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Ning Chen
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A dryland ecologist, focusing on dryland ecosystem stability.

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Nicolas Gross @nicolas-p-gross.bsky.social · 2d
Drylands are globally resistant to invasive species!

Native biodiversity and aridity are key but increasing grazing pressure and eutrophication may change the game 🌐

Our new paper is here @natecoevo.nature.com
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Abiotic and biotic controls of non-native perennial plant success in drylands - Nature Ecology & Evolution
It is unclear whether the harsh abiotic conditions of drylands hinder biological invasions. This global analysis shows that drylands are vulnerable to non-native plants and are likely to become more s...
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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · 21d
New paper out!
Nutrient addition shifts bacterial life-history strategies in biocrusts from K to r. Beautiful experimental design. Shapotou (SE Tengger Desert) is an exceptional natural laboratory for ecology.
www.the-innovation.org/life/article...

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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Dec 24
Just published in @journalofecology.bsky.social Using data from 1,854 plant species coming from the @erc.europa.eu funded #BIODESERT survey, we show how climate & grazing jointly shape leaf phenolics—key defence compounds—across global drylands. Great work led by PhD student Kaarina Shilula

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The Innovation @theinnovation.bsky.social · Dec 18
Exciting news! The Innovation Drug Discovery is launching!
A new international platform for breakthrough science in drug R&D, from discovery to clinical development. We aim to accelerate novel therapeutics for the world’s most critical diseases.
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#DrugDiscovery

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Nov 5
New paper out! The Loess Plateau provides a wonderful chance to compare drought response of planted vs. natural forests. Natural forests have lower drought vulnerability.
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Reposted by Ning Chen, Tommaso Jucker, Roozbeh Valavi

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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Oct 8
In #drylands, plants don’t grow randomly — they self-organize into disordered hyperuniform patterns that help them use water wisely & endure extreme aridity. A beautiful hidden logic of nature, revealed in a new @pnas.org study doi.org/10.1073/pnas... including #Maestrelab alumni

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Oct 8
An amazing work! Congratulations!

Reposted by Lindsay C. Stringer, Ning Chen, Nicolas Gross

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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Aug 14
To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Jul 25
Soil microbial network mediate the effects of nitrogen addition on multiservices. realized by a 13-year field experiment!
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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Jul 23
Happy to share an excellent study on the self-organized spatial patterns of biocrusts. Biocrusts make a difference. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · May 21
New paper out! We found that biocrust can coexist with vascular plants and form alternative states on the Loess Plateau. This is critical for restoration projects therein, especially when restoration has costed hundreds of billions of Chinese Yuan.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · May 5
Congratulations! Bravo! Stay well in KAUST.

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Apr 7
Beautiful views!

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Mar 24
New paper out. Response Patterns of Three Types of Biocrust to Reduced Rainfall. Moss showed delayed response to rainfall reduction. Soil water content may play a role in mediating biocrust's response. in which way?

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Response Patterns of Three Types of Biocrust to Reduced Rainfall | Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Mar 11
Short forests should be noticed. Resilience and resistance of short vs. tall forests are compared.
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Divergent patterns and determinants of resistance and resilience in short and tall forests across global drylands - IOPscienceSearch
Divergent patterns and determinants of resistance and resilience in short and tall forests across global drylands, He, Xiao, Dong, Xiaoxue, Li, Xuan, Chen, Ning, Zhao, Changming
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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Mar 8
New paper out. Prioritizing microbial functions over soil quality for enhanced multifunctionality in saline-sodic soil remediation
Paddy cultivation improves saline-sodic soil quality by mediating core genes related to carbon, nitrogen, and especially phosphorus cycling

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Mar 6
A wonderful group to connect with

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Mar 1
Thanks a lot!

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Feb 20
thanks for leaving a space for me in Vol 3

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Ning Chen @chenning-cn.bsky.social · Jan 30
Please a seat for me. Happy to join. Thanks.