Modern pollen assemblages from human-influenced vegetation in northwestern China and their relationship with vegetation and climate
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-018-0672-0
Abstract: Modern pollen spectra can improve the interpretation of fossil pollen records used to reconstruct past vegetation, climate and human impacts. It is important, therefore, to carefully examine the relationships between modern pollen spectra, vegetation, climate… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation climate; modern pollen; vegetation; northwestern china ... See more keywords
Drought vulnerability assessment for maize in the semiarid region of northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-020-03138-y
Abstract: Maize is a major crop in the semiarid region of northwestern China, and, in recent years, severe drought events have often severely impacted local maize production. In this paper, an assessment model for maize drought… read more here.
Keywords: region northwestern; drought vulnerability; semiarid region; northwestern china ... See more keywords
Nocardioides astragali sp. nov., isolated from a nodule of wild Astragalus chrysopterus in northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1020-1
Abstract: A Gram-positive, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated HH06T, was isolated from a nodule of Astragalus chrysopterus in northwestern China. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain is closely related to… read more here.
Keywords: astragalus chrysopterus; isolated nodule; astragali nov; chrysopterus northwestern ... See more keywords
Remediation of lead and cadmium from simulated groundwater in loess region in northwestern China using permeable reactive barrier filled with environmentally friendly mixed adsorbents
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0587-9
Abstract: Permeable reactive barrier (PRB) is potentially effective for groundwater remediation, especially using environmentally friendly mixed fillers in representative areas, such as semi-arid loess region in northwestern China. The mixed materials, including corn straw (agricultural wastes),… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater; friendly mixed; lead cadmium; northwestern china ... See more keywords
Sulfur dioxide pollution and energy justice in Northwestern China embodied in West-East Energy Transmission of China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.123
Abstract: Abstract Severe air pollution in China is primarily caused by heavy demands for energy, especially from fossil fuels. Having the majority of China’s energy resources, northwestern China played an increasingly significant role in China’s energy… read more here.
Keywords: west east; east energy; northwestern china; energy ... See more keywords
Dynamic variations of inorganic N in precipitation and its influencing factors in the Hexi Corridor, northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104678
Abstract: Abstract Atmospheric N deposition patterns play an important role in the nitrogen cycles of arid ecosystems. This study observed a significant spatiotemporal variation in inorganic N concentrations in precipitation from 2013 to 2016 at eight… read more here.
Keywords: hexi corridor; precipitation; corridor northwestern; northwestern china ... See more keywords
Response of soil bacterial community to agricultural reclamation in the Tengger desert, northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104189
Abstract: Abstract Given the conditions of scarce soil water availability, high UV exposure and huge temperature fluctuation, plant growth in desert is extremely limited. In the last three decades, reclaiming desertified land for agricultural use via… read more here.
Keywords: soil; bacterial community; desert; northwestern china ... See more keywords
What were the changing trends of the seasonal and annual aridity indexes in northwestern China during 1961–2015?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.02.012
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this paper is to study the spatial and temporal variation characteristics of the UNESCO aridity index (AI) at annual and seasonal temporal scales in northwestern China during the 55-year study period… read more here.
Keywords: changing trends; aridity; northwestern china; 1961 2015 ... See more keywords
NO3− circulation and associated driving factors in the unsaturated zone of southwestern Tengger Desert, Northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.020
Abstract: Abstract In the southwestern Tengger desert in northwestern China, nitrate circulation processes in the unsaturated zone and associated driving factors were studied using water chemistry and stable isotope techniques. At unvegetated sand sites, NO3− content… read more here.
Keywords: unsaturated zone; desert northwestern; desert; northwestern china ... See more keywords
Characterizations of PM2.5-bound organic compounds and associated potential cancer risks on cooking emissions from dominated types of commercial restaurants in northwestern China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127758
Abstract: Cooking emissions are both indoor and outdoor sources for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) but their contributions are often ignored. The PM2.5-bound organic compounds, including alkanols, alkanes, monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)… read more here.
Keywords: cooking emissions; organic compounds; northwestern china; pm2 bound ... See more keywords
Intrahousehold flypaper effects — Quasi-experimental evidence from a randomized school-feeding program in rural northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109134
Abstract: This paper estimates intrahousehold flypaper effects using data from a school-based randomized nutrition intervention that aimed to reduce anemia prevalence among primary schoolers in rural northwestern China. Since randomized treatment assignment ensures that preexisting boarder–nonboarder… read more here.
Keywords: flypaper effects; intrahousehold flypaper; school; northwestern china ... See more keywords