Areas of Focus
- Plant Physiological Ecology
- Evolutionary Ecology
Work Experience
- 2019-08~Present - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2018-08~2019-07 - University of Arizona, USA - Visiting Scholar
- 2016-08~2019-07 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2012-06~2016-07 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-10--2012-03 PhD: University of Sheffield
- 2005-09--2008-07 Master's Degree: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-09--2005-07 Bachelor's Degree: Beijing Normal University
- Published 58 SCI papers and 21 core Chinese papers
- Total citations: 2160, h-index: 23 (Google Scholar 2023)
- Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Contrasting heat tolerance of evergreen and deciduous urban woody species during heat waves, Hui Liu, 2024
- Linking plant functional traits to biodiversity under environmental change, Hui Liu, 2024
- Phylogeny and climate explain contrasting hydraulic traits in different life forms of 150 woody Fabaceae species, Hui Liu, 2024
- Weak correlations among leaf thermal metrics, economic traits and damages under natural heatwaves, Hui Liu, 2024
- 基于叶片解剖性状探究29种植物对热带珊瑚岛的适应策略, Hui Liu, 2023
- Eighteen-year nitrogen addition does not increase plant phosphorus demand in a nitrogen-saturated tropical forest, Hui Liu, 2023
- 木兰科植物叶片光合系统耐热性与叶片形态和温度生态位的关系, Hui Liu, 2023
- 中国南亚热带和北温带地区禾本科C3与C4草本植物花果期差异研究, Hui Liu, 2023
- Differential tree demography mediated by water stress and functional traits in a moist tropical forest, Hui Liu, 2023
- Genome assembly of the pioneer species Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae) provides insight into its global distribution and adaptation to metal-contaminated soil, Hui Liu, 2023
- From tree to forest: Multiple carbon sink constraints, Hui Liu, 2023
- Physiological cold tolerance evolves faster than climatic niches in plants, Hui Liu, 2023
- Stomatal responses of terrestrial plants to global change, Hui Liu, 2023
- 华南地区固氮与非固氮豆科树种叶片养分利用策略的对比研究, Hui Liu, 2023
- Allometric relationships between leaf and petiole traits across 31 floating-leaved plants reveal a different adaptation pattern from terrestrial plants, Hui Liu, 2023
- Can leaf drought tolerance predict species abundance and its changes in tropical-subtropical forests?, Hui Liu, 2023
- Leaf turgor loss point is one of the best predictors of drought-induced tree mortality in tropical forest, Hui Liu, 2022
- Climatic niche divergence explains angiosperm diversification across clades in China, Hui Liu, 2022
- Can evolutionary history predict plant plastic responses to climate change?, Hui Liu, 2022
- How do functional traits influence tree demographic properties in a subtropical monsoon forest?, Hui Liu, 2022
- Contrasting responses in growth, photosynthesis and hydraulics of two subtropical tree species to cadmium contamination as affected by elevated CO2 and nitrogen addition, Hui Liu, 2022
- 南亚热带不同演替阶段森林优势树种叶片构建成本与机械抗性的协同关系, Hui Liu, 2022
- C4 trees have a broader niche than their close C3 relatives, Hui Liu, 2022
- The evolutionary rate of leaf osmotic strength drives diversification of Primulina species in karst regions, Hui Liu, 2022
- Greater hydraulic safety contributes to higher growth resilience to drought across seven pine species in a semi-arid environment, Hui Liu, 2022
- 南亚热带森林2种菌根类型树木水分传导和养分利用策略的对比研究, Hui Liu, 2021
- A comprehensive framework for seasonal controls of leaf abscission and productivity in evergreen broadleaved tropical and subtropical forests, Hui Liu, 2021
- Tropical tall forests are more sensitive and vulnerable to drought than short forests, Hui Liu, 2021
- 气候生态位进化与物种多样化的关系——以泛热带植物番荔枝科为例, Hui Liu, 2021
- Functional Traits Are Good Predictors of Tree Species Abundance Across 101 Subtropical Forest Species in China, Hui Liu, 2021
- Which traits are necessary to quickly select suitable plant species for ecological restoration?, Hui Liu, 2021
- Wood density predicts mortality threshold for diverse trees, Hui Liu, 2021
- Weak tradeoff between xylem hydraulic efficiency and safety, Hui Liu, 2021
- 南亚热带森林2种不同菌根类型树木水分传导和养分利用策略的对比研究, Hui Liu, 2021
- Leaf hydraulic acclimation to nitrogen addition of two dominant tree species in a subtropical forest, Hui Liu, 2021
- Diversity of Reproductive Phenology Among Subtropical Grasses Is Constrained by Evolution and Climatic Niche, Hui Liu, 2020
- 不同原生境的6种棕榈科植物叶片水力性状的对比研究, Hui Liu, 2020
- Plant extinction excels plant speciation in the Anthropocene, Hui Liu, 2020
- Global response patterns of plant photosynthesis to nitrogen addition: A meta-analysis, Hui Liu, 2020
- Climatic-niche evolution follows similar rules in plants and animals, Hui Liu, 2020
- Linking vein properties to leaf biomechanics across 58 woody species from a subtropical forest, Hui Liu, 2020
- Application of a trait-based species screening framework for vegetation restoration in a tropical coral island of China, Hui Liu, 2020
- Growing-season temperature and precipitation are independent drivers of global variation in xylem hydraulic conductivity, Hui Liu, 2020
- Leaf mechanical strength and photosynthetic capacity vary independently across 57 subtropical forest species with contrasting light requirements, Hui Liu, 2019
- Pennisetum Hydridum's Potential for Controlling Invasive Chromolaena Odorata, Hui Liu, 2019
- Precipitation has dominant influences on the variation of plant hydraulics of the native Castanopsis
Awards
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2024): Excellent Member
- Academic Forum of Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2023): Excellent Report
- Specially Appointed Researcher, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2022): Core Position
- 11th Academic Forum of Chinese Ecologists Club (2022): First Prize
- Annual Meeting of South China Botanical Garden (2020): First Prize
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019): Excellent Member
- Pearl River Science and Technology Star, Guangzhou (2018): City Level
- Excellent Report Award, Chinese Ecological Society Conference (2016): Other