How do animals living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau coexist and adapt in such an extreme environment? Chinese scientists have uncovered distinct synergies between diet and gut microbes that support the ecological adaptation and coexistence of species on "the roof of the world." This study offers a brand-new perspective into the relationship between the gut microbiota and large herbivores' environmental adaptation and ecological niche differentiation, according to the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
A new study has unveiled the key mechanism for alpine grassland carbon sink on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in western China, providing scientific underpinning for ecological security. The study, conducted by researchers from the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been published in the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
China has released its most detailed map yet of grassland vegetation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, using a scale of 1:500,000. The map, developed by a team led by Wang Yanfen, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), was officially unveiled on Tuesday during an academic seminar on grassland vegetation mapping.
An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea water during the Early Cretaceous. The finding overturns the assumption that Earth’s greenhouse periods are marked by universally warmer and uniformly stable temperatures.
Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This new study utilized decadal climate prediction, suggesting improved accuracy in regional climate forecasts.
Recent research by scientists at the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences highlights the significant effects of global climate change over the past 36 years on the lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including expansion, increased water temperature, and greater transparency. There was also a gradual decrease in salinity, a significant reduction in chlorophyll-a levels, and enhanced microbial diversity and nutrient status.
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