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2019-12-31Substrate stoichiometry determines nitrogen fixation throughout succession in southern Chinese forestsAuthor: ZHENG Mianhai E-mail: zhengmianhai@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ele.13437 Online time: 04 December 2019 The traditional view holds that biological nitrogen (N) fixation often peaks in early- or mid-successional ecosystems and declines throughout succession based on the hypothesis that soil N richness and/or phosphorus (P) depletion become disadvantageous to N fixers. This view, however, fails to support the observation that N fixers can remain act...Read More -
2019-12-30Global variability of plant xylem hydraulic conductivityAuthor: HE Pengcheng E-mail: hepengcheng@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.14929 Online time: 20 November 2019 A recent research paper published in Global Change Biology describes the global variability in plant xylem hydraulic conductivity in relation to climatic variables, plant biomes and plant functional types.Read More
Climate change will likely result in a redistribution of precipitation across the Earth’s surface, thus affecting the timing and amount ... -
2019-12-30Coordination of plant hydraulic and gas exchange traitsAuthor: LIU Xiaorong E-mail: liuxiaorong@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpz076 Online time: 17 July 2019 A recent research paper published in Tree Physiology describes the coordination of hydraulic and gas exchange traits across subtropical woody species.Read More
Terrestrial plants must exchange large volumes of water to obtain the atmospheric CO2 required for growth. A reliable and timely supply of water is therefore necessary to maintain adequate sto... -
2019-12-30Tropical forest plants adapting to low soil P availability via adjusting foliar P fractionAuthor: WANG Faming E-mail: wangfm@scbg.ac.cn> Paper link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13252. Online time: 25 November 2018 Tropical forests have some of the largest trees and fastest plant growth on Earth, even though they are often found on infertile soils. Tropical soils generally have low availability of phosphorus (P), one of the nutrients essential for photosynthesis, which maintains plant growth. As a result, tropical forest growth is generally thought to be l...Read More
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2019-12-13Sowing the seeds of innovationFor further reading please refer to: https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-019-00369-0Read More
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2019-12-10A new member was found in Orchidantha (Lowiaceae)Author: ZOU Pu E-mail: zoupu@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/njb.02493 Orchidantha N. E. Brown is the only genus in the monogeneric family Lowiaceae in order Zingiberales (Larsen 1998). This family is mainly distributed in tropical Asia (Borneo, Peninsular Malay and Indo-China Peninsula) and the center is Borneo. Lowiaceae was first reported from China by WU (1964) who described two species, Orchidantha chinensis T...Read More
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2019-12-05Chinese wisdom taking root in Amazon rainforestChinese wisdom taking root in Amazon rainforest Little known is the fact that Chinese scientists have participated in joint research and biodiversity protection in the Amazon since 2008, contributing their wisdom to the world's largest tropical rainforest.Read More
For many ordinary Chinese, the Amazon rainforest represents the most pristine and perilous side of nature, conjuring the images of exo... -
2019-11-14Revealing the process and mechanism of soil organic carbon mineral protection in acid forestsAuthor: YU Mengxiao E-mail: yumx@scib.ac.cn Paper link: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018JG004995 Online time: 29 August 2019 Mineral protection is an important way to prevent soil organic carbon (SOC) from being preserved by microbial decomposition, especially in acidic soils, such as iron and aluminum oxides plays an important role in SOC stabilization. Previous studies have shown the significant differences in the rate of SOC accumulation along forest succession sta...Read More