Publications

67. Wang A, Zhu W, Gundersen P, Phillips OL, Chen D, Fang Y. 2018. Fates of atmospheric deposited nitrogen in an Asian tropical primary forest. Forest Ecology and Management 411: 213-222.

66. Wang F, Ding Y, Sayer E, Li Q, Zou B, Mo Q, Li Y, Lu X, Tang J, Zhu W, Li Z. 2017. Tropical forest restoration: fast resilience of plant biomass contrasts with slow recovery of stable soil C stocks. Functional Ecology 31 (12): 2344-2355.

65. Zhu W, Egitto BA, Yesilonis ID, Pouyat RV. 2017. Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling and ecosystem services in cities. In R. Lal ed., Urban Soils, CRC Press.

64. Liu D, Zhu W, Wang X, Pan Y, Wang C, Xi D, Bai E, Wang Y, Han X, Fang Y. 2017. Abiotic vs. biotic controls on soil nitrogen cycling in drylands along a 3200 km transect. Biogeosciences 14: 989-1001. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-1-2017

63. Larson MA, Heintzman RL, Titus JE, Zhu W. 2016. Urban wetland characterization in south-central New York State. Wetlands 36: 821-829. DOI 10.1007/s13157-016-0789-9.

62. Mo Q, Li Z, Zhu W, Zou B, Li Y, Yu S, Ding Y, Chen Y, Li X, and Wang F. 2016. Reforestation in southern China: revisiting soil N mineralization and nitrification after 8 years restoration. Sci. Rep. 6, 19770; doi: 10.1038/srep19770.

61. Zheng MH, Zhang T, Liu L, Zhu WX, Zhang W, Mo JM. 2016. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on nitrous oxide emission in a nitrogen-rich and two nitrogen-limited tropical forests. Biogeosciences 13: 3503-3517.

60. Wang F, Zhu W, Chen H. 2016. Changes of soil C stocks and stability after 70-year afforestation in the Northeast USA. Plant and Soil 401: 319-329.

59. Heintzman, RL, Titus, JE, and Zhu, W. 2015. Effects of Roadside Deposition on Growth and PollutantAccumulation by Willow (Salix miyabeana). Water Air Soil Pollut 226: DOI 10.1007/s11270-014-2270-9

58. Fang Y, Koba K, Makabe A, Takahashi C, Zhu W, Hayashi T, Azusa A. Hokari AA, Urakawa R, Bai E, Houlton BE, Xi D, Zhang S, Matsushita K, Tu Y, Liu D, Zhu F, Wang Z, Zhou G, Chen D, Makita T, Toda H, Liu X, Chen Q, Zhang D, Li Y, and Yoh M. 2015. Microbial denitrification dominates nitrate losses from forest ecosystems. PNAS 112: 1470-1474. doi/10.1073/pnas.1416776112

57. Liu N, Zhu W, Sun Z, Yang L, Yuan S, Ren H. 2014. Canopy size dependent facilitations from the native shrub Rhodomyrtus tomentosa to the early establishment of native trees Castanopsis fissa and Syzygium hancei in degraded environment in tropical China. Restoration Ecology 22: 509-516. doi: 10.1111/rec.12094

56. Wang F, Liu J, Zou B, Neher DA, Zhu W, and Li Z. 2014. Species-dependent responses of soil microbial properties to fresh leaf inputs in a subtropical forest soil in south China. Journal of Plant Ecology 7: 86-96. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtt016

55. Wang F, Xu X, Zou B, Guo Z, Li Z, and Zhu W. 2013. Biomass accumulation and carbon sequestration in four different aged Casuarina equisetifolia coastal shelterbelt plantation in south China. PLoS ONE 8(10): doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077449

54. Kearney MA, Zhu W, Graney J. 2013. Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in an urban constructed wetland under base-flow and storm-flow conditions. Ecological Engineering 60: 183-191.

53. Kearney M, Fickbohm S, Zhu W. 2013. Loss of plant biodiversity over a seven-year period in two constructed wetlands in central New York. Environmental Management 51:1067-1076. doi: 10.1007/s00267-013-0035-7.

52. Wang F, Zhu W, Zou B, Neher DA, Fu S, Xia H, Li Z. 2013. Seedling growth and soil nutrient availability in exotic and native tree species: implications for afforestation in southern China. Plant and Soil 364: 207-218.

51. Huang L, Zhu W, Ren H, Chen H, Wang J. 2012. Impact of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on soil properties and herb-layer diversity in remnant forests along an urban-rural gradient in Guangzhou, southern China. Plant Ecology 213: 1187-1202. doi: 10.1007/s11258-012-0080-y.

50. Kearney M and Zhu W. 2012. Growth of three wetland plant species under single and multi-pollutant wastewater conditions. Ecological Engineering 47: 214-220. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.06.014.

49. Wang W and Zhu W. 2012. Soil retention of ¹⁵N in a simulated N deposition study: effects of live plant and soil organic matter content. Plant and Soil 351:61-72. doi: 10.1007/s11104-011-0929-1

48. Yan J, Chen W, Luo F, Ma H, Meng A, Li X, Zhu M, Zhou H, Zhu W, Han B, Ge S, Li J, Sang T. 2012. Variability and adaptability of Miscanthus species evaluated for energy crop domestication. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 4: 49-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01108.x.

47. Scott T, Craig S and Zhu W. 2011. The effects of simulated nitrate and salt deposition on nitrogen mineralization and soil chemistry in a roadside ecosystem. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 56(2): 9-11.

46. Zhang T, Zhu W, Mo J, Liu L, Dong S. 2011. Responses of CH₄ uptake to the experimental N and P additions in an old-growth tropical forest, southern China. Biogeosciences 8: 2805-2813.

45. Zhu, W.-X. and W. Wang. 2011. Does soil organic matter variation affect the retention of ¹⁵NH₄⁺ and ¹⁵NO₃^- in forest ecosystems? Forest Ecology and Management 261: 675-682. doi:10.1016/i.foreco.2010.11.024.

44. Zhu, W. 2011. Nitrogen biogeochemistry: fundamentals and hot issues. In Jianguo Wu and Fengmin Li (eds) Lectures in Modern Ecology (V): Large-Scale Ecology and Sustainability Science. Advanced Education Publications, Beijing, China.

43. Sang, T., and W. Zhu. 2011. China’s bioenergy potential. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3: 79-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2010.01064.x.

42. Fang, Y., M. Yoh, K. Koba, W. Zhu, Y. Takebayashi, Y. Xiao, J. Mo, W. Zhang, X. Lu. 2011. Nitrogen deposition and nitrogen cycling along an urban-rural transect in southern China. Global Change Biology 17: 872-885. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02283.x.

41.Wang, F., W. Zhu, H. Xia, S. Fu, and Z. Li. 2010. Nitrogen mineralization and leaching in the early stages of a subtropical reforestation in southern China. Restoration Ecology 18: 313-322. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00642.x

40.Wang, F., Z. Li, H. Xia, B. Zhou, N. Li, J. Liu, and W. Zhu. 2010. Effects of nitrogen-fixing and non-nitrogen-fixing tree species on soil properties and nitrogen transformation during forest restoration in southern China. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 56: 297-306.

39. Chen, D.M., Y. Zhang, Y.B. Lin, W.X. Zhu, S.L. Fu. 2010. Changes in belowground carbon in Acacia crassicarpa and Eucalyptus urophylla plantations after tree girdling. Plant and Soil 326 (1-2): 123-135.

38. Fang, Y., W. Zhu, P. Gundersen, J. Mo, G. Zhou, and M. Yoh. 2009. Large loss of dissolved organic nitrogen from nitrogen-saturated forests in subtropical China. Ecosystems 12: 33-45.

37. Fang, Y., P. Gundersen, J. Mo, and W. Zhu. 2009. Nitrogen leaching in response to increased nitrogen inputs in subtropical monsoon forests in southern China. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 332-342.

36. Lu, X.-K., J.-M. Mo, P. Gundersen, W.-X. Zhu, G.-Y. Zhou, D.-J. Li, and X. Zhang. 2009. Effect of simulated N deposition on soil exchangeable cations in three forest types of subtropical China. Pedosphere 19: 189-198.

35. Carreiro, M.M., R.V. Pouyat, C.E. Tripler, and W-X. Zhu. 2009. Carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils of remnant forests along urban-rural gradients: case studies in New York City and Louisville, Kentucky. In Mark McDonnell, Amy Hahs, and Jurgen Breuste (eds) Ecology of Cities and Towns – A Comparative Approach. Cambridge University Press.

34. Zhu, W., W. Wang, J. Mo, Y. Fang, and S. Fu. 2009. Nitrogen biogeochemistry and its alterations in terrestrial ecosystems under the global dominance of human activities. In Jianguo Wu and Jie Yang (eds) Lectures in Modern Ecology (IV): Theory and Applications. Advanced Education Publications, Beijing, China.

33. Urban, R.A., J.E. Titus, and W.-X. Zhu. 2009. Shading by an invasive macrophyte has cascading effects on sediment chemistry. Biological Invasions 11: 265-273.

32. Zhu, W., J. Graney, and K. Salvage. 2008. Land-use impact on water pollution: elevated pollutant input and reduced pollutant retention. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 138: 15-21.

31. Graney, J., K. Salvage, and W. Zhu. 2008. A watershed based approach to environmental education integrating ecology, hydrology and geochemistry. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 138: 22-28.

30. Kaye, J.P., A. Majumdar, C. Gries, A. Buyantuyev, N.B. Grimm, D, Hope, D. Jenerette, W. Zhu, and L. Baker. 2008. Hierarchical Bayesian scaling of soil properties across urban, agricultural, and desert ecosystems. Ecological Applications 18: 132-145.

29. Mo, J., W. Zhang, W. Zhu, P. Gundersen, Y. Fang, D. Li, and H. Wang. 2008. Nitrogen addition reduces soil respiration in a mature tropical forest in southern China. Global Change Biology 14: 403-412.

28. Mo, J., H. Fang, W. Zhu, G. Zhou, X. Lu, and Y. Fang. 2008. Decomposition responses of pine (Pinus massoniana) needles with two different nutrient-status responses to N deposition in a tropical pine plantation in southern China. Annals of Forest Science: 65: 405-413.

27. Fang, Y. T., P. Gundersen, J. M. Mo, and W. X. Zhu. 2008. Input and output of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in subtropical forests of South China under high air pollution. Biogeosciences 5: 339-352.

26. Mo, J., W. Zhang, W. Zhu, Y. Fang, D. Li, and P. Zhao. 2007. Response of soil respiration to simulated N deposition in a disturbed and a rehabilitated tropical forest in southern China. Plant and Soil 296: 125-135.

25. Zhu, W.-X., D. Hope, C. Gries, and N.B. Grimm. 2006. Soil characteristics and the accumulation of inorganic nitrogen in an arid urban ecosystem. Ecosystems 9: 711-724.

24. Fang, Y., W. Zhu, J. Mo, G. Zhou, P. Gundersen. 2006. Dynamics of soil inorganic nitrogen and their responses to nitrogen additions in three subtropical forests of China. Journal of Environmental Sciences 18: 752-759.

23. Urban, R., J. Titus, and W.-X. Zhu. 2006. An invasive macrophyte alters sediment chemistry due to suppression of a native isoetid. Oecologia 148: 455-463.

22. Fickbohm, S.S., and W.-X. Zhu. 2006. Exotic purple loosestrife invasion of native cattail freshwater wetlands: effects on organic matter distribution and soil nitrogen cycling. Applied Soil Ecology 32: 123-131.

21. Zhang, T., and W.-X. Zhu. 2005. Nitrogen pollution from the Upper Susquehanna River watersheds: effects of land use. In Zhu Z, Minami K, and Xing G (eds) Proceedings of the 3^rd International Nitrogen Conference (Pages 440-449), Science Press USA Inc.

20. Hope, D., W. Zhu, C. Gries, J. Oleson, J. Kaye, N.B. Grimm, and L.A. Baker. 2005. Spatial variation in soil inorganic nitrogen across an arid urban ecosystem. Urban Ecosystems 8: 251-273.

19. Zhu, W.-X. 2005. Consideration of soil ecological processes in restoration and succession. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 29: 479-486.

18. Zhang, W.J., W. Zhu, and S. Hu. 2005. Soil resource availability impacts microbial response to organic carbon and inorganic nitrogen inputs. Journal of Environmental Sciences 17: 705-710.

17. Zhu, W.-X., N.D. Dillard, and N.B. Grimm. 2004. Urban Nitrogen Biogeochemistry: status and processes in green retention basins. Biogeochemistry 71: 177-196.

16. Zhu, W.-X., and M.M. Carreiro. 2004. Temporal and spatial variations in nitrogen cycling in deciduous forest ecosystems along an urban-rural gradient. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 36: 267-278.

15. Zhu, W.-X. and M.M. Carreiro. 2004. Soluble organic nitrogen and microbial nitrogen dynamics in deciduous forest soils: Neglected segments of the nitrogen cycle. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 36: 279-288.

14. Hope, D., C. Gries, W. Zhu, W.F. Fagan, C.L. Redman, N.B. Grimm, A. Nelson, C. Martin, A. Kinzig. 2003. Socioeconomics drive urban plant diversity. PNAS 100: 8788-8792.

13. Kao, J. T., J. E. Titus, and W.-X. Zhu. 2003. Differential nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation by five wetland plant species. Wetlands 23: 979-987.

12. Zhu, W., J. Wu, and L. Zhang. 2002. Urban Ecology: an ecological field facing new challenges. In J. Wu and X. Han (eds.) Lectures in Modern Ecology (II): from basic sciences to environmental issues. Science Press, Beijing, China.

11. Zhu, W.-X., and J. G. Ehrenfeld. 2000. Nitrogen retention and release in Atlantic white cedar wetlands. Journal of Environmental Quality 29: 612-620.

10. Lovett, G.M., M.M. Traynor, R.V. Pouyat, M.M. Carreiro, W.X. Zhu, and J.W. Baxter. 2000. Atmospheric deposition to oak forests along an urban-rural gradient. Environmental Science and Technology 34:4294-4300.

9. Zhu, W.-X., and M. M. Carreiro. 1999. Chemoautotrophic nitrification in acid forest soils along an urban-to-rural transect. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 31:1091-1100.

8. Zhu, W.-X., and J.G. Ehrenfeld. 1999. Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in suburban and undeveloped Atlantic white cedar wetlands. Journal of Environmental Quality 28:523-529.

7. Ehrenfeld, J.G., X. Han, W.F.J. Parsons, and W. Zhu. 1997. On the nature of environmental gradients: temporal and spatial variability of soils and vegetation in the New Jersey Pinelands. Journal of Ecology 85:785-798.

6. Ehrenfeld, J.G., W.F.J. Parsons, X. Han, R.W. Parmelee, and W. Zhu. 1997. Live and dead roots in forest soil horizons: contrasting effects on nitrogen dynamics. Ecology 78:348-362.

5. Zhu, W., and J. G. Ehrenfeld. 1996. The effects of mycorrhizal roots on litter decomposition, soil biota, and nutrients in a spodosolic soil. Plant and Soil 179:109-118.

4. Zhu, W., J.G. Ehrenfeld, R.W. Parmelee, W.F.J. Parsons, and X. Han. 1996. The effects of live and dead roots on soil fungi in spodosolic soils of the New Jersey Pinelands. Biology and Fertility of Soils 21:215-226.

3. Ehrenfeld, J.G., W. Zhu, and W.F.J. Parsons. 1995. Above- and below-ground characteristics of persistent forest openings in the New Jersey Pinelands. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 122:298-305.

2. Parmelee, R.W., J.G. Ehrenfeld, X. Han, and W. Zhu. 1995. Effects of dead Pine root inputs on soil fauna and the decomposition of dead roots in a spodosol soil from the New Jersey Pinelands. Acta Zool Fennica 196: 27-32.

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