Aims Eurasian forest‐steppes are among the most complex non‐tropical terrestrial
ecosystems. Despite their considerable scientific, ecological and economic importance …

Recent advances in ecology and biogeography demonstrate the importance of fire and large
herbivores–and challenge the primacy of climate–to our understanding of the distribution …

分析树木径向生长对气候变化的响应, 有利于准确预测未来森林的动态变化.
天山北坡中山带广泛分布着以雪岭云杉(Picea schrenkiana) 为单优树种的温带针叶林 …

The occurrence and origin of dry grasslands and their rich biota in the moderately humid
Central‐European climate have fascinated scientists for over a century. Modern …

Extreme drought and precipitation are expected to occur more frequently due to climate
change, which may influence the water uptake patterns by vegetation in the rocky …

As global climate change leads to increased spatial and temporal heterogeneity in
precipitation patterns, seasonal droughts are becoming more frequent in subtropical …

Topographic heterogeneity under dry continental climate can create a landscape mosaic
called “exposure-related forest-steppe”, characterized by a regular pattern of forest on the …

Trait-based approaches have been widely applied to uncover the mechanisms determining
community assembly and biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships. However, they …

The Palearctic forest-steppe biome is a narrow vegetation zone between the temperate
forest and steppe biomes, which provides important habitats for many endangered species …

Chinese sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. sinensis) has considerable
economic potential and plays an important role in reclamation and soil and water …