Mechanisms of alpine plant in regulating ecosystem nutrient cycling; integrating of aboveground and belowground ecological processes 

• Sep. 1992-July 1996    Inner Mongolia University School of Life Sciences，Bachelor

• Sep. 1992-July 1996    Inner Mongolia University School of Life Sciences，Master

• Sep.1999-July 2002    Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Doctor

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• July 2002-Sep. 2004  Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Postdoctoral

• Sep. 2004-   Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Associate professor

• Feb. 2009-Aug. 2009  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Visiting Scholar

• Jan. 2016-                    Utah State University, Utah, America, Visiting Scholar

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2012  Chinese Academy of Sciences (excellent young scientist, “Effects of long-term nitrogen fertilization on aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon sequestration in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau” (3-year research grant, with Jing Jiang)

2015 Award for ​excellent young scientist in Research on the Tibetan Plateau

   

Song Ming-Hua, Zheng Li-Li, Suding N Katharine, Yin Tan-Feng, Yu Fei-Hai 2015. Plasticity in nitrogen form uptake and preference in response to long-term nitrogen fertilization. Plant and Soil 394:215-224.

Song Ming-Hua, Yu Fei-Hai 2015. Reduced compensatory effects explain the nitrogen-mediated reduction in stability of an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. New Phytologist 207:70-77. DOI: 10.1111/nph.13329.

Song Ming-Hua, Djagbletey Gloria, Nkrumah E Elvis, Huang Mei 2015.  Patterns in leaf traits of leguminous and non-leguminous dominant trees along the water gradients in Ghana. Journal of Plant Ecology (Accepted).

Song Ming-Hua, Yu Fei-Hai, Ouyang Hua, Cao Guang-Min, Xu Xing-Liang, Cornelissen H.C. Johannes 2012. Different responses to availability and form of nitrogen in space and time explain species coexistence in an alpine meadow community after release from grazing. Global Change Biology 18: 3100-3111.

Song Ming-Hua, Hu Qi-Wu, Tian Yu-Qiang, Ouyang Hua 2012. Seasonal patterns of root and shoot interactions in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Plant Ecology-UK 5(2): 182-190.

Song Ming-Hua, Jiang Jing, Xu Xing-Liang, Ouyang Hua, Shi Pei-Li 2011. Correlation between carbon and net nitrogen mineralization and its responses to external C or N amendment in an alpine meadow soil. Pedosphere 21(5): 666-675.  

Song Ming-Hua, Jiang Jing, Cao Guang-Min, Xu Xing-Liang 2010. Effects of temperature, glucose and inorganic nitrogen inputs on carbon mineralization in a Tibetan alpine meadow soil. European Journal of Soil Biology 46：375-380.

Song Ming-Hua, Duan De-Yu, Chen Hui, Hu Qi-Wu, Zhang Feng, Xu Xing-Liang, Tian Yu-Qiang, Ouyang Hua, Peng Chang-Hui 2008. Leaf d13C reflects ecosystem patterns and responses of alpine plants to the environments on the Tibetan Plateau. Ecography 31: 499-508.

Song Ming-Hua, Xu Xing-Liang, Hu Qi-Wu, Tian Yu-Qiang, Ouyang Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping 2007. Interactions of plant species mediated plant competition for inorganic  nitrogen with soil microorganisms in an alpine meadow. Plant and Soil 297:127-137.

Song Ming-Hua, Tian Yu-Qiang, Xu Xing-Liang, Hu Qi-Wu, Ouyang Hua 2006. Interactions between root and shoot competition among four plant species in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Acta Oecologica 29（2）：214-220.

Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping, Ouyang Hua 2005. Simulated distribution of vegetation types in response to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Vegetation Science 16(3): 341-350.

Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping, Ouyang Hua 2004. Distributions of major dominant tree species under current and future climate scenarios in the Tibetan Plateau. Mountain Research and Development 24（2）：166--173.

Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming 2002. Clonal plants and plant species diversity in wetland ecosystems in China. Journal of vegetation Science 13:237-244.

Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming, Jiang Gao-Ming 2002. Clonal plants’ importance and plant species diversity in the communities along the Northeast China Transect. Ecological Research 17 (6): 705-716.

Jiang Jing, Shi Pei-Li, Zong Ning, Fu Gang, Shen Zhen-Xi, Zhang Xian-Zhou Song Ming-Hua* 2015. Climatic patterns modulate ecosystem and soil respiration responses to fertilization in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Ecological Research 30:3-13.

Zheng Yong , Kim Yong-Chan , Chen Liang , Yang Wei , Gao Cheng , Song Ming-Hua , Xu Xing-Liang , Guo Liang-Dong 2014. Different forms and rates of nitrogen addition indirectly effect the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community primarily by altering soil characteristics. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 89: 594-605.

Xu Xing-Liang, Wanek Wolfgang, Zhou Cai-Ping, Richter Andreas, Song, Ming-Hua, Cao Guang-Min, Ouyang Hua, Kuzyakov Yakov 2014. Nutrient limitation of alpine plants: Implications from leaf N : P stoichiometry and leaf delta N-15. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 177 378-387.

Ye Duo, Hu Yu-Kun, Song Ming-Hua, Pan Xu, Xie Xiu-Fang, Liu Guo-Fang, Ye Xue-Hua, Dong Ming 2014. Clonality-climate relationships along latitudinal gradient across China: adaptation of clonality to environments. PLOS ONE 9(4): e94009. 10.1371/journal.pone.0094009

Wang Shao-Qiang, Fan Jiang-Wen, Song Ming-Hua, Yu Gui-Rui, Zhou Lei, Liu Ji-Yuan, Zhong Hua-Ping, Gao Lu-Peng, Hu Zhong-Min, Wu Wei-Xing 2013. Patterns of SOC and soil C-13 and their relations to climatic factors and soil characteristics on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Plant and Soil 363: 243-255.

Zong Ning, Shi Pei-Li, Jiang Jing, Song Ming-Hua, Xiong Ding-Peng, MaWei-Ling, Fu Gang, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Shen Zhen-Xi 2013. Responses of Ecosystem CO2 Fluxes to Short-Term 2013. Experimental Warming and Nitrogen Enrichment in an Alpine Meadow, Northern Tibet Plateau. Scientific World Journal. 11: 1653-1656. DOI: 10.1155/2013/415318

Zhou Lei, Song Ming-Hua, Wang Shao-Qiang, Fan Jiang-Wen, Liu Ji-Yuan, Zhong Hua-Ping, Yu Gui-Rui, Gao Lu-Peng, Hu Zhong-Min, Chen Bin 2014. Patterns of Soil N-15 and Total N and Their Relationships with Environmental Factors on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. PEDOSPHERE 24(2): 232-242.

Jiang Jing, Li Yi-Kang, Wang Mo-Zhu, Zhou Cai-Ping, Cao Guang-Min, Shi Pei-Li, Song Ming-Hua* 2013. Litter species traits, but not richness, contribute to carbon and nitrogen dynamics in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Plant and Soil 373: 931-941.

Jiang Jing, Zong Ning, Song Ming-Hua, Shi Pei-Li, Ma Wei-Ling, Fu Gang, Shen Zhen-Xi, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Ouyang Hua 2013. Responses of ecosystem respiration and its components to fertilization in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. European Journal of Soil Biology 56: 101-106.

Tian Xiao-Fang, Hu Hang-Wei, Ding Qiong, Song Ming-Hua, Xu Xing-Liang, Zheng Yong, Guo Liang-Dong 2014. Influence of nitrogen fertilization on soil ammonia-oxidizers and denitrifiers abundance, microbial biomass and enzyme activities in an alpine meadow. Biology and Fertility of Soils 50 (4): 703-713.

Soolanayakanahally Y Raju, Guy D Robert, Silim N Salim, Song Ming-Hua 2013. The opposite responses of spring and autumn phenophases to warmer climate. Plant Cell and Environment 36: 116-127.

Yang Zhao-Ping, Ouyang Hua, Xu Xing-Liang, Zhao Lin, Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping 2010. Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems. Acta Ecologica Sinica 30: 33-39.

Tian Yu-Qiang, Xu Xing-Liang, Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping, Ouyang Hua 2009. Carbon sequestration in alpine soils on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Integrated Plant Biology 51(9): 900-905.

Xing Xiao-Xu, Xu Xing-Liang, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Zhou Cai-Ping, Song Ming-Hua, Shao Bin, Ouyang Hua 2009. Simulating net primary production of grasslands in northeastern Asia using MODIS data from 2000 to 2005. Journal of Geograhical Sciences. Journal of Geographical Sciences 20(2) 193-204.

Chen Hui, Xu Xing-Liang, Song Ming-Hua, Ouyang Hua 2008. Photosynthetic pathway of dominant plant species in the Qaidam Basin: evidence from foliar stable carbon isotope measurement. Photosynthetica 46(2):303-306. 

Duan De-Yu, Ouyang Hua, Song Ming-Hua, Hu Qi-Wu 2008. Water Sources of Dominant Species in Three Alpine Ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 50 (3): 257–264.

Hu Qi-Wu, Song Ming-Hua, Ouyang Hua, Liu Xian-De 2007. Variations in leaf N, P of Picea crassifolia along the altitude gradient in Qilian Mountains. Acta Bot. Boreal. 27(10): 2072-2079.

Liu Jian, Dong Ming, Miao Shi-Li, Li Zhen-Yu, Song Ming-Hua, Wang Ren-Qing 2006. Invasive alien plants in China: role of clonality and geographical origin. Biological Invasions 8: 1461-1470.

Wang Lin，Ouyang Hua，Zhou Cai-Ping，Zhang Feng，Song Ming-Hua, Tian Yu-Qiang 2005. Soil Organic Matter Dynamics Along a Vertical Vegetation Gradient in the Gongga Mountain on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 47(4)：411-420.

Liao Ming-Jun, Yu Fei-Hai, Song Ming-Hua, Zhang Shu-Min, Zhang Jin-Zheng, Dong Ming 2003. Plasticity in R/S ratio, morphology and fitness related traits in response to reciprocal patchiness of light and nutrients in the stoloniferous herb, Glechoma longituba L. Acta Oecologia 24（5-6）：231-239.

Chen Yu-Fu, Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming 2002. Soil properties along a hillslope modified by wind erosion in Ordos Plateau, a semiarid area of China. Geoderma 106: 331-341.

Sun Yin-Liang, Zhou Cai-Ping, Shi Pei-Li, Song Ming-Hua, Xiong Ding-Peng 2014. The variability of grassland net primary production in Tibet and its responses to no grazing project. Chinese Journal of Grassland 4:5-12.

Zong Ning , Shi Pei-Li, Jiang Jing, Song Ming-Hua, Meng Feng-Shou, Xiong Ding-Peng, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Shen Zhen-Xi 2014. Effects of shallow plowing on soil and plant community of degraded alpine meadow in Tibetan plateau. Pratacultural Science 31(1): 8-14.

Zong Ning, Shi Pei-Li, Jiang Jing, Meng Feng-Shou, Ma Wei-Ling, Xiong Ding-Peng, Song Ming-Hua, Zhang Xian-Zhou 2013. Effects of Fertilization and Grazing Exclosure on Vegetation Recovery in a Degraded Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology 19(6): 905-913.

Zong Ning, Shi Pei-Li , Jiang Jing, Xiong Ding-Peng, Meng Feng-Shou, Song Ming-Hua, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Shen Zhen-Xi 2013. Interactive effects of short-term nitrogen enrichment and simulated grazing on ecosystem respiration in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Acta Ecologica Sinica 33(19) 6191-6201.

Zong Ning, Shi Pei-Li, Song Ming-Hua, Lin Lin, Ma Wei-Ling, Jiang Jing, Fu Gang, He Yong-Tao, Zhang Xian-Zhou 2012. Clipping Alters the Response of Biomass Allocation Pattern under Nitrogen Addition in an Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Natural Resources 27(10) 1696-1707.

Wu Jian-Shuang, Zhang Xian-Zhou, Shen Zhen-Xi, Shi Pei-Li, Yu Cheng-Qun, Song Ming-Hua, Li Xiao-Jia 2012. Species Richness and Diversity of Alpine Grasslands on the Northern Tibetan Plateau： Effects of Grazing Exclusion and Growing Season Precipitation. Journal of Resources and Ecology 3(3): 236-242.

Jiang Jing, Song Ming-Hua* 2010. Review of the roles of plants and soil microorganisms in regulating ecosystem nutrient cycling Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology 34(8): 979-988.

Jiang Jing, Wang Mo-Zhu, Song Ming-Hua*, Shi Pei-Li, Zong Ning 2014. Effects of cultivated species and time on soil organic carbon in cultivated soil in Lhasa, Tibet. Acta Botanic Sinic (In Press).

Yang Zhao-Ping, Ouyang Hua, Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping, Yang Wen-Bin, Liu Xiao-Ping 2010. Species diversity and above-ground biomass of alpine vegetation in permafrost region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Chinese Journal of Ecology 4: 617-623.

Hu Qi-Wu, Wu Qin, Zhang Feng, Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping, Ouyang Hua, Liu Xian-De 2009. Treeline temperature of Picea crassifolia forest in Qilian Mountains. Arid Land Geography 32(5): 698-703.

Bai Jie-Bing, Xu Xing-Liang, Fu Gang, Song Ming-Hua, He Yong-Tao, Jiang Jing 2011. Effects of temperature and nitrogen input on nitrogen mineralization in alpine soils on Tibetan Plateau. Agricultural Science ＆ Technology 12(12): 1909-1912.

Bai Jie-Bing, Xu Xing-Lang, Song Ming-Hua, He Yong-Tao, Jiang Jing, Shi Pei-Li 2011. Effects of temperature and added nitrogen on carbon mineralization in alpine soils on the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology and Environment 20(5): 855-859.

Hu Qi-Wu, Wu Qin, Zheng Lin, Zhang Feng, Song Ming-Hua, Ouyang Hua 2010. Responses of Leaf δ13 C of Picea crassifolia to Moisture and Temperature Variations. Journal of Mountain Research 28(6): 712-717.

Wu Qin, Hu Qi-Wu, Zheng Lin, Zhang Feng, Song Ming-Hua, Liu Xian-De 2010. Variations of leaf lifespan and leaf mass per area of Picea crassifolia along altitude gradient. Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica 8: 1689-1694.

Wu Liang, Song Ming-Hua, Ouyang Hua 2009. Combining phylogenetic information: concept, methodology, and challenges. Hereditas 31(7): 689-697.

Yin Zhi-Fang, Ouyang Hua, Xu Xing-Liang, Song Ming-Hua, Duan De-Yu, Zhang Xian-Zhou 2009. Water and Heat Balance and Water Use of Shrub Grassland and Crop Fields in Lhasa River Valley. Acta Geographica Sinica 64(3): 303-314.

Tian Yu-Qiang, Ouyang Hua, Xu Xing-Liang, Song Ming-Hua, Zhou Cai-Ping 2008. Distribution characteristics of soil organic carbon storage and density on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Acta Pedologica Sinica 45(5): 933-942.

Hu Qi-Wu , Song Ming-Hua, Ouyang Hua, Liu Xian-De 2007. Variations in leaf N, P of Picea crassifolia along the altitude gradient in Qilian Mountains. Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica 27(10): 2072-2079.

Tian Yu-Qiang , Ouyang Hua , Song Ming-Hua, Niu Hai-Shan , Hu Qi-Wu 2007. Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of soil organic carbon in alpine ecosystems on Tibetan Plateau transect. Journal of Zhejiang University(Agriculture & Life Sciences) 33(4): 443-449.

Zhou Cai-Ping, Ouyang Hua, Song-Ming-Hua 2005. Relationships between net primary production and nitrogen cycling in Chinese forest ecosystems. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 16(2):203-206.

Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming 2002. Importance of Clonal Plants in Community. Acta Ecologica Sinica 22(11): 1960-1967.

Song Ming-Hua, Chen Yu-Fu, Dong Ming 2002. Clonal plants along the sandy hill-slope in Ordos Plateau and relation of their importance to plant species diversity. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26(4): 396-402.

Chen Yu-Fu, Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming 2002. Spatial patterm of the plant community along a sand-covered hill-slope in Ordos Plateau of China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26(4): 501-506.

Liao Ming-Jun, Wang Qi-Bing, Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming 2002. Clonal architecture and ramet population characteristics of Leymus chinensis from different habitats in the Xilin River watershed. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26(1): 33-38.

Song Ming-Hua, Dong Ming, Jiang Gao-Ming, Li Ling-Hao 2001. Clonal plants along NECT and relation of their importance to environmental conditions. Acta Ecologica Sinica 21(7) 1095-1103.

Bao Yin, Song Ming-Hua, Cheng Ge-er 1998. Dynamics in succession of the Leymus chinensis community. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Neimongol 29(1): 96-101.

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Special interests: relationship between alpine plants and soil microbes;  the role of alpine plants and soil microbes in controling ecosystem nutrient cyclings; the integration of above- and below-ground ecological processes 

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