500-YEAR GROWTH CYCLE OF STALAGMITE AND ITS RESPONSE TO REGIONAL HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES IN HESHANG CAVE, WESTERN HUBEI

500-year growth cycle of stalagmite and its response to regional hydrological changes in Heshang cave, western Hubei

Stalagmitesare important high-resolution paleoclimate archives, and possess abundant physical, chemical and microbial paleoclimate proxies.Among of them, the growth rate (GR)of stalagmites quite popular because its easy access and non-destruction.However, the environmental implicationsof GR are still ambiguous due to the complex influence factors.H

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Comparing modeling methods of genomic prediction for growth traits of a tropical timber species, Shorea macrophylla

IntroductionShorea macrophylla is a commercially Gloves (All Types) important tropical tree species grown for timber and oil.It is amenable to plantation forestry due to its fast initial growth.Genomic selection (GS) has been used in tree breeding studies to shorten long breeding cycles but has not previously been applied to S.macrophylla.MethodsTo

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