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 | Jianchu XuKunming Institute of Botany; World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) Verified email at cgiar.org Cited by 39793 |
Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change
Places experience forest transitions when declines in forest cover cease and recoveries in
forest cover begin. Forest transitions have occurred in two, sometimes overlapping …
forest cover begin. Forest transitions have occurred in two, sometimes overlapping …
The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths
Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by
simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article …
simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article …
The melting Himalayas: cascading effects of climate change on water, biodiversity, and livelihoods
J Xu, RE Grumbine, A Shrestha, M Eriksson… - Conservation …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Greater Himalayas hold the largest mass of ice outside polar regions and are the source
of the 10 largest rivers in Asia. Rapid reduction in the volume of Himalayan glaciers due to …
of the 10 largest rivers in Asia. Rapid reduction in the volume of Himalayan glaciers due to …
Lignicolous freshwater fungi along a north–south latitudinal gradient in the Asian/Australian region; can we predict the impact of global warming on biodiversity and …
Fungi play a key role in decomposition of submerged wood in streams, breaking down
lignocelluloses and releasing nutrients, and are important in ecosystem functioning. These wood …
lignocelluloses and releasing nutrients, and are important in ecosystem functioning. These wood …
[HTML][HTML] The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …
Bioactive metabolites from macrofungi: ethnopharmacology, biological activities and chemistry
Exploration of natural sources for novel bioactive compounds has been an emerging field of
medicine over the past decades, providing drugs or lead compounds of considerable …
medicine over the past decades, providing drugs or lead compounds of considerable …
Winter and spring warming result in delayed spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau
H Yu, E Luedeling, J Xu - Proceedings of the National …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Climate change has caused advances in spring phases of many plant species. Theoretically,
however, strong warming in winter could slow the fulfillment of chilling requirements, which …
however, strong warming in winter could slow the fulfillment of chilling requirements, which …
Maxent modeling for predicting the potential distribution of medicinal plant, Justicia adhatoda L. in Lesser Himalayan foothills
The population of the medicinal plant, Malabar nut (Justicia adhatoda L.) is shrinking in Dun
valley due to habitat fragmentation, invasion by Lantana camara, over-exploitation, and an …
valley due to habitat fragmentation, invasion by Lantana camara, over-exploitation, and an …
[HTML][HTML] Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets
Agroforestry systems and tree cover on agricultural land make an important contribution to
climate change mitigation, but are not systematically accounted for in either global carbon …
climate change mitigation, but are not systematically accounted for in either global carbon …
Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene
The scale, rate, and intensity of humans’ environmental impact has engendered broad
discussion about how to find plausible pathways of development that hold the most promise for …
discussion about how to find plausible pathways of development that hold the most promise for …