supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program,China(2019QZKK0304);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31800380 and 31761123001-1)。
Fencing for grazing exclusion is regarded as a traditional and effective method for the natural restoration of degraded alpine steppe,and it effectively promotes plant growth and enhances soil carbon stocks.Arbuscular...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program,China(2019QZKK0404);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42271070);the West Light Scholar of Chinese Academy of Sciences(xbzg-zdsys-202202);the Technology Major Project of Tibetan Autonomous Region of China(XZ202201ZD0005G01)。
Nitrogen(N)is an essential nutrient for both plants and soil microbes,but it often has limited availability.Currently,little is known about the effects of different vegetation patch types on the partitioning of N betw...
funded by the Guangxi Science and Technology Plan Project(Guike AD22080050);the Basic Research Ability Improvement Project of Young and Middle-aged Teachers of Universities in Guangxi(2022KY0386);the Opening Foundation of Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf,Ministry of Education,Nanning Normal University(NNNU-KLOP-K2202);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42471055).
Root system architecture has often been overlooked in plant research despite its critical role in plant adaptation to environmental conditions.This study focused on the root system architecture of the desert shrub Rea...
fnancially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31770501);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2024GJYY34).
Background The potential effects of global warming on soil fungal communities and their functions remain uncer-tain.To address this issue,we investigated the effects of 3-year simulated field warming on the community ...
funded by Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023NSFSC0195).
Background Changes in precipitation alter soil moisture,thereby afecting the aboveground and belowground ecological processes.However,it remains unclear whether plant root systems alter these efects through rhizospher...
1.Introduction:a history of violence In the eyes of both ancients and moderns,the Central Asian frontier zone(s)of the Achaemenid Empire,here understood as the satrapies of Baktria,Sogdiana,Chorasmia,and the semi-dese...
supported by the European Commission LIFE Ricotí(LIFE15-NAT-ES-000802);LIFE Connect Ricotí(LIFE20-NAT-ES000133)projects;This is a contribution to the Excellence Network Remedinal TE-CM(S2013/MAE2719);JG-C is funded by a Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellowship(CA4/RSUE/2022-00205)。
Parental food provisioning is crucial for the growth and survival of offspring.Growth rate depends on food quality and food supplied to offspring may differ from what adults use for their own.In the case of steppe pas...
funded by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Exploration;the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences;the National Natural Science Foundation,grant number 2019QZKK0404,XDA20020401,41977284;by the Doctoral Science Foundation of Henan Polytechnic University(B2019-019)。
The response of vegetation productivity to precipitation is becoming a worldwide concern.Most reports on responses of vegetation to precipitation trends are based on the growth season.In the soil freeze/thaw process,t...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32122055 and 32071603);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA26020101).
Nitrogen(N)deposition decreases the temporal stability of ecosystem aboveground biomass production(ecosystem stability).However,little is known about how the responses of ecosystem stability differ based on seasonal N...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0600801).
Background:Understanding the response of the plant community to increasing nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P)inputs is helpful for managing and protecting grassland ecosystems in semiarid areas.However,information about dif...