National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB825105)
This study examines the hypothesis that soil respiration can always be interpreted purely in terms of biotic processes, neglecting the contribution of abiotic exchange to COg fluxes in alkaline soils of arid areas tha...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB825105)
Recent studies on alkaline soils of arid areas suggest a possible contribution of abiotic exchange to soil CO2 flux(Fc).However,both the overall contribution of abiotic CO2 exchange and its drivers remain unknown.He...
financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB825105);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41261090)
Modeling soil salinity in an arid salt-affected ecosystem is a difficult task when using remote sensing data because of the complicated soil context (vegetation cover, moisture, surface roughness, and organic matter...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41271126);the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB825105)
Mountainous ecosystems are considered highly sensitive and vulnerable to natural disasters and cli- rnatic changes. Therefore, quantifying the effects of elevation on grassland productivity to understand ecosys- tem-c...
supported by the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2010DFA92720-10);the "Hundred Talents Program" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y174131001);supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB825105)
Arid and semiarid ecosystems, or dryland, are important to global biogeochemical cycles. Dryland's community structure and vegetation dynamics as well as biogeochemical cycles are sensitive to changes in climate and ...