Net primary production(NPP) is an indicator of rangeland ecosystem function. This research assessed the potential of the Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach(CASA) model for estimating NPP and its spatial and temporal chan...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41373087, 30800887);the State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology (LFSE2013-11)
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of rhizosphere organic phosphorus (P) in soil P supply in semiarid forests and the effects of tree species on rihizosphere organic P. We examined organic P fractions...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31260125,31000214)
Grazing can modulate the feedback between vegetation and soil nutrient dynamics(carbon and nitrogen),altering the cycles of these elements in grassland ecosystems.For clarifying the impact of grazing on the C and N ...
founded by the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-EW-302);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41073061, 41330528, 41203054)
Short-term nitrous oxide(N2O) pulse emissions caused by precipitation account for a considerable portion of the annual N2O emissions and are greatly influenced by soil nitrogen(N) dynamics. However, in Chinese sem...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(40901049;31060060);the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2009CB 421303);the 'Qing Lan' Talent Engineering Funds of Lanzhou Jiaotong University(QL-08-14A)
Horqin Sandy Land is a fragile, seriously desertified region located in Inner Mongolia of China. Over- grazing is one of the primary drivers of desertification in this region. We investigated whether the establishment...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51139002 and 51069005);the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Innovation Team Building Program (NDTD 2010-6);the Inner Mongolia Scientific and Technology Bureau (20090516);the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2010DFA71460)
Soil organic matter (SOM) plays an important role in maintaining vegetation cover and thus mitigating land erosion of fragile terrestrial ecosystems such as in the Northern Ordos Plateau of China (NOPC). However, ...