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Fertilization and clear-cutting effect on greenhouse gases emission of pinewood nematode damaged Masson pine plantation Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Xue Zhang; Zeyao Zhao; Tong Chen; Tianyu Zhao; Lihao Song; Li Mei
ABSTRACT Introduction Management practices are essential for maintaining forest ecological functions under increasing diseases and pest disasters. The effects of nitrogen fertilization (NF) and clear-cutting (CC) on the soil microbial community structure and greenhouse gases emission were investigated of pinewood nematodes (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)-infected Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) plantations
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Examining the policy-practice gap- The issue of crop burning induced Particulate Matter pollution in Northwest India Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Leena Ajit Kaushal
ABSTRACT The study examine the efficacy of government policy interventions initiated since 2014 to curb FCRB in NW Indian states and the related air pollution in Delhi-NCR during 2014-2019. The regression analysis suggests an increase in PM2.5 of ~69 µg/m3/1000 surge in fires. VIIRS retrieved data suggest an overall declining trend of ~1606 and ~4308 fire counts per year across NW states during October-November
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Impacts of close-to-nature management on the stand states of Masson pine forests Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Zongzheng Chai; Wei Tan
ABSTRACT Introduction: Research on the effect of close-to-nature management (CTNM) on stand states and dynamics of forests is crucial for the evaluation of CTNM implemented and sustainable development of forestry. Outcomes: We analyzed and compared the stand states and dynamics of Masson pine (Pinus massoniana) plantations in the young, middle-aged, and near-mature stages under CTNM eight years after
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Evaluation of Climatic Comfort of Living Environment based on Age Differentials in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Siyu Liu; Buju Long; Zhihua Pan; Fei Lun; Yu Song; Weiying Yuan; Na Huang; Ziyuan Zhang; Shangqian Ma
ABSTRACT Somatosensory comfort is mainly determined by the Temperature and Humidity Index (THI) with Wind Efficiency Index (WEI), but this conventional usage of these indicators does not capture the age-related differentials. Here we resolved this gap with a modification of the climatic comfort definition and method in a national standard, denoted as the Relative Climate Sensitive Index (RCSI), which
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Summer habitat selection and impacts of human disturbance on leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Jiayi Wu; Jing Wang; Yinjiu Zhu; Xiangli Bu; Rongwei Xiang; Qingbin Lu; Shaopeng Cui; Yinghong Hao; Yan Sheng; Xiuxiang Meng
ABSTRACT Introduction: As a consequence of habitat loss and degradation, the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in China has become endangered and in need of urgent protection. In situ conservation of leopard cats must be based on an understanding of their habitat selection patterns. We studied the summer habitat of leopard cats using line-transect surveys in the northern Taihang Mountain region
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Pollution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils of Guizhou, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Gao Yu; Fen Chen; Hongli Zhang; Zuhua Wang
Abstract Mining of minerals in Guizhou, China, where it is enriched with reserves, may lead to soil contamination with heavy metals. Understanding the status and the risk of heavy metals in this unique high-plateau soil-eco-systems are prerequisite to develop beneficial remediation practices that are necessary for food safety and human health. We assessed the risk of eight typical heavy metals in Guizhou
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of coastal aquaculture and driving force analysis in Southeastern China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Zimin Ying; Jing Wu; Tomás Marín Del Valle; Wu Yang
ABSTRACT Introduction: Large-scale disordered coastal aquaculture development causes severe environmental problems. However, quantitative assessments of spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors for coastal aquaculture are essential and urgent for coastal aquaculture sustainability.Outcomes:Using remote sensing products and geographic information science, we investigated the long-term landscape changes
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Market-based instruments for ecosystem services: framework and case study in Lishui City, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Xiaolong Gao; Weihua Xu; Ying Hou; Zhiyun Ouyang
ABSTRACT Introduction: Effective provision of ecosystem services (ES) and improvements in well-being of residents can be realized through policy interventions of stakeholder behavior. Of the several policies, market-based instruments (MBIs) have become the focus of global attention. Outcomes/others: To couple the theory with practice and solve the key problem of unclear definition of property rights
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Nebkhas play important roles in desertification control and biodiversity protection in arid and semi-arid regions of China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Weicheng Luo; Wenzhi Zhao; Bing Liu; Hai Zhou
ABSTRACT Nebkhas are isolated mounds vegetated with burial-tolerant desert plants that trap windborne sediment within their canopies. Nebkhas are critical to desertification control and biodiversity protection of oases in arid and semi-arid regions of China, as they (ⅰ) trap windborne sediments and ensure oasis security; (ⅱ) as “fertile islands,” nebkhas can trap and provide a suitable micro-environment
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Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-17 Xiaoheng Zhang; Zhina Wang; Ping Qing; Dieter Koemle; Xiaohua Yu
ABSTRACT Improving the wheat yield of countries along the Belt and Road (BR) plays a core role in ensuring global food security. However, little attention has been paid to the wheat yield variation and the determinants across these countries. This paper analyzes wheat yield convergence in countries along the BR using the club-convergence test. The empirical results show that instead of one convergence
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Ecosystem service bundle index construction, spatiotemporal dynamic display, and driving force analysis Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Yiyuan Hong; Qian Ding; Ting Zhou; Lingqiao Kong; Meiye Wang; Jianying Zhang; Wu Yang
ABSTRACT Introduction: Existing studies on ecosystem service relationships are mainly qualitative or semi-quantitative assessments, but lack of quantitative exploration of aggregated ecosystem services and their influencing factors. We mapped the distributions of 12 ecosystem services of Zhejiang Province in 2000 and 2015 at the district and county level, analyzed their relationships using Spearman’s
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A novel herbivorous wood-borer insect outbreak triggers die-offs of a foundation plant species in coastal ecosystems Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Zhonghua Ning; Cong Chen; Tian Xie; Qing Wang; Xu Ma; Haochen Sui; Baoshan Cui
ABSTRACT Introduction:Understanding the trophic interactions between plants and herbivorous insects is essential for managing the ecosystem health and sustainability in the context of climate change and anthropogenic disturbance. The Tamarix chinensis is a foundation plant species of salt marshes in northern China, which provides a variety of ecological functions and services in coastal ecosystems
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Vulnerability assessment of marine economic system based on comprehensive index and catastrophe progression model Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Sheng Gao; Huihui Sun; Miaosen Ma; Yanyan Lu; Yuan Yao; Wei Liu
ABSTRACT The sustainable development of the marine economic system to accurately grasp the dynamic evolution characteristics and main driving factors of the vulnerability of the marine economic system so as to effectively identify the problems in the operation of the marine economy is extremely important. Based on the establishment of a three-level assessment index system for the vulnerability of the
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From local to national metabolism: a review and a scale-up framework Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Ningyu Yan; Gengyuan Liu; Maddalena Ripa; Ning Wang; Hongmei Zheng; Francesco Gonella
ABSTRACT Research background: Countries are likely the most important subjects involved in the environmental control and response to global environmental issues, while the majority of the related metabolic analyses are focused on the metabolism at the city scale. Objective: Analyzing why and how to scale up the metabolic study from city to country. Methods: Combining quantitative analysis with a literature
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Temporal and spatial variation in the environmental impacts of China’s resource extraction at the provincial scale Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-11-09 He-Ming Wang; Yao Wei; Shen Zhao; Guang-Xin Liu; Fengmei Ma; Guo-Qiang Wang; Yao Wang; Xin-Zhe Wang; Dong Yang; Jing-Ru Liu; Hong-Tao Wang; Feng Shi; Wei-Qiang Chen
ABSTRACT Introduction: Over the past two decades, China has experienced rapid economic development, which has not only led to a rapid increase in the use of raw materials but has also created environmental problems. This research analyzes the environmental impacts of resource extraction in China at the provincial level, and fully considers the environmental impact of various resources extraction. In
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Sustainability criteria of apicultural industry: evidence from Iran Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-10-30 Mohammad Kazem Rahimi; Enayat Abbasi; Masoud Bijani; Gholamhosein Tahmasbi; Ali Akbar Azimi Dezfouli
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the sustainability criteria of the beekeeping industry in Iran, which was performed using three-stage classical Delphi technique. The participants were 32 experts in beekeeping industry who were purposefully selected using the snowball sampling method. The criteria identified, after three Delphi stages, consisted of 70 items, which were categorized into 13 general
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Analysis of the contributions of human factors and natural factors affecting the vegetation pattern in coastal wetlands Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-10-26 Zheng Zang; Xiaowei Wu; Yun Niu; Guangxiong Mao
ABSTRACT Introduction: Accurate identification of the dominant factors affecting coastal wetlands can provide a reference for vegetation rehabilitation. In this study, quantitative analysis was performed on the Yancheng coastal wetland using ANOVA and geostatistical methods. Outcomes/other: The results indicated that in the directions perpendicular and parallel to the coastline, the soil moisture and
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Excessive plant compensatory growth: a potential endogenous driver of meadow degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-10-22 Yong Zhang; Hasbagan Ganjurjav; Shikui Dong; Qingzhu Gao
ABSTRACT Degradation of meadow ecosystems in the largest alpine region of the world, i.e., the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), is a crucial ecological issue that has ardently discussed in recent years. Many factors, such as livestock overgrazing, climate change and overpopulation of small mammals are treated as important factors that cause the degradation of meadow ecosystems in the QTP. However, there
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Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-10-22 Tesfay Atsbha; Solomon Wayu; Nguse Gebretsadkan; Tsgehiwet Giday; Tesfay Gebremariam
ABSTRACT Herbaceous species contribute to the largest proportion of the fodder. Despite the profound benefits obtained, anthropogenic disturbances are hindering its development. On the other hand, to ensure the sustainability of herbaceous species, communities and governments have been putting efforts in managing herbaceous species through the establishment of area exclosure (AE). Thus, the main importance
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Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-09-27 Jianguo Du; Wenjia Hu; Ivan Nagelkerken; Laddawan Sangsawang; Kar Hoe Loh; Jillian Lean-Sim Ooi; Jianji Liao; Xinqing Zheng; Shuting Qiu; Bin Chen
Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats, but they are often studied and managed as homogenous units. As macrohabitats, seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent reef ecosystems by acting as natural filters of sediments and nutrients, and by providing critical feeding, nursery, and refuge habitats for reef fishes and other fauna. Whilst
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A risk table to address concerns external to stock assessments when developing fisheries harvest recommendations Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 Martin W. Dorn; Stephani G. Zador
This paper develops a risk table to facilitate incorporation of additional information into the fisheries stock assessment and management process. The risk table is designed to evaluate unanticipated ecosystem and environmental impacts on marine resources that may require a rapid management response. The risk table is a standardized framework to document concerns about the assessment model, population
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Recreation ecology research in China’s protected areas: progress and prospect Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-09-20 Linsheng Zhong; Xiangju Zhang; Jinyang Deng; Chad Pierskalla
As a type of tourist destination, Protected Areas (PAs) have been the focus of recreation ecology research since their establishment. The contradiction between recreation and ecological protection of PAs in China is more prominent than in other countries because of China’s large population density and complex PA management system. Thus, a review of related research is urgent for promoting sustainable
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Effects of water level alteration on carbon cycling in peatlands Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-09-08 Yehui Zhong; Ming Jiang; Beth A. Middleton
Globally, peatlands play an important role in the carbon (C) cycle. High water level is a key factor in maintaining C storage in peatlands, but water levels are vulnerable to climate change and anthropogenic disturbance. This review examines literature related to the effects of water level alteration on C cycling in peatlands to summarize new ideas and uncertainties emerging in this field. Peatland
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Dietary composition of birds in isolated ecosystems: a case study of Black Wood Pigeon in Republic of Korea Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-08-31 Soon Kyoo Choi; Yung Chul Park; Sung Wan Park; Jae Woong Kim; Woo Yuel Kim
We studied the feeding ecology of the Black Wood Pigeon (Columba janthina), a species endemic to the East Asian Pacific Islands, and determined the species’ dietary composition and food preferences on Ulleung Island, South Korea, through field observations. From March 2016 to February 2018, the diversity of food items consumed was low, with the 10 most common plant species (from a total of 33) accounting
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Effects of land-use and climate change on sediment and nutrient retention in Guizhou, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Huiqing Han; Jianqiang Yang; Geng Ma; Yue Liu; Linan Zhang; Siying Chen; Shuliang Ma
ABSTRACT Introduction Sediment and nutrient retention have significant impacts on agricultural productivity and water quality. Obvious changes of climate and land-use have deeply affected freshwater ecosystem services in the last several decades. Nevertheless, it is unclear what the differences are in the impact of climate and land-use changes on freshwater ecosystem services. Outcomes The impacts
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Correction Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-08-26
(2020). Correction. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability: Vol. 6, No. 1, 1795358.
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A risk table to address concerns external to stock assessments when developing fisheries harvest recommendations Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-08-24 Martin W. Dorn; Stephani G. Zador
Unprecedented changes in the shelf ecosystems of Alaska occurred during the period 2014-2019. These changes were linked to anomalous climate-atmosphere-ocean conditions including an extreme marine heatwave in the Gulf of Alaska from 2014 to 2016, and a marked reduction in sea ice in the northern Bering Sea during the winters of 2018 and 2019. Relatively strong changes in climate are projected in the
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Spatio-temporal characteristics of cultivated land fragmentation in different landform areas with a case study in Northeast China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-08-17 Fengkui Qian; Yanru Chi; Rattan Lal; Klaus Lorenz
ABSTRACT Assessing the temporal and spatial characteristics of cultivated land fragmentation is necessary to identify management practices that can reduce negative environmental effects. Thus, the purpose of this study was to use principal component analysis and spatial autocorrelation to analyze the dynamic characteristics of cultivated land fragmentation in different landform areas in Liaoning Province
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Effects of land-use and climate change on sediment and nutrient retention in Guizhou, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-08-17 Huiqing Han; Jianqiang Yang; Geng Ma; Yue Liu; Linan Zhang; Siying Chen; Shuliang Ma
ABSTRACT Sediment and nutrient retention have significant impacts on agricultural productivity and water quality. As a fragile region, obvious changes of climate and land-use in Guizhou Province have deeply affected freshwater ecosystem services in the last several decades. Nevertheless, it is unclear what the differences are in the impact of climate and land-use changes on freshwater ecosystem services
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The impact of flooding on Nigeria’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-07-22 Adaku Jane Echendu
ABSTRACT Nigeria has Africa’s biggest economy and a population of over 200 million people. Nigeria faces numerous challenges as it struggles to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with flooding being the most serious with wide-reaching impacts. This paper highlights the impact flooding has on Nigeria reaching SDGs and enumerates the specific SDGs most directly impacted. A systematic literature
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Impact of coal power generation on the characteristics and risk of heavy metal pollution in nearby soil Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-07-20 Yiqun Zhang; Di Wu; Chenxing Wang; Xiao Fu; Gang Wu
ABSTRACT Introduction The development of coal power base (CPB) poses a severe challenge to the soil. We conducted a soil survey in Xilinhot CPB, to evaluate and analyze the pollution characteristics, potential ecological risk, and sources of six heavy metals (As, Pb, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Cd) in soil by using Geo-accumulation index, revised Nemerow integrated pollution index (RNIPI), and potential ecological
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Holistic identification and assessment of environmental risks of arable land use in two grain producing areas of China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-07-16 Guanyi Yin; Zhulu Lin; Xilong Jiang; Jin Sun; Menglong Qiu
ABSTRACT Taking two typical grain producing areas of southern (Dongting Lake Region) and northern China (Shandong Province) as examples, this study used fault tree analysis and parametric estimation to provide a comparative analysis for environmental risks of intensive arable land use. The results show that (1) in the risks of eutrophication, toxicity, soil structure, greenhouse effect and air pollution
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Design with nature and eco-city design Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-07-09 Yegang Wu; Robert E. Swain; Nan Jiang; Mengying Qiao; Haihua Wang; Jialin Bai; Xi Zhou; Xuefeng Sun; Jing Xu; Meng Xu; Chen Hu; Yimin Xing; Jenny Z. Wu
ABSTRACT Designing with Nature is an approach linking design and ecology, which focuses on living with nature, caring for nature, and aiming for a sustainable society. China has made eco-city development, eco-restoration, and eco-civilization its legislative priority and its national strategy, investing a US$618 billion in a 5-year period from 2011–2015 that could reach as high as US$1,124 billion
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Rewilding the wildlife in Sangjiangyuan National Park, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-28 Xinquan Zhao; Tianwei Xu; Jacob Ellis; Fuquan He; Linyong Hu; Qi Li
ABSTRACT The targets of China’s national park construction are to protect the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystems, and to achieve the harmonious development between humans and nature. Because of the high intensity of human activities, the authenticity of ecosystems has deviated over the past few decades. It is time to rewild the wildlife and restore the authenticity of these ecosystems. The
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Climate technology transfer in BRI era: needs, priorities, and barriers from receivers’ perspective Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-23 Minpeng Chen; Lei Zhang; Fei Teng; Jingjing Dai; Zhuang Li; Ziqi Wang; Yuting Li
ABSTRACT Technology is an instrument to build BRI relationships, mitigate the environmental and climate impacts of BRI projects, as well as to enhance environmental sustainability in the regions. This study aims to reposition China in global climate technology transfer in BRI era and to obtain initial knowledge on needs, priorities, and barriers from the receivers’ perspective. Focus group method with
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Spatial distribution and influencing factors of settlements in the farming–pastoral ecotone of Inner Mongolia, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-21 Yu Peng; Qinghui Wang
ABSTRACT Rural settlements serve as an important part of the rural landscape, and environmental conditions influence their spatial distribution. We hypothesize that there are variations in the spatial patterns of settlements across different farming–pastoral ecotones that exist in accordance with different human activities and environmental conditions. We used remote sensing imagery, digital elevation
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Ecology of industrial pollution in China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-21 Jingjing Yuan; Yonglong Lu; Chenchen Wang; Xianghui Cao; Chunci Chen; Haotian Cui; Meng Zhang; Cong Wang; Xiaoqian Li; Andrew C. Johnson; Andrew J. Sweetman; Di Du
ABSTRACT Industrial development has brought China both opportunities and challenges since the reform and opening up in 1978. Spatial and temporal analysis showed that rapid industrialization has made eastern China under a more serious pollution stress. The most serious effects of industrial pollution were reflected in aquatic and soil ecosystem degradation, and damage can be observed from species,
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Incorporating carbon sink of harvested wood products into ecological footprint accounting: model and case study Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-10 Wei Gao; Guowei Cheng; Chang’e Liu
ABSTRACT Ecological footprint (EF) accounting system is widely used in assessing environmental sustainability at various spatial scales. To improve the EF performance, a new EF calculation framework was established in this study, in which HWP is considered as carbon sinks and the model was then applied to the Yangtze River basin of China. Results showed that (1) carbon sink in the basin is about 2
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Climate change and agricultural trade in central Asia: evidence from Kazakhstan Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-08 Xiaohua Yu; Hengrong Luo; Hanjie Wang; Jan-Henning Feil
ABSTRACT Agriculture in Central Asia faces tremendous challenges due to climate change. International agricultural trade is seen in the literature as a potential adaption to climate change. However, little attention has been paid to the effect of climate change on cereal trade in Central Asia. This study takes Kazakhstan as an example to empirically analyze the effect of climate change on cereal trade
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Change of impervious surface area and its impacts on urban landscape: an example of Shenyang between 2010 and 2017 Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 Wen Wu; Chunlin Li; Miao Liu; Yuanman Hu; Chunliang Xiu
ABSTRACT Introduction One of the most striking features of urbanization is the replacement of the original natural land cover type by artificial impervious surface area (ISA). However, the extent of the contribution of various environmental factors, especially the growth of 3D space to ISA expansion, and the scope and mechanism of their influences in dramatically expanding cities, are yet to be determined
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Flood risk assessment using the CV-TOPSIS method for the Belt and Road Initiative: an empirical study of Southeast Asia Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-05-31 Yan An; Xianchun Tan; Baihe Gu; Kaiwei Zhu
ABSTRACT Instruction The countries along the Belt and Road Initiative remain high exposure and vulnerability to climate extremes. Southeast Asia, a significant part of the Belt and Road Initiative, suffers a lot from flood disasters. This study assessed the flood disaster risk from 1990–2015 in all 11 Southeast Asian countries. A model integrating the coefficient of variation approach and the Technique
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Evolution of the global polyethylene waste trade system Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-05-28 Wen Xu; Wei-Qiang Chen; Daqian Jiang; Chao Zhang; Zijie Ma; Yan Ren; Lei Shi
ABSTRACT Introduction China’s import bans on solid wastes starting from 2017 have challenged the global trade system of plastic wastes, which remains poorly characterized. This study chooses polyethylene (PE) as a case and aims to map out the global trade networks of PE waste (GPETN) from 1976 to 2017. Outcomes We find that the size and complexity of the GPETN had been growing until 2016. After the
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Linkages of flow regime and micro-topography: prediction for non-native mangrove invasion under sea-level rise Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-24 Luzhen Chen; Hongyu Feng; Xiaoxuan Gu; Ying Dong; Peng Cheng; Xudong Guo; Qiulian Lin; Ting Tang; Yihui Zhang; Xudong Zhu; Shengchang Yang
ABSTRACT Flow regime is a key driver of invasive aquatic organisms, and the invasiveness of mangrove species may be simultaneously attributed to plant traits and flowing hydrological conditions at the estuary scale. We focused on hydrological and topographic conditions for a non-native mangrove species, Sonneratia apetala, in Zhangjiang Estuary of Fujian, China. A hydrological model and a micro-topographic
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Modeling the implementation of NDCs and the scenarios below 2°C for the Belt and Road countries Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-06-16 Chai Qimin; Fu Sha; Wen Xinyuan
ABSTRACT In order to understand better on medium-and long-term climate change issues in international cooperation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this paper is meant to assess the implementation of National Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the BRI countries and the emission constraints under the Paris Agreement to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above
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A global analysis of CO2 and non-CO2 GHG emissions embodied in trade with Belt and Road Initiative countries Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-05-20 Jing Hou; Xu Deng; Cecilia Han Springer; Fei Teng
ABSTRACT Introduction: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an important cooperative framework that increasingly affects the global economy, trade, and emission patterns. However, most existing studies pay insufficient attention to consumption-based emissions, embodied emissions, and non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs). This study constructs a GHG emissions database to study the trends and variations
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The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-05-07 Xinquan Zhao; Liang Zhao; Tianwei Xu; Shixiao Xu
ABSTRACT The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) has been engaged in pest control for many years based on the logic that the plateau pika is responsible for alpine grassland degradation and competes with livestock for forage resources. However, the plateau pika is an important species which has multiple benefits in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, as it (i) makes burrows that are the primary homes for lizards
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A conceptual framework for ex ante valuation of ecosystem services of brownfield greening from a systematic perspective Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-20 Qicheng Zhong; Lang Zhang; Yi Zhu; Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch; Jigang Han; Guilian Zhang; Yuezhong Li
ABSTRACT Introduction: Although Brownfield greening (BG) can be a crucial solution to green space deficiency in dense urban areas, the potential benefits of different BG initiatives have rarely been quantitatively pre-evaluated. Here, the concept and main features of BG and its costs and benefits are firstly depicted. Next, a conceptual framework is presented which combines ecosystem service (ESS)
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Spatial planning for urban ventilation corridors by urban climatology Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-16 Kangkang Gu; Yunhao Fang; Zhao Qian; Zhen Sun; Ai Wang
ABSTRACT Ventilation corridors in cities can decrease air pollution and alleviate heat island problems but there remains a need to fully assess their effectiveness. Few urban managers have been able to take city-scale approaches to the construction of urban ventilation corridors. This study aimed to introduced the Ventilation Corridor Planning (VCP) model, which is a multi-criteria evaluation method
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Diurnal asymmetry in future temperature changes over the main Belt and Road regions Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-10 Yuanhuang Zhuang; Jingyong Zhang
ABSTRACT Introduction: Daily maximum (Tmax) and minimum (Tmin) temperatures and Diurnal temperature range (DTR) profoundly affect the ecological environment and socioeconomic systems. In this study, we project future changes in Tmax, Tmin and DTR for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 using fine-resolution downscaled data from the 18global coupled models over the main regions of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Impacts of land conversion and management measures on net primary productivity in semi-arid grassland Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-08 Feifei Cao; Jiaxun Li; Xiao Fu; Gang Wu
ABSTRACT Ecological restoration measures implemented in China have profoundly impacted vegetation NPP. This study aimed to estimate the effects of the land conversion and management measures on the grassland ecosystem in semi-arid regions. Land use data were employed from 2000 to 2015 to compare land conversion and coverage changes in Xilingol grassland. Then, the contributions of land conversion and
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The compactness of spatial structure in Chinese cities: measurement, clustering patterns and influencing factors Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-06 Fangqi Zhao; Lina Tang; Quanyi Qiu; Gang Wu
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanization in China has led to an excessive urban expansion of built-up areas, which makes quantitative research on compact city important. We adopted density and the degree of mixed land use to measure the compactness of 160 Chinese cities. Spatial autocorrelation analysis was performed to identify spatial clustering patterns, and the relationships between compactness and five variables
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Emission reduction effects of the green energy investment projects of China in belt and road initiative countries Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-04-06 Alun Gu; Xiaoyu Zhou
ABSTRACT Investment and construction of power infrastructure are directly related to the achievement of sustainable development goals. China's trade and investment with BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) countries have maintained growth trend. The development and construction of these investment projects certainly have impacts on the economic development mode and sustainable development goals of the countries
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Regulating wildlife conservation and food safety to prevent human exposure to novel virus Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-03-22 Jingjing Yuan; Yonglong Lu; Xianghui Cao; Haotian Cui
ABSTRACT Epidemiological investigation suggested that the current outbreak of COVID-19 virus was associated with a seafood market, and COVID-19 has been identified a probable bat origin. Similar to SARS event in 2003, such a zoonotic disease showed an animal-to-person and even more serious person-to-person spread, and posed a significant threat to the global health and socio-economic development. We
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Estimating leaf mercury content in Phragmites australis based on leaf hyperspectral reflectance Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-03-10 Weiwei Liu; Mengjie Li; Manyin Zhang; Daan Wang; Ziliang Guo; Songyuan Long; Si Yang; Henian Wang; Wei Li; Yukun Hu; Yuanyun Wei; Hongye Xiao
ABSTRACT Introduction: High mercury (Hg) concentrations affect the chlorophyll in leaves, thereby modifying leaf spectra. Hyperspectra is a promising technique for the rapid, nondestructive evaluation of leaf Hg content. In this study, we investigated Hg contents and reflective hyperspectra of reed leaves (Phragmites communis) in a gold mining (Jilin province, China). Spectral parameters sensitive
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Ecological risk assessment of soil cadmium in China’s coastal economic development zone: a meta-analysis Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-03-05 Mingxing Sun; Ting Wang; Xiangbo Xu; Linxiu Zhang; Jing Li; Yajuan Shi
ABSTRACT The coastal area of China has faced major strategic planning and environmental pollution, including heavy metals pollution. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of Cd pollution on the ecology in coastal areas of China. A soil Cd pollution database of 300 counties or districts in coastal areas was screened from academic dissertations and academic journal papers
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Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-02-11 Wei Li; Zhiguo Dou; Lijuan Cui; Xinsheng Zhao; Manyin Zhang; Yan Zhang; Changjun Gao; Zheng Yang; Yinru Lei; Xu Pan
ABSTRACT Introduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China. We examined the relationships between fauna and major environmental factors, and looked at the short-and long-term changes in reed wetlands under restoration and in the natural reed lakeshore
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How does environmental concern influence public acceptability of congestion charging? Evidence from Beijing Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-02-05 Hua Ma; Guizhen He
ABSTRACT As a market-based instrument of transportation demand management, congestion charge can not only effectively reduce traffic congestion, but also improve air quality. However, due to its low public acceptability, this policy only has a few urban practices. As one of the fast-growing metropolises in emerging economies that are facing both traffic congestion and industrial pollution problems
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Harnessing perennial and indeterminant growth habits for ratoon cotton (Gossypium spp.) cropping Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-01-30 Xin Zhang; Xiangjun Kong; Ruiyang Zhou; Zhiyong Zhang; Jinbao Zhang; Linsong Wang; Qinglian Wang
ABSTRACT Ratoon is the stub or root of a perennial plant that is commonly retained after harvest to produce a following crop. This paper presents a review of ratoon cotton in relation to a broader framework that has been examining perennialization of agriculture for the benefit of ecology and economy. Cotton is botanically indeterminate, but has been treated as an annual after domestication, yet the
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Has “Grain for Green” threaten food security on the Loess Plateau of China? Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2020-01-06 Peng Shi; Zhaohong Feng; Haidong Gao; Peng Li; Xiaoming Zhang; Tiantian Zhu; Zhanbin Li; Guoce Xu; Zongping Ren; Lie Xiao
ABSTRACT There is debating over the question of whether the large-scale ‘Grain for Green’ program on the Loess Plateau of China threatens regional food security. Self-sufficiency index and cropland pressure index were used to assess food security on the Loess Plateau after the implementation of revegetation program. The results showed that the ‘Grain for Green’ program initially had a considerable
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Eco-toxicity of water, soil, and sediment from agricultural areas of Kilombero Valley Ramsar wetlands, Tanzania Ecosyst. Health Sustain. (IF 2.315) Pub Date : 2019-12-26 S. F. Materu, S. Heise
This study was conducted in the KVRS to; evaluate the seasonal eco-toxicity of water, soil and sediment samples; establish the suitability of using temperate biotest batteries in tropical systems; classify the toxicity of samples using Fuzzy Rules to estimate potential ecological risks. 143 water, sediment, and soil samples were collected during dry and rainy seasons in plantation areas. Pseudokirchneriella
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