Accumulation of sodium and manganese during litter decomposition of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) forest in China by Xinning Zhao, Fei Zang, Fangyuan Huang, Na Li, Chuanyan Zhao

“…These results illustrate the seasonal characteristics of litter element return and nutrient cycling during litter decomposition in typical coniferous forests in the Qilian Mountains and could provide basic data and theoretical basis for ecological protection in the Qilian Mountains.…”
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Future Extreme Climate Events Threaten Alpine and Subalpine Woody Plants in China by Yongru Wu, Jian Shen, David C. Deane, Haibin Yu, Fangyuan Yu, Xuerong Wang, Zheng Cao, Rong Yu, Fuan Xiao, Tiejun Wang, Zhifeng Wu

“…We found fewer than 18% of high‐risk areas of diversity loss were currently protected, with priority conservation areas mainly located in the Daxue, Daliang, Wumeng, and Jade Dragon Snow Mountains, as well as in the Nyingchi. We suggest inclusion of ECEs is critical when projecting changes in alpine and subalpine species distributions for effective conservation planning for climate change.…”
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A Global Lakes/Reservoirs Surface Extent Dataset (GLRSED): An Integration of Multi‐Source Data by Bingxin Bai, Lixia Mu, Yumin Tan

“…In addition, by spatially overlaying with mountainous polygon, lakes/reservoirs in mountainous areas were identified. …”
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ESTUDIO GEOMORFOLÓGICO DE CHAMICAL (PROVINCIA DE LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA) COMO BASE PARA EL ANÁLISIS DE RIESGOS NATURALES by Carina Seitz, Facundo Scordo, Paula A. Zapperi

“…From the development of the geomorphological map of Chamical it was determined that the geomorphology of the area shows an important component of the endogenous tectonic morphogenetic process that resulted in the generation of mountain and valley systems. Currently, fluvial-wind processes shape a mountain landscape with fluvial valleys structurally controlled. …”
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Impact of Annually Variable Dust Activity on the Recession of the Martian South Polar Seasonal Cap by Zhibin Li, Jianjun Liu, Renhao Tian, Zhaopeng Chen, Qing Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Wei Yan, Qiang Fu, Shaoran Liu, Nannan Ma

“…Specific regions, such as the “Cryptic Region” and the Mountains of Mitchel, respond uniquely to dust activity. …”
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Molecular phylogenetics of the Ophiocordyceps sinensis-species complex lineage (Ascomycota, Hypocreales), with the discovery of new species and predictions of species distribution by Yongdong Dai, Siqi Chen, Yuanbing Wang, Yao Wang, Zhuliang Yang, Hong Yu

“…The study is prompted by the discovery of a new species, O. megala, described here from a biodiversity hotspot in the Hengduan Mountains, China. Combined morphological, ecological, and phylogenetic evidence supports its distinctiveness from O. sinensis, O. xuefengensis, and O. macroacicularis. …”
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On the ionospheric response in the Taiwan region to Typhoon Meranti in September 2016 by Peng Chen, Mingzhu Xiong, Yibin Yao, Hao Chen, Fucai Tang, Liangcai Qiu, Yuchen Zhang

“…When the vortex structure of a typhoon interacts with complex surfaces such as mountains, it is easier to excite more medium-scale gravity waves. …”
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Genetic Variation of Lentil Landraces Across Different Altitudes in Azerbaijan by Babayeva Sevda, Shikhaliyeva Kamila, Qurbanova Qamar, Hajiyeva Sabina, Izzatullayeva Vusala, Rustamov Khanbala, Abbasov Mehraj

“…Lentil is mainly grown in rainfed systems and thus plays an important role in sustainable agriculture, especially in high mountain landscapes. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity of 50 lentil accessions, including landraces from high mountain regions of Azerbaijan as well as wild lentil species, using SSR markers. …”
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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement: A Case Study in China by Hui Ma, Zhigang Zhang, Xia Zhao, Shuang Wu

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A Method Based on Elastic Mechanics for Judging Compound Hard Roof and Its Application by Haiyang Wang, Xiang Chen, Yanmin Zhou, Binwei Xia, Jie Wang, Shulei Zhao, Jialiang Liu

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Infection of Cypriniform Fishes with Argulus coregoni (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) in a Low-elevation Stream, Central Japan by Kazuya Nagasawa, Hiroyuki Nishimura

“…These studies found the parasite in the upper and middle-lower reaches of large rivers, respectively, originating from high-elevation mountain areas in central Japan. However, very recently, we collected specimens of A. coregoni from cypriniform fishes at a low elevation (25 m) in the lower reaches of the Kushiko River, a small stream originating in a mountain area and a tributary of the Hasu River, in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. …”

Quantification of mass wasting volume associated with the giant landslide Maleh Kabood induced by the 2017 Kermanshah earthquake from InSAR by Abolghasem Goorabi

“…The available seven interferometric pairs with good coherence selected from the Sentinel 1, 2 imagery data covering the NW-Zagros mountainous area are used in the study. The post-seismic topographic change relative to the pre-seismic over the landslide area is spatially mapped from the persistent scatterer network adjustment solution. …”
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Grassland changes and the role of elevation: A global perspective by Yuxin Zhang, Juying Sun, Yafeng Lu, Zhou Shu

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Geology and climate drive alpine plant compositional variation among peaks in the Cascade Range of Washington. by Erik W Ertsgaard, Nicholas L Gjording, Jonathan D Bakker, Joseph A Kleinkopf, David E Giblin

“…This study evaluates the drivers of dissimilarity in alpine vascular plant communities across 32 peaks in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State and examines the effects of incorporating phylogenetic relatedness to these conclusions. …”
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Existence of Homoclinic Orbits for a Class of Asymptotically p-Linear Difference Systems with p-Laplacian by Qiongfen Zhang, X. H. Tang

“…By applying a variant version of Mountain Pass Theorem in critical point theory, we prove the existence of homoclinic solutions for the following asymptotically p-linear difference system with p-Laplacian Δ(|Δu(n-1)|p-2Δu(n-1))+∇[-K(n,u(n))+W(n,u(n))]=0, where p∈(1,+∞), n∈ℤ, u∈ℝN, K,W:ℤ×ℝN→ℝ are not periodic in n, and W is asymptotically p-linear at infinity.…”
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Interroger l’innovation dans les Alpes à l’échelle locale by Philippe Bourdeau

“…The Pays des Écrins, which hosted the 2008 Alpine Week, is an emblematic mountain region of the French Alps that has to adapt in the face of numerous endogenous and exogenous crises and changes. …”
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Neither Worker, Nor Queen: An Ant Caste Specialized in the Production of Unfertilized Eggs by J. Heinze, S. P. Cover, B. Hölldobler

“…In addition to a queen and workers, colonies of the ant Crematogaster smithi Creighton from Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, may contain one or several conspicuous “large workers” whose size, external morphology, and number of ovarioles are intermediate between that of queens on one side and that of workers on the other. …”
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Examining innovation in the Alps at the local scale by Philippe Bourdeau

“…The Pays des Ecrins, which hosted the 2008 Alpine Week, is an emblematic mountain region of the French Alps that has to adapt in the face of numerous endogenous and exogenous crises and changes. …”
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Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia by S.V. Kazantsev

“…., are described from the Mitarbi valley in the Meskheti Mountains, Georgia. The total number of Malthinus species registered in Georgia is thus raised to ten, three of them being endemic to the country. …”
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L’environnement nocturne dans les territoires de montagne français, ressource et opérateur de transition vers la durabilité by Samuel Challéat, Dany Lapostolle, Johan Milian

“…Understood within the framework of various French mountain areas, we show that the NE is highly indicative of different development trajectories. …”
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