A. Research interests

1) 　　  Invasion ecology

²　　　 Invasive mechanisms of alien plants, including novel weapons hypothesis, resource capture and use hypothesis, enemy release hypothesis, and rapid evolution hypothesis

²　　　 Responses of invasive and native plants to global changes

²　　　 Impacts of alien plant invasions, especially the effects on soil nutrient and microbe

²　　　 Control of invasive plants, especially competitive replacement and bio-control

2)　　　  Plant ecophysiology

²　　　 Responses to environments

²　　　 Correlations between functional traits

Head of the Group: Prof. Dr. Feng Yulong

E-mail: fyl@xtbg.ac.cn

Website: http://bioineco.groups.xtbg.ac.cn/

B.　　 Members

1)　　　  Research Scientists:

Yan-Bao Lei, PhD, associate professor.

Yang-Ping Li, MSA, assistant engineer. 

Yu-Long Zheng, MSC, assistant engineer.

Shu-Mei Jiang,  secretary

2)　　　  Postdoctors:

　　　 Wei-Bin Wang, from Shandong Agri. Univ. in July, 2008.　

3)　　　  Graduate students:

　　　 Yan-Fen Niu, PhD student.

　　　 Yu-Long Zheng, PhD student.

　　　 Rui-Fang Wang, MSc student.

　　　 Ru Zhang, MSc student.

　　　 Zhi-Yong Liao, MSc student.

Rui-Min Qin, MSc student.

C. Project

1.　　　  The evolution of noxious invasive Chromolaena odorata, Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, January, 2009 – December, 2012, 1,700,000 Chinese Yuan.

2.　　　  Differences in capture abilities and use efficiencies of resources between invasive Eupatorium adenophorum and three native congeners, Project of National NaturalScience Foundation of China, January, 2007 – December, 2009, 290,000 Chinese Yuan.

3.　　　  Differences in nitrogen allocation to photosynthesis among invasive and native populations of Eupatorium adenophorum, and native congeners, Applied Basic Study Project of Yunnan Province, December, 2007 – December, 2010, 50,000 Chinese Yuan.

4.　　　  Competitive replacement of invasive Eupatorium adenophorum, National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs Funded by Ministry of Science & Technology of China, January, 2006 – December, 2010, 150,000 Chinese Yuan.

5.　　　  Invasiveness of Eupatorium adenophorum and restoration of invaded lands, Key Project of Knowledge Innovation Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, July 2002 – July 2007,  800,000 Chinese Yuan.

6.　　　  Effects of CO₂ enhancement and nitrogen deposition on Eupatorium adenophorum and native congeners, Project Sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for talent Doctors Worked in West, January, 2008 – December, 2009, 80,000 Chinese Yuan.

D. Selected peer-reviewed publications

1.　　　  Feng Y-L, Lei Y-B, Wang R-F, Callaway RM, Valiente-Banuet A, Inderjit, Li Y-P, Zheng Y-L. Evolutionary tradeoffs for nitrogen allocation to photosynthesis versus cell walls in an invasive plant. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences of the United State of America, Accepted.

2.　　　  Feng Y-L, Fu G-L, Zheng Y-L. Specific leaf area relates to the differences in leaf construction cost, photosynthesis, nitrogen allocation and use efficiencies between invasive and noninvasive alien congeners. Planta, 228: 383-390.

3.　　　  Feng Y-L, Fu G-L. 2008. Nitrogen allocation, partitioning and use efficiency in three invasive plant species in comparison to their native congeners. Biological Invasions, 10:891-902.

4.　　　  Feng Y-L. 2008. Nitrogen allocation and partitioning in invasive and native Eupatorium species. Physiologia Plantarum, 132: 350–358.

5.　　　  Feng Y-L. 2008. Photosynthesis, nitrogen allocation and specific leaf area in invasive Eupatorium adenophorum and native Eupatorium japonicum grown at different irradiances. Physiologia Plantarum, 133: 318-326.

6.　　　  Ridenour WM, Vivanco JM, Feng Y-L, Horiuchi J, Callaway RM. 2008. No evidence for trade-offs: Centaurea plants from America are better competitors and defenders. Ecological Monographs, 78:369-386.

7.　　　  Li Y-P, Feng Y-L. 2008. Differences in seed morphometric and germination traits among fourteen populations of invasive crofton weed (Eupatorium adenophorum) from different elevations. Weed Science, DOI: 10.1614/WS-08-068.

8.　　　  Zheng Y-L, Feng Y-L, Liu W-X, Liao Z-Y. 2008. Growth, biomass allocation, morphology and photosynthesis of invasive Eupatorium adenophorum and its native congeners grown at four irradiances. Plant Ecology, DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9544-5.

9.　　　  Feng Y-L, Auge H, Ebeling SK. 2007. Invasive Buddleja davidii allocates more nitrogen to its photosynthetic machinery than five native woody species. Oecologia, 153: 501-510.

10.　  Feng Y-L, Wang J-F, Sang W-G. 2007. Biomass allocation, morphology and photosynthesis of invasive and noninvasive exotic species grown at four irradiance levels. Acta Oecologica, 31: 40-47.

E. International conferences

1.　　　  Feng Y-L. 2008. Evolution of invasive plants. An invited oral presentation. In: International Workshop and Training Course on Invasive Species. 26-31 Octomber, 2008, Wuhan, China.

2.　　　  Feng Y-L, Fu G-L. 2007. Invasive plants allocate more leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic machinery and have higher nitrogen and water use efficiencies than their native congeners. A poster presentation. In: 9^th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions. 17-21 September 2007, Hyatt Regency Perth, Western Australia.

3.　　　  Feng Y-L, Fu G-L. 2007. Invasive plants allocate more leaf nitrogen to photosynthetic machinery and have higher nitrogen use efficiency than their native congeners. An invited oral presentation. In: The International Workshop on Weed Science and Agricultural Production Safety. 7-9 April 2007, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

4.　　　  Feng Y-L, Fu G-L. 2006. Ecophysiological differences give Eupatorium adenophorum, a noxious invasive herb, a competitive advantage over three congeneric native species. An invited keynote lecture. In: International Symposium on biology, ecology and management of World's worst plant invasive species. 10-14 December 2006, Delhi, India.

5.　　　  Feng Y-L, Auge H. 2006. More nitrogen allocation to the photosynthetic apparatus in Buddleia davidii, a noxious invasive shrub, than in five native woody species. An oral presentation. In: The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 18-21 July 2006, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

6.　  Feng Y-L, Wang J-F, Sang W-G. 2005. Biomass allocation, morphology and physiology of invasive and noninvasive exotic plant species grown in five irradiance levels. A poster presentation. In: 8^th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions. 4-13 September 2005, Katowice, Poland.