The data include raw sequencing result of plant DNA in surface sediments of 33 lakes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and arid northwestern China. We used PowerMax Soil Kit of Qiagen company in Germany to extract DNA, then used universal plant primer g-h (Taberlet et et al., 2007) to amplify P6 loop of chloroplast trnL (UAA) intron in the sample. The PCR products were then sent to Fasteris company in Switzerland for the next-generation paired-end sequencing. The sequencing instrument is Illumina Nextseq 550. The data quality score (Q30) is 81.97.
LIU Xingqi, JIA Weihan
1) Data content: the main ecological environment data retrieved from remote sensing in Pan third polar region, including PM2.5 concentration, forest coverage, Evi, land cover, and CO2; 2) data source and processing method: PM2.5 is from the atmospheric composition analysis group web site at Dalhousie University, and the forest coverage data is from MODIS Vegetation continuum Fields (VCF), CO2 data from ODIAC fossil fuel emission dataset, EVI data from MODIS vehicle index products, and land cover data from ESA CCI land cover. 65 pan third pole countries and regions are extracted, and others are not processed; 3) data quality description: the data time series from 2000 to 2015 is good; 4) data application achievements and prospects: it can be used for the analysis of ecological environment change.
LI Guangdong
The Slope Length and Stepness Factor (LS) dataset of Pan-third pole 20 country is calculated based on the free accessed 1 arc second resolution SRTM digital elevation data (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM; the website is http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org）. After the pre-processing such as pseudo edge removal, filtering and noise removal, the LS factor with 7.5 arc second resolution was calculated with the LS factor algorithm in CSLE model and the LS calculation tool (LS_tool) developed in this project. The LS factor data of Pan-third pole 20 countries is the fundamental data for soil erosion rate calculation based on CSLE, and it also the fuandatmental data for analyzing the erosion topographic characteristics of Pan third pole 20 countries (such as macro distribution and micro pattern of elevation, slope and slope) . The dataset if of great importance for the analysis of geomorphic characteristics and geological disaster characteristics in this area.
YANG Qinke
1) Data content: species list and distribution data of Phrynocephalus and Eremais in Tarim Basin, including class, order, family, genus, species, and detailed distribution information including country, province, city and county; 2) Data source and processing method: Based on the field survey of amphibians and reptiles in Tarim Basin from 2008 to 2020, and recording the species composition and distribution range of Phrynocephalus and Eremias in this area; 3) Data quality description: the investigation, collection and identification of samples are all conducted by professionals, and the collection of samples information are checked to ensure the quality of distribution data; 4) Data application results and prospects: Through comprehensive analysis of the dataset, the list of species diversity and distribution can provide important data for biodiversity cataloguing in arid central Asia, and provide scientific basis for assessing biodiversity pattern and formulating conservation strategies.
GUO Xianguang
The Grassland Degradation Assessment Dataset in agricultural and pastoral areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is a data set based on the 500m Global Land Degradation Assessment Data (2015), which is evaluated according to the degree of grassland degradation or improvement. In this dataset, the grassland degradation of the QTP was divided into two evaluation systems. At the first level, the grassland degradation assessment was divided into 3 types, including no change type, improvement type and degradation type. At the second level, the grassland degradation assessment on the QTP was divided into 9 types, among which the type with no change was class 1, represented by 0. There were 4 types of improvement: slight improvement (3), relatively significant improvement (6), significant improvement (9) and extremely significant improvement (12). The degradation types can be divided into 4 categories: slight degradation (-3), relatively obvious degradation (-6), obvious degradation (-9) and extremely obvious degradation (-12). This dataset covers all grassland areas on the QTP with a spatial resolution of 500m and a time of 2015. The projection coordinate system is D_Krasovsky_1940_Albers. The data are stored in TIFF format, named “grassdegrad”, and the data volume is 94.76 MB. The data were saved in compressed file format, named “500 m grid data of grassland degradation assessment in agricultural and pastoral areas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 2015”. The file volume is 2.54 MB. The data can be opened by ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, and ERDAS software, which can provide reference for grassland ecosystem management and restoration on the QTP.
LIU Shiliang, SUN Yongxiu, LIU Yixuan
The interaction mechanism project between major road projects and the environment in western mountainous areas belongs to the major research plan of "Environment and Ecological Science in Western China" of the National Natural Science Foundation. The person in charge is Cui Peng researcher of Chengdu Mountain Disaster and Environment Research Institute, Ministry of Water Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The project runs from January 2003 to December 2005. Data collected for this project: Engineering and Environmental Centrifugal Model Test Data (word Document): Consists of six groups of centrifugal model test data, namely: Test 1. Centrifugal Model Test of Soil Cutting High Slope (6 Groups) Test 2. Centrifugal Model Experiment of Backpressure for Slope Cutting and Filling (4 Groups) Test 3. Centrifugal Model Experimental Study on Anti-slide Piles and Pile-slab Walls (10 Groups) Test 4. Centrifugal Model Tests for Different Construction Timing of Slope (5 Groups) Test 5. Migration Effect Centrifugal Model Test (11 Groups) Test 6. Centrifugal Model Test of Water Effect on Temporary Slope (8 Groups) The purpose, theoretical basis, test design, test results and other information of each test are introduced in detail.
CUI Peng
According to the method of dendrology, tree cores of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana) in central (Houxia, Urumqi) and western Tianshan Mountains (kuruning, Yili) were collected. Through the traditional method of dendrology, the sample was processed and dated according prescriptive process. We established the width chronology of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana) in central and western Tianshan Mountains. As the method of tree ring isotope, four tree cores were selected. After cleaning and air-dried, tree rings were separated five-year increments suing a scalpel under a microscope. Hg concentrations were analyzed in duplicate following the established procedures on a Leeman Hydra IIC Direct Hg Analyzer (Teledyne Leeman Labs, Hudson, NH, USA). The principle of the analytical method is cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometer after thermal decomposition and amalgamation of a gold trap following the US EPA method 7473 (USEPA 1998). The enhanced Hg pollution, especially at low-frequency, was revealed, which was consistent with the changes of global Hg deposition. In central Tianshan Mountains, Hg values showed strong anthropogenic impacts and reflected the local Hg emission loading. Compared to the ice-core Hg records on the Tibet Plateau, our outcomes presented the dramatic increasing trend after the World War Ⅱ. We suggested that tree rings in remote area can be employed to reflect the low-frequency and large-scale Hg deposition and can benefit to accurate the Hg emission inventory in China.
LIU Xiaohong
Correlation data of vegetation functional traits with topographic factors and pastoral animal husbandry activity factors, including: 1) observation data of main functional traits of 2-3 kinds of grassland plants in elevation, slope and slope upward; 2) correlation analysis data of vegetation functional traits and topographic factors; 3) correlation analysis data between vegetation functional traits and livestock activity intensity factors.
ZHAO Chengzhang
This dataset subsumes sustainable livestock carrying capacity in 2000, 2010, and 2018 and overgrazing rate in 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2017 at county level over Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Based on the NPP data simulated by VIP (vehicle interface process), an eco hydrological model with independent intellectual property of the institute of geographic sciences and nature resources research(IGSNRR), Chinese academy of Sciences(CAS), the grass yield data (1km resolution) is obtained. Grass yield is then calculated at county level, and corresponding sustainable livestock carring capacity is calculated according to the sustainable livestock capacity calculation standard of China(NY / T 635-2015). Overgrazing rate is calculated based on actual livestock carring capacity at county level.The dataset will provide reference for grassland restoration, management and utilization strategies.
MO Xingguo
The concentration data set of persistent organic pollutants in the atmosphere, lake water and fish bodies in Namco from 2012 to 2014 includes concentration time series of atmospheric gaseous organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), atmospheric gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), atmospheric particulate PAHs, dissolved persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in lake water, POPs in suspended particles of lake water and POPs in bodies of Gymnocypris namensis. The contents of the data set are all measured data. (1) The atmospheric samples were collected from the Integrated Observation and Research Station of Multisphere in Namco by the atmospheric active sampler. The flow rate of the sampler is 60 L min-1, which collects data every other day. One sample is generated every half month, and the sampling volume is approximately 600 m³. Each sample includes a glass fiber filter (GFF, 0.45 μm, Whatman) that adsorbs particulate POPs and a polyurethane foam (PUF, 7.5 x 6 cm) that collects gaseous POPs. (2) Fifteen sampling points were selected along Namco to collect surface lake water samples at a water depth of 0-1 m and with a volume of 200 L. The total suspended particulates are obtained by filtering the water samples with a 0.7 μm GFF membrane, and then the dissolved POPs in the water are collected using a solid phase extraction column packed with XAD-2. (3) Gymnocypris namensis is the most widely distributed fish in Namco. A total of 35 samples of different sizes were collected, and the concentration of POPs in the back muscle samples was analyzed. Each medium sample was prepared and analyzed by the Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes of CAS. The sample preparation steps include Soxhlet extraction, silica-alumina column purification, removal of macromolecular impurities by a GPC column, concentration and constant volume. The analytical test instrument was a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS, Finnigan-Trace GC/PolarisQ) manufactured by American Thermoelectric Corporation. The column separating OCPs and PCBs was a CP-Sil 8CB capillary column (50 m × 0.25 mm × 0.25 μm), and the column separating PAHs was a DB-5MS capillary column (60 m × 0.25 mm × 0.25 μm). Sampling and laboratory analysis procedures followed strict quality control measures with lab blanks and field blanks. The detection limit of the compound is the average of the concentration of the corresponding compound in the field blank plus 3 times the standard deviation; if the compound is not detected in the field blank, the signal-to-noise ratio, 10 times the lowest concentration of the working curve, will be considered as the detection limit. Data below the detection limit are considered undetected and labeled as BDL; data marked in italics are detected by 1/2 times the detection limit. The recovery of PAHs is between 65% and 92%, the recovery of OCPs is between 64% and 112%, and the sample concentration is not corrected using recovery.
WANG Xiaoping
This dataset includes the concentrations and spatial pattern of mercury (Hg) in the soil of the southern Tibetan Plateau. Two hundred thirty nine soil samples were collected, and cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrophotometry (CVAFS) was used to analyse the Hg contents. The limit of detection (LOD) for this method is 1.8 ng/g. The standard reference material, soil GB GSS-2, which is supplied by National Institute of Metrology P.R.China, was also analyzed for assessing the accuracy of this method, and the recoveries of this method were 84%-103%. This dataset will provide the informations of soil Hg contamination and background values over the southern Tibetan Plateau.
WANG Xiaoping
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