A5067324033- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Climate change and permafrost
- Plant and animal studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Gut microbiota and health
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
2025
China National Botanical Garden
2024
Institute of Botany
2023-2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2023-2024
Beijing Botanical Garden
2024
Beijing Forestry University
2016-2023
Hefei University of Technology
2022
North China Electric Power University
2022
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...
The function of some testis-specific genes (TSGs) in model insects have been studied, but their non-model remains largely unexplored. In the present study, we identified several TSGs fall armyworm (FAW), a significant agricultural pest, through comparative transcriptomic analysis. A gene cluster (TSGC) comprising multiple functional and long non-coding RNAs was found. Quantitative PCR analysis validated expression within this across different developmental stages. Interspecies collinearity...
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...
Plants can be effectively used as bio-monitors of environmental pollution. However, how the particulate matter (PM) and heavy metal retention ability plants changes in different areas with human disturbance along monsoon has not yet been investigated urban ecosystems. In this study, we measured amount PM metals such Ni, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn accumulated by leaves Euonymus japonicus during East Asian from functional units Beijing, China. A rinse-and-weigh method developed our laboratory was to...
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...
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,...
Abstract Our knowledge on the responses of permafrost ecosystems to climate warming is critical for assessing direction and magnitude carbon‐climate feedback. However, most previous experiments have only been able warm air surface soil, with limited effects temperature. Consequently, it remains challenging realistically simulate thawing in terms increased active layer (a freezing seasonally above permafrost) thickness under scenarios. Here, we presented experimental design performance a...
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...