Ning Chen
@chenning-cn.bsky.social
A dryland ecologist, focusing on dryland ecosystem stability.
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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November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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
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
October 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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
Reposted by Ning Chen
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
August 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
Soil microbial network mediate the effects of nitrogen addition on multiservices. realized by a 13-year field experiment!
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July 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Soil microbial network mediate the effects of nitrogen addition on multiservices. realized by a 13-year field experiment!
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Happy to share an excellent study on the self-organized spatial patterns of biocrusts. Biocrusts make a difference. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
July 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Happy to share an excellent study on the self-organized spatial patterns of biocrusts. Biocrusts make a difference. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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.
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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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March 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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?
spj.science.org/doi/abs/10.3...
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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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March 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Short forests should be noticed. Resilience and resistance of short vs. tall forests are compared.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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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
Paddy cultivation improves saline-sodic soil quality by mediating core genes related to carbon, nitrogen, and especially phosphorus cycling
March 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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
Paddy cultivation improves saline-sodic soil quality by mediating core genes related to carbon, nitrogen, and especially phosphorus cycling
March 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM