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2020-08-05The response of soil respiration to precipitation change is asymmetric and differs between grasslands and forestsAuthor: DU Yue E-mail: duyue@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15270 Online time: 29 July 2020 Intensification of the Earth’s hydrological cycle amplifies the interannual variability of precipitation, which will significantly impact on terrestrial carbon cycle. However, it is still unknown whether previously observed relationship between soil respiration and precipitation remains applicable under extreme precipitation change.Read More
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2020-08-04Characterization and function of banana DORN1s during fruit ripening and cold storageAuthor: SHAN Youxia E-mail: shanyouxia@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2020.111236 Online time: 2020-5-25 Given adenine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) is the universal energy source in all living cells, previous research proposed that extracellular ATP (eATP) play a critical role in plant growth, development and stress response. However, little is known in the action mechanism of exogenous ATP and its receptor DORN1 to mediate the physiological activities o...Read More -
2020-07-30Reflector-assisted double-layer hydroponic production helps to increase the effectiveness of urban rooftop farmingAuthor: SU Yunlin E-mail: suyunlin@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126766 Online time: 23 June 2020 By 2050, the world’s population is predicted to reach 9.8 billion and food production through conventional agriculture has been straining the global environment. Moreover, urbanization has continued to reduce farmland capacity and farm labor, but to increase the food miles that demand transportation and food preservation. Urban farming is propo...Read More -
2020-07-29Xinhua news:Plant community more sensitive to plant invasions on tropical coral islands链接：http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/29/c_139248810.htm Chinese researchers have discovered that the plant community showed higher sensitivity to plant invasions than the soil microbial and fauna communities on tropical coral islands.Read More
Plant invasion is a major factor leading to the degradation of indigenous vegetation on tropical coral islands, where ecosystems are more fragile.
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2020-07-29The effects of invasive plants on the health of forest ecosystems on small tropical coral islands were complex and desynchronizedAuthor: CAI Hongyue E-mail: hongyuecai@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106656 Online time: 1 July 2020 Plant invasion is a major factor leading to the degradation of indigenous vegetation on tropical coral islands, where ecosystems are fragile and endemism tends to be high. The holistic effects of biological invasions on island forests and their belowground organisms are poorly understood.Read More
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2020-07-23Nitrogen deposition differentially changes the carbon metabolisms of dominant woody species in an evergreen broad-leaved forestAuthor: LIU Nan E-mail: liunan@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138738 Online time: 17 April 2020 Human activities have significantly increased atmospheric nitrogen emissions and nitrogen deposition, such that atmospheric nitrogen deposition has become a major focus of environmental science and policy. Because nitrogen deposition is a global problem, the effects of nitrogen deposition on forest plants have been widely studied. The effects of...Read More
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2020-07-22Vegetation has different sustainable potential regeneration in different areas on tropical coral islandAuthor: HUANG Yao E-mail: huangyao.ok@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106689 Online time: 9 July 2020 Vegetation is integral to coral reef as it facilitates accretion and stabilization, previous research proposed that vegetation was affected by habitat heterogeneity across a narrow, but clear environmental gradient. However, the restoration potential of vegetation and relationship to habitat is unclear.Read More
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2020-07-22Nitrogen deposition differentially affect the metabolism of Psychotria rubra, a dominant shrub species in an evergreen broad-leaved forestAuthor: LIU Nan E-mail: liunan@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138183 Online time: 25 March 2020 Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have significantly increased atmospheric nitrogen emissions and nitrogen deposition back to the earth surface. With the rapid advancement of industrialization and urbanization, South China has experienced one of the highest rates of global nitrogen deposition. In addition to experiencing a very h...Read More