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Xiaoyong Chen
College of Arts and Sciences, Governors State University, University Park, IL 60484, USA

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Published: 27 April 2021 in Plants
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Intercropping is one of the most widely used agroforestry techniques, reducing the harmful impacts of external inputs such as fertilizers. It also controls soil erosion, increases soil nutrients availability, and reduces weed growth. In this study, the intercropping of peanut (Arachishypogaea L.) was done with tea plants (Camellia oleifera), and it was compared with the mono-cropping of tea and peanut. Soil health and fertility were examined by analyzing the variability in soil enzymatic activity and soil nutrients availability at different soil depths (0–10 cm, 10–20 cm, 20–30 cm, and 30–40 cm). Results showed that the peanut–tea intercropping considerably impacted the soil organic carbon (SOC), soil nutrient availability, and soil enzymatic responses at different soil depths. The activity of protease, sucrase, and acid phosphatase was higher in intercropping, while the activity of urease and catalase was higher in peanut monoculture. In intercropping, total phosphorus (TP) was 14.2%, 34.2%, 77.7%, 61.9%; total potassium (TK) was 13.4%, 20%, 27.4%, 20%; available phosphorus (AP) was 52.9%, 26.56%, 61.1%; 146.15% and available potassium (AK) was 11.1%, 43.06%, 46.79% higher than the mono-cropping of tea in respective soil layers. Additionally, available nitrogen (AN) was 51.78%, 5.92%, and 15.32% lower in the 10–20 cm, 20–30 cm, and 30–40 cm layers of the intercropping system than in the mono-cropping system of peanut. Moreover, the soil enzymatic activity was significantly correlated with SOC and total nitrogen (TN) content across all soil depths and cropping systems. The depth and path analysis effect revealed that SOC directly affected sucrase, protease, urease, and catalase enzymes in an intercropping system. It was concluded that an increase in the soil enzymatic activity in the intercropping pattern improved the reaction rate at which organic matter decomposed and released nutrients into the soil environment. Enzyme activity in the decomposition process plays a vital role in forest soil morphology and function. For efficient land use in the cropping system, it is necessary to develop coherent agroforestry practices. The results in this study revealed that intercropping certainly enhance soil nutrients status and positively impacts soil conservation.

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Taimoor Farooq; Uttam Kumar; Jing Mo; Awais Shakoor; Jun Wang; Muhammad Rashid; Muhammad Tufail; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan. Intercropping of Peanut–Tea Enhances Soil Enzymatic Activity and Soil Nutrient Status at Different Soil Profiles in Subtropical Southern China. Plants 2021, 10, 881 .

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Taimoor Farooq, Uttam Kumar, Jing Mo, Awais Shakoor, Jun Wang, Muhammad Rashid, Muhammad Tufail, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan. Intercropping of Peanut–Tea Enhances Soil Enzymatic Activity and Soil Nutrient Status at Different Soil Profiles in Subtropical Southern China. Plants. 2021; 10 (5):881.

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Taimoor Farooq; Uttam Kumar; Jing Mo; Awais Shakoor; Jun Wang; Muhammad Rashid; Muhammad Tufail; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan. 2021. "Intercropping of Peanut–Tea Enhances Soil Enzymatic Activity and Soil Nutrient Status at Different Soil Profiles in Subtropical Southern China." Plants 10, no. 5: 881.

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Published: 22 October 2020 in Environmental Research
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Different root exudations can modify the bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Among these exudations, the low molecular weight organic acids play an imperative role in this process. The study was conducted to analyze the effect of phenanthrene (PHE) stress on root exudation variations and changes in its chemical composition in ten urban greening tree species, namely Loropetalum chinense, Gardenia ellis, Photinia fraseri, Ligustrum japonicum, Rhododendron simsii, Osmanthus fragrans, Gardenia jasminoides, Buxus sinica, Camellia sasanqua, and Euonymus japonicas. The experiment was carried out in three PHE concentration treatments (0 mg kg−1 (CK), 200 mg kg−1 (PHEL), 2000 mg kg−1 (PHEH)). The root exudates were collected and analyzed by GC-MS method. In total, 673 compounds were identified either with high or low abundance among all species and treatments. Compounds identified in CK, PHEL, and PHEH were 240, 180, and 256, respectively. The results illustrated that carbohydrates, phenols, and esters were the dominant compounds, accounted for more than 92%. Principal component analysis depicted that tree species grown in PHEH showed obvious alteration in compounds of root exudation, whereas little difference was noticed between PHEL and CK. Phenols (80%) were the most abundant, while nitriles contributed a small portion. Moreover, among all species, R. simsii released the maximum number of compounds, and L. japonicum released the least number of compounds accounting for 89 and 46, respectively. The results achieved here to illustrate that plant type, and PHE stress can significantly change the concentrations and species of root exudates. This study provides the scientific reference for understanding the phenanthrene responsive changes in root exudates and phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as a screening of urban greening tree species.

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Jiaolong Wang; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Ali Aslam; Awais Shakoor; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan. Non-targeted metabolomics reveal the impact of phenanthrene stress on root exudates of ten urban greening tree species. Environmental Research 2020, 196, 110370 .

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Jiaolong Wang, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Ali Aslam, Awais Shakoor, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan. Non-targeted metabolomics reveal the impact of phenanthrene stress on root exudates of ten urban greening tree species. Environmental Research. 2020; 196 ():110370.

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Jiaolong Wang; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Ali Aslam; Awais Shakoor; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan. 2020. "Non-targeted metabolomics reveal the impact of phenanthrene stress on root exudates of ten urban greening tree species." Environmental Research 196, no. : 110370.

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Published: 19 August 2020 in Chemosphere
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants that represent a serious threat to the health of humans and ecosystems. The effects of plant root and artificial root exudates (ARE) on the biodegradation of phenanthrene (PHE) and their impact on soil bacterial community structure was the focus of this work using four treatments for 180 days. Treatments included; control treatment (CK), low concentration of ARE (AREL), high concentration of ARE (AREH), and planting Koelreuteria paniculata saplings (KOE). The diversity and composition of soil bacterial community were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that KOE treatments had the most significant effect on the biodegradation of PHE compared to controls. ARE treatments had the similar effects on the biodegradation of PHE in soil with high efficiency in AREH than AREL. Both KOE and ARE treatments reduced diversity of bacterial community but increased the abundance of PAHs degrading bacterial populations within representative phyla, including Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. During the study, the total bacterial OTUs showed the number of unique genus types initially increased, then lowered in the later stages of the incubation process. Specific bacterial populations enriched by the treatments and supported by the exudates seemed to determine the biodegradation of PHE and not the overall bacterial diversity.

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Jiaolong Wang; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan; Chen Ning; Timothy Gsell. Both artificial root exudates and natural Koelreuteria paniculata exudates modify bacterial community structure and enhance phenanthrene biodegradation in contaminated soils. Chemosphere 2020, 263, 128041 .

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Jiaolong Wang, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan, Chen Ning, Timothy Gsell. Both artificial root exudates and natural Koelreuteria paniculata exudates modify bacterial community structure and enhance phenanthrene biodegradation in contaminated soils. Chemosphere. 2020; 263 ():128041.

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Jiaolong Wang; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan; Chen Ning; Timothy Gsell. 2020. "Both artificial root exudates and natural Koelreuteria paniculata exudates modify bacterial community structure and enhance phenanthrene biodegradation in contaminated soils." Chemosphere 263, no. : 128041.

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Published: 24 September 2019 in Sustainability
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Grazing affects nutrient cycling processes in grasslands, but little is known by researchers about effects on the nutrient stoichiometry of plant–soil–microbe systems. In this study, the influence of grazing intensity (0, 0.23, 0.34, 0.46, 0.69, and 0.92 AU ha−1) on carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and their stoichiometric ratios in plants, soil, and microbes was investigated in a Hulunber meadow steppe, Northeastern China. The C:N and C:P ratios of shoots decreased with grazing increased. Leaf N:P ratios

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Juan Cao; Ruirui Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Xu Wang; Qiang Yu; Yunlong Zhang; Chen Ning; Lulu Hou; Yongjuan Zhang; Xiaoping Xin. Grazing Affects the Ecological Stoichiometry of the Plant–Soil–Microbe System on the Hulunber Steppe, China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5226 .

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Juan Cao, Ruirui Yan, Xiaoyong Chen, Xu Wang, Qiang Yu, Yunlong Zhang, Chen Ning, Lulu Hou, Yongjuan Zhang, Xiaoping Xin. Grazing Affects the Ecological Stoichiometry of the Plant–Soil–Microbe System on the Hulunber Steppe, China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (19):5226.

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Juan Cao; Ruirui Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Xu Wang; Qiang Yu; Yunlong Zhang; Chen Ning; Lulu Hou; Yongjuan Zhang; Xiaoping Xin. 2019. "Grazing Affects the Ecological Stoichiometry of the Plant–Soil–Microbe System on the Hulunber Steppe, China." Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5226.

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Published: 09 May 2019 in Water
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Little information is available on horizontal precipitation in forest land in semi-humid climate regions. In this study, the quantity and duration of horizontal precipitation were investigated using the high precision weighing lysimeter system in the mountainous areas of northern China during the experiment year 2011 and 2012. The purpose of this study was to better understand the formation mechanisms of horizontal precipitation in the semi-humid climate region. The results showed that hourly values of horizontal precipitation distributed between 0 and 0.1 mm, and that the one-night values distributed between 0.2 and 0.4 mm. The number of days with horizontal precipitation accounted for about 45% of the whole year. The average monthly amount of horizontal precipitation was 4.5 mm in the non-growing season, while it was a mere 1.6 mm in the growing season. The total amount of horizontal precipitation in the year was about 33 mm. Horizontal precipitation represented about 4.61% and 4.23% of the annual precipitation in 2011 and 2012. During the non-growing season, water vapor absorbed by the soil was greater than canopy and soil condensation, not only in terms of frequency, but also in the cumulated quantity. On a typical day, the canopy and soil condensation was 0.07 mm, accounting for 31.81% of total quantity of horizontal precipitation (0.22 mm). Air temperature, soil temperature and wind speed were negatively correlated with the quantity and duration of horizontal precipitation. This research could provide information for a better understanding of the ecological significance of horizontal precipitation in the semi-humid climate region in northern China.

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Jianbo Jia; Wende Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Wenna Liu. Characteristics of Horizontal Precipitation in Semi-Humid Forestland in Northern China. Water 2019, 11, 975 .

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Jianbo Jia, Wende Yan, Xiaoyong Chen, Wenna Liu. Characteristics of Horizontal Precipitation in Semi-Humid Forestland in Northern China. Water. 2019; 11 (5):975.

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Jianbo Jia; Wende Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Wenna Liu. 2019. "Characteristics of Horizontal Precipitation in Semi-Humid Forestland in Northern China." Water 11, no. 5: 975.

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Published: 30 April 2019 in iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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W. Yan; Y. Peng; C. Zhang; X. Chen. The manipulation of aboveground litter input affects soil CO2 efflux in a subtropical liquidambar forest in China. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 2019, 12, 181 -186.

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W. Yan, Y. Peng, C. Zhang, X. Chen. The manipulation of aboveground litter input affects soil CO2 efflux in a subtropical liquidambar forest in China. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 2019; 12 (2):181-186.

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W. Yan; Y. Peng; C. Zhang; X. Chen. 2019. "The manipulation of aboveground litter input affects soil CO2 efflux in a subtropical liquidambar forest in China." iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 12, no. 2: 181-186.

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Published: 05 August 2017 in Pedosphere
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Anthropogenic activities have increased nitrogen (N) deposition in terrestrial ecosystems, which directly and indirectly affects soil biogeochemical processes, including soil respiration. However, the effects of the increases in N availability on soil respiration are not fully understood. In this study, soil respiration was measured using an infrared gas analyzer system with soil chambers under four N treatments (0, 5, 15, and 30 g N m–2 year–1 as control, low N (LN), moderate N (MN), and high N (HN), respectively) in camphor tree and slash pine forests in subtropical China. Results showed that soil respiration rates decreased by 37% in the camphor tree forest and 27% in the slash pine forest on average on an annual base, respectively, in the N-fertilized treatments when compared with the control. No significant differences were found in the soil respiration rate among the LN, MN, and HN treatments in both forest types as these fertilized plots reached an adequate N content zone. In addition, soil microbial biomass carbon (C) content and fine root biomass declined in N-treated plots compared to the control. Our results indicated that elevated N deposition might alter the tree growth pattern, C partitioning, and microbial activity, which further affect soil C sequestration by reducing soil respiration in subtropical forests of China.

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Wen-De Yan; Xiao-Yong Chen; Yuan-Ying Peng; Fan Zhu; Wei Zhen; Xu-Yuan Zhang. Response of soil respiration to nitrogen addition in two subtropical forest types. Pedosphere 2017, 30, 478 -486.

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Wen-De Yan, Xiao-Yong Chen, Yuan-Ying Peng, Fan Zhu, Wei Zhen, Xu-Yuan Zhang. Response of soil respiration to nitrogen addition in two subtropical forest types. Pedosphere. 2017; 30 (4):478-486.

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Wen-De Yan; Xiao-Yong Chen; Yuan-Ying Peng; Fan Zhu; Wei Zhen; Xu-Yuan Zhang. 2017. "Response of soil respiration to nitrogen addition in two subtropical forest types." Pedosphere 30, no. 4: 478-486.

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Published: 07 June 2017 in South African Journal of Botany
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Global climate change is expected to result in a relative high frequency of a short period of extreme high temperature (HT) on plant ecosystems and can have an adverse impact on plant growth and development, yet the response of plants to such damage is not fully understood. In this study, physiological responses of Scaevola aemula seedlings to a short-term (a 3-day period) HT stress were investigated in order to examine the adaptation of S. aemula to the thermal environment. The S. aemula seedlings were cultivated under four temperature treatments of 25/20, 35/27, 40/30, 46/35 °C (day/night). The HT stress-induced injure symptoms in leaves were recorded and several selected important physiological variables were measured. The results showed that the leave injuries were not apparent under HT (35/27 °C), but serious damages were observed at days two and three post-treatment under severe HT (40/30 and 46/35 °C). For adapting the thermic environments, S. aemula seedlings exhibited a rapid increase of photosynthetic pigments, soluble sugar contents, and superoxide dismutase activity, and simultaneously a decrease of soluble protein contents, proline contents and catalase activity. The HT tolerance of S. aemula species depends upon both the elevated temperature and the period of time under the increased temperature. Our study suggests that S. aemula could grow well under 35/27 °C. The results provide evidence for the introduction and resource assessment of S. aemula species.

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B. He; T. Guo; H. Huang; W. Xi; X. Chen. Physiological responses of Scaevola aemula seedlings under high temperature stress. South African Journal of Botany 2017, 112, 203 -209.

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B. He, T. Guo, H. Huang, W. Xi, X. Chen. Physiological responses of Scaevola aemula seedlings under high temperature stress. South African Journal of Botany. 2017; 112 ():203-209.

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B. He; T. Guo; H. Huang; W. Xi; X. Chen. 2017. "Physiological responses of Scaevola aemula seedlings under high temperature stress." South African Journal of Botany 112, no. : 203-209.

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Published: 16 June 2016 in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
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Land-cover changes not only affect regional climates through alteration in surface energy and water balance, but also affect key ecological processes, such as carbon (C) cycling and sequestration in plant ecosystems. The object of this study was to investigate the effects of land-cover changes on the distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) contents under four plant community types (deciduous forests, pine forests, mixed pine-deciduous forests, and prairies) in northeastern Illinois, USA. Soil samples were collected from incremental soil depths (0–10, 10–20, 20–30, and 30–50 cm) under the studied plant communities. The results showed that SOC concentration decreased with increases of soil depth in the studied forests and prairies. No significant differences of SOC concentrations were found at the upper soil layers (0–10 cm) among the four plant types. However, SOC concentrations were statistically higher at the lower soil depth (30–40 cm) in prairies than in other three forest types. The SOC storage (0–40 cm soil depth) was reduced in an order prairies (250.6) > mixed pine-deciduous forests (240.7) > pine forests (190.1) > deciduous forests (163.4 Mg/ha). The characteristics of relative short life cycle, restively high turnover rate of roots, and large partition of photosynthetic production allocated to belowground were likely attributed to the higher accumulation of C in soils in tallgrass prairies than in forests. Our data indicated the conversion of native tallgrass prairies to pure forest plantations resulted in a considerable decline of SOC storage. Results suggest that land-cover changes have a significant impact on SOC storage and sequestration in plant ecosystems.

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Xiaoyong Chen; Karen D’Arcy. Impacts of Plant Community Changes on Soil Carbon Contents in Northeastern Illinois. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 2016, 47, 1644 -1649.

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Xiaoyong Chen, Karen D’Arcy. Impacts of Plant Community Changes on Soil Carbon Contents in Northeastern Illinois. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 2016; 47 (13-14):1644-1649.

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Xiaoyong Chen; Karen D’Arcy. 2016. "Impacts of Plant Community Changes on Soil Carbon Contents in Northeastern Illinois." Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47, no. 13-14: 1644-1649.

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Published: 31 December 2015 in Agroforestry Systems
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To quantify changes in soil properties caused by agroforestry management practice, the fractal dimension (Dm) of soil particle size distribution (PSD) and their relationships with soil bulk density, porosity, soil organic matter (SOM) and soil total nitrogen (TN) were investigated in five types of tree-cropping systems in Chongqing, southwestern China. The five tree-cropping systems included (1) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck system (CO), (2) CO and Ipomoea batatas Lam system (CI), (3) CO and Arachishypogaea (L.) system (CA), (4) CO and Zea mays (L.) system (CZ), and (5) CO and Solanummelongena (L.) system (CS). The results showed that the Dm values ranged from 2.7318 to 2.8062 with an order CO > CS > CZ > CA > CI. The Dm was positively related to clay and silt contents, but negatively related to sand contents. A relatively closer relationship was found between Dm and soil bulk density, non-capillary porosity and soil TN than with capillary porosity, total porosity and SOM. Soil quality was more effectively improved under multiple-species systems than monoculture systems. Our study confirmed that Dm is a useful parameter able to describe and monitor changes of soil properties in agroforestry systems. The results provide scientific reference for evaluating effect of management practices in agroforestry systems and have important implications for sustainable management of tree-cropping systems.

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Tianyang Li; Binghui He; Yi Zhang; Jiale Tian; Xiaorong He; Yun Yao; Xiaoyong Chen. Fractal analysis of soil physical and chemical properties in five tree-cropping systems in southwestern China. Agroforestry Systems 2015, 90, 457 -468.

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Tianyang Li, Binghui He, Yi Zhang, Jiale Tian, Xiaorong He, Yun Yao, Xiaoyong Chen. Fractal analysis of soil physical and chemical properties in five tree-cropping systems in southwestern China. Agroforestry Systems. 2015; 90 (3):457-468.

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Tianyang Li; Binghui He; Yi Zhang; Jiale Tian; Xiaorong He; Yun Yao; Xiaoyong Chen. 2015. "Fractal analysis of soil physical and chemical properties in five tree-cropping systems in southwestern China." Agroforestry Systems 90, no. 3: 457-468.

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Published: 31 October 2012 in Chinese Science Bulletin
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Climate change is expected to cause the alteration of litter production in forests, which may result in substantial changes in soil CO2 efflux (FCO2) process as litter represents a major pathway of carbon from vegetation to the soils. In this study, we conducted an aboveground litter manipulation experiment to examine the influence of litter addition and exclusion on soil FCO2 in Camphor tree, Masson pine, and mixed Camphor tree and Masson pine forests in central south China. Litter input manipulation included three treatments: non-litter input (litter exclusion), double litter input (litter addition), and natural litter input (control). On average, litter exclusion significantly reduced soil FCO2 rate by approximately 39%, 24% and 22% in Camphor tree forests, the Mixed forests, and Masson pine forests, respectively. On a yearly basis, double litter addition significantly increased soil CO2 by 12% in the Mixed forests (P=0.02) but not in both Camphor tree and Masson pine forests (P>0.05), when compared with their corresponding control treatments. However, litter addition increased soil FCO2 rates in the months of June-August in Camphor tree and Masson pine forests, coinciding with high soil temperature of summer conditions. Litter exclusion reduced soil FCO2 more than litter addition increased it in the study sites. Responses of soil respiration to litter input treatments varied with forest types. Litter input treatments did not alter the seasonal patterns of soil temperature and soil water content. Our results indicated that changes in aboveground litter as a result of global climate change and/or forest management have a great potential to alter soil respiration and soil carbon balance in forest ecosystems.

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Wende Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Dalun Tian; Yuanying Peng; Guangjun Wang; Wei Zheng. Impacts of changed litter inputs on soil CO2 efflux in three forest types in central south China. Chinese Science Bulletin 2012, 58, 750 -757.

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Wende Yan, Xiaoyong Chen, Dalun Tian, Yuanying Peng, Guangjun Wang, Wei Zheng. Impacts of changed litter inputs on soil CO2 efflux in three forest types in central south China. Chinese Science Bulletin. 2012; 58 (7):750-757.

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Wende Yan; Xiaoyong Chen; Dalun Tian; Yuanying Peng; Guangjun Wang; Wei Zheng. 2012. "Impacts of changed litter inputs on soil CO2 efflux in three forest types in central south China." Chinese Science Bulletin 58, no. 7: 750-757.

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Published: 11 July 2011 in Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
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Since the 1970s, a long-term research project has been conducted to monitor the changes in primary productivity of Chinese fir plantation at Huitong Ecosystem Research Station, Hunan, China. Standing biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) of the plantation were investigated at four times (7, 11, 14 and 18 years old) in two successive rotations on the same site. The mean individual tree biomass and stand biomass in the second rotation were reduced by ∼18, 17, 7 and 3 per cent in 7-, 11-, 14- and 18-year-old stands, respectively, compared with the first rotation. In the first rotation, annual NPP was higher in the 7-, 11- and 14-year-old stands, but lower in the 18-year-old stands, compared with those in the second rotation. The proportion of biomass in stem, canopy (branch and leaf) and root was ∼80, 13 and 7 per cent and 64, 20 and 16 per cent at the later stages of the stand development (≥14-year old) in the first and second rotations, respectively. The results suggests that relative large dry matter found in root systems in the second rotation increases the capacity of Chinese fir to exploit the soil for nutrient and water resources, which facilitates tree growth and productivity.

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Dalun Tian; Wenhua Xiang; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan; Xi Fang; Wenxing Kang; Xiangwen Dan; Changhui Peng; Yuanying Peng. A long-term evaluation of biomass production in first and second rotations of Chinese fir plantations at the same site. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 2011, 84, 411 -418.

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Dalun Tian, Wenhua Xiang, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan, Xi Fang, Wenxing Kang, Xiangwen Dan, Changhui Peng, Yuanying Peng. A long-term evaluation of biomass production in first and second rotations of Chinese fir plantations at the same site. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. 2011; 84 (4):411-418.

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Dalun Tian; Wenhua Xiang; Xiaoyong Chen; Wende Yan; Xi Fang; Wenxing Kang; Xiangwen Dan; Changhui Peng; Yuanying Peng. 2011. "A long-term evaluation of biomass production in first and second rotations of Chinese fir plantations at the same site." Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 84, no. 4: 411-418.