This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41771035,42071047);the Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Gansu Province(20JR10RA112);the Northwest Normal University(NWNU-LKZD2021-04);the Department of Education of Gansu Province:"Innovation Star"Program of Excellent Postgraduates(2021CXZX-217).
Caragana korshinskii Kom.and Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.are pioneer shrubs for water and soil conservation,and for windbreak and sand fixation in arid and semi-arid areas.Understanding the water use characteristics of ...
Ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) play an important role in seed bank, seedling establishment andplant composition of arid ecosystems. Thus, knowing plant-ant interaction provides useful information formanagers to design...
The study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41571130082,41371507).
Regulation of leaf gas exchange plays an important role in the survival of trees and shrubs under future climate change. However, the responses of leaf water potential and gas exchange of shrubs in semi-arid areas to ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41371507)
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