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Scientists Reveal Responses of Different Biocrusts to Warming and Increased Drought
Recently, a research team led by Prof. LI Xinrong from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) evaluated how both lichens and mosses in biocrusts communities responded to 0.5℃ and 1.5℃ increases in temperature coupled with 5% and 8% reductions in total annu...
2021-03-17 -
Critical Nitrogen Dilution Curve Assists to Diagnose Nutrient Status for Mulched Drip-Irrigated Maize
Recently, researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) used nitrogen nutrition index (NNI) to diagnose nitrogen status for drip-irrigated maize with and without plastic mulch.
2021-03-15 -
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China’s Temperate Glaciers Are Melting at Accelerating Rate
Recently, a research team led by Prof. WANG Shijin from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) systematically analyzed the temporal and spatial dynamic characteristics of typical temperate glaciers.
2021-02-20 -
Scientists Estimate Ice Thickness and Subglacial Terrains in Yulong Snow Mountain
Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with their colleague from Yichun University, measured and estimated the ice thickness of the Baishui River Glacier No. 1 of Yulong Snow Mountain by using ground-penetrating radar (GPR...
2021-02-07
