RESEARCH NEWS
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Too Much Nitrogen May Leave Trees More Vulnerable to DroughtLong-term nitrogen addition can make young and mature trees more vulnerable to drought, but through different physiological routes.May 08, 2026 -
Trees May Have a Third Way to Save NitrogenA 15-year experiment in northern China suggests trees use a hidden nitrogen-saving pathway that becomes increasingly important as forests mature.May 08, 2026
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New Study Explains Spatial Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Emissions Across Forest HillslopesThe study fills an important knowledge gap in high-frequency observations of forest hillslope N emissions and provides new insights into the spatial heterogeneity of forest N cycling under changing environmental conditions.May 08, 2026 -
Wollastonite-Enabled Fermentation System Boosts Biohydrogen Yield and Captures CO2Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a fermentation process that simultaneously enhances biohydrogen production and sequesters carbon dioxide within a single system. The study, led by Dr. LI Weiming, was published in Chemical Engineering Journal.May 08, 2026 -
Long-term Trial Identifies Source–Sink Synergistic Regulation Pathways Linking Soil Fertility and Maize Yield under Straw MulchingMay 08, 2026 -
Study Links Agricultural Management Intensity to Soil Priming EffectA collaborative study led by researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that agricultural management intensity plays a key role in regulating the soil priming effect and, in turn.Apr 20, 2026 -
Study Questions Reliability of Leaf N:P Ratio as Indicator of Nutrient Limitation in GrasslandsA research team at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that the widely used leaf nitrogen-to-phosphorusratio may not reliably indicate nutrient limitation in grassland ecosystems.Apr 09, 2026 -
Long-term Study Examines How Nitrogen Input and Hay Cutting Interact to Shape Grassland ProductivityA decade-long field experiment in northern China has found that low-level nitrogen addition increases grassland biomass only under non-harvested conditions, while its effect disappears when grasslands are subjected to annual hay cutting.Apr 09, 2026 -
Soil Fertility was Found to Shape Distribution of Mycorrhizal Tree Types in Temperate ForestsConceptual framework illustrating two hypotheses for the distribution of AM-and EcM-associated tree species along a soil fertility gradient.Apr 08, 2026 -
Native Vegetation Configuration Improves Stability of Restored Desertified Grasslands in Northern ChinaRelationship between the Sørensen similarity index and the number of shared species between soil seed banks and aboveground vegetation in lightly, moderately, and severely desertified grasslands during 2024 and 2025.Apr 07, 2026
