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1. Mapping tree mortality rate in a tropical moist forest using multi-temporal LiDAR

Author:
Claudia Huertas; Daniel Sabatier; Géraldine Derroire; Bruno Ferry; Toby.D. Jackson; Raphaël Pélissier; Grégoire Vincent
Source:
International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation 2022 v.109 pp. 102780
ISSN:
1569-8432
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; canopy; canopy height; global change; landscapes; lidar; mortality; spatial data; topography; tree mortality; tropical rain forests; French Guiana;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Several studies have shown an increase in tree mortality in intact tropical forests in recent decades. However, most studies are based on networks of field plots whose representativeness is debated. We examine the potential of repeated Airborne LiDAR Scanning data to map forest structure change over large areas with high spatial resolution and to detect tree mortality patterns at landscape level.  ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jag.2022.102780

2. Exogenous shore processes in water reservoirs of Belarus

Author:
Viktor E. Levkevich; Ivan Kirvel; Sergey I. Parfomuk
Source:
Limnological review 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 97-108
ISSN:
2300-7575
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; hydrology; water reservoirs; Belarus;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The article presents the results of observations and research on the dynamics of exogenous erosion processes on the shores of lowland reservoirs in Belarus. Features and regularities of the dynamics of development of exogenous shores subject to abrasion-processing and an assessment of planned and profile stability of coastal slopes on the basis of proposed criteria are presented. The relationship ...
DOI:
10.2478/limre-2020-0011

3. Role of Cluster Validity Indices in Delineation of Precipitation Regions

Author:
Nikhil Bhatia; Jency M. Sojan; Slobodon Simonovic; Roshan Srivastav
Source:
Water 2020 v.12 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; algorithms; prairies; seasons; validity; water; Canada;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The delineation of precipitation regions is to identify homogeneous zones in which the characteristics of the process are statistically similar. The regionalization process has three main components: (i) delineation of regions using clustering algorithms, (ii) determining the optimal number of regions using cluster validity indices (CVIs), and (iii) validation of regions for homogeneity using L-mo ...
DOI:
10.3390/w12051372

4. Topoclimate Mapping Using Landsat ETM+ Thermal Data: Wolin Island, Poland

Author:
Marta Ciazela; Jakub Ciazela
Source:
Remote Sensing 2021 v.13 no.14 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Landsat; agricultural land; climate; coasts; glaciers; islands; land use and land cover maps; meteorological data; remote sensing; surface temperature; Poland;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Variations in climatic pattern due to boundary layer processes at the topoclimatic scale are critical for ecosystems and human activity, including agriculture, fruit harvesting, and animal husbandry. Here, a new method for topoclimate mapping based on land surface temperature (LST) computed from the brightness temperature of Landsat ETM+ thermal bands (band6) is presented. The study was conducted ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs13142712

5. Digital Phytoindication of Soil Salinity in Dry Steppes (Republic of Kalmykia)

Author:
K. O. Prokopyeva; M. V. Konyushkova; N. M. Novikova; I. V. Sobolev
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2021 v.11 no.2 pp. 173-185
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Anabasis; Artemisia austriaca; Bassia prostrata; Festuca valesiaca; Poa bulbosa; Stipa lessingiana; Tanacetum; halophytes; landscapes; phytogeography; prediction; regression analysis; salinity; soil salinity;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil and geobotanical studies were carried out in a landscape district within the Northern Sarpa lowland of the Caspian Depression in a zone of light-chestnut soil. The collected data made it possible to assess the variation of soil-salinity values typical for dry-steppe plant species and communities in the Republic of Kalmykia and to produce digital models for a geobotanical indication of soil sa ...
DOI:
10.1134/S207909612102013X

6. Permian mixed carbonate–siliciclastic lagoon coastal system in West-Central Gondwana

Author:
Rafael Oliveira Silva; Mariangela Garcia Praça Leite; Isaac Rudnitzki; Wagner Souza-Lima
Source:
Sedimentary geology 2021 v.414 pp. 105829
ISSN:
0037-0738
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Eocene epoch; Permian period; basins; carbonates; climate; correlation; dunes; environment; eolian deposits; fossils; glass; knowledge; models; paleoecology; rivers; sandstone; Australia; Brazil;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although in recent years mixed carbonate–siliciclastic platforms have been increasingly recognized in the Permian of Western Gondwana, there is no detailed description of these mixed systems in West-Central Gondwana. This study focuses on the Permian of the Sergipe–Alagoas Basin (NE Brazil), with the aim of filling this knowledge gap. Based on sedimentological data and microfacies analysis, six fa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105829

7. Chronology of a sedimentary sequence from the land–ocean interaction zone in the North Jiangsu Basin

Author:
Qiang Shu; Yifei Zhao; Manfred Frechen; Jingran Zhang; Ye Chen; Yu Liu; Peipei Yang
Source:
Quaternary international 2021 v.580 pp. 78-86
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; basins; coasts; lacustrine sediments; lakes; marine sediments; quartz; radiocarbon dating; sea level; sediment deposition; sedimentary rocks; shorelines; stratigraphy; China; Yellow Sea;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The North Jiangsu Basin (NJB), located in the western part of the North Jiangsu-South Yellow Sea Basin, is a critical region providing invaluable archives about the evolution processes of the land-ocean interchange and climatic environments in a coastal zone. Chronology is of crucial importance to reconstruct the timing of sea-level eustacy, and shoreline changes, as well as the evolution of the r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.029

8. Systematics of a Neotropical clade of dead-leaf-foraging antwrens (Aves: Thamnophilidae; Epinecrophylla)

Author:
Oscar Johnson; Jeffrey T. Howard; Robb T. Brumfield
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2021 v.154 pp. 106962
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Neotropics; Thamnophilidae; basins; genetic analysis; genetic structure; genetic variation; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; loci; paraphyly; population genetics; population structure; rivers; taxonomic revisions;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The stipple-throated antwrens of the genus Epinecrophylla (Aves: Thamnophilidae) are represented by eight species primarily found in the lowlands of the Amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield. The genus has a long and convoluted taxonomic history, with many attempts made to address the taxonomy and systematics of the group. Here we employ massively parallel sequencing of thousands of ultraconserved el ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106962

9. Sorptive removal of disinfection by-product precursors from UK lowland surface waters: Impact of molecular weight and bromide

Author:
Irene Carra; Javier Fernandez Lozano; Scott Johannesen; Max Godart-Brown; Emma H. Goslan; Peter Jarvis; Simon Judd
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.754 pp. 142152
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; activated carbon; bromides; coagulation; disinfectants; dissolved organic carbon; haloacetic acids; halogenated hydrocarbons; molecular weight; remediation; surface water; water pollution; water treatment; United Kingdom;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The current study compared the impact of three different unit processes, coagulation, granular activated carbon (GAC), and a novel suspended ion exchange (SIX) technology, on disinfection by-product formation potential (DBPFP) from two UK lowland water sources with medium to high bromide content. Specific attention was given to the influence of the organic molecular weight (MW) fraction on DBPFP a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142152

10. Landforms and distribution patterns of giant Castanopsis sieboldii trees in urban areas and western suburbs of Tokyo, Japan

Author:
Tomotsugu Watanabe; Kako Matsunaga; Yumiko Kanazawa; Kojiro Suzuki; Ian D. Rotherham
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2021 v.60 pp. 126997
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Castanopsis; Japan; altitude; area; cluster analysis; height; highlands; hills; light; mountains; plateaus; population; rivers; streams; suburban areas; surveys; trees; urban areas; urban forestry;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Combining both biological diversity and cultural significance, populations of big trees in Japan are considered important. Furthermore, individual specimens, often with broken and unusual tree form, are highly striking and create a ‘sense of place’ in a locale. The giant Castanopsis sieboldii trees belonging to the family Fagaceae have a trunk circumference of over 3 m. These trees are distributed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2021.126997

11. Phylogeny and biogeography of South American marsh pitcher plant genus Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) endemic to the Guiana Highlands

Author:
Sukuan Liu; Stacey D. Smith
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2021 v.154 pp. 106961
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; Miocene epoch; Pleistocene epoch; Sarraceniaceae; biogeography; carnivores; drainage; genes; global warming; habitats; highlands; internal transcribed spacers; marshes; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; temperature;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heliamphora is a genus of carnivorous pitcher plants endemic to the Guiana Highlands with fragmented distributions. We present a well resolved, time-calibrated, and comprehensive Heliamphora phylogeny estimated using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood based on nuclear genes (26S, ITS, and PHYC) and secondary calibration. We used stochastic mapping to infer ancestral states of morphological ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106961

12. Patterns of genetic variation in European plant species depend on altitude

Author:
Christoph Reisch; Sergey Rosbakh
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2021 v.27 no.1 pp. 157-163
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; alpine vegetation; altitude; data collection; frequency; gene flow; genetic variation; habitats; history; linear models; literature; longevity; mating systems; pollination; population; Alps region; Central European region;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: High mountain regions exhibit a much stronger environmental heterogeneity and a more complex glacial history than lowland regions. In this study, we compared the genetic variation of plant species occurring in different altitudinal zones. We tested the assumption that environmental and historic differences among high mountain regions and lowlands result in different patterns of genetic divers ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13177

13. The appearance of volatile aromas in Tieguanyin tea with different elevations

Author:
Yuhang Jiang; Mohammad Reza Boorboori; Yina Xu; Wenxiong Lin
Source:
Journal of food science 2021 v.86 no.10 pp. 4405-4416
ISSN:
0022-1147
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; acetophenones; alkaloids; altitude; benzyl alcohol; catechol; chemical constituents of plants; hexanols; leaves; mountains; odor compounds; oolong tea; pelargonic acid; phenylethyl alcohol; volatile organic compounds; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chinese people have consistentlypreferred high mountain tea because specific flavors are memorable for them, and also, people have traditionally considered this type of tea to be good for health. Tieguanyin is one of the famous traditional Chinese tea that has ever‐changing aromas. To illustrate the various characteristics in volatile fragment compounds from Tieguanyin tea, fresh tea leaves collec ...
DOI:
10.1111/1750-3841.15898

14. Habitat amount and ambient temperature dictate patterns of anuran diversity along a subtropical elevational gradient

Author:
Vítor Carvalho‐Rocha; Carlos A. Peres; Selvino Neckel‐Oliveira
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2021 v.27 no.2 pp. 344-359
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Anura; altitude; ambient temperature; area; climatic factors; conservation status; exhibitions; forests; frogs; geographical distribution; habitat destruction; habitats; models; ponds; sea level; species richness; structural equation modeling;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: Patterns of diversity along elevational gradients are driven by species characteristics but remain poorly understood. Filling this gap is imperative given the deteriorating conservation status of anurans worldwide. Here, we examine frog diversity and species composition along a sharp subtropical elevational gradient and assess the degree to which these are determined by environmental and spat ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13187

15. Leave or Die: Dispersal of Red-Bellied Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from their Home Ranges in an Isolated Wetland

Author:
Michael V. Plummer; Caleb S. O’Neal; Steven M. Cooper; Ryan Stork; Nathan E. Mills; Aric B. McKinney
Source:
Wetlands 2020 v.40 no.6 pp. 2489-2498
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; basins; dams (hydrology); hardwood forests; home range; overwintering; predation; snakes; wetlands; Arkansas;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... We radiotracked eight, free-living, Red-Bellied Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from April to October 2019 in a bottomland hardwood forest wetland in Central Arkansas. Four snakes emerged in April from their overwintering sites in an earthen dam of a 1.2 ha pond and confined all of their movements to the pond basin. All four snakes were lost to predators during the course of the year. Four other snak ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-020-01362-w

16. Geomorphological and Climatic Drivers of Thermokarst Lake Area Increase Trend (1999–2018) in the Kolyma Lowland Yedoma Region, North-Eastern Siberia

Author:
Alexandra Veremeeva; Ingmar Nitze; Frank Günther; Guido Grosse; Elizaveta Rivkina
Source:
Remote Sensing 2021 v.13 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Holocene epoch; Landsat; Siberia; area; classification; climatic factors; degradation; detection; digital elevation models; dynamics; global warming; ice; inventories; lakes; landscapes; remote sensing; spatial data; watersheds; Arctic region;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Thermokarst lakes are widespread in Arctic lowlands. Under a warming climate, landscapes with highly ice-rich Yedoma Ice Complex (IC) deposits are particularly vulnerable, and thermokarst lake area dynamics serve as an indicator for their response to climate change. We conducted lake change trend analysis for a 44,500 km² region of the Kolyma Lowland using Landsat imagery in conjunction with TanDE ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs13020178

17. Understanding Seasonal Displacements of Antanartia borbonica (Oberthür, 1880), a Necessity for Its Conservation (Lepideroptera: Nymphalidae)

Author:
S. Couteyen; C. Guillermet
Source:
African entomology 2020 v.28 no.2 pp. 447-454
ISSN:
1021-3589
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Nymphalidae; butterflies; ecosystems; entomology; extinction; face; habitats; knowledge; summer; temperature; winter; Mauritius; Seychelles;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the face of butterfly species extinction on Seychelles and Mascarene archipelagos, there is an urgent need of increasing our knowledge about species, especially those which have been extinct from one island. Here, we focus on Antanartia borbonica (Oberthür, 1880), a threatened Mascarene butterfly, extinct from Mauritius and considered locally endangered (EN) on Réunion by the French IUCN commit ...
DOI:
10.4001/003.028.0447

18. Climate change and the future restructuring of Neotropical anuran biodiversity

Author:
Pablo A. Menéndez‐Guerrero; David M. Green; T. Jonathan Davies
Source:
Ecography 2020 v.43 no.2 pp. 222-235
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Anura; Neotropics; climate; geographical distribution; global warming; highlands; models; mountains; phylogeny; species richness; topography;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate change is likely to impact multiple dimensions of biodiversity. Species range shifts are expected and may drive changes in the composition of species assemblages. In some regions, changes in climate may precipitate the loss of geographically restricted, niche specialists and facilitate their replacement by more widespread, niche generalists, leading to decreases in β‐diversity and biotic h ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.04510

19. Genetic Variation of Rice Blast (Pyricularia oryzae) Isolates in Laos

Author:
Phetmanyseng Xangsayasane; Chanthakone Boualaphanh; Chay Bounphanousay; Viengphone Bounphanousay; Phatsalakone Manivong; Singty Voradeth; Phoumi Inthapanya; Tadasahi Sato; Mitsuhiro Obara; Nagao Hayashi; Yoshimichi Fukuta
Source:
Plant health progress 2020 v.21 no.4 pp. 248-255
ISSN:
1535-1025
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Magnaporthe oryzae; blast disease; cultivars; ecosystems; genetic variation; highlands; irrigation; races; rice; virulence; Laos;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The pathogenicity of 192 blast isolates collected from regions across the whole of Laos from 2007 to 2009 showed a wide variation in terms of the frequencies of virulence toward differential varieties (DVs) and the susceptible control cultivar Lijiangxintuanheigu. High frequencies of virulence (>50%) were found in the reactions of DVs for Pit, Pia, Pi3, Pi5(t), Pik-s, Piz-t, Pi19(t), and Pi20(t); ...
DOI:
10.1094/PHP-05-20-0041-RS

20. Phylogenetic position of a bizarre lizard Harpesaurus implies the co-evolution between arboreality, locomotion, and reproductive mode in Draconinae (Squamata: Agamidae)

Author:
Takaki Kurita; Yosuke Kojima; Mohamad Yazid Hossman; Kanto Nishikawa
Source:
Systematics and biodiversity 2020 v.18 no.7 pp. 675-687
ISSN:
1478-0933
Subject:
lowlands,   etc   ; Agamidae; climate; coevolution; cold; habitats; lizards; locomotion; phylogeny; predation; predator avoidance; pregnancy; risk; snakes;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Viviparous reproduction has evolved independently more than 100 times in the evolutionary history of Squamata (lizards and snakes). Adaptation to cold climates is the dominant hypothesis explaining shifts to viviparity, but viviparous species are also present in the tropical lowlands, implying the presence of other factors that may also promote the evolution of viviparity. For example, the tropica ...
DOI:
10.1080/14772000.2020.1795741