Zhiqiang Zhao

Dr. Zhiqiang Zhao

Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability
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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2010 in Environmental Modelling & Software
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SLShuangcheng Li
Shuangcheng Li
ZZZhiqiang Zhao
Zhiqiang Zhao
XMXie Miaomiao
Xie Miaomiao
YWYanglin Wang
Yanglin Wang

1 August 2018 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
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JLJianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu
Yue DouYue Dou
Yue Dou
MBMateus Batistella
Mateus Batistella
ECEdward Challies
Edward Challies
TCThomas Connor
Thomas Connor
JSJing Sun
Jing Sun

1 January 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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ZZZhiqiang Zhao
Zhiqiang Zhao
MCMeng Cai
Meng Cai
FWFang Wang
Fang Wang
JWJulie A. Winkler
Julie A. Winkler
TCThomas Connor
Thomas Connor
JLJianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu

1 September 2017 in Biological Conservation
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HYHongbo Yang
Hongbo Yang
AVAndrés Viña
Andrés Viña
YTYing Tang
Ying Tang
JZJindong Zhang
Jindong Zhang
FWFang Wang
Fang Wang
JLJianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu

12 June 2014 in Theoretical and Applied Climatology
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ZZZhiqiang Zhao
Zhiqiang Zhao
Jiangbo GaoJiangbo Gao
Jiangbo Gao
YWYanglin Wang
Yanglin Wang
JLJianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu
SLShuangcheng Li
Shuangcheng Li
At landscape scale, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) can be used to indicate the vegetation’s dynamic characteristics and has been widely employed to develop correlated and dependent relationships with the climatic and environmental factors. However, studies show that NDVI-environment relationships always emerge with complex features such as nonlinearity, scale dependency, and nonstationarity, especially in highly heterogeneous areas. In this study, we used geographically weighted regression (GWR), a local modeling technique to estimate regression models with spatially varying relationships, to investigate the spatially nonstationary relationships between NDVI and climatic factors at multiple scales in North China. The results indicate that all GWR models with appropriate bandwidth represented significant improvements of model performance over the ordinary least squares (OLS) models. The spatial relationships between NDVI and climatic factors varied significantly over space and were more significant and sensitive in the ecogeographical transition zone. Clear spatial patterns of slope parameters and local coefficient of determination (R 2) were found from the results of the GWR models. Moreover, the spatial patterns of the local R 2 of NDVI-precipitation are much clearer than the R 2 of NDVI-temperature in the semi-arid and subhumid areas, which mean that precipitation has more significant influence on vegetation in these areas. In conclusion, the study revealed detailed site information on the variable relationships in different parts of the study area, especially in the ecogeographical transition zone, and the GWR model can improve model ability to address spatial, nonstationary, and scale-dependent problems in landscape ecology.

3 July 2023 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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MCMeng Cai
Meng Cai
EKEva Kassens-Noor
Eva Kassens-Noor
ZZZhiqiang Zhao
Zhiqiang Zhao
DCDirk Colbry
Dirk Colbry