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2014-04-16Rice is the major pathway for Cd and Pb exposure in the population near mining area in South ChinaRead More
Heavy metal contamination by mining is a major environmental concern on a global scale. As a result, health related incidents caused by heavy metal pollution in China have risen sharply since 2005, with major accidents attracting nationwide attention. It was reported that high Cd in rice on the Chinese market was mainly the result of contam... -
2014-01-03Plant and Microbial Responses to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Addition Across an Elevational Gradient in Subarctic TundraTemperature is a major limiting factor for high latitude communities and ecosystems such as subarctic tundra, and these systems are therefore predicted to be particularly responsive to global warming. Increasing elevation is associated with a decline in temperature, so elevational gradients represent powerful natural experiments which may inform...Read More
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2013-10-16Earthworms facilitate net carbon sequestration in soilProfessor Shenglei Fu's group from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCBG), together with colleagues from University of Georgia and US Environmental Protection Agency etc., reveal that earthworms facilitate net carbon sequestration in soil, although the humble animals are often found stimulating CO2 emissions. This findi...Read More
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2013-10-11Maintenance of a Living Understory Enhances Soil Carbon Sequestration in Subtropical OrchardsAgroforestry systems play a central role in the global carbon (C) cycle and contain approximately 12% of the Earth’s terrestrial C. Agroforestry is a management system that integrates trees with farms in an agricultural landscape and usually encompasses a wide variety of understory vegetation management methods. Many studies have shown that man...Read More