Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China by Wei Liu, Tong Mu, Sijia Yuan, Jianfeng Yi, Dandan Yu, Jiaqi Li, Fangzhou Ma, Yaqiong Wan, Jing Chen, Riquan Zhang, David S. Wilcove, Haigen Xu

“…The Yangtze River, the largest river in China, faces biodiversity loss due to habitat degradation, climate change, and other anthropogenic threats. …”
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Evaluating the performance of five global gridded potential evapotranspiration products in hydrological simulation: Application in the upper Han River Basin by Minxin Li, Lei Zou, Jun Xia, Hui Cao, Hairong Zhang, Benjun Jia, Jiarui Yu

“…Study region: The Baihe River Basin located in the upper Han River, central China. Study focus: Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is commonly utilized as the forcing data for hydrological simulation. …”
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Insight into landscape characteristics influence on the adaptability of estuarine shallow groundwater system to 100-year extreme precipitation by Qian Zheng, Fubin Luo, De Wang

“…Study region: the Yellow River Delta, China Study focus: A statistical investigation of the adaptability of the shallow groundwater system to 100-year storm precipitation, using typhoon Lekima as a case study to examine the influences of local landscape characteristics. …”
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Recalculating national occurrence of microplastics in China’s freshwater by Dongyu Xu, Bo Gao

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Mapping the forests and their spatiotemporal changes in the Yellow River Basin (Gansu section) in China from 2008 to 2018 by Quanfu Niu, Mingzhi Liu, Bo Liu, Gang Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Xiujie Liu, Weiming Cheng, Kegong Li

“…Efficient and precise extraction of forest information is crucial for assessing the effectiveness of ecological projects and informing ecological policy adjustments in the Gansu section of the Yellow River Basin, China. Utilizing PALSAR (Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) and Landsat data, this study gathered forest/non-forest samples and formulated classification rules using the backscatter coefficients from PALSAR’s HH, HV, HH-HV, and HH/HV polarizations to generate monthly 30-meter forest data. …”
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Scale effects of physically based TOPKAPI model in reservoir inflow flood forecasting for ungauged basins by Yihua Sheng, Zhijia Li, Zhiyu Liu, Yalei Han, Jie Wang, Junfu Gong, Ning Xu

“…Study region: Yuecheng Reservoir area, Haihe River Basin, China. Study focus: After the construction and water storage of the reservoir, the conditions for runoff generation and routing method near the dam site have changed significantly. …”
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Improving panicle blast resistance and fragrance in a high-quality japonica rice variety through breeding by Junhua Ye, Junhua Ye, Kai Wang, Yi Wang, Zhipeng Zhao, Ying Yan, Hang Yang, Lixia Zhang, Lixia Zhang, Zejun Hu, Zejun Hu, Zhenying Shi, Dapeng Sun, Jianjiang Bai, Liming Cao, Liming Cao, Shujun Wu, Shujun Wu

“…IntroductionHuruan1212 (HR1212) is well-regarded for its superior eating and cooking quality in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Still, its high susceptibility to rice panicle blast and lack of fragrance have limited its further spread and utilization. …”
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Logarithmically Improved Regularity Criteria for a Fluid System with the Linear Soret Effect by Minglei Zang, Xiaoyan Guan

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A new regional reference evapotranspiration model based on quantile approximation of meteorological variables by Guomin Huang, Jianhua Dong, Lifeng Wu, Jingwei Luo, Rangjian Qiu, Yaokui Cui, Yicheng Wang

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Spatial distribution and influencing factors of China’s overseas farmland investment projects under the background of food security by Yameng Wang, Fan Zou, Luning Wang, Huawang Jin, Linyan Ma

“…The results show that: (1) At present, the host countries of China’s overseas cultivated land investment have obvious spatial aggregation, showing the spatial characteristics of “small agglomeration and large dispersion,” and have the characteristics of distribution along the border and river; (2) China’s overseas farmland investment is affected by geo-economy, resource base, geo-culture and geopolitics, and the degree of impact is weakened in turn. …”
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Based on the Gaussian Fitting Method to Derive Daily Evapotranspiration from Remotely Sensed Instantaneous Evapotranspiration by Suhua Liu, Hongbo Su, Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian, Shaohui Chen, Weimin Wang, Lijun Yang, Hong Liang

“…The method was applied to the middle reaches of Heihe River in China. Daily ETs on four days were derived and evaluated with ET measurements from the eddy covariance (EC) system. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Drought in the Huai River Basin (2012–2018): Analyzing Patterns Through Hydrological Simulation and Geospatial Methods by Yuanhong You, Yuhao Zhang, Yanyu Lu, Ying Hao, Zhiguang Tang, Haiyan Hou

“…This study utilizes the WRF-Hydro model in conjunction with standardized drought indices, including the standardized precipitation index (SPI), standardized soil moisture index (SSMI), and Standardized Streamflow Index (SSFI), to comprehensively investigate the spatiotemporal characteristics of drought in the Huai River Basin, China, from 2012 to 2018. The simulation performance of the WRF-Hydro model was evaluated by comparing model outputs with reanalysis data at the regional scale and site observational data at the site scale, respectively. …”
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The microbial mechanism of maize residue decomposition under different temperature and moisture regimes in a Solonchak by Fan Huang, Wan Zhang, Lihua Xue, Bahar Razavi, Kazem Zamanian, Xiaoning Zhao

“…We measured the mass loss of residue (0, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days), CO2 emission (every two days), and the microbial community structure (0, 4, 15 and 90 days) by using the litter bag method, gas chromatography and high-throughput sequencing technology during the residue decomposition (90 days) in a saline-alkali soil from the Tarim River Basin, China under various temperatures (15 °C, 25 °C, 35 °C) and soil moisture levels (20%, 40%, 60% water holding capacity). …”
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Influences on the Seismic Response of the Gravity Dam-Foundation-Reservoir System with Different Boundary and Input Models by Denghong Chen, Chunping Hou, Feng Wang

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Multisphere Representation of Convex Polyhedral Particles for DEM Simulation by Qiang Zhang, Chaojun Jia, Jun Yu, Jiawen Zhou

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On Modeling and Constrained Model Predictive Control of Open Irrigation Canals by Lihui Cen, Ziqiang Wu, Xiaofang Chen, Yanggui Zou, Shaohui Zhang

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Experimental Investigation on Deformation and Strength Behavior of Marble with the Complex Loading-Unloading Stress Path by Chen Chen, Lipeng Liu, Yu Cong

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Effect of Fast Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Mechanical Properties of Ordinary-Air-Entrained Concrete by Huai-shuai Shang, Wei-qun Cao, Bin Wang

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Exploration and implication of green macroalgal proliferation in the Nanhui-east-tidal-flat: an investigation of post-reclamation mudflat wetlands by Jinlin Liu, Zhangyi Xia, Yinqing Zeng, Jing Xia, Jing Xia, Peimin He

“…The Nanhui-east-tidal-flat (NETF), the largest marginal shoal in the Yangtze River of China, is significantly impacted by human activities. …”
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Identifying Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivities in Response to Water Resources Management in the Heihe River Basin in China by Dongqin Yin, Xiang Li, Yuefei Huang, Yuan Si, Rui Bai

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