Study Reveals Diversity-decomposition Relationships across the Earth’s Major Forests

Forests harbor the largest biodiversity among terrestrial ecosystems and mediate biosphere-atmosphere carbon (C) dynamics via primary productivity and decomposition. The biodiversity of organisms involved in C and nutrient cycling can modify these ecosy...

Researchers Predict Three Comprehensive Benefit Levels of Well-facilitated Farmland Projects in the Huang-Huai-Hai Region

The establishment of well-facilitated farmland in recent years has played a key role in addressing the issues of land fragmentation and food security in China. Prof. SHI Wenjiao’s team at IGSNRR provided a detailed analysis of the comprehensive benefit...

A New Study on the Use of Fences for Grazing Exclusion on the Tibetan Plateau

The impact of fences on natural ecosystems where both domestic livestock and wildlife graze is of global concern. Associate Prof. SUN Jian's lab at IGSNRR found that grazing exclusion with fences was effective in promoting aboveground vegetation growth ...

Study Reveals a Comprehensive Picture of the Vegetation and Climate on the Tibetan Plateau during the Quaternary

ZHAO Yan's team establishes the first orbital-millennial scale vegetation record on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 1.74 Myr. They reveal a comprehensive picture of how high-latitude ice volume and low-latitude insolation has driven the plateau vegeta...

Researchers Assess the Effects of Restoration Approaches in Key Ecological Function Zones in the Headwater Areas of the Yellow River

Prof. ZHEN Lin’s team at IGSNRR proposed effective approaches for restoration, and found evidence of alpine grassland restoration and sustainable regional development.

A New Study Considers the Impact of Different Future Land Use and Climate Change Scenarios on Water Yields and Soil Erosion in the Three-River-Source region

A research team at IGSNRR estimated the likely situation in the future for ecological services in the Three-River-Source region.

Researchers Find Large Spatial Variations in Forest Water Retention Capacity in China

Dr. SHI Wenjiao and TAO Fulu's team at IGSNRR, CAS found large spatial variations in the CIC, LWHC, SSC and WRC in different forest types and soil types at the national and basin scales. The SSC values accounted for approximately 60–85% of the WRC valu...

Does Climate Change or Human Activity Dominate Alpine Grassland Change?

Associate Professor FU Gang's team at IGSNRR found that gross primary production (GPP) can be used as an indicator to quantify ecosystem changes.

Researchers Estimate Distribution of Hotspots for Desertification Research in China Using the Normalized Comprehensive Hotspots Index

Associate Professor HU Yunfeng’s team at IGSNRR used the Normalized Comprehensive Hotspots Index (NCH) to determine the spatial distribution of hotspots for desertification research based on the number of Chinese articles.

China's Inland Surface Water Quality Significantly Improves