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8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

Firstly I would like to thank my supervisors Prof. Rainer Horn and Dr. Stephan<br />

Peth for their guidance and support continuously. Additional thanks to Prof. Bin<br />

Zhang for his recommend in the MAGIM project, and Dr. Xinhua Peng for his<br />

support in the data analysis and paper work.<br />

I acknowledged the f<strong>und</strong> support of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG<br />

#536) and the colleagues of MAGIM project. Julia Krümmelbein, Zhongyan<br />

Wang, Xingzhi Gao, Marcus Giese, Markus Steffens, Carsten Hoffmann, Katrin<br />

Schneider, Yujin Wen and Klaus Erdle are acknowledged for the co-operated<br />

field work, data support and manuscript improvement.<br />

I thank colleagues of Kiel University who provided good study environments, e.g.<br />

Julia Krumbelein who helps me in German material things, Pia Luttith who helps<br />

me for many staffs and Jens Rostek for computer things. I like Kiel summer:<br />

beach, forest, sunshine and flower, warm-hearted persons and clear<br />

environment. I will miss Kiel and my colleagues in Kiel.<br />

“Sonntag” dinner in Tuanbu and barbecue in the ecological station (IMGERS)<br />

were also indispensable to this work. I will miss my drinking partner, e.g.<br />

Chengjie Wang and many others. Most especially, to Inner Mongolia grassland,<br />

thank you for rustic people, blue sky, sunshine, delicious sheep meat “hot pot”,<br />

and strong wind and wine, and wish you “healthiness” forever!<br />

Thanks to my family for the consistent faith, care and support in study and life –<br />

my parents, who always <strong>und</strong>erstand me although they don’t know what I on<br />

earth did and do, and – my wife Xiaoyan Wang, who gives the huge contribution<br />

to this work and definitely know what my work is.<br />

Ying Zhao<br />

16 Dec. 2007<br />

Kiel University, Germany<br />

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