothermal Characteristics among Three Typical Vegetation Types: An Eco-Hydrological Analysis in the Qilian Mountains, China

Author:: Hu, Jian; Lü, Da; Sun, Feixiang; Lü, Yihe; Chen, Youjun; Zhou, Qingping
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.6
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Picea; drought; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; evapotranspiration; forests; grasslands; growing season; hydrologic cycle; mountains; probability distribution; rain; soil profiles; soil temperature; soil water; soil water content; topography; wilting point; China; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil moisture is a central theme in eco-hydrology. Topography, soil characteristics, and vegetation types are significant factors impacting soil moisture dynamics. However, water loss (evapotranspiration and leakage) and its factors of the self-organized vegetation pattern are not clear, which has significant ecologic functions and contributes to different hydrological ecosystem services. From an ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11061277
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11061277

61. Late Holocene environmental change and the anthropization of the highlands of Santo Antão Island, Cabo Verde

Author:: Castilla-Beltrán, Alvaro; de Nascimento, Lea; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Fonville, Thierry; Whittaker, Robert J.; Edwards, Mary; Nogué, Sandra
Source:: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2019 v.524 pp. 101-117
ISSN:: 0031-0182
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Centaurea; Europeans; Holocene epoch; Pinus; Rosaceae; Verbenaceae; Zea mays; afforestation; altitude; charcoal; drying; ecosystems; fossils; fungi; grasslands; highlands; land use; paleoecology; particle size distribution; pollen; sediments; silica; soil; soil degradation; tropical forests; vegetation cover; Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Cabo Verde was the first tropical archipelago colonized by Europeans. Historians have suggested that the first colonizers initiated archipelago-wide ecosystem degradation, loss of vegetation cover, and erosion. However, the human–environment interactions that led to the archipelago's current environmental status remain poorly understood. Here, we report the first palaeoecological study of past veg ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.03.033
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.03.033

62. Ixodid ticks on wild donkeys in a Mediterranean nature reserve (Asinara National Park): diversity and risk factors

Author:: Zanzani, S. A.; Pintore, E.; Olivieri, E.; Columbano, N.; Scanu, A.; Melosu, V.; Sanna Passino, E.; Careddu, G.; Gazzonis, A. L.; Manfredi, M. T.; Garippa, G.
Source:: Medical and veterinary entomology 2019 v.33 no.2 pp. 238-246
ISSN:: 0269-283X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Equus asinus; Haemaphysalis punctata; Hyalomma marginatum; Rhipicephalus bursa; albino; asses; color; conservation areas; disease transmission; fauna; grasslands; grazing; humans; national parks; pathogens; risk factors; tick infestations; tick-borne diseases; ticks; wildlife; Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Sardinian coloured donkey Equus asinus (Perissodactyla: Equidae) and its albino colour morph represent the wildlife species most typical of the island of Asinara. This Mediterranean island represents a favourable context for ticks and tick‐borne diseases; however, knowledge of the tick fauna on Asinara is scarce. A total of 106 Sardinian donkeys were inspected for tick infestation from June to ...
DOI:: 10.1111/mve.12355
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mve.12355

63. Comparative Habitat Use of Wintering American Kestrels and Loggerhead Shrikes Along South Texas Roadways

Author:: Crouch, Carter G.; Flores, Aidan J.; Krainyk, Anastasia; Brennan, Leonard A.; Wester, David B.; Grahmann, Eric D.; Benson, Robert H.; Hernández, Fidel; Kelly, Jeffrey F.
Source:: Southeastern naturalist 2019 v.18 no.2 pp. 240-255
ISSN:: 1528-7092
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Falco sparverius; Lanius ludovicianus; canopy; conservation buffers; crops; databases; falcons; females; global positioning systems; grasslands; habitat preferences; habitats; hay; land cover; males; pastures; population dynamics; roads; shrubs; winter; wintering grounds; Texas; Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Falco sparverius (American Kestrel) and Lanius ludovicianus (Loggerhead Shrike) have undergone major population declines, which may be partially due to habitat changes on their wintering grounds. The objectives of this study were to compare quantitative habitat metrics and landcover data at sites used by American Kestrels and Loggerhead Shrikes during the winter. We conducted this study by observi ...
DOI:: 10.1656/058.018.0203
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1656/058.018.0203

64. The Impacts of Native Forests and Forest Plantations on Water Supply in Chile

Author:: Alvarez-Garreton, Camila; Lara, Antonio; Boisier, Juan Pablo; Galleguillos, Mauricio
Source:: Forests 2019 v.10 no.6
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Eucalyptus; Pinus radiata; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; afforestation; basins; case studies; data collection; decision making; forest plantations; forested watersheds; forests; grasslands; land cover; models; public policy; regression analysis; runoff; stream flow; water supply; Chile; Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Over the past 40 years, south-central Chile has experienced important land-use-induced land cover changes, with massive conversion from native forests (NF) to Pinus radiata D.Don and Eucalyptus spp. exotic forest plantations (FP). Several case studies have related this conversion to a reduction in water supply within small catchments (<100 ha). In this work, we explore the impacts of NF and FP on ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f10060473
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10060473

65. Legacy effects of invasive grass impact soil microbes and native shrub growth

Author:: Pickett, Brooke; Irvine, Irina C.; Bullock, Eric; Arogyaswamy, Keshav; Aronson, Emma
Source:: Invasive plant science and management 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 22-35
ISSN:: 1939-747X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Acidobacteria; Agrobacterium; Artemisia; Bacteroidetes; Bradyrhizobium; Phalaris aquatica; Planctomycetes; Rhizobium leguminosarum; Rubrobacter; biomass; community structure; edaphic factors; grasses; grasslands; indigenous species; invasive species; mycorrhizal fungi; soil quality; soil types; survival rate; California; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... In California, invasive grasses have displaced native plants, transforming much of the endemic coastal sage scrub (CSS) to nonnative grasslands. This has occurred for several reasons, including increased competitive ability of invasive grasses and long-term alterations to the soil environment, called legacy effects. Despite the magnitude of this problem, however, it is not well understood how thes ...
DOI:: 10.1017/inp.2018.32
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/inp.2018.32

66. Effect of grassland afforestation on soil N mineralization and its response to soil texture and slope position

Author:: Yao, Yufei; Shao, Mingan; Fu, Xiaoli; Wang, Xiang; Wei, Xiaorong
Source:: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2019 v.276 pp. 64-72
ISSN:: 0167-8809
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Caragana korshinskii; afforestation; ammonification; ammonium; clay soils; ecosystems; grasslands; land use change; landscapes; legumes; mineralization; nitrates; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen cycle; planting; sandy soils; shrubs; soil texture; China; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Grassland afforestation, which is a major form of land-use change, has expanded considerably in the last few decades. However, the effect of conversion from grassland to shrubland on soil nitrogen (N) cycling and availability with regard to soil textures and slope positions is unclear. This lack of clarity has hindered our understanding of how grassland afforestation influences soil N availability ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.02.017
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.02.017

67. Land Cover and Soil Properties Influence on Forage Quantity in a Semiarid Region in East Africa

Author:: Egeru, Anthony; Wasonga, Oliver; Gabiri, Geofrey; MacOpiyo, Laban; Mburu, John; Mwanjalolo Majaliwa, Jackson Gilbert
Source:: Applied and environmental soil science 2019 v.2019
ISSN:: 1687-7675
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; biomass; calcium; clay; forage; grasslands; ground vegetation; herbaceous plants; land cover; landscape management; magnesium; nitrogen; permeability; phosphorus; potassium; sand; savannas; semiarid soils; semiarid zones; silt; sodium; soil hydraulic properties; soil nutrients; soil pH; soil sampling; woodlands; Uganda; Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil properties contribute to the widely recognised resilience of semiarid areas. However, limited attention has been given in providing a scientific basis of how semiarid soil properties in the various land covers occur and how they influence forage quantity. This study investigated the influence of different soil properties and land cover types on herbaceous biomass quantity in the Karamoja subr ...
DOI:: 10.1155/2019/6874268
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6874268

68. Group size and social organization of the endangered Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii thamin): Results from a long-term study in Myanmar

Author:: Thu, Aye Myat; Li, Guo-Gang; Zhang, Mingxia; Thang, Tluang Hmung; Soe, Aung Myat; Naing, Win; Quan, Rui-Chang
Source:: Global ecology and conservation 2019 v.18 pp. e00618
ISSN:: 2351-9894
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Rucervus eldii; adults; deer; dry season; endangered species; environmental factors; fawns; females; forest damage; grasslands; group size; habitats; human settlements; indigenous species; monitoring; population density; population growth; roads; sex ratio; social structure; Myanmar; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii thamin) is an endangered endemic species of Myanmar. The largest existing wild population of this species is localized in Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS). Although SWS is believed to hold the largest population of wild Eld's deer, there has been no investigative research carried out on the field ecology of this species in this specific region. In this study, we e ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00618
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00618

69. Land use change in the high mountain belts of the central Apennines led to marked changes of the grassland mosaic

Author:: Malatesta, Luca; Tardella, Federico Maria; Tavoloni, Marco; Postiglione, Nicola; Piermarteri, Karina; Catorci, Andrea
Source:: Applied vegetation science 2019 v.22 no.2 pp. 243-255
ISSN:: 1402-2001
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Landsat; altitude; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; climate change; conservation areas; extinction; forests; grasses; grasslands; grazing; habitat connectivity; homogenization; image analysis; land cover; land use change; landscapes; mountains; normalized difference vegetation index; pastures; remote sensing; vegetation cover; Italy; Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:: ... AIMS: High mountain pastures are hotspots of biodiversity, but grazing cessation and climate change are causing tall‐grass encroachment and expansion of scrublands and forests. As part of biodiversity conservation efforts, grassland variation needs to be investigated at different spatial scales. We aimed to assess the landscape mosaic variation that occurred between 1988 and 2015 in the higher Med ...
DOI:: 10.1111/avsc.12416
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12416

70. Hierarchical mapping of annual global land cover 2001 to present: The MODIS Collection 6 Land Cover product

Author:: Sulla-Menashe, Damien; Gray, Josh M.; Abercrombie, S. Parker; Friedl, Mark A.
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.222 pp. 183-194
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Markov chain; algorithms; cropland; data collection; forests; grasslands; hydrology; land cover; land use; land use and land cover maps; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; remote sensing; uncertainty; woodlands; Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Land cover and land use maps provide an important basis for characterizing the ecological state and biophysical properties of Earth's land areas. The Collection 5 MODIS Global Land Cover Type product, initially released in 2010, was produced at annual time steps and has been widely used in the land science community. In this paper we describe refinements and improvements, in both the algorithm and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.12.013
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.12.013

71. Mapping topsoil organic carbon concentrations and stocks for Tanzania

Author:: Kempen, Bas; Dalsgaard, Søren; Kaaya, Abel K.; Chamuya, Nurdin; Ruipérez-González, Maria; Pekkarinen, Anssi; Walsh, Markus G.
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.337 pp. 164-180
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; United Nations; biomass; bulk density; carbon sinks; confidence interval; data collection; deforestation; ecosystems; emissions; forests; grasslands; kriging; land cover; landscapes; models; monitoring; national forests; prediction; soil organic carbon; topsoil; uncertainty; woodlands; Tanzania; Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Tanzania is one of the countries that has embarked on a national programme under the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). Tanzania is currently developing the capacity to enter into a carbon monitoring REDD+ regime. In this context spatially representative soil carbon datasets and accurate predictive maps are important for ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.011

72. Spatial analysis of lumpy skin disease in Eurasia—Predicting areas at risk for further spread within the region

Author:: Allepuz, Alberto; Casal, Jordi; Beltrán‐Alcrudo, Daniel
Source:: Transboundary and emerging diseases 2019 v.66 no.2 pp. 813-822
ISSN:: 1865-1674
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; cattle; climatic factors; cropland; disease transmission; emerging diseases; grasslands; information systems; issues and policy; land cover; lumpy skin disease; models; monitoring; regression analysis; risk; temperature; vaccination; veterinary services; Balkans; Caucasus region; Central Asia; Europe; Middle East; Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Data from affected lumpy skin disease (LSD) locations between July 2012 and September 2018 in the Balkans, Caucasus, and Middle East were retrieved from FAO's Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES‐i) from the European Commission's Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) and completed with data from the official veterinary services of some countries. During this period, a total of 7,59 ...
DOI:: 10.1111/tbed.13090
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13090

73. Distribution of soil organic carbon impacted by land-use changes in a hilly watershed of the Loess Plateau, China

Author:: Shi, Peng; Zhang, Yan; Li, Peng; Li, Zhanbin; Yu, Kunxia; Ren, Zongping; Xu, Guoce; Cheng, Shengdong; Wang, Feichao; Ma, Yongyong
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.652 pp. 505-512
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; altitude; carbon sequestration; cropland; ecological restoration; forests; grasslands; hydrology; land use change; rivers; soil erosion; soil organic carbon; soil profiles; soil sampling; terraces; topographic slope; water conservation; watersheds; China; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Vegetation restoration, terrace and check dam construction are the major measures for soil and water conservation on the Loess Plateau. These effective measures of stabilizing soils have significant impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC) distribution. However, following ecological construction, whether the hilly watershed acts as a source or a sink of soil carbon is still unknown. To understand the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.172
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.172

74. Decline in soil moisture due to vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China

Author:: Su, Bingqian; Shangguan, Zhouping
Source:: Land degradation & development 2019 v.30 no.3 pp. 290-299
ISSN:: 1085-3278
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Caragana korshinskii; Medicago sativa; Pinus tabuliformis; Robinia pseudoacacia; afforestation; climate; ecological zones; forests; grasslands; land restoration; land use change; meta-analysis; soil erosion; soil water; soil water content; temperature; trees; water conservation; water content; water resources; China; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Afforestation brings lots of water‐related benefits, including reducing soil erosion and improving water conservation, simultaneously; it is considered to be a land use activity, which threatens water resources security. Characterizing the response of soil moisture to revegetation is important for the sustainability of water and plants on the Loess Plateau of China. In this study, we conducted a m ...
DOI:: 10.1002/ldr.3223
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3223

75. Consequences of habitat change in euromediterranean landscapes on the composition and diversity of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)

Author:: Errouissi, Faïek; Jay-Robert, Pierre
Source:: Journal of insect conservation 2019 v.23 no.1 pp. 15-28
ISSN:: 1366-638X
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Geotrupidae; Palearctic region; Scarabaeidae; altitude; breeding; dung beetles; fauna; flora; forest habitats; forests; grasslands; indigenous species; land use; landscapes; pitfall traps; species richness; vegetation cover; Mediterranean region; Southern European region; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... In southern Europe, an intensive agricultural abandonment occurs for more than a century. This change in land use concerns both farming and breeding and induces a large-scale expansion of forest habitats. In the Mediterranean region, which is a centre of endemism and species richness for many groups, a large amount of biodiversity is related to ancient agricultural practices. This current abandonm ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10841-018-0110-8
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0110-8

76. Soil resistance to flowing water erosion of seven typical plant communities on steep gully slopes on the Loess Plateau of China

Author:: Zhang, Bao-jun; Zhang, Guang-hui; Yang, Han-yue; Wang, Hao
Source:: Catena 2019 v.173 pp. 375-383
ISSN:: 0341-8162
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; agricultural land; cohesion; erodibility; grasses; grasslands; mass density; organic matter; overland flow; plant communities; roots; sediments; shear stress; shrubs; soil sampling; soil water; topographic slope; water erosion; China; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Steep gully slopes are widespread and have been recognized as the main sediment source on the Loess Plateau. Different vegetation growth may lead to the differences in soil properties and plant roots, and thus likely affects soil resistance to flowing water erosion, reflected by rill erodibility and critical shear stress. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate this effect on steep gu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.036
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.036

77. Natural grassland as the optimal pattern of vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid regions: Evidence from nutrient limitation of soil microbes

Author:: Cui, Yongxing; Fang, Linchuan; Guo, Xiaobin; Han, Fu; Ju, Wenliang; Ye, Luping; Wang, Xia; Tan, Wenfeng; Zhang, Xingchang
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 388-397
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; anthropogenic activities; biogeochemical cycles; carbon; cropland; ecological restoration; ecosystems; extracellular enzymes; forests; grasslands; homeostasis; metabolism; microbial communities; phosphorus; regression analysis; semiarid zones; soil; soil microorganisms; soil nutrients; stoichiometry; China; Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil microbial metabolism is vital for nutrient cycling and aboveground ecosystem stability. A general understanding of microbial metabolism and nutrient limitation under human disturbance in arid and semi-arid regions, which are the largest and most fragile oligotrophic ecosystems globally, however, is still limited. We quantified and compared the characteristics of nutrient limitation of soil mi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.173
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.173

78. Relationship between soil water content and soil particle size on typical slopes of the Loess Plateau during a drought year

Author:: Zhang, Xiao; Zhao, Wenwu; Wang, Lixin; Liu, Yuanxin; Liu, Yue; Feng, Qiang
Source:: The Science of the total environment 2019 v.648 pp. 943-954
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Caragana korshinskii; arid lands; bulk density; case studies; centrifugation; drought; drying; ecological restoration; fractal dimensions; geometry; global warming; grasses; grasslands; particle size; particle size distribution; soil water; soil water characteristic; soil water content; topographic slope; vadose zone; China; Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:: ... In the context of global climate change as well as local climate warming and drying on the Loess Plateau of China, understanding the relationship between soil particle size and soil water distribution during years of atypical precipitation is important. In this study, fractal geometry theory is used to describe the mechanical composition and texture of soils to improve our understanding of hydrope ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.211
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.211

79. Post-fire Redistribution of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen at a Grassland–Shrubland Ecotone

Author:: Wang, Guan; Li, Junran; Ravi, Sujith; Dukes, David; Gonzales, Howell B.; Sankey, Joel B.
Source:: Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 174-188
ISSN:: 1432-9840
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; autocorrelation; canopy; ecotones; grasses; grasslands; homogenization; nitrogen; prescribed burning; rain; semiarid zones; shrubs; soil carbon; soil heterogeneity; soil resources; soil water; soil water content; spatial variation; water content; Chihuahuan Desert; Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The rapid conversion of grasslands into shrublands has been observed in many arid and semiarid regions worldwide. Studies have shown that fire can negatively affect shrub communities and promote resource homogenization, thereby providing some reversibility to the resource heterogeneity induced by shrub encroachment, especially in the early stages of encroachment. Here, we used prescribed fire in a ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10021-018-0260-2
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0260-2

80. Assessing the impact of different landscape features on post-fire forest recovery with multitemporal remote sensing data: the case of Mount Taygetos (southern Greece)

Author:: Christopoulou, Anastasia; Mallinis, Giorgos; Vassilakis, Emmanuel; Farangitakis, Georgios-Pavlos; Fyllas, Nikolaos M.; Kokkoris, Giorgos D.; Arianoutsou, Margarita
Source:: The International journal of wildland fire 2019 v.28 no.7 pp. 521-532
ISSN:: 1049-8001
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Abies cephalonica; Pinus nigra; burning; forest trees; forests; grasslands; image interpretation; landscapes; mountains; natural regeneration; plant communities; remote sensing; soil; spatial data; time series analysis; topography; wildfires; Greece; Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Fires affecting large areas usually create a mosaic of recovering plant communities reflecting their pre-fire composition and local conditions of burning. However, post-fire recovery patterns may also reveal the effects of landscape heterogeneity on the natural regeneration process of plant communities. This study combines field data and remote sensing image interpretation techniques to assess the ...
DOI:: 10.1071/WF18153
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF18153

81. Effects of farmland conversion on the stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in soil aggregates on the Loess Plateau of China

Author:: Zhang, Yi; Li, Peng; Liu, Xiaojun; Xiao, Lie; Shi, Peng; Zhao, Binhua
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.351 pp. 188-196
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; aggregate stability; agricultural land; carbon nitrogen ratio; ecological competition; forests; fractal dimensions; grasslands; land use; nitrogen; organic carbon; particle size distribution; phosphorus; quality control; soil aggregates; soil fertility; soil quality; soil structure; stoichiometry; terracing; total nitrogen; water erosion; woodlands; China; Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Stoichiometry is an important indicator of the elemental balance in ecological interactions and processes. The impact of change in land use on soil aggregates, however, is uncertain. We studied the effect of the conversion of sloping farmland (SF) to woodland (WO), grassland (GR), shrub-land (SH), and terraced fields (TE) on aggregate structure, stability, and stoichiometry in 0–20, 20–40, and 40– ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.037
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.037

82. Ethnopharmacology in the Upper Guadiana River area (Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Author:: Rivera, Diego; Verde, Alonso; Fajardo, José; Obón, Concepción; Consuegra, Vicente; García-Botía, José; Ríos, Segundo; Alcaraz, Francisco; Valdés, Arturo; Moral, Alejandro del; Laguna, Emilio
Source:: Journal of ethnopharmacology 2019 v.241 pp. 111968
ISSN:: 0378-8741
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Animalia; Asteraceae; Genista tridentata; Malva sylvestris; Phlomis; Thymus mastichina; animals; fauna; flora; flowers; fruits; fungi; gardens; gastrointestinal system; grasslands; habitats; health services; homeopathic drugs; human health; infectious diseases; ingredients; interviews; irrigated farming; livelihood; mineral resources; minerals; national parks; nutrient databanks; nutrition; pathogenesis; pollution; rivers; toxic substances; traditional medicine; wetlands; Spain; Show all 37 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Determining traditional remedies for human pathologies is relevant, when compared with the standard materia medica of the pharmacopoeias and dietary supplement databases, because we can assess the species and uses that have been previously studied and target understudied species for further pharmacological investigation.The aim of this study was to systematically record and analyze medicinal uses ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111968
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.111968

83. Soil nutrients of different land-use types and topographic positions in the water-wind erosion crisscross region of China's Loess Plateau

Author:: Ge, Jiamin; Wang, Sheng; Fan, Jun; Gongadze, Kate; Wu, Lianhai
Source:: Catena 2019
ISSN:: 0341-8162
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Caragana korshinskii; abandoned land; agricultural land; alfalfa; ammonium nitrogen; biodiversity; field experimentation; forage; grasslands; land use; nitrate nitrogen; nitrogen; nutrient content; phosphorus; soil erosion; soil nutrients; soil organic matter; soil profiles; terracing; topography; topsoil; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; watersheds; China; Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Grain-for-Green program was implemented in China in 1999 to reduce soil erosion, increase biodiversity, conserve natural resources and improve the natural environment by modifying patterns of land use. The located field experiment about the influence of different land-use types (LUTs) on nutrient contents and changes in the soil profile or the degree of influence over time was conducted for ma ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104243
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.104243

84. Responses of soil and plants to spatio-temporal changes in landscape under different land use in Imo watershed, southern Nigeria

Author:: Chukwudi, Nwaogu; Vilém, Pechanec; Vit, Vozenilek
Source:: Archiv für Acker- und Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde 2019 v.65 no.10 pp. 1460-1476
ISSN:: 1476-3567
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Elaeis guineensis; Food and Agriculture Organization; Lablab purpureus; Leucaena leucocephala; Megathyrsus maximus; Vernonia amygdalina; analysis of variance; anthropogenic activities; arable soils; computer software; forest land; forests; freshwater; geographic information systems; grasslands; hills; land use; landscapes; logging; nutrient content; soil nutrients; soil organic carbon; soil properties; species diversity; surface water; sustainable agriculture; total nitrogen; watersheds; wetlands; Nigeria; Show all 31 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Soil and plant compositions have been affected by human activities in Imo watershed, southern Nigeria. The study examined the responses of soil and plants to changes in landscape under different land use. It was hypothesized that though forest had higher soil organic carbon (OC) and organic matter (OM), it was the most altered land use with substantial loss of biodiversity. Data were collected cov ...
DOI:: 10.1080/03650340.2019.1566714
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2019.1566714

85. Estimating Soil Organic Carbon Density in the Otindag Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia, China, for modelling spatiotemporal variations and evaluating the influences of human activities

Author:: Sun, Bin; Wang, Yan; Li, Zengyuan; Gao, Wentao; Wu, Junjun; Li, Changlong; Song, Zhangliang; Gao, Zhihai
Source:: Catena 2019 v.179 pp. 85-97
ISSN:: 0341-8162
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; agricultural land; arid lands; carbon cycle; climate; data collection; desertification; deserts; forest land; grasslands; land degradation; land use; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; population characteristics; remote sensing; satellites; simulation models; soil organic carbon; soil respiration; spatial variation; temporal variation; time series analysis; China; Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Accurate quantitative estimates of Soil Organic Carbon Density (SOCD) can effectively represent regional carbon cycle processes and regulation mechanisms, and can serve as reference data when making land management decisions. Limited research, however, has been carried out in arid or desert zones covered with sparse vegetation, despite the fact that these cover wide areas of the earth and play a s ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.03.034
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.03.034

86. Impacts of climate change and human factors on land cover change in inland mountain protected areas: a case study of the Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve in China

Author:: Qian, Dawen; Cao, Guangmin; Du, Yangong; Li, Qian; Guo, Xiaowei
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.8 pp. 486
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Landsat; anthropogenic activities; case studies; climate; conservation areas; cropland; ecological function; economic development; ecosystems; financial economics; glaciation; glaciers; global warming; grasslands; humans; humidification; land cover; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; normalized difference vegetation index; population density; population growth; spatial data; uncertainty; China; Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Over the past few decades, natural reserves have been affected by both climate change and human activities, and their land cover has changed dramatically, especially in mountain reserves, which are more sensitive to climate change and human activities. This paper used long-term Landsat and MODIS NDVI remote sensing data to monitor the changes of land cover and vegetation conditions in the Qilian M ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-019-7619-5
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7619-5

87. Impacts of land consolidation on rural human–environment system in typical watershed of the Loess Plateau and implications for rural development policy

Author:: Yurui, Li; Yi, Li; Pengcan, Fan; Hualou, Long
Source:: Land use policy 2019 v.86 pp. 339-350
ISSN:: 0264-8377
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; agricultural mechanization; anthropogenic activities; case studies; citizen participation; cohesion; collective action; development policy; ecological function; ecosystems; employment; flood control; forest land; forests; governance; grasslands; household surveys; land use; landscapes; leadership; models; planning; remote sensing; rural development; soil erosion; terraces; vegetation cover; watersheds; China; Show all 29 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Exploring the impact of land consolidation on the evolution of rural human-environment system (HES) is of positive significance for optimizing land consolidation model and innovating rural development policy. Taken a typical small watershed in Yan'an city as case study area, this paper explored the impact of gully land consolidation (GLC) on local HES from the perspectives of land use, landscape p ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.026
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.026

88. Springs, palm groves, and the record of early hominins in Africa

Author:: Barboni, Doris; Ashley, Gail M.; Bourel, Benjamin; Arráiz, Hector; Mazur, Jean-Charles
Source:: Review of palaeobotany and palynology 2019 v.266 pp. 23-41
ISSN:: 0034-6667
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Hyphaene; Phoenix reclinata; animals; aquifers; cooling; dry environmental conditions; drying; ecosystems; evaporative demand; forests; grasslands; groundwater; groves; humidity; lakes; landscapes; microclimate; microhabitats; phytoliths; pollen; rain; riparian areas; rivers; soil nutrients; species richness; springs (water); surface water; topography; wetlands; woodlands; Ethiopia; Middle East; Tanzania; Show all 34 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Hominins evolved in Africa during a period of overall regional cooling, drying, and increasingly variable climate. Despite prevailing regional aridity since the mid-Miocene, data show that early hominins Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Orrorin tugenensis, and Ardipithecus ramidus lived in environments made of mosaics of grasslands, mixed grasslands, woodlands, and forests, where wooded habitats were ma ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2019.03.004
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2019.03.004

89. Human-Induced Alterations to Land Use and Climate and Their Responses for Hydrology and Water Management in the Mekong River Basin

Author:: Sridhar, Venkataramana; Kang, Hyunwoo; Ali, Syed A.
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.6
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; basins; climate change; climatic factors; cropland; dams (hydrology); development projects; dry season; energy; forests; grasslands; hydrologic models; irrigation; land use; land use and land cover maps; politics; population growth; rivers; stream flow; temperature; uncertainty; water budget; water power; watersheds; wet season; Mekong River; Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The Mekong River Basin (MRB) is one of the significant river basins in the world. For political and economic reasons, it has remained mostly in its natural condition. However, with population increases and rapid industrial growth in the Mekong region, the river has recently become a hotbed of hydropower development projects. This study evaluated these changing hydrological conditions, primarily dr ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11061307
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11061307

90. Wildfires in Grasslands and Shrublands: A Review of Impacts on Vegetation, Soil, Hydrology, and Geomorphology

Author:: Stavi, Ilan
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.5
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; aggregate stability; arid lands; burn severity; burning; environmental sustainability; erodibility; fuel loading; fuels (fire ecology); grasslands; grazing; hooves; hydrophobicity; land degradation; livestock; mass movement; nutrients; organic carbon; plant communities; rangelands; risk; runoff; secondary succession; soil aggregates; soil erosion; topographic slope; wildfires; wildland fire management; Show all 28 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Wildfires are prevalent in grasslands and shrublands. The objective of this study is to provide land managers with a general overview, by assessing the main impacts of wildfire, including those on plant communities (e.g., secondary succession and species invasion), soil characteristics (e.g., water repellency (hydrophobicity), aggregation and structure stability, and contents of organic carbon and ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11051042
: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11051042

91. Native shrubland and managed buffelgrass savanna in drylands: Implications for ecosystem carbon and water fluxes

Author:: Hinojo-Hinojo, César; Castellanos, Alejandro E.; Huxman, Travis; Rodriguez, Julio C.; Vargas, Rodrigo; Romo-León, José R.; Biederman, Joel A.
Source:: Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.268 pp. 269-278
ISSN:: 0168-1923
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; C4 plants; Cenchrus ciliaris; arid lands; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide production; carbon sinks; ecological invasion; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; eddy covariance; environmental impact; evapotranspiration; grasses; grasslands; grazing; gross primary productivity; land cover; land use change; leaf area index; net ecosystem production; rooting; savannas; soil; summer; uncertainty; water use efficiency; woody plants; Sonoran Desert; Show all 30 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Land cover and land-use change (LCLUC) between woody- and grass-dominated ecosystems in drylands comprise one of the largest uncertainties in the land CO2 sink. This is especially true for the widespread transition from shrublands to grasslands/savannas caused by the establishment of exotic C4 grass species for grazing or through biological invasion of these species, where information about its im ...
Handle:: 10113/6283761
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.01.030
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.01.030

92. Responses of soil bacterial communities, enzyme activities, and nutrients to agricultural-to-natural ecosystem conversion in the Loess Plateau, China

Author:: Cui, Yongxing; Fang, Linchuan; Guo, Xiaobin; Wang, Xia; Wang, Yunqiang; Zhang, Yanjiang; Zhang, Xingchang
Source:: Journal of soils and sediments 2019 v.19 no.3 pp. 1427-1440
ISSN:: 1439-0108
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Firmicutes; alkaline phosphatase; ammonium; anthropogenic activities; bacterial communities; biogeochemical cycles; chronosequences; community structure; cropland; ecological restoration; ecological succession; enzyme activity; extracellular enzymes; field experimentation; grasslands; nutrients; phosphorus; physicochemical properties; semiarid zones; soil bacteria; soil chemical properties; soil nutrients; soil organic carbon; soil physical properties; soil quality; soil sampling; stoichiometry; structural equation modeling; terrestrial ecosystems; total nitrogen; urease; China; Show all 33 Subjects
Abstract:: ... PURPOSE: Soil microbial communities play critical function during nutrient cycling. However, with the increasing nutrient input into terrestrial ecosystems from human activities, the responses of soil microorganisms to the aboveground vegetation across agricultural-to-natural succession stages are still poorly understand. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes of soil microbial communit ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11368-018-2110-4
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2110-4

93. Irrigation water management in arid regions of Middle East: Assessing spatio-temporal variation of actual evapotranspiration through remote sensing techniques and meteorological data

Author:: Mahmoud, Shereif H.; Gan, Thian Yew
Source:: Agricultural water management 2019 v.212 pp. 35-47
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: shrublands, etc ; Food and Agriculture Organization; arid zones; crop coefficient; data collection; developmental stages; evapotranspiration; geographic information systems; grasslands; irrigated farming; irrigation management; meteorological data; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; normalized difference vegetation index; planning; remote sensing; soil water; soil water balance; spatial variation; statistical analysis; temporal variation; time series analysis; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Spatial and temporal distribution of reference (ETo) and actual evapotranspiration (AET) over the central region of Saudi Arabia during 1950–2013 are estimated using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Firstly, the FAO Penman-Monteith method was used to model the spatial distribution of ETo on a grid-by-grid basis using data collected from meteorological stations and GIS techniques. Then, crop coef ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.08.040
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.08.040

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1. Deforestation and loss of bushland and grassland primarily due to expansion of cultivation in mainland Tanzania (1995–2010)

2. Agri-environment effects on birds in Wales: Tir Gofal benefited woodland and hedgerow species

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17. Range contraction and conservation of the endangered Yellow Cardinal

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19. Can the forest cover in India withstand large climate alterations?

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29. The effects of tillage on sheet erosion on sloping fields in the wind-water erosion crisscross region of the Chinese Loess Plateau

30. Threshold responses of grassland and sagebrush birds to patterns of disturbance created by an ecosystem engineer

31. Effects of the interaction between temperature and revegetation on the microbial degradation of soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) – A DOM incubation experiment

32. Biodiversity analysis of natural arthropods enemies in vineyard agroecosystems in La Rioja, Spain

33. Variation in soil erodibility under five typical land uses in a small watershed on the Loess Plateau, China

34. High-resolution inventory of mercury emissions from biomass burning in tropical continents during 2001–2017

35. Resource limitation of soil microbes in karst ecosystems

36. Vegetation—Rainfall interactions reveal how climate variability and climate change alter spatial patterns of wildland fire probability on Big Island, Hawaii

37. Differences of soil CO2 flux in two contrasting subalpine ecosystems on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: A four-year study

38. Exploring relationships of spring green-up to moisture and temperature across Wyoming, U.S.A

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40. Constraints on shrub cover and shrub–shrub competition in a U.S. southwest desert

41. Coupling Eco-hydrological Model and Multi-source Remote Sensing Data to Simulate Efficiency of Green Water Flows in the Yellow River Basin, China

42. Influence of vegetation restoration on soil physical properties in the Loess Plateau, China

43. Distributions of Invasive Arthropods across Heterogeneous Urban Landscapes in Southern California: Aridity as a Key Component of Ecological Resistance

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45. Environmental and Vegetative Controls on Soil CO<sub>2</sub> Efflux in Three Semiarid Ecosystems

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47. Meteorological conditions, elevation and land cover as predictors for the distribution analysis of visceral leishmaniasis in Sinkiang province, Mainland China

48. Estimating N2O emissions from soils under natural vegetation in China

49. How effective are the protected areas of East Africa?

50. Modeling fire ignition patterns in Mediterranean urban interfaces

51. Sustainable grazing management in rangelands: Over a century searching for a silver bullet

52. Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) Change Detection in Wami River Basin, Tanzania

53. Soil moisture ecological characteristics of typical shrub and grass vegetation on Shell Island in the Yellow River Delta, China

54. Evaluation of real-time global flood modeling with satellite surface inundation observations from SMAP

55. An analysis of the drivers that affect greening and browning trends in the context of pursuing land degradation-neutrality

56. Effects of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in the Koshi River Basin, Eastern Nepal

57. Temporal Soil Moisture Variations in Different Vegetation Cover Types in Karst Areas of Southwest China: A Plot Scale Case Study

58. Relationship between carbon stocks and tree species diversity in a humid Guinean savanna landscape in northern Sierra Leone

59. Improved estimates of global terrestrial photosynthesis using information on leaf chlorophyll content

60. Soil Hydrothermal Characteristics among Three Typical Vegetation Types: An Eco-Hydrological Analysis in the Qilian Mountains, China

61. Late Holocene environmental change and the anthropization of the highlands of Santo Antão Island, Cabo Verde

62. Ixodid ticks on wild donkeys in a Mediterranean nature reserve (Asinara National Park): diversity and risk factors

63. Comparative Habitat Use of Wintering American Kestrels and Loggerhead Shrikes Along South Texas Roadways

64. The Impacts of Native Forests and Forest Plantations on Water Supply in Chile

65. Legacy effects of invasive grass impact soil microbes and native shrub growth

66. Effect of grassland afforestation on soil N mineralization and its response to soil texture and slope position

67. Land Cover and Soil Properties Influence on Forage Quantity in a Semiarid Region in East Africa

68. Group size and social organization of the endangered Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii thamin): Results from a long-term study in Myanmar

69. Land use change in the high mountain belts of the central Apennines led to marked changes of the grassland mosaic

70. Hierarchical mapping of annual global land cover 2001 to present: The MODIS Collection 6 Land Cover product