A5086670470- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Gut microbiota and health
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Forest ecology and management
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Beijing Forestry University
2015-2025
Guangdong Ocean University
2023
Desert microbes are expected to be substantially sensitive global environmental changes, such as precipitation changes and elevated nitrogen deposition. However, the effects of enrichment on their diversity community composition remain poorly understood. We conducted a field experiment over 2 years with multi-level addition in desert shrubland northern China, examine responses soil bacteria fungi terms explore roles plant factors structuring microbial communities. Water significantly...
Revegetation in arid and semi-arid regions is a pivotal strategy for mitigating desertification controlling soil erosion by enhancing carbon storage woody biomass wind-induced erosion. Despite its recognized importance, critical gap remains understanding how distributed across different plant compartments (leaves, stems, litter, roots) this distribution influences dynamics. In study, we examined allocation between aboveground (shoot litterfall) belowground (coarse fine components, as well...
Shrublands are one of the major types ecosystems in desert regions northern China, which is expected to be substantially more sensitive global environmental changes, such as widespread nitrogen enrichment and precipitation than other ecosystem types. However, interactive effects on them remain poorly understood. We conducted a fully factorial field experiment simulating three levels (ambient, +20%, +40%) with two deposition 60 kg N ha-1 yr-1) shrubland Mu Us Desert China. used plant...
Abstract Questions (a) How do the facilitative effects of benefactors on understorey species change along a successional gradient; (b) what are feedback beneficiary benefactor; and (c) how these bidirectional interactions drive community dynamics shrub‐dominated ecosystem. Location A sand‐fixing community, Mu Us Desert, China. Methods We quantified shrub Artemisia ordosica herb abundance, biomass richness using an observational procedure at four positions gradient, i.e., semi‐fixed dunes (D1...
Abstract Dryland ecosystems exist in various vegetation landscapes with contrasting compositions of vascular plants and biocrusts (surface‐soil mats comprised soil particles, cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses fungi), they are very vulnerable to ongoing global change. However, compared plants, the responses their coexistence change remain elusive. We conducted a 5‐year experiment involving multi‐level precipitation nitrogen addition desert shrubland northern China examine these responses. found...
Abstract Soils harbour highly diverse bacterial communities that are essential for nutrient cycling and carbon storage. However, this diversity impedes the efforts to characterize individual taxa their ecological attributes. In particular, comprehensive assessments of soil in drylands China limited. study, samples were collected across 12 deserts, covering four climatic regions (dry sub‐humid, semi‐arid, arid hyper‐arid) northern examine dominant phylotypes, environmental preferences...
Abstract A vast portion of the surface Earth is desert and desertified land, where, due to harsh natural environment, vegetation generally scarce. Soil microbes play important roles in ecosystems have been used as indicators soil quality health. However, microbial interactions remain poorly understood. In this study, we collected samples from 12 deserts northern China, spanning four climate types representing distinct aridity gradients, evaluate bacterial eukaryotic co‐occurrence networks,...
The pattern of resource allocation to reproduction versus vegetative growth is a core component plant's life-history strategy. Plants can modify their biomass patterns adapt contrasting environments. Meristems have alternative fates commit growth, or remaining inactive (dormant senescent/dead). However, knowledge about whether meristem interpret adaptive changes in remains largely unknown. We measured aboveground plant (a proxy size) and number dominant shrub Artemisia ordosica three...
Abstract Xeric shrubs often play an important role in reversing desertification and promoting ecological restoration of degraded dryland ecosystems. However, how affect their associated herbaceous species environmental conditions remains largely unknown. In this study, we conducted a removal experiment along with stable isotope analysis to determine the water use strategy shrub ( Artemisia ordosica ) its perennial graminoids (PG) Mu Us Desert, northern China. We observed that intact plots,...
Allometric models are useful for assessment of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and biomass (AGB) forests shrubs, widely implemented in forest inventory management. Multiple forms allometric have been used to estimate vegetation carbon storage desert shrubland, but their validity estimation has not tested at a region scale with different habitats. To verify the habitat-specific models, general (combining data from all habitats/sites), previously developed prediction, we both ANPP...
Abstract Revegetation using xerophytic plants in drylands can alter soil microbial community diversity and composition; however, information about the communities their genetic repertoires that are involved organic carbon (SOC) processes remain unclear. This study aimed to characterize genes potential mediate SOC decomposition three revegetation shrublands ( Artemisia ordosica , Salix psammophila Caragana microphylla ) Mu Us Desert of northern China an mineralization experiment shotgun...
Abstract Changes in precipitation regimes and nitrogen deposition levels due to global change are altering terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Most attempts at understanding how biotic interactions affect plant species community responses have focused on measured the level. However, these approaches ignore that communities include functionally dissimilar might respond differently changes effects of dominant neighbours along environmental gradients. We test hypothesis with differences...
Previous studies investigating plant-plant interactions have focused on plant growth, context dependence and shifts in interactive outcomes. However, changes functional traits the of been inadequately explored; few effects plasticity strategies.
Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition and precipitation are major drivers of global changes that expected to influence plant nutrient resorption in desert ecosystems, where growth is often water limited. However, knowledge on the effects increased N them remain poorly understood. This study determined (ambient, 60 kg ha-1 year-1) supply +20%, +40%), their combination leaf Artemisia ordosica, a dominant shrub Mu Us Desert northern China. After 2 years treatments, only addition significantly...