Zihan Jiang
Editors, Plant Diversity
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Area of expertise: Mountain Biodiversity; Altitudinal Patterns; Complex Systems; Critical Zone
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Area of expertise: Mountain Biodiversity; Altitudinal Patterns; Complex Systems; Critical Zone
Title: Professor
Email: jiangzihan@mail.kib.ac.cn
Selected publications:
Bedrock geochemistry influences vegetation growth by regulating the regolith water holding capacity
A trait-based approach reveals the importance of biotic filtering on elevational herb richness pattern
The importance of energy theory on shaping elevational richness patterns of plant
Drought-modulated allometric patterns of trees in semi-arid forests
Soil functions and ecosystem services research in the Chinese karst Critical Zone
Rock crevices determine woody and herbaceous plant cover in the karst critical zone
Can the physiological tolerance hypothesis explain herb richness patterns along an elevational gradient in a temperate forest? A trait-based analysis.
Environmental filtering drives herb community composition and functional trait changes across an elevational gradient
Interplay of temperature and woody cover shapes herb communities along an elevational gradient in a temperate forest in Beijing, China
Vegetation browning: global drivers, impacts, and feedbacks
Bedrock type mediates the response of vegetation activity to seasonal precipitation in the karst forest