This project includes series of ecological indices and products from environmental factors which provided by Qilian Mountain Ecological Environment Research Center of Gansu Province. Led by Northwest Institute of ecological environment and resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qilian Mountain Ecological Environment Research Center founded by Lanzhou University, Gansu Qilian Mountain Water Conservation Forest Research Institute, Gansu Forestry Science Research Institute, Gansu water conservancy research institute, Gansu Provincial Desertification Control Research Institute, Northwest Normal University, Hexi University, Gansu Agricultural University and Gansu geological environment supervision The Institute and Gansu Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Bureau, a total of 11 universities, scientific research and administrative units. The center aims to integrate existing scientific research strengths and scientific and technological innovation platforms, based on the ecological and environmental protection of the Qilian Mountains, with the enhancement of ecosystem functions and the protection of biodiversity as the main breakthroughs. Specific research directions include the formation and evolution of water resources, the pattern and function of water conservation ecosystem, the coupling mechanism of water and ecology, the adaptation mechanism of ecosystem under the condition of climate change, the integration of ecosystem restoration technology and the integrated management mode of ecological adaptability in Qilian Mountain.
