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Microbial Necromass Carbon Causes Dramatic Carbon Loss in Permafrost Thaw Slump of Tibetan Plateau
A joint research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collected soil samples in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau to study variations of different organic carbon components (from microorganisms and plants) and their cont...
2023-04-24 -
How Reduced Sea Ice in Barents-Kara Seas Increases Snow Cover in Eurasia?
A research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how the sea ice in the Barents-Kara seas in November was an important factor affecting the distribution and interannual variability of snow-cover extent in Eurasia ...
2023-04-21 -
Study Reveals How Extreme Cold Events in South China Relate to Arctic Autumn Sea-ice Extent
A joint research team led by Prof. XIAO Cunde from Beijing Normal University, Dr. DU Zhiheng and Dr. YANG Jiao from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed how extreme cold events in southern China relate to Arctic autumn sea-ice extent.
2023-04-20 -
Study Reveals Positive Effects of Agriophyllum squarrosum on Meat Quality Traits in Growing Tan Lambs
A research team led by Prof. YANG Guo from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the effects of dietary A. squarrosum on the growth and meat quality traits of the local sheep breed of Tan lambs.
2023-04-19 -
Study Shows Impacts of Ecological Water Diversion Project on Water and Ecosystem Service Flows in Drylands
Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the ecological water diversion project (EWDP) has a positive impact on water resources security and ecosystem improvement in the lower inland river basin by altering the water and ecosystem...
2023-04-12 -
How Afforestation by Aerial Sowing Affects Topsoil Physicochemical Properties in Deserts?
Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have assessed the variation of topsoil physicochemical properties caused by aerial sowing afforestation in the sandy desert and quantified the relative contribution of soil texture and salinity ...
2023-03-21 -
Study Reveals Positive Impact of Large Lakes on Permafrost Development on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have revealed that these large lakes have a positive effect on the development of permafrost in adjacent areas, rather than leading to the degradation of permafrost.
2023-03-20 -
Researchers Realize Persistently Photocatalytic Uranium Extraction Using Light-storage Catalyst
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, now report a K+-doped and cyanamide-functionalized PHI (K-CN-PHI) for the persistent photocatalytic reduction of U(VI).
2023-03-17
