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- Kechang Niu*, Shiting Zhang*, Zhun Li, Enrique G. de la Riva & Martin J. Lechowicz (Submitted) Balance between trait variability and abundance change stabilizes community functional composition in Tibetan alpine meadows
- Kechang Niu*, Yan Hu, Shiting Zhang & Martin J. Lechowicz (Submitted) Variation in abundance and diversity but similarities in body size distribution in soil nematode communities from Tibetan alpine meadows
- Huiyin Liu, Ying Li, Fei Ren, Li Lin, Wenyan Zhu, & Jin-Sheng He & Kechang Niu* (2017) Plant trait-abundance relation in response to nutrient addition in Tibetan alpine meadow: the importance of species tradeoff in resource conservation and acquisition. Ecology and Evolution, In press.
- Yangheshan Yang, Kechang Niu, Zhuomiao Hu, Karl Niklas & Shucun Sun* (2017) Linking species performance to community structure as affected by UV-B radiation: an attenuation experiment. Journal of Plant Ecology. In press
- Defei Liang, Kechang Niu & Shiting Zhang* (2017) Interacting effects of yak dung deposition and litter quality on litter mass loss and nitrogen dynamics in Tibetan alpine grasslands. Grass and Forage Science, In press
- Kechang Niu*, Jin-Sheng He, Shiting Zhang & Martin J. Lechowicz (2016) Tradeoffs between forage quality and soil fertility: lessons from Himalayan rangelands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 234: 31-39.
- Kechang Niu*, Jin-Sheng He & Martin J. Lechowicz (2016) Grazing-induced shifts in the community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3):1554–1564.
- Kechang Niu*, Jin-Sheng He, Shiting Zhang & Martin J. Lechowicz (2016) Grazing increases plant community functional richness but not functional divergence in Tibetan alpine meadows. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25: 2441–2452.
- Junpeng Mu, Yuling Zeng, Qinggui Wu, Karl J. Niklas & Kechang Niu* (2016) Traditional grazing regimes promotes species diversity and increases nectar production in Tibetan alpine meadows. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 233: 336-342.
- Kechang Niu*, Jin-Sheng He & Martin J. Lechowicz (2016) Foliar phosphorus content predicts species relative abundance in P-limited Tibetan alpine meadows. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 22: 47-54.
- Kechang Niu*, Ting Liu, Qirong Shen & Huixin Li (2015) Does body size-abundance allometry in soil fauna vary with environment? A field test for nematode communities in response to fertilization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 91(1): 268-270.
- Kechang Niu*, Julie Messier, Jin-Sheng He & Martin J. Lechowicz (2015) The effects of grazing on trait diversity and niche differentiation in Tibetan alpine meadows. Ecosphere, 6(9): Art 150.
- Kechang Niu*, Philippe Choler, Francesco de Bello, Nicholas Mirotchnick, Guozhen Du & Shucun Sun (2014) Fertilization decrease species diversity but increase functional diversity:Three year experiment in Tibetan alpine grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 182:106–112.
- Zhilong Zhang, Kechang Niu, Xudong Liu, Peng Jia & Guozhen Du* (2014) Linking flowering and reproductive allocation in response to nitrogen addition in an alpine meadow. Journal of Plant Ecology, 7: 222-230.
- Litong Chen#, Kechang Niu#, Yi Wu, Yan Geng, Zhaorun Mi, Flynn, Dan & Jin-Sheng He*(2013) UV radiation is the primary factor driving the variation in leaf phenolics across Chinese grasslands. Ecology and Evolution, 3: 4696–4710.
- Junpeng Mu, Youhong Peng& Kechang Niu* (2013) Divergent seed production responses of white and blue flowers of Gentiana leucomelaena (Gentianaceae) to warming and watering. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 6: 495–501.
- Kechang Niu*, Bernhard Schmid, Philippe Choler & Guozhen Du (2012) Relationship between reproductive allocation and relative abundance among 32 species of a Tibetan alpine meadow: effects of fertilization and grazing. PLoS ONE.7:
- Kechang Niu* & Jiangshan Lai (2012) An introduction using R in ecological and biodiversity research. In (Keping Ma edited) Advance in Biodiversity Conservation and Research in China IX 36~42.
- Shiting Zhang, Junpeng Liu, XiaohuiH Bao & Kechang Niu* (2011) Seed to seed potential allelopathic effects between L.virgaurea and native grass species of Tibetan alpine grassland. Ecological Research.26: 47-52.
- Ang Li, Kechang Niu & Guozhen Du* (2011) Resource availability, species composition and sown density effects on productivity of experimental plant communities. Plant and Soil, 344, 177~186.
- Kechang Niu*, Shiting Zhang, Binbin Zhao & Guozhen Du (2010) Linking grazing response of species abundance to functional traits in the Tibetan alpine meadow. Plant and Soil. 330: 215-223.
- Wang Liang*, Niu KeChang, Yang YuanHe & Zhou Peng (2010) Patterns of above- and belowground biomass allocation in China’s grasslands: Evidence from individual-level observations. Science China Life Sciences, 53, 851~857. Granted Pacemaker Paper F5000 of China Association for Science and Technology
- Kechang Niu, Philippe Choler, Binbin Zhao & Guozhen Du* (2009) The allometry of reproductive biomass in response to land use in Tibetan alpine grasslands. Functional Ecology.23 (2): 274-283.
- Kechang Niu*, Liu Yining, Shen Zehao, He Fangliang & Fang Jinyun (2009) Community assembly: the relative importance of neutral theory and niche theory (Invited Review). Biodiversity Science, 17, 579~593. Granted High Cited Paper 2011-2013 in Biodiversity Science
- Binbin Zhao, Kechang Niu & Du Guozhen* (2009) The effect of grazing on above-ground biomass allocation of 27 plant species in an alpine meadow plant community on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 29, 1596~1606.
- Kechang Niu, Yanjiang Luo, Philippe Choler & Guozhen Du*(2008) The role of biomass allocation strategy in diversity loss due to fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology. 9(5): 485-493.
- Kechang Niu, Zhao Zhigang, Luo Yanjiang. & Du Guozhen* (2006) Fertilization effects on species reproductive allocation in an alpine meadow plant community. Journal of Plant Ecology, 30, 817~826