Search Results - "Wu, Jianguo"

Urban ecology and sustainability: The state-of-the-science and future directions by Wu, Jianguo

“…A conceptual diagram illustrating the relationships among biodiversity, ecosystem processes (or ecosystem functions), ecosystem services, and human well-being…”
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Landscape sustainability science: ecosystem services and human well-being in changing landscapes by Wu, Jianguo

“…The future of humanity depends on whether or not we have a vision to guide our transition toward sustainability, on scales ranging from local landscapes to the…”
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Change in soil microbial biomass and regulating factors in an alpine meadow site on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Wu, Jianguo

“…The change in soil microbial biomass (SMB) content and its direct links to soil organic matter (SOM) and environmental factors are not well understood for…”
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Key concepts and research topics in landscape ecology revisited: 30 years after the Allerton Park workshop by Wu, Jianguo

“…This year marks the 30th anniversary of a momentous meeting in the history of landscape ecology—the Landscape Ecology Workshop held in Allerton Park, Illinois,…”
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Urban heat islands and landscape heterogeneity: linking spatiotemporal variations in surface temperatures to land-cover and socioeconomic patterns by Buyantuyev, Alexander, Wu, Jianguo

“…The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is a common environmental problem in urban landscapes which affects both climatic and ecological processes. Here we…”
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Impacts of urban expansion on ecosystem services in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, China: A scenario analysis based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways by Zhang, Da, Huang, Qingxu, He, Chunyang, Wu, Jianguo

“…[Display omitted] •Impacts of urban expansion on ESs were assessed in the urban agglomeration during 2013–2040.•With continuing urban expansion, four ESs will…”
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A systematic review of big data-based urban sustainability research: State-of-the-science and future directions by Kong, Lingqiang, Liu, Zhifeng, Wu, Jianguo

“…The future of humanity depends increasingly on the performance of cities. Big data provide new and powerful ways of studying and improving coupled urban…”
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Future global urban water scarcity and potential solutions by He, Chunyang, Liu, Zhifeng, Wu, Jianguo, Pan, Xinhao, Fang, Zihang, Li, Jingwei, Bryan, Brett A.

“…Urbanization and climate change are together exacerbating water scarcity—where water demand exceeds availability—for the world’s cities. We quantify global…”
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The Relationship between Habitat Loss and Fragmentation during Urbanization: An Empirical Evaluation from 16 World Cities by Liu, Zhifeng, He, Chunyang, Wu, Jianguo

“…Urbanization results in habitat loss and habitat fragmentation concurrently, both influencing biodiversity and ecological processes. To evaluate these impacts,…”
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Defining and measuring urban sustainability: a review of indicators by Huang, Lu, Wu, Jianguo, Yan, Lijiao

“…CONTEXT: The sustainability of urban areas is essential to the sustainability of regions, nations, and the world as a whole. Urban sustainability indicators…”
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How much of the world’s land has been urbanized, really? A hierarchical framework for avoiding confusion by Liu, Zhifeng, He, Chunyang, Zhou, Yuyu, Wu, Jianguo

“…Urbanization has transformed the world’s landscapes, resulting in a series of ecological and environmental problems. To assess urbanization impacts and improve…”
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Composition and divergence of coronavirus spike proteins and host ACE2 receptors predict potential intermediate hosts of SARS‐CoV‐2 by Liu, Zhixin, Xiao, Xiao, Wei, Xiuli, Li, Jian, Yang, Jing, Tan, Huabing, Zhu, Jianyong, Zhang, Qiwei, Wu, Jianguo, Liu, Long

“…From the beginning of 2002 and 2012, severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) crossed the…”
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Coronavirus infections and immune responses by Li, Geng, Fan, Yaohua, Lai, Yanni, Han, Tiantian, Li, Zonghui, Zhou, Peiwen, Pan, Pan, Wang, Wenbiao, Hu, Dingwen, Liu, Xiaohong, Zhang, Qiwei, Wu, Jianguo

“…Coronaviruses (CoVs) are by far the largest group of known positive‐sense RNA viruses having an extensive range of natural hosts. In the past few decades,…”
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Impacts of landscape structure on surface urban heat islands: A case study of Shanghai, China by Li, Junxiang, Song, Conghe, Cao, Lu, Zhu, Feige, Meng, Xianlei, Wu, Jianguo

“…Urbanization is taking place at an unprecedented rate around the world, particularly in China in the past few decades. One of the key impacts of rapid…”
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Assessing urban sustainability of Chinese megacities: 35 years after the economic reform and open-door policy by Huang, Lu, Yan, Lijiao, Wu, Jianguo

“…•GDP has increased much faster than GPI in Chinese megacities in recent decades.•Chinese cities have improved human welfare greatly at the expense of…”
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Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns of shrinking cities in urbanizing China: A novel approach based on time-series nighttime light data by Yang, Yang, Wu, Jianguo, Wang, Ying, Huang, Qingxu, He, Chunyang

“…The shrinking of cities has become an increasingly global phenomenon, posing challenges for sustainable urban development. However, most focus remains on…”
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Distinguishing between human-induced and climate-driven vegetation changes: a critical application of RESTREND in inner Mongolia by Li, Ang, Wu, Jianguo, Huang, Jianhui

“…Changes in the spatiotemporal pattern of vegetation alter the structure and function of landscapes, consequently affecting biodiversity and ecological…”
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Temporal variations in soil CO2 efflux in an alpine meadow site on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau by Wu, Jianguo

“…Temporal variations in soil CO2 efflux and its direct links to soil microbial biomass and environmental factors in high‐elevation regions are poorly…”
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Causes of overgrazing in Inner Mongolian grasslands: Searching for deep leverage points of intervention by Fang, Xuening, Wu, Jianguo

“…The legendary Mongolian Plateau has faced increasing environmental challenges associated with overgrazing, and achieving a sustainability transition for this…”
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A new fuzzy c-means clustering-based time series segmentation approach and its application on tunnel boring machine analysis by Song, Xueguan, Shi, Maolin, Wu, Jianguo, Sun, Wei

“…•A fuzzy c-means algorithm-based time series segmentation approach is proposed.•A decision making method is proposed to determine the appropriate number of…”
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