A new review highlights deep-rooted plants as essential, yet often overlooked, guardians of the world's arid lands. Led by Prof. ZENG Fanjiang, the review redefines deserts and drylands as active ecological frontiers, with DRPs at the forefront of stabilization and climate mitigation.
A joint research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shandong University has for the first time identified crystalline hematite and maghemite formed by a major impact event in lunar soil samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission from the South Pole–Aitken Basin.
A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Argentina's Center for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences and Biodiversity, has identified critical blind spots in current Antarctic vegetation mapping caused by the poor detectability of dark-colored lichens.
A new review has revealed the potential of desert ecosystems in the global fight against climate change. The review, led by Prof. ZENG Fanjiang from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, synthesizes evidence showing that deserts can function as vital carbon sinks through innovative management and technology.
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology have conducted an ecosystem-wide assessment of enhanced rock weathering in forest plantations. Led by Dr. KANG Ronghua, they revealed how the application of finely ground silicate minerals influences soil carbon fluxes and tree growth in a larch plantation in northeastern China.
A research team led by Prof. WANG Jianjun from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has produced a global map depicting the distribution and variation of dissolved organic matter across Earth's oceans.
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