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 the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.40730105,40501072 and 40973057);the National"Eleventh Five Years Plan"Key Project on Science and Technology of China(No.2007BAC03A11)
There is a limited knowledge of spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrients and soil respiration in the semi-arid and arid grasslands of China. This study investigated the spatial differences in soil nutrients and soil re...
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...