Ecosystem engineers in the extreme: The modest impact of marmots on vegetation cover and plant nitrogen and phosphorus content in a cold, extremely arid mountain environment
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9948
Abstract: Abstract Burrowing mammals strongly impact plant communities. One of the main effects is accelerating nutrient cycling and thus promoting plant growth. This mechanism is well‐studied in grasslands and alpine habitats, but less is known about… read more here.
Keywords: plant nitrogen; vegetation cover; nitrogen phosphorus; vegetation ... See more keywords
Differentiated seasonal vegetation cover dynamics of degraded grasslands in Inner Mongolia recorded by continuous photography technique
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-017-1358-5
Abstract: Influence of climate change on the grassland phenology has attracted more and more attentions of ecologists. Although dozens of studies have been conducted, there have been few records examining the phenology differences of grasslands with… read more here.
Keywords: phenology; continuous photography; vegetation cover; vegetation ... See more keywords
Change in forest and vegetation cover influencing distribution and uses of plants in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0254-4
Abstract: The study of vegetation and land-use change has been frequently used to assess the anthropogenic impacts on the distribution and uses of medicinal plant species. Using data from ecological investigations, remote sensing and participant observations,… read more here.
Keywords: distribution uses; vegetation; forest vegetation; vegetation cover ... See more keywords
Fire enhances litter decomposition and reduces vegetation cover influences on decomposition in a dry woodland
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DOI: 10.1007/s11258-017-0730-1
Abstract: Dry woodlands frequently experience fire, and the heterogeneous spatial patterning of vegetation cover and fire behavior in these systems can lead to interspersed burned and unburned patches of different vegetation cover types. Biogeochemical processes may… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation; fire; litter decomposition; vegetation cover ... See more keywords
The Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to Analyze the Influence of Vegetation Cover Changes on the Streamflow in the Manhuaçu River Basin, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s11269-020-02536-1
Abstract: The intensification of anthropogenic activities in river basins has significantly altered river streamflow. Thus, the aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of temporal and spatial changes in vegetation cover on the streamflow… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation; basin; vegetation cover; manhua river ... See more keywords
Application of remote sensing for assessment of change in vegetation cover and the subsequent impact on climatic variables
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13563-9
Abstract: The impacts of vegetation cover changes (VCCs) and land use land cover changes (LULCCs) on climate variabilities need to be addressed while maintaining healthy urban development. This study aimed to evaluate LULCCs and VCCs and… read more here.
Keywords: lst rainfall; vegetation cover; study area; cover ... See more keywords
Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulating Flows in Open-channel with Partial Emergent Rigid Vegetation Cover
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DOI: 10.1007/s42241-018-0157-8
Abstract: Flows in open-channel with partial emergent rigid vegetation cover are simulated using the Lattice Boltzmann method based on two dimensional nonlinear shallow water equations. The effect of vegetation is represented with the vegetation roughness coefficient,… read more here.
Keywords: flows open; channel partial; vegetation; open channel ... See more keywords
Fire regime in Southern Brazil driven by atmospheric variation and vegetation cover
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108194
Abstract: Abstract The use of uncontrolled fire by human beings associated with climate conditions favorable to burning has caused social, economic and environmental damage in different parts of the world. The objective of the present study… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation cover; fire; vegetation; southern brazil ... See more keywords
Batch-processing of AquaCrop plug-in for rainfed maize using satellite derived Fractional Vegetation Cover data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.03.016
Abstract: Coupling crop growth models and remote sensing data has shown great potential to improve crop yield and biomass forecasting. However, few such applications are used at field level. In this study, the plug-in version of… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation cover; crop; field; cover ... See more keywords
Responses of soil organic carbon and nutrient stocks to human-induced grassland degradation in a Tibetan alpine meadow
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.03.001
Abstract: Abstract Alpine meadow degradation is a major environmental problem in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China. While it is expanding at a rapid pace, quantitative information on the effect of grassland degradation on soil properties remains… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation cover; soil; alpine meadow; meadow ... See more keywords
Prediction of future grassland vegetation cover fluctuation under climate change scenarios
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106858
Abstract: Abstract Grasslands are subject to degradation in arid and semi-arid areas as the result of various pressures, including climate change. Therefore, spatial and temporal monitoring of vegetation cover fluctuation is needed for better understanding and… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation cover; vegetation; climate change;