Hui Liu
Editors, Plant Diversity
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Area of expertise: Plant eco-physiology, plant functional traits, plant hydraulics, phylogenetic comparative modelling, biogeography, climatic niche
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Area of expertise: Plant eco-physiology, plant functional traits, plant hydraulics, phylogenetic comparative modelling, biogeography, climatic niche
Title: Dr.
Email: hui.liu@scbg.ac.cn
Selected publications:
Liu, H., Gleason, S.M., Hao, G.Y., Hua, L., He, P.C., Goldstein, G. Ye, Q. (2019) Hydraulic traits are coordinated with maximum plant height at the global scale. Science Advances, 5, eaav1332.
Liu, H., Ye, Q., Wiens, J. (2020) Climatic-niche evolution follows similar rules in plants and animals. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4, 753–763.
Liu H., Zhang L., Ma Q., Zhao W., Chen Y. (2023). From tree to forest: Multiple carbon sink constraints. The Innovation, 4, 100463.
Liu, H., Ye, Q., Gleason, S.M., He, P., Yin, D. (2021) Weak tradeoff between xylem hydraulic efficiency and safety: climatic seasonality matters. New Phytologist, 229, 1440-1452.
Liu, H., Ye, Q., Simpson, K.J., Cui, E., Xia, J. (2022) Can evolutionary history predict plant plastic responses to climate change? New Phytologist, 235, 1260-1271.
Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., Posch, B, Yang, D., He, P., Zhu, S., Ning, Q., L, L., Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Liu, M., Chen, H., Ye, Q., & Liu, H.*
Liu, H., Taylor, S.H., Xu, Q.Y., Lin, Y.X., Hou, H., Wu, G.L., Ye, Q. (2019) Life history is a key factor explaining functional trait diversity among subtropical grasses, and its influence differs between C3 and C4 species. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 1567-1580.
Liu, H., Ye, Q., Lundgren, M. R., Young, S. N. R., Liu, X., Luo, Q., Lin, Y., Ye, N., & Hao, G. (2024). Phylogeny and climate explain contrasting hydraulic traits in different life forms of 150 woody Fabaceae species. Journal of Ecology, 112, 741–754.
Xie, Y., Wang, Y., He, P., Zhang, H., Liu, N., Ren, H., Liu, D., Liu, H., Lu, H., Jian, S., Wang, C., Ye, Q., Cai, J., & Liu, H.* (2025). Plant key functional traits in species adaptation and screening for vegetation restoration on coral islands. Journal of Environmental Management, 376, 124545.
Zhang, H., Ning, Q., Li, Q., Jin, Y., Cao, Y., Bakpa, E. P., Zhao, H., Song, J., Ye, P., Wen, Y., Song, L., & Liu, H.* (2024). Contrasting heat tolerance of evergreen and deciduous urban woody species during heat waves. Functional Ecology, 38, 1649-1660. 【封面文章】
Jiao, R., P. He, E. P. Bakpa, L. Liao, Q. Li, B. Wu*, & Liu, H.* (2024). Different shifts in growth-defense tradeoff for above- and belowground of Miscanthus floridulus enhance tolerance to cadmium. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 226, 105951.
Jiao, R., Wu, B., Li, X., Lin, S., Hussain, K., & Liu, H*. (2025). Defense strategy of a pioneer plant (Miscanthus floridulus) under multi-heavy metal risks: Above- and below-ground tradeoff. Plant and Soil, 515, 1363–1380.
Liu, H., Yin, D., He, P., Cadotte, M. W., & Ye, Q. (2024). Linking plant functional traits to biodiversity under environmental change. Biological Diversity, 1, 22–28.