| Enhanced activity of soil nutrient‐releasing enzymes after plant invasion: a meta‐analysis Y Zhou, AC Staver Ecology 100 (11), e02830, 2019 | 122 | 2019 |
| Increased contribution of root exudates to soil carbon input during grassland degradation X Shen, F Yang, C Xiao, Y Zhou Soil Biology and Biochemistry 146, 107817, 2020 | 98 | 2020 |
| Priming of soil organic matter decomposition scales linearly with microbial biomass response to litter input in steppe vegetation C Xiao, B Guenet, Y Zhou, J Su, IA Janssens Oikos 124 (5), 649-657, 2015 | 92 | 2015 |
| Litter decomposition and soil microbial community composition in three Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) forests along an altitudinal gradient Y Zhou, M Clark, J Su, C Xiao Plant and Soil 386, 171-183, 2015 | 78 | 2015 |
| A handbook for the standardised sampling of plant functional traits in disturbance-prone ecosystems, with a focus on open ecosystems BJ Wigley, T Charles-Dominique, GP Hempson, N Stevens, M TeBeest, ... Australian Journal of Botany 68 (8), 473-531, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| Rooting depth as a key woody functional trait in savannas Y Zhou, BJ Wigley, MF Case, C Coetsee, AC Staver New Phytologist 227 (5), 1350-1361, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| Soil C: N: P stoichiometry responds to vegetation change from grassland to woodland Y Zhou, TW Boutton, XB Wu Biogeochemistry 140 (3), 341-357, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
| Soil carbon response to woody plant encroachment: importance of spatial heterogeneity and deep soil storage Y Zhou, TW Boutton, XB Wu Journal of Ecology 105 (6), 1738-1749, 2017 | 62 | 2017 |
| Limited increases in savanna carbon stocks over decades of fire suppression Y Zhou, J Singh, JR Butnor, C Coetsee, PB Boucher, MF Case, ... Nature 603 (7901), 445-449, 2022 | 58 | 2022 |
| Woody plant encroachment amplifies spatial heterogeneity of soil phosphorus to considerable depth Y Zhou, TW Boutton, XB Wu Ecology 99 (1), 136-147, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
| Fine root and litterfall dynamics of three Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) forests along an altitudinal gradient Y Zhou, J Su, IA Janssens, G Zhou, C Xiao Plant and Soil 374 (1-2), 19-32, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| Bacterial metataxonomic profile and putative functional behavior associated with C and N cycle processes remain altered for decades after forest harvest RM Mushinski, Y Zhou, TJ Gentry, TW Boutton Soil Biology and Biochemistry 119, 184-193, 2018 | 48 | 2018 |
| Spatial heterogeneity of subsurface soil texture drives landscape-scale patterns of woody patches in a subtropical savanna Y Zhou, TW Boutton, XB Wu, C Yang Landscape Ecology 32 (4), 915-929, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
| Soil phosphorus does not keep pace with soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation following woody encroachment Y Zhou, TW Boutton, XB Wu Global Change Biology 24 (5), 1992-2007, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Contribution of fine root turnover to the soil organic carbon cycling in a Reaumuria soongorica community in an arid ecosystem of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China ZQ Pei, Y Zhou, YR Zheng, CW Xiao Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology 35 (11), 1182-1191, 2011 | 38* | 2011 |
| Comparing soil organic carbon dynamics in perennial grasses and shrubs in a saline-alkaline arid region, northwestern China Y Zhou, Z Pei, J Su, J Zhang, Y Zheng, J Ni, C Xiao, R Wang PLoS ONE 7 (8), e42927, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| Root density distribution and biomass allocation of co-occurring woody plants on contrasting soils in a subtropical savanna parkland Y Zhou, SE Watts, TW Boutton, SR Archer Plant and Soil 438, 263-279, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
| Soil carbon in tropical savannas mostly derived from grasses Y Zhou, B Bomfim, WJ Bond, TW Boutton, MF Case, C Coetsee, ... Nature Geoscience 16 (8), 710-716, 2023 | 26 | 2023 |
| Fire decreases soil enzyme activities and reorganizes microbially‐mediated nutrient cycles: A meta‐analysis Y Zhou, A Biro, MY Wong, SA Batterman, AC Staver Ecology, e3807, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| Greater soil water and nitrogen availability increase C: N ratios of root exudates in a temperate steppe C Li, L Liu, L Zheng, Y Yu, RM Mushinski, Y Zhou, C Xiao Soil Biology and Biochemistry 161, 108384, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
Thomas BouttonRegents Professor & Sid Kyle Chair Emeritus, Texas A&M UniversityVerified email at tamu.edu