RESEARCH NEWS

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  Coupled Temperature Sensitivity of Microbial Carbon and Nitrogen Use Efficiencies Across a Continental-Scale Forest Transect

  Study location, experimental design, and overview of the coupled temperature sensitivity of microbial carbon and nitrogen use efficiencies.

  Mar 27, 2026
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  Study Reports Sustained Pulmonary Injury Induced by Repeated Exposure to Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Mice

  Exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics induces alveolar epithelial barrier injury, inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and fibrosis-related changes in mouse lung tissue.

  Mar 18, 2026
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  Researchers Leads National Synthesis on Forest Nitrogen Retention and Carbon Sequestration in China

  A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has clarified how deposited nitrogen is retained in forest ecosystems and how this process contributes to carbon sequestration across China. The findings were published in the international journal Global Change Biology .

  Feb 10, 2026
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  Multi-Tower Observations Improve Understanding of Wind regimes and Carbon Fluxes in Mountainous Forests

  Research group from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),led by Academician ZHU Jiaojun, have reported a series of findings that advance understanding of wind regimes in mountainous forest ecosystems and their implications for carbon flux measurements.

  Feb 06, 2026
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  In-Situ Sensor Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Soil Nitrate Nitrogen

  Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Scienceshave developed a new sensor that enables rapid, in-situ monitoring of soil nitrate nitrogen, a key nutrient for crop growth.

  Jan 28, 2026
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  Multi-Tower Observations Improve Understanding of Wind regimes and Carbon Fluxes in Mountainous Forests

  Research group from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),led by Academician ZHU Jiaojun, have reported a series of findings that advance understanding of wind regimes in mountainous forest ecosystems and their implications for carbon flux measurements.

  Feb 06, 2026
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  Researchers Leads National Synthesis on Forest Nitrogen Retention and Carbon Sequestration in China

  A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has clarified how deposited nitrogen is retained in forest ecosystems and how this process contributes to carbon sequestration across China. The findings were published in the international journal Global Change Biology .

  Feb 10, 2026
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  Long-Term Field Study Finds Nitrogen Fertilization Weakens Non-Nitrogen Mineral Nutrition in Meadow Steppe Forage

  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 two indices: standardized mineral concentration (MC), a composite index summarizing how the concentrations of eight minerals collectively deviate from livestock minimum requirements under nitrogen addition, and expected mineral stability (MS), a unitless metric representing the community's capacity to maintain a sufficient multi-mineral supply through simulated species losses. Together, these indices quantify the integrative mineral status and its potential stability across nitrogen-addition gradients.

  Dec 25, 2025
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  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 Nature Reserve. They analyzed annual radial growth from 2010-2017 for 593 trees representing 20 common deciduous broadleaved species, and evaluated how winter freeze-thaw cycles, summer water availability, neighborhood crowding, and functional traits jointly shape growth patterns.

  Dec 25, 2025
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  A Cold-Tolerant Soil Bacterium Shown to Inhibit Antibiotic Resistance Genes Under Freeze–Thaw Conditions

  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 resistance genesin agricultural soils exposed to seasonal freeze – thaw cycles.

  Dec 22, 2025