supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31760241, 41671528);the Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (17JR5RA061);the Gansu Province Basic Research Innovation Group Project (1506RJIA155);the Opening Foundation of the State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Desertification and Aeolian Sand Disaster Combating, Gansu Desert Control Research Institute (GSDC201503)
Desert plants survive harsh environment using a variety of drought-resistant structural modifications and physio-ecological systems.Rolled-leaf plants roll up their leaves during periods of drought,making it difficult...
sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41530854, 41571130081)
Soil water content(SWC) is a key factor limiting ecosystem sustainability in arid and semi-arid areas of the Hexi Corridor of China, which is characterized by an ecological environment that is vulnerable to climate ch...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91125005,41271083,41201062);the Incubation Foundation for Special Disciplines of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(J1210003/J0109);the Open Fund Project of the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering of China(SKLFSE201412)
In recent years, climate change has been aggravated in many regions of the wodd. The Hexi Corridor is located in the semiarid climate zone of Northwest China, which is parUculady affected by climate change. Climate ch...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40271011)
The middle and lower reaches of the Tarim River are currently one of the main regions of ecological restoration in the arid areas of western China.Using the principles and method of landscape ecology,this study has ch...