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Evapotranspiration is one of the critical processes in the terrestrial hydrological cycle, and the assessment of evapotranspiration is essential for understanding the regional hydrological cycle. In this study, the Minjiang River Basin, a typical wat...

The Minjiang River is an important first-level tributary of the Yangtze River. Understanding the driving factors of water quality variations in the Minjiang River is crucial for future policy planning of watershed ecology protection of the Yangtze Ri...

Ecological sustainability is treated as a main reflection of the synergy among social development, economic growth and environmental protection, while ecological efficiency is an index used to reflect the sustainable development of the ecological env...

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is not only a fundamental parameter of coastal water quality, but also an indication of organics decomposed in water and their degree of eutrophication. There has been a concern about the deterioration of dissolved oxygen condit...

Monitoring vegetation growth and exploring the driving force behind it is very important for the study of global climate change and ecological environmental protection. Based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from Moderate-Resolut...

In recent years, problems such as water quality deterioration, saltwater invasion, and low oxygen have appeared in estuaries all over the world. The Minjiang River in Fujian, as a typical tidal estuary area, is facing these thorny problems. In this p...

Rural settlements are the spatial carriers of rural multifunctionality, and various issues related to livability are the main manifestations and causes of unbalanced and insufficient rural development. In the new era, it is imperative to promote the...

The Minjiang River Basin is one of the first pilot areas for ecological conservation and the restoration of mountain–river–forest–farmland–lake–grass in China. Taking the Minjiang River Basin as an example, this paper se...

Surface runoff is a key component of the hydrological cycle and is essential for water resource management and water ecological balance in river basins. It is important to accurately reveal the spatial and temporal dynamics of regional surface runoff...

The hydrodynamic processes in estuarine regions play a crucial role in the morphological and ecological stability of coastal zones. As a key hydrodynamic characteristic of bifurcated rivers, the water diversion ratio (WDR) influences flow distributio...

Based on the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and copula function, this study analyzed the meteorological drought in the upper Minjiang River basin. The Tyson polygon method is used to divide the research area into four regions based on four me...

Remote sensing is widely used for lake-water-quality monitoring, but the inversion of the total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) of rivers and non-optical parameters is still a difficult problem. The use of high spatial and temporal resolution...

Changes in the climate and landcover are the two most important factors that influence terrestrial hydrological systems. Today, watershed-scale hydrological models are widely used to estimate the individual impacts of changes in the climate and landc...

Species richness is the most basic concept of diversity and is crucial to biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries. To understand the fish species richness of the Minjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters, eight documents and surveyed data...

From the color geography perspective, a field investigation was conducted in the Minjiang River Basin, constructing a color index system of traditional villages. In Python, a random forest model was constructed to screen out important color indexes f...

Ecosystem service value (ESV) is a key indicator for evaluating ecosystem services. Thus, a unique quantitative assessment instrument that comprehensively and objectively evaluates ESV is of great significance for protecting regional ecosystems and a...

Understanding the evolution of river morphology is crucial for comprehending changes in water resources and implementing development projects along rivers. This study proposes an integrated approach utilizing remote sensing image data combined with d...

As one of the main interfaces of the Earth system, estuaries show the strongest land–sea interaction in the carbon cycle, which links terrestrial ecosystems to the marginal sea. Furthermore, estuaries are considered as one of the most active in...

Located at an average elevation of approximately 2000 m, the Minjiang River Basin (MJB), a key tributary of the Upper Yangtze River, straddles the Western Sichuan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin. Vegetation here is crucial for human life, providing oxy...

Urbanization has rapidly increased, leading to a wide range of significant disruptions to the global ecosystem. Road construction has emerged as the primary catalyst for such ecological degradation. As a result, it is imperative to develop efficient...

The accumulation of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in estuaries has become a global environmental problem. A two-dimensional, hydrodynamic water quality model was constructed in this study to investigate the sources of DIN pollution in the Minjia...

The evapotranspiration (ET) in mountainous watersheds affects the security of downstream water supply and ecological safety. Continuous time-varying ET cannot be obtained by traditional methods such as remote sensing and ground observations. In this...

The unequal distribution of territorial space resources stands out as a leading cause of the human–land contradictions and environmental degradation. These issues are especially pronounced in the Minjiang River Basin, which exhibits significant...

Seawater intrusion in the Minjiang River estuary has gravely endangered the water security of the surrounding area in recent years. Previous studies mainly focused on exploring the mechanism of intrusion, but failed to provide a scheme for suppressin...

To enable the accurate assessment of landslide susceptibility in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River Basin, this research intends to spatially compare landslide susceptibility maps obtained from unclassified landslides directly and the spatial su...

Under global climate change, sustainable management of plant resources in alpine canyon regions faces severe challenges. M. esculenta, highly valued for its edible and medicinal properties, is widely harvested for consumption by residents in the uppe...

Landscape ecological security is an environmental requirement for social and economic development. Understanding the dynamic mechanisms of landscape change and the associated ecological risks in regional socioecological systems is necessary for promo...

Ecosystem services (ESs) are fundamental to human well-being, yet the capacity of ecosystems to provide ESs is increasingly altered by anthropogenic climate and land use changes. Understanding how climate change and land use change impact ecosystem s...

In order to achieve effective eutrophication control and ecosystem restoration, it is of great significance to investigate the distribution characteristics of nutrient elements in sediments, and to perform ecological risk assessments. In the current...

Future climate change is expected to impact the natural systems. This study used future climate data of general circulation models (GCMs) to investigate the impacts of climate change during the future period (2062–2095) relative to the historic...

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are not only a key source for supporting the development of economy but also maintain the ecological security in mountainous areas. However, there are limited numbers of studies that focus on establishing the assessm...

Argentina anserina (Rosaceae), a perennial herb, forms enlarged tuberous roots (commonly referred to as “ginseng fruit”) exclusively in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, making it a unique medicinal and edible plant resource in this region...

The Yangtze River Basin serves as a vital ecological barrier in China, with its water conservation function playing a critical role in maintaining regional ecological balance and water resource security. This study takes the Minjiang River Basin (MRB...

Understanding the land use/cover change (LUCC) in watersheds is essential for sustainable development. The CA-Markov model has been proven to be an effective method for land use modeling because of its simplicity and potential for evolution. However,...

In Wenchuan, China, which was severely affected by an M8.1 earthquake in 2008, the geomorphic process has been driven by gravitational erosion brought on by post-shock rockfalls and landslides. However, a process-based delineation of the post-shock l...

In recent years, afforestation has been conducted in China’s hot and dry valleys. However, there is still a paucity of knowledge regarding the performance of tree species in these semi-arid regions, particularly with regard to interspecies diff...

Under the framework of the Rural Revitalization Strategy, optimizing the layout of rural settlements in mountainous areas and guiding their sustainable development must be based on a deep understanding of the evolution characteristics of rural settle...

Accurately delineating sediment export dynamics using high-quality vegetation factors remains challenging due to the spatio-temporal resolution imbalance of single remote sensing data and persistent cloud contamination. To address these challenges, t...

The alteration of land use and cover (LULC) and the landscape ecological risk index (LERI) significantly impact carbon storage. Examining the carbon storage services in ecologically significant places is crucial for achieving a harmonious relationshi...

Background: This study was aimed to comprehensively investigate the clinical and molecular characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of young patients with lung cancer in the new era of cancer treatment. Methods: Clinical data from patients aged 18 t...

Mobile edge computing (MEC) focuses on transferring computing resources close to the user’s device, and it provides high-performance and low-delay services for mobile devices. It is an effective method to deal with computationally intensive and delay...

Lung cancer, a malignant neoplasm that is globally prevalent and characterized by high incidence and mortality rates, has seen the rise of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as a crucial systemic treatment. However, a subset of patients exhibits sub...

Plant homeodomain (PHD) finger protein 20-like 1 (PHF20L1) is a novel epigenetic “reader” that specifically recognises histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) via its Tudor and PHD finger domains, thereby regulating chromatin remo...

Ecological zonation research is typically conducted in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. In order to enhance the structure and function of regional ecosystems and monitor their quality, it is crucial to investigate shifts in the coverage of...

Precipitation patterns are highly valued in the fields of weather forecasting, water resource management, and estuary environment research. In this study, daily and monthly precipitation TRMM data from 1998 to 2019 were selected, and EOF analysis was...

To investigate the diurnal variation in phytoplankton biomass and its regulating factors during the diurnal cycle, we conducted in situ observations in June 2018 at three buoy stations, including Douwei Buoy Station, Minjiang Estuary Buoy Station, an...

Although the amount of oil and gas reserves and the reservoir properties in the East China Sea Shelf Basin (ECSSB) indicate good prospects for oil and gas exploration in the Mesozoic strata, there has not yet been a significant breakthrough in oil an...

The increasing presence of successful invasive plant species can have an impact on wetlands capacity to store and release C. We have investigated the relationships between stocks of different soil organic carbon (SOC) along the soil vertical profile...

Landslides and collapses are common geological hazards in mountainous areas, posing significant threats to the lives and property of residents. Therefore, early identification of disasters is of great significance for disaster prevention. In this stu...

The dinoflagellate Alexandrium pacificum can produce paralytic shellfish toxins and is mainly distributed in the Pacific. Blooms of A. pacificum have been frequently reported in offshore areas of the East China Sea, but not along the coast. To invest...