24 Result(s)

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Dendroclimatic evaluation of climate-growth relationships of Meyer spruce (Picea meyeri) on a sandy substrate in semi-arid grassland, north China

Dendroclimatic techniques were used to assess the climate–growth relationships of refugial Meyer spruce (Picea meyeri Rehd. et Wils.) on a sandy substrate in semi-arid grassland of north China. Statistical analy...

Eryuan Liang, Xuemei Shao, Yuxi Hu, **xing Lin in Trees (2001)

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Species-dependent responses of juniper and spruce to increasing CO₂ concentration and to climate in semi-arid and arid areas of northwestern China

Qilian juniper (Sabina przewalskii Kom.) and Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia Kom.) represent different tree functional types, which can be found extensively in northwestern China. The former is drought-tolerant...

**aohong Liu, Xuemei Shao, Eryuan Liang, Liangju Zhao, Tuo Chen, Dahe Qin… in Plant Ecology (2007)

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Has global change induced divergent trends in radial growth of Pinus sylvestris and Pinus halepensis at their bioclimatic limit? The example of the Sainte-Baume forest (south-east France)

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Growth variation in Abies georgei var. smithii along altitudinal gradients in the Sygera Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

A network of nine Smith fir (Abies georgei var. smithii) ring-width chronologies was constructed from sites ranging in elevation from 3,550 to 4,390 m above sea level (a.s.l.) in the Sygera Mountains, southeaster...

Eryuan Liang, Yafeng Wang, Yan Xu, Bo Liu, Xuemei Shao in Trees (2010)

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Annual ring widths are good predictors of changes in net primary productivity of alpine Rhododendron shrubs in the Sergyemla Mountains, southeast Tibet

It is unclear whether annual ring widths (ARW) are good predictors of changes in net primary productivity (NPP) of trees or shrubs in cold environments. We test if the simulated NPP with inputs of observed lea...

Gaoqiang Kong, Tianxiang Luo, **nsheng Liu, Lin Zhang, Eryuan Liang in Plant Ecology (2012)

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Phenological variation in height growth and needle unfolding of Smith fir along an altitudinal gradient on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Little is known about variations in tree phenology and their driving forces on the Tibetan Plateau. Herein, we monitored shoot growth and needle unfolding of Smith fir (Abies georgei var. smithii) between 3,800 a...

Yafeng Wang, **aoxia Li, Binod Dawadi, Dieter Eckstein, Eryuan Liang in Trees (2013)

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How can Populus euphratica cope with extremely dry growth conditions at 2,800 m a.s.l. on the northern Tibetan Plateau?

Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) is a key species of Tugai forests in the central Asian deserts and has been the topic of dendrochronological studies in west China since the 1980s. However, little is known a...

Eryuan Liang, ** Ren, Shengbang Zhang, Xuemei Shao, Dieter Eckstein in Trees (2013)

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Has an extending growing season any effect on the radial growth of Smith fir at the timberline on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau?

The growing season of high-elevation forests will presumably lengthen in response to warming. However, little is known about long-term effects of an extended growing season, particularly on the Tibetan Plateau...

Bo Liu, Yan Li, Dieter Eckstein, Li** Zhu, Binod Dawadi, Eryuan Liang in Trees (2013)

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Collecting and Processing Wood Microcores for Monitoring Xylogenesis

Detailed analyses of cambium activity and wood formation need repeated samplings of the develo** xylem and specific procedures for sample preparation. In order to minimize the damage to the stem, wood sample...

Annie Deslauriers, Sergio Rossi, Eryuan Liang in Plant Microtechniques and Protocols (2015)

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The alpine dwarf shrub Cassiope fastigiata in the Himalayas: does it reflect site-specific climatic signals in its annual growth rings?

This is the first time to show that alpine Cassiope fastigiata shrubs form distinct annual growth rings and record climatic signals.

Eryuan Liang, Wenwen Liu, ** Ren, Binod Dawadi, Dieter Eckstein in Trees (2015)

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Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests

Wood is the main terrestrial biotic reservoir for long-term carbon sequestration¹, and its formation in trees consumes around 15% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions each year². However, the seasonal dynami...

Henri E. Cuny, Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber, David Frank, Patrick Fonti… in Nature Plants (2015)

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Impact of plot shape and size on the evaluation of treeline dynamics in the Tibetan Plateau

Field survey methods influence the assessment of treeline structure and inferences on reconstructed treeline dynamics.

Yafeng Wang, Haifeng Zhu, Eryuan Liang, J. Julio Camarero in Trees (2016)

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Temperature thresholds for the onset of xylogenesis in alpine shrubs on the Tibetan Plateau

The threshold minimum air temperature driving xylem growth of alpine  Rhododendron aganniphum is lower than that commonly observed at the treeline of conife...

**aoxia Li, Sergio Rossi, Eryuan Liang, J. Julio Camarero in Trees (2016)

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Threshold-dependent and non-linear associations between temperature and tree growth at and below the alpine treeline

Eryuan Liang, J. Julio Camarero in Trees (2018)

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Fire facilitates warming-induced upward shifts of alpine treelines by altering interspecific interactions

Moderate-severity fire disturbances can accelerate upslope shifts of alpine treelines by reducing interspecific interactions, providing additional evidence for the species interaction mechanism in controlling ...

Yafeng Wang, Bradley Case, **aoming Lu, Aaron M. Ellison, Josep Peñuelas… in Trees (2019)

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Negative growth responses to temperature of sympatric species converge under warming conditions on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Warming-induced drought stress leads to convergent and negative growth responses to temperature between sympatric tree species, implying an increasing interspecific competition for soil moisture.

Qiqi Du, Sergio Rossi, **aoming Lu, Yafeng Wang, Haifeng Zhu, Eryuan Liang… in Trees (2020)

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An earlier start of the thermal growing season enhances tree growth in cold humid areas but not in dry areas

Climatic warming alters the onset, duration and cessation of the vegetative season. While previous studies have shown a tight link between thermal conditions and leaf phenology, less is known about the impacts...

Shan Gao, Eryuan Liang, Ruishun Liu, Flurin Babst… in Nature Ecology & Evolution (2022)