Rui Ma

• Lanzhou University. Helsinki University

Better understanding of the responses of algal biodiversity to multiple pressures, such as climate warming and eutrophication, is a key issue in aquatic ecology. Alpha and beta diversity may have various patterns over temporal scales, especially in the Anthropocene, when external pressures became more multifaceted. However, the limited availability...

The ecological environment of arid central Asia (ACA) is fragile and sensitive to long-term climate change. Recent palaeoclimatological studies have mainly focused on northwestern China, which is located on the eastern side of the region. Holocene palaeoclimate records from the western region of ACA are scarce, thus hindering the exploration of the...

Understanding the vegetation response to climate change and human activities during the Holocene may help predict the future trajectory of vegetation change. Moreover, in the semi-arid region of northern China, it may also provide a scientific basis for addressing ecological problems and achieving sustainable development goals. Based on 5 AMS ¹⁴C d...

Lakes are one of the most important freshwater resources on Earth and they provide a wide range of ecosystem services. However, due to rapid economic development and the intensification of human activities, many lakes have become eutrophic, which may threaten their status as water resources. Human activities have played a significant role in lake e...

Wildfire activity is an important activity in evolution of vegetation and carbon cycling. Whether wet weather will suppress wildfire or promote them by increasing fuel reserves during the Holocene is not clear. We obtained a record of black carbon from a sediment core spanning the last 14.8 kyr from Gonghai Lake, in North China. There is a close re...