Effects of biological soil crusts on seedling growth and element uptake in five desert plants in Junggar Basin, western China Response of soil organic carbon and nutrients to simulated nitrogen deposition in Pleioblastus amarus plantation, Rainy Area of West China Species diversity of communities based on different vegetation organizational scales in China’s Malan forest region Decomposition of mixed litter of four dominant species in an Inner Mongolia steppe Relationship between climatic factors and geographical distribution of spruce forests in China Effects of Pb stress on C, N and P accumulation and allocation in Populus deltoids × P. nigra seedlings Seasonal dynamics in leaf area index in three typical temperate montane forests of China: a comparison of multi-observation methods A research framework of ecosystem services based on functional traits Selection of optimum quadrat size and number for estimating aboveground volume of cultivated cultivated Dipsacus asperoides Regenerative condition and analysis of spatial distribution pattern of two relic plants in Mao’ershan Mountain, China Strobili and seed characteristics of Tsuga dumosa and its relationship with environmental factors Leaf venation functional traits and their ecological significance First and second sets of shoots in five evergreen woody species from Tiantong National Forest Park of Zhejiang, China Effects of nitrogen regulation on photosystem II chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of functional leaves in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) under salt environment Phenotypic diversity of pods and seeds in natural populations of Gleditsia sinensis in southern China Application and progress of split-compartment facility in studies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Physiological and biochemical responses of Syntrichia caninervis at a snowfall event in different desert habitats Measuring seasonal dynamics of leaf area index in a mixed conifer-broadleaved forest with direct and indirect methods Traits related to carbon sequestration of common plant species in a Stipa grandis steppe in Nei Mongol under different land-uses Characteristics of seedling survival in habitats of hill and gully slopes in hill-gully Loess Plateau region of northern Shaanxi Ecophysiological responses of Leymus chinensis to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a typical steppe Interactive effects of phenolic acid and nitrogen on morphological traits of poplar (Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’) fine roots Biomass allocation strategies within a leaf: Implication for leaf size optimization Ecological thresholds: Concept, methods and research outlooks Responses of photosynthesis and growth to weak light regime in four legume species Comparison of physiological and leaf morphological traits for photosynthesis of the 51 plant species in the Maqu alpine swamp meadow Impacts of freeze-thaw processes on antioxidant activities and osmolyte contents of Syntrichia caninervis under different desert microhabitats Research overview and trend on biological invasion in mangrove forests Comparison of phosphorus uptake and accumulation capacity among three plant species Soil organic carbon density and influencing factors in tropical virgin forests of Hainan Island, China Effects of clipping and fertilization on the temporal dynamics of species diversity and functional diversity and their relationships in an alpine meadow Characteristics of soil organic carbon mineralization at different temperatures in severely eroded red soil Effects of elevated CO2 concentration on root and needle anatomy and physiological functions in Pinus koraiensis seedlings Geostatistical analysis of spatial variations in leaf traits of woody plants in Tiantong, Zhejiang Province Response and correlation of above- and below-ground functional traits of Leymus chinensis to nitrogen and phosphorus additions The Molecular Mechanism in Regulation of Flowering in Ornamental Plants Application of Cryo-sectioning Technique in Weed Fruits Research Progress in Photorespiratory Mutants Regulating the Cell Growth and Shoot Induction of Crocus sativus Embryogenic Callus by Rare Earth Elements Identification of Genes with Soybean Resistance to Common Cutworm by Association Analysis Identification and Analysis of RNA Editing Sites in Chloroplast Transcripts of Gossypium hirsutum Screening of Universal DNA Barcodes for Malvaceae Plants Tissue Culture and Plant Regeneration of Scabiosa tschiliensis Polymorphism of the Internal Transcribed Spacer of rDNA in Camellia——an Escape from Concerted Evolution Comparative Analysis of Growth Types and Reproductive Characteristics of Mikania micrantha Genetic Mapping and Analysis of a Chloroplast Division Mutant cpd111 in Arabidopsis thaliana Investigation of N2O and CH4 Emissions from Plants Histology and Development Analysis of Meristematic Nodules from Cultured Pulsatilla koreana Pathogen-responsive Cis-acting Elements and Their Interactive Transcription Factors Photosynthetic Characteristics of Dendrobium williamsonii and D. longicornu Progress in Methodology and Application of Plant Ionomics Epistatic Effects and Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) x Environment (QE) Interaction Effects for Yield per Plot and Botanical Traits in Soybean Changes in Endogenous Hormone Contents and Cell Wall Component, Degrading Enzyme Activity and Their Relation in Lycium barbarum Relationship Between Volatile Constituents and β-glucosidase of Different Tea Varieties Plant Functional Traits and Their Trade-offs in Response to Grazing: A Review Biological Functions and Regulatory Mechanisms of Local Auxin Biosynthesis in Higher Plants Comparison of the Characters and Distribution of Vessel Elements in Xylem Among Three Main Pear Rootstocks in China Intragenomic Polymorphism of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of Ribosomal DNA in Camellia hongkongensis (Theaceae) and Species Identification The Molecular Mechanism of Long-distance Sugar Transport in Plants SEM Observations and Measurements of Vestured Pits of the Secondary Xylem in the Tribe Rhizophoreae Morphology and Developmental Anatomy of Medicinal Plant Macleaya cordata Plant Color Mutants and the Anthocyanin Pathway Genetic diversity for mycorrhizal symbiosis and phosphate transporters in rice Genome-wide patterns of large-size presence/absence variants in sorghum Studies on the Fine Structure of the Scutellum of the Oat Seed During Germination Tree of life for the genera of Chinese vascular plants Estimating paleoenvironments using ecological niche models of nearest living relatives: A case study of Eocene Aesculus L. Latitudinal diversity gradients in bryophytes and woody plants: Roles of temperature and water availability Phylogenetic clustering and overdispersion for alpine plants along elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains Region, southwest China Comparative analysis of Stowaway-like miniature inverted repeat transposable elements in wheat group 7 chromosomes: Abundance, composition, and evolution Phylogenetic beta diversity in tropical forests: Implications for the roles of geographical and environmental distance Horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotes Substitution of Hainan indigenous genetic lineage in the Utsat people, exiles of the Champa kingdom Molecular evidence for natural hybridization between Rhododendron spiciferum and R. spinuliferum (Ericaceae) A phylogenetic subclade analysis of range sizes of endemic woody seed plant species of China: Trait conservatism, diversification rates and evolutionary models Phylogenetic relationships among Orostachys subsection Orostachys species (Crassulaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA data Phylogenetics of early branching eudicots: comparing phylogenetic signal across plastid introns, spacers, and genes Comparison of four DNA barcodes in identifying certain medicinal plants of Lamiaceae Early evolution of life cycles in embryophytes: A focus on the fossil evidence of gametophyte/sporophyte size and morphological complexity Testing four barcoding markers for species identification of Potamogetonaceae