Contribution to the knowledge of the soils formed on limestones on the Ozren Mountain by Gajić Boško, Tolimir Miodrag, Kresović Branka, Lipovac Aleksa, Tapanarova Angelina, Životić Ljubomir

“…Since this study presents quite favorable physical and chemical properties of the investigated soils due to the conservation of natural forests and grasslands, the results can help in a deeper understanding of soil ecology and the preservation of natural plant cover.…”
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Carbon stocks and potential sequestration of Uruguayan soils: a road map to a comprehensive characterization of temporal and spatial changes to assess carbon footprint by Pablo Baldassini, Pablo Baldassini, Pablo Baldassini, Walter Baethgen, Gonzalo Camba Sans, Gonzalo Camba Sans, Andres Quincke, Virginia M. Pravia, José Terra, Ignacio Macedo, Gervasio Piñeiro, Gervasio Piñeiro, Gervasio Piñeiro, José Paruelo, José Paruelo, José Paruelo, José Paruelo

“…We characterized the reference SOC stocks using three approaches: (1) an equation to derive the potential SOC capacity based on the clay and fine silt soil content, (2) the DayCent model to estimate the SOC stocks based on climate, soil texture and C inputs from the natural grasslands of the area, (3) an estimate of SOC using a proxy derived from remote sensing data (i.e., the Ecosystem Services Supply Index) that accounts for differences in C inputs. …”
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N : P stoichiometry and habitat effects on Mediterranean savanna seasonal root dynamics by R. K. F. Nair, K. A. Morris, M. Hertel, Y. Luo, G. Moreno, M. Reichstein, M. Schrumpf, M. Schrumpf, M. Migliavacca

“…<p>Mediterranean grasslands are highly seasonal and co-limited by water and nutrients. …”
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Comparative Quality and Trend of Remotely Sensed Phenology and Productivity Metrics across the Western United States by Ethan E. Berman, Tabitha A. Graves, Nate L. Mikle, Jerod A. Merkle, Aaron N. Johnston, Geneva W. Chong

“…Datasets had higher agreement with PhenoCam metrics in shrublands, grasslands, and deciduous forests than in evergreen forests. …”
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Tree Crown Segmentation and Diameter at Breast Height Prediction Based on BlendMask in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery by Jie Xu, Minbin Su, Yuxuan Sun, Wenbin Pan, Hongchuan Cui, Shuo Jin, Li Zhang, Pei Wang

“…BlendMask, besides its effectiveness in crown segmentation, proves useful for various vegetation classification tasks like broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests, and grasslands. With abundant training data and ongoing parameter adjustments, BlendMask attains improved classification accuracy. …”
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Rehabilitation and release of confiscated songbirds into the wild: A pilot study by Cláudio Estêvão Farias Cruz, Cláudio Estêvão Farias Cruz, David Driemeier, David Driemeier, Luciana Sonne, Luciana Sonne, Saulo P. Pavarini, Saulo P. Pavarini, Welden Panziera, Welden Panziera, Gustavo R. Funkler, Gustavo R. Funkler, Nicole S. Böelter, Juan L. C. Homem, Camila E. S. Soares, Gabrielle Z. Tres, Vitor G. C. Silva, Miguel L. Correa, Francisco J. M. Caporal, Sandra T. Marques, João F. Soares, João F. Soares, Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner, Paulo Guilherme Carniel Wagner, Walter Nisa-Castro-Neto, Inês Andretta

“…The majority of these birds were found with free-living mates within or close to fragments of transitional ecoregions with native or cultivated grasslands, and native groves/forests, and shrublands. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Land Use Scales on Water Quality Based on the Random Forest Model: A Case Study of the Shaying River Basin, China by Maofeng Weng, Xinyu Zhang, Pujian Li, Hongxue Liu, Qiuyu Liu, Yao Wang

“…Cultivated and construction lands show a positive correlation with most water quality indicators, while forest land, water bodies, and grasslands correlate positively with DO and negatively with other indicators. …”
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Exploring the Applicability and Scaling Effects of Satellite-Observed Spring and Autumn Phenology in Complex Terrain Regions Using Four Different Spatial Resolution Products by Fangxin Chen, Zhengjia Liu, Huimin Zhong, Sisi Wang

“…More than two-thirds of the SOS advances and EOS delays occurred in grasslands, which determined the overall phenological changes across the entire Loess Plateau. …”
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Unraveling the phylogenomic diversity of Methanomassiliicoccales and implications for mitigating ruminant methane emissions by Fei Xie, Shengwei Zhao, Xiaoxiu Zhan, Yang Zhou, Yin Li, Weiyun Zhu, Phillip B. Pope, Graeme T. Attwood, Wei Jin, Shengyong Mao

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Scale dependence of landscape-structure-based estimation of abundance of Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) by Péter Szilassi, Róbert Gallé, Tibor Szép, Nándor Csikós

“…After identifying skylark preferences among LULC categories at different scales, we calculated the EMH and CLC dataset-based landscape indices (such as mean patch size and mean fractal dimension index) of the skylark preferred (arable lands, pastures, grasslands and meadows) and the nonpreferred (artificial surfaces, forests, complex cultivation patterns and waters) LULC classes. …”
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Taxonomic review of Australian Mecyclothorax Sharp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Moriomorphini) with special emphasis on the M. lophoides (Chaudoir) species complex by James K. Liebherr

“…Diversification within Mecyclothorax has occurred since then in montane rainforests of tropical Queensland, temperate forest biomes of the southwest and southeast, and in grasslands and riparian habitats adjacent and inland from those forests. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns and influencing factors of remotely sensed regional heat islands from 2001 to 2020 in Zhengzhou Metropolitan area by Yalong Li, Xuning Qiao, Yu Wang, Liang Liu

“…The cooling effect of forests and water is better than that of grasslands. Human and social factors positively affect the RHI, vegetation cover strongly inhibits the RHI, and meteorological factors have less influence. …”
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Calidad nutritiva de láminas de dos cultivares de festuca alta (Festuca arundinacea Schreb) by J.R. INSUA, M.G. AGNUSDEI, O.N. DI MARCO

“…Se evaluó la calidad nutritiva de dos cultivares de festuca alta (Festuca arundinacea Schreb) durante un rebrote estival (temperatura media: 21±2.8 °C), en relación a la morfogénesis de dos cultivares (Tradicional: El Palenque PlusINTA y Hojas flexibles: Grasslands AdvanceGentos). El diseño fue completamente aleatorizado (n=3) en 250 macetas/cultivar al aire libre, sin limitantes hídricas ni de N y P. …”
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Assessing the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Anthropogenic Impacts on Remotely Sensed Vegetation Dynamics in Xinjiang, China by Jingyun Guan, Junqiang Yao, Moyan Li, Jianghua Zheng

“…The animal husbandry population, agricultural population, and livestock number are the main anthropogenic factors causing the decrease in NDVI, which dominate the vegetation degradation in 23.60%, 21.35%, and 17.98% of the counties in Xinjiang, respectively. (4) The evolutionary trend of the anthropogenic impact on vegetation dynamics in Xinjiang will be dominated by anti-persistence (53.84% of the vegetated areas), thereby mainly showing that the positive impacts continued to increase (22.56% of the vegetated areas), especially for crops, shrubs, grasslands, and alpine vegetation. Our results are helpful in understanding the characteristics and evolutionary trends of vegetation changes in arid areas caused by human activities and are of significance as a reference for policymakers to appropriately adjust policy guidance in a timely manner to promote the protection and sustainable development of fragile ecosystems.…”
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Contribution of multi-objective land use optimization to carbon neutrality: A case study of Northwest China by Ning Chen, Cunlin Xin, Bo Zhang, Shunjie Xin, Daobin Tang, Hongxiang Chen, Xinshu Ma

“…As the study concludes, it recommended that future developmental strategies in Northwest China prioritize curtailing the expansion of built-up areas while bolstering the conservation of vital ecological zones such as forests and grasslands. This study addresses the inherent tension between regional economic progress and environmental preservation, offering a foundation of scientific insights for effectively managing LULC patterns and attaining carbon neutrality goals.…”
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Meta-Regression to Develop Predictive Equations for Urinary Nitrogen Excretion of Lactating Dairy Cows by Matthew Beck, Cameron Marshall, Konagh Garrett, Terra Campbell, Andrew Foote, Ronaldo Vibart, David Pacheco, Pablo Gregorini

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Characterization of “<i>Candidatus</i> Ehrlichia Pampeana” in <i>Haemaphysalis juxtakochi</i> Ticks and Gray Brocket Deer (<i>Mazama gouazoubira</i>) from Uruguay by María Laura Félix, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Luis Andrés Carvalho, Diego Queirolo, Susana Remesar, María Teresa Armúa-Fernández, José Manuel Venzal

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Telomerase activity, relative telomere length, and longevity in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by Yun A, Shangli Shi, Shoujiang Sun, Yuanyuan Jing, Zili Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiaolong Li, Fang Wu

“…Based on telomere analyses, we aimed to identify alfalfa varieties with increased stamina and longevity for the establishment of artificial grazing grasslands. Methods In this study, we performed longitudinal analysis of telomerase activity and relative telomere length in five alfalfa varieties (Qingshui, WL168, RSA-01, RSA-02, and RSA-03) at the age of 1 year and 5 years to examine the relationship among telomerase activity, rate of change in relative telomere length, and longevity. …”
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Nutrient mobilization and crop assimilation as influenced by nutrient management strategies under direct seeded basmati rice (Oryza sativa) – based cropping systems by RAKESH KUMAR VERMA, YASHBIR SINGH SHIVAY, MUKESH CHOUDHARY, PRAKASH CHAND GHASAL, RAGHAVENDRA MADAR

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Does Shrub Encroachment Indicate Ecosystem Degradation? A Perspective Based on the Spatial Patterns of Woody Plants in a Temperate Savanna-Like Ecosystem of Inner Mongolia, China by Xiao Wang, Lina Jiang, Xiaohui Yang, Zhongjie Shi, Pengtao Yu

“…Shrub encroachment, i.e., shrub emergence or an increase in woody plant cover, has been widely observed in arid and semiarid grasslands and savannas worldwide since the 2000s. However, until now, there has been a clear division of opinion regarding its ecological implications. …”
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