Grazing exclusion is one of the primary management practices used to restore degraded grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.However,to date,the effects of long-term grazing exclusion measures on the process of restoring d...Grazing exclusion is one of the primary management practices used to restore degraded grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.However,to date,the effects of long-term grazing exclusion measures on the process of restoring degraded alpine meadows have not been evaluated.In this study,moderately degraded plots,in which the vegetation coverage was approximately 65%and the dominant plant species was Potentilla anserina L,with grazing exclusion for 2 to 23 years,were selected in alpine meadows of Haibei in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Plant coverage,plant height,biomass,soil bulk density,saturated water content,soil organic carbon(SOC)and total nitrogen(TN)were evaluated.The results were as follows:(1)With aboveground biomass and total saturated water content at 0-40 cm depth,the average SOC and TN contents in moderately degraded alpine meadows increased as a power function,and the plant height increased as a log function.(2)The average soil bulk density at 0-40 cm depth first decreased and then increased with increasing grazing exclusion duration,and the minimum value of 0.90 g·cm^(-3) was reached at 15.23 years.The plant coverage,total belowground biomass at 0-40 cm depth,total aboveground and belowground biomass first increased and then decreased,their maximum values(80.49%,2452.92g·m^(-2),2891.06 g·m^(-2))were reached at 9.41,9.46 and 10.25 years,respectively.Long-term grazing exclusion is apparently harmful for the sustainable restoration of degraded alpine meadows.The optimal duration of grazing exclusion for the restoration of moderately degraded alpine meadows was 10 years.This research suggests that moderate disturbance should be allowed in moderately degraded alpine meadows after 10years of grazing exclusion.展开更多
Remote sensing(RS) technologies provide robust techniques for quantifying net primary productivity(NPP) which is a key component of ecosystem production management. Applying RS, the confounding effects of carbon consu...Remote sensing(RS) technologies provide robust techniques for quantifying net primary productivity(NPP) which is a key component of ecosystem production management. Applying RS, the confounding effects of carbon consumed by livestock grazing were neglected by previous studies, which created uncertainties and underestimation of NPP for the grazed lands. The grasslands in Xinjiang were selected as a case study to improve the RS based NPP estimation. A defoliation formulation model(DFM) based on RS is developed to evaluate the extent of underestimated NPP between 1982 and 2011. The estimates were then used to examine the spatiotemporal patterns of the calculated NPP. Results show that average annual underestimated NPP was 55.74 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1) over the time period understudied, accounting for 29.06% of the total NPP for the Xinjiang grasslands. The spatial distribution of underestimated NPP is related to both grazing intensity and time. Data for the Xinjiang grasslands show that the average annual NPP was 179.41 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1), the annual NPP with an increasing trend was observed at a rate of 1.04 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1) between 1982 and 2011. The spatial distribution of NPP reveals distinct variations from high to low encompassing the geolocations of the Tianshan Mountains, northern and southern Xinjiang Province and corresponding with mid-mountain meadow, typical grassland, desert grassland, alpine meadow, and saline meadow grassland types. This study contributes to improving RS-based NPP estimations for grazed land and provides a more accurate data to support the scientific management of fragile grassland ecosystems in Xinjiang.展开更多
Alpine meadow plants,adapted to humid and cold environments,are highly sensitive to environmental factors such as drought and heat.However,the physiological responses of individual alpine meadow species to drought and...Alpine meadow plants,adapted to humid and cold environments,are highly sensitive to environmental factors such as drought and heat.However,the physiological responses of individual alpine meadow species to drought and heat stress remain unclear.In this study,four representative species of typical functional groups in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were selected as experimental materials.Heat(H1,H2),drought(D1,D2),and combined stress(D1H1,D2H2)treatments were implemented to reveal the biomass and physiological characteristics’response to a constant drought and heat environment.Our results showed that the leaf water content(LWC)of Kobresia humilis and Poa annua increased significantly under heat stress and the compound stress(P<0.05).The effect of a single factor on LWC was greater than that of multiple factors.The aboveground biomass(AGB)of Oxytropis ochrocephala and Saussurea pulchra decreased significantly under compound stress(P<0.05).The response patterns of the net photosynthetic rate(Pn)and transpiration rate(Tr)of K.humilis and P.annua under various stress treatments were similar;as were those of O.ochrocephala and S.pulchra.The stomatal conductance(Gs)variation in K.humilis,P.annua,O.ochrocephala,and S.pulchra were the same under three kinds of stress treatments.The photosynthetic characteristics were more sensitive to the effects of composite than those of single factors.The drought×heat×species treatment had a significant influence on various indexes except on height(Ht)and the belowground biomass(BGB)(P<0.01).Within a certain range,daytime temperature(DT)promoted the Ht and increased the LWC of the plants,while it inhibited their AGB and intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci).The Pn,Tr,and Gs were more sensitive to soil moisture than to DT.The results help improve understanding of the physiological response regularity of representative alpine meadow plant species to continuous drought and high temperature conditions at the species level,and provided experimental data and theoretical basis to identify the decisive factors of stress response.展开更多
Chalcopyrite is one of the most important copper minerals;however,the extracted efficiency of chalcopyrite is still not satisfactory in hydrometallurgy owing to its high lattice energy which leads to its low dissoluti...Chalcopyrite is one of the most important copper minerals;however,the extracted efficiency of chalcopyrite is still not satisfactory in hydrometallurgy owing to its high lattice energy which leads to its low dissolution kinetics.To overcome the difficulties,many advanced technologies have been developed,including the selection of high effectively bacteria,the inhibition of the passivation film adhered onto the minerals surface,and the maintenance of solution redox potential under an optimum range.Up to date,considerable researches on the first two terms have been summarized,while the overview of the last term has been rarely reported.Based on corresponding works in recent years,key trends and roles of solution redox potential in copper hydrometallurgy,including its definition,effect and maintenance,have been introduced in this review.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001149,U20A2006,31971507)Applied Basic Research Project of Qinghai Province(2022-ZJ-716)+3 种基金Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2022436)Joint Grant from Chinese Academy of Sciences-People’s Government of Qinghai Province on Sanjiangyuan National Park(LHZX-2020-07)Chinese Academy of Science(CAS)"Light of West China"Program(2018)"The effect of grazing on grassland productivity in the basin of Qinghai Lake"。
文摘Grazing exclusion is one of the primary management practices used to restore degraded grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau.However,to date,the effects of long-term grazing exclusion measures on the process of restoring degraded alpine meadows have not been evaluated.In this study,moderately degraded plots,in which the vegetation coverage was approximately 65%and the dominant plant species was Potentilla anserina L,with grazing exclusion for 2 to 23 years,were selected in alpine meadows of Haibei in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Plant coverage,plant height,biomass,soil bulk density,saturated water content,soil organic carbon(SOC)and total nitrogen(TN)were evaluated.The results were as follows:(1)With aboveground biomass and total saturated water content at 0-40 cm depth,the average SOC and TN contents in moderately degraded alpine meadows increased as a power function,and the plant height increased as a log function.(2)The average soil bulk density at 0-40 cm depth first decreased and then increased with increasing grazing exclusion duration,and the minimum value of 0.90 g·cm^(-3) was reached at 15.23 years.The plant coverage,total belowground biomass at 0-40 cm depth,total aboveground and belowground biomass first increased and then decreased,their maximum values(80.49%,2452.92g·m^(-2),2891.06 g·m^(-2))were reached at 9.41,9.46 and 10.25 years,respectively.Long-term grazing exclusion is apparently harmful for the sustainable restoration of degraded alpine meadows.The optimal duration of grazing exclusion for the restoration of moderately degraded alpine meadows was 10 years.This research suggests that moderate disturbance should be allowed in moderately degraded alpine meadows after 10years of grazing exclusion.
基金supported by the international Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Science(Grant No.131965KYSB20160004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1803243)+1 种基金the Network Plan of the Science and Technology Service,Chinese Academy of Sciences(STS Plan)Qinghai innovation platform construction project(2017-ZJ-Y20)
文摘Remote sensing(RS) technologies provide robust techniques for quantifying net primary productivity(NPP) which is a key component of ecosystem production management. Applying RS, the confounding effects of carbon consumed by livestock grazing were neglected by previous studies, which created uncertainties and underestimation of NPP for the grazed lands. The grasslands in Xinjiang were selected as a case study to improve the RS based NPP estimation. A defoliation formulation model(DFM) based on RS is developed to evaluate the extent of underestimated NPP between 1982 and 2011. The estimates were then used to examine the spatiotemporal patterns of the calculated NPP. Results show that average annual underestimated NPP was 55.74 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1) over the time period understudied, accounting for 29.06% of the total NPP for the Xinjiang grasslands. The spatial distribution of underestimated NPP is related to both grazing intensity and time. Data for the Xinjiang grasslands show that the average annual NPP was 179.41 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1), the annual NPP with an increasing trend was observed at a rate of 1.04 gC·m^(-2)yr^(-1) between 1982 and 2011. The spatial distribution of NPP reveals distinct variations from high to low encompassing the geolocations of the Tianshan Mountains, northern and southern Xinjiang Province and corresponding with mid-mountain meadow, typical grassland, desert grassland, alpine meadow, and saline meadow grassland types. This study contributes to improving RS-based NPP estimations for grazed land and provides a more accurate data to support the scientific management of fragile grassland ecosystems in Xinjiang.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31672475)Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province (2019-ZJ908)+1 种基金National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0501901)the Second Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of the Tibetan Plateau (2019QZKK0302)
文摘Alpine meadow plants,adapted to humid and cold environments,are highly sensitive to environmental factors such as drought and heat.However,the physiological responses of individual alpine meadow species to drought and heat stress remain unclear.In this study,four representative species of typical functional groups in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were selected as experimental materials.Heat(H1,H2),drought(D1,D2),and combined stress(D1H1,D2H2)treatments were implemented to reveal the biomass and physiological characteristics’response to a constant drought and heat environment.Our results showed that the leaf water content(LWC)of Kobresia humilis and Poa annua increased significantly under heat stress and the compound stress(P<0.05).The effect of a single factor on LWC was greater than that of multiple factors.The aboveground biomass(AGB)of Oxytropis ochrocephala and Saussurea pulchra decreased significantly under compound stress(P<0.05).The response patterns of the net photosynthetic rate(Pn)and transpiration rate(Tr)of K.humilis and P.annua under various stress treatments were similar;as were those of O.ochrocephala and S.pulchra.The stomatal conductance(Gs)variation in K.humilis,P.annua,O.ochrocephala,and S.pulchra were the same under three kinds of stress treatments.The photosynthetic characteristics were more sensitive to the effects of composite than those of single factors.The drought×heat×species treatment had a significant influence on various indexes except on height(Ht)and the belowground biomass(BGB)(P<0.01).Within a certain range,daytime temperature(DT)promoted the Ht and increased the LWC of the plants,while it inhibited their AGB and intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci).The Pn,Tr,and Gs were more sensitive to soil moisture than to DT.The results help improve understanding of the physiological response regularity of representative alpine meadow plant species to continuous drought and high temperature conditions at the species level,and provided experimental data and theoretical basis to identify the decisive factors of stress response.
基金Projects(51774332,U1932129,51804350,51934009)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2018JJ1041)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘Chalcopyrite is one of the most important copper minerals;however,the extracted efficiency of chalcopyrite is still not satisfactory in hydrometallurgy owing to its high lattice energy which leads to its low dissolution kinetics.To overcome the difficulties,many advanced technologies have been developed,including the selection of high effectively bacteria,the inhibition of the passivation film adhered onto the minerals surface,and the maintenance of solution redox potential under an optimum range.Up to date,considerable researches on the first two terms have been summarized,while the overview of the last term has been rarely reported.Based on corresponding works in recent years,key trends and roles of solution redox potential in copper hydrometallurgy,including its definition,effect and maintenance,have been introduced in this review.
