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Refereed Journal Articles

Sun, H.Y., Zhang, C.B., Song, C.C., Chang, S.X., Gu, B.J., Chen, Z.X., Peng, C.H., Chang, J. and Ge, Y. 2013. The effects of plant diversity on nitrous oxide emissions in hydroponic microcosms. Atmospheric Environment 77: 544-547.

Li, Y.F., Zhang, J.J., Chang, S.X., Jiang, P.K., Zhou, G.M., Fu, S.L., Yan, E.R., Wu, J.S. and Lin, L. 2013. Long-term intensive management effects on soil organic carbon pools and chemical composition in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) forests in subtropical China. Forest Ecology and Management 303: 121-130.

Hu, Y.L., Zeng, D.H., Chang, S.X. and Mao, R. 2013. Dynamics of soil and root C stocks following afforestation of croplands with poplars in a semi-arid region in northeast China. Plant and Soil 368: 619-627.

Wang, Z.P., Han, X.G., Chang, S.X., Wang, B., Yu, Q., Hou, L.Y. and Li, L.H. 2013. Soil organic and inorganic carbon contents under various land uses across a transect of continental steppes in Inner Mongolia. Catena 109: 110-117.

Zhang, T., Li, Y.F., Chang, S.X., Jiang, P.K., Liu, J. and Lin, L. 2013. Converting paddy fields to Lei bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) stands affected soil nutrient concentrations, labile organic carbon pools, and organic carbon chemical compositions. Plant and Soil 367:249–261.

Cheng, Y., Cai, Z.C., Chang, S.X., Wang, J. and Zhang, J.B. 2013. Effects of soil pH and salt on N2O production in adjacent forest and grassland soils in central Alberta, Canada. Journal of Soils and Sediments 13:863–868.

Yan, E.R., Yang, X.D., Chang, S.X. and Wang, X.H. 2013. Plant trait-species abundance relationships vary with environmental properties in subtropical forests in eastern China. PLoS ONE 8(4): e61113. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061113.

Zhang, B.B., Liu, W.Z., Chang, S.X. and Anyia, A.O. 2013. Phosphorus fertilization and fungal inoculations affected the physiology, phosphorus uptake and growth of spring wheat under rainfed conditions on the Canadian prairies.  Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 199: 85-93.

Cheng, Y., Wang, J., Mary, B., Zhang, J.B., Cai, Z.C. and Chang†, S.X. 2013. Soil pH has contrasting effects on gross and net nitrogen mineralization in adjacent forest and grassland soils in central Alberta, Canada. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 57: 848-857.

Viet, H.D., Kwak, J.H., Lee, K.S., Lim, S.S., Matsushima, M., Chang, S.X., Lee, K.H. and Choi, W.J. 2013. Foliar chemistry and tree ring δ13C of Pinus densiflora in relation to tree growth along a soil pH gradient. Plant and Soil. 363: 101-112.

Xu, G., Wei, L.L., Sun, J.N., Shao, H.B. and Chang, S.X. 2013. What is more important for enhancing nutrient bioavailability with biochar application into a sandy soil: Direct or indirect mechanism? Ecological Engineering 52: 119– 124.

Jung, K.H., OK, Y.S., Chang, S.X and Arshad, M.A. 2013. Critical loads and H+ budgets of forest soils affected by air pollution from oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada. Atmospheric Environment. 69: 56-64.

Sun, S.H., Liu, J.J., Li, Y.F., Jiang, P.K. and Chang, S.X. 2013. Similar quality and quantity of dissolved organic carbon under different land use systems in two Canadian and Chinese soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 13: 34-42. 

Jung, K.H., Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X. and Arshad, M.A. 2013. Soil and tree ring chemistry of Pinus banksiana and Populus tremuloides stands as indicators of changes in atmospheric environments in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. Ecological Indicators. 25: 256-265.

Jung, K.H. and Chang, S.X. 2013. Soil and tree chemistry reflected the cumulative impact of acid deposition in Pinus banksiana and Populus tremuloides stands in the Athabasca oil sands region in western Canada. Ecological Indicators 25: 35–44.

Xu, G., Shao, H.B., Sun, J.N. and Chang, S.X. 2012. Phosphorus fractions and profile distribution in newly formed wetland soils along a salinity gradient in the Yellow River Delta in China. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175: 721–728.

Cheng, Y., Cai, Z.C., Chang, S.X., Wang, J. and Zhang, J.B. 2012. Wheat straw and its biochar have contrasting effects on inorganic N retention and N2O production in a cultivated Black Chernozem. Biology and Fertility of Soils 48:941–946.

Matsushima, M., Choi, W.J. and Chang, S.X. 2012. White spruce foliar δ13C and δ15N indicate changed soil N availability by understory removal and N fertilization in a 13-year-old boreal plantation. Plant and Soil 361: 375–384.

Song, X.Z., Jiang, H., Peng, C.H., Zhou, G.M., Chang, S.X., Yu, S.Q., Ma, Y.D., Peng, S.L. and Wei, X.H. 2012.  Leaf litter decomposition along the temperate - tropical transect (east China): The influence of stand succession, litter quality and climate. Polish Journal of Ecology. 60: 265-276.

Jung, K.H. and Chang, S.X. 2012. Four years of simulated N and S depositions did not cause N saturation in a mixedwood boreal forest ecosystem in the oil sands region in northern Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management. 280: 62-70.

Yan, E.R., Hu, Y.L., Salifu, F., Tan, X., Chen, Z.C., Chang, S.X. 2012. Effectiveness of soil N availability indices in predicting site productivity in the oil sands region of Alberta. Plant and Soil 359: 215–231.

Arshad, M.A., Soon, Y.K., Azooz, R.H., Lupwayi, N.Z. and Chang, S.X. 2012. Soil and crop response to wood ash and lime application in acidic soils. Agronomy Journal. 104: 715–721.

Zhu, S.X., Zhang, P.L., Wang, H., Ge, H.L., Chang, J., Chang , S.X., Qiu, Z., Shao, H.B. and Ge, Y. 2012. Plant species richness affected nitrogen retention and ecosystem productivity in a full-scale constructed wetland. Clean: Soil, Air, Water 40: 341–347.

Chen, J., Chang, S.X. and Anya, A.O. 2012. Quantitative trait loci for water-use efficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) measured by carbon isotope discrimination under rain-fed conditions on the Canadian Prairies, Theoretical and Applied Genetics  125: 71–90.

Cheng, Y., Cai, Z.C., Zhang, J.B., Lang, M., Mary, B. and Chang, S.X. 2012. Soil moisture effects on gross nitrification differ between adjacent grassland and forested soils in central Alberta, Canada. Plant and Soil 352: 289-301.

Song, X.Z., Zhang, H.L., Chang, S.X., Jiang, H., Peng, C.H. and Yu, S.Q. 2012. Elevated UV-B radiation increased the decomposition of Cinnamanun camphora and Cyclobalanopsis glauca leaf litter in subtropical China. Journal of Soils and Sediments 12: 307-311.

Lilles, E.B., Macdonald, S.E., Purdy, B.G. and Chang, S.X. 2012. Growth of aspen and white spruce on naturally saline sites in northern Alberta: Implications for development of boreal forest vegetation on reclaimed saline soils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 92: 213-227.

Arevalo, C.B.M., Chang, S.X., Bhatti, J.S. and Sidders, D. 2012. Mineralization potential and temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon under different land uses in the Parkland region of Alberta, Canada. Soil Science Society of America Journal 76: 241-251.

Zhang, C.B., Liu, W.L., Wang, J., Ge, Y., Ge, Y., Chang, S.X. and Chang, J. 2011. Effects of monocot and dicot types and species richness in mesocosm constructed wetlands on removal of pollutants from wastewater.  Bioresource Technology. 102: 10260-10265.

Arevalo, C.B.M., Bhatti, J.S., Chang, S.X. and Sidders, D. 2011. Land use change effects on ecosystem carbon balance: from agricultural to hybrid poplar plantation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 141: 342– 349.

Cao, H.Q., Ge, Y., Liu, D., Cao, Q.J., Chang, S.X., Chang, J., Song, X.L. and Lin, X. 2011. Nitrate/ammonium ratios affect ryegrass growth and nitrogen accumulation in a hydroponic system. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 34: 206–216

Chen, J., Chang, S.X. and Anyia, A.O. 2011. Gene discovery in cereals through quantitative trait loci and expression analysis in water-use efficiency measured by carbon isotope discrimination. Plant Cell and Environment 34: 2009-2023.

Chen, J., Chang, S.X. and Anyia, A.O. 2011. The physiology and stability of leaf carbon isotope discrimination as a measure of water-use efficiency in barley on the Canadian prairies. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 197: 1-11.

Cheng, Y., Cai, Z.C., Zhang, J.B. and Chang, S.X. 2011. Gross N transformations were little affected by 4 years of simulated N and S depositions in an aspen-white spruce dominated boreal forest in Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management. 262: 571-578.

Deutsch, E.S., Bork, E.W., Cahill Jr, J.F. and Chang, S.X. 2011. Short-term plant community responses to warming and defoliation in a northern temperate grassland. ISRN Ecology vol. 2011, Article ID 926061, doi:10.5402/2011/926061, 8 pp.

Jung, K.H. Chang, S.X. and Arshad, M.A. 2011. Effects of canopy-deposition interaction on H+ supply to soils in Pinus banksiana and Populus tremuloides ecosystems in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta, Canada. Environmental Pollution 159: 1327-1333.

Jung, K.H., Ok, Y.S. and Chang, S.X. 2011. Sulfate adsorption properties of acid-sensitive soils in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta, Canada. Chemosphere 84:457-463.

Kroetsch, D., Geng, X.Y., Chang, S.X. and Saurette, D. 2011. Organic soils of Canada. Part I. Wetland organic soils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 91: 807-822.

Kwak, J.H., Lim, S.S., Chang, S.X., Lee, K.H. and Choi, W.J. 2011. Potential use of δ13C, δ15N, N concentration, and Ca/Al of Pinus densiflora tree rings in estimating historical precipitation pH. Journal of Soils and Sediments 11: 709-721.

Lang, M., Cai, Z.C. and Chang, S.X. 2011. Effects of land-use type and incubation temperature on greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese and Canadian soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 11: 15-24.

Zhang, C.B. Liu, W.L., Wang, J., Chen, T., Yuan, Q.Q., Huang, C.C., Ge, Y., Chang, S.X. and Chang, J. 2011. Plant functional group richness affected microbial community structure and function in a full-scale constructed wetland. Ecological Engineering 37: 1360-1368.

Zhang, C.B., Ke, S.S., Wang, J., Ge, Y., Chang, S.X., Zhu, S.X. and Chang, J. 2011. Responses of microbial activity and community metabolic profiles to plant functional group diversity in a full-scale constructed wetland. Geoderma. 160: 503-508.

Arevalo, C.B.M., Bhatti, J.S., Chang, S.X. and Sidders, D. 2010. Distribution of recent photosynthates in saplings of two hybrid poplar clones. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 41:1004–1015.

Arevalo, C.B.M., Bhatti, J.S., Chang, S.X., Jassal, R.S. and Sidders, D. 2010. Soil respiration in four different land-use systems in north central Alberta, Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences Vol. 115, G01003, 12 p., doi:10.1029/2009JG001006.

Cao, Q.J., Wang, M., Ge, Y., Chang, S.X., Zhang, J.M. and Chang, J. 2010. Growth responses of two Mosla species to soil nitrogen and water supply. Botanical Studies. 51: 451-456.

Chang, J., Liu, D., Cao, H.Q., Chang, S.X., Wang, X.Y., Huang, C.C. and Ge, Y. 2010. NO3–/NH4+ ratios affect the growth and N removal ability of Acorus calamus and Iris pseudacorus in a hydroponic system. Aquatic Botany. 93: 216–220.

Lang, M., Cai, Z.C. and Chang, S.X. 2011. Effects of land-use type and incubation temperature on greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese and Canadian soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 11: 15-24.

Lang, M., Cai, Z.C., Mary, B., Hao, X.Y. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Land-use type and temperature affect gross nitrogen transformation rates in Chinese and Canadian soils. Plant and Soil 334: 377-389.

Li, Y.F., Jiang, P.K., Chang, S.X., Wu, J.S. and Lin, L. 2010. Organic mulch and fertilization affect soil carbon pools and forms under intensively managed bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) forests in southeast China. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 10: 739–747.

Lilles, E.B., Purdy, B.G., Chang, S.X. and Macdonald, S.E. 2010. Soil and groundwater characteristics of saline sites supporting boreal mixedwood forests in northern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 90: 1-14.

Lin, Y., Han, G.D., Zhao, M.L. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Spatial vegetation patterns as early signs of desertification: a case study of a desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China. Landscape Ecology. 25:1519–1527.

Lin, Y., Hong, M., Han, G.D., Zhao, M.L., Bai, Y.F. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Grazing intensity affected spatial patterns of vegetation and soil fertility in a desert steppe, Inner Mongolia, China. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 138: 282-292.

Mead, D.J., Scott, J.T. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Using vector analysis to understand temporal changes in understorey-tree competition in agroforestry systems. Forest Ecology and Management. 259: 1200–1211.

Teklay, T., Shi, Z., Attaeian, B. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Temperature and substrate effects on C & N mineralization and microbial community function of soils from a hybrid poplar chronosequence. Applied Soil Ecology 46: 413-421.

Wang, M., Chang, J., Ge†, Y., Chang, S.X., Huang, C.C. and Wang, S.Y. 2010. Ecophysiological differentiation of two Mosla species in response to nitrogen and water levels. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 41:2699–2712.

Wu, J.S., Jiang, P.K., Chang, S.X., Xu, Q.F. and Lin, Y. 2010. Dissolved soil organic carbon and nitrogen were affected by conversion of native forests to plantations in subtropical China. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 90: 27-36.

Yang, X.J., Ikehata, K., Lerner, R., Hu, Y., Josyula, K., Chang, S.X., Liu, Y. 2010. Agricultural wastes (a review). Water Environment Research. 82: 1396-1425.

Zeng, D.H., Mao, R., Chang, S.X., Li, L.J., and Yang, D. 2010. Carbon mineralization of tree leaf litter and crop residues from poplar-based agroforestry systems in Northeast China: A laboratory study. Applied Soil Ecology. 44: 133-137.

Zhang, B.B., Liu, W.Z., Chang, S.X. and Anyia, A.O. 2010. Water deficit and high temperature affected water use efficiency and arabinoxylan concentration in spring wheat. Journal of Cereal Science 52: 263-269.

Zhang, C.B., Wang, J., Liu, W.L., Zhu, S.X., Ge, H.L., Chang, S.X., Chang, J. and Ge, Y. 2010. Effects of plant diversity on microbial biomass and community metabolic profiles in a full-scale constructed wetland. Ecological Engineering. 36: 62-68.

Zhang, C.B., Wang, J., Liu, W.L., Zhu, S.X., Liu, D., Chang, S.X., Chang, J. and Ge, Y. 2010. Effects of plant diversity on nutrient retention and enzyme activities in a full-scale constructed wetland. Bioresource Technology. 101: 1686-1692.

Zhu, S.X., Ge, H.L., Ge, Y., Cao, H.Q., Liu, D., Chang, J., Zhang, C.B., Gu, B.J. and Chang, S.X. 2010. Effects of plant diversity on biomass production and substrate nitrogen in a subsurface vertical flow constructed wetland. Ecological Engineering 36: 1307–1313.

Choi, W.J. and Chang, S.X. 2009. Technical Note: Nitrogen fertilization effects on the degradation of aged diesel oil in composted drilling wastes. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 11: 441-450.

Kwak, J.H., Lim, S.S., Park, H.J., Lee, S.I., Lee, K.H., Kim, H.Y., Chang, S.X., Lee, S.M., Ro, H.M. and Choi, W.J. 2009. Relating tree ring chemistry of Pinus densiflora to precipitation acidity in an industrial area of South Korea. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 199: 95–106.

Tan, X., Curran, M.P. Chang, S.X., and Maynard, D. 2009. Early growth responses of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir to soil compaction, organic matter removal, and rehabilitation treatments in southeastern British Columbia. Forest Science 55: 210-220.

Wang, M., Gu, B.J., Ge, Y., Liu, Z., Jiang, D.A., Chang, S.X. and Chang, J. 2009. Different responses of twoMosla species to potassium limitation in relation to acid rain deposition. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B 10: 563-571.

Yang, XJ; Pattison, SR; Lin, Y; Ikehata, K; Lau, B; Chang, SX; Liu, Y. 2009. Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research 81(10): 1490-1544.

Zeng, D.H., Hu, Y.L., Chang, S.X. and Fan, Z.P. 2009. Land cover change effects on soil chemical and biological properties after planting Mongolian pine ( Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) in sandy lands in Keerqin, northeastern China. Plant and Soil 317: 121-133.

Tan, X., Chang, S.X., Comeau, P.G. and Wang, Y.H. 2008. Thinning effects on microbial biomass, N mineralization, and tree growth in a mid-rotation fire-origin lodgepole pine stand in the Lower Foothills of Alberta, Canada. Forest Science. 54: 465-474.

Mead, D.J., Chang, S.X. and Preston, C.M. 2008. Recovery of 15N-urea 10 years after application to a Douglas-fir pole stand in coastal British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management. 256: 694-701.

Saurette, D.D., Chang, S.X. and Thomas, B.R. 2008. Autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration rates across a chronosequence of hybrid poplar plantations in northern Alberta. Canadian Journal Soil Science. 88: 261-272.

Kim, Y.J., Choi, W.J., Lim, S.S., Kwak, J.H.,  Chang, S.X., Kim, H.Y., Yoon, K.S., and Ro, M.H. 2008. Changes in nitrogen isotopic compositions during composting of cattle feedlot manure: Effects of bedding material type. Bioresource Technology. 99: 5452-5458.

Saurette, D.D., Chang, S.X. and Thomas, B.R. 2008. Land-use conversion effects on CO2 emissions: from agricultural to hybrid poplar plantation. Ecological Research. 23: 623-633.

Teklay, T. and Chang, S.X. 2008. Temporal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen storage in a hybrid poplar chronosequence in northern Alberta. Geoderma. 144: 613-619.

Meng, P.P., Ge, Y., Cao, Q.J., Chang, J., Pan, P., Liu, C., Lu, Y.J., and Chang, S.X. 2008. Growth and photosynthetic responses of three Lycoris species to levels of irradiance. HortScience 43: 134–137.

Kwak, J.H., Choi, W.J., Lim, S.S., Lee, S.H., Lee, S.M., Chang, S.X. and Jung, J.W. 2008. Sources and transformations of N in reclaimed coastal tidelands: Evidence from soil d15N data. Environmental Geology. 53: 1331–1338

Tan, X., Chang, S.X. and Kabzems, R. 2008. Soil compaction and forest floor removal reduced microbial biomass and enzyme activities in a boreal aspen forest soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 44: 471–479.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X., Kwak, J.H., Jung, J.W., Lim, S.S., Yoon, K.S. and Choi, S.M. 2007. Nitrogen transformations and ammonia volatilization losses from 15N-urea as affected by the co-application of composted pig manure. Can. J. Soil Science. 87: 485–493.

Ok, Y.S., Chang, S.X. and Feng, Y.S. 2007. Sensitivity to acidification of forest soils in two watersheds with contrasting hydrological regimes in the oil sands region of Alberta. Pedosphere. 17: 747-757.

Matsushima, M. and Chang, S.X. 2007. Nitrogen and water availabilities and competitiveness of bluejoint: spruce growth and foliar carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 abundance. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 71: 1547-1554.

Lim, S.S., Choi, W.J., Gwak, J.H., Jung, J.W., Chang, S.X., Kim, H.Y., Yoon, K.S. and Choi, S.M. 2007. Nitrogen and carbon isotope responses of Chinese cabbage and chrysanthemum to the application of liquid pig manure. Plant and Soil. 295: 67-77.

Matsushima, M. and Chang, S.X. 2007. Effects of understory competition, N fertilization, and litter layer removal on soil N cycling in a 13-year-old white spruce plantation infested with Canada bluejoint grass. Plant and Soil. 292: 243-258.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X. and Bhatti, J. 2007. Drainage affects tree growth and C and N dynamics in a minerotrophic peatland. Ecology. 88:443-453.

Tan, X. and Chang, S.X. 2007. Soil compaction and forest litter amendment affect carbon and net nitrogen mineralization in a boreal forest soil. Soil & Tillage Research. 93: 77-86.

Matsushima, M. and Chang, S.X. 2006. Vector analysis of understory competition, N fertilization, and litter layer removal effects on white spruce growth and nutrition in a 13-year-old plantation. Forest Ecology and Management. 236: 332-341.

Choi, W.J., Arshad M.A., Chang, S. X. and Kim, T.H. 2006. Grain 15N of crops applied with organic and chemical fertilizers in a four-year rotation. Plant and Soil. 284: 165-174.

Yun, S.I., Ro, H.M., Choi, W.J. and Chang, S.X. 2006.Interactive effects of N fertilizer source and timing of fertilization leave specific N isotopic signatures in Chinese cabbage and soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38: 1682-1689.

Mariani, L., Chang, S.X. and Kabzems, R. 2006. Effects of tree harvesting, forest floor removal, and compaction on soil microbial biomass, microbial respiration, and N availability in a boreal aspen forest in British Columbia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38: 1734-1744.

Saurette, D.J., Chang, S.X. and Thomas, B.R. 2006. Some characteristics of soil respiration in hybrid poplar plantations in northern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 86: 257-268.

Tan, X., Kabzems, R. and Chang, S.X. 2006. Response of understory vegetation, aspen and white spruce growth, and foliar d13C and d15N to soil compaction and forest floor removal in a boreal aspen forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 222: 450-458.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X., Curran, M.P., Ro, H.M., Kamaluddin, M. and Zwiazek, J.J. 2005. Foliar δ13C and δ15N response of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir to soil compaction and forest floor removal. Forest Science. 51: 546-555.

Kamaluddin, M., Chang, S.X., Curran, M.P. and Zwiazek, J.J. 2005. Soil compaction and forest floor removal affect early growth and physiology of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir in British Columbia. Forest Science. 51: 513-521.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X. and Ro, H.M. 2005. Seasonal changes in shoot N concentration and 15N/14N ratio of Phragmites australis in a constructed wetland. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 36: 2719-2731.

Choi, W.J., Lee, S.M. Chang, S.X. and Ro, H.M. 2005. Variations of δ13C and δ15N in Pinus densiflora tree-rings and their relationship to environmental changes including air pollution in eastern Korea. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 165(1-4): 173-187.

Tan, X., Chang, S.X. and Kabzems, R. 2005. Effects of soil compaction and forest floor removal on soil microbial properties and N transformations in a boreal forest long-term soil productivity study. Forest Ecology and Management. 217: 158-170.

Choi, W.J. and Chang, S.X. 2005. Nitrogen dynamics in co-composted drilling wastes: effects of compost quality and 15N fertilization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37: 2297-2305.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X. and Hao, X.Y. 2005. White spruce response to co-composted hydrocarbon-contaminated drilling waste: Effects of compost age and N fertilization. Journal of Environmental Quality. 34: 1319-1327.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X., Allen, H.L., Kelting, D.L. and Ro, H.M. 2005. Irrigation and fertilization effects on foliar and soil carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in a loblolly pine stand. Forest Ecology and Management. 213 (1-3): 90-101.

Choi, W.J., Ro, H.M. and Chang, S.X. 2005. Carbon isotope composition of Phragmites australis in a constructed saline wetland. Aquatic Botany. 82: 27-38.

Choi, W.J., Chang, S.X. and Hao, X.Y. 2005. Soil retention, and tree uptake and resorption of 15NH4NO3 and NH415NO3 applied to trembling and hybrid aspens at planting. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35: 823-831.

Choi, W.J., Ro, H.M. and Chang, S.X. 2004. Recovery of fertilizer-derived inorganic-15N in a vegetable field soil as affected by compost application. Plant Soil. 263: 191-201.

Zaman, M., Matsushima, M., Chang, S. X, Inubushi, K., Nguyen, L., Goto, S., Kaneko, F. and Yoneyama, T. 2004. Nitrogen mineralization and denitrification rates and soil microbiological properties as affected by long-term applications of sewage sludge composts. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 40: 101-109.

Liang, H. and Chang, S.X. 2004. Response of aspen species to phosphorus and sulphur applications in a Gray Luvisol: growth and nutrient uptake. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34: 1391-1399.

Zaman, M. and Chang, S.X. 2004.  Effects of substrate quality, temperature and moisture on gross nitrogen mineralization.  Biology and Fertility of Soils. 39: 269-279.

Chang, S.X. and Mead, D.J. 2003. Effects of understorey competition on tree growth in silvopastoral systems and some management implications.  Agroforestry Systems. 59: 43-51.

Gautam, M.K., Mead, D.J., Clinton, P.W. and Chang, S.X. 2003. Pinus radiata in a sub-humid temperate silvopastoral system: Modeling of seasonal root growth. Forest Ecology and Management. 182: 303-313.

Chang, S.X. and Robison, D.J. 2003.  Nondestructive estimation of hardwood foliar nitrogen concentrations using the chlorophyll meter (SPAD-502).  Forest Ecology and Management. 181: 331-338.

Coleman, M.D., Chang, S.X. and Robison, D.J. 2003.  DRIS analysis identifies a common K imbalance in sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) plantations.  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34: 1919-1941.

Gautam, M.K., Mead, D.J., Clinton, P.W. and Chang, S.X. 2003.  Biomass and morphology of Pinus radiata coarse root components in a sub-humid temperate silvopastoral system. Forest Ecology and Management. 177: 387-397.

Chang, S.X. 2003. Seedling sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) half-sib family response to N and P fertilization: growth, leaf area, net photosynthesis, and nutrient uptake.  Forest Ecology and Management. 173: 281-291.

Gautam, M.K., Mead, D.J., Chang, S.X. and Clinton, P.W. 2002. Spatial variation and understorey competition effect of Pinus radiata fine roots in silvopastoral systems in New Zealand.  Agroforestry Systems. 55: 89-98.

Chang, S.X., Amatya, G., Beare, M.H. and Mead, D.J. 2002. Soil properties under a Pinus radiata-ryegrass silvopastoral system in New Zealand. Part 1. Soil N and moisture availability, soil C, and tree growth.  Agroforestry Systems. 54: 137-147.

Amatya, G., Chang, S.X., Beare, M. and Mead, D.J. 2002. Soil properties under a Pinus radiata-ryegrass silvopastoral system in New Zealand. Part II. C and N of soil microbial biomass, and soil N dynamics.  Agroforestry Systems. 54: 149-160.

Chang, S.X. and Preston, C.M. 2000. Understorey competition affects tree growth and fate of fertilizer-applied 15N in a coastal British Columbia plantation forest: 6-year results.  Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 30: 1379-1388.

Chang, S.X. and Handley, L.L. 2000. Site history affects soil and plant 15N natural abundances (d15N) in forests of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  Functional Ecology. 14: 273-280.

Chang, S.X., Preston, C.M. and Weetman, G.F.  1999. Availability of residual 15N in a coniferous forest soil: a greenhouse bioassay and comparison with chemical extractions.  Forest Ecology and Management. 117: 199-209.

Chang, S.X. and Preston, C.M. 1998. Incorporation and extractability of residual 15N in a coniferous forest soil.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 30: 1023-1031.

Chang, S.X., Preston, C.M. and McCullough, K. 1997. Transformations of residual 15N in a coniferous forest soil humus layer in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  Plant and Soil. 192: 295-305.

Chang, S.X., Preston, C.M., McCullough, K., Weetman, G.F. and Barker, J. 1996. Effect of understory competition on distribution and recovery of 15N applied to a western red cedar-western hemlock clear-cut site.  Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 26: 313-321.

Chang, S.X., Weetman, G.F. and Preston, C.M.  1996. Understory competition effect on tree growth and biomass allocation on a coastal old-growth forest cutover site in British Columbia.  Forest Ecology and Management. 83: 1-11.

Chang, S.X. and Trofymow, J.A. 1996. Microbial respiration and biomass (substrate-induced-respiration) in soils of old-growth and regenerating forests on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  Biology and Fertility of Soils. 23: 145-152.

Chang, X.C. and Juma, N.G. 1996. Impact of crop rotations on microbial biomass, faunal populations, and plant C and N in a Gray Luvisol (Typic Cryoboralf).  Biology and Fertility of Soils. 22: 31-39.

Chang, S.X., Preston, C.M. and Weetman, G.F. 1995. Soil microbial biomass and microbial and mineralizable N in a clear-cut chronosequence on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.   Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 25: 1595-1607.