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  - Soil erosion: Microbes keep it together
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.266
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    Zhang, Z., Dong, Z., Zhao, A., Yuan, W. & Han, L. The effect of restored microbiotic crusts on erosion of soil from a desert area in China. J. Arid Env. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.09.001 (2007).
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  - Global warming feedback: Bering the responsibility
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 21 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.248
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    Chen, L. & Gao, Z. Spatial variability in the partial pressures of CO₂ in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas. Deep-Sea Res. II doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.08.010 (2007).
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  - Seed treatment: Laser-protected wheat
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 31 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.227
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    Qiu, Z. B., Liu, X., Tian, X. J. & Yue, M. Effects of CO₂ laser pretreatment on drought stress resistance in wheat. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2007.09.014 (2007).
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  - Hydrolysis: Back from the dead
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 17 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.216
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    Cheng, H. et al. Hydrolysis technology of biomass waste to produce amino acids in sub-critical water. Bioresource Technol. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.08.024 (2007).
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  - Coke-oven gas: Turn pollution into power
    Anne Pichon
    Published online: 10 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.208
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    Shen, J., Wang, Z. Z., Yang, H. W. & Yao, R. S. A new technology for producing hydrogen and adjustable ratio syngas from coke oven gas. Energy Fuels doi: 10.1021/ef700217j (2007).
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  - Climate change: Dust in time
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 10 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.211
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    Yang, B., Bräuning, A., Zhang, Z., Dong, Z. & Esper, J. Dust storm frequency and its relation to climate changes in Northern China during the past 1000 years. Atmos. Env. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.025 (2007).
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  - Radioelements: Weathering forecast
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 26 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.196
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    Chan, L. S., Wong, P. W. & Chen, Q. F. Abundances of radioelements (K, U, Th) in weathered igneous rocks in Hong Kong. J. Geophys. Eng. 4, 285–292 (2007).
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  - Asian dust: Where the dust settles this content is Open !
    Felix Cheung
    Published online: 19 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.192
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    Li, G. et al. Dolomite as a tracer for the source regions of Asian dust. Geophys. Res. 112, D17201 (2007).
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  - Plate tectonics: Fighting to be on top
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 05 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.177
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    Ai, Y., Chen, Q. F., Zeng, F., Hong, X. & Ye, W. The crust and upper mantle structure beneath southeastern China. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 260, 549–563 (2007).
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  - Arsenic pollution: Know your onions
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 15 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.162
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    Yi, H., Wu, L. & Jiang, L. Genotoxicity of arsenic evaluated by Allium-root micronucleus assay. Sci. Total Environ. 383, 232–236 (2007).
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  - Water-quality management: A speedy sensor
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 08 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.157
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    Xin, L., Wang, X., Guo, G., Wang, X. & Chen, X. An optical biosensing film for biochemical oxygen demand determination in seawater with an automatic flow sampling system. Meas. Sci. Technol. 18, 2878–2884 (2007).
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  - Forestation: Carbon storage in soil
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 25 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.145
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    Huang, M. et al. The ecosystem carbon accumulation after conversion of grasslands to pine plantations in subtropical red soil of South China. Tellus B 59, 439–448 (2007).
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  - Electronic waste: A health hazard ignored?
    Ai Lin Chun
    Published online: 18 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.140
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    Bi, X. et al. Exposure of electronics dismantling workers to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in South China. Environ. Sci. Technol. doi: 10.1021/es070346a (2007).
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  - Intercropping: Happy together
    Wei Zeng
    Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.135
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    Li, L. et al. Diversity enhances agricultural productivity via rhizosphere phosphorus facilitation on phosphorus-deficient soils. PNAS 104, 11192–11196 (2007).
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  - Bio-indicators: A mossy start
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 04 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.123
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    Liu, X. Y., Xiao, H. Y., Liu, C. Q. & Li, Y. Y. ¹³C and ¹⁵N of moss Haplocladium microphyllum (Hedw.) Broth. for indicating growing environment variation and canopy retention on atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Atmos. Env. 41, 4897–4907 (2007).
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  - Fluid dynamics: Understanding Hurricane Katrina
    Padma Kant Shukla
    Published online: 27 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.121
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    Lou, S. Y., Jia, M., Tang, X. Y. & Huang, F. Vortices, circumfluence, symmetry groups, and Darboux transformations of the (2+1)-dimensional Euler equation. Phys. Rev. E. 75, 056318 (2007).
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  - Permafrost: Rocks are cool
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 06 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.98
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    Cheng, G., Lai, Y., Sun, Z. & Jiang, F. The 'thermal semi-conductor' effect of crushed rocks. Permafrost Periglac. Processes 18, 151–160 (2007).
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  - Coastal waters: Daya in distress
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 30 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.91
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    Wu, M. L. & Wang, Y. S.Using chemometrics to evaluate anthropogenic effects in Daya Bay, China. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 72, 732–742doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.11.032(2007).
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  - Desertification: Unshifting sands
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 30 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.92
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    Wang, X., Eerdun, H., Zhou, Z. & Liu, X. Significance of variations in the wind energy environment over the past 50 years with respect to dune activity and desertification in arid and semiarid northern China. Geomorphol. 86, 252–266 (2007).
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  - Carbon emissions: Rice yields
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 23 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.87
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    Zheng, J., Zhang, X., Li, L., Zhang, P. & Pan, G. Effect of long-term fertilization on C mineralization and production of CH₄ and CO₂ under anaerobic incubation from bulk samples and particle size fractions of a typical paddy soil. Ag. Ecosys. Environ. 120, 129–138 (2007).
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  - Microclimate: Urban impact
    Felix Cheung
    Published online: 16 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.80
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    Lo, J. C. F., Lau, A. K. H., Chen, F., Fung, J. C. H. & Leung, K. K. M. Urban modification in a mesoscale model and the effects on the local circulation in the Pearl River Delta region. J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol. 46, 457–476 (2007).
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  - Air pollution: Hold your breath this content is Open !
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 16 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.81
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    Wang, B., Lee, S. C. & Ho, K. F. Characteristics of carbonyls: Concentrations and source strengths for indoor and outdoor residential microenvironments in China. Atmos. Environ. 41, 2851–2861 (2007).
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  - Climate change: Reading the past
    Anne Pichon
    Published online: 16 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.82
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    Gan, Z., Yan, Y. & Qi, Y. Scaling analysis of the sea surface temperature anomaly in the South China Sea. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech. 24, 681–687 (2007).
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  - Rice yield: Bumper crop?
    Jim Casey
    Published online: 09 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.74
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    Song, X. J., Huang, W., Shi, M., Zhu, M. Z. & Lin, H. X. A QTL for rice grain width and weight encodes a previously unknown RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. Nature Genet. 39, 623–630 (2007).
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  - Bacterial evolution: Good housekeeping this content is Open !
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 18 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.49
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    Zhao, M. W. et al. Leucyl-tRNA synthetase from the ancestral bacterium Aquifex aeolicus contains relics of synthetase evolution. EMBO J. 24, 1430–1439 (2005).
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  - Atmospheric mercury: How clean is the air you breathe? this content is Open !
    Nicki Stevens
    Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-1
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    Feng, X. B. et al. Total gaseous mercury emissions from soil in Guiyang, Guizhou, China. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 110, D14306 (2005).
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  - Environmental detoxification: Green clean-up by root therapy
    Kaspar Mossman
    Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-19
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    Wang, G.-D. et al. Ex planta phytoremediation of trichlorophenol and phenolic allelochemicals via an engineered secretory laccase. Nature Biotechnol. 22, 893–897 (2004).
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  - Plate tectonics: Journeys to the deep
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-32
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    Ye, K., Cong, B. & Ye, D. The possible subduction of continental material to depths greater than 200 km. Nature 407, 734–736 (2000).
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  - Desertification: Dusty deposits show their age
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-33
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    Guo, Z. T. et al. Onset of Asian desertification by 22 Myr ago inferred from loess deposits in China. Nature 416, 159–163 (2002).
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  - Nitrous oxide: Antarctic emissions
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 10 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.285
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    Zhu, R., Liu, Y., Ma, J., Xu, H. & Sun, L. Nitrous oxide flux to the atmosphere from two coastal tundra wetlands in eastern Antarctica. Atmos. Env. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.016 (2007).
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  - Supercontinents: Mantle pieces
    Tim Reid
    Published online: 10 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.286
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    Wang, X. C., Li, X. H., Li, W. X. & Li, Z. X. Ca. 825 Ma komatiitic basalts in South China: First evidence for >1500°C mantle melts by a Rodinian mantle plume. Geology 35, 1103–1106 (2007).
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  - Extinction theory: A double episode this content is Open !
    Wei Zeng
    Published online: 10 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.288
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    Xie, S. et al. Changes in the global carbon cycle occurred as two episodes during the Permian–Triassic crisis. Geology 35, 1083–1086 (2007).
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