Linking soil biodiversity and vegetation: implications for a changing planet

ZA Sylvain, DH Wall - American journal of botany, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Soil biota are intimately tied to plant communities through herbivory and symbiosis and
indirectly by the decomposition of dead organic plant material. Through both roots and …

城镇化对气候变化影响的研究进展

罗鑫玥, 陈明星 - 地球科学进展, 2019 - adearth.ac.cn
摘要全球范围内正经历显著的城镇化过程, 近些年来发展中国家城镇化尤为迅速.
城镇化过程带来城市大发展和人口大规模集聚, 生产生活方式改变, 温室气体和污染排放等变化 …

Developing a land-cover classification to select indicators of forest ecosystem health in a rapidly urbanizing landscape

DM Styers, AH Chappelka, LJ Marzen… - Landscape and Urban …, 2010 - Elsevier
As moderate-sized cities become more urbanized, ecosystems are altered by land-use
change. Key ecological services, such as clean air and water, drought and flood protection …

Epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of airborne heavy metal pollution

KIA Kularatne, CR De Freitas - Environmental and experimental botany, 2013 - Elsevier
The research aims to assess the performance of the lichen Parmotrema reticulatum as an air
pollution biomonitor of four heavy metals, namely, chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) …

Integration of TanDEM-X and SRTM DEMs and spectral imagery to improve the large-scale detection of opencast mining areas

Q Wu, C Song, K Liu, L Ke - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Land use and land cover (LULC) is a key variable of the Earth's system and has become an
important indicator to evaluate the impact of human activities on the Earth's ecosystems …

Urbanization in the Southeastern United States: Socioeconomic forces and ecological responses along an urban-rural gradient

RC Nagy, BG Lockaby - Urban Ecosystems, 2011 - Springer
Urbanization in the southeastern US has progressed rapidly due to economic development
and population growth. This is particularly the case in the Piedmont physiographic region of …

Use of Calluna vulgaris to detect signals of nitrogen deposition across an urban–rural gradient

SA Power, CM Collins - Atmospheric Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Densely populated cities can experience high concentrations of traffic-derived pollutants,
with oxides of nitrogen and ammonia contributing significantly to the overall nitrogen (N) …

Research progress on the impact of urbanization on climate change

L Xinyue, C Mingxing - Advances in Earth Science, 2019 - adearth.ac.cn
The world has been undergoing a remarkable process of urbanization, especially in
developing countries in recent years. The urbanization process has brought about great …

Scale matters: Indicators of ecological health along the urban–rural interface near Columbus, Georgia

DM Styers, AH Chappelka, LJ Marzen, GL Somers - Ecological Indicators, 2010 - Elsevier
Ecological data obtained from field plots can provide detailed information about ecosystem
structure and function. However, this information typically reflects processes that occur over …

Fluctuating asymmetry in two common freshwater fishes as a biological indicator of urbanization and environmental stress within the Middle Chattahoochee …

WI Lutterschmidt, SL Martin, JF Schaefer - Symmetry, 2016 - mdpi.com
Deviations in bilateral symmetry or fluctuating asymmetry of an organism may result under
environmental stressors that reduce developmental homeostasis and stability …