Yongjiang Zhang
Professor
Xishuangbanna Tropcial Botanical Garden
zhangyj@xtbg.ac.cn
Research Areas
Global change ecology, Plant physiological ecology, Plant stress physiology
Experience
Teaching Experience
Plant Physiology
Publications
Selected Papers
(1) Drought response strategies of blueberry shrubs: Stomatal regulation, xylem embolism, and leaf dropping protect remaining tissues for resprouting, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2026, 第 4 作者 通讯作者
(2) Mistletoes have higher hydraulic safety but lower efficiency in xylem traits than their hosts, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2025, 第 10 作者 通讯作者
(3) Hydraulic architecture, height-related changes in photosynthesis and seasonal positive pressure declines in bamboo: implications for top dieback, ANNALS OF BOTANY, 2025, 第 7 作者 通讯作者
(4) Warming enhances productivity despite exacerbated water and nutrient deficits in wild blueberry, a traditionally managed temperate crop, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2025, 第 7 作者 通讯作者
(5) Detecting spatial variation in wild blueberry water stress using UAV-borne thermal imagery: distinct temporal and reference temperature effects, PRECISION AGRICULTURE, 2025, 第 7 作者 通讯作者
(6) A new dimension of leaf economic spectrum: temporal instability of relationships among genotypes, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2024, 第 5 作者 通讯作者
(7) A fast and efficient approach to estimate wild blueberry yield using machine learning with drone photography: Flight altitude, sampling method and model effects, COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, 2024, 第 5 作者 通讯作者
(8) Remaining uncertainties in the Pneumatic method, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2023, 第 4 作者 通讯作者
(9) Xylem conduit deformation across vascular plants: an evolutionary spandrel or protective valve?, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2023, 第 1 作者 通讯作者
(10) Quantifying vulnerability to embolism in tropical trees and lianas using five methods: can discrepancies be explained by xylem structural traits?, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2021, 第 3 作者 通讯作者
(11) High mercury accumulation in two subtropical evergreen forests in South China and potential determinants, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 2016, 第 4 作者
(12) Reversible Leaf Xylem Collapse: A Potential "Circuit Breaker" against Cavitation, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 2016, 第 1 作者
(13) Extending the generality of leaf economic design principles in the cycads, an ancient lineage, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 2015, 第 1 作者 通讯作者
(14) Strong leaf morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of a subtropical woody bamboo (Sinarundinaria nitida) to contrasting light environments, PLANT ECOLOGY, 2014, 第 3 作者
(15) Reversible Deformation of Transfusion Tracheids in Taxus baccata Is Associated with a Reversible Decrease in Leaf Hydraulic Conductance, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 2014, 第 1 作者
(16) Extended leaf senescence promotes carbon gain and nutrient resorption: importance of maintaining winter photosynthesis in subtropical forests, OECOLOGIA, 2013, 第 1 作者
(17) Change in Phylogenetic Community Structure during Succession of Traditionally Managed Tropical Rainforest in Southwest China, PLOS ONE, 2013, 第 3 作者
(18) Midday stomatal conductance is more related to stem rather than leaf water status in subtropical deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees, PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, 2013, 第 1 作者
(19) The maximum height of grasses is determined by roots, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 2012, 第 3 作者
(20) Recovery of diurnal depression of leaf hydraulic conductance in a subtropical woody bamboo species: embolism refilling by nocturnal root pressure, TREE PHYSIOLOGY, 2012, 第 2 作者
(21) Traditional forest management has limited impact on plant diversity and composition in a tropical seasonal rainforest in SW China, BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 2011, 第 3 作者
(22) Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical savanna tree: the role of height-related adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon allocation, PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT, 2009, 第 1 作者
(23) Hydraulic redistribution in dwarf Rhizophora mangle trees driven by interstitial soil water salinity gradients: impacts on hydraulic architecture and gas exchange, TREE PHYSIOLOGY, 2009, 第 4 作者
(24) Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical savanna tree: the role of height-related adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon allocation, PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, 2009, 第 1 作者
Research Interests
Plant water relations, Plant hydraulics, Plant photosynthesis, Climate change response, Ecosystem stability, Sustainable development
Honors & Distinctions
(1) ELH Outstanding Teaching Award, 2025
(2) ELH Outstanding Faculty Research Award, 2024