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and nitrogen addition in a temperate desert. Geoderma 337:770–772
Zeglin LH, Stursova M, Sinsabaugh RL et al (2007) Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in
three contrasting grassland ecosystems. Oecologia 154:349–359
Zhang Y (2014) The response of soil properties to experimental warming and nitrogen addition in
desert steppe. Master, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhang YM, Zhou XB, Yin BF et al (2016) Sensitivity of the xerophytic moss Syntrichia caninervis
to prolonged simulated nitrogen deposition. Ann Bot 117:1153–1161
Zhang W, Zhao W, Xie S et al (2018) Combined effect of simulated precipitation and nitrogen
deposition on photosynthetic physiology of Haloxylon ammodendron in southern margin of
Junggar Basin, China. Chin J Eco-Agric 26:106–115. In Chinese with English Abstract
Zhao XF, Xu HL, Zhang P et al (2013) The effects of nutrient addition on plant species diversity in
desert grassland, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Quat Int 298:152–160
Zhao X, Xu H, Zhang P et al (2014a) Effects of nutrient and water additions on plant community
structure and species diversity in desert grasslands. Chin J Plant Ecol 38:167–177. (In Chinese
with English Abstract)
Zhao X, Xu H, Zhang P et al (2014b) Influence of nutrient and water additions on functional traits of
Salsola nitraria in desert grassland. Chin J Plant Ecol 38:134–146. (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhao HM, Huang G, Li Y et al (2015) Effects of increased summer precipitation and nitrogen
addition on root decomposition in a temperate desert. PLoS One 10:e0142380
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014a) Season and nitrogen effects on activities of three hydrolytic enzymes in
soils of the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwest China. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal
45:1699–1713
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014b) Seasonal pattern of soil respiration and gradual changing effects of
nitrogen addition in a soil of the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Atmos Environ
85:187–194
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014c) Temporal dynamics of soil oxidative enzyme activity across a simulated
gradient of nitrogen deposition in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Geoderma
213:261–267
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Wang S et al (2010) Combined effects of simulated nitrogen deposition and
drought stress on growth and photosynthetic physiological responses of two annual desert plants
in Junggar Basin, China. Acta Phytoecologica Sin 34:1394–1403. In Chinese with English
Abstract
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Ji X, Downing A et al (2011a) Combined effects of nitrogen deposition and
water stress on growth and physiological responses of two annual desert plants in northwestern
China. Environ Exp Bot 74:1–8
Zhou X, Zhang Y, TAO Y et al (2011b) Responses of soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass
N to simulated N deposition in Gurbantunggut Desert. Acta Ecol Sin 31:3340–3349.
(In Chinese with English Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Wang S et al (2011c) Effect of nitrogen input on growth and photosynthetic
physiology of three desert species seedlings. J Desert Res 31:82–89. (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Downing A (2012) Non-linear response of microbial activity across a gradient of
nitrogen addition to a soil from the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Soil Biol
Biochem 47:67–77
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Niklas K (2014) Sensitivity of growth and biomass allocation patterns to
increasing nitrogen: a comparison between ephemerals and annuals in the Gurbantunggut
Desert, north-western China. Ann Bot 113:501–511
Zhou X, Yin B, Zhang Y (2016a) The effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on growth and
photosynthetic physiology of three types of biocrusts. Acta Ecol Sin 36:3197–3205. (In Chinese
with English Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Yin B (2016b) Divergence in physiological responses between cyanobacterial
and lichen crusts to a gradient of simulated nitrogen deposition. Plant Soil 399:121–134
260
X. Zhou et al.
and nitrogen addition in a temperate desert. Geoderma 337:770–772
Zeglin LH, Stursova M, Sinsabaugh RL et al (2007) Microbial responses to nitrogen addition in
three contrasting grassland ecosystems. Oecologia 154:349–359
Zhang Y (2014) The response of soil properties to experimental warming and nitrogen addition in
desert steppe. Master, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhang YM, Zhou XB, Yin BF et al (2016) Sensitivity of the xerophytic moss Syntrichia caninervis
to prolonged simulated nitrogen deposition. Ann Bot 117:1153–1161
Zhang W, Zhao W, Xie S et al (2018) Combined effect of simulated precipitation and nitrogen
deposition on photosynthetic physiology of Haloxylon ammodendron in southern margin of
Junggar Basin, China. Chin J Eco-Agric 26:106–115. In Chinese with English Abstract
Zhao XF, Xu HL, Zhang P et al (2013) The effects of nutrient addition on plant species diversity in
desert grassland, Xinjiang, Northwest China. Quat Int 298:152–160
Zhao X, Xu H, Zhang P et al (2014a) Effects of nutrient and water additions on plant community
structure and species diversity in desert grasslands. Chin J Plant Ecol 38:167–177. (In Chinese
with English Abstract)
Zhao X, Xu H, Zhang P et al (2014b) Influence of nutrient and water additions on functional traits of
Salsola nitraria in desert grassland. Chin J Plant Ecol 38:134–146. (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhao HM, Huang G, Li Y et al (2015) Effects of increased summer precipitation and nitrogen
addition on root decomposition in a temperate desert. PLoS One 10:e0142380
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014a) Season and nitrogen effects on activities of three hydrolytic enzymes in
soils of the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwest China. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal
45:1699–1713
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014b) Seasonal pattern of soil respiration and gradual changing effects of
nitrogen addition in a soil of the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Atmos Environ
85:187–194
Zhou X, Zhang Y (2014c) Temporal dynamics of soil oxidative enzyme activity across a simulated
gradient of nitrogen deposition in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Geoderma
213:261–267
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Wang S et al (2010) Combined effects of simulated nitrogen deposition and
drought stress on growth and photosynthetic physiological responses of two annual desert plants
in Junggar Basin, China. Acta Phytoecologica Sin 34:1394–1403. In Chinese with English
Abstract
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Ji X, Downing A et al (2011a) Combined effects of nitrogen deposition and
water stress on growth and physiological responses of two annual desert plants in northwestern
China. Environ Exp Bot 74:1–8
Zhou X, Zhang Y, TAO Y et al (2011b) Responses of soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass
N to simulated N deposition in Gurbantunggut Desert. Acta Ecol Sin 31:3340–3349.
(In Chinese with English Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Wang S et al (2011c) Effect of nitrogen input on growth and photosynthetic
physiology of three desert species seedlings. J Desert Res 31:82–89. (In Chinese with English
Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Downing A (2012) Non-linear response of microbial activity across a gradient of
nitrogen addition to a soil from the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China. Soil Biol
Biochem 47:67–77
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Niklas K (2014) Sensitivity of growth and biomass allocation patterns to
increasing nitrogen: a comparison between ephemerals and annuals in the Gurbantunggut
Desert, north-western China. Ann Bot 113:501–511
Zhou X, Yin B, Zhang Y (2016a) The effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on growth and
photosynthetic physiology of three types of biocrusts. Acta Ecol Sin 36:3197–3205. (In Chinese
with English Abstract)
Zhou X, Zhang Y, Yin B (2016b) Divergence in physiological responses between cyanobacterial
and lichen crusts to a gradient of simulated nitrogen deposition. Plant Soil 399:121–134
260
X. Zhou et al.