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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Effects of sub-monthly and sub-daily water level variations on water level fluctuation requirements of Phragmites australis and Phalaris arundinacea by Tingyu Zhang, Wenjuan Gao, Saibo Yuan, Xiaodie Jiang, Yongjing Zhao, Yongde Cui, Hongzhu Wang

“…Herein, we investigated the WLFRs of the two plants across water bodies with different WLVs in the Yangtze River Basin. We focused on the effects of sub-monthly and sub-daily WLVs on their average monthly water depth requirements (WDRs) during critical growth periods. …”
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Dufulin Impacts Plant Defense Against Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Infecting Tomato by Liping Huang, Yingying Tang, Shuaixin Wang, Jianbin Chen, Jiao Du, Shuo Yan, Deyong Zhang, Xiaobin Shi, Yong Liu, Fan Li

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Study on the evolution of the spatial patterns and driving factors of national agricultural cultural heritage in China. by Lifei Xu, Yuyu Liao, Jun Liu

“…After 2017, the high-density core area moved northward to the Yangtze River Delta region, which was caused by a combination of economic, cultural, and geographical factors. …”
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Assessment of ecological environment quality and their drivers in urban agglomeration based on a novel remote sensing ecological index by Fangyuan Lu, Chen Zhang, Haoyu Cao, Xibin Wang, Tong Zheng, Zhenfang Huang

“…The NRSEI is then used to assess the Ecological Environmental Quality (EEQ) of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) over the period from 2012 to 2021. …”
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Comparative Metabolic Analysis of Different <i>Indica</i> Rice Varieties Associated with Seed Storability by Fangxi Wu, Yidong Wei, Yongsheng Zhu, Xi Luo, Wei He, Yingheng Wang, Qiuhua Cai, Huaan Xie, Guosheng Xie, Jianfu Zhang

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Otolith annulus validation and population dynamics of dark sleeper Odontobutis potamophila: insights for sustainable fisheries management by Miao Xiang, Miao Xiang, Haoran Liu, Haoran Liu, Haoran Liu, Bo Li, Hongxi Guo, Chuankun Zhu, Man Wang, Man Wang, Jie Wang, Jie Wang, Songguang Xie, Songguang Xie, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

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The capacity of human interventions to regulate PM2.5 concentration has substantially improved in China by Jiachen Meng, Wenchao Han, Cheng Yuan, Lulu Yuan, Wenze Li

“…Spatially, the key regions for air pollution control in China, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Fenwei Plain, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta, experienced a significantly greater decrease (The largest decrease is 39 %) in the meteorological contribution and increase in the emission contribution (The largest increase is 66 %) compared to other regions. …”
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Sources analysis and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil in a polymetallic mining area in southeastern Hubei based on Monte Carlo simulation by Jing Wang, Bo Wang, Qibin Zhao, Jinnan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Di Zhao, Zhenya Chen, Di Wu

“…This study investigates the pollution characteristics, spatial patterns, causes, and ecological risks of heavy metals in the soils of the southeastern Hubei polymetallic mining areas, specifically the Jilongshan (JLS) and Tonglushan (TLS) regions, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The main findings are as follows: (1) Among the heavy metals present in the soil, copper (Cu) has the highest average concentration at 278.54 mg/kg, followed by zinc (Zn) at 161.16 mg/kg, chromium (Cr) at 75.23 mg/kg, nickel (Ni) at 30.38 mg/kg, arsenic (As) at 22.53 mg/kg, cadmium (Cd) at 0.76 mg/kg, and mercury (Hg) at 0.14 mg/kg; (2) The distribution of heavy metal concentrations exhibits significant regional variations, with the spatial pattern of pollution indicating that TLS is more affected than JLS, as evidenced by the Pollution Load Index (PLI) values; (3) Three potential sources of heavy metals were identified: natural sources, anthropogenic activities (including industrial production and agricultural practices), and atmospheric deposition (both dry and wet); (4) While severe contamination levels of specific metals such as copper and cadmium are observed in JLS and TLS soils, the overall contamination is mild, suggesting complex contamination dynamics; (5) Cadmium poses a moderate to high ecological risk, being the most sensitive factor in the comprehensive ecological risk assessment with a contribution rate of 65.2 %; (6) The concentrations of heavy metals in the soil present certain health risks, with children being more vulnerable than adults. …”
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Effects of Iron and Vitamin C on Growth Performance, Iron Utilization, Antioxidant Capacity, Nonspecific Immunity, and Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Chinese Mitten... by Ying Song, Xinyu Cai, Xianyong Bu, Shubin Liu, Mingqi Song, Yiwen Yang, Xiaodan Wang, Qingchao Shi, Jianguang Qin, Liqiao Chen

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Genome-Wide Scans for Selection Signatures in Haimen Goats Reveal Candidate Genes Associated with Growth Traits by Zhen Zhang, Jiafeng Lu, Yifei Wang, Zhipeng Liu, Dongxu Li, Kaiping Deng, Guomin Zhang, Bingru Zhao, Peihua You, Yixuan Fan, Feng Wang, Ziyu Wang

“…Haimen goats, native to China’s Yangtze River Delta, possess distinctive traits such as white hair, moderate growth rate, high-quality meat, and small body size. …”
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Effects of urbanization on the ephemeral lake flood risks under subtropical humid monsoon climate by Biqing Tian, Chaojun Gu, Hao Jia, Peng Gao, Liping Guo, Xingmin Mu

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Analysis of runoff and sediment evolution and attribution in the source regions of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers by Shu Xu, Tianling Qin, Xizhi Lv, Jie Lu, Jianming Feng, Haoyue Gao, Hanxiao Liu, Yuhui Yang

“…From 2025–2098, the runoff in the source area of the Yangtze River and the source area of the Yellow River will increase at a rate of 0.21–1.11 × 108 m3/a and 0.14–0.68 × 108 m3/a, and the sediment load will increase at a rate of 1.62–6.12 × 105t/a and 2.44–5.78 × 105t/a, respectively.…”
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Organic Fertilization Leads to N Limitation Rather than P Limitation in Both Vegetable Soils by Qingshan Li, Mengqian Xu, Lingying Xu, Xingwang Wu, Yuqin Zhang, Jia Xin, Yazhen Shen, Jichao Gao

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Vertical and spatial differences in ozone formation sensitivities under different ozone pollution levels in eastern Chinese cities by Zhuang Wang, Hao Zhang, Chune Shi, Xianguang Ji, Yizhi Zhu, Congzi Xia, Xiaoyun Sun, Meng Zhang, Xinfeng Lin, Shaowei Yan, Yuan Zhou, Chengzhi Xing, Yujia Chen, Cheng Liu

“…Spatially, HCHO in the North China Plain and middle–lower Yangtze River Plain was significantly increased on ozone exceedance days, while the NO2 concentration in the southeast hills was increased on ozone exceedance days. …”
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China’s cultivated land threshold from the perspective of food security by ZHAO Xiaoyu, SUN Chunqiang, CUI Rongguo, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Xiaoyu, CAO Tingyu, LI Chao

“…Cultivated land surplus in Northeast China is the highest, while cultivated land deficit in areas south of the Yangtze River and South China is the highest. Cultivated land surplus decreases and cultivated land deficit increases with the rise of per capita grain demand. (3) Under the premise that the current grain yield per unit cultivated area is unchanged, minimum demand of China’s cultivated land is expected to be between 101.4168 million hm² and 120.7342 million hm² in 2035, and 95.3361 million hm² and 113.4953 million hm² in 2050. …”
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Land subsidence and rebound response to groundwater recovery in the Beijing Plain: A new hydrological perspective by Dexin Meng, Beibei Chen, Huili Gong, Shubo Zhang, Rui Ma, Chaofan Zhou, Kunchao Lei, Lewei Xu, Xincheng Wang

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Network pharmacology and experimental verification reveal the mechanism of Qingfei Tongluo mixture in treating pulmonary fibrosis by Ying Zhou, Wenlong Wang, Wanping Zhu, Tingting Cai, Nannan Wang, Xia Liu, Wenmin Wang, Kequn Chai

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TaSnRK3.23B, a CBL-interacting protein kinase of wheat, confers drought stress tolerance by promoting ROS scavenging in Arabidopsis by Feiyan Dong, Yide Liu, Huadong Zhang, Yaqian Li, Jinghan Song, Sheng Chen, Shuailei Wang, Zhanwang Zhu, Yan Li, Yike Liu

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Integrated Impacts of Urban Spatial Form on Thermal Environment and Zonal Regulation under the Perspective of Spatial Heterogeneity by Yan Jinlong, Yin Chaohui, An Zihao, Zhang Simin, Wen Qian, Chen Weiqiang

“…First, the high-temperature areas in the main urban area of Wuhan are mainly located in the core area of the old city of Hankou and the Wuchang District, which are located on both sides of the Yangtze River, as well as in the industrial zones northeast and southwest of the city. …”
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