Prof. Yunting Fang’s lab from the Institute of Applied Ecology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, therefore, first conducted an in situ whole tree 15N labelling experiment (15NH4+ vs. 15NO3-) (Fig 1)...

Large old trees are keystone structures in forests, woodlands, savannas, agricultural landscapes, and urban areas, and play unique ecological roles not provided by younger, smaller trees.

Litter decomposition is critical for carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Sunlight, as the essential energy for the biogeochemical cycling, can directly break down natural organic matter a...

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Guangyou Hao from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences measured the xylem hydraulics, sap flow, water relations and non-structural ca...

Volcano eruption is a catastrophic disturbance, which can destroy almost all forest vegetation, forcing forest succession to restart. Post-volcanic-eruption forest landscape recovery is largely dri...