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Exploring Patterns of Soil Organic C, N and P Stoichiometry across Desert-grassland Transition Zone
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed how the pattern of soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN) and total P (TP) stoichiometry changes along a desert-grassland transition zone in northern China, which is a typical fragile eco...
2022-10-27 -
Permafrost Degradation Increases Future Costs of Infrastructure on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Integrating data-driven projection, multi-hazard index, and lifespan replacement model, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have evaluated the economic damage of permafrost degradation on the infrastructure over the QTP for the first time.
2022-10-26 -
Exploring Driving Factors Affecting Soil Ecological Stoichiometry in Typical Ecologically Fragile Areas of China
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the spatial pattern and its driving mechanism of soil organic carbon (C), total nitrogen (N), and total phosphorus (P) stoichiometry along environmental gradients that covered a total...
2022-10-12 -
Study Reveals Current State and Past Changes in Frozen Ground at the Third Pole
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed the current state of frozen ground and its changes during the past 60 years in the entire Third Pole by reviewing existing high-quality frozen ground data products or using data-driven...
2022-10-08 -
Researchers Explore Driving Factors Affecting Sustainability of Endorheirc Regions
Recently, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources and Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the first synthetic assessment of the combined effects of multiple driving and telecoupling factors (i.e., external factors: temperature ...
2022-09-29 -
Exploring Sources of Heavy Metals in Aerosol in Southeast Tibetan Plateau
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the elemental composition and sources of total suspended particles (TSP) and determined the concentrations of total and acid-soluble elements in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (...
2022-09-23 -
Microbially-induced Carbonate Precipitation Can Improve Coarse-grained Salty Soil
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a series of tests to investigate the effect of chloride salt on urea hydrolysis in MICP and the effect of MICP on the engineering and mechanical properties of coarse-grained soils cont...
2022-09-16 -
Chinese Researchers Reveal Yak Adaptation Secrets
Chinese researchers have revealed genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying adaptations of yak to low-oxygen environments
2022-09-16
