Publications by authors named "Wen-Hong Dai"
Two new species of Agaricales, and , are described from Mount Tianmu, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. Two new species are distinct and monophyletic based on morphology and phylogenetic analyses. differs from other species in that the pileus is brow shallow in the center and stipe with yellowish white fibrils, scatted on litter under coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest at 1162 m.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAllochthonous (e.g., riparian) plant litter is among the organic matter resources that are important for wetland ecosystems.
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- The study investigates the leaf nutrient content (N and P) of the wetland plant Phragmites australis across different climatic regions in China, highlighting that geographic patterns are weak except for a change in N:P ratio with altitude.
- The research finds that leaf nutrients are influenced by environmental factors like temperature and soil chemistry, explaining a significant portion of the variation in nutrient levels.
- The results suggest that wetland plants like P. australis respond differently to climate and soil changes compared to terrestrial plants, indicating distinct ecological adaptations.
Novel evidence for within-species leaf economics spectrum at multiple spatial scales.
Front Plant Sci
November 2015
Leaf economics spectrum (LES), characterizing covariation among a suite of leaf traits relevant to carbon and nutrient economics, has been examined largely among species but hardly within species. In addition, very little attempt has been made to examine whether the existence of LES depends on spatial scales. To address these questions, we quantified the variation and covariation of four leaf economic traits (specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen and phosphorus contents) in a cosmopolitan wetland species (Phragmites australis) at three spatial (inter-regional, regional, and site) scales across most of the species range in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitrate (NO3(-)) contamination of freshwater is considered one of the most prevalent global environmental problems. Dual stable isotopic compositions (δ(15)N and δ(18)O) of NO3(-) can provide helpful information and have been well documented as being a powerful tool to track the source of NO3(-) in freshwater ecosystems. The ion-exchange method is a reliable and precise technique for measuring the δ(15)N and δ(18)O of NO3(-) and has been widely employed to collect NO3(-) from freshwater ecosystems.
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