Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali
Title: Professor; Ph.D. Supervisor; Editor
Honor: World’s Top 2% Scientist
Major Subjects: Ecology; Forestry; Biogeography; Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences linking Climate Change with People and Nature
Research Interest: Biodiversity – Ecosystem Functioning Research in Forests, Grasslands and Agroecosystems
Email:arshadforester@hbu.edu.cn;arshadforester@gmail.com
Address: Office No. 702, Labs No. 704, 706 and 708. Yifu Graduate School Building, No. 180, Wusi East Road, Baoding City, Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University
Postal code: 071002
Announcement: Master’s and Ph.D. students as well as Postdoctoral Fellows and Young Researchers are welcome to join the Forest Ecology Research Group (FERG) at the College of Life Sciences, Hebei University.
For more up-to-date information, please visit his website:http://arshadforester.com/
Education
Postdoc, Ecology
Specialization in Forest Ecology
Mar 2018 – May 2019
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
PhD, Ecology
Specialization in Forest Ecology
Sep 2014 – Dec 2017
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
MS, Ecology
Specialization in Forest Ecology
Sep 2012 – Jul 2014
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
BS, Forestry
Major subjects: Silviculture, Forest Ecology and Management, and Agroforestry
Aug 2006 – Sep 2010
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
Dir (U), KP, Pakistan
Work Experience
Full Professor (Full-time)
Jun 2021 – Present
Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China
Full Professor (Full-time)
Jun 2019 – May 2021
Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Distinguished Associate Researcher
Mar 2018 – May 2019
South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Visiting Researcher
Jan 2018 – Mar 2018
South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Project Manager
May 2011 – Jul 2012
Resource Organization for Advancement and Development (ROAD NGO), Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
Social Organizer
Oct 2010 – May 2011
Interfaith League Against Poverty (I-LAP NGO), Islamabad, Capital City, Pakistan
Editorial Experience
Since 2018, he has been affiliated with several scientific journals as an Editor/ Editorial Board Member.
1. Global Change Biology
2. Journal of Vegetation Science
3. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
4. Journal of Forestry Research
5. Forest Ecology and Management
6. Frontiers in Plant Science
7. Frontiers in Forests & Global Change
8. Biodiversity and Conservation
9. Trees, Forests & People
Teaching major courses
1. Frontier Research in Life Sciences (Postgraduate)
2. Advanced Ecology (Postgraduate)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
2024
107)Abbasi, U.A.&Ali. A*.(2024) Factors affecting coarse above- and below-ground carbon stocks and annualized accumulation rates in China’s plantations. (Minor Revision)
106) Lee, Y.J., Lee, H.I., Lee, C.B., Lee, K.H., Kim, R.H. &Ali. A.(2024)Abiotic and stand age-induced changes in tree diversity and size inequality regulate aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon stock in temperate forests of South Korea.Catena237: 107827.DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2024.107827
105)Ali. A*.(2024)Global change solutions must embrace biodiverse multifunctional planted forests.Forests & Global Change7: 1346966.DOI:10.3389/ffgc.2024.1346966(Invited Opinion; APC free)
104) Li, H.L.#,Ali, A.#, Luo, X., Liao, K., Sun, N., Xu, M.S., Sha, L.B., He, D., Du, Y.J., Sun, W.W. & Yang, X.D. (2024) China’s subtropical deciduous plants are more sensitive to climate change than evergreen plants by flowering phenology.Global Change Biology30(2): e17168.DOI:10.1111/gcb.17168
2023
103) Yuan, Z., Ye, J., Lin, F., Wang, X., Yang, T., Bi, B., Mao, Z., Fang, S., Wang, X., Hao, Z. &Ali, A.(2023). Relationships between Phyllosphere Bacterial Communities and Leaf Functional Traits in a Temperate Forest.Plants12, 3854.https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223854
102) Wang, X., Yuan, Z.,Ali. A.,Yang, T., Lin, F., Mao, Z., Ye, J., Fang, S., Hao, Z., Wang, X. & Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.L. (2023) Leaf traits and temperature shape the elevational patterns of phyllosphere microbiome.Journal of Biogeography50(12): 2135-2147.https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14719
101)Ali, A*.(2023)Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research: Brief history, major trends and perspectives.Biological Conservation285: 110210.DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110210(Review paper)
100)Ali, A*.(2023) Linking forest ecosystem processes, functions and services under integrative social–ecological research agenda: current knowledge and perspectives.Science of the Total Environment892:164768.DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164768(Review paper)
99)Kazempour Larsary, M.,Pourbabaei, H., Salehi, A., Yousefpour, R. &Ali. A*.(2023)Few functionally acquisitive big-sized trees restrict but soil nutrients promote soil organic carbon storage in temperate deciduous forests.Forest Ecology and Management541:121059.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121059
98)Abbasi, U.A.,Gilani, H., Sanaei, A., Hussain, K. &Ali. A*.(2021) Increasing stand stature weakens the positive effects of tree richness and structural imbalance on aboveground biomass in temperate forests: the stand stature hypothesis.Forest Ecology and Management539: 121040.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121040
97) Sun, Z., Sonsuthi, A., Jucker, T.,Ali, A.,Cao, M., Liu, F., Cao, G., Hu, T., Ma, Q., Guo, Q. & Lin, L. (2023) Top Canopy Height and Stem Size Variation Enhance Aboveground Biomass across Spatial Scales in Seasonal Tropical Forests.Plants12: 1343.https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061343
96)Ali, A*.(2023) Editorial: plant diversity and biomass dynamics under environmental variation.Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1159695.DOI:10.3389/fpls.2023.1159695
95) Villa, P.M., Meira-Neto, J.A.A., Diniz, É.S.,Ali, A.,Neri, A.V., Martins, S.V., Campos, P.V., Pinto-Junior, H.V., da Costa, J.S., Coelho, A.J.P., Bao, F., de Araújo Lima, G., Rapini, A., 2023. Soil factors rather than stand age drive tree phylogenetic diversity along Amazon Forest succession.Ecological Engineering189, 106915.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106915
94)Sanaei, A.,Sayer, E. J., Yuan, Z.Q., Saiz, H., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Sadeghinia, M., Ashouri, P., Ghafari, S., Kaboli, H., Kargar, M., Seabloom, E. &Ali. A*.(2023) Grazing intensity alters the plant diversity-carbon storage relationship in rangelands across topographic and climatic gradients.Functional Ecology37(3): 703-718.DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.14270
93) Li, C., Wang, N., Mo, Y., Xing, N., Qu, Y., Chen, Y., Yuan, Z.,Ali, A.,Qi, J., Fernández, V., Wang, Y. & Kopittke, P.M. (2023) The overlooked functions of trichomes: Water absorption and metal detoxication.Plant, Cell & Environment46(3):669-687.DOI:10.1111/pce.14530
2022
92) Yao, Z., Xin, Y., Yang, L., Zhao, L. &Ali, A*.(2022) Precipitation and temperature regulate species diversity, plant coverage and aboveground biomass through opposing mechanisms in large-scale grasslands.Frontiers in Plant Science13: 999636.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.999636
91)Ali, A*.(2022) Restore Pakistan’s forests to prevent floods.Science, 378 (6619), 482-483.DOI:10.1126/science.ade9336
90)Abbasi, U.A.,Mattsson. E., Nansanka. S.P. &Ali, A*.(2022) Biological, structural and functional responses of tropical forests to environmental factors.Biological Conservation76, 109792.DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109792
89)Abbasi, U.A.,Mattsson. E., Nansanka. S.P. &Ali, A*.(2022) Speciesα-diversity promotes butβ-diversity restricts aboveground biomass in tropical forests, depending on stand structure and environmental factors.Journal of Forestry ResearchDOI:10.1007/s11676-022-01560-8(In Press).
88) Yang, Z., Luo, Y., Ye, N., Yang, L., Yin, Q., Jia, S., He, C., Yuan, Z., Hao, Z., &Ali, A.(2022). Disentangling the effects of species interactions and environmental factors on the spatial pattern and coexistence of two congeneric Pinus species in a transitional climatic zone.Ecology and Evolution12, e9275.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9275
87) Yang, X.D., Anwar, E., Xu, Y.L., Zhou, J., Sha, L.B., Gong, X.W.,Ali, A.,Gao, Y.C., Liu, Y. & Ge, P. (2022) Hydraulic constraints determine the distribution of heteromorphic leaves along plant vertical height.Frontiers in Plant Science13: 941764.DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.941764
86) Yang, B.Y.,Ali, A.*,Xu, M.S., Guan, M.S., Li, Y., Zhang, X.N., He, X.M. & Yang, X.D. (2022) Large Plants Enhance Aboveground Biomass in Arid Natural Forest and Plantation Along Differential Abiotic and Biotic Conditions.Frontiers in Plant Science13: 999793.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.999793
85) Haq, S.M., Rashid, I.,Calixto, E.S.,Ali. A.,Kumar. M., Srivastava, G., Bussmanng, R.W. & Khuroo A.A. (2022) Unravelling patterns of forest carbon stock along a wide elevational gradient in the Himalaya: Implications for climate change mitigation.Forest Ecology and Management521: 120442.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120442
84) Farooq, T.J.A., Irfan, M., Portela, R., Zhou, X., Shulin P. &Ali, A.(2022) Global progress in climate change and biodiversity conservation research.Global Ecology and Conservation38: e02272.DOI:10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02272
83) Li, B., Zhang, Y., Luan, F., Yuan, Z.,Ali, A.,Chu, C. & Bin, Y. (2022) Habitat Conditions and Tree Species Shape Liana Distribution in a Subtropical Forest.Forests13(9): 1358.DOI:10.3390/f13091358
82) Jucker, T., Fischer, F.J., Chave, J., Coomes, D.A., Caspersen, J.,Ali, A (main collaborator).,Loubota Panzou, G.J., Feldpausch, T.R.,Falster, D., Usoltsev, V.A., ……..119 coauthors in alphabetic order (2022) Tallo – a global tree allometry and crown architecture database.Global Change Biology28(17): 5254-5268.DOI:10.1111/gcb.16302
81)Ali. A*.,Mattsson. E., Nansanka. S.P. (2022) Big-sized trees and species-functional diversity pathways mediate divergent impacts of environmental factors on individual biomass variability in Sri Lankan tropical forests.Journal of Environmental Management315: 115177.DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115177
80)Kazempour Larsary, M.,Pourbabaei, H., Salehi, A., Yousefpour, R. &Ali. A*.(2022) Decoupled abiotic and biotic drivers of aboveground and topsoil organic carbon stocks in temperate forests.Land Degradation & Development33(14): 2464-2476.DOI:10.1002/ldr.4324
79) Lee, H.I., Seo, Y.O., Kim, H.,Ali. A.,Lee, C.B. & Chung, Y. (2022) Species evenness declines but specific functional strategy enhances aboveground biomass across strata in subtropical – warm-temperate forests of South Korea.Forest Ecology and Management512, 120179.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120179
78) Ali, A., Hussain, M., Ali, S., Akhtar, K.; Muhammad, M.W.; Zamir, A.;Ali, A.,Nizami, S.M., Ahmad, B., Harrison, M.T., Fahad, S., Zhou, Z. & Yi, S. (2022) Ecological Stoichiometry in Pinus massoniana L. Plantation: Increasing Nutrient Limitation in a 48-Year Chronosequence.Forests, 13, 469.DOI:10.3390/f13030469
77)Kunwar, S.,Wang, L.Q.,Kazempour Larsary, M.,Chaudhary, R., Joshi, P.R. &Ali. A*.(2022) Functional composition of tall-statured trees underpins aboveground biomass in tropical forests.Journal of Forestry ResearchDOI:10.1007/s11676-022-01460-x(Early View).
76) Oktavia, D.,Ali. A.,Park, P.S. & Jin G. (2022) Strata-dependent relationships among temperate forest structure, diversity, and growth rate along a local-scale environmental gradient.Ecological Indicators135, 108566.DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108566
75) Ji, Z.,Ali. A.,Wei, X. & Liu, C. (2022) The role of biodiversity in mitigating the effects of nutrient limitation and short-term rotations in plantations of Subtropical China.Journal of Environmental Management303, 114140. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114140
74)Wang, L.Q.#&Ali. A#*.(2022) Functional identity regulates aboveground biomass better than trait diversity along abiotic conditions in global forest metacommunities.Ecographye05854.DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05854Cover page Paper of the Ecogrpahy, Jan Volume 2022. See here => http://www.ecography.org/content/january-2022
2021
73) Liu, S., Yuan, Z.,Ali, A.,Sanaei, A.,Mao, Z., Ding, F., Zheng, D., Fang, S., Jia, Z., Tao, Z., Lin, F., Ye, J., Wang, X. & Hao, Z. (2021) Anthropogenic Disturbances Shape Soil Capillary and Saturated Water Retention Indirectly via Plant Functional Traits and Soil Organic Carbon in Temperate Forests.Forests12, 1588.DOI:10.3390/f12111588. Preprint available atDOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-170425/v1
72) Ren, S.,Ali. A.,Liu, H., Yuan, Z., Yang, Q., Shen, G., Zhou, S. & Wang, X. (2021) Response of community diversity-productivity relationship to canopy gap disturbance in a subtropical forest.Forest Ecology and Management502,119740.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119740
71)Sanaei, A.,Sayer, E. J., Saiz, H., Yuan, Z.Q. &Ali. A*.(2021) Species co-occurrence shapes spatial variability in plant diversity–biomass relationships in natural rangelands under different grazing intensities.Land Degradation and Development32 (15), 4390-4401.DOI:10.1002/ldr.4044
70)Kazempour Larsary, M.,Pourbabaei, H.,Sanaei, A.,Salehi, A., Yousefpour, R. &Ali. A*.(2021) Tree-size dimension inequality shapes aboveground carbon stock across temperate forest strata along environmental gradients.Forest Ecology and Management496,119482.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119482
69) Biurrun. I., …….A. Ali., (41stcoauthor among 222 following alphabetic order) …………, Dengler. J. (2021) Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats.Journal of Vegetation Science32(4), e13050.DOI:10.1111/jvs.13050
68)Ali. A*.&Wang, L.Q.(2021) Big-sized trees and forest functioning: current knowledge and future perspectives.Ecological Indicators127, 107760DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107760.Review Article.
67) Yuan, Z.,Ali. A.,Loreau, M., Ding, F., Liu, S.,Sanaei, A.,Zhou W., Ye, J., Lin, F., Fang, S., Hao, Z., Wang, X. & Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.L. (2021) Divergent above- and below-ground biodiversity pathways mediate disturbance impacts on temperate forest multifunctionality.Global Change Biology27(12), 2883-2894.DOI:10.1111/gcb.15606
66)Sanaei, A.,Yuan, Z.,Ali. A.,Loreau, M., Mori, A., Reich, P.B., Jucker, T., Lin, F., Ye, J., Fang, S., Hao, Z. & Wang, X. (2021) Tree diversity enhances plant-soil interactions in a temperate forest.Forest Ecology and Management491, 119160DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119160
65)Kunwar, S., Wang, L.Q.,Chaudhary, R., Joshi, P.R. &Ali. A*.(2021) Evolutionary diversity and species richness predict aboveground biomass better than tree size variation in local-scale tropical forest types of Nepal.Forest Ecology and Management490, 119146.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119146
64)Kunwar, S., Wang, L.Q.,Chaudhary, R., Joshi, P.R. &Ali. A*.(2021) Stand density of coexisting species regulates aboveground biomass along a local‐scale elevational gradient in tropical forests.Applied Vegetation Science24(2), e12577.DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12577
63) Yang, X.D., Long, Y.X., Sarkar. B., Li, Y., Lv. G.H.,Ali, A.,Yang. J.J. & Cao, Y.E. (2021) Influence of soil microorganisms and physicochemical properties on plant diversity in an arid desert of Western China.Journal of Forestry ResearchDOI:10.1007/s11676-021-01292-1
62)Ullah, F.,Gilani, H.,Sanaei, A., Hussain, K. &Ali. A*.(2021) Stand structure determines aboveground biomass across temperate forest types and species mixture along a local-scale elevational gradient.Forest Ecology and Management486, 118984.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118984
61) Villa, P.M., Martins, S.V., Diniz, É.S., Nolasco de Oliveira Neto, S., Neri, A.V., Pinto-Junior, H., Nunes, J.A., Bueno, M.L. &Ali, A.(2021) Taxonomic and functional beta diversity of woody communities along Amazon forest succession: The relative importance of stand age, soil properties and spatial factor.Forest Ecology and Management482, 118885.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118885
60)Sanaei, A.,Ali, A.,Yuan, Z., Lin, F., Fang, S., Ye, J., Liu, S., Hao, Z., Loreau, M., Wang, X. (2021) Context-dependent forest diversity attributes regulate temperate forest multifunctionality.Science of the Total Environment757, 143724.DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143724
59) Yuan, Z#.,Ali. A#.,Sanaei, A.,Ruiz-Benito, P., Jucker, T., Lin, Fei., Fang, S., Ye, J., Fang, L., Hao, Z. & Wang, X. (2021) Few large trees, rather than plant diversity and composition, drive the above-ground biomass dynamics of temperate forests in northeast China.Forest Ecology and Management481, 118698.DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118698
58)Wang, L.Q.&Ali. A*.(2021) Climate regulates the functional traits – aboveground biomass relationships at a community-level in forests: a global meta-analysis.Science of the Total Environment761, 143238.DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143238
2020
57) Su, H., Shen, W., Wang, J.,Ali, A.& Li, M. (2020) Machine learning and geostatistical approaches for estimating aboveground biomass in Chinese subtropical forests.Forest EcosystemsDOI:10.1186/s40663-020-00276-7
56) Tang, Y.,Ali A*.& Feng, L.H. (2020)Bayesian model predicts the aboveground biomass ofCaragana microphyllain sandy lands better than OLS regression models.Journal of Plant Ecology13, 732–737.DOI:10.1093/jpe/rtaa065
55) Villa, M.P.,Ali, A.,Venâncio Martins, S., Nolasco de Oliveira Neto, S., Cristina Rodrigues, A., Teshome, M., Alvim Carvalho, F., Heringer, G. & Gastauer, M. (2020). Stand structural attributes and functional trait composition overrule the effects of functional divergence on aboveground biomass during Amazon forest succession.Forest Ecology and Management477, 118481.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118481
54) Chun, J-H.,Ali, A.& Lee, C-B. (2020) Topography and forest diversity facets regulate overstory and understory aboveground biomass in a temperate forest of South Korea.Science of the Total Environment140783.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140783
53)Ali. A*.,Mattsson. E., Nansanka. S.P. &Wang. L.Q.(2020) Topmost trees and foremost species underlie tropical forest structure, diversity and biomass through opposing mechanisms.Forest Ecology and Management473, 118299.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118299
52) Wang, Y., Yang, X.D.,Ali. A.,Lv, G.H., Long, Y.X., Wang, Y.Y., Ma, Y.G. & Xu, C.C. (2020). Flowering phenology shifts in response to functional traits and phylogeny of woody species in the desert area.Frontiers in Plant Science.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00536
51)Ali. A*.,Sanaei, A.,Ahmadaali, K., Asadi, O., Javanmiri Pour, M., Valipour, A., Karami, J., Aminpour, M., Kaboli, H. & Askari, Y. (2020) Environmental filtering, predominance of strong competitor trees and exclusion of moderate-weak competitor trees shape species richness and biomass.Science of the Total Environment723, 138105.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138105
50) Yuan, Z#.,Ali. A#.,Ruiz-Benito, P., Jucker, T., Mori, A., Wang, S., Zhang, X., Li, H., Hao, Z., Wang, X. & Loreau, M. (2020) Above- and below-ground biodiversity jointly regulate temperate forest multifunctionality along a local-scale environmental gradient.Journal of Ecology108 (5), 2012-2024.DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13378
49)Ali. A*.,Sanaei, A.,Li, M., Asadi, O.N, Javanmiri Pour, M., Valipour, A., Karami, J., Aminpour, M., Kaboli, H. & Askari, Y. (2020) Big-trees – Energy mechanism underlies forest diversity and aboveground biomass.Forest Ecology and Management. 461, 117968.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117968
48)Ali. A*.,Sanaei, A.,Li, M., Ahmadaali, K., Asadi, O., Javanmiri Pour, M., Valipour, A., Karami, J., Aminpour, M., Kaboli, H. & Askari, Y. (2019) Impacts of climatic and edaphic factors on the diversity, structure and biomass of species-poor and structurally-complex forests.Science of the Total Environment706, 135719.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135719
2019
47)Sanaei, A.#,Li, M.S. &Ali. A.#*(2019) Topography, grazing, and textures control over rangelands' vegetation quantity and quality.Science of the Total Environment697, 134153.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134153
46) Yuan, Z.Q.,Ali, A.,Wang, S.P., Lin, F., Wang, X.G., Ye, J., Hao, Z.Q., Loreau, M. & Lin, J. (2019) Temporal stability of aboveground biomass is governed by species asynchrony in temperate forests.Ecological Indicators107, 105661.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105661.Highlighted byXinhua News http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/03/c_138362045.htm
45)Ali, A.,Lin, S.L., He, J.K., Kong, F.M., Yu, J.H. & Jiang, H.S. (2019) Big-sized trees overrule remaining trees' attributes and species richness as determinants of aboveground biomass in tropical forests.Global Change Biology25(8), 2810-2824.DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14707(F1000Prime Recommended)Schmid B: Faculty Opinions Recommendation of [Ali A et al., Glob Chang Biol 2019 25(8):2810-2824]. In Faculty Opinions, 14 Sep 2020;DOI:10.3410/f.735819621.793578053
44) Villa, P.M., Martins, S.V., Rodrigues, A.C., Safar, N.V.H., Bonilla. M.A.C. &Ali A.(2019)Testing species abundance distribution models in tropical forest successions: Implications for fine-scale passive restoration.Ecological Engineering135, 28-35.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.05.015
43) Alice, R., Pedro, P.M.,Ali, A.,Walnir, J. & Andreza, N. (2019) Fine-scale habitat differentiation shapes the composition, structure and aboveground biomass, but not species richness, of a tropical Atlantic forest.Journal of Forestry Research.DOI: 10.1007/s11676-019-00994-x(Early view).
42) Yang, X.D., Qie, Y.D., Teng, D.X.,Ali, A.,Liu, Y., Bolan, N., Yang, S., Ma, L.G., Liu, W.G., Lv, G.H., Yang, S.T. & Simayi, Z. (2019) Prediction of groundwater depth in an arid region based on maximum tree height.Journal of Hydrology574, 46-52.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.04.022
41) Yang, X.D.,Ali, A.,Xu, Y.L., Jiang, L.M. & Lv, G.H. (2019) Soil moisture and salinity as the main drivers for soil respiration across the natural forest and agricultural lands in an arid desert region.Catena177, 126-133.DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.02.015
40)Ali, A.,Lin, S.L., He, J.K., Kong, F.M., Yu, J.H. & Jiang, H.S. (2019) Elucidating space, climate, edaphic and biodiversity effects on aboveground biomass in tropical forests. 30(8),918-927.Land Degradation & Development30, 918–927.DOI: 10.1002/ldr.3278
39) Yuan, Z.,Ali. A.,Jucker, T., Ruiz-Benito, P., Wang, S., Jiang, L., Wang, X., Lin, F., Ye, J., Hao, Z. & Loreau, M. (2019) Multiple abiotic and biotic pathways shape biomass demographic processes in temperate forests.Ecology100(5), e02650.DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2650(Most Read Paper, Top 10%; Wiley)
38) Yang, X.D.,Wang, J., Xu, M.S.,Ali A.,Xu, Y.L., Lamb, D., Duan, M.C., Yan, K.H. & Yang, S.T. (2019) Effects of the ephemeral stream on plant species diversity and distribution in an alluvial fan of arid desert region: an application of a low altitude UAV.PLoS ONE14(2): e0212057.DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0212057
37)Ali, A.,Chen, H.Y.H., You, W.H. & Yan, E.R. (2019) Multiple abiotic and biotic drivers of aboveground biomass shift with forest strata.Forest Ecology and Management436, 1-10.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.007
36)Ali, A.,Lin, S.L., He, J.K., Kong, F.M., Yu, J.H. & Jiang, H.S. (2019) Tree crown complementarity links positive functional diversity and aboveground biomass in tropical forests.Science of the Total Environment656, 45-54.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.342
35)Ali, A*.(2019) Forest stand structure and functioning: current knowledge and future challenges.Ecological Indicators98, 665-677.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.11.017(Review Paper).
34)Sanaei, A.&Ali, A*.(2019)What is the role of perennial plants in semi-steppe rangelands? Direct and indirect effects of perennial on annual plant species.Ecological Indicators98, 389-396.DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.11.012
33)Ali, A.,Lin, S.L., He, J.K., Kong, F.M., Yu, J.H. & Jiang, H.S. (2019) Climate and soils determine aboveground biomass indirectly via species diversity and stand structural complexity in tropical forests.Forest Ecology and Management432, 823-831.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.024(Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%; Web of Science)
32)Sanaei, A.,Ali, A*.,Ahmadaali, K. & Jahantab, E. (2019) Generalized and species-specific prediction models for aboveground biomass in semi-steppe rangelands.Journal of Plant Ecology.12 (3), 428–437.DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rty037
31)Ali, A.,Lin, S.L., He, J.K., Kong, F.M., Yu, J.H. & Jiang, H.S. (2019) Climatic water availability is the main limiting factor of biotic attributes across large-scale elevational gradients in tropical forests.Science of the Total Environment647, 1211-1221.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.072
30)Ali, A.&Mattsson, E.(2019) Wood density is a sustainability indicator for the management of dry zone homegarden agroforests: evidences from biodiversity - ecosystem function relationships.Special Issue (Climate and Agriculture) ofEcological Indicators105, 474-482.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.024
2018
29) Villa, P.M., Martins, S.V., de OliveiraNeto, S.N., Rodrigues, A.C., Safar, N.V.H., Delgado, L., Monsanto, Cancio, N.M. &Ali, A.(2018) Woody species diversity as an indicator of the forest recovery after shifting cultivation disturbance in the northern Amazon.Ecological Indicators95(P1), 687-694.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.005
28)Ali, A.& Yan, E.R. (2018) Consequences of phylogenetic conservativeness and functional trait similarity on aboveground biomass vary across subtropical forest strata.Forest Ecology and Management429, 28-35.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.06.042
27) Yuan, Z.Q., Wang, S.P.,Ali, A.,Gazol, A., Ruiz-Benito, P., Wang, X.G., Lin, F., Ye, J., Hao, Z.Q. & Loreau, M. (2018) Aboveground carbon storage is driven by functional trait composition and stand structural attributes rather than biodiversity in temperate mixed forests recovering from disturbances.Annals of Forest Science75 (3), 67.DOI: 10.1007/s13595-018-0745-3
26)Ali, A.,Lohbeck, M. & Yan, E.R. (2018) Forest strata-dependent functional evenness explains whole-community aboveground biomass through opposing mechanisms.Forest Ecology and Management424, 439–447.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.015
25)Sanaei, A.,Ali, A*.,Chahouki, M.A.Z., Jafari, M. & Azarnivand, H. (2018) Plant coverage is a potential ecological indicator for species diversity and aboveground biomass in semi-steppe rangelands.Ecological Indicators93, 256-266.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.011
24) Yuan, Z.Q.,Ali, A.,Wang, S.P., Gazol, A., Freckleton, R., Wang, X.G., Lin, F., Ye, J., Zhou, L., Hao, Z.Q. & Loreau, M. (2018) Abiotic and biotic determinants of coarse woody productivity in temperate mixed forests.Science of the Total Environment630, 422-431.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.125
23)Ali, A.& Yan, E.R. (2018) The mediation roles of intraspecific and interspecific functional trait diversity for linking the response of aboveground biomass to species richness across forest strata in a subtropical forest.Ecological Indicators85, 493-501.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.057
22)Sanaei, A.,Chahouki, M.A.Z.,Ali, A*.,Jafari, M. & Azarnivand, H. (2018) Abiotic and biotic drivers of aboveground biomass in semi-steppe rangelands.Science of the Total Environment615, 895-905.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.010
21)Sanaei, A.,Ali, A*.& Chahouki, M.A.Z. (2018) The positive relationships between plant coverage, species richness, and aboveground biomass are ubiquitous across plant growth forms in semi-steppe rangelands.Journal of Environmental Management205, 308-318.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.079
2017
20)Ali, A.& Yan, E.R. (2017) Functional identity of overstorey tree height and understorey conservative traits drive aboveground biomass in a subtropical forest.Ecological Indicators83, 158-168.DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.07
19)Ali, A.& Yan, E.R. (2017) The forest strata-dependent relationship between biodiversity and aboveground biomass within a subtropical forest.Forest Ecology and Management401, 125-134.DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.056
18)Ali, A.&Mattsson, E.(2017) Disentangling the effects of species diversity, and intraspecific and interspecific tree size variation on aboveground biomass in dry zone homegarden agroforestry systems.Science of the Total Environment598, 38-48.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.131
17) Yang, X.D., Lv, G.H.,Ali, A.,Ran, Q.Y., Gong, X.W., Wang, F., Liu, Z.D., Qin, L. & Liu, W.G. (2017) Variations in functional traits and population dynamics of an ephemeral plantLappula semiglabrawith dew amount gradients in Ebinur Desert in NW, China.Ecohydrology10(6) e1858.DOI:10.1002/eco.1858
16)Ali, A.&Mattsson, E.(2017) Individual tree size inequality enhances aboveground biomass in homegarden agroforestry systems in the dry zone of Sri Lanka.Science of the Total Environment575, 6-11.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.022
15)Ali, A.,Yan, E.R., Scott, X.C., Cheng, J.Y. & Liu, X.Y. (2017) Community-weighted mean of leaf traits and divergence of wood traits predict aboveground biomass in secondary subtropical forests.Science of the Total Environment574, 654–662.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.022
14) Zhao, Y.T.,Ali, A.& Yan, E.R. (2017)The plant economics spectrum is structured by leaf habits and growth forms across subtropical species.Tree Physiology37 (2): 173-185.DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpw098
13)Ali, A.& Yan, E.R.(2017) Relationships between biodiversity and carbon stocks in forest ecosystems: a systematic literature review.Tropical Ecology58(1), 1–14.(Review Paper).
2016 and earlier
12)Ali, A.,Molau, U., Yang, B., Jägerbrand, A.K. & Alatalo, J.M. (2016) Diversity-productivity dependent resistance of an alpine plant community to different climate change scenarios.Ecological Research31(6), 935–945.DOI: 10.1007/s11284-016-1403-6
11)Ali, A.,Yan, E.R., Chen, H.Y.H., Chang, S.X., Zhao, Y.T., Yang, X.D. & Xu, M.S. (2016) Stand structural diversity rather than species diversity enhances aboveground carbon storage in secondary subtropical forests in Eastern China.Biogeosciences13(16), 4627-4635.DOI:10.5194/bg-13-4627-2016,Biogeosciences Discussion.,DOI:10.5194/bg-2016-6. Data from: Stand structural diversity rather than species diversity enhances aboveground carbon storage in secondary subtropical forests in Eastern China.Dryad Digital Repository.DOI:10.5061/dryad.8bp7m
10)Ali, A.,Xu, M.S., Zhao, Y.T., Zhang, Q.Q., Zhou, L.L., Yang, X.D. & Yan, E.R. (2015) Allometric biomass equations for shrub and small tree species in subtropical China.Silva Fennica49 (4), 1-10.DOI:10.14214/sf.1275
9)Ali, A.(2015)A review of strong evidence for the effect of functional dominance on carbon stocks in natural forest ecosystems.Research Journal of Forestry9(3), 65-70.DOI:10.3923/rjf.2015.65.70(Review Paper).
8) Yang, X.D., Zhang, X.N., Lv, G.H. &Ali, A.(2014)LinkingPopulus euphraticahydraulic redistribution to diversity assembly in the arid desert zone of Xinjiang, China.PLoS ONE,9(10), e109071.DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0109071
7)Ali, A.,Ma, W.J., Yang, X.D., Sun, B.W., Shi, Q.R. & Xu, M.S. (2014) Biomass and carbon stocks inSchima superbadominated subtropical forests of eastern China.Journal of Forest Science, 60(5),198-207.DOI: 10.17221/21/2014-JFS
6) Song, Y.J., Tian, W.B., Liu, X.Y., Ying, F., Cheng, J.Y., Zhu, D.N.,A. Ali.& Yan, E.R. (2016) Associations between litterfall dynamics and micro-climate in forests of Putuoshan Island, Zhejiang, China.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 40 (11), 1154–1163.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2016.0157
5) Xu. M.S., Zhao, Y.T., Yang, X.D., Shi, Q.R., Zhou, L.L., Zhang, Q.Q.,Ali. A.& Yan. E.R. (2016) Geostatistical analysis of spatial variations in leaf traits of woody plants in Tiantong, Zhejiang Province.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 40 (1), 48-59.DOI:10.17521/cjpe.2015.0246
4) Zhao Y.T., Xu, M.S., Zhang, Z.H., Zhou, L.L., Zhang, Q.Q.,Ali, A., Song, Y.J. & Yan, E.R. (2016) Characteristics of hydraulic architecture in woody plants across successional stages in evergreen broad-leaved forests in Tiantong, Zhejiang Province.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 40(2), 116-126.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2015.0258
3) Ma, W.J., Zhao, Y.T., Zhang, Q.Q.,Ali, A.,Shi, Q.R. & Yan, E.R. (2014) C:N:P stoichiometry in forest floor litter of evergreen broad-leaved forests at different successional stages in Tiantong, Zhejiang, eastern China.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 38(8), 833-842.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1258.2014.00078
2) Sun, B.W., Yang, X.D., Zhang, Z.H., Ma, W.J.,Ali, A., Huang, H.X. & Yan, E.R. (2013) Relationships between soil carbon pool and vegetation carbon return through succession of evergreen broad-leaved forests in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology,37(9),803-810.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1258.2013.00084
1) Yang, X.D., Yan, E.R., Zhang, Z.H., Sun, B.W., Huang, H.X.,Ali, A.,Ma, W.J. & Shi, Q.R. (2013) Tree architecture of overlapping species among successional stages in evergreen broad-leaved forests in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province, China.Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology,37(7), 611-619.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1258.2013.00063
