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Variation in plant litter decomposition rates across extreme dry environments in Qatar
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University of Akron
, 2017 , Article Review)
Decomposition of plant litter is a key process for transfer of carbon and nutrients in ecosystems. Carbon contained in decaying biomass is released to the atmosphere as respired CO2, a greenhouse gas that contributes to ...
Surface soil carbon storage in urban green spaces in three major South Korean cities
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MDPI AG
, 2016 , Article)
Quantifying and managing carbon (C) storage in urban green space (UGS) soils is associated with the ecosystem services necessary for human well-being and the national C inventory report of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Short-term effects of warming treatment and precipitation manipulation on the ecophysiological responses of pinus densiflora seedlings
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Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term effects of warming treatment and precipitation manipulation on the growth, photosynthetic rate, and chlorophyll content of Pinus densiflora seedlings based on a climate ...
Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature. ...
Exploring the compass of potential changes induced by climate warming in plant communities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
New models are required to predict the impacts of future climate change on biodiversity. A move must be made away from individual models of single species toward approaches with synergistically interacting species. The ...
Quantification of ecosystem services providing socio-economic benefits to customary owners of natural resources in Pauri, western Himalaya
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Climate change has negative consequences for the biophysical environment and an observable impact on flows of ecosystem services. Considering the high relevance of ecosystem services, it is imperative to analyze the present ...
Impact of ambient temperature, precipitation and seven years of experimental warming and nutrient
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Global change is causing changes in temperature, precipitation, and nutrient availability. Alpine and polar regions are predicted to be among the most vulnerable for these changes. We applied a seven-year factorial experiment ...
Impacts of environment and human activity on grid-scale land cropping suitability and optimization of planting structure, measured based on the MaxEnt model
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Making full use of agricultural resource endowment, determining the planting suitability of areas for different crops according to the environment and human activities, and optimizing planting structure are important ways ...
Carbon footprints across the food supply chain: A microscopic review on food waste-related sustainability assessment
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IEOM Society
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Reducing the carbon footprint along the food supply chain neutralizes the cost of climate change-related impacts on the environment. A third of the food produced globally is wasted along the food value chain. This paper ...
The effect of board diversity on disclosure and management of greenhouse gas information: evidence from the United Kingdom
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Emerald
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: The global interest in climate change makes carbon information important for decision-making. This study examines to what extent companies voluntarily disclose and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) information and whether ...