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Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource ...
The importance of microbial mats for dolomite formation in the Dohat Faishakh sabkha, Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
The Dohat Faishakh sabkha in Qatar is one of the rare modern environments where it is possible to study the formation of dolomite, a mineral whose origin has been long debated. In previous studies, dolomite formation in ...
Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate-evaporite sedimentation in an arid eolian landscape: The Khor Al Adaid tide-dominated coastal embayment, Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The Khor Al Adaid embayment of southern Qatar represents a unique shallow-water mixed siliciclastic‑carbonate coastal depositional system that developed in a hyper-arid climatic setting over the past 6000 years. The ...
Detection of Wakashio oil spill off Mauritius using Sentinel-1 and 2 data: Capability of sensors, image transformation methods and mapping
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Oil spill incidents contaminate water bodies, and damage the coastal and marine environment including coral reefs and mangroves, and therefore, monitoring the oil spills is highly important. This study discriminates the ...
Survey and identification of date palm pathogens and indigenous biocontrol agents
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American Phytopathological Society
, 2020 , Article)
Fungal diseases are considered a major threat to plant growth and productivity. However, some beneficial fungi growing in the same environment protect plants from various pathogens, either by secreting antifungal metabolites ...
Impacts of rapid urbanization on ecosystem services under different scenarios – A case study in Dianchi Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Dianchi Lake Basin (DLB) is a typical and representative type of urbanization model based on the plateau lake ecosystem, with scarce land resources, deficient water resources, and a fragile ecological environment, in ...
Cushion plants act as facilitators for soil microarthropods in high alpine Sweden
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Cushion plants can have positive impacts on plant richness in severe environments and possibly across trophic levels on arthropods, an under-studied topic. This study examined whether soil communities under cushions have ...
Determination of total flavonoid content by aluminum chloride assay: A critical evaluation
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Flavonoids are important natural bioactive compounds. Quantitation of total flavonoid content (TFC) is widely performed using the aluminum chloride colorimetric assay against a flavonoid standard assuming equal responses ...
Litter decomposition above the treeline in alpine regions: A mini review
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Litter decomposition is a key driver of ecosystem processes and carbon cycling. Decomposition rate is influenced by numerous factors, such as temperature, humidity, litter properties, soil properties, and properties of ...
Scale dependence of species–area relationships is widespread but generally weak in Palaearctic grasslands
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
Questions: Species–area relationships (SARs) are fundamental for understanding biodiversity patterns and are generally well described by a power law with a constant exponent z. However, z-values sometimes vary across spatial ...