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    Soil bacterial and fungal communities resilience to long-term nitrogen addition in subtropical forests in China

    Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is predicted to increase, especially in the subtropics. However, the responses of soil microorganisms to long-term N addition at the molecular level in N-rich subtropical fo...

    **nlei Fu, Yunze Dai, Jun Cui, Pengfei Deng, Wei Fan in Journal of Forestry Research (2023)

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    Effects of intercrop** systems of Phyllostachys edulis and Bletilla striata on soil bacterial community composition and function

    Intercrop** can result in changes in vegetation and soil properties, which could affect soil bacterial communities and functions that play critically important roles in the biogeochemical cycles in terrestri...

    Huiling Wang, **aoqing Cao, Wei Fan, Pengfei Deng, **aoniu Xu in Agroforestry Systems (2023)

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    Global patterns of allometric model parameters prediction

    Variations in biomass-carbon of forest can substantially impact the prediction of global carbon dynamics. The allometric models currently used to estimate forest biomass face limitations, as model parameters c...

    Zixuan Wang, **ngzhao Huang, Fangbing Li, Dongsheng Chen, **aoniu Xu in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Distribution of SOCD along different offshore distances in China's fresh-water lake-Chaohu under different habitats

    Carbon storage in wetland ecosystems is an important part of the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems and provides important ecosystem services. Chaohu Wetland is a typical freshwater lake wetland in China. ...

    **aojie Yao, **g**g Wang, **nyun **e, Dan Jiang, **aoniu Xu in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions Impact Stability of Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest

    Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition can have a series of effects on forest ecosystems. As N deposition increases N availability in forest ecosystems, soil phosphorus (P) becomes a limiting factor for forest pr...

    Huiling Wang, **g**g Wang, Zhen Teng, Wei Fan, Pengfei Deng in Eurasian Soil Science (2022)

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    Monitoring Soil Microorganisms with Community-Level Physiological Profiles Using Biolog EcoPlates in Chaohu Lakeside Wetland, East China

    Under the circumstance of wetland degradation, we used Biolog EcoPlatesTM method to investigate the impact of ecological restoration on the function of topsoil microbial communities by monitoring their metabolic ...

    Zhen Teng, Wei Fan, Huiling Wang, **aoqing Cao, **aoniu Xu in Eurasian Soil Science (2020)

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    Transcriptome sequencing analysis of two different genotypes of Asian pear reveals potential drought stress genes

    ‘Huangguan’ (HG) and ‘Whangkeumbae’ (HK) pears are two important Asian pear cultivars in China and South Korea, respectively. In practical production, ‘Huangguan’ pear is a drought-tolerant genotype while ‘Wha...

    Hua Wang, Ziyu Wang, Ming Zhang, Bing Jia, Wei Heng, Zhenfeng Ye in Tree Genetics & Genomes (2018)

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    Changes in soil bacterial communities in an evergreen broad-leaved forest in east China following 4 years of nitrogen addition

    Evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems are common in east China, where they are both ecologically and economically important. However, nitrogen (N) addition over many years has had a detrimental effect on th...

    Jun Cui, **g**g Wang, Jun Xu, Chonghua Xu, **aoniu Xu in Journal of Soils and Sediments (2017)

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    Nutrient resorption of Castanopsis eyrei varies at the defoliation peaks in spring and autumn in a subtropical forest, Anhui, China

    Nutrient resorption from senescing leaves is a key nutrient conservation strategy in many ecosystems. In evergreen broad-leaved forests, nutrient resorption occurs with concomitant defoliation almost year-roun...

    Peng Li, Wenxuan Han, Chi Zhang, Di Tian, **aoniu Xu, **gyun Fang in Ecological Research (2015)

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    Biomass, and carbon and nitrogen pools in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in eastern China

    Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is the most widely distributed land-cover type in eastern China. As the rate of land-use change accelerates worldwide, it is becoming increasingly important to quantif...

    Kai Zhang, **aoniu Xu, Qin Wang, Bo Liu in Journal of Forest Research (2010)

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    Effects of post-fire conditions on soil respiration in boreal forests with special reference to Northeast China forests

    Forest fires frequently occur in boreal forests, and their effects on forest ecosystems are often significant in terms of carbon flux related to climate changes. Soil respiration is the second largest carbon f...

    Laiye Qu, Keming Ma, **aoniu Xu, Lihua Wang, Kaichiro Sasa in Frontiers of Biology in China (2009)

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    Sustainable development models of converting cropland to forest in Dabieshan District, Anhui Province

    The characteristics of the eco-environment, extension scale and sustainable models of converting cropland to forest in the Dabieshan District of Anhui were analyzed. The Dabieshan District is a main ecological...

    Kai Zhang, Ning Luo, **ao**g Xu, **aoniu Xu in Frontiers of Forestry in China (2008)

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    Decomposition patterns of leaf litter of seven common canopy species in a subtropical forest: N and P dynamics

    Litter decomposition, governing nutrient and C cycling, is strongly influenced by the chemical litter quality. In order to determine the interspecific variation in leaf decomposition rates and to understand th...

    **aoniu Xu, Eiji Hirata in Plant and Soil (2005)

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    Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in a subtropical forest after typhoon disturbance

    Decomposition of typhoon-generated and normal leaf litter and their release patterns for eight nutrient elements were investigated over 3 yr using the litterbag technique in a subtropical evergreen broad-leave...

    **aoniu Xu, Eiji Hirata, Tsutomu Enoki, Yoshihiro Tokashiki in Plant Ecology (2004)

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    Structure and species diversity of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in northern Okinawa Island, Japan

    The structure and tree species diversity of a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in northern Okinawa Island, Japan, were studied. Enumeration of the six sampling plots revealed an average density of 5,5...

    **aoniu Xu, Eiji Hirata, Yoshihiro Tokashiki, Takeo Shinohara in Journal of Forest Research (2001)

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    Ecological studies on subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Okinawa, Japan: Litter production and nutrient input

    Patterns of litterfall and nutrient input in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in northern Okinawa, Japan, were studied during May, 1996–April, 1999. The mean annual rate of litterfall in the five sa...

    **aoniu Xu, Yoshihiro Tokashiki, Eiji Hirata, Tsutomu Enoki in Journal of Forest Research (2000)