In the past 30 years, Northwest China has experienced a warm and humid climate increase trend. How this change will affect species diversity of plant communities is hot issue in ecological research. study, four α indexes were applied 29 shrub at desert sites Xinjiang, including Margalef index, Simpson Shannon–Wiener Pielou to explore relationship between factors (mean annual temperature (MAT) m...

Four species of the genus Flaveria, namely F. anomala, F. liaris, F. pubescens, and F. ramosissima, were identified as intermediate C3-C4 plants based on leaf anatomy, photosynthetic CO2 compensation point, 02 inhibition of photosynthesis, and activities of C4 enzymes. F. anomala and F. rawosissina exhibit a distinct Kranz-like leaf anatomy, similar to that of the C4 species F. trinervia while ...

Pectin films were developed by incorporating a halophyte plant Salicornia ramosissima (dry powder from stem parts) to modify the film’s properties. The films’ physicomechanical properties, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and microstructure, as well their biodegradation capacity in soil seawater, evaluated. inclusion of S. significantly increased thickness (0.25 ± 0.01 mm; contro...