In high-altitude temperate forests, freeze-thaw cycles damage the hydraulic transport function of woody species by inducing embolisms in xylem conduits. Winter embolism may have severe negative eff...

Compound-leaf form has long been hypothesized to be responsible for higher photosynthetic and growth rates of compound-leaved tree species, but the underlying physiological mechanisms are largely u...

A new study, conducted by researchers of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), shows that Mongolian pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) trees grown on san...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, mapped and estimated species-level biomass (species composition and aboveground biomass) in Chinese boreal fore...

In a new study published in Global Ecology and Biogeography, an international research group led by Dr. WANG Xugao of the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made progres...