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2024-05-13The latitudinal patterns and driving factors of plant lignin and microbial necromass accumulation in eastern forests of ChinaPlant - and microbial-derived compounds are the two primary sources of soil organic carbon .The results suggest that the disproportionate impacts of microbial traits ( especially microbial richness : biomass ratios ) on the accumulation of plant lignin and microbial necromass in forest soils of eastern China . These findings have important impli... Plant- and microbial-derived compounds are the two primary sources of soil organic carbon. However, how biotic and abiotic factors regulate the contributions of plant and microbial residue carbon to soil organic carbon at a regional scale remains unclear.Read More
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2024-05-10Xiaoliang Station reveals the underlying mechanisms of bioturbation on methane emissions in mangrove soilsBioturbation is one of the most significant environmental characteristics of mangrove ecosystems and plays an important role in the mangrove carbon cycle .This study analyzes methane emissions , soil physicochemical properties , and the composition of methane-cycling microbial communities before and after fiddler crab bioturbation in two distinc... Bioturbation is one of the most significant environmental characteristics of mangrove ecosystems and plays an important role in the mangrove carbon cycle. Macro benthos in the soil act like bioturbators; their presence and activity can significantly impact the microbial-driven carbon cycling processes by altering the physicochemical properties o...Read More -
2024-05-10Angiopteris nodosipetiolata (Marattiaceae), a new fern species from Yunnan, ChinaProtection in China .During the survey , they discovered a suspected new species within the genus , and immediately collected specimens for further morphological observations .Similar species and exhibits significant genetic distance between species ( Fig .Tel : 15011794942 . The genus Angiopteris Hoffmann, which belongs to the Eusporangiate ferns within the Marattiales Link and Marattiaceae Kaulf., is a crucial clade in the origin and evolution of ferns, offering significant ornamental, medicinal, edible, and scientific research value. Currently, Angiopteris is recognised to contain about 53 species in the world, wi...Read More -
2024-05-08Unraveling the Antimicrobial Potential: Pigeon Pea Stilbene Longistylin A against Nocardia InfectionsSimilarities to tuberculosis .Tel : 020-372082553 . A groundbreaking study by researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shed light on the antimicrobial mechanisms of Longistylin A (LGA), a natural stilbene compound found in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) leaves. This research, led by Professor Sheng-xiang Qiu, has been published in the Journ...Read More -
2024-05-08Long-term warming increased carbon sequestration capacity in a humid subtropical forestWith warming , the magnitude of this response varies greatly between models , particularly in tropical and subtropical regions .Ecosystem-level warming experiment in a subtropical forest in southern China , by translocating mesocosms ( ecosystem composed of soils and plants ) across 600.M elevation gradients with temperature gradients of 2.1 ° ... Tropical and subtropical forests play a crucial role in global carbon (C) pools, and their responses to warming can significantly impact C-climate feedback and predictions of future global warming. Despite earth system models projecting reductions in land C storage with warming, the magnitude of this response varies greatly between models, parti...Read More -
2024-05-06Carex qingyuanensis, a new species from Qingyuan, GuangdongSignificantly enhanced our comprehension of the relationships within Carex .Order to conduct a thorough morphological comparison and phylogenetic analysis , samples of similar species C . peliosanthifolia and Carex scaposa.Indicate the species is a new one in Carex sect .Based on the ？ type specimen ’ s location , the new species was named as ... Carex Linnaeus with ca. 2000 species, is one of the largest angiosperm genera and is distributed almost globally. The rapid advancement of sequencing technology has significantly enhanced our comprehension of the relationships within Carex. According to the latest study, Carex lineages encompassing six subgenera, 62 formally designated Linnean s...Read More -
2024-05-06Researchers reveal the causes of complex spatial structure of plant communitiesComplexity of plant communities remain ambiguous .Distribution of plants across different above-ground spatial niches .Of variation of plant height and the Shannon uniformity of plant height .Tel : 15201250748 . When observing plant landscapes in nature, it becomes evident that different regions exhibit varying spatial structures in their plant communities. For example, tropical rain forests showcase a highly intricate spatial arrangement with a multitude of species occupying different vertical levels, while plateau ecosystems display a convergence in p...Read More -
2024-04-30How to link plant functional traits to biodiversity under environmental change?Further provide links with biodiversity at broader temporal and spatial scales .Science , Research field : Plant functional traits , adaptation and evolution , E-mail : hui . liu @ scbg . ac . cn .A diagram of the linkage between functional traits and biodiversity at multiple ecological scales . Understanding the mechanisms underpinning the origins, patterns and dynamics of biodiversity is fundamental in biology and ecology. Trait-based ecology emphasizes the importance of functional traits in community assembly and ecosystem properties, however, functional traits can further provide links with biodiversity at broader temporal and spati...Read More