Publications by authors named "Yakai Lei"
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution has become a major environmental risk, and green plants can mitigate air pollution by regulating their enzymatic activity, osmoregulatory substances, photosynthetic pigments, and other biochemical characteristics. The present investigation aims to evaluate the mitigation potential of five common evergreen tree species (, , , , ) against air pollution and to assess the effect of dust retention on plant physiological functions exposed to three different pollution levels (road, campus, and park). The results found that the amount of dust retained per unit leaf area of the plants was proportional to the mass concentration of atmospheric particulate matter in the environment, and that dust accumulation was higher on the road and campus than in the park.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of changes and driving forces of landscape pattern vulnerability at Qianping Reservoir in Central China.
Environ Monit Assess
September 2024
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- Reservoir projects significantly impact ecosystems, making it crucial to study landscape pattern vulnerability to aid in ecological restoration, especially in under-researched reservoir areas like Qianping.
- Over the years 2000 to 2020, cultivated land, grassland, and forest dominated the landscape, with cultivated land decreasing as other types expanded, while vulnerability levels remained stable initially but surged from 2010 to 2020, showcasing spatial trends.
- The study found that changes in land use, particularly due to human activities, increasingly contributed to landscape pattern vulnerability, highlighting the importance of these findings for ecological restoration and landscape reconstruction in similar environments.
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- During urbanization in developing countries, green infrastructure is fragmented, causing a mismatch between supply and demand for urban ecosystem services, particularly in Zhengzhou, China.
- The study evaluated excessive demand for six ecosystem services, highlighting that CO regulation is the most needed, particularly in older neighborhoods facing poor urban infrastructure for flood management.
- The analysis identified eight priority areas for green infrastructure development and revealed positive correlations between population density and demand for ecosystem services.
Interspecific hybridisation is the main method for improvement and breeding of tree peony (Paeonia ostii T.Hong & J.X.
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