The Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography under contract Nos JG2011 and JG1516;the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41606090;the National Basic Research Program(973 Program)of China under contract No.2015CB755904.
Sediment collapse and subsequent lateral downslope migration play important roles in shaping the habitats and regulating sedimentary organic carbon(SOC)cycling in hadal trenches.In this study,three sediment cores were...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB954204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41701099,31770765)
Soil acidification is a major global issue of sustainable development for ecosystems. The increasing soil acidity induced by excessive nitrogen (N) fertilization in farmlands has profoundly impacted the soil carbon ...
the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant 2014CB744301).
In this study,the Huadian oil shale(HD-R)and Balikun oil shale(BLK-R)were pyrolyzed in a fixed-bed pyrolyzer at 360–530℃.Based on the migration and conversion of organic carbon,their pyrolysis characteristics were i...
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB956004);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.16lgjc22)
Coastal seas,located between continents and the open ocean,are an important active carbon pool.The sedimentary total organic carbon(TOC)in these areas is a mixture of terrestrial and marine sources,and can be a powerf...
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB956004);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.16lgjc22)
Global carbon cycling is a significant factor that controls climate change.The centennial-scale variations in total organic carbon(TOC)contents and its sources in marginal sea sediments may reflect the influence of hu...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2015CB452905,2015CB452902);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41730529,41306108,41406128);the National Specialized Project of Science and Technology(Grant No.2015FY110600)
Seagrass leaf litters are an important source of sediment organic carbon(SOC). However, the mechanisms of seagrass leaf litter decomposition influencing SOC composition and the key transformation processes remain unkn...
Financial support for this study was provided by the Aid project on Science and Technology for developing countries from Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2013);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41401313)
The Middle Mountains is one of the regions of Nepal most vulnerable to water erosion, where fragile geology, steep topography, anomalous climatic conditions, and intensive human activity have resulted in serious soil ...
supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(No.2009BAC61B01);the National Basic Research Program(973Program) of China(No.2012CB95570002);the Innovative Team(Investigation and Management for Agricultural Land Resource) of Predominant Science and Technology in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering
Bulk density(BD) is an important soil physical property and has significant effect on soil water conservation function. Indirect methods, which are called pedotransfer functions(PTFs), have replaced direct measurement...
the Strategic Priority Research Program-Climate Change:Carbon Budget and Relevant Issues of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05050205);National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB421101);National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC-31400415);Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(8351065005000001),the Dinghushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station.
Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of precipitation changes on soil organic carbon(SOC)fractions in subtropical forests where the precipitation pattern has been altered for decades.Methods We co...
The National Key Basic Research Program of China under contract No.2010CB428902;the United Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China and Shandong Province under contract No.U1406403;the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Business of Central Public Research Institutes under contrast No.20603022013003
Long-term changes of composition, sources and burial fluxes of TOC (total organic carbon) in sediments of the central Yellow Sea mud area and their possible affecting factors are discussed in this paper. Firstly, si...