Abstract China has 6.6 million km2 of drylands that support approximately 580 million
people. These drylands are at risk of desertification. In this Review, the changes observed in …

Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …

北方草地是我国重要的绿色生态屏障, 也是黄河, 长江, 澜沧江, 滦河等江河的发源地和水源涵养
区, 其对保障我国生态安全, 提升生态系统服务和生态系统稳定性具有极其重要的作用 …

Organisms—especially microbes—tend to live together in ecosystems. While some of these
ecosystems are very biodiverse, others are not, and while some are very stable over time …

摘要中国草地面积广阔, 自然资源丰富, 准确评估草地资源既是合理开发和利用草地的基础,
也对生态环境的保护具有重要意义. 但是, 关于中国草地面积, 生产力和承载力等本底数据至今 …

The structure and function of alpine grassland ecosystems, including their extensive soil
carbon stocks, are largely shaped by temperature. The Tibetan Plateau in particular has …

Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

It remains unclear whether biodiversity buffers ecosystems against climate extremes, which
are becoming increasingly frequent worldwide. Early results suggested that the ecosystem …

The sensitivity of vegetation productivity to precipitation (S ppt) is a key metric for
understanding the variations in vegetation productivity under changing precipitation and …

Anthropogenic climate change has emerged as a critical environmental problem, prompting
frequent investigations into its consequences for various ecological systems. Few studies …