2023 21. Zuo, X., Gornish, E.S., Koerner, S.E., van der Plas, F., Wang, S., Liang, M*. (2023). Dominant Species Determine Grazing Effects on The Stability of Herbaceous Community Production at Multiple Scales in Drylands (Submitted) 20.Sun, S., Zhao, S., Liu, X., Lv, P., Liang, M., Li, Y., Hu Y., Zuo, X. (2023). Grazing Impairs Ecosystem Stability through Changes in Species Asynchrony and Stability rather than Diversity across Spatial Scales in Desert Steppe, Northern China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 346:108343. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2023.108343. (PDF)
2022 19. Liang, M., Baiser, B., Hallett, L.M., Hautier, Y., Jiang, L., Loreau, M., Record, S., Sokol, E.R., Zarnetske, P.L., & Wang, S. (2022). Consistent Stabilizing Effects of Plant Diversity Across Spatial Scales and Climate Gradients. Nature Ecology & Evolution, doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01868-y. (PDF) 18. Wu, Y., Guo, Z., Li, Z., Liang, M., Tang, Y., Zhang, J., Miao, B., Wang, L., & Liang, C. (2022). The Main Driver of Soil Organic Carbon Differs Greatly between Topsoil and Subsoil in A Grazing Steppe. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e9182. doi:10.1002/ece3.9182. (PDF) 2021 17. Yan, Y., Connolly, J., Liang, M., Jiang, L., & Wang, S. (2021). Mechanistic Links between Biodiversity Effects on Ecosystem Functioning and Stability in A Multi-site Grassland Experiment. Journal of Ecology, 109: 3370-3378. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13725. (PDF) 16. Liang, M., Liang, C., Hautier, Y., Wilcox, K. R., & Wang, S. (2021). Grazing-induced Biodiversity Loss Impairs Grassland Ecosystem Stability at Multiple Scales. Ecology Letters,24: 2054-2064. doi:10.1111/ele.13826. (PDF) 15. Li, Z., Liang, M., Li, Z., Mariotte, P., Tong, X., Zhang, J., Dong, L., Zheng, Y., Ma, W., Zhao, L., Wang, L., Wen, L., Tuvshintogtokh, I., Gornish, E. S., Liang, C, & Li., F. Y. (2021). Plant Functional Groups Mediate the Effects of Climate and Soil Factors on Species Richness and Community Biomass on the Mongolian Plateau grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology, 14: 679-691. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtab021. (PDF) 14. Gao, W., Lei, X., Liang, M., Larjavaara, M., Fu, L., Zhou, M., Li, Y., Guo, H., Zhang, H. (2021). Biodiversity Increased both Forest Productivity and Its Spatial Stability in Temperate Forests in Northeastern China. Science of Total Environment, 780: 146674. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146674. (PDF) 13. Liang, M., Smith, N. G., Chen, J., Wu, Y., Guo, Z., Gornish, E. S., & Liang, C. (2021). Shifts in Plant Composition Mediate Grazing Effects on Carbon Cycling in Grasslands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58: 518-527. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13824. (PDF) 12. Gornish, E. S., Ganjurjav, H., Liang, M., McClaran, M. (2021) Identifying Restoration Opportunities Beneath Native Mesquite Canopies. Restoration Ecology, 29: e13334. doi: 10.1111/rec.13334. (PDF) 11. Liang, M., Feng, X., & Gornish, E. S. (2021). Rainfall Pulses Mediate Long-term Plant Community Dynamics in A Semi-arid Rangeland, Journal of Applied Ecology, 58: 708-717. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13780. (PDF)
2019 10. Liang, M. & Gornish, E. S. (2019). Rainfall Regulation of Grazed Grasslands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(48): 23887-23888. doi:10.1073/pnas.1915399116. (PDF) 9. Miao, B., Liang, C., Shi, Y., Liang, M., & Liu, Z. (2019). Temporal Changes in Precipitation Altered Aboveground Biomass in a Typical Steppe in Nei Mongol, China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 42(7): 557-565. (in Chinese) doi: 10.17521/cjpe.2018.0230. (PDF) 8. Liang, M., Gornish, E. S., Mariotte, P., Chen, J., & Liang, C. (2019). Foliar Nutrient Content Mediates Grazing Effects on Species Dominance and Plant Community Biomass. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 72(6): 899-906. doi: 10.1016/j.rama.2019.08.001. (PDF) 7. Liang, M., Chen, J., Smith, N. G., Bai, X., Jia, C., Li, Z., & Liang, C. (2019). Changes and Regulations of Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange across Temporal Scales in the Alxa Desert. Journal of Arid Environments, 164: 78-84. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.01.016. (PDF)
2018 6. Liang, M., Chen, J., Gornish, E. S., Bai, X., Li, Z., & Liang, C. (2018). Grazing Effect on Grasslands Escalated by Abnormal Precipitations in Inner Mongolia. Ecology and Evolution, 8(16): 8187-8196. doi:10.1002/ece3.4331. (PDF) 5. Wang, J., Wang, D., Li, C., Seastedt, T. R., Liang, C., Wang, L., Sun, W., Liang, M., & Li, Y. (2018). Feces Nitrogen Release Induced by Different Large Herbivores in a Dry Grassland. Ecological Applications, 28(1): 201-211. doi:10.1002/eap.1640. (PDF)
2016 4. Liang, M., Liang, C., Bai, X., Miao, B., Wang, Y., Bao, G., & Wang, X. (2016). Effects of Annual Plant Functional Group on Biomass and Soil Respiration in a Grazing Community of a Typical Steppe Grassland. Pratacultural Science, 33(12): 2407-2417. (in Chinese) doi: 10.11829/j.issn.1001-G0629.2016-G0094. (PDF) 3. Liang, M., Bai, X., Wang, Y., Miao, B., Bao, G., Wang, X., & Liang, C. (2016). The Studies of Grazing Utilization Effect on the Carbon Cycle in Inner Mongolia Typical Steppe. Journal of Inner Mongolia University (Natural Science Edition), 47(3): 278-284. (in Chinese) doi: 10.13484/j.nmgdxxbzk.20160310. (PDF) 2. Miao, B., Liang., C., Han, F., Liang, M., & Zhang Z. (2016). Responses of Phenology to Climate Change over the Major Grassland Types. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 36(23): 7689-7701.(in Chinese) doi: 10.5846/stxb201511112281. (PDF)
2014 1. Chai, X., Liang, C., Liang, M., Han, W., Li, Z., Miao, B., Wang, W., & Wang, L. (2014). Seasonal Dynamics of Belowground Biomass and Productivity and Potential of Carbon Sequestration in Meadow Steppe and Typical Steppe in Mongolia, China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 34(19): 5530-5540. (in Chinese) doi:10.5846/stxb201301190118. (PDF)
Book Chapters
LIANG CZ, WANG YL, JIA CZ, LIANG MW, LIU XP. (2012).Vegetation Map of Helan Mountain (1:250,000). The Vegetation of Helan Mountain, Sunlight Press, Yin Chuan