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Scientists Study Microbial Resources for Industrial Applications
Researchers from a key laboratory in northwest China have so far collected over 6,300 strains of microbial resources from various extreme environments to research their industrial applications.
2024-05-18 -
Researchers Identify Characteristics of Meltwater Runoff in Three Sub-basins of Urumqi River Basin
a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated three sub-basins in the Urumqi River Basin, with glacier ratios ranging from 4% to 46%, to assess glacier ice melt runoff characteristics within a single basin.
2024-05-14 -
Non-photosynthetic Vegetation Helps to Enhance Accuracy of Assessing Effects of Wind Erosion
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collected hyperspectral data on NPV to estimate fractional coverage in the Mu Us Sandy Land (MUSL) using Landsat 8-OLI images from 2014 to 2017.
2024-05-08 -
How Soil Carbon and Nutrient Stocks Change in Desert Oasis Farmland
A research team from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated carbon and nutrient storage in farmland soil in Zhangye Oasis with different reclamation ages.
2024-05-05 -
Researchers Reveal Annual Distribution Change of Mountain Runoff in Hexi Corridor
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a research on the outflow of 13 rivers in the Hexi Corridor, including the Shiyang River, Heihe River, and Shule River, to gain a deeper understanding of the runoff change of mountain inla...
2024-04-26 -
Wind Speed, Underlying Surface and Seed Morphological Traits Collaborate in Secondary Seed Dispersal in the Tengger Desert
A research team led by Prof. Qu Jianjun from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences selected seeds from 11 plant species to study the factors that affect secondary seed dispersal in fixed, semi-fixed, and mobile dunes.
2024-04-26 -
Researchers Reveal Sources of Black Carbon in Southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Prof. KANG Shichang's research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted extensive monitoring of BC in Mingyong Glacier under Meili Snow Mountain and analyzed its source and climate impact using the regional climatic chemical coupling model WRF-Ch...
2024-04-18 -
Researchers Reveal Impact of Nutrient Addition on Diversity and Co-occurrence Network of Soil Fungal Communities
A research team led by LI Yulin from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a nine-year experiment in northern China’s semi-arid grasslands to investigate how adding N and P nutrients affects soil fungal communities’ diversity, composition, funct...
2024-04-16
