An Introduction to National Key Research and Development Project:Research on the Response ofWetland Ecosystems in Mid-high Latitudes to Climate Change(No. 2016YFA0602300)
The national key research and development projectResearch on the Response of Wetland Ecosystems in Mid-high Latitudes to Climate Change (No. 2016YFA0602300) has been granted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China in July, 2016. This project selects typical wetlands of Aumer Valley as study areas. These areas are the main wetlands distributed regions. In addition, the human activities in China are significantly different from those in Russia. The wetlands are deteriorated rapidly and the wetland ecosystem functions are weakened significantly under the climate change and human activities. Based on this significant ecological and environmental problem, the project would study the response mechanism of wetland ecosystems to climate change in mid-high latitudes, elucidate its function stability mechanism, and appraise scientifically the impact of climate change and human activity. Furthermore, the project would solve the key problem that the effect of global change on the structure and function stability of the wetland ecosystems, provide the approach of adaptability regulation which alleviate the impact of global change, ensure the regional ecological security and sustainable supply of water resources, and provide scientific basis for development of national regulatory strategy and wetland conservation program. The project is undertaken by Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, cooperated with Northeast Normal University, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Chinese, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is granted for 25 million China Yuan from 1 July, 2016 to 30 June, 2021. Professor Changchun Song from Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is the chief scientist of the project.