Changes in leaf physiological traits and shifts in their relationships are expected to reveal plant ecological strategies during succession, and how they interact with the changing environment are thought to be useful in forest restoration and management. Although the relationships between l...

　　As over half of the world’s tropical forests are reforested or afforested, understanding the resilience of carbon (C) pool in these forests is critical for global C balance. Studies regarding the influence of afforestation on soil C stocks have been conducted extensively in recent years. Ho...

　　A recent research paper published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry describes an alternative pathway to the formation of trans-cinnamic acid (CA) derived from L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants and other plants.
　　The researchers from South China Botanica...

　　Exogenous nitrogen (N) input is a key factor affecting litter decomposition. Yet our mechanistic understanding of microbial community and EE response to N addition and their associated effect on litter decomposition is still limited.
　　In a research article recently published in the journa...

　　Plant phenology is a sensitive bio-indicator of climate and natural environment change. Shift in plant phenology and its response to climate change on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) have been a hot research topic during the recent decade. On the QTP, previous phenological studies have sh...