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1. Source identification of airborne bacteria in the mountainous area and the urban areas

Author:
Mu, Feifei; Li, Yanpeng; Lu, Rui; Qi, Yuzhen; Xie, Wenwen; Bai, Wenyan
Source:
Atmospheric research 2020 v.231
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
aerosols; air flow; air sampling; airborne microorganisms; autumn; bacteria; bacterial communities; community structure; fluorescence; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; leaves; mountains; particulates; public health; seasonal variation; staining; summer; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... Airborne microbes are an abundant component of the atmospheric aerosol, which has important influences on atmospheric conditions and public health. However, their possible sources have not been well-studied. To identify the sources of airborne bacteria, airborne PM2.5, PM10 samples and microorganism samples from surface-soil and leaves were collected at three different sampling sites involved in t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.104676

2. Effect of concentration and size of sediments on hydro-abrasive erosion of Pelton turbine

Author:
Rai, Anant Kumar; Kumar, Arun; Staubli, Thomas
Source:
Renewable energy 2020 v.145 pp. 893-902
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
buckets; coatings; mountains; planning; sediments; soil erosion models; steel; suspended sediment; turbines; water power; Himalayan region
Abstract:
... Hydro-abrasive erosion caused by suspended sediments is a severe issue leading to frequent generation losses and failure of hydropower components especially in geologically young mountains like the Himalayas. To study the erosion behaviour of different materials under the same erosive and hydraulic conditions, experiments were performed simultaneously with different range of velocity, duration of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.012

3. Impacts of forest restoration on soil erosion in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China

Author:
Teng, Mingjun; Huang, Chunbo; Wang, Pengcheng; Zeng, Lixiong; Zhou, Zhixiang; Xiao, Wenfa; Huang, Zhilin; Liu, Changfu
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.697
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; afforestation; anthropogenic activities; cropland; forest restoration; forests; land use change; landscapes; mountains; risk; soil erosion; time series analysis; topographic slope; uncertainty; water reservoirs; China
Abstract:
... Vegetation recovery is a promising strategy to mitigate soil loss risk across different landscapes and human disturbance levels. Uncertainties still exist in the impacts of forest restoration on soil erosion with respect to complicated terrain condition and land-use/cover pattern, especially in mountainous reservoir areas undergoing intensive human activities. Here, we assess the effects of forest ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134164

4. Feedback of airborne bacterial consortia to haze pollution with different PM2.5 levels in typical mountainous terrain of Jinan, China

Author:
Ji, Lei; Zhang, Qiang; Fu, Xiaowen; Zheng, Liwen; Dong, Jiayuan; Wang, Jianing; Guo, Shuhai
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133912
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Burkholderia cenocepacia; Cupriavidus; Gram-negative bacteria; Pseudomonas; air; air pollution; animal pathogens; apoptosis; biochemical pathways; cell movement; cystic fibrosis; flow cytometry; genes; landscapes; mountains; particulates; patients; pollutants; public health; ribosomal RNA; water pollution; China
Abstract:
... Polluted air is as harmful as polluted water sources to public health. As air living organisms, the research on microbial consortia under haze stress with different PM2.5 levels in a mountainous environment remains very limited. This study investigated the dynamic changes in bacterial cell counts, apoptosis, human pathogens, consortia characteristics, metabolic pathways, and the biochemical functi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133912

5. Major range loss predicted from lack of heat adaptability in an alpine Drosophila species

Author:
Kinzner, Martin-Carl; Gamisch, Alexander; Hoffmann, Ary A.; Seifert, Brigitta; Haider, Marlene; Arthofer, Wolfgang; Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C.; Steiner, Florian M.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133753
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Drosophila; ambient temperature; artificial selection; biodiversity; climate; global warming; heat; heat stress; heat tolerance; invertebrates; models; mountains; niches
Abstract:
... Climate warming is threatening biodiversity worldwide. Climate specialists such as alpine species are especially likely to be vulnerable. Adaptation by rapid evolution is the only long-term option for survival of many species, but the adaptive evolutionary potential of heat resistance has not been assessed in an alpine invertebrate. Here, we show that the alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa cannot r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133753

6. Nitrification represents the bottle-neck of sheep urine patch N2O emissions from extensively grazed organic soils

Author:
Marsden, Karina A.; Holmberg, Jon A.; Jones, Davey L.; Charteris, Alice F.; Cárdenas, Laura M.; Chadwick, David R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.695 pp. 133786
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anaerobic conditions; application rate; automation; autumn; denitrification; emissions factor; glucose; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; heathlands; highlands; inventories; livestock production; mountains; nitrates; nitrification; nitrous oxide; nitrous oxide production; organic soils; sheep; soil solution; summer; urine; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Extensively grazed grasslands are understudied in terms of their contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Mountains, moorlands and heath occupy 18% of the UK land area, however, in situ studies providing high frequency N2O emissions from sheep urine deposited to such areas are lacking. Organic soils typical of these regions may provide substrates for denitrificatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133786

7. Mapping oak decline through long-term analysis of time series of satellite images in the forests of Malekshahi, Iran

Author:
Imanyfar, Sadra; Hasanlou, Mahdi; Mirzaei Zadeh, Vahid
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2019 v.40 no.23 pp. 8705-8726
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
Coleoptera; Landsat; decline; drought; forests; fungi; models; mountains; normalized difference vegetation index; pathogens; pests; regression analysis; remote sensing; risk; soil conservation; time series analysis; woodlands; Iran
Abstract:
... The Zagros Mountains forests extend across 11 provinces in Iran and constitute approximately 40.0% of the country’s woodlands. These forests have important soil conservation and water regulation functions. Over the last decade, these forests have been declining in oak populations in many places, triggered by factors such as drought, pathogens like the fungus Biscogniauxia mediterranea, and pests s ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2019.1620375

8. Efficiency of unlocking or locking existing protected areas for identifying complementary areas for biodiversity conservation

Author:
Yang, Feiling; Wu, Ruidong; Jin, Tong; Long, Yongcheng; Zhao, Peng; Yu, Qian; Wang, Longzhu; Wang, JunJun; Zhao, Haiwei; Guo, Yang
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.694 pp. 133771
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
altitude; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; computer software; conservation areas; cost effectiveness; habitats; mountains; planning; vegetation types; China
Abstract:
... It is well known that existing protected areas (PAs) should function as focal areas for expanding PA systems. The optimal complementary conservation areas are often identified by implementing two approaches in systematic conservation planning, i.e., unlocking or locking existing PAs. However, evidence-based studies are lacking for clarifying the efficiencies of these two planning approaches. With ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133771

9. Ramondo-Ostryetum carpinifoliae – a new association from the hop-hornbeam forests of the Sharri Mountains, Kosovo

Author:
Berisha, Naim; Millaku, Fadil; Gashi, Bekim; Matevski, Vlado
Source:
Hacquetia 2019 v.18 no.2 pp. 323-336
ISSN:
1854-9829
Subject:
Ostrya carpinifolia; altitude; forests; habitats; limestone; mountains; plant communities; serpentine; Greece; Kosovo; Serbia
Abstract:
... In Europe, the genus Ramonda is represented with three species: Ramonda nathaliae, Ramonda serbica and Ramonda myconi. The first two are endemic Balkan species that are distributed also in Kosovo. These species grow in limestone as well as serpentine substrates, forming chasmophytic vegetation. The species Ramonda nathaliae is found in Macedonia, Greece, Serbia and in two localities in Kosovo, in ...
DOI:
10.2478/hacq-2019-0002

10. A detection of benzimidazole resistance-associated SNPs in the isotype-1 β-tubulin gene in Haemonchus contortus from wild blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) sympatric with sheep in Helan Mountains, China

Author:
Shen, Dong-dong; Peng, Zhi-wei; Hu, Min; Zhang, Zong-ze; Hou, Zhi-jun; Liu, Zhen-sheng
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 89
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
Haemonchus contortus; Pseudois nayaur; adults; anthelmintics; benzimidazole; drug resistance; gastrointestinal nematodes; genes; genetic analysis; haplotypes; homozygosity; hosts; mountains; phylogeny; sheep; single nucleotide polymorphism; sympatry; topology; tubulin; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Benzimidazole (BZ) resistance is an increasingly serious problem due to the excessive use of this anthelmintic for controlling Haemonchus contortus, which is one of the major gastrointestinal nematodes infecting small ruminants worldwide. Three known single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), F167Y (TAC), E198A (GCA) and F200Y (TAC), in the isotype-1 β-tubulin gene of H. contortus are ass ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-019-1838-4

11. Advanced flow and noise simulation method for wind farm assessment in complex terrain

Author:
Shen, Wen Zhong; Zhu, Wei Jun; Barlas, Emre; Li, Ye
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.143 pp. 1812-1825
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
computers; energy efficiency; equations; landscapes; models; mountains; prediction; renewable energy sources; wind farms; wind turbines
Abstract:
... A new wind farm during its development phase requires a technical evaluation of its annual power prediction and noise issue in the area in and around the wind farm. In this paper, for the first time, an advanced numerical method for wind farm assessment is developed, which consists of a Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes - Actuator Disc model for the flow modelling, a semi-engineering model for the n ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.140

12. Aerobic midgut microbiota of sand fly vectors of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from northern Iran, a step toward finding potential paratransgenic candidates

Author:
Karimian, Fateh; Vatandoost, Hassan; Rassi, Yavar; Maleki-Ravasan, Naseh; Mohebali, Mehdi; Shirazi, Mohammad Hasan; Koosha, Mona; Choubdar, Nayyereh; Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 10
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Culicidae; DNA; Leishmania; Pantoea agglomerans; Phlebotomus; adults; control methods; diet; females; genes; humans; intestinal microorganisms; microsymbionts; midgut; mountains; parasites; paratransgenesis; promastigotes; ribosomal RNA; steppes; summer; vector competence; visceral leishmaniasis; Iran
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania parasites and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected sand flies. Development of Leishmania to infective metacyclic promastigotes occurs within the sand fly gut where the gut microbiota influences development of the parasite. Paratransgenesis is a new control method in which symbiotic bacteria are isolated, transformed and reintroduce ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-018-3273-y

13. Amphibian community structure along elevation gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya

Author:
Khatiwada, Janak R.; Zhao, Tian; Chen, Youhua; Wang, Bin; Xie, Feng; Cannatella, David C.; Jiang, Jianping
Source:
BMC ecology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 19
ISSN:
1472-6785
Subject:
acoustics; altitude; amphibians; body size; community structure; correspondence analysis; humidity; linear models; mountains; regression analysis; species richness; surface area; surveys; Himalayan region; Nepal
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Species richness and composition pattern of amphibians along elevation gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya are rarely investigated. This is a first ever study in the Himalayan elevation gradient, the world’s highest mountain range and are highly sensitive to the effects of recent global changes. The aim of the present study was to assess amphibian community structure along elevation gr ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12898-019-0234-z

14. Anthelmintic efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes in goats raised under mountain farming conditions in northern Italy

Author:
Lambertz, C.; Poulopoulou, I.; Wuthijaree, K.; Gauly, M.
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 216
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
Haemonchus; Teladorsagia; Trichostrongylus; anthelmintics; benzimidazole; confidence interval; farmers; farming systems; farms; fecal egg count; flocks; gastrointestinal nematodes; goats; lactones; larvae; mountains; Italy
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of anthelmintics in goats raised under mountain farming conditions in northern Italy. On 8 goat farms (n = 143 animals), a faecal egg count reduction (FECR) test was done after farmers conducted their routine anthelmintic treatments. Furthermore, on 5 goat farms (n = 135 animals) a FECR test was done under controlled conditions applying oral fo ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-019-1968-8

15. Bioactive compounds, health benefits and utilization of Rhododendron: a comprehensive review

Author:
Kumar, Vikas; Suri, Sheenam; Prasad, Rasane; Gat, Yogesh; Sangma, Chesi; Jakhu, Heena; Sharma, Manjri
Source:
Agriculture & food security 2019 v.8 no.1 pp. 6
ISSN:
2048-7010
Subject:
Rhododendron; aesthetic value; bioactive compounds; chemical constituents of plants; diarrhea; employment opportunities; flowers; food security; fungi; gardens; headache; honey; inflammation; juices; latitude; livelihood; mountains; ornamental plants; plantations; squashes; sustainable development; syrups; value-added products; India; Nepal
Abstract:
... The Rhododendron distributed throughout the world is a small evergreen tree with deep red or pale pink flowers, belongs to the family Ericaceae and is known for its spectacular flowers. The species is widely distributed between the latitudes 80°N and 20°S with high socioeconomic reverence and has been designated as the national flower of Nepal and state flower of Himachal Pradesh (India). In addit ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40066-019-0251-3

16. Catchment soils as a factor of trace metal accumulation in sediments of the reservoir Klingenberg (eastern Ore Mountains, Germany)

Author:
Hahn, Jens; Opp, Christian; Ganzenmüller, Raphael; Ewert, Anntke; Schneider, Birgit; Zitzer, Nina; Laufenberg, Gabriela
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2019 v.86 pp. 1-14
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
arsenic; cadmium; iron; leaching; lead; manganese; mountains; nickel; sediments; soil; soil erosion; stream channels; watersheds; zinc; Germany
Abstract:
... The release and accumulation dynamics of trace metals in soils and aquatic sediments were exemplarily investigated in the catchment area of the Reservoir Klingenberg (Germany). Catchment soils were examined for mobilizable and total concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) and compared with trace metal quantities ac ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2019.05.002

17. Climate finance and green growth: reconsidering climate-related institutions, investments, and priorities in Nepal

Author:
Mahat, Tek Jung; Bláha, Luděk; Uprety, Batu; Bittner, Michal
Source:
Environmental sciences Europe 2019 v.31 no.1 pp. 46
ISSN:
2190-4707
Subject:
United Nations; climate; climate change; disasters; ecosystems; forestry; funding; geography; infrastructure; issues and policy; mountains; politics; renewable energy sources; socioeconomic development; tourism; Europe; Nepal
Abstract:
... Nepal, a least-developed, mountainous, and land-locked country is consistently ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate change. Poor socioeconomic development, rough and highly unstable geography, inadequate institutional capacity to deal with research, development and policy and mostly underdeveloped infrastructures, all have contributed to increasing vulnerability of communi ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12302-019-0222-0

18. Determinants of infant breastfeeding practices in Nepal: a national study

Author:
Bhandari, Shiva; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Shrestha, Binod; Neupane, Sumanta; Nonyane, Bareng Aletta Sanny; Manohar, Swetha; Klemm, Rolf D. W.; West, Keith P., Jr
Source:
International breastfeeding journal 2019 v.14 no.1 pp. 14
ISSN:
1746-4358
Subject:
adolescent mothers; breast feeding; breast milk; children; colostrum; confidence interval; feeds; infancy; infant formulas; infant nutrition; milk; mountains; national surveys; neonates; regression analysis; variance; Nepal
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Optimal breastfeeding practices, reflected by early initiation and feeding of colostrum, avoidance of prelacteal feeds, and continued exclusivity or predominance of breastfeeding, are critical for assuring proper infant nutrition, growth and development. METHODS: We used data from a nationally representative survey in 21 district sites across the Mountains, Hills and Terai (southern pl ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13006-019-0208-y

19. Ethnoherpetological notes regarding the paha frogs and conservation implication in Manaslu Conservation Area, Gorkha District, Nepal

Author:
Shrestha, Biraj; Gurung, Min Bahadur
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 23
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
conservation areas; females; frogs; interviews; males; meat; medicine; mountains; nationalities and ethnic groups; prices; questionnaires; rocks; surveys; villages; wildlife; Nepal
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Paha hunting is a commonplace recreational activity in the mountainous regions of Nepal. The collection is primarily for food use and secondarily preferred as medicinal forms, and utilized by many ethnic groups: Magar, Rai, Gurung, Jirel, etc. in different parts of the country. In this study, we documented the ethnoherpetological relationship of the local community with paha frogs in M ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-019-0304-5

20. Historical ethnopharmacology of the herbalists from Krummhübel in the Sudety Mountains (seventeenth to nineteenth century), Silesia

Author:
Spałek, Krzysztof; Spielvogel, Izabela; Proćków, Małgorzata; Proćków, Jarosław
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 24
ISSN:
1746-4269
Subject:
Asteraceae; Burseraceae; Fabaceae; Rosaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae; animals; common names; databases; ethnobotany; fungi; gastrointestinal system; herbal medicines; herbs; households; ingredients; medicinal plants; minerals; mountains; new drugs; oils; organic matter; recipes; regional surveys; respiratory system; therapeutics; traditional medicine; villages; viper venoms; Austria; Czech Republic; England; Poland; Russia; Scandinavia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Krummhübel (after 1945, Karpacz) in the Sudety Mountains (now SW Poland) was called “the village of pharmacists”. At the end of the seventeenth century, there were 57 households, of which about 40 were inhabited by herbalists. Krummhübel herbalists were the first in the Sudety region who applied medicinal mixtures for the treatment of various diseases (using, among others, plants, oils ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13002-019-0298-z

21. Hotspot identification and interaction analyses of the provisioning of multiple ecosystem services: Case study of Shaanxi Province, China

Author:
Liu, Lulu; Zhang, Hanbing; Gao, Yang; Zhu, Wenjie; Liu, Xing; Xu, Qiaodi
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.107 pp. 105566
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
case studies; climate; conservation areas; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental indicators; forests; grasslands; habitats; issues and policy; land use planning; landscapes; mountains; net primary productivity; soil conservation; spatial variation; water yield; China
Abstract:
... The hotspot identification and interaction analyses of the provisioning of multiple ecosystem services (ESs) are basic prerequisites for sustainable ecosystem management. ESs and their interrelationships are determined by ecological processes over time and space. The high-value ES areas is crucial for regional land use management. However, most of hotspots identification are limited to a single po ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105566

22. How important is patch size relative to patch isolation in an arid inselberg landscape?

Author:
Burke, A.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.127 pp. 1-11
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Commiphora; Heliotropium; basalt; biogeography; habitat fragmentation; habitats; land use; landscapes; mesic conditions; mountains; phylogeny; physicochemical properties; soil; species richness; trees; vegetation
Abstract:
... Patch size (area) and isolation (inverse distance to source) are key variables of island biogeography, but their application in conservation planning has recently come under scrutiny. Based on animal distribution data in fragmented landscapes from around the world it was postulated that occupancy was poorly predicted by patch size and isolation. Do these findings also apply to arid areas and to pl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.08.029

23. The first draft genome of Lophophorus: A step forward for Phasianidae genomic diversity and conservation

Author:
Cui, Kai; Li, Wujiao; James, Jake George; Peng, Changjun; Jin, Jiazheng; Yan, Chaochao; Fan, Zhenxin; Du, Lianming; Price, Megan; Wu, Yongjie; Yue, Bisong
Source:
Genomics 2019 v.111 no.6 pp. 1209-1215
ISSN:
0888-7543
Subject:
Lophophorus lhuysii; altitude; birds; color; databases; evolution; genes; genetic variation; genomics; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; life history; mammals; microsatellite repeats; mountains; non-coding RNA; plumage; temperature; China
Abstract:
... The monal genus (Lophophorus) is a branch of Phasianidae and its species inhabit the high-altitude mountains of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Chinese monal, L. lhuysii, is a threatened endemic bird of China that possesses high-altitude adaptability, diversity of plumage color and potentially low reproductive life history. This is the first study to describe the monal genome using next generation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ygeno.2018.07.016

24. The invasive mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus is spreading in northeastern Italy

Author:
Montarsi, Fabrizio; Martini, Simone; Michelutti, Alice; Da Rold, Graziana; Mazzucato, Matteo; Qualizza, Davide; Di Gennaro, Domenico; Di Fant, Marcella; Dal Pont, Marco; Palei, Manlio; Capelli, Gioia
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 120
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Aedes albopictus; Dirofilaria; Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus; West Nile virus; altitude; breeding sites; climatic factors; containers; larvae; monitoring; mountains; risk; rural areas; villages; Austria; Italy
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The invasive mosquito species, Aedes japonicus japonicus, was detected in northeastern Italy for the first time in 2015, at the border with Austria. After this finding, a more intensive monitoring was carried out to assess its distribution and to collect biological data. Herein, we report the results of four years (2015–2018) of activity. METHODS: The presence of Ae. j. japonicus was c ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-019-3387-x

25. Using Ecosystem Service Modeler (ESM) for Ecological Quality, rarity and Risk Assessment of the wild goat habitat, in the Haftad-Gholleh protected area

Author:
Ansari, Amir; Golabi, Mohammad H.
Source:
International soil and water conservation research 2019 v.7 no.4 pp. 346-353
ISSN:
2095-6339
Subject:
Capra hircus aegarus; Landsat; biodiversity; conservation areas; ecosystem services; goats; habitat conservation; habitats; land use; models; mountains; peste des petits ruminants; rangelands; risk assessment; roads; soil; water conservation
Abstract:
... In recent years, the destruction of habitats has reduced the wild goat population in the Haftad-Gholleh protected area. The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is known as symbol of biodiversity of Markazi Province. In a field study conducted between 2007 and 2017, the number of wild goats were surveyed and threat to their habitat were determined as the population and the ecological conditions as well as t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.iswcr.2019.08.004

26. How is the risk of hydrological drought in the Tarim River Basin, Northwest China?

Author:
Yang, Peng; Xia, Jun; Zhang, Yongyong; Zhan, Chesheng; Sun, Shangxin
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.693 pp. 133555
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Bayesian theory; drought; irrigation; irrigation water; models; mountains; prediction; probability distribution; risk; risk management; runoff; socioeconomics; water conservation; water supply; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Drought is an extremely widespread and common natural disaster that significantly impacts both the socio-economic activities of a community and the natural environment. A comprehensive and accurate understanding of hydrological drought is important for the drought prediction and risk management. In this study, a discussion of the characteristics of the historical and future hydrological drought in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.361

27. Impact of ski run construction on atypical channel head development

Author:
Wrońska-Wałach, Dominika; Cebulski, Jarosław; Fidelus-Orzechowska, Joanna; Żelazny, Mirosław; Piątek, Dawid
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.692 pp. 791-805
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
drainage; drainage channels; ecosystems; global positioning systems; infrastructure; lidar; mountains; stream channels; sustainable development; watersheds; Poland
Abstract:
... The development of ski infrastructure in mountainous areas has a significant impact on the development of erosion landforms and modification of existing landforms on slopes. The main purpose of our study was to determine the effects of ski run construction and artificial snowmaking on the development of channel heads and drainage lines as well as pattern of processes occurring along longitudinal p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.083

28. The development of Hani peatland in the Changbai mountains (NE China) and its response to the variations of the East Asian summer monsoon

Author:
Zhang, Mingming; Bu, Zhaojun; Jiang, Ming; Wang, Shengzhong; Liu, Shasha; Chen, Xu; Hao, Jianing; Liao, Wanyue
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.692 pp. 818-832
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
El Nino; basins; climate; climate change; ecosystems; models; monsoon season; mountains; peat; peatlands; sea level; solar radiation; summer; China
Abstract:
... The past ecosystem responses to climate variability makes it possible to view the sensitivity of ecosystems to climate-forced state shifts. To test the hypothesis that the development of peatland in the Changbai Mountains responds to the variability of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM), the developmental history of the Hani peatland was investigated based on peat basal ages. It can be concluded ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.287

29. Comparison of forest canopy height profiles in a mountainous region of Taiwan derived from airborne lidar and unmanned aerial vehicle imagery

Author:
Chung, Chih-Hsin; Wang, Chao-Huan; Hsieh, Han-Ching; Huang, Cho-Ying
Source:
GIScience & remote sensing 2019 v.56 no.8 pp. 1289-1304
ISSN:
1943-7226
Subject:
biodiversity; canopy height; carbon; forest canopy; forest stands; lidar; linear models; mountains; remote sensing; stand structure; statistics; surveys; tree age; tree height; trees; tropical forests; unmanned aerial vehicles; Taiwan
Abstract:
... Tree height is essential for assessing carbon budgets and biodiversity. One of the most commonly used assessment methods is a field survey. However, this approach is extremely challenging for obtaining highly accurate estimates in forests with tall and dense canopies. In this study, we utilized airborne remotely sensed mean canopy height (MCH) spatial coverage acquired by high-cost airborne light ...
DOI:
10.1080/15481603.2019.1627044

30. Loss of terrestrial water storage in the Tianshan mountains from 2003 to 2015

Author:
Deng, Haijun; Chen, Yaning; Li, Qihu; Lin, Guangfa
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2019 v.40 no.22 pp. 8342-8358
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
climate; climate change; data collection; freshwater; glaciers; mountains; remote sensing; seasonal variation; shrinkage; snowpack; spatial variation; temperature; water resources; water storage; Central Asia
Abstract:
... The Tianshan Mountains region in Central Asia is covered with a large mass of glaciers and seasonal snow cover. This region supplies the main freshwater resources for Central Asia but has been severely affected by climate change over the past decades. In this study, we use the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) datasets to analyze the s ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2019.1608392

31. Remote sensing the orographic effects of dry-hot valley on vegetation distribution in the southeast Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Zhang, Wenjiang; Liu, Li; Song, Kechao; Li, Xiaodong; Wang, Yidong; Tang, Yi; Jiang, Huiru
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2019 v.40 no.22 pp. 8589-8607
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
altitude; deuterium oxide; ecosystems; global warming; heat; mountains; population distribution; remote sensing; rivers; satellites; surface temperature; valleys; vapors; vegetation cover; vegetation index; water stress; wind; China
Abstract:
... Mountains in the southeast Tibetan Plateau (TP) often intercept and precipitate abundant monsoon-transported vapours, but some deep valleys of this region are likely subjected to heavy water stress possibly related to orographic effects. Understanding the orographic effects of these dry-hot valleys (DHV) on vegetation distribution is crucial to project local ecological response to global warming. ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2019.1620370

32. Atmospheric dust dynamics in southern Central Asia: Implications for buildup of Tajikistan loess sediments

Author:
Li, Yue; Song, Yougui; Kaskaoutis, Dimitris G.; Chen, Xiuling; Mamadjanov, Yunus; Tan, Liangcheng
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.229 pp. 74-85
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
air; atmospheric circulation; basins; deserts; dust; dust emissions; hills; loess; meteorological data; mountains; paleoclimatology; summer; trace elements; wind speed; Afghanistan; Caspian Sea; Tajikistan
Abstract:
... Loess, as a terrestrial aeolian deposit, forms extensive landforms over several parts of the Central Asia, especially in southern Tajikistan. However, the dust dynamics for the loess formation over this region remain largely unknown. This study uses loess trace elements and meteorological reanalysis data to study the linkages between the atmospheric circulation patterns, aeolian dust transport and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.013

33. Development of a new visibility parameterization based on the measurement of fog microphysics at a mountain site in Korea

Author:
Song, Jae In; Yum, Seong Soo; Gultepe, Ismail; Chang, Ki-Ho; Kim, Byung-Gon
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.229 pp. 115-126
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
droplets; fog (meteorology); liquids; mountains; physics; water content; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... Fog (cloud) and drizzle microphysics were measured from July 2015 to September 2016 at the Cloud Physics Observation Site (CPOS), located at a mountainous region in Korea. In total 110 cloud/fog events were observed during this period. In detail, fogs at various stages, i.e., newly generated, developing, or dissipating stage were observed, along with some advected clouds with or without precipitat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.011

34. Do indigenous forecasts and scientific forecasts influence arable farmers’ and agro-pastoralists’ estimation of onset and cessation of rains? Empirical evidence from Rwenzori region, Western Uganda

Author:
Nkuba, Michael Robert; Chanda, Raban; Mmopelwa, Gagoitseope; Adedoyin, Akintayo; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; Lesolle, David.; Kato, Edward
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.278 pp. 107667
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
agricultural extension; agroecological zones; climate; farmers; forests; household surveys; lowlands; meteorological data; mountains; pastoralism; rain; schools; weather stations; Uganda
Abstract:
... This study investigated the influence of indigenous forecasts (IF) and scientific forecasts (SF) on arable farmers’ and pastoralists’ estimation of onset and cessation of rains in the Rwenzori region of Western Uganda. Daily rainfall data (1970–2010) from 3 weather stations in different agro-ecological zones was used to determine mean onset and cessation dates using the Sivakaumar method. After ob ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107667

35. Fast deep water warming of a subtropical crater lake

Author:
Cardoso-Mohedano, Jose-Gilberto; Sanchez-Cabeza, Joan-Albert; Ruiz-Fernández, Ana-Carolina; Pérez-Bernal, Libia-Hascibe; Lima-Rego, João; Giralt, Santiago
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.691 pp. 1353-1361
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
climate; ecosystem services; freshwater; global warming; lakes; mixing; models; mountains; temperature profiles; water quality; water temperature
Abstract:
... Water temperature of deep lakes is often used to evaluate climate variability over long periods. Santa Maria del Oro Lake is a sub-tropical crater-lake (60 m maximum depth) almost confined by surrounding mountains, which only receives seasonal fresh water input. In order to evaluate lake thermal variations, we measured water temperatures at bottom, 4 m, 10 m, 25 m, and 32 m depth. To study lake ve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.183

36. Plasticity and climatic sensitivity of wood anatomy contribute to performance of eastern Baltic provenances of Scots pine

Author:
Matisons, Roberts; Krišāns, Oskars; Kārkliņa, Annija; Adamovičs, Andis; Jansons, Āris; Gärtner, Holger
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.452
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; cell walls; climate; climate change; durability; earlywood; experimental design; latewood; mountains; prediction; provenance; stemwood; summer; temperature; time series analysis; tracheids; trees; vegetation; water use efficiency; weather; Latvia
Abstract:
... The efficiency of water use and transport are among the main factors affecting competitiveness, growth, and distribution of trees under warming climate. The phenotypical and genetic plasticity of tree populations is considered as an indicator of their adaptive capacity under changing environment. Climatic changes are expected to affect growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), and selection of r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117568

37. Associations among ecosystem services from local perspectives

Author:
Xu, Shuna; Liu, Yanfang
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 790-798
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
carbon sequestration; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; irrigation; livestock production; models; mountains; planning; soil conservation; spatial variation; China
Abstract:
... Present works on the relationship between pairwise ecosystem services (ES) in one period are mostly based on global perspective, which ignores the influence of spatial heterogeneity. In view of this problem, this study proposes a static local association model for pairwise ES, and the applicability of this model is then tested in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Four ES, namely, grain product ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.079

38. Effect of traditional check dams (jessour) on soil and olive trees water status in Tunisia

Author:
Castelli, G.; Oliveira, L.A.A.; Abdelli, F.; Dhaou, H.; Bresci, E.; Ouessar, M.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 226-236
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Internet; Landsat; Olea europaea; arid zones; comparative study; dryland farming; land use; landscapes; monitoring; mountains; piedmont; rain; remote sensing; rhizosphere; soil water; soil water content; time series analysis; vegetation; water content; water harvesting; water supply; Tunisia
Abstract:
... In the arid regions of south eastern Tunisia, the land use is predominated by olive trees cropping, where two main cultivation strategies can be found: using of water harvesting techniques to overcome the scarcity and variability of rainfall (in the Matmata mountains) and dryland farming (in the Jeffara plain). In these arid areas, soil moisture is the main limiting factor for crop growth and it s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.514

39. Scale effects on runoff and a decomposition analysis of the main driving factors in Haihe Basin mountainous area

Author:
Zhang, Qiufen; Liu, Jiakai; Yu, Xinxiao; Chen, Lihua
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 1089-1099
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
agricultural land; basins; environmental factors; land use; meteorology; mountains; path analysis; quantitative analysis; runoff; soil; topography; vegetation; water management; watersheds
Abstract:
... Catchment runoff scale relationships comprise an important theoretical support for water resource management. However, previous understandings of the scale effect were mostly based on empirical summaries and quantitative research, while interpretation based on measured data was rare. The purpose of this paper was to quantitatively reveal the causes of runoff scale impacts in the Haihe mountainous ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.540

40. Atmospheric deposition and contamination of trace elements in snowpacks of mountain glaciers in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Wei, Ting; Dong, Zhiwen; Kang, Shichang; Zong, Chunlei; Rostami, Masoud; Shao, Yaping
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.689 pp. 754-764
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aluminum; antimony; arsenic; atmospheric deposition; cadmium; cesium; chromium; cobalt; copper; emissions; fate and transport models; glaciers; lead; lidar; manganese; molybdenum; mountains; nickel; pollutants; pollution; remote sensing; satellites; snowpack; vanadium; zinc; China; Japan; South Asia
Abstract:
... To investigate the large-scale trace element deposition and anthropogenic pollution in mountain glaciers of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP) and its surrounding regions, we analyzed Al and 13 trace elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, and Zn) in glacier snowpacks collected at the Yuzhufeng, Laohugou No.12, and Qiyi glaciers (YG, LG12, and QG, respectively) in the northeast ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.455

41. Contrasting effects of winter and summer climate on Holocene montane vegetation belts evolution in southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Author:
Ni, Zhenyu; Jones, Richard; Zhang, Enlou; Chang, Jie; Shulmeister, James; Sun, Weiwei; Wang, Yongbo; Ning, Dongliang
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2019 v.533 pp. 109232
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Amaranthaceae; Artemisia; Betula; Cupressaceae; Cyperaceae; Pinus; Poaceae; Quercus; Rosaceae; Tsuga; altitude; climate; climate change; coniferous forests; lakes; mountains; pollen; shrublands; solar radiation; summer; temperature; winter; China
Abstract:
... Montane vegetation belts are sensitive to climate change; however, it is uncertain to what degree their evolution is influenced by changes in mean annual temperature or seasonal climate. In this study, we use pollen assemblages from a high elevation lake (3780 m.a.s.l.) in the Gongga Mountains on the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, to study changes in altitudinal vegetation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.06.005

42. Detrital zircon provenance comparison between the Paleocene-Eocene Nangqian-Xialaxiu and Gongjue basins: New insights for Cenozoic paleogeographic evolution of the eastern Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Zhang, Yang; Huang, Wentao; Zhang, Yuanyuan; Poujol, Marc; Guillot, Stéphane; Roperch, Pierrick; Dupont-Nivet, Guillaume; Guo, Zhaojie
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2019 v.533 pp. 109241
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Eocene epoch; Oligocene epoch; Paleocene epoch; altitude; basins; mountains; provenance; sandstone; sediments; zircon; China
Abstract:
... Paleogeographic reconstructions of terranes can greatly benefit from the provenance analysis of sediments. A series of Cenozoic basins provide key sedimentary archives for investigating the growth of the Tibetan Plateau, yet the provenance of the sediments in these basins has never been constrained robustly. Here we report sedimentary petrological and detrital zircon geochronological data from the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109241

43. Patterns in snow depth maximum and snow cover days during 1961–2015 period in the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia

Author:
Li, Qian; Yang, Tao; Zhou, Hongfei; Li, Lanhai
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.228 pp. 14-22
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
air temperature; altitude; climate change; climatology; melting; mountains; remote sensing; snow; snowmelt; snowpack; topographic slope; Central Asia
Abstract:
... The patterns of snow accumulation and ablation were largely influenced by climate change. Current studies on the snow cover characteristics were mainly based on remote sensing retrievals in the Tianshan Mountains, however, they suffered from short record observations. This study quantified the climatology and variations in snowpack patterns related to snow depth from 1961 to 2015 at 48 meteorologi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.05.004

44. Phosphorus mitigation remains critical in water protection: A review and meta-analysis from one of China's most eutrophicated lakes

Author:
Yan, Kai; Yuan, Zengwei; Goldberg, Stefanie; Gao, Wei; Ostermann, Anne; Xu, Jianchu; Zhang, Fusuo; Elser, James
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.689 pp. 1336-1347
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
absorption; algae; algal blooms; basins; biomass; eutrophication; freshwater lakes; industrialization; meta-analysis; mountains; phosphorus; pollution control; pollution load; risk; sediments; sewage; systematic review; urbanization; water pollution; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... The processes of urbanization and industrialization within geological phosphorus-rich mountains (GPMn) have resulted in water degradation within southwest China. Lake Dianchi, one of the most eutrophicated lakes in China, has epitomized this issue. Clear understandings of phosphorus (P) mitigation efforts, the evolution of P budgets, and possible risks in the Dianchi system will benefit future eut ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.302

45. Spatiotemporal variability in daily observed precipitation and its relationship with snow cover of Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalaya region in northern Pakistan

Author:
Waqas, A.; Athar, H.
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.228 pp. 196-205
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
autumn; climate change; mountains; probability distribution; river flow; snowpack; spatial variation; summer; temporal variation; water management; weather stations; winter; Himalayan region; Pakistan
Abstract:
... This work quantifies recent spatiotemporal variations in daily observed precipitation in the mountains of the northern Pakistan (HKNP) for 30-year period (1986–2015) on annual as well as on seasonal basis. The probability distribution functions (PDFs) are employed to identify decadal changes in the observed precipitation of the region. The precipitation based PDFs depict a positive mean decadal sh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.002

46. Stable carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of modern land snails along a precipitation gradient in the mid-latitude East Asian monsoon region of China

Author:
Bao, Rui; Sheng, Xuefen; Lu, Huayu; Li, Chenglong; Luo, Ling; Shen, Hua; Wu, Min; Ji, Junfeng; Chen, Jun
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2019 v.533 pp. 109236
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Oligocene epoch; botanical composition; carbon; ecosystems; equations; evaporation; fossils; grasslands; latitude; loess deposition; monsoon season; mountains; oxygen; rain; relative humidity; shell (molluscs); snails; temperature; tissues; woodlands; China
Abstract:
... The stable oxygen and carbon isotope composition (δ18Oshell and δ13Cshell) of land snail shells preserved in Chinese eolian loess deposits have the potential to reconstruct past changes in the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) since the late Oligocene. To assess the potential of δ18Oshell and δ13Cshell for the semi-quantitative reconstruction of past variations of the EASM, we studied modern snails ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109236

47. Airborne radiometric survey of a Chernobyl-contaminated mountain area in Norway – using ground-level measurements for validation

Author:
Thørring, Håvard; Baranwal, Vikas C.; Ytre-Eide, Martin A.; Rønning, Jan S.; Mauring, Alexander; Stampolidis, Alexandros; Drefvelin, Jon; Watson, Robin J.; Skuterud, Lavrans
Source:
Journal of environmental radioactivity 2019 v.208-209 pp. 106004
ISSN:
0265-931X
Subject:
accidents; aerial surveys; animal husbandry; calibration; cesium; gamma radiation; mountains; radioactivity; radiometry; radionuclides; soil sampling; spectroscopy; Norway
Abstract:
... An airborne radiometric survey can be an efficient way to investigate contamination of large areas after nuclear accidents. In the current study, a helicopter borne gamma ray spectrometry survey was carried out in a vast mountainous area in Norway, where the contamination from the 1986 Chernobyl accident still affects animal husbandry more than 30 years after the fallout occurred. The 137Cs activi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106004

48. CFD assisted method for locating and processing data from wind monitoring systems in forested mountainous regions

Author:
Ha, Taehwan; Lee, In-bok; Hong, Se-Woon; Kwon, Kyeong-Seok
Source:
Biosystems engineering 2019 v.187 pp. 21-38
ISSN:
1537-5110
Subject:
air; canopy; clearcutting; disasters; environmental factors; field experimentation; fires; forests; landslides; model validation; monitoring; mountains; pollutants; prediction; simulation models; tree height; trees; turbulent flow; viruses; weather stations; wind; South Korea
Abstract:
... Although the number of weather stations in the Republic of Korea that are located in mountainous regions has been increasing to provide better information of the weather in the mountains and aid effective predictions of disasters such as fires, landslides, and the dispersion of pollutants or airborne viruses, there is no standard method to aid the location of weather stations in mountainous region ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.08.012

49. Community participation in tourism development as a tool to foster sustainable land and resource use practices in a national park milieu

Author:
Wondirad, Amare; Ewnetu, Biruk
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.88
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
community service; ecotourism; habitats; mountains; national parks; stakeholders; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Community participation has been on the spotlight in tourism academia as a tool to induce sustainable tourism development. However, despite profound commendations of literature, destinations often fail to adequately operationalize effective community participation. Under the lenses of stakeholder theory and Arnstein’s ladder of citizen participation, the current study examines community participat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104155

50. Discerning the major environmental processes that influence the magnetic properties in three northern Iberia mountain lakes

Author:
Oliva-Urcia, B.; Moreno, A.
Source:
Catena 2019 v.182 pp. 104130
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
Pleistocene epoch; diagenesis; enols; iron; lakes; magnetic properties; magnetism; magnetite; manganese; mountains; organic carbon; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; watersheds; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... This work presents the paleoenvironmental reconstructions from three mountaineous lakes located in northern Iberia. The results from the three lakes are compared and completed with classical magnetic analyses in order to detect the influence of different processes on the record and preservation of magnetic properties. The lakes are located in the Cantabrian Mountains, Enol Lake, and in the Pyrenee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2019.104130