MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS

Basis Research

The objectives are to evaluate the effects of global climate change on vegetation-mediated feedback to climate and to pastoral land use.  The study on carbon dioxide as well as others green house gases emission under different land uses will be a main task in coming couple years.  Meanwhile, adaptation of both animal and plant to alpine environments such as strong radiation, cold temperature and lower air pressure will be studied as well:

Long term monitoring of alpine meadow ecosystem

The responses and feedback of alpine ecosystem to global warming

The mechanism of productivity formation of alpine meadow ecosystem

The adaptation of native animal to alpine environ-ment

The effects of supplement solar UV-B radiation on adaptation of alpine plants

Measuring the CO₂ emision

Enhanced temperature using ITEX Open Top Chambers (OTC) at Haibei Station

Supplement of UV-B radiation

Practical Research

The practical research should focus on replenishing and enhancing the natural resource base and human capability for removal of deprivations. Sustainable animal production which base on sustainability of ecosystem structures and processes necessary to deliver goods and services. The moderate inputs of energy, materials and corresponding techniques must be introduced and practiced in pilot the households. The main works will be implemented are as follows:

Techniques integrated on fodder crops cultivation and degraded pasture improvement

Extension of livestock fattening techniques

Experimental demonstrations of sustainable development pastoral animal production

Director  Zhao Xinquan and his assistant Cao Guangmin are working in artificial grassland

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