Study Reveals How Alpine Grasslands Respond to Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts

A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences examined the dual effects of climate change and human activities by correlation analyses of data from 87 meteorological stations and economic statistical data of the QTP.

Tracing Global Microplastics in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Microplastics Threaten Typical Remote Cryospheric Regions

A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a series studies on the features and their potential impacts of microplastics in the typical cryospheric regions.

Eight Days on World's Highest Peak

Mission to Earth's Roof: Interview with leading glaciologist Prof. Kang Shichang

Vegetation Biomass Affects Soil Microbial Distribution and Assembly in Alpine Permafrost Regions

A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a study at the long-term observation site of alpine ecosystems in the permafrost region of the Shule River headwater on the northeastern margin of the QTP.

Precipitation Changes Alter Species Diversity and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Desert Steppe

Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that species diversity plays a more important role in mediating the response of ecosystem multifunctionality to altered precipitation.

Climate Warming Will Not Change Greenhouse Gas Emission of Biocrust in Arid Sandy Areas

Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) continuously monitored the GHG flux of mosses, algae and their mixture at the annual scale.