Area of research
Soil Science · Pollution
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Response of soil C-, N-, and P- acquisition enzymes to moisture pulses in desert grassland to shrubland state transition; Renewable energy in China’s abandoned mines; Anthropogenic shrub encroachment has accelerated the degradation of desert steppe soil over the past four decades; Vegetation drives soil microbial metabolic limitation through modifications of soil properties and microbial biomass during desert grassland-shrubland state anthropogenic transition. Representative work: Grassland-shrubland state transition causes profound effects on soil nutrients and microorganisms, yet little is known about how these soil characteristics are influenced by rainfall and litter changes during transition. Here, we examined water (high or low moisture pulse) and litter (grass or shrub) effects on these soil characteristics in grassland-shrubland mosaics consisting of desert grassland (DG), grassland edge (GE), shrubland edge (SE), and shrubland (SL) sites. The results showed that the transition of DG-GE-SE-SL significantly reduced soil moisture, total carbon (C), total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus (P), microbial biomass carbon, and microbial biomass nitrogen, revealing evide
Anthropogenic shrub encroachment has accelerated the degradation of desert steppe soil over the past four decades
Vegetation drives soil microbial metabolic limitation through modifications of soil properties and microbial biomass during desert grassland-shrubland state anthropogenic transition
Renewable energy in China’s abandoned mines
Response of soil C-, N-, and P- acquisition enzymes to moisture pulses in desert grassland to shrubland state transition