supported by the Third Xinjiang Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2021xjkk0305);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA2003020201);the Key Intergovernmental Projects for International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation of the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFE0109200).
Tumbleweeds participate in a common seasonal biological process in temperate grasslands,creating hanging grass fences during the grass-withering season that result in distinct ecological phenomena.In this study,we add...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42461011, 42071014);the Fellowship of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M703466)
The Golmud-Korla Railway in the Gobi area faces operational challenges due to sand hazards,caused by strong and variable winds.This study addresses these challenges by conducting wind tunnel tests to evaluate the prot...
the Second Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(Grant No.2019QZKK0405);the investiga-tion and monitoring project on Rational construction and utilization of grassland fence in China National Park(QHXH-2021-07-19-package 2).
Human activities have impacted 77%of the terrestrial ecosystems(excluding Antarctica),and the remaining areas are becoming increasingly endangered.Mapping spatiotemporal dynamics of Human Footprint has been used to ev...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52168065).
Railways built in cold,snowy,and lightly populated areas are subjected to wind and snow disasters.In this study,we selected a snow hazard prevention and control section of the Altay–Zhundong Railway in Xinjiang Uygur...
The National Natural Science Key Foundation of China under contract No.41930537;the Key Research and Development Plan of Guangxi under contract No.AB21076016;the Marine Science Program for Guangxi First-Class Discipline,Beibu Gulf University;the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under contract No.2022M721150.
Mangrove forest is one of the most important ecological and environmental resources by effectively promoting tidal flat deposition and preventing the coastal region from typhoon.However,there have been mass loss of ma...
This research was funded by the Fellowship of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M703466);the Basic Research Innovation Group Project of Gansu Province,China(21JR7RA347);the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province,China(20JR10RA231).
Sand fences made of punched steel plate(PSP)have recently been applied to control wind-blown sand in desertified and Gobi areas due to their strong wind resistance and convenient in situ construction.However,few studi...
This research was supported by the Science and Technology Development Plan of China Railway Group Limited(Grant No.2015-kj035-g004-03).
Concrete-plate fences have been widely adopted for windblown sand control and mitigation along railways.However,the inclination angles of inserting the concrete plate with respect to the vertical direction,i.e.,straig...
supported by the Young Scholars Science Foundation of Lanzhou Jiaotong University,China(2018016);the Chang Jiang Scholar and Innovation Team Development Plan of China(IRT_15R29)。
Recently,sand fences,made of high density polyethylene(HDPE)board,which is resistant against harsh plateau environmental conditions,could possibly be used to control the wind-blown sand along the Qinghai section of th...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (31470567)。
Fencing is an important part of husbandry for pastoral communities;however, these same fences can have unintended consequences for wildlife populations by restricting movement, reducing connectivity, and causing direc...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971731,41771121);the Xinjiang National Key Research and Development Program(2019B00005);the National Key Research and Development Program(2017YFC0506705);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2017476).
Desertification is one of the most serious environmental problems in the world,especially in the arid desert regions.Combating desertification,therefore,is an urgent task on a regional or even global scale.The Taklima...