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Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
E-mail: yfbai@ibcas.ac.cn
https://ib.cas.cn/sourcedb/cn/expert/201110/t20111006_3358928.html
Area of expertise: Plant Functional Traits, Functional Diversity, and Multiple Ecosystem Functions; Carbon Cycling; Global Change Ecology; Adaptive Management of Grassland Ecosystems
Selected Publications:
Zhang, E., Wang, Y., Crowther, T. W., Sun, W., Chen, S., Zhou, D., Shangguan, Z., Huang, J., He, J. S., Wang, Y., Sheng, J., Tang, L., Li, X., Dong, M., Wu, Y., Hu, S., Bai, Y., and Yu, G. (2025) Mycorrhiza increases plant diversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 122: e2412556122.
Zhang, E., Wang, Y., Chen, S., Zhou, D., Shangguan, Z., Huang, J., He, J. S., Wang, Y., Sheng, J., Tang, L., Li, X., Dong, M., Wu, Y., Hu, S., and Bai, Y. (2024) Mycorrhizal symbiosis increases plant phylogenetic diversity and regulates community assembly in grasslands. Ecol. Lett. 27: e14516.
Chen, W., Jiang, L., Jia, R., Tang, B., Jiang, H., Wang, Y., Lu, X., Su, J., and Bai, Y. (2024) Plant litter loss exacerbates drought influences on grasslands. New Phytol. 241: 142–153.
Bai, Y., and Cotrufo, M. F. (2022) Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions. Science 377: 603–608.
Chen, S., Wang, W., Xu, W., Wang, Y., Wan, H., Chen, D., Tang, Z., Tang, X., Zhou, G., Xie, Z., Zhou, D., Shangguan, Z., Huang, J., He, J. S., Wang, Y., Sheng, J., Tang, L., Li, X., Dong, M., Wu, Y., Wang, Q., Wang, Z., Wu, J., Chapin, F.S. 3rd, and Bai, Y. (2018) Plant diversity enhances productivity and soil carbon storage. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 115: 4027–4032.
Bai, Y., Wu, J., Clark, C.M., Pan, Q., Zhang, L., Chen, S., Wang, Q. and Han, X. (2012) Grazing alters ecosystem functioning and C:N:P stoichiometry of grasslands along a regional precipitation gradient. J. Appl. Ecol. 49: 1204–1215.
Lan, Z and Bai, Y. (2012) Testing mechanisms of N-enrichment-induced species loss in a semiarid Inner Mongolia grassland: Critical thresholds and implications for long-term ecosystem responses. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. Biol. Sci. 367: 3125–3134.
Bai, Y., Wu, J., Clark, C.M., Naeem, S., Pan, Q., Huang, J., Zhang, L. and Han, X. (2010) Tradeoffs and thresholds in the effects of nitrogen addition on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Evidence from Inner Mongolia Grasslands. Global Change Biol. 16: 358–372.
Bai, Y., Wu, J., Xing, Q., Pan, Q., Huang, J., Yang, D., and Han, X. (2008) Primary production and rain use efficiency across a precipitation gradient on the Mongolia plateau. Ecology 89: 2140–2153.
Bai, Y., Wu, J., Pan, Q., Huang, J., Wang, Q., Li, F., Buyantuyev, A. and Han, X. (2007) Positive linear relationship between productivity and diversity: Evidence from the Eurasian Steppe. J. Appl. Ecol. 44: 1023–1034.
Bai, Y., Han, X., Wu, J., Chen, Z., and Li, L. (2004) Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland. Nature 431: 181–184.
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