Peer-reviewed Papers in English Journals

    In press/Preprint

  1. Song, J., Seibold, S., Ma, L., Zou, J., … &, Gao, L.*, Luo, Y.*. Leaf and root traits show contrasting resource exploitation strategies, but converge along elevation in the Hengduan Mountain forests. Journal of Biogeography In press

  2. Huo, C., Zhang, Z., Hu, G.*, Luo, Y.*. Altitude-related variation in carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents and their stoichiometry of woody organs in the subtropical mountain forests, south China. Ecology and Evolution In press

  3. Zhang, H., Wu, Y., …, Song, H.*, Yang, X.*. Reprogramming of metabolome and transcriptome shaped the elevational adaptation of Quercus variabilis by regulating leaf functional traits. Plant, Cell & Environment In press


    4. 2025

  4. Chen, L., Münzbergová, Z., Feng, Y., Jiang, L.L., Zhang, J., Ding, Y., … &, Liu, L.*. Dry conditions and low plant diversity increase foliar disease occurrence along a tropical montane elevational gradient.   Forest Ecology and Management 597, 123071 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123071
  5. Luo, Y.H., Ma, L.L., Cadotte, M.W., Seibold, S., Zou, J.Y., … &, Liu, J.*. Ericoid mycorrhizal fungal metacommunity facilitates closely related Rhododendron species coexistence.   New Phytologist x, xx doi:10.1111/nph.70495
  6. Wang, K.W., Shen, X.J., Gao, D.C., Lembrechts, J.J, Li, M.H., … &, Zong, S.W.*. Biogeographic patterns of soil microbial biomass in alpine ecosystems depend on local rather than regional drivers.   Global Ecology and Biogeography 34, e70095 doi:10.1111/geb.70095
  7. Wang, Y.Y., Guo, K., Liu, R.L., Hasigerlli, Zheng, M.M., … &, Guo, W.Y.*. Similar alpha yet varied beta functional diversities between invasive and native plant species along an elevational gradient.   NeoBiota 99, 1-18 doi:10.3897/neobiota.99.143495
  8. Zhang, Z.C., Wang, F., Wang, X.R., Sun, M.F., Zheng, P. … &, Zhang, J.*. Biogeographic affinity partly shapes woody plant diversity along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests.   Plant Diversity x, xx doi:10.1016/j.pld.2025.06.004
  9. Ahmad, M., Luo, Y.H., Rathee, S., Spicer, R.A., Zhang, J. … &, Li, D.*, Liu, J.*. Multifaceted plant diversity patterns across the Himalaya: Status and outlook.   Plant Diversity x, xx doi:10.1016/j.pld.2025.04.003
  10. Huo, C., Zhang, Z., Luo, Y.*, Hu, G.*. Altitudinal patterns of soil and microbial C: N: P stoichiometry in subtropical forests in Daming Mountain, South China.  Frontiers in Earth Science 13, 1569387 doi:10.3389/feart.2025.1569387

  11. Xie, Z., Zhang, J.*, … &, Sun, X.*, Wu, D.*. Taxonomic and functional β-diversity of Collembola across elevational and seasonal gradients on a temperate mountain. Geoderma 458, 117322 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117322

  12. Wu, D., Zhou, X.N., Wang, J.Q., Morris, H., Zhang, X.J.*, Song, K.*. Tree height and not climate influences intraspecific variations in wood parenchyma fractions of angiosperm species in a mountain forest of eastern China. American Journal of Botany 112: e70035 doi:10.1002/ajb2.70035

  13. Dai, Z., Zhang, H.W., Qian, H.*, Li, M., … &,Li, H.Q.*, Wang, J.*. Effects of Microclimates on Species Richness of Epiphytic and Non-Epiphytic Bryophytes Along a Subtropical Elevational Gradient in China. Journal of Biogeography 2025: e15134 doi:10.1111/jbi.15134

  14. Chen, B., Jiang, L., Liu, J., Gu, X., Hong, Y., Zhu, D., … &,He, Z.*. What control home‐field advantage of foliar litter decomposition along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests? Plant Soil 2025: 1-16 doi:10.1007/s11104-024-07165-w

  15. Wang, X.Y., … &,Yang, X.Q.*, Song, H.J.*. Tree mycorrhizal associations strongly mediate soil microbial β-diversity along an elevational gradient in a warm-temperate forest. Plant, Cell & Environment 205: 105776 doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105776

  16. Hu, G., … &,Xu, C.H.*, Zhang, Z.H.*. Elevational patterns of hydrological properties of forest litter layers in Daming Mountain, southern China Global Ecology and Conservation 58: e03510 doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03510

  17. Wang, X.Y., … &,Yang, X.Q.*, Song, H.J.*. Tree mycorrhizal associations strongly mediate soil microbial β-diversity along an elevational gradient in a warm-temperate forest Applied Soil Ecology 205: 105776 doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105776


    18. 2024

  18. Zou, J., Luo, Y., Seidl, R., Thom, D., … &, Gao, L.*, Seibold, S.*. No generality in biodiversity-productivity relationships along elevation in temperate and subtropical forest landscapes. Forest Ecosystems 11: 100187 doi:10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100187

  19. Ma, L., Seibold, S., Cadotte, M.W., … &, Jie, L.*, Gao, L.*, Luo, Y.*. Niche convergence and biogeographic history shape elevational tree community assembly in a subtropical mountain forest. Science of the Total Environment 935: 173343 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173343

  20. Luo, Y., Ma, L., Cadotte, M.W., … &, Jie, L.*, Li, D.*, Gao, L.*. Testing the ectomycorrhizal dominance hypothesis for ecosystem multifunctionality in a subtropical mountain forest. New Phytologist 243: 2401-2415 doi:10.1111/nph.20003

  21. Xie, Z., Lux, J., Wu, Y., Sun, X.*, … &, Wu, D.*. Intraspecific variability and species turnover drive variations in Collembola body size along a temperate-boreal elevation gradient. Geoderma 441, 116731 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116731

  22. Shen, Y., Zou, Y., Song, K., Wan, X.*. Dispersal limitation and environmental filtering effects: The taxonomic and functional beta diversity of ground beetles along the altitudinal gradient in Chinese warm-temperature forests. Ecology and Evolution 14, e11492 doi:10.1002/ece3.11492

  23. Zhang, X., Li, Q.Y., Yang, Y.C., Fukuda, K., Morris, H., Jansen, S., Da, L., Song, K.*. A higher tissue fraction of parenchyma in secondary xylem supports growth recovery of angiosperm trees after drought. Functional Ecology 38, 2709–2719 doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14680

  24. Wang, J.,Zhang, J., Ma, W.Z. Tracking the range shifts of bryophytes to climate and land-use changes in mountains. Bryological Times 159: 65–68 Researchgate

  25. Yao, X.,Dai, Z., Wang, Y.R., Zhang, J., Wang, J.*. What determines the probability of discovering a species? a study of the Completeness of bryophyte inventories in Tianmushan National Nature Reserve (Zhejiang, China). Ecology and Evolution 14: e70593 doi:10.3390/f15040643

  26. Li, Z.,Wang, Z., Zhang, W., Zhu, J., Chen, B., Jiang, L., … & He, Z.*. Soil environments regulate dominant soil fungal communities along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests. Forests 15: 643 doi:10.3390/f15040643

  27. Dai, X.S.,Liang, X.L., … & Wang, X.C.*. Automated registration of terrestrial point clouds through ground overlapping searching in forests IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 62: 1-13 doi:10.1109/TGRS.2024.3471792

  28. Wang, X.C.,Liang, X.L., … & Wang, Y.S.*. Benchmarking of laser-based simultaneous localization and mapping methods in forest environments IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 62: 1-21 doi:10.1109/TGRS.2024.3439438

  29. Ding, Y., …, … & Li, S.P.*, Zhang, S.Y.*. Increased antibiotic resistance gene abundance linked to intensive bacterial competition in the phyllosphere across an elevational gradient. Environmental Microbiology Reports 16: e70042 doi:10.1111/1758-2229.70042

  30. Dai, Z., Xing, S., Gradstein, S.R., … & Wang, J.*>. Forest microclimate as a driver of epiphytic bryophyte diversity along a subtropical elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography Early View doi:10.1111/jbi.15054

  31. Wang, X.R., Chen, L., Zhang, H. W., … & Zhang, J.*. Seasonal variations in insect herbivory on woody plant seedlings along a subtropical elevational gradient. American Journal of Botany 111: e16355 doi:10.1002/ajb2.16355

  32. Ma, S., Chen, S., Ding, Y., He, Z., Hu, G., Liu, J., … & Li, S.P.*, Zhang, J.* What controls forest litter decomposition? A coordinated distributed teabag experiment across ten mountains. Ecography, e07339 doi:10.1111/ecog.07339

  33. He, X., Zeng, L., …, Yang, Y. Parental material and climate jointly determine the biomass and diversity of soil microbial communities along an elevational gradient on a subtropical karst mountain. Journal of Biogeography, 51: 1185-1198 doi:10.1111/jbi.14814


    34. 2023

  34. Jia, S.*, Yang, X., Castagneyrol, B.,… & Hao, Z. Neighbouring tree effects on leaf herbivory: Insect specialisation matters more than host plant leaf traits. Journal of Ecology,112: 189-199 doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14228

  35. Feng, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, J.,… & Di, Y.*, Liu, L.*. Soil microbes support Janzen’s mountain passes hypothesis: The role of local-scale climate variability along a tropical montane gradient. Frontiers in Microbiology,14: 1135116 doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1135116

  36. Liu, C., Cheng, Z., Yang, Y., Huang, X.* Graphidessa jinfoensis, a new species of longhorn beetle (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Desmiphorini) from China. ZooKeys,1186: 15-24 doi:10.3897/zookeys.1186.112377

  37. Chen, R., Zhu, J., Jiang, L., Liu, L., Gao, C., Chen, B., … & He, Z.* Soil phosphorus availability controls deterministic and stochastic processes of soil microbial community along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests. Forests, 3:26 doi:10.3390/f14071475

  38. Jiang, L., Zhang, X., Zhu, J., Wei, X., Chen, B., Liu, J., … & He, Z.* Environmental heterogeneity determines beta diversity and species turnover for woody plants along an elevation gradient in subtropical forests of China. Forests Research, 3:26 doi:10.48130/FR-2023-0026

  39. Chen, B., Yang, Y., Chen, L., Jiang, L., Hong, Y., Zhu, J., … & He, Z.* Microclimate along an elevational gradient controls foliar litter cellulose and lignin degradation in a subtropical forest. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 6:1134598 doi:10.3389/ffgc.2023.1134598

  40. Zeng, L., He, X., Zhu, G., Zhou, L., Luo, M., Yin, X., … & Yang, Y. Bedrock and climate jointly control microbial necromass along a subtropical elevational gradient. Applied Soil Ecology, 189:104902 doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104902

  41. Luo, Y., Ma, L., …, Li, D., Liu, J., Gao, L. The diversity of mycorrhiza-associated fungi and trees shapes subtropical mountain forest ecosystem functioning. Journal of Biogeography, 50: 715-729 doi:10.1111/jbi.14563

  42. Dai, Z., Zhang, J., Wang, J. The ability of bryophytes to track areas of suitable climate depends on their habitat preferences. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 61(1):227-229 doi:10.1111/jse.12832

  43. Xing, D.*, Zhang, J., He, F. Comment on “Interspecific competition limits bird species’ ranges in tropical mountains.” Science, 379(6630), eade2109 doi:10.1126/science.ade2109


    44. 2022

  44. Luo, Y., Cadotte, M.W., Liu, J., Burgess, K.S., Tan, S., Ye, L., Zou, J., Chen, Z., Jiang, X., Li, J., Xu, K., Li, D., Gao, L. Multitrophic diversity and biotic associations influence subalpine forest ecosystem multifunctionality. Ecology, 103(9):e3745 doi:10.1002/ecy.3745

  45. Wang, X., Zhong, M., Yang, S., Jiang, J., Hu, J.* Multiple β‐diversity patterns and the underlying mechanisms across amphibian communities along a subtropical elevational gradient. Diversity and Distributions, 28: 2489-2502 doi:10.1111/ddi.13618

  46. Wang, X., Zhong, M., Zhang, J., Si, X., Yang, S., Jiang, J., Hu, J.* Multidimensional amphibian diversity and community structure along a 2600 m elevational gradient on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Zoological Research 43(1): 40-51 doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.166

  47. Zhu, G., Zhou, L., He, X., Wei, P., Lin, D., Qian, S., … & Yang, Y.* Effects of elevation gradient on soil carbon and nitrogen in a typical karst region of Chongqing, southwest China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 127(6): e2021JG006742 doi:10.1029/2021JG006742

  48. Ma, L., Liu, L., Lu, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, Z., Zhang, H., Wang, X., Shu, L., Yang, Q., Song, Q., Peng, Q., Yu, Z., Zhang, J.* When microclimates meet soil microbes: soil temperature mediates soil microbial diversity along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 166: 108566 doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108566

  49. Chen, B., Chen, L., Jiang, L., …, He, Z.* C:N:P Stoichiometry of Plant, Litter and Soil along an Elevational Gradient in Subtropical Forests of China. Forests, 13: 372 doi:10.3390/f13030372

  50. Yang, X., Angert, A.L., Zuidema, P.A., He, F., Huang, S., Li, S.Z., Li, S.L., Chardon, N.I., Zhang, J.* The role of demographic compensation in stabilizing marginal tree populations in North America. Ecology Letters, 25(7): 1676-1689 doi:10.1111/ELE.14028

  51. Lembrechts, J., van den Hoogen, J., Aalto, A., …, Zhang, J., Zhang, Z.C., …, Lenoir, J.*. Global maps of soil temperature. Global Chang Biology, 28(9): 3110-3144 doi:10.1111/gcb.16060 [Data available here: https://zenodo.org/record/4558732#.YgsdeuhByUm]

  52. Zhang, XJ, Wu, D, Li, QY, Pu, FG, Xia, XL, Chang, MY, Song, K.*. Influence of Colder Temperature on the Axial and Radial Parenchyma Fraction of Quercus ciliaris C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Wood and Its Relationship with Carbohydrate Reserve (NSC). Forests, 13(2): 169 doi:10.3390/f13020169


    53. 2021

  53. Li, J., Li, Q., Wu, Y., Ye, L., Liu, H., Wei, J, Huang, X.* Mountains act as museums and cradles for Hemipteran insects in China: Evidence from patterns of richness and phylogenetic structure. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30: 1070-1085 doi:10.1111/geb.13276

  54. He, X., Chu, C., Yang, Y., Shu, Z., Li, B., Hou, E. Bedrock and climate jointly control the phosphorus status of subtropical forests along two elevational gradients. Catena, 206: 105525 doi:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105525

  55. Zhang, R., Zhang, Z., Shang, K., Zhao, M., …, Zhang, J.* A taxonomic and phylogenetic perspective on plant community assembly along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests. Journal of Plant Ecology, 14(4): rtab026 doi:10.1093/jpe/rtab026

  56. Ding, Y., Zang, R. Determinants of aboveground biomass in forests across three climatic zones in China. Forest Ecology and Management, 482: 118805 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118805

  57. He, X., Augusto, L., Goll, D. S., Ringeval, B., Wang, Y., Helfenstein, J., Huang, Y., Yu, K., Wang, Z., Yang, Y., and Hou, E. Global patterns and drivers of soil total phosphorus concentration. Earth System Science Data, 13: 5831–5846 doi:10.5194/essd-13-5831-2021

  58. Jensen, D.A., Rao, M.D., Zhang, J., Gron, M., Tian, S., Ma, K.P., Svenning, J-C. The potential for using rare, native species in reforestation– A case study of yews (Taxaceae) in China. Forest Ecology and Management 482:118816 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118816


    59. 2020

  59. He, X., Hou, E., Veen, G.F., Ellwood, M., Dijkstra, P., Sui, X., Zhang, S., Wen, D. and Chu, C. Soil microbial biomass increases along elevational gradients in the tropics and subtropics but not elsewhere. Global Ecology and Biogeography 29(2):345-354. doi:10.1111/geb.13017

  60. Wang, X., Yang, S., Guo, C., Tang, K., Jiang, J. and Hu, J.* Amphibian diversity and conservation along an elevational gradient on Mount Emei, southwestern China. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(3):46-56.
  61. Liu, L., Zhu, K., Wurzburger, N. and Zhang, J. Relationships between plant and soil microbial diversity vary across taxonomic groups and spatial scales. Ecosphere 11(1):e02999 doi:10.1002/ecs2.2999

  62. Qian, H., Zhang, J., Sandel, B. and Jin, Y. 2020. Phylogenetic structure of angiosperm trees in local forest communities along latitudinal and elevational gradients in eastern North America. Ecography 43:419–430 doi:10.1111/ecog.04873

  63. Lembrechts, J., Aalto, J., Ashcroft, M., …, Zhang, J., Zhang, Z.C., et al. SoilTemp: a global database of near-surface temperature. Global Chang Biology 26(11): 6616–6629 doi:10.1111/gcb.15123

  64. Zhang, X., Song, K., Pan, YJ, Gao, ZW, Pu, FG, Lu, JH, Shang, KK, Da, L., Ellen, C. Responses of leaf traits to low temperature in an evergreen oak at its upper limit. Ecological Research 35: 900–911 doi:10.1111/1440-1703.12157


    65. 2019

  65. Luo, Y., Cadotte, M.W., Burgess, K.S., Liu, J., Tan, S., Zou, J., Xu, K., Li, D. and Gao, L. Greater than the sum of the parts: how the species composition in different forest strata influence ecosystem function. Ecology Letters 22(9):1449-1461. 10.1111/ele.13330

  66. Luo, Y., Cadotte, M.W., Burgess, K.S., Liu, J., Tan, S., Xu, K., Li, D. and Gao, L. Forest community assembly is driven by different strata‐dependent mechanisms along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 46(10):2174-2187. 10.1111/jbi.13669

  67. Jiang, L., He, Z., Liu, J., Xing, C., Gu. X., Wei, C., Zhu, J. and Wang, X. Elevation Gradient Altered Soil C, N, and P Stoichiometry of Pinus taiwanensis Forest on Daiyun Mountain. Forests 10:1089. 10.3390/f10121089

  68. Dai, Z., Tang, X., Tu, S., Zhuang, L., Zhu, M., Zhao, M., Zhang, Z. and Wang, J. Cololejeunea tianmuensis, a new epiphyllous species of Cololejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) from Zhejiang, China. Phytotaxa 402(1):057-062. 10.11646/phytotaxa.402.1.8

  69. Ding, Y., Zang, R., Lu, X., Huang, J., Xu, Y. The effect of environmental filtering on variation in functional diversity along a tropical elevational gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science 30: 973-983. 10.1111/jvs.12786


    70. Before 2019

  70. Luo, Y., Liu, J., Tan, S., Cadotte, M.W., Xu, K., Gao, L. and Li, D. 2016. Trait variation and functional diversity maintenance of understory herbaceous species coexisting along an elevational gradient in Yulong Mountain, Southwest China. Plant Diversity 38(6):303-311. 10.1016/j.pld.2016.11.002

  71. Tang, X., Gradstein, S.R., Sun, L., Zhu, M., Shi, R., Wei, Q., Chen, Y., Zhou, X. and Wang, J. 2018. A contribution to the knowledge of epiphyllous bryophytes in Tianmushan National Nature Reserve (Zhejiang, China), with remarks on climate warming and nature conservation. Lindbergia 402(1):057-062. 10.25227/linbg.01103

  72. Luo, Y., Liu, J., Tan, S., Cadotte, M.W., Wang, Y., Xu, K., Li, D. and Gao, L. 2016. Trait-Based Community Assembly along an Elevational Gradient in Subalpine Forests: Quantifying the Roles of Environmental Factors in Inter- and Intraspecific Variability. PLoS ONE 11(5):e0155749. 10.1371/journal.pone.0155749

Papers in Chinese Journals

  1. Wei, X. et al. 2025. Distribution and influencing factors of woody plant sexual systems along altitudinal gradient on the south slope of Daiyun Mountain. 戴云山南坡海拔梯度木本植物性系统分布特征及 戴云山南坡海拔梯度木本植物性系统分布特征及其影响因素. Chinese Journal of Plan Ecology 植物生态学报 49(*): 00-00. (In Chinese) doi: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0457
  2. Zhang, XZ. et al. 2024. Elevational patterns and environmental drivers of soil organic carbon content and storage in a warm-temperate forest. 暖温带森林土壤有机碳含量和碳储量的海拔梯度格局及环境解释. Chinese Journal of Ecology 生态学杂志 43(10): 3504-3515. (In Chinese) doi: 10.13292/j.1000-4890.202410.011
  3. Luo, X. et al. 2023. DNA barcode reference dataset for flower-visiting insects in Daiyun Mountain National Nature Reserve. 戴云山国家级自然保护区访花昆虫DNA条形码数据集. Biodiversity Science 生物多样性 43(10): 3504-3515. (In Chinese) doi: 10.17520/biods.2023236
  4. He, Z. et al. 2022. Characteristics and its influencing factors of forest soil dominant bacterial community in different elevations on the southern slope of Daiyun Mountain, Fujian Province of eastern China. 戴云山南坡不同海拔森林土壤优势细菌群落特征及影响因素. Journal of Beijing Forestry University 北京林业大学学报 44(7): 107-116. (In Chinese) doi: 10.12171/j.1000-1522.20200278
  5. He, Z. et al. 2022. Forest soil microbial community structure characteristics and its influencing factors at different elevations on the Souther slope of Daiyuan Mountain. 戴云山南坡不同海拔森林土壤微生物群落结构特征和影响因素. Environmental Science 环境科学 43(5): 2802-2811. (In Chinese) doi: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202108160
  6. Zhou, L., Huang, L., Qian, C., Li, L. and Yang, Y. 2019. Vertical Change in Air Temperature on the West Slope of Mt．Jinfo，China. 金佛山西坡气温的垂直变化特征. Mountain Research 山地学报 37(6):818-827. (In Chinese) doi: 10.16089/j.cnki.1008-2786.000472
  7. Zhang, J.* and Huang, X.L. 2019. Biodiversity along elevational gradients: the commemoration of the 250th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt. 生物多样性的海拔梯度格局——纪念亚历山大·冯·洪堡诞辰250周年. WUYI Science Journal 武夷科学 35(1):1–3. (In Chinese) doi: 10.15914/j.cnki.wykx.2019.01.01
  8. Zhang, F.L., Wang, X., Zhang, O.K., Zhang, Z.C. and Zhang, J.* 2019. The health status of ancient trees and their variations along an altitudinal gradient in the West Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang province. 浙江西天目山古树树干健康状况及其随海拔梯度变化规律. WUYI Science Journal 武夷科学 35(1):12–20. (In Chinese) doi: 10.15914/10.15914/j.cnki.wykx.2019.01.03
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