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  1. Knowledge shortfalls and research priorities for Philippine mangroves in the fast-changing world

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  2. The Interaction between Climate and Soil Properties Influences Tree Species Richness in Tropical and Subtropical Forests of Southern China

    Article • Forests, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  3. Aboveground biomass stocks of species-rich natural forests in southern China are influenced by stand structural attributes, species richness and precipitation

    Article • Plant Diversity, July 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  4. Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species

    Article • Plant Diversity, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  5. Species richness, extent and potential threats to mangroves of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, Philippines

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, March 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  6. Correlations between allocation to foliar phosphorus fractions and maintenance of photosynthetic integrity in six mangrove populations as affected by chilling

    Article • New Phytologist, October 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  7. The relationship between acoustic indices, elevation, and vegetation, in a forest plot network of southern China

    Article • Ecological Indicators, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  8. Contrasting Water Use, Stomatal Regulation, Embolism Resistance, and Drought Responses of Two Co-Occurring Mangroves

    Article • Water, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  9. Environmental filtering and dispersal limitation jointly shaped the taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of natural forests in southern China

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  10. Limestone Quarry Waste Promotes the Growth of Two Native Woody Angiosperms

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  11. Increasing axial parenchyma fraction in the Malagasy Magnoliids facilitated the co‐optimisation of hydraulic efficiency and safety

    Article • New Phytologist, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  12. Structural organization in palm stems of Roystonea regia and Archontophoenix alexandrae

    Article • IAWA Journal, September 2020, Brill

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  13. Differentiation in Leaf Physiological Traits Related to Shade and Drought Tolerance Underlies Contrasting Adaptations of Two Cyclobalanopsis (Fagaceae) Species at the Seedling Stage

    Article • Forests, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  14. Leaf turgor loss point is correlated with drought tolerance and leaf carbon economics traits

    Article • Tree Physiology, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  15. More sensitive response of crown conductance to VPD and larger water consumption in tropical evergreen than in deciduous broadleaf timber trees

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  16. Leaf trait variations associated with habitat affinity of tropical karst tree species

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  17. Temporal Changes of Ecosystem Carbon Stocks in Rubber Plantations in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China

    Article • Pedosphere, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  18. Different hydraulic traits of woody plants from tropical forests with contrasting soil water availability

    Article • Tree Physiology, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  19. Stable stomatal number per minor vein length indicates the coordination between leaf water supply and demand in three leguminous species

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  20. Characteristics of typhoon disturbed gaps in an old-growth tropical montane rainforest in Hainan Island, China

    Article • Journal of Forestry Research, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  21. Speed versus endurance tradeoff in plants: Leaves with higher photosynthetic rates show stronger seasonal declines

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  22. Salt management strategy defines the stem and leaf hydraulic characteristics of six mangrove tree species

    Article • Tree Physiology, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  23. Factors controlling bark decomposition and its role in wood decomposition in five tropical tree species

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  24. Physiological regulation and efficient xylem water transport regulate diurnal water and carbon balances of tropical lianas

    Article • Functional Ecology, September 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  25. Differences in the photosynthetic efficiency and photorespiration of co-occurring Euphorbiaceae liana and tree in a Chinese savanna

    Article • Photosynthetica, September 2016, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  26. Freezing resistance in Patagonian woody shrubs: the role of cell wall elasticity and stem vessel size

    Article • Tree Physiology, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  27. Differential responses of photosystems I and II to seasonal drought in two Ficus species

    Article • Acta Oecologica, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  28. Evidence for the role of cyclic electron flow in photoprotection for oxygen-evolving complex

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  29. Are leaves more vulnerable to cavitation than branches?

    Article • Functional Ecology, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  30. Drought tolerance as a driver of tropical forest assembly: resolving spatial signatures for multiple processes

    Article • Ecology, February 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  31. Root structure-function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  32. Weak co-ordination between vein and stomatal densities in 105 angiosperm tree species along altitudinal gradients in Southwest China

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2016, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  33. Is fog an important water source for woody plants in an Asian tropical karst forest during the dry season?

    Article • Ecohydrology, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr wenjie liu, Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  34. Identification and Evaluation of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Allotetraploid Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Based on Amplicon Sequencing Combined with High Resolution Melting (HRM) Analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, December 2015, Frontiers

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  35. Increased water use in dry season in eight dipterocarp species in a common plantation in the northern boundary of Asian tropics

    Article • Ecohydrology, October 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  36. Convergent Evolution towards High Net Carbon Gain Efficiency Contributes to the Shade Tolerance of Palms (Arecaceae)

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  37. Time lags between crown and basal sap flows in tropical lianas and co-occurring trees

    Article • Tree Physiology, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  38. Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

    Article • New Phytologist, September 2015, Wiley

    Prof Maurizio Mencuccini, Hugh Morris, Dr. Frederic Lens, Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  39. Correct calculation of CO 2 efflux using a closed‐chamber linked to a non‐dispersive infrared gas analyzer

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  40. Determinants of water circulation in a woody bamboo species: afternoon use and night-time recharge of culm water storage

    Article • Tree Physiology, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  41. Termites amplify the effects of wood traits on decomposition rates among multiple bamboo and dicot woody species

    Article • Journal of Ecology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  42. Extending the generality of leaf economic design principles in the cycads, an ancient lineage

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  43. A possible link between hydraulic properties and leaf habits in Hevea brasiliensis

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  44. Interspecific variation in branch and leaf traits among three Syzygium tree species from different successional tropical forests

    Article • Functional Plant Biology, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  45. Global analysis of plasticity in turgor loss point, a key drought tolerance trait

    Article • Ecology Letters, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  46. Seasonal dynamics in photosynthesis of woody plants at the northern limit of Asian tropics: potential role of fog in maintaining tropical rainforests and agriculture in Southwest China

    Article • Tree Physiology, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  47. Protein Domain Analysis of Genomic Sequence Data Reveals Regulation of LRR Related Domains in Plant Transpiration in Ficus

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  48. Water-use advantage for lianas over trees in tropical seasonal forests

    Article • New Phytologist, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  49. A Framework for Identifying Plant Species to Be Used as ‘Ecological Engineers’ for Fixing Soil on Unstable Slopes

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  50. Different biomechanical design and ecophysiological strategies in juveniles of two liana species with contrasting growth habit

    Article • American Journal of Botany, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  51. Leaf Photosynthetic Rate of Tropical Ferns Is Evolutionarily Linked to Water Transport Capacity

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  52. Strong leaf morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of a subtropical woody bamboo (Sinarundinaria nitida) to contrasting light environments

    Article • Plant Ecology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  53. The Heterogeneity and Spatial Patterning of Structure and Physiology across the Leaf Surface in Giant Leaves of Alocasia macrorrhiza

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  54. Extended leaf senescence promotes carbon gain and nutrient resorption: importance of maintaining winter photosynthesis in subtropical forests

    Article • Oecologia, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  55. Potential hydraulic efficiency in angiosperm trees increases with growth-site temperature but has no trade-off with mechanical strength

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  56. Differences in the responses of photosystem I and photosystem II of three tree species Cleistanthus sumatranus, Celtis philippensis and Pistacia weinmannifolia exposed to a prolonged drought in a tropical limestone forest

    Article • Tree Physiology, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  57. An observational study of the carbon-sink strength of East Asian subtropical evergreen forests

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, October 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  58. Is hemiepiphytism an adaptation to high irradiance? Testing seedling responses to light levels and drought in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphyticFicus

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  59. Photosynthetic thermotolerance of woody savanna species in China is correlated with leaf life span

    Article • Annals of Botany, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  60. Productive leaf functional traits of Chinese savanna species

    Article • Plant Ecology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  61. Midday stomatal conductance is more related to stem rather than leaf water status in subtropical deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  62. Rapid determination of comparative drought tolerance traits: using an osmometer to predict turgor loss point

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  63. Evolutionary Association of Stomatal Traits with Leaf Vein Density in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  64. Stem hydraulic traits and leaf water-stress tolerance are co-ordinated with the leaf phenology of angiosperm trees in an Asian tropical dry karst forest

    Article • Annals of Botany, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  65. The maximum height of grasses is determined by roots

    Article • Ecology Letters, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  66. Recovery of diurnal depression of leaf hydraulic conductance in a subtropical woody bamboo species: embolism refilling by nocturnal root pressure

    Article • Tree Physiology, April 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  67. Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

    Article • Journal of Ecology, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  68. Physiological Role of Cyclic Electron Flow in Higher Plants

    Article • Plant Science Journal, January 2012, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd.

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  69. Evidence for leaf fold to remedy the deficiency of physiological photoprotection for photosystem II

    Article • Photosynthesis Research, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  70. Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection for the resurrection plant Paraboea rufescens under drought stress

    Article • Planta, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  71. Leaf element concentrations of terrestrial plants across China are influenced by taxonomy and the environment

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  72. Differentiation in light energy dissipation between hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus species with contrasting xylem hydraulic conductivity

    Article • Tree Physiology, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  73. Slow photosynthetic induction and low photosynthesis in Paphiopedilum armeniacum are related to its lack of guard cell chloroplast and peculiar stomatal anatomy

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  74. Plant Ecology in China

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  75. Cyclic Electron Flow Plays an Important Role in Photoprotection of Tropical Trees Illuminated at Temporal Chilling Temperature

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  76. Steady and dynamic photosynthetic responses of seedlings from contrasting successional groups under low-light growth conditions

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  77. Tree ring recorded May–August temperature variations since A.D. 1585 in the Gaoligong Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  78. Stimulation of Cyclic Electron Flow During Recovery After Chilling-Induced Photoinhibition of PSII

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  79. Spatial and temporal temperature trends on the Yunnan Plateau (Southwest China) during 1961-2004

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  80. Spatial patterns of wood traits in China are controlled by phylogeny and the environment

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  81. The physiological advantage of an ecological filter species, Indocalamus longiauritus, over co-occurring Fagus lucida and Castanopsis lamontii seedlings

    Article • Ecological Research, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  82. Plant ecology in China

    Article • Plant Ecology, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  83. Gas exchange and hydraulics in seedlings of Hevea brasiliensis during water stress and recovery

    Article • Tree Physiology, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  84. The different effects of chilling stress under moderate light intensity on photosystem II compared with photosystem I and subsequent recovery in tropical tree species

    Article • Photosynthesis Research, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  85. Contrasting cost–benefit strategy between lianas and trees in a tropical seasonal rain forest in southwestern China

    Article • Oecologia, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  86. Differentiation of leaf water flux and drought tolerance traits in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus tree species

    Article • Functional Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  87. Size-dependent mortality in a Neotropical savanna tree: the role of height-related adjustments in hydraulic architecture and carbon allocation

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  88. Epiphytes and hemiepiphytes have slower photosynthetic response to lightflecks than terrestrial plants: evidence from ferns and figs

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, September 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  89. Stem hydraulics mediates leaf water status, carbon gain, nutrient use efficiencies and plant growth rates across dipterocarp species

    Article • Functional Ecology, August 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  90. New multivariate tests for phylogenetic signal and trait correlations applied to ecophysiological phenotypes of nine Manglietia species

    Article • Functional Ecology, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  91. Independence of stem and leaf hydraulic traits in six Euphorbiaceae tree species with contrasting leaf phenology

    Article • Planta, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  92. Growth–climate responses of high-elevation conifers in the central Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  93. Hydraulic properties and photosynthetic rates in co-occurring lianas and trees in a seasonal tropical rainforest in southwestern China

    Article • Plant Ecology, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  94. Hydraulic redistribution in dwarf Rhizophora mangle trees driven by interstitial soil water salinity gradients: impacts on hydraulic architecture and gas exchange

    Article • Tree Physiology, March 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  95. The effect of drought on photosynthesis in two epiphytic and two terrestrial tropical fern species

    Article • Photosynthetica, March 2009, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  96. Photosynthesis, non-photochemical pathways and activities of antioxidant enzymes in a resilient evergreen oak under different climatic conditions from a valley-savanna in Southwest China

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, January 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  97. Tree ring density-based summer temperature reconstruction for the central Hengduan Mountains in southern China

    Article • Global and Planetary Change, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  98. Sustained diurnal photosynthetic depression in uppermost-canopy leaves of four dipterocarp species in the rainy and dry seasons: does photorespiration play a role in photoprotection?

    Article • Tree Physiology, December 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  99. Tree-ring based drought reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains region (China) since A.D. 1655

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  100. Annual temperature reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains, China, as deduced from tree rings

    Article • Dendrochronologia, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  101. Inhibition of monoterpene biosynthesis accelerates oxidative stress and leads to enhancement of antioxidant defenses in leaves of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  102. Above- and below-ground competition in high and low irradiance: tree seedling responses to a competing liana Byttneria grandifolia

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, September 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  103. Gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and osmotic adjustment in two mango cultivars under drought stress

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  104. Inter-species variation of photosynthetic and xylem hydraulic traits in the deciduous and evergreen Euphorbiaceae tree species from a seasonally tropical forest in south-western China

    Article • Ecological Research, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  105. Photosynthetic induction in leaves of co-occurring Fagus lucida and Castanopsis lamontii saplings grown in contrasting light environments

    Article • Trees, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  106. Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems

    Article • Oecologia, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  107. Seasonal variation in photosynthesis in six woody species with different leaf phenology in a valley savanna in southwestern China

    Article • Trees, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  108. Changes in activities of antioxidative system and monoterpene and photochemical efficiency during seasonal leaf senescence in Hevea brasiliensis trees

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  109. Isoprenoid emissions of trees in a tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna, SW China

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  110. Seedling Growth Strategies in Bauhinia Species: Comparing Lianas and Trees

    Article • Annals of Botany, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  111. Photosynthetic Induction in Seedlings of Six Tropical Rainforest Tree Species

    Article • Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, January 2003, Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao

  112. Thermal dissipation, leaf rolling and inactivation of PSII reaction centres in Amomum villosum

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, September 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Kun-Fang Cao