financially supported by the NSF of China(32271614;31870408);Biological Resources Programme,Chinese Academy of Sciences;State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change of China(Y7206F1016);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB31030000);National key basic R&D program of China(2017YFA0605100).
Herbaceous plants are an essential component of forest diversity and driver of ecosystem processes.However,because the growth forms and life-history strategies of herbaceous plants differ from those of woody plants,it...
supported by the Qinghai Science and Technology Department Project(2025-QY-225);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42267024);the Second Comprehensive Scientific Investigation and Research Project of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau(2019QZKK0905).
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau of China faces challenges like thaw slumping,threatening slope stability and infrastructure.Understanding the mechanical properties of the roots of the dominant herbaceous plant species in t...
supported by the Chinese Academy of Forestry Science Fund(Grant Nos.CAFYBB2020QD002,CAFYBB2021MC002,CAFYBB2023ZA009);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32171875);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFF1304103);the Open Bidding for Selecting the Best Candidates Project supported by National Forestry and Grassland Administration(Grant No.202401)。
Savannas are distributed globally across various regions.They perform a significant socioeconomic role in regulating net primary productivity and the terrestrial carbon cycle.Owing to the high spatial heterogeneity in...
In Burkina Faso, agricultural land degradation, including soil fertility decline, has prompted the implementation of agricultural innovations to address this challenge. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the cont...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001165,41473068);the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2022NSFSC1753);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA26040202);the Free Exploration Project of the Dual Support Plan for Disciplinary Development of Sichuan Agricultural University(2024ZYTS016).
As a key functional trait affecting many physiological processes,leaf pH is closely related to other leaf traits at the local scale.Nevertheless,whether and how leaf pH is linked with other leaf functional traits acro...
supported by the National Research,Development and Innovation Office,Hungary[grant number FK 134384 to L.E.,KKP 144068 and K 137573 to P.T.,and FK 142428 to Z.B.];the János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences(to L.E.and Z.B.);the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship(to K.V.H.and I.P.)。
In the Eurasian forest-steppe,with increasing aridity,the balance between naturally co-existing forest and grassland patches is expected to shift towards grassland dominance in the long run,although feedback mechanism...
In Senegal, natural pasture plays a major role in feeding livestock. During the rainy season, herbaceous plants account for a large proportion of the fodder consumed by ruminants. In Casamance, the composition and qua...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC:41901054);the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS-PIFI:2021VBB0004).
Biological invasions by alien and range-expanding native plant species can suppress native plants through allelopathy.However,the homeland security hypothesis suggests that some native plants can resist invasion by pr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41972110 and 41772108)。
To investigate the influence of diagenetic water media on the hydrogen isotopes of individual sedimentary aromatic compounds,a series of hydrous pyrolyses were conducted on herbaceous peat.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocar...
Supported by Special Soft Science Research Project for Hubei Province Science and Technology Innovation Talents and Services (2022EDA060).
Only by improving the production capacity of domestic herbal edible oil can China ensure the safety of the supply chain of the important industrial chain of vegetable edible oil in China and practice the big food conc...