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ISSN: 2468-2659
CN: 53-1233/Q

Xiaotao Lv

Editors, Plant Diversity

Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Area of expertise: Plant community ecology, functional ecology, global change ecology, ecosystem ecology

Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Area of expertise: Plant community ecology, functional ecology, global change ecology, ecosystem ecology

Title:  Prof.

Email: lvxiaotao@iae.ac.cn

Web-link of Research Group: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5571-1895 

Selected publications:

Xiao-Ru Zhang, Guo-Jiao Yang, Liangchao Jiang, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Xiao-Sa Liang, Cong Ding, Yu Ning, Alemayehu Adugna, Emma Ladouceur, Xing-Guo Han, Xiao-Tao Lü*. 2026. Decadal increases in grassland biomass production from chronic N additions are eliminated by annual hay cutting. New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70905

Xiao-Sa Liang, Yu Ning, Hongyi Wang, Zhengwen Wang, Cong Ding, Xiaoru Zhang, Yuan-Xiu Wu, Zhiwei Zhang, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, Xiao-Tao Lü*. 2026. Why leaf N:P is not reliable for diagnosing nutrient limitation of productivity: answer from leaf phosphorus fractions. New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70893

Xiao-Jing Zhang, Guo-Jiao Yang, Yu Ning, Liang-Chao Jiang, Xiao-Sa Liang, Xiao-Ru Zhang, Xiao-Tao Lü*, Xing-Guo Han. 2025. Nitrogen enrichment threatens non-N mineral nutrition and nutritional stability of forage due to biodiversity loss. Journal of Ecology, 113: 2668-2681.

Yu Ning, Feike A. Dijkstra, Xiao-Sa Liang, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Guo-Jiao Yang, Liang-Chao Jiang, Xing-Guo Han, Xiao-Tao Lü*. 2025. Stronger response of plant N:P to nitrogen enrichment when considering roots. Global Change Biology, 31: e70091.

Guo-Jiao Yang, Carly Stevens, Zi-Jia Zhang, Xiao-Tao Lü*, Xing-Guo Han. 2023. Different nitrogen saturation thresholds for above-, below-, and total net primary productivity in a temperate steppe. Global Change Biology, 29: 4586-4594.

Guo-Jiao Yang, Yann Hautier, Zi-Jia Zhang, Xiao-Tao Lü*, Xing-Guo Han. 2022. Decoupled responses of above- and below-ground stability of productivity to nitrogen addition at the local and larger spatial scale. Global Change Biology, 28: 2711-2720.

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