Half of all of China's lakes are on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), which are mainly
distributed at altitudes above 4000 m asl. Being under conditions of progressively …

Plankton is an important component of a healthy shallow lake aquatic system, and the
diversity and stability of its community structure are impacted by numerous environmental …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is often referred to as the “Asian Water Tower”, as it plays
a crucial role in supplying water for∼ 1.9 billion people. Lakes in this arid mountain region …

Phytoplankton are the main primary producers in aquatic ecosystems and play an important
role in food web and geochemical cycles. Its diversity, community structure, and assembly …

The lacustrine organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rocks of the Early Cretaceous
Bayingebi Formation are widely distributed in the Yin'e Basin and they have become …

Despite providing significant assistance to human society, cascade dams can also have
negative impacts on river ecosystems. As the crucial components of river ecosystem, the …

The arid and semiarid areas experienced remarkable lake shrinkage during recent decades
due to intensive human activities and climate change, which would result in unprecedented …

Phytoplankton community spatial scales vary in typical coastal bay-river systems under
natural and anthropogenic effects. However, their relative importance in shaping …

Phytoplankton plays a vital role as primary producer in reservoir ecosystem. However, few
information could be obtained on precipitation affecting the spatiotemporal dynamics of …

Recent geological, hydrochemical, and mineralogical studies performed on hypersaline salt
flats have given insights into similar geo-morphologic features on Mars. These salt …