Research Progress

The Impact of Solar Radiation on Litter C and N Dynamics Depending on Forest Canopy Structure and...

WANG Qingwei from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a large appropriate spectral attenuation experiment, collaborating with a couple of senior ecologists...

Researchers Identify Toxicological Mechanism That Regulates Polystyrene Nanoplastics Induced Apop...

Nanoplastics are tiny plastic particles that can easily enter human lungs through breathing contaminated air. By damaging alveolar epithelial cells, nanoplastic particles can enter the blood system...

The Natural Regeneration Preference of Tree Species after Logging Provides New Insights into Rest...

In a study published in Ecological Processes, a research group led by Prof. YAN Qiaoling from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the effects of logging on ...

Nitrogen Enrichment Reduced Aboveground Stability but not Belowground Stability

A research group leading by Prof. Xiao-Tao Lü, from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted a N addition manipulation experiment in the Erguna Forest-Steppe Ecoton...

Researchers Quantify Retention of Deposited Ammonium and Nitrate and Its Impact on Global Forest ...

To address the problems outlined above, Prof. Yunting Fang’s laboratory at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), initiated a Chinese forest ecosystem 15N tracer netw...