Zhili Liu

Prof. Zhili Liu

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2015 in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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ZLZhili Liu
Zhili Liu
JCJing M. Chen
Jing M. Chen
GJGuangze Jin
Guangze Jin
YQYujiao Qi
Yujiao Qi


1 July 2017 in Ecological Indicators
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ZLZhili Liu
Zhili Liu
YZYu Zhu
Yu Zhu
FLFengri Li
Fengri Li
GJGuangze Jin
Guangze Jin

1 February 2019 in Forest Ecology and Management
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ZLZhili Liu
Zhili Liu
FJFeng Jiang
Feng Jiang
FLFengri Li
Fengri Li
GJGuangze Jin
Guangze Jin

1 August 2017 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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RWRong Wang
Rong Wang
JCJing M. Chen
Jing M. Chen
ZLZhili Liu
Zhili Liu
AAAltaf Arain
Altaf Arain

20 March 2021 in Journal of Forestry Research
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MJMeng Ji
Meng Ji
GJGuangze Jin
Guangze Jin
ZLZhili Liu
Zhili Liu
Investigating the effects of ontogenetic stage and leaf age on leaf traits is important for understanding the utilization and distribution of resources in the process of plant growth. However, few studies have been conducted to show how traits and trait-trait relationships change across a range of ontogenetic stage and leaf age for evergreen coniferous species. We divided 67Pinus koraiensisSieb. et Zucc. of various sizes (0.3–100 cm diameter at breast height, DBH) into four ontogenetic stages, i.e., young trees, middle-aged trees, mature trees and over-mature trees, and measured the leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), and mass-based leaf nitrogen content (N) and phosphorus content (P) of each leaf age group for each sampled tree. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to describe the variation in leaf traits by ontogenetic stage and leaf age. The standardized major axis method was used to explore the effects of ontogenetic stage and leaf age on trait-trait relationships. We found that LMA and LDMC increased significantly and N and P decreased significantly with increases in the ontogenetic stage and leaf age. Most trait-trait relationships were consistent with the leaf economic spectrum (LES) at a global scale. Among them, leaf N content and LDMC showed a significant negative correlation, leaf N and P contents showed a significant positive correlation, and the absolute value of the slopes of the trait-trait relationships showed a gradually increasing trend with an increasing ontogenetic stage. LMA and LDMC showed a significant positive correlation, and the slopes of the trait-trait relationships showed a gradually decreasing trend with leaf age. Additionally, there were no significant relationships between leaf N content and LMA in most groups, which is contrary to the expectation of the LES. Overall, in the early ontogenetic stages and leaf ages, the leaf traits tend to be related to a "low investment-quick returns" resource strategy. In contrast, in the late ontogenetic stages and leaf ages, they tend to be related to a "high investment-slow returns" resource strategy. Our results reflect the optimal allocation of resources inPinus koraiensisaccording to its functional needs during tree and leaf ontogeny.