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Reduced Microbial Stability Linked to Soil Carbon Loss in Active Layer under Alpine Permafrost Degradation
The researchers, headed by Prof. CHEN Shengyun from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and XUE Kai from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted a combined in-depth analysis of soil microbial communities and their co-occurrence networks in the act...
2021-06-16 -
Covering Soil Substrate on Sand Surface Helps Colonization and Development of Artificial Biological Soil Crusts
researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the effects of four soil substrates collected from the southeast edge of the temperate Tengger Desert in northern China on the colonization and development of artificial BSCs.
2021-06-03 -
Researchers Identify Molecular Mechanism of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Sand Rice
In a study published in Plant Biotechnology Reports, researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) employed comparative transcriptome across different tissues in sand rice to identify putative functional genes and profile their expression patterns,...
2021-05-31 -
Artificial Neural Network Assists in Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Clay
researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) analyzed the influential factors of the thermal conductivity of soils during the freezing process and developed a predictive model of thermal conductivity with an artificial neural network (ANN) technol...
2021-05-28 -
A New Mitigation Structure Assists in Protecting Permafrost Subgrade of Tibet Plateau
Recently, a research team from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) designed a new mitigation structure (NMS) to improve the cooling capacity of the CRR and to counter the pore-filling of the rock layer.
2021-05-27 -
Permafrost Degradation Affects Hydrological Factors in Source Area of Yellow River
Recently, a research team led by Prof. SHENG Yu from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied on the process of permafrost degradation and its response of key hydrological factors in the SAYR driven by climate change.
2021-05-21 -
Permafrost Degradation Affects Strengthening Measures of Embankment along Qinghai-Tibet Railway
A team led by Prof. Chen Ji from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) discussed the cooling effects of crushed rock revetment (CRR) and thermosyphons, and studied the characteristics of permafrost degradation in this region during 2006-2018.
2021-04-29 -
