Trait-abundance relation in response to nutrient addition in a Tibetan alpine meadow: The importance of species trade-off in resource conservation and acquisition

Stochastic dilution effects weaken deterministic effects of niche-based processes in species rich forests

(2016) Xugao Wang et al.   ECOLOGY

Light asymmetry explains the effect of nutrient enrichment on grassland diversity

(2016) Niv DeMalach et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Grazing-induced shifts in community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows

(2016) Kechang Niu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology

(2016) Bill Shipley et al.   OECOLOGIA

Foliar phosphorus content predicts species relative abundance in P-limited Tibetan alpine meadows

(2016) Kechang Niu et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Grazing increases functional richness but not functional divergence in Tibetan alpine meadow plant communities

(2015) Kechang Niu et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

The global spectrum of plant form and function

(2015) Sandra Díaz et al.   NATURE

Plant functional traits and the multidimensional nature of species coexistence

(2015) Nathan J. B. Kraft et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The effects of grazing on foliar trait diversity and niche differentiation in Tibetan alpine meadows

(2015) Kechang Niu et al.   Ecosphere

Non-growing-season soil respiration is controlled by freezing and thawing processes in the summer monsoon-dominated Tibetan alpine grassland

(2014) Yonghui Wang et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

(2014) Elizabeth T. Borer et al.   NATURE

Alpine climate alters the relationships between leaf and root morphological traits but not chemical traits

(2014) Yan Geng et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fertilization decreases species diversity but increases functional diversity: A three-year experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow

(2013) Kechang Niu et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Mechanisms of plant competition for nutrients, water and light

(2013) Joseph M. Craine et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The intrinsic dimensionality of plant traits and its relevance to community assembly

(2013) Daniel C. Laughlin   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Temporal variation of resource allocation between sexual and asexual structures in response to nutrient and water stress in a floating-leaved plant

(2013) F. Liu et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Plant Trait-Species Abundance Relationships Vary with Environmental Properties in Subtropical Forests in Eastern China

(2013) En-Rong Yan et al.   PLoS One

Global meta-analysis reveals no net change in local-scale plant biodiversity over time

(2013) M. Vellend et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rethinking Community Assembly through the Lens of Coexistence Theory

(2012) J. HilleRisLambers et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Changes in coexistence mechanisms along a long-term soil chronosequence revealed by functional trait diversity

(2012) Norman W. H. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of grazing and fertilization on the relationship between species abundance and functional traits in an alpine meadow community on the Tibetan Plateau

(2012) Wei Li et al.   NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Stochastic and deterministic processes together determine alpine meadow plant community composition on the Tibetan Plateau

(2012) Zhongling Yang et al.   OECOLOGIA

Relationship between Reproductive Allocation and Relative Abundance among 32 Species of a Tibetan Alpine Meadow: Effects of Fertilization and Grazing

(2012) Kechang Niu et al.   PLoS One

Quantifying trait selection driving community assembly: a test in herbaceous plant communities under contrasted land use regimes

(2011) Grégory Sonnier et al.   OIKOS

When and how should intraspecific variability be considered in trait-based plant ecology?

(2011) Cécile H. Albert et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

A link between plant traits and abundance: evidence from coastal California woody plants

(2010) William K. Cornwell et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and environmental trade-offs between leaf productivity and persistence

(2009) Jin-Sheng He et al.   ECOLOGY

Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

(2009) Y. Hautier et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of grazing and experimental warming on DOC concentrations in the soil solution on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

(2009) Caiyun Luo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Beyond neutral science

(2008) James S. Clark   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The role of biomass allocation strategy in diversity loss due to fertilization

(2007) Kechang Niu et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY