Ministry of Natural Resources

Adaptive graph construction and graph contrastive learning for geospatial feature embedding

Geospatial features serve as a cornerstone in urban planning and location-based services. Effective geospatial feature embedding is crucial for downstream geospatial Deep Neural Networks (DNN) applications. Currently, geospatial feature representation learning approaches rely on...

Satellite-derived turbidity dynamics reveal sediment regulation by the Three Gorges Dam and large river-connected lakes in the Yangtze River

Study Region The Yangtze River is a large regulated river system with pronounced variations in hydrology, sediment transport, and river–lake interactions. This study focuses on the mainstem from Yibin to Shanghai, particularly reaches influenced by the Three Gorges Dam (TGD), Don...

Evaluation for Optimal Model Selection and Bias-Corrected Projections of Daytime and Nighttime Extreme Heat in China Using the SimmEX Dataset

Global warming has intensified extreme heat events, posing growing climate risks. As a climate-sensitive region, China has experienced compound daytime and nighttime extreme heat, threatening health, ecosystems, and socioeconomic development. Accurate projections of future extrem...

Convergent innovation of (crypto)vivipary via asymmetric dismantling of seed desiccation and dormancy machinery

Cryptovivipary and vivipary, referred to as (crypto)vivipary, occur across multiple angiosperm lineages and enable embryos to continue developing before dispersal. Yet, this trait raises a fundamental question: how are seed-specific abscisic acid (ABA) responses modulated to supp...

Genomic and biological characterization of three lytic phages targeting Vibrio parahaemolyticus and their application in a raw salmon model

ABSTRACT Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major seafood-borne pathogen that poses substantial threats to food safety and aquaculture. However, effective and food-compatible strategies for controlling this pathogen along the seafood supply chain remain limited. In this study, three no...

Influence of supercritical CO2-water soaking on fracture toughness of shale: Implications for shale gas recovery and CO2 sequestration

The fracture toughness of shale influences fracture network formation and CO 2 storage stability in shale reservoirs. To investigate this effect, semi-circular bending (SCB) tests and measurements of surface energy, fracture surface roughness, and mineral compositions were conduc...

Centroid-Frequency-Guided Nonstationary Reflectivity Inversion and Its Application for Top and Bottom Interface Identification of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs

Nonstationary convolution models are widely used as the forward formula of nonstationary seismic reflectivity inversion (NSRI). This forward formula is determined by the convolution of a time-varying wavelet and reflectivity. Previous NSRI algorithms just focus on the estimation...

MARC-Net: A Modality-Availability-Aware Robust Change Network for Missing-Optical Bi-Temporal Optical–SAR Change Detection of Reclaimed Cropland

Reliable monitoring of reclaimed cropland is hindered when one optical acquisition is unavailable or degraded. We formulate missing-modality bi-temporal optical–SAR change detection and propose the Modality-Availability-Aware Robust Change Network (MARC-Net), a new architecture t...

Insights into the Versatile Sulfur Metabolism of Sulfurovum sp. MH2-6 Isolated from Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Environments

In deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystems, inorganic sulfur compounds serve as key energy sources for microbes through oxidation, reduction, or disproportionation reactions. However, to date, the bacteria that disproportionate sulfur remain poorly understood. Here, we characterized the...

Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Variations in Fish Diversity Across the Yangtze River Basin and the Effects of the Three Gorges Dam

It is imperative that freshwater fish biodiversity research incorporates diverse components, encompassing taxonomy, phylogeny and function, alongside multifaceted facets, including richness, divergence and regularity. This comprehensive approach is essential to facilitate a more...

Ecological Restoration of Degraded Mining Soils Through Key‐Layer Construction Using Industrial By‐Products: A Comprehensive Analysis of Soil Physics, Microbiology, and Maize Yield

ABSTRACT Coal mining severely degrades soil profiles and ecosystem functions, highlighting the need for effective reclamation. Reconstructing soil profiles with industrial solid wastes offers a promising waste‐to‐resource approach, but the ecological effects of different engineer...

Smart Urban Agriculture in Transition: A Systematic Review of ICT Integration, Applications, and Challenges

This paper systematically reviews the emerging field of smart urban agriculture, defined as the integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) into food production practices within and around built-up urban areas. Although urban agriculture and digital agricultu...