Wu Xiaogang

• Chinese Academy of Sciences

Background and aims Plant invasion is a major component of global environmental change and can significantly alter soil biota, and soil biological activities through rhizosphere inputs, which are essential for organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the relationship between plant invasion, invasive plan...

[Background] We aimed to characterise the geographical distribution of Sørensen-based multi-site dissimilarity (βsor) and its underlying true turnover (βsim) and nestedness (βsne) components for Chinese Lauraceae and to analyse their relationships to current climate and past climate change. [Methods] We used ensembles of small models (ESMs) to map...

ContextClimate change is an important driver of habitat contraction and the loss of biodiversity. Species distribution models (SDMs) are used to assess the impacts of climate change and to identify priority conservation areas. Conservation assessment of endemic keystone species can foster the conservation of forest ecosystems.Objectives The objecti...

•Key message An ensemble modelling approach was performed to predict the distributions of seven sympatric sclerophyllous oak species in the Hengduan Mountains of Southwest China. Spatial eigenvector filters revealed missing factors in addition to commonly used environmental variables, thus effectively improved predictive accuracy for the montane oa...

The Sichuan-Chongqing region in Southwestern China is one of the regions where Fagaceae plants are the most abundant. This study focused on species richness of Fagaceae in the aforementioned region. We used the Pearson correlation coefficient (r < 0.8) and the variance expansion factor (VIF < 10) as two criteria to select nine ecological factors th...

The cover image is based on the Original Article Climate change jointly with migration ability affect future range shifts of dominant fir species in Southwest China by Ziyan Liao et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13018.

Aim: As a prominent geographic distribution centre for the dark coniferous forests, mountains of Southwest China (MSWC) is experiencing an unprecedented warming trend, posing severe challenges to the survival of dominant fir (Abies) species. Although plant’s migration ability is a prerequisite for its survival in changing environments, it has often...

Understanding the factors driving the Quaternary distribution of Abies in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial for biodiversity conservation and for predicting future anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems. Here, we collected Quaternary paleo‐, palynological, and phylogeographical records from across the TP and applied ecological niche models (ENMs) to...

Sweet potato is a high-yield food crop with strong adaptation and is widely cultivated in southwestern China. Adjusting crop planting distance and planting density to improve the yield and productivity of intercropping systems has become an important management practice around the globe. However, little is known about the response of the sweet pota...

The distribution of forests can be hindcast or forecast when robust data and validation proofs are available. Distribution consequences for temperate coniferous forests during the Quaternary and future climatic fluctua?tions are little understood in China. Temperate coniferous forests are subdivided into two types where Pinus, Keteleeria, Tsuga and...

Forest distributions can be hindcasted and forecasted when robust data and validation proofs are available. Distributional consequences of temperate coniferous forests under the Quaternary and future climatic fluctuations are little known in China. Stable climatic areas of the past and future supporting the distribution of warm and cold coniferous...

Soil macrofauna is vital for soil functions and soil-mediated processes in all ecosystems. However, environmental perturbations, such as drought, that threaten both the abundance and function of soil macrofauna remain mostly unexplored, particularly in an agroforestry system. We investigated the effects of drought on soil macrofauna abundance and v...

Understanding the factors driving the Quaternary distribution of Abies in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial for biodiversity conservation and for predicting future anthro-pogenic impacts on ecosystems. Here, we collected Quaternary paleo-, palynologi-cal, and phylogeographical records from across the TP and applied ecological niche models (ENMs)...

The importance of conservation and ecological restoration of the rare and economically important tree Phoebe zhennan is increasingly recognized. To this purpose, phosphorus (P) addition has been proposed to improve soil biological attributes and face the anticipated drought under climate change, though few studies have investigated its effect on th...

A complete randomized design was implemented with two watering regimes (extreme rainfall and control) and three different plant combinations (Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Z. bungeanum + Capsicum annum, Z. bungeanum + Glycine max) in order to assess the morphological and physio-biochemical responses of focal and neighbor plants. The results indicated that...

Straw mulching is an effective conservation tillage tool that utilizes waste resources and reduces environmental pollution. To determine the optimal levels of quality, placement and quantity of straw mulching, we performed a field experiment that used the Box–Behnken design combined with response surface methodology. The treatments designed for wal...

Soil water content and phosphorus availability are important factors that are expected to shape soil microbiota. Although the impacts of water deficit (drought) on soil microbiota have been reasonably studied, microbial responses to P addition combined with soil water deficit have rarely been reported, especially in relation to the identity of abov...

Alnus cremastogyne, a broad-leaved tree endemic to south-western China, has both commercial and restoration importance. However, little is known of its morphological, physiological and biochemical responses to drought and phosphorous (P) application. A randomized experimental design was used to investigate how drought affected A. cremastogyne seedl...

A current challenge for ecological research in agriculture is to identify ways in which to improve the resilience of the soil food web to extreme climate events, such as severe rainfall. Plant species composition influence soil biota communities differently, which might affect the recovery of soil food web after extreme rainfall. We compared the ef...

Phoebe zhennan (Gold Phoebe) is a threatened tree species in China and a valuable and important source of wood and bioactive compounds used in medicine. Apart from anthropogenic disturbances, several biotic constraints currently restrict its growth and development. However, little attention has been given to building adaptive strategies for its con...

Three Gorges Reservoir in China was running since June 2003, and its impacts on soil erosion (SE) and soil conservation (SC) have attracted major public attentions. We quantified the soil conservation service of ecosystems in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) based on a GIS platform using the universal soil loss equation. We revealed the chang...