Under the guidance of the professor Faming Wang, a master student at the Center for Ecology and Environmental Science of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, studied the changes of precipitation patterns on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation. The study has been rece...

Phosphorus (P) is often one of the most limiting nutrients in highly weathered soils of humid tropical forests and may regulate the responses of carbon (C) feedback to climate warming. However, the response of P to warming at the ecosystem level in tropical forests is not well understood because ...

The natural resources of the South China coastal zone are as diverse as its landscape. Abundant surface runoff is enriching to coastal biodiversity. As a sea-land transit area, the interactions between multiple factors in the surrounding environment make the area more sensitive to natural changes...

Seasonal precipitation regime plays a vital role in regulating nutrient dynamics in seasonally dry tropical forests. Present evidence suggests that not only wet season precipitation is increasing in the tropics of South China, but also that the wet season is occurring later. However, it is unclea...

Wuzhimaotao (Ficus hirta Vahl) is a common homologous plant of food and medicine in Lingnan area of China. It is commonly used in the folk to treat diseases such as spleen deficiency, tuberculosis, weakness, rheumatism, night sweats, postpartum agalactism and so on. In Guangdong, Wuzhimaotao is c...