funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41073061, 41203054, 40730105, 40973057);the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-EW-302)
Litter decomposition is the fundamental process in nutrient cycling and soil carbon(C) sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems. The global-wide increase in nitrogen(N) inputs is expected to alter litter decomposit...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31060062, 40730105, 40973061, and 40973057);the National High-Tech Research & Development Program of China (2006AA100218)
The Tarim Basin, in northwestern China, is the largest continental basin in the world, and hosts desert landscapes as well as extensive oasis agriculture. Many horticultural products come from this basin. However, sin...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40730105, 40673067, and 40973057);National Key Technology Research and Development Program (Grant No. 2007BAC03A11)
Grassland is the largest terrestrial ecosystem in China. It is of great significance to measure accurately the soil respiration of different grassland types for the contribution evaluation of the Chinese terrestrial e...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 40730105, 40501072, and 40673067);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant Nos.2007BAC03A11 and 2002CB412503);The Knowledge Innovation Program of the Institute of Geographical Sciences;Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (The effect of human activities on re-gional environmental quality, health risk, and environmen-tal remediation)
The seasonal dynamics of soil respiration in steppe (S. bungeana), desert shrub (A. ordosica), and shrubperennial (A. ordosica +C. komarovii) communities were investigated during the growth season (May to Octo...