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Adaptation strategies of seed germination and seedling growth to sand dune environment

scientific article published in January 2006

Aerial and soil seed banks enable populations of an annual species to cope with an unpredictable dune ecosystem

scientific article

Amphicarpic plants: definition, ecology, geographic distribution, systematics, life history, evolution and use in agriculture

scientific article published on 28 May 2020

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and achene mucilage have independent functions in seedling growth of a desert shrub

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

C:N:P stoichiometry ofArtemisiaspecies and close relatives across northern China: unravelling effects of climate, soil and taxonomy

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Caryopsis dormancy, germination and seedling emergence in sand, of Leymus racemosus (Poaceae), a perennial sand-dune grass inhabiting the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China

scientific article published in 2004

Comparison of germination and seed bank dynamics of dimorphic seeds of the cold desert halophyte Suaeda corniculata subsp. mongolica

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Decomposition of 51 semidesert species from wide-ranging phylogeny is faster in standing and sand-buried than in surface leaf litters: implications for carbon and nutrient dynamics

scientific article published on 07 July 2015

Degradation of seed mucilage by soil microflora promotes early seedling growth of a desert sand dune plant

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Divergence in Life History Traits between Two Populations of a Seed-Dimorphic Halophyte in Response to Soil Salinity

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Dormancy cycling and persistence of seeds in soil of a cold desert halophyte shrub

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Dynamics of the diaspore and germination stages of the life history of an annual diaspore-trimorphic species in a temperate salt desert

scientific article published on 28 March 2020

Ecological role of physical dormancy in seeds of <i>Oxytropis racemosa</i> in a semiarid sandland with unpredictable rainfall

scientific article published on 11 October 2018

Ecological role of physical dormancy in seeds of Oxytropis racemosa in a semiarid sandland with unpredictable rainfall

scientific article published on 07 November 2017

Effect of seed morph and light level on growth and reproduction of the amphicarpic plant Amphicarpaea edgeworthii (Fabaceae).

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Effects of amount and frequency of precipitation and sand burial on seed germination, seedling emergence and survival of the dune grass Leymus secalinus in semiarid China

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Effects of climate warming and prolonged snow cover on phenology of the early life history stages of four alpine herbs on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

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Effects of germination time on seed morph ratio in a seed-dimorphic species and possible ecological significance

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Effects of rainfall pattern on the growth and fecundity of a dominant dune annual in a semi-arid ecosystem

scholarly article by Ruiru Gao published in December 2014

Experimental sand burial and precipitation enhancement alter plant and soil carbon allocation in a semi-arid steppe in north China

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Facilitation by a Spiny Shrub on a Rhizomatous Clonal Herbaceous in Thicketization-Grassland in Northern China: Increased Soil Resources or Shelter from Herbivores

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Geographic pattern and effects of climate and taxonomy on nonstructural carbohydrates of Artemisia species and their close relatives across northern China

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Germination of dimorphic seeds of the desert annual halophyte Suaeda aralocaspica (Chenopodiaceae), a C4 plant without Kranz anatomy

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Global patterns of potential future plant diversity hidden in soil seed banks

scientific article published on 02 December 2021

Great granny still ruling from the grave: Phenotypical response of plant performance and seed functional traits to salt stress affects multiple generations of a halophyte

scientific article published on 09 October 2021

Hydrated mucilage reduces post-dispersal seed removal of a sand desert shrub by ants in a semiarid ecosystem

scientific article published on 20 July 2013

Hydrothermal sensitivities of seed populations underlie fluctuations of dormancy states in an annual plant community

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

Impact of land-use on carbon storage as dependent on soil texture: evidence from a desertified dryland using repeated paired sampling design

scientific article published on 2 January 2015

Lack of divergence in seed ecology of two Amphicarpaea (Fabaceae) species disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North America

scientific article published on 12 June 2015

Leaf and root nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry along aridity and soil fertility gradients

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Linking performance trait stability with species distribution: the case ofArtemisiaand its close relatives in northern China

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Maternal environment alters dead pericarp biochemical properties of the desert annual plant Anastatica hierochuntica L

scientific article published on 31 July 2020

More than just a coating: Ecological importance, taxonomic occurrence and phylogenetic relationships of seed coat mucilage

scholarly article by Xuejun Yang et al published December 2012 in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Multiple abiotic and biotic drivers of long‐term wood decomposition within and among species in the semi‐arid inland dunes: A dual role for stem diameter

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

Net plant interactions are highly variable and weakly dependent on climate at the global scale

scientific article published on 23 April 2022

New field wind manipulation methodology reveals adaptive responses of steppe plants to increased and reduced wind speed

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

Plant diversity has stronger linkage with soil fungal diversity than with bacterial diversity across grasslands of northern China

scientific article published on 23 February 2022

Plant functional diversity and species diversity in the Mongolian steppe

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Positive and negative effects of UV irradiance explain interaction of litter position and UV exposure on litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in a semi-arid dune ecosystem

scientific article published on 29 June 2018

Possible role of pectin-containing mucilage and dew in repairing embryo DNA of seeds adapted to desert conditions

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Reproductive Characteristics of a Populus euphratica Population and Prospects for Its Restoration in China

scientific article published on July 26, 2012

Responses of community structure and diversity to nitrogen deposition and rainfall addition in contrasting steppes are ecosystem-dependent and dwarfed by year-to-year community dynamics

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Role of mucilage in the germination of Artemisia sphaerocephala (Asteraceae) achenes exposed to osmotic stress and salinity

scientific article published on January 2010

Sand burial helps regulate timing of seed germination of a dominant herb in an inland dune ecosystem with a semiarid temperate climate

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Seed dimorphism, nutrients and salinity differentially affect seed traits of the desert halophyte Suaeda aralocaspica via multiple maternal effects

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Seed dispersal and germination traits of 70 plant species inhabiting the Gurbantunggut Desert in northwest China

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Seed dormancy and germination of the medicinal holoparasitic plant Cistanche deserticola from the cold desert of northwest China

scientific article published on 8 April 2017

Seed germination responses to seasonal temperature and drought stress are species-specific but not related to seed size in a desert steppe: Implications for effect of climate change on community structure

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Seed mucilage improves seedling emergence of a sand desert shrub

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Seed mucilage interacts with soil microbial community and physiochemical processes to affect seedling emergence on desert sand dunes

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Specific leaf area predicts dryland litter decomposition via two mechanisms

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Taxonomic effect on plant base concentrations and stoichiometry at the tips of the phylogeny prevails over environmental effect along a large scale gradient

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Termites amplify the effects of wood traits on decomposition rates among multiple bamboo and dicot woody species

scientific article published in 2015

The achene mucilage hydrated in desert dew assists seed cells in maintaining DNA integrity: adaptive strategy of desert plant Artemisia sphaerocephala

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The contribution of germination functional traits to population dynamics of a desert plant community

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Transgenerational plasticity provides ecological diversity for a seed heteromorphic species in response to environmental heterogeneity

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Understanding the ecosystem implications of the angiosperm rise to dominance: leaf litter decomposability among magnoliids and other basal angiosperms

scientific article published on 20 February 2014

Value of the mucilaginous pellicle to seeds of the sand-stabilizing desert woody shrub Artemisia sphaerocephala (Asteraceae)

scientific article published on 30 July 2004

Variations in the traits of fine roots of different orders and their associations with leaf traits in 12 co-occuring plant species in a semiarid inland dune

scientific article published on 26 January 2022