Mapping understory plant communities in deciduous forests from Sentinel-2 time series

X Yang, S Qiu, Z Zhu, C Rittenhouse, D Riordan… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understory plant communities are an integral component of deciduous forests, playing a
vital role in the overall health of the ecosystem. However, remote sensing of understory plant …

Plant composition change mediates climate drought, nitrogen addition, and grazing effects on soil net nitrogen mineralization in a semi-arid grassland in North China

P Lv, S Sun, Y Li, S Zhao, J Zhang, Y Hu, P Yue… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human activities induce alterations of the nitrogen (N) cycle, climate drought, and
disturbance (eg, livestock grazing) regimes at the global scale. Their individual, interactive …

Delayed wet season increases soil net N mineralization in a seasonally dry tropical forest

S Yu, EJ Sayer, Z Li, Q Mo, M Wang, Y Li, Y Li… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seasonal precipitation regime plays a vital role in regulating nutrient dynamics in seasonally
dry tropical forests. Present evidence suggests that not only wet season precipitation is …

Effects of altered precipitation patterns on soil nitrogen transformation in different landscape types during the growing season in northern China

P Lv, S Sun, X Zhao, Y Li, S Zhao, J Zhang, Y Hu… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
The soil nitrogen (N) cycle and transformation rate are susceptible to precipitation regime
changes in semiarid sandy ecosystems, and they play important roles in both the soil fertility …

Short-term effects of thinning on the development and communities of understory vegetation of Chinese fir plantations in Southeastern China

X Xu, X Wang, Y Hu, P Wang, S Saeed, Y Sun - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Background High-density conditions are global issues that threaten the sustainable
management of plantations throughout the world. Monocultures and untimely management …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Deer Browsing on Soil Nutrients and Regeneration Dynamics in a Carolinian Old-Growth Forest of Ontario

SK Don, KA Anyomi, SA Dudley - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Old growth forests are increasingly rare but important carbon sinks which harbour rich
biodiversity. Chronic browsing by the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a threat to …

Effect of seasonal distribution in precipitation on soil nitrogen mineralization in a subtropical forest.

JI Yongkang, MA Nan, Z Hui… - Yingyong Shengtai …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Soil N mineralization is a key process of nutrient cycling in ecosystems. The mechanism of
the seasonal distribution of precipitation on soil N mineralization remains unclear. We …