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Litong Chen
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinghai
Language: Chinese, English
Biodiversity
Global Change
Alpine Grassland
Ecosystem Function
Soil Carbon
Sequestration
Climate Change
Ecology
Plant Sciences
Environmental Science
Areas of Focus
- Biodiversity and Global Change
- Alpine Grassland Diversity and Function
- Soil Carbon Change and Sequestration
Work Experience
- 2017-12~2018-12 - University of Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences - Visiting Scholar
- 2015-11~Present - Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2012-10~2015-10 - Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2010-07~2012-10 - Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-09--2010-07 PhD: Lanzhou University
- 2000-09--2004-07 Bachelor: Shandong Agricultural University
Publications
- Predicting leaf traits of temperate broadleaf deciduous trees from hyperspectral reflectance: can a general model be applied across a growing season?, First Author, 2022
- The influence of aboveground and belowground species composition on spatial turnover in nutrient pools in alpine grasslands, Third Author, 2022
- Aridity and NPP constrain contribution of microbial necromass to soil organic carbon in the Qinghai-Tibet alpine grasslands, Third Author, 2021
- Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly drive ecosystem stability in natural alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau, First Author, Corresponding Author, 2021
- Temporal variation in soil respiration and its sensitivity to temperature along a hydrological gradient in an alpine wetland of the Tibetan Plateau, Fifth Author, 2020
- Vertical variations in plant- and microbial-derived carbon components in grassland soils, Fifth Author, 2020
- Distribution of lignin phenols in comparison with plant-derived lipids in the alpine versus temperate grassland soils, Fourth Author, 2019
- Distribution and Preservation of Root- and Shoot-Derived Carbon Components in Soils Across the Chinese-Mongolian Grasslands, Fifth Author, 2019
- Existing Climate Change Will Lead to Pronounced Shifts in the Diversity of Soil Prokaryotes, Fifth Author, 2018
- Photosynthetic acclimation to long-term high temperature and soil drought stress in two spruce species (Picea crassifolia and P-wilsonii) used for afforestation, Second Author, 2018
- Experimentally simulating warmer and wetter climate additively improves rangeland quality on the Tibetan Plateau, Sixth Author, 2018
- Large-Scale Distribution of Molecular Components in Chinese Grassland Soils: The Influence of Input and Decomposition Processes, Seventh Author, 2018
- No upward shift of alpine grassland distribution on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau despite rapid climate warming from 2000 to 2014, Third Author, 2018
- On the controls of abundance for soil-dwelling organisms on the Tibetan Plateau, Fourth Author, 2017
- Corrigendum: Contrasting effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil respiration in an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Sixth Author, 2017
- Changes of carbon stocks in alpine grassland soils from 2002 to 2011 on the Tibetan Plateau and their climatic causes, First Author, Corresponding Author, 2017
- Soil fungal diversity in natural grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau: associations with plant diversity and productivity, Sixth Author, 2017
- Phosphorus does not alleviate the negative effect of nitrogen enrichment on legume performance in an alpine grassland, Third Author, 2017
- Molecular mechanisms of water table lowering and nitrogen deposition in affecting greenhouse gas emissions from a Tibetan alpine wetland, Fifth Author, 2017
- Changes in biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots of three dominant alpine species from the Tibetan Plateau, Third Author, 2017
- Distribution of fatty acids in the alpine grassland soils of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Fourth Author, 2016
- The biogeography of soil archaeal communities on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, Sixth Author, 2016
- Contrasting effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil respiration in an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Sixth Author, 2016
- Changes in litter quality induced by nutrient addition alter litter decomposition in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Fifth Author, 2016
- Divergent patterns of foliar δ^(13)C and δ^(15)N in Quercus aquifolioides with an altitudinal transect on the Tibetan Plateau: an integrated study based on multiple key leaf functional traits, First Author, 2015
- Methane Emissions from an Alpine Wetland on the Tibetan Plateau: Neglected but Vital Contribution of Non-growing Season, First Author, 2015
- The links between ecosystem multifunctionality and above- and belowground biodiversity are mediated by climate, Seventh Author, 2015
- Alpine grassland water use efficiency based on annual precipitation, growing season precipitation and growing season evapotranspiration, Second Author, 2015
- A Comparison of Two Methods for Quantifying Soil Organic Carbon of Alpine Grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau, First Author, 2015
- Distribution of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers in surface soils of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: implications of brGDGTs-based proxies in cold and dry regions, Not mentioned, 2015
- Responses of soil respiration to reduced water table and nitrogen addition in an alpine wetland on the Qinghai-*** Plateau, Third Author, 2014
- UV radiation is the primary factor driving the variation in leaf phenolics across Chinese grasslands, First Author, 2013
