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Rong Liu

Stanford UniversityORCID 0009-0005-7942-9727Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Rong Liu2 papers · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Barnabas H. DaruiD· 1 shared Collin P. GrossiD· 1 shared Emma Nika CiriciD· 1 shared Inger K. de JongeiD· 1 shared J. H. C. CornelisseniD· 1 shared Peter ConveyiD· 1 shared Stef BokhorstiD· 1 shared

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Lichen Growth Form Effects on Rock Weathering in Cold Biomes

Emma Nika Ciric, Inger K. de Jonge, Rong Liu, J. H. C. Cornelissen, Peter Convey, Stef Bokhorst

The paper quantifies the effect of lichen growth forms on granitic rock weathering in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems, finding crustose lichens cause greater hardness reduction than foliose and fruticose forms.

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology

A spatially explicit delineation of transition zones for biogeographic regionalization

Rong Liu, Collin P. Gross, Barnabas H. Daru

This paper introduces a framework to identify and analyze biogeographic transition zones using a new metric, the Transition Zone Index (TZI), and applies it to vascular plants in southern Africa.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintEcology