Weile Chen
Editors, Plant Diversity
Zhejiang University, China
Area of expertise: Roots; mycorrhizal fungi; belowground ecology
Zhejiang University, China
Area of expertise: Roots; mycorrhizal fungi; belowground ecology
Title: Researcher
Email: chenweile@zju.edu.cn
Web-link of Research Group: https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/chenweile
Selected publications:
Xi, M. et al. 2025. Soil moisture mediates the effect of plant below‐ground carbon allocation on the decomposition of root litter in a subtropical forest. Journal of Ecology, 113(1), 206-219.
Wu, R. et al. 2024. Linking root-associated fungal and bacterial functions to root economics eLife, 13, RP94359.
Liang, S. et al. 2023. Positioning absorptive root respiration in the root economics space across woody and herbaceous species. Journal of Ecology, 111(12), 2710-2720.
Chen, W. et al. 2021. The genetic basis of the root economics spectrum in a perennial grass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(47), e2107541118.
Chen, W. et al. 2020. Topographic and host effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a forested watershed. Ecosystems, 23(8), 1537-1546.
Chen, W. et al. Root diameter predicts the extramatrical hyphal exploration distance of the ectomycorrhizal fungal community. Ecosphere, 9(4), e02202.
Chen, W. et al. 2018. Nutrient foraging by mycorrhizas: from species functional traits to ecosystem processes. Functional Ecology, 32(4), 858-869.
Chen, W. et al. 2018. Root morphology and mycorrhizal type strongly influence root production in nutrient hot spots of mixed forests. Journal of ecology, 106(1), 148-156.
Chen, W. et al. 2016. Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(31), 8741-8746.
Chen, W. et al. 2013. Variation of first‐order root traits across climatic gradients and evolutionary trends in geological time. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22(7), 846-856.