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Changes in the atmospheric circulation conditions and regional climatic characteristics in two remote regions since the mid-20th century
(MDPI AG, 2019)A meridional Northern Hemisphere (NH) circulation epoch, which began in 1957, is marked by changes in the temperature and precipitation regimes over southwest Russia and central USA depending on the occurrence of NH ... -
Changes in global blocking character in recent decades
(MDPI AG, 2019)A global blocking climatology published by this group for events that occurred during the late 20th century examined a comprehensive list of characteristics that included block intensity (BI). In addition to confirming the ... -
Herbaceous encroachment from mountain birch forests to alpine tundra plant communities through above- and belowground competition
(MDPI AG, 2019)Alpine plant communities are highly sensitive to global warming. One of the consequences of the warming is encroachment by herbaceous plants from forests at low elevations into alpine ecosystems. In the Changbai Mountains, ... -
Evaluating k-nearest neighbor (kNN) imputation models for species-level aboveground forest biomass mapping in Northeast China
(MDPI AG, 2019)Quantifying spatially explicit or pixel-level aboveground forest biomass (AFB) across large regions is critical for measuring forest carbon sequestration capacity, assessing forest carbon balance, and revealing changes in ... -
Decreased temperature with increasing elevation decreases the end-season leaf-to-wood reallocation of resources in deciduous betula ermanii cham. trees
(MDPI AG, 2019)Global air temperature has increased and continues to increase, especially in high latitude and high altitude areas, which may affect plant resource physiology and thus plant growth and productivity. The resource remobilization ... -
Modeling post-fire tree mortality using a logistic regression method within a forest landscape model
(MDPI AG, 2019)Fire is a multi-scale process that is an important component in determining ecosystem age structures and successional trajectories across forested landscapes. In order to address questions regarding fire effects over large ... -
Using multiple data sources to investigate foraging niche partitioning in sympatric obligate avian scavengers
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2019)As carrion feeders competing for a limited and ephemeral resource, avian scavengers are ideal model organisms to study mechanisms of niche partitioning. Previous work has focused on observations of species' interactions ... -
Agroforestry and biodiversity
(MDPI AG, 2019)Declining biodiversity (BD) is affecting food security, agricultural sustainability, and environmental quality. Agroforestry (AF) is recognized as a possible partial solution for BD conservation and improvement. This ... -
Analysis of severe elevated thunderstorms over frontal surfaces using DCIN and DCAPE
(MDPI AG, 2019)A 10-year study of elevated severe thunderstorms was performed using The National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database. A total of 80 elevated thunderstorm cases were identified, verified, and divided ...