Research Progress

Long-Term Field Study Finds Nitrogen Fertilization Weakens Non-Nitrogen Mineral Nutrition in Mead...

Dr. Lü Xiaotao’s team conducted the study using a 10-year nitrogen addition experiment at the Hulunbuir meadow steppe. They examined the responses of forage non-nitrogen mineral nutrition with tw...

Winter Freeze-Thaw Cycles and Neighborhood Crowding Constrain Tree Growth in Temperate Forests

Led by Prof. WANG Xugao, REN Jing (Postdoctoral) and FANG Shuai (Associate professor) conducted an eight-year monitoring program in the 25-ha Changbaishan Forest Dynamic Plot within the Changbai Na...

A Cold-Tolerant Soil Bacterium Shown to Inhibit Antibiotic Resistance Genes Under Freeze–Thaw Co...

Researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported their findings on how a cold-tolerant soil bacterium can help curb the spread of antibiotic resistan...

Mowing Increases Belowground Carbon Storage by Reshaping Grassland Plant Communities

Dr. Lü Xiaotao’s team conducted a long-term manipulaitve experiment at the Erguna Forest–Steppe Ecotone Research Station and quantified root biomass and carbon storage of each plant species in t...

Framework Proposed for Assessing Nitrogen Conditions in Forest Ecosystems Under Global Environmen...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a structured framework for evaluating the nitrogen (N) status and nitrogen balance of forest...