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Plant-microbial Interactions Affect Productivity of Alpine Meadow at Different Stages of Degradation
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the nitrogen (N) uptake and preference for different forms of available soil N for dominant plant species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP).
2023-02-09 -
Revegetation in Extremely Degraded Grassland Improves Permafrost Stability on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Shengyun from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences compared and analyzed active layer thickness, soil freeze-thaw processes, and aggregate properties of extremely degraded grassland and revegetated grassland in the permafrost ...
2023-02-02 -
Exploring Controlling Factors of Water and Heat Exchanges over Zoige Wetland
Now, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIERR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chengdu University of Information Technology investigated the characteristics of hydrometeorological factors of high-elevation wetland in warm season (June-August) and cold se...
2023-01-09 -
South Asian Black Carbon Aerosols Accelerate Loss of Glacial Mass over the Tibetan Plateau
Recently, a joint research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prof. CHEN Deliang from the University of Gothenburg, and Prof. Robert Gillies from Utah State University analyzed the influence of black carbon aerosols ...
2022-12-28 -
Study Reveals Atmosphere-driven Glacier Mass Loss Changes at Urumqi Glacier No.1
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed energy budget and mass balance characteristics for Urumqi Glacier No.1 in the eastern Tianshan Mountains, based on an energy-mass balance model and high-altitude measurements from May ...
2022-12-09 -
Study Reveals Strong Uplift of Northeastern Tibet Plateau in Late Miocene
Now, a joint research team led by Prof. FANG Xiaomin from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prof. MIAO Yunfa from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of CAS and Prof. HUANG Kangyou from Sun Yat-sen University has exploited the potential of pollen...
2022-12-09 -
New Study Reveals Dominating Factors of Sustainability in Endorheic Regions
A joint research team has newly proposed an integrated framework that reveals the dominating factors of sustainability in endorheic regions, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
2022-11-16 -
Urumqi Glacier No. 1 on Track to Disappear
Wang Feiteng is a doctoral supervisor at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy director of State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, and director of Tianshan Glaciological Station. He currently serves as a member of the expert panel of World Meteorolo...
2022-11-11
