Precipitation regime change presents serious ecological consequences in diverse ecosystems, particularly forests. Soil microorganisms can have great feedback to the carbon stock of subtropical forest, but the sensitivity of microbial community in multiple aspects to the precipitation change ...

　　Insects, diseases, fire and drought and other disturbances associated with global climate change contribute to forest decline and mortality in many parts of the world. Forest decline and mortality related to drought or insect outbreaks have been observed in North American aspen forests. Howe...

　　Precipitation changes such as more frequent drought and altered precipitation seasonality may impose substantial impacts on the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems. A better understanding of tree responses to precipitation changes can provide fundamental information for the conser...

　　Reticulate speciation caused by interspecific hybridization is now recognized as an important mechanism in the creation of biological diversity. However, depicting the patterns of phylogenetic networks for lineages that have undergone interspecific gene flow is challenging.
　　By using geno...

　　Karst ecosystems in southern China are species-rich and have high levels of endemism, yet little is known regarding the evolutionary processes responsible for the origin and diversification of karst biodiversity. Dr. Hanghui Kong et al. from the Plant Genetic Resources and Evolution Lab, Sou...