Niche and Interspecific Association of Dominant Arbor Species in Quercus Communities in the Qinling Mountains, China
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. e03404 - e03404
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Soil Heavy Metal Accumulation and Ecological Risk in Mount Wuyi: Impacts of Vegetation Types and Pollution Sources
Feng Wu,
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Zhu Dong-hai,
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Tao Yang
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et al.
Land,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 712 - 712
Published: March 26, 2025
Soil
heavy
metal
(HM)
contamination
has
become
a
critical
global
environmental
issue,
predominantly
caused
by
industrial
and
agricultural
operations.
This
study
focuses
on
Mount
Wuyi,
UNESCO
biodiversity
hotspot
major
tea
production
base,
to
examine
vegetation-mediated
soil
HM
accumulation
under
anthropogenic
impacts.
We
analyzed
nine
HMs
(Mn,
Cu,
Zn,
Cd,
Hg,
As,
Pb,
Cr,
Ni)
across
diverse
vegetation
types
using
geochemical
indices
Positive
Matrix
Factorization
(PMF)
modeling.
The
findings
revealed
Mn
Zn
were
dominant
elements,
Cr
Pb
concentrations
exceeded
regional
background
values
3.47
1.26
times,
respectively.
demonstrated
significant
pollution
levels,
while
Cd
Hg
posed
the
highest
ecological
risks.
Vegetation
type
significantly
influenced
distribution
patterns,
with
cultivated
areas
shrublands
(including
gardens)
accumulating
higher
of
from
transportation
sources.
Notably,
bamboo
forests
exhibited
natural
resistance
contamination.
PMF
analysis
identified
four
primary
sources:
urbanization
(27.94%),
transport–agriculture
activities
(21.40%),
practices
(12.98%),
atmospheric
deposition
(12.96%).
These
results
underscore
need
for
implementing
clean
energy
solutions,
phytoremediation
strategies,
tea-specific
detoxification
measures
maintain
security
sustainability
in
this
ecologically
region.
Language: Английский
A Method Coupling NDT and VGICP for Registering UAV-LiDAR and LiDAR-SLAM Point Clouds in Plantation Forest Plots
Fan Wang,
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Jiawei Wang,
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Yun Wu
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et al.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(12), P. 2186 - 2186
Published: Dec. 12, 2024
The
combination
of
UAV-LiDAR
and
LiDAR-SLAM
(Simultaneous
Localization
Mapping)
technology
can
overcome
the
scanning
limitations
different
platforms
obtain
comprehensive
3D
structural
information
forest
stands.
To
address
challenges
traditional
registration
algorithms,
such
as
high
initial
value
requirements
susceptibility
to
local
optima,
in
this
paper,
we
propose
a
high-precision,
robust,
NDT-VGICP
method
that
integrates
voxel
features
register
point
clouds
at
stand
scale.
First,
are
voxelized,
their
normal
vectors
distribution
models
computed,
then
transformation
matrix
is
quickly
estimated
based
on
pair
characteristics
achieve
preliminary
alignment.
Second,
high-dimensional
feature
weighting
introduced,
iterative
closest
(ICP)
algorithm
used
optimize
distance
between
matching
pairs,
adjusting
reduce
errors
iteratively.
Finally,
converges
when
conditions
met,
yielding
an
optimal
achieving
precise
cloud
registration.
results
show
performs
well
Chinese
fir
stands
age
groups
(average
RMSE—horizontal:
4.27
cm;
vertical:
3.86
cm)
achieves
accuracy
single-tree
crown
vertex
detection
tree
height
estimation
F-score:
0.90;
R2
for
estimation:
0.88).
This
study
demonstrates
effectively
fuse
collaboratively
apply
multi-platform
LiDAR
data,
providing
methodological
reference
accurately
quantifying
individual
parameters
efficiently
monitoring
structures.
Language: Английский