RESEARCH NEWS

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  A New Technology Visualized the Distribution Patterns of Microbial Hotspots in Rhizospheric Soil

  The input of labile organics by plant roots stimulates microbial activity and therefore facilitates biochemical process rates in the rhizosphere compared to bulk soil, forming microbial hotspots.

  Dec 30, 2019
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  Scientists Find Inter-specific Difference in Ozone and/or Cadmium Effects on Plant Physiology

  Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with their collaborators, reported that the inter-specific difference exerted a significant effect on the sensitivity and response of tree species to ozone (O3), heavy metal (cadmium, Cd) and the combination of the two pollutants.

  Dec 30, 2019
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  Researchers Reveal Physiological Mechanism Underlying the Sorting of Sand-fixing Shrubs Along Vegetation Restoration in Sand Dunes

  Sand-fixing shrubs perform important roles in stabilizing mobile sand dunes. Different sand-fixing shrub species often separate along the temporal-spatial environmental water gradient during the sand dune stabilization process.

  Dec 30, 2019
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  Researchers of IAE Reveal Physiological Mechanism of Environmental Adaptability Difference of Dominant Sand Fixing Shrubs

  Desertification is a significant ecological and environmental problem worldwide. China is one of the countries affected seriously by long-term and large-scale land desertification particularly in water-limited regions in the northern part of the country.

  Dec 27, 2019
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  IAE's International Postdoc Reveals Relationship between Genome Size and Climate Change

  Factors such as climate change, habitat destruction and species invasion increase risks of species extinction.

  Dec 25, 2019
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  Researchers of IAE Reveal Mechanism Controlling Distribution of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Along Environmental Gradients in Conifer-Broadleaved-Mixed Forest in Changbai Mountains

  Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi is closely related to vegetation composition, soil characteristics and particular habitat processes.

  Dec 16, 2019
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  Priming Effect Mediates Soil Carbon Storage under Nitrogen Deposition with Various Chemical Forms

  Input of organic substances into soil often accelerates the mineralization of soil organic C (SOC), a phenomenon termed the priming effect (PE), which could mediate the turnover rate of C and nitrogen (N) in soil, influencing the competition for nutrients between plants and soil microorganisms.

  Nov 18, 2019
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  Researchers develop new method to estimate tree biomass in planted forests

  BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed a new method to estimate tree biomass in subtropical planted forests, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

  Nov 07, 2019
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  Researchers of IAE Make Progress in Sensitivity Analysis of Fuel-model Parameters in Boreal Forest Wildfire Modeling

  Forest fire is one of the most important disturbances in boreal forests in China, and it plays an important role in shaping forest species composition, age structure and ecosystem processes.

  Oct 31, 2019
• Scientists Reveal Toxicological Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics on Human Lung Epithelial Cells

  Nanoplastics, a new type of pollutant, exist mainly in the atmosphere in the form of suspended fine particles. They can enter human body through breathing, make contact with respiratory mucosa and lung cells, and affect their physiological functions. Due to their small size and high tissue affinity, nanoplastics can easily adhere to the cell surface, damage the membrane structure, and it is easily endocytosed and accumulated in cells, which can result in abnormality of cell gene expression and regulation, inflammatory reactions and even cancers.

  Oct 21, 2019