State Forestry and Grassland Administration

The non-inclusive g -extra diagnosability of the exchanged hypercube under the PMC and MM* models

Reliability evaluation of interconnection networks is essential for large-scale parallel systems. Traditional diagnostic strategies assume an inclusion relationship among fault sets, although the probability of such inclusion decreases rapidly as network size increases, resulting...

Plant functional trait and plant–microbe network β-diversity dominate spatial turnover of ecosystem multifunctionality in subtropical forests

Intensified human activities and climate change are accelerating biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem functions. While the positive role of local (α-scale) biodiversity in sustaining ecosystem multifunctionality is well established, its drivers at broader spatial (β...

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Pattern Analysis of the DXS Gene Family in Eucommia ulmoides

1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) is the first key enzyme in the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway of plant terpenoid biosynthesis, and it plays a vital role in Eucommia ulmoides terpenoid biosynthesis. In this study, bioinformatics methods were used to compreh...

Coolsecture: an easy-to-use and improved framework for cross-species Hi-C contact map comparison

Abstract Summary Cross-species Hi-C comparison remains challenging because existing workflows often rely on multiple scripts, heterogeneous I/O formats, and limited diagnostic support. We present coolsecture, a Python 3 command-line toolkit that integrates multiple contact-matrix...

Age-related vertical soil water redistribution and root water uptake pattern of artificial forest in the Loess Plateau of China

Understanding how stand age regulates soil water balance components is essential for sustainable afforestation in semi-arid regions. However, the long-term dynamics of deep soil water depletion and root water uptake patterns at different forest growth stages remain insufficiently...

Topographic factors and physical traits jointly shape the mechanical properties of Phyllostachys edulis

Understanding the drivers of variations in bamboo mechanical properties is essential for both sustainable resource utilization and material performance optimization. However, the relative contributions of bamboo physical traits and topographic factors to intraspecific mechanical...

Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

ABSTRACT Climate change has intensified drought frequency and severity, threatening global food security, particularly for staple crops like maize, wheat, and soybean. As central secondary metabolites, flavonoids orchestrate cellular redox homeostasis, stress signal transduction,...

Shrub expansion drives coupled declines in wetland particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon stability

Increasing shrub encroachment into wetlands has been shown to reduce the stability of mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC), yet its influence on particulate organic carbon (POC) stability remains unclear. To determine whether shrub expansion drives coupled declines in POC and...

Conditional cooling from large-scale urban afforestation: ecosystem functioning and planning implications

Large-scale urban afforestation is increasingly promoted as a Nature-Based Solution for reducing urban heat. Yet afforestation does not cool cities uniformly, and the conditions under which it delivers sustained thermal benefits remain poorly understood. This uncertainty limits t...

Comprehensive analysis of WUSCHEL-related homeobox family in Chosenia arbutifolia (Pall.) A. Skv.: characterization, structure, evolutionary insights, and expression profiles

Abstract WUSCHEL-related Homeobox (WOX) is a key transcription factor regulating plant meristems, and plays an important role in plant growth, development and stress resistance regulation. To analyze the molecular characteristics and functional potential of the CaWOX gene family...

Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal the Auxin-Mediated Regulatory Network Governing Alfalfa Responses to Phosphorus Deficiency Stress

Auxin plays a positive role in plant responses to low-phosphorus stress. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-mediated responses to phosphorus deficiency in alfalfa remain poorly understood. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivar ‘Zhongmu No. 3’...

Identifying the influencing factors of lake surface greenhouse gas concentrations using sentinel-2 remote sensing and machine learning: A case study of bird Island, Qinghai Lake

Alpine lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are important regions for studies of the regional carbon cycle and are highly sensitive to climate change. However, the variation patterns of lake surface greenhouse gases and their environmental regulation mechanisms remain unclear. In t...

Balancing site fidelity and exploration: individual movement strategies of migratory geese under extreme drought

Animal migration is an adaptive strategy for exploiting spatio-temporal fluctuations in resource availability, where site fidelity provides advantages under predictable conditions. However, under global climate change and habitat degradation, it remains unclear how waterbirds adj...

Dendrocalamus farinosus SAUR36 is involved in growth regulation and drought tolerance

Screening and identifying genes regulating rapid growth and drought adaptation in bamboo provides a theoretical basis for understanding the underlying mechanisms and is essential for sustainable utilization and elite germplasm breeding. Dendrocalamus farinosus is an important eco...

Genome-Wide Identification of the PAL Gene Family in Idesia polycarpa and Transcriptomic Responses to Botryosphaeria dothidea Infection

Idesia polycarpa is a woody oil tree threatened by stem canker caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, yet the organization and infection-responsive behavior of its phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) gene family remain poorly understood. Here, we identified five IpPAL genes and charact...

Mixed Cropping Improves Soil Fertility via Enhancing Plant Facilitation in Alpine Artificial Grassland

By enhancing plant complementarity and facilitation, mixed cropping may accelerate soil fertility recovery and improve grassland ecosystem resilience. Nevertheless, the impacts of mixed cropping on soil fertility over a single growing season, and the underlying plant–soil interac...

Evaluating the Time-Lag and Cumulative Effects of Climatic Factors on Vegetation Dynamics of Different Land-Use Types in the Circum-Tarim Basin

Monitoring vegetation dynamics in drylands and disentangling their driving mechanisms are essential for deciphering vegetation–climate feedbacks and supporting targeted ecological restoration. Taking the Circum-Tarim Basin as the study region, this study adopted the modified soil...

Sperm competition shapes anuran testicular architecture through tubule and tissue adjustments

Abstract Testis morphology may act as a determinant of sperm size, and the evolutionary pressure to produce longer sperm may impose functional constraints on testicular architecture. Postcopulatory sexual selection, particularly sperm competition, is widely recognised as a primar...

Wood Skeleton Supported Anisotropic Ionic Thermoelectric Hydrogels for Efficient Low‐Grade Heat Harvesting

ABSTRACT Ionic thermoelectric hydrogels show great potential for wearable electronics and low‐power energy harvesting. Achieving high ionic conductivity, large Seebeck effect, mechanical robustness, and environmental stability simultaneously remains challenging. Inspired by natur...

Altitudinal Patterns of Diversity, Stability, and Niche Breadth in Faba Bean Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities on the Qinghai Plateau

This study characterized regional variation in faba bean rhizosphere bacterial communities across a broad survey of the Qinghai Plateau and examined their associations with soil and spatial factors. Rhizosphere soil samples were collected from 15 faba bean-growing field sites acr...