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
