Supplemental Section A: Bibliography of special journal issues from annual meetings Zhuang, J., Yu, H.Q., Henry, T., and Sayler, G. Eds. (2015). Fate and Toxic Effects of Environmental Stressors, Ecotoxicology Special Issue (to be online published in June 2015). This special issue is the outcome of the 2014 annual symposium, held in Hefei, China. Jardine, P., Shao, M.A., and Gentry, R. Eds. (2013). Impacts of Land Use and Climate Change on Hydrological Processes in China, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Special Issue 18(4). This special issue is the outcome of a series of China-US collaborative research projects in hydrology and land use within the framework of the China-US Joint Research Center for Ecosystem and Environmental Change. Lei, T-W., Zhuang, J., Yu, X-X. Eds. (2015). Special Issue of Catena “Understanding of Hydrological and Erosion Processes under Climate Change” (12 papers have been accepted and will be published online in June). This special issue is a result of research collaboration of Chinese and the U.S. scientists based on the academic activities organized by the USCEES. Zhuang, J. Ed. (2013). Special Feature of Environmental Management “Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems: Cradle to Grave” (2013, Vol.51, Issue 2). This is a result of a series of research visits of scientists from two nations within the framework of USCEES. Supplemental Section B: List of workshops and technical training course Short Course on “Using Traditional, Normal, and Mass Independent Isotope Effects To Understand Biogeochemistry in Modern and Ancient Systems”. May 8-13, 2012. China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China Short Course on “The Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter”. May 8-13, 2012. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. China-US Joint Workshop on Biogeochemistry of Carbon and Nitrogen, Knoxville, TN, USA, February, 2013 Special Forum China-US EcoPartnership for Environmental Sustainability, Beijing, China, May 24, 2013 China-US Joint Workshop on Systems Biology for Environmental Sustainability, Shenyang, China, May 27-28, 2013 US-China Workshop on Advances in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, hosted by Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, May 31-June 1, 2013 Special Forum - "Frontiers in Environmental Research," hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute for Soil Sciences, June 1, 2013 China-US Joint Workshop on Biogeochemistry of Carbon and Nitrogen, Shenyang Agricultural University, China, June 27-28, 2013. “Opportunities and Challenges in US-China Intellectual Property Agreements”, Indianapolis, IN, USA, American Chemical Society Presidential Symposium and Workshop. September 9, 2013: “Land Use Change: Turning Challenge into Opportunity”, Shenyang, China, December14-15, 2013 Technical training workshop on “Bioreporters and their applications for the detection of toxicity and endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment” May 20-June 10, 2013, Beijing, China. Technical training workshop on “Ecological Frontiers”. August 2013, Beijing, China. Global China Connection Midwest Annual Conference: Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders. West Lafayette, IN, USA. March 29, 2014. China-US Workshop of Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, Shenyang, China, March 10-11, 2015 Special Forum of EcoPartnership: Frontiers in Soil Ecology, Huhehot, China, March 1314, 2015. Supplemental Section C: Bibliography of collaborative manuscripts Wu, N., Filley, T.R., Bai, E., Han, S.J., Jiang P. (2015) Incipient changes of lignin and substituted fatty acids under N addition in a Chinese forest soil. Organic Geochemistry 79, 14-20. Filley T.R., Hsieh, S.T., Gomez, E., Mahajan, D. (2015) The US-China EcoPartnership: How subnational organizations can help solve global environmental challenges. Mandarin Environment, Vol 1, Issue 1. Page 20. http://issuu.com/mandarinenvironment/docs/me_first_issue_2015__feb_17__update_504 468cfe8c56e/1. Wang, R.Z, Dorodnikov, M. ,Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Filley, T.R., Turco, R.F., Zhang, Y., Xu, Z., Li, H., Jiang, Y. (2015) Responses of enzymatic activities within soil aggregates to 9-year nitrogen and water addition in a semi-arid grassland. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 81. 159e167. Dong, W.Y., Zhang, X.Y., X.D., Fu, X.L., Yang, F.T., Liu, X.Y., Sun, X.M., Wen, X.F., and Schaeffer, S. (2014). Changes in soil microbial community composition in response to fertilization of paddy soils in subtropical China. Applied Soil Ecology 84: 140–147. Wang R.Z., Filley, T.R., Xu, Z.W., Wang, X., Li, M.H., Zhang, Y.G., Luo, W. and Jiang. Y. (2014). Coupled response of soil carbon and microbial activity to nitrogen and water addition in a semi-arid grassland. Plant and Soil. 381, Issue: 1-2, 323-336. Yang, Y.F.,Wang,Q.J., and Zhuang, J. (2013). Estimating hydraulic parameters of stony soils on the basis of one-dimensional water absorption properties. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil and Plant Science (doi:10.1080/09064710.2012.762424) Guo, T.l., Wang, Q.j., Bai, W.J., and Zhuang, J. (2013). Effect of land use on scouring flow hydraulics and transport of soil solute in erosion. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 18(4): 465-473 (doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000611) Zhang, B., He, H.B., Ding, X.L., Zhang, X.D., Zhang, X.P., Yang, X.M., and Filley, T.R. (2012). Soil microbial community dynamics over a maize (Zea mays L.) growing season under conventional- and no-tillage practices in a rainfed agroecosystem. Soil & Tillage Research 124: 153–160. Zhang, M., Yu,G.R., Zhuang, J., Gentry, R.W., Fu, Y.L., Sun, X.M., Zhang, L.M., Wen, X.F., Wang, Q.F., Han, S.J., Yan, J.H., Zhang, Y.P., Wang, Y.F., Li, Y.N. (2011). Effects of cloudiness change on net ecosystem exchange, light use efficiency, and water use efficiency in typical ecosystems of China. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 151(7): 803-816 (doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.01.011). He, H.B., Zhang, W., Zhang, X.D., Xie, H.T., Zhuang, J. (2011). Temporal responses of soil microorganisms to substrate addition as indicated by amino sugar differentiation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43: 1155-1161 (doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.02.002 ).