Response of thicket swamp species to soil moisture levels: Implications for restoration

Ormshaw, Hannah E.; Duval, Tim P.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105911

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“…In addition, excessive consumption of soil moisture is due to unreasonable selection of tree species and high community density [29]. However, these trade-off relationships do not increase or decrease monotonously as vegetation ages; for example, vegetation growth accelerates the circulation of soil moisture in the atmospheric system [30][31][32]. Under the joint action of human activities and the environment, vegetation development and soil moisture change greatly over time, but certain reference values can still be obtained.…”

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Trade-off Analyses of NDVI and Soil Moisture Relations on the Loess Plateau

Guo,

Xu,

et al. 2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Water resources are key factors that restrict ecosystem productivity and sustainable junctions in arid and semiarid regions. However, the interaction between vegetation development and soil moisture balance on the Loess Plateau has not been extensively studied. This study aims to assess the relationship between vegetation development and soil moisture balance across different years and precipitation areas on the Loess Plateau using a quantitative trade-off method.. The results showed that precipitation had the greatest influence on root-zone soil moisture, while the surface soil moisture was affected by meteorological and topographic factors. In most precipitation areas, the benefit of soil moisture was higher than that of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and mean annual evaporation (MAE), but in forest areas, the benefits of the NDVI and MAE were higher than that of soil moisture. The relative benefits of land conversion vary over time. During the initial stage of converting farmland to forest, the soil moisture benefit is lower compared to the NDVI and MAE benefits. However, in the later stages, the soil moisture benefit gradually becomes more prominent. The deviation in relative benefits over time is relatively small, indicating a stable overall ecological benefit on the Loess Plateau. Understanding the relationship between the NDVI and soil moisture in different times and spaces will help improve our ability to sustainably manage vegetation construction and water resources.

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Section: Trade-offs Between Soil Moisture and Other Factorsmentioning

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Trade-off Analyses of NDVI and Soil Moisture Relations on the Loess Plateau

Guo,

Xu,

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…The majority of ecological restoration studies reported results with less than five years of monitoring (n = 230; e.g., Hankin et al 2015;Ormshaw and Duval 2020). Some studies did document long-term outcomes by examining results for more than 10 years (n = 37; e.g., Gonzalez et al 2014) The first time series includes a wide variety of keywords that point to specific geographic locations (e.g., British Columbia) or specific extractive industries (e.g., reforestation and fisheries).…”

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Ecological restoration research in Canada: who, what, where, when, why, and how?

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Pomezanski

Shackelford

et al. 2023

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Much has been achieved by research into ecological restoration as a nature-based solution to the destruction of ecosystems, particularly in Canada. We conducted a national-level synthesis of Canadian restoration ecology research to understand strengths and gaps. This synthesis answers the following questions: Who is studying restoration? What ecosystem types are studied? Where is restoration studied? Which themes has restoration research focused on? Why is restoration happening? And how is restoration monitored and evaluated? We employed systematic searching for this review. Our results show that restoration research is conducted mainly by academics. Forest, peatland, grassland, and lake ecosystem types were the most commonly studied. There was a concentration of research in four provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia). Research into restoration has changed its thematic focus over time from reforestation to climate change. Legislation was the most common reason given for restoration. Restoration research frequently documented results of less than 5 years of monitoring and included one category of response variable (e.g., plant response but not animal response). Future research could investigate the outcomes of restoration prompted by legislation. At the dawn of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, this work demonstrates Canada's momentum and provides a model for synthesis in other countries.

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Response of thicket swamp species to soil moisture levels: Implications for restoration

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Trade-off Analyses of NDVI and Soil Moisture Relations on the Loess Plateau

Trade-off Analyses of NDVI and Soil Moisture Relations on the Loess Plateau

Ecological restoration research in Canada: who, what, where, when, why, and how?

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