Publications

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2025

Li, W.H.*, Sasaki, T*. 2025. Integrating land sharing and sparing paradigms in grassland ecology: A perspective on balancing livestock production and biodiversity. Grassland Research, .

Zhu, J., Wang, H., Wang, H., Pan, Y.L., Bai, Y.F., Li, W.H.*, Zheng, S.X.* 2025. Precipitation and nitrogen enrichment impact carbon exchange and stability: from antagonism to synergy with increasing shrub encroachment. Functional Ecology, 39, 1001-1015.

2024

Yan, H., Li, Y.L., Li, W.H.*, Yang, Y., Zheng, S.X., Li, F.Y. 2024. Scale dependence and mechanisms of grazing-induced biodiversity changes depend on herbivore type in semiarid grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 112, 2082-2092.

2022

Yang, X.J., Xiang, G.H., Sun, W.C., Chi, Y.G., Li, W.H., Bai, Y.F., Zhou, Z.C., Zheng, S.X. 2022. Shrub encroachment drives different responses of soil respiration to increased precipitation and N enrichment. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 325, 109155.

Zheng, S.X., Chi, Y.G., Yang, X.J., Li, W.H., Lan, Z.C., Bai, Y.F. 2022. Direct and indirect effects of nitrogen enrichment and grazing on grassland productivity through intraspecific trait variability. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 598-610.

Wang, S.W., Li, W.H.*, Li, Y.L., Yan, H., Li, Y.H. 2022. Effects of different livestock types on plant diversity and community structure of a typical steppe in Nei Mongol, China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 46, 941-950.

2021

Li, W.H., Hooper, D.U., Wu, L.J., Bakker, J.D., Gianuca, A.T., Wu, X.B., Taube, F., Wang, C.N., Bai, Y.F. 2021. Grazing regime alters plant community structure via patch-scale diversity in semiarid grasslands. Ecosphere, 12, e03547.

Li, W.H.*, Bakker, J.D., Li, Y.L., Zheng, S.X., Li, F.Y. 2021. Applying a high-precision tracking system to distinguish the spatiotemporal patterns of animal movement in grassland ecology. Biological Conservation, 255, 109016.

2020

Li, W.H.*, Hodzic, J., Su, J.S., Zheng, S.X., Bai, Y.F. 2020. A dataset of plant and microbial community structure after long-term grazing and mowing in a semiarid steppe. Scientific Data, 7, 403.

Faghihinia, M., Zou, Y., Chen, Z., Bai, Y.F., Li, W.H., Marrs, R., Staddon, P.L. 2020. Environmental drivers of grazing effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grasslands. Applied Soil Ecology, 153, 103591.

Faghihinia, M., Zou, Y., Chen, Z., Bai, Y.F., Li, W.H., Marrs, R., Staddon, P.L. 2020. The response of grassland mycorrhizal fungal abundance to a range of long-term grazing intensities. Rhizosphere, 13, 100178.

Wang, Y.B., Sun, Y.H., Ding, W., Zhang, E.T., Li, W.H., Chi, Y.G., Zheng, S.X. 2020. Effects and pathways of long-term nitrogen addition on plant diversity and primary productivity in a typical steppe. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 44, 22-32.

2018

Li, W.H., Li, X., Zhao, Y.J., Zheng, S.X., Bai, Y.F. 2018. Ecosystem structure, functioning and stability under climate change and grazing in grasslands: current status and future prospects. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33, 124-135.

2017

Zhan, S.X., Wang, Y., Zhu, Z.C., Li, W.H., Bai, Y.F. 2017. Nitrogen enrichment alters plant N: P stoichiometry and intensifies phosphorus limitation in a steppe ecosystem. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 134, 21-32.

Li, W.H., Xu, F.W., Zheng, S.X., Taube, F., Bai, Y.F. 2017. Patterns and thresholds of grazing-induced changes in community structure and ecosystem functioning: species-level responses and the critical role of species traits. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54, 963-975.

2015

Zheng, S.X., Li, W.H., Lan, Z.C., Ren, H.Y., Wang, K.B. 2015. Functional trait responses to grazing are mediated by soil moisture and plant functional group identity. Scientific Reports, 5, 18163.

Li, W.H., Zhan, S.X., Lan, Z.C., Wu, X.B., Bai, Y.F. 2015. Scale-dependent patterns and mechanisms of grazing-induced biodiversity loss: evidence from a field manipulation experiment in semiarid steppe. Landscape Ecology, 30, 1751-1765.

Lan, Z.C., Jenerette, G.D., Zhan, S.X., Li, W.H., Zheng, S.X., Bai, Y.F. 2015. Testing the scaling effects and mechanisms of N-induced biodiversity loss: evidence from a decade-long grassland experiment. Journal of Ecology, 103, 750-760.

2014

Li, W.H., Zheng, S.X., Bai, Y.F. 2014. Effects of grazing intensity and topography on species abundance distribution in a typical steppe of Inner Mongolia. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 38, 178-187.

2012

Zheng, S.X., Ren, H.Y., Li, W.H., Lan, Z.C. 2012. Scale-dependent effects of grazing on plant C: N: p stoichiometry and linkages to ecosystem functioning in the inner mongolia grassland. Plos One, 7, e51750.

2011

Zheng, S.X., Lan, Z.C., Li, W.H., Shao, R.X., Shan, Y.M., Wan, H.W., Taube, F., Bai, Y.F. 2011. Differential responses of plant functional trait to grazing between two contrasting dominant C3 and C4 species in a typical steppe of Inner Mongolia, China. Plant and Soil, 340, 141-155.

2010

Zheng, S.X., Ren, H.Y., Lan, Z.C., Li, W.H., Wang, K.B., Bai, Y.F. 2010. Effects of grazing on leaf traits and ecosystem functioning in Inner Mongolia grasslands: scaling from species to community. Biogeosciences, 7, 1117-1132.