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Jianguo Chen
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Alpine Plants
Diversity
Climate Change
Adaptation
Evolution
Functional Traits
Ecosystem
Species Interaction
Ecological Function
Himalaya
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of formation and maintenance of alpine plant diversity
- Responses of alpine plants to climate change
- Evolution and adaptation mechanisms of special functional traits of alpine plants
Work Experience
- 2024-02~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2021-02~2024-02 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2019-12~2021-02 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2018-12~2019-11 - ETH Zurich - Visiting Scholar
- 2013-07~2018-11 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2023-09-01~Present - Southwest Forestry University - Master's Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-09--2013-06 Ph.D. in Science: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004-09--2008-06 Bachelor's in Science: Yunnan University
Publications
- Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China, Jianguo Chen, 2024
- Allelopathic potentials of surrounding vegetation on seedling establishment of alpine cushion Arenaria polytrichoides Edgew., Jianguo Chen, 2024
- Degeneration of foundation cushion species induced by ecological constraints can cause massive changes in alpine plant communities, Jianguo Chen, 2024
- Simulated climate warming strongly constrains the seedling establishment of alpine cushion Arenaria oreophila, Jianguo Chen, 2023
- Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems, Jianguo Chen, 2022
- Spatial phylogenetics of two topographic extremes of the Hengduan Mountains in southwestern China and its implications for biodiversity conservation, Jianguo Chen, 2021
- Alpine speciation and morphological innovations: revelations from a species-rich genus in the northern hemisphere, Jianguo Chen, 2021
- Diversity increases yield but reduces harvest index in crop mixtures, Jianguo Chen, 2021
- Alpine community recruitment potential is determined by habitat attributes in the alpine ecosystems of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains, SW China, Jianguo Chen, 2021
- The positive effects of the alpine cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on insect dynamics are determined by both physical and biotic factors, Jianguo Chen, 2021
- Recruitment of the high elevation cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides is limited by competition, thus threatened by currently established vegetation, Jianguo Chen, 2020
- Shrub facilitation promotes selective tree establishment beyond the climatic treeline, Jianguo Chen, 2020
- Altitudinal variation in flowering area and position and their ecological significances of an alpine cushion Arenaria polytrichoides, a gynodioecious herb, Jianguo Chen, 2020
- Advances in the studies of plant diversity and ecological adaptation in the subnival ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Jianguo Chen, 2019
- Cushion and shrub ecosystem engineers contribute differently to diversity and functions in alpine ecosystems, Jianguo Chen, 2019
- Seasonal comparison of bacterial communities in rhizosphere of alpine cushion plants in the Himalayan Hengduan Mountains, Jianguo Chen, 2018
- Sex allocation in gynodioecious Cyananthus delavayi differs between gender morphs and soil quality, Jianguo Chen, 2017
- Seed quality of the Sino-Himalayan endemic genus Cyananthus (Campanulaceae) increases with elevation and varies with life histories, Jianguo Chen, 2017
- How cushion communities are maintained in alpine ecosystems: A review and case study on alpine cushion plant reproduction, Jianguo Chen, 2017
- Sexual allocation in the gynodioecious species Cyananthus macrocalyx (Campanulaceae) at high elevations in the Sino-Himalaya Mountains, Jianguo Chen, 2016
- Cushion plants can have a positive effect on diversity at high elevations in the Himalayan Hengduan Mountains, Jianguo Chen, 2015
- Soil nutrient availability determines the facilitative effects of cushion plants on other plant species at high elevations in the south-eastern Himalayas, Jianguo Chen, 2015
- Woolly and overlapping leaves dampen temperature fluctuations in reproductive organ of an alpine Himalayan forb, Jianguo Chen, 2015
- Survival and reproduction of plant species in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Jianguo Chen, 2014
- A nodding capitulum enhances the reproductive success of Cremanthodium campanulatum (Asteraceae) at high elevations in the Sino-Himalayan Mountains, Jianguo Chen, 2013
- Multifunctional bracts enhance plant fitness during flowering and seed development in Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae), a giant herb endemic to the high Himalayas, Jianguo Chen, 2013
- Advances in the Studies of Responses of Alpine Plants to Global Warming, Jianguo Chen, 2011
- Karyological studies on two species of Compositae from the Hengduan Mountains, SW China, Jianguo Chen, 2010
