supported by the Talent introduction program of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research.
Grassland ecosystems are experiencing severe deterioration due to ongoing climate fluctuation and human disturbance.Although numerous research centers on the patterns,processes,and functioning of degraded grassland,th...
General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2022D01A275);Project of Inner Mongolia M-Grass Ecology and Environment(Group)Co.,Ltd.(2022-NFGA-004).
[Objectives] To analyze the dynamic changes of maximum vegetation coverage in Ili River Basin from 2006 to 2020,and to explore the vegetation change and its influencing factors in the forest-grassland ecotone of Ili r...
Grasslands are among the largest terrestrial ecosystems,offering critical ecological,economic,and cultural services worldwide(Bardgett et al.2021;Wang et al.2022).However,they face unprecedented challenges due to clim...
financially supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(Grant No.2023-JC-ZD-30 and 2019JZ-45);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42301047,41771259 and 41171034);the Shaanxi Provincial Water Conservancy Science and Technology Project(Grant No.2016slkj-11);the Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory Project of Department of Education(Grant No.14JS059).
Modeling the soil evaporation under vegetation conditions is of theoretical and practical significance for water resources management in the Loess Plateau.In this study,a three-year field experiment was conducted in a...
The immense grassland unfolded in front of our eyes,with no sign of human habitation for hundreds of miles.This is where Tashi Norbu,a wildlife guardian at the Norbu Yugyel Management and Protection Station,came for h...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0603304);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42201263)。
Historical forest and grassland cover changes not only are critical indicators for quantifying ecological and environmental change processes but also serve as fundamental data for long-term climate change simulations ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71934003,72322008,and72348003).
Payment for Ecosystem Services(PES)has been widely acknowledged as an effective tool for mitigating grassland degradation and enhancing ecosystem services provision.However,critical factors,such as herders'willingness...
The first herder Chen Renjie encountered during his visit to Xizang Autonomous Region in 2012 was a Tibetan mother grazing a flock of sheep in the heart of a grassland in Xainza County.The woman walked slowly,with one...
Soil respiration rates(R_(s))were measured in New Zealand dairy grassland.Both season and soil type significantly affected R_(s).Soil temperature and soil type dominated overall R_(s).Soil respiration(R_(s)),the CO_(2...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32271611);the Qinling National Forest Ecosystem Research Station in 2020 fnanced by Ministry of Education of China
Background Plant traits and plant adaptive strategies have been afected by the increasing intensity and severity of environmental changes.Given the uncertainty surrounding future environmental conditions,investigating...