Members

Group leader

Zeqing Ma
Zeqing Ma
Assistant Professor
Root and plant functional traits, Root turnover

Member Profile

Zeqing Ma

Professor of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Director of Qianyanzhou Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Research Station.
Phone: +86 6488 9027
Email: mazq@igsnrr.ac.cn

Research interests
• root (including mycorrhizal symbioses) structure and function, and their roles in belowground carbon, water, and nutrient cycling
• biogeographical patterns in root and whole plant functional traits across species and biomes

  • Publications

Ma ZQ, Guo DL*, Xu XL, Lu MZ, Bardgett RD, Eissenstat DM, McCormack ML, Hedin LO*. 2018. Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits. Nature, 555,94.

Liu S, Zhang XY*, Pan JX, Ma ZQ, 2023, Differences in available phosphorus in temperate and subtropical forest soils, Applied Soil Ecology. 187, 104849.

Duan MC, Li L, Ding GG, Ma ZQ*. 2022. Leading nutrient foraging strategies shaping by root system characteristics along the elevations in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations. Tree physiology, 42(12): 2468–2479.

Lu MZ*, Bond WJ, Sheffer E, Cramer MD, West AG, Allsopp N, February EC, Chimphango S, Ma ZQ, Sliingsby JA, Hedin LO. 2022. Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world’s thinnest-rooted plant community. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the United States of America. 119(9): e2117514119.

Yang Y, Zhang X, Wang J, Kou L, Ma ZQ, Lyu S, Wei J, Wang H, Wen XF. 2022. Phosphorus acquisition strategies of arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal trees in subtropical plantations. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(5): e13303.

Liu M, Xu XL*, Yang B, Zhang NL, Ma ZQ, van Dam MN, Bruelheide H. 2022. Niche partitioning in nitrogen iptake among subtropical tree species enhances biomass production. Science of the total environment, 823: 153716.

Wang ZQ, Gong HY, Sardans GJ, Zhou QP, Deng JM, Niklas K, Hu HF, Li YL, Ma ZQ, Mipam TD, Penuelas J. 2022. Divergent nitrogen and phosphorus allocation strategies in terrestrial plant leaves and fine roots: A global meta-analysis. Journal of ecology, 110: 2745-2758.

Wang ZQ, Niklas KJ, Ma ZQ, Jiang D, Deng JM, 2022. The 2 / 3 scaling of twig nitrogen to phosphorus in woody plants. Forest Ecosystems, 9: 100049.

Xing KQ, Zhao MF, Niinemets Ü, Niu SL, Tian J, Jiang Y, Chen HYH, White PJ, Guo DL, Ma ZQ*. 2021. Relationships between leaf carbon and macronutrients across woody species and forest ecosystems highlight how carbon is allocated to leaf structural function. Frontiers in plant science, 12: 1030.

Wang ZQ, Huang H, Yao BQ, Deng JM, Ma ZQ*. Niklas KJ. 2021. Divergent scaling of fine-root nitrogen and phosphorus in different root diameters, orders and functional categories: A meta-analysis. Forest Ecology and Management, 495: 119384.

Trogisch S, Liu XJ, Rutten G, Xue K, Bauhus J, Brose U, Bu WS, Cesarz S,Chesters D, Connolly J, Cui XY, Eisenhauer N, Guo LD, Haider S, Härdtle W, Kunz M, Liu LL, Ma ZQ, Bruelheide H. 2021. The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning. Basic and Applied Ecology, 55: 33-52.

Li L, McCormack ML, Chen FS, Wang HM, Ma ZQ*, Guo DL. 2019. Different responses of absorptive roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to fertilization provide diverse nutrient acquisition strategies in Chinese. Forest Ecology and Management, 433,64-72.

Ma F, Zeng H, Li HB, Ma ZQ*, and Guo DL. 2019. Root Traits Variation in Inner Mongolia Grassland of China. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 55(2): 194-203.

Li HB, Liu BT, McCormack ML, Ma ZQ, Guo DL*. 2017. Diverse belowground resource strategies underlie plant species coexistence and spatial distribution in three grasslands along a precipitation gradient. New Phytologist, 216(4):1140-1150.

Li L, Ma ZQ*, Niinemets U, Guo DL*. 2017. Three key sub-leaf modules and the diversity of leaf designs. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.

Wang YD, Wang HM, Xu MJ, Ma ZQ, Wang ZL. 2015. Soil organic carbon stocks and CO2 effluxes of native and exotic pine plantations in subtropical China. Catena, 128, 167-173.

McCormack ML, Lavely E, Ma ZQ. 2014. Fine-root and mycorrhizal traits help explain ecosystem processes and responses to global change. New Phytologist, 2014, 204, 455-458.

Ma ZQ, Hartmann H, Wang HM, Li QK, Wang YD, Li SG. 2014. Carbon dynamics and stability between native Masson pine and exotic slash pine plantations in subtropical China. European Journal of Forest Research, 133, 307-321.

Wang YD, Wang HM, Wang ZL, Ma ZQ, Dai XQ, Wen XF, Liu YF. 2014. Effect of litter layer on soil-atmosphere N2O flux of a subtropical pine plantation in China. Atmospheric Environment, 82, 106-112.

Wang YD, Wang HM, Ma ZQ, Dai XQ., Wen XF, Liu YF, Wang ZL. 2013. The litter layer acts as a moisture-induced bidirectional buffer for atmospheric methane uptake by soil of a subtropical pine plantation. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 66, 45-50.

Shi LL, Wang HM, Zhang WJ, Shao QQ, Yang FT, Ma ZQ, Wang Y. D. 2013. Spatial response patterns of subtropical forests to a heavy ice storm: a case study in Poyang Lake Basin, southern China. Natural Hazards, 69(3):2179-2196.

Di YB, Wang HM, Ma ZQ, Yang FT, Zhang WJ, Fu XL, Liang YL, Zhou H. 2012. Carbon storage and its allocation pattern of forest ecosystems with different restoration methods in subtropical China. Chinese Science Bulletin, 57: 1553-61.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, W HM, Guo ZW. 2011. The growth pattern of Pinus elliottii Plantation in central subtropical China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 31: 1525-37.

Zhang WJ, Wang HM, Wen XF, Yang FT, Ma ZQ, Sun XM. 2011. Freezing-induced loss of carbon uptake in a subtropical coniferous plantation in southern China. Annals of Forest Science, 68, 1151-1161.

Zhang WJ, Wang HM, Wen XF, Yang FT, Ma ZQ, Sun XM, Yu GR. 2011. Freezing-induced loss of carbon uptake in a subtropical coniferous plantation in southern China. Annals of Forest Science, 68: 1151-61.

Wang YD, Li QK, Wang HM, Wen XF, Yang FT, Ma ZQ, Liu YF, Sun XM, Yu GR. 2011. Precipitation frequency controls interannual variation of soil respiration by affecting soil moisture in a subtropical forest plantation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 41, 1897-1906.

Ma ZQ, Wang HM, Wang SQ, Li QK, Wang YD, Wang HQ. 2010. Impact of a severe ice storm on subtropical plantations at Qianyanzhou, Jiangxi, China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, 34: 204-12.

Zeng HQ, Liu QJ, Feng ZW, Ma ZQ. 2010. Biomass equations for four shrub species in subtropical China. Journal of Forest Research, 15, 83-90.

Wang HM, Y FT, Li QK, Ma ZQ, Cheng T. 2010. Achievements and Prospective of Eco-environment Study in Red Earth Hilly Region of Southern China. Journal of Natural Resources, 25: 1468-79.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Wang HM, Li XR, Zeng HQ, Xu WJ. 2008. Observation and modeling of NPP for Pinus elliottii plantation in subtropical China. Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences, 51, 955-965.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Zeng HQ, Li XR, Chen YR, Lin YM, Zhang SH, Yang FT, Wang HQ. 2008. Estimation of leaf area index of planted forests in subtropical China by photogrammetry. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 28: 1971-80.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Xu WJ, Li XR, and Liu YC. 2008. A preliminary study on biomass Woodwardia japonica community under a coniferous plantation in subtropical China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, 32: 88-94.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Zeng HQ, Li XR, Chen YR, Lin YM, Zhang SH, Yang FT, Wang HQ. 2008. Estimation of leaf area index of planted forests in subtropical China by photogrammetry. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 28: 1971-80.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Xu WJ, Li XR, and Liu YC. 2008. Study on Biomass of Pinus elliottii Forest in Subtropical China Assisted with Remote Sensing. Journal of Natural Resources, 23: 467-78.

Xu WJ, Liu QJ , Ma ZQ, Liu YC. 2008. Biomass of Quercus fabri population under different ecological restoration regimes in subtropical China. The journal of applied ecology, 19: 459-66.

Wang YD, Wang HM, Ma ZQ, et al. 2009. Contribution of Aboveground Litter Decomposition to Soil Respiration in a Subtropical Coniferous Plantation in Southern China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 45, 137-147.

Liu QJ, Zeng HQ, Ma ZQ. 2008. Carbon sequestration of Pinus elliottii plantation in relation with water consumption in subtropical China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 28: 5322-30.

Ma ZQ, Liu QJ, Xu WJ, Li XR, and Liu YC. 2007. Carbon Storage of Artificial Forest in Qianyanzhou, Jiangxi Province. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 43: 1-7.

Li XR, Liu QJ, Cai Z, and Ma ZQ. 2007. Specific leaf area and leaf area index of coniferous forests in Qianyanzhou Station, subtropical China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, 31: 93-101.

Zeng HQ, Liu QJ, Ma ZQ, and Zeng ZY. 2006. The Regression Model of Loropetalum chinense biomass based on canopy diameter and plant height. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University. Natural Sciences Edition, 30: 101-04.

Li XR, Liu QJ, Cai Z, and Ma ZQ. 2006. Leaf area index measurement of Pinus elliotii plantation. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 26: 4099-105.

Li XR, Liu QJ, Hu LL, Ma ZQ. 2006. Calculation of Pinus elliotii biomass: A comparison of different methods. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 25: 1594-98.

Liu QJ, Li XR, Ma ZQ. 2005. Monitoring forest dynamics using satellite imagery—a case study in the natural reserve of Changbai Mountain in China. Forest Ecology and Management, 210(1-3): 25-37.

Root and plant functional traits, Root turnover

In school

Wenjing Zeng
Wenjing Zeng
Research Assistant

Her name is Wenjing Zeng, born in Jan., 1990, in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. She got her Ph.D. degree from Peking University in Jan., 2019. Currently, she has published 23 papers, including 6 first-author SCI papers in Environmental Science & Technology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Science of the Total Environment, Forest Ecology and Management, and Land Degradation & Development, respectively. She has participated in at least 7 research projects, including her own research projects that funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation the Graduate Training and Development Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (¥ 80,000) and the Young Talents Support of Ecology. She has participated in many important domestic and international academic conferences, given oral reports in both the 6th and 7th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter.

 

Education

2012.09-2019.01 Ph.D. in Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University

2009.09-2012.06 B.S. in Geography, College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University

 

Employment

2021.04-Present Assistant professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

2019.06-2021.03 Postdoctoral fellow, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University

 

Research interests

Belowground ecology & Ecosystem ecology

 

Research introduction

She works on the the responses and mechanisms of terrestrial ecosystem carbon sequestration and its underground processes (such as total belowground carbon flux, respirations of root and mycorrhizal fungi, fine root turnover) to changes in environmental nutrients.

 

Main publications

  • Zeng WJ, Wang ZD, Chen XY, Yao XD, Wang W*. 2021. Increased nitrogen availability alters soil carbon quality by regulating microbial r-K growth strategy, metabolic efficiency, and biomass in degraded temperate grasslands. Land Degradation & Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3943.
  • Dong LZ#, Zeng WJ#, Wang AK, Tang JJ, Yao XD, Wang W*. 2020. Response of soil respiration and its components to warming and dominant species removal along an elevation gradient in alpine meadow of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau. Environmental Science and Technology, 54: 10472–10482.
  • Zeng WJ, Zhang JY, Dong LZ, Wang W*, Zeng H. 2020. Nonlinear responses of total belowground carbon flux and its components to increased nitrogen availability in temperate forests. Science of the Total Environment, 715: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136954.
  • Zeng WJ, Chen JB, Liu HY, Wang W*. 2018. Soil respiration and its autotrophic and heterotrophic components in response to nitrogen addition among different degraded temperate grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 124: 255-265.
  • Zeng WJ, Zhang JY, Wang W*. 2018. Strong root respiration response to nitrogen and phosphorus addition in nitrogen-limited temperate forests. Science of the Total Environment, 642: 646-655.
  • Zeng WJ, Wang W*. 2015. Combination of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization enhance ecosystem carbon sequestration in a nitrogen-limited temperate plantation of Northern China. Forest Ecology and Management, 341: 59-66.

 

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: zengwj@igsnrr.ac.cn

 

Belowground ecology & Ecosystem ecology
Lyu Yun
Lyu Yun
Research Assistant

His name is Lyu Yun, born in May., 1990, in Laiwu, Shandong Province. He got Ph.D. degree from Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS in June., 2020. Currently, she has published 11 papers, including 3 first-author SCI papers in Journal of cleaner production, Animals, et al. He has participated in at least 5 research projects, including the Science and Technology Service Network Initiative of CAS.

 

Education

2016.09-2020.06 Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS.

2012.09-2013.11 M.S. in Environment Engineering and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2008.09-2012.06 B.S. in Facility Agriculture Science and Engineering, China Agricultural University

 

Employment

2023.03-Present, Assistant professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

2020.07-2023.03, Lab master, China Agricultural University.

2014.02-2016.06, Engineer, China National Petroleum Corporation Yunnan Co., Ltd.

 

Research interests

Regional carbon accounting & carbon management

 

Main publications

Lyu, Y., et al., Goats or pigs? Sustainable approach of different raising systems fed by maize silage. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. 254.

Lyu, Y., et al., Precision Feeding in Ecological Pig-Raising Systems with Maize Silage. Animals, 2022. 12(11).

Lyu, Y., et al., Emergy-Based Sustainability Analysis of an Ecologically Integrated Model with Maize Planting for Silage and Pig-Raising in the North China Plain. Sustainability, 2019. 11(22).

 

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: lvyun@igsnrr.ac.cn

Regional carbon accounting & carbon management
Yuanxin Liu
Yuanxin Liu
Research Assistant

Yuanxin Liu, born in Mar., 1988, from Mengyin, Shandong Province. He got Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University in July., 2017. He has chaired or participated in more than 10 research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China. So far, he has published more than 30 papers in SCI journals, such as Science of the Total EnvironmentEnvironmental Research LettersEcological IndicatorsFrontiers in Plant Science. He is currently employed as an expert in Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai). He has participated in many important domestic and international academic conferences.

 

Education

2013.09-2017.07, Ph.D. of Management Science, Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Beijing Normal University

2010.09-2013.07, Master of Geography, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University

2006.09-2010.7, Bachelor of Geography, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University

 

Employment

2024.01-Present, Assistant professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

2019.09-2023.12, Assistant professor, Academy for Multidisciplinary Studies, Capital Normal University

2017.07-2019.09, Postdoctoral fellow, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

Research interests

Critical zone science

Ecosystem services

 

Research introduction

His works on soil and water changes, ecosystem services and their impact on regional sustainable development in critical zones.

 

Main publications

  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe Lü, Bojie Fu, et al. Landscape pattern and ecosystem services are critical for protected areas’ contributions to sustainable development goals at regional scale. Science of the Total Environment. 2023, 881: 163535.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe Lü, Mingyue Zhao, et al. Integrative analysis of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and ecological vulnerability can facilitate improved spatial representation of nature reserves. Science of the Total Environment. 2023, 879: 163096.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe Lü, Bojie Fu, et al.. Quantifying the spatio-temporal drivers of planned vegetation restoration on ecosystem services at a regional scale. Science of The Total Environment, 2019, 650: 1029-1040.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe Lü, Wei Jiang, et al. Mapping critical natural capital at a regional scale: Spatiotemporal variations and the effectiveness of priority conservation. Environmental Research Letters, 2020, 15: 124025.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe Lü, Mingyue Zhao, et al. Multiple pressures and vegetation condition shape the spatiotemporal variations of ecosystem services in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023, 14: 1127808.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Mingyue Zhao. Linking ecosystem service supply and demand to landscape ecological risk for adaptive management: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau case. Ecological Indicators. 2023, 146:109796.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Wenwu Zhao, Lixin Wang, et al. Spatial Variations of Soil Moisture under Caragana korshinskii Kom. from Different Precipitation Zones: Field Based Analysis in the Loess Plateau, China. Forests, 2016, 7(2): 31.
  • Mingyue Zhao, Yuanxin Liu, Amatus Gyilbag. Assessment of meteorological variables and air pollution affecting COVID-19 cases in urban agglomerations: evidence from China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19: 531.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Wenwu Zhao, Xiao Zhang, et al. Soil water storage changes within deep profiles under introduced shrubs during the growing season: evidence from semiarid Loess Plateau, China. Water, 2016, 8(10): 475.
  • Yuanxin Liu, Yihe LYU, Yingfei Bai, et al. Vegetation mapping for regional ecological research and management: A case of the Loess Plateau in China. Chinese Geographical Science. 2020, 30(3): 410-426.

 

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: liuyuanxin@igsnrr.ac.cn

Critical zone science
Tao Liu
Tao Liu
Post Doc

Member profile
Tao Liu
Institute of Geographic Sciencesand Natural Resources Research, CAS
11A,Datun Road, Chaoyang District,Beijing, 100101,China
E-mail: liutao180916@163.com

Research interests

  • Root Biology
  • Plant Functional Ecology

Education

2014.9—2020.7 Ph.D in  Soil and Water Conservation & Desertification Combating, Beijing forestry university

2009.9—2013.7 B.S. in Forestry, Hubei Minzu University

Publication

  • Liu T, Wang BT, Xiao HJ*, Wang RS*, Yang BM, Cao QQ, Cao YB. 2018. Differentially improved soil microenvironment and seedling growth of Amorpha fruticosa by plastic, sand and straw mulching in a saline wasteland in northwest China. Ecological Engineering. 122: 126-134.
  • Liu T, Cao YB, Zhang YT, Wang RS, Xiao HJ*, Wang BT*, & Si LQ. 2020. Soil environment and growth adaptation strategies of Amorpha fruticosa as affected by mulching in a moderately saline wasteland. Land Degradation & Development. 31(17): 2672-2683.
  • Liu T, Wang BT, Cao QQ, Wang WT, Lin XG, Xiao HJ*. 2020. Effects of different mulching measures on the fine-root adaptation strategies of Amorpha fruticosa in a saline soil. Pratacultural Science. 37(6): 1098-1106.
  • Yang BM, Wang RS, Xiao HJ*, Cao QQ, Liu T. 2018. Spatio-temporal variations of soil water content and salinity around individual Tamarix ramosissima in a semi-arid saline region of the upper Yellow River, Northwest China. Journal of Arid Land. 10(1): 101-114.
  • Wang XH, Wang BT*, Xu XY, Liu T, Duan YJ, Zhao Y. 2018. Spatial and temporal variations in surface soil moisture and vegetation cover in the Loess Plateau from 2000 to 2015. Ecological Indicators. 95: 320- 330.
  • Cao QQ, Yang BM, Li JR, Wang RS, Liu T, Xiao HJ*. 2020. Characteristics of soil water and salt associated with Tamarix ramosissima communities during normal and dry periods in a semi-arid saline environment. Catena. 193: 104661.

 

Plant functional traits
Lulu Chen
Lulu Chen
Post Doc

Name

Her name is Lulu Chen, born in July 1993. She got her Ph.D. degree from Beijing Forestry University in June 2021. Until now, she has published six papers, including 2 first-author SCI papers in Forest Ecology and Management, Ecology and Evolution, respectively. She is expert in morphological identification of ectomycorrhizal roots. She has participated in many important domestic and international academic conferences, and given an oral report in Forest Ecosystems Spring Workshop 2019.

Education

2014.09-2021.06 Ph.D. in Ecology, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, China

2010.09-2014.06 B.S. in Ecology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China.

Research interests

Mycorrhizal Fungi Structure and Function Linkages; Mycorrhizal Fungi and Ecosystem Processes; Plant Functional Traits

Research introduction

She works on the morphological diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi and their functional attributes, and the geographic pattern of different mycorrhizal fungal attributes and their relationships with plant nutrient acquisition strategies

Main publications

(1) Chen LL, Wang M, Jiang C, Wang XP, Feng QH, Liu XL, Sun OJX*. Choices of ectomycorrhizal foraging strategy as an important mechanism of environmental adaptation in Faxon fir (Abies fargesii var. faxoniana). Forest Ecology and Management. 2021, 495: article 119372.

(2) Chen LL, Jiang C, Wang XP, Feng QH, Liu XL, Tang ZX, Sun OJX*. Nutrient trade-offs mediated by ectomycorrhizal strategies in plants: Evidence from an Abies species in subalpine forests. Ecology and Evolution. 2021, 11: 5281-5294.

(3) Chen LL, Feng QH,Sun JX*. Differentiation of ectomycorrhizal morphology in Abies faxoniana along an elevation gradient in a subalpine forest of western Sichuan Province,China. The journal of applied ecology. 2020, 31 (9): 2911-2922. (in Chinese)

(4) Chen LL, Lei NY *. Effect of soil microbe inoculation on Koelreuteria paniculata seedlings growth under simulated acid rain stress. Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2019, 28 (3): 438-445. (in Chinese)

(5) Chen LL, Lei NY *. Plant-soil feedback with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization and biomass of two introduced tree species. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2018, 35 (3): 422-430. (in Chinese)

(6) Tang ZX, Chen LL, Chen ZB, Fu YL, Sun XL, Wang BB & Xia TY*. Climatic factors determine the yield and quality of Honghe flue-cured tobacco. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10: 19868.

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China

E-mail: chenlulu5604@163.com

root ecology
Gaigai Ding
Gaigai Ding
Ph.D

 

 

Name Gaigai Ding
 

 

 

 

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

 

E-mail: gai_gaiding@163.com

Research interests

plant functional traits, root ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, biodiversity

 

Education

2018.9-  Ph.D Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

2014.9—2017.6  M.Sc Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS

2010.9—2014.6  B.S. Nanjing Agriculture University

 

Research Introduction

My current research focuses on resource acquisition strategies of roots and mycorrhizal fungi. One of my approaches is comparative analysis of both root traits of species and ectomycorrhizal community across sites in temperate forests. I am also interested in potential interactions among leaves, roots and fungi in aspects of plant ecological strategy.

plant functional traits, root ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, biodiversity
Mengcheng Duan
Mengcheng Duan
Ph.D

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 
11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

Research interests

My research focused on plant functional traits in subtropical forests. I am interested in understanding how root physiological processes respond to seasonal drought, and how root hydraulic traits are coordinated with water gradients across different forests.

 

Education

2019.9- ongoing  Ph.D Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, China

2015.9-2018.6  M.Sc in Ecology Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS, Yangling, Shaanxi

2011.9-2015.6  B.S. in Environmental Science, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi

Qiaoling Su
Qiaoling Su
Ph.D

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail:mysql94@163.com

Research interests

  • Plant functional traits

Education

2020.9 – ongoing  Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2017.9-2020.8  M.S. in Ecology, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry

2012.9-2016.7 B.S. in Law,Northwest University of Political Science and Law

Plant functional traits
Xiaoxiao Han
Xiaoxiao Han
Ph.D

Her name is Xiaoxiao Han, born in Aug., 1993, in Longxi, Gansu Province. She got her master degree from Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July, 2020.

 

 

Education

2021.09 – ongoing Ph.D.,Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2017.09-2020.07 M.D., Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2013.09-2017.07 B.D., Environmental Science

 

Employment

2020.08-2021.05 Research Assistant, Lanzhou University

Research interests

Stoichiometry and biogeochemical cycle in Grassland & plant functional traits

 

Research introduction

She currently works on the comparison of leaf structure, root properties and the relationship between leaf vein structure and root traits of C3 and C4 plants in the grassland, plant root life and phenological varies between root and mycorrhizal fungi with environmental factors and temporal scale.

 

Main publications

  • Han XX, Lin LT, Yu ZY*, et al. Responses of foliar element contents and stoichiometry of dominant plant species to the cessation of N and P fertilization. Chinese Journal of Ecology. 39(7): 2167-2174.
  • Lin LT, Han XX, Yu ZY*, et al. 2019. Role of photosynthesis in regulating soil respiration under nitrogen application in a sandy grassland. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. 30(9): 3019-3027.

 

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: 2593072192@qq.com

root ecology
Xintao Gong
Xintao Gong
Ph.D

Name

Her name is Xintao Gong, born in May., 1996, in Linfen, Shanxi Province.

 

Education

2020.09-Present Master degree candidate in Forestry, College of Soil and Water Conservation, BJFU

2016.09-2020.06 B.S. in Garden, BBC Life Series, Yuncheng University

 

Research interests

Belowground ecology

 

Research introduction

She works on the phenological response of different species of root and mycorrhizal fungi to environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, soil temperature and humidity,and the relationship between root phenology and ground phenology (mainly leaf phenology).

 

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: Xintao_Gong@163.com

Belowground ecology
Zijia Bai
Zijia Bai
Ph.D

Her name is Zijia Bai, born in November, 2002, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.

Education

2024.09-Present Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

2020.09-2024.06 B.S. in Forestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University

Research interests

Soil-root-symbiotic fungal relationship & Belowground ecology

Research introduction

She works on the interaction between root attributes of tree species and mycorrhizal fungal communities, as well as the relationship between soil environment and carbon cycle, and exploring the spatial pattern of arbuscular mycorrhizal community variation and its driving factors.

Contact information

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail: 1186262020@qq.com

Soil-root-symbiotic fungal relationship & Belowground ecology

Graduated

M.S.
Plant Physiology

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

Research interests

  • Plant Physiology

Education

2019.9— M.S. in Ecology, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

2014.9—2018.7  B.S. in Ecology,Inner Mongolia Normal University

Research Introduction

My current research focuses on root functional traits in temperate grassland.

I am interested in understanding the variation in absorptive fine root across different environment gradients.

Plant Physiology
Student
Absorptive fine root dynamics; Root functional traits

Beijing Forestry University & Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

Research interests

• Absorptive fine root dynamics

• Root functional traits

Education

2018.09—Present,  Beijing Forestry University  

2014.09—2018.06  B.S. in Forestry,Beihua University

Research Introduction

My current research focuses on the relationship between root traits and their lifespan in subtropics forest.

Absorptive fine root dynamics; Root functional traits
Ph.D
Plant ecological strategies and functional traits of grassland species in Tibet.

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

Research interests

  • Plant ecological strategies and functional traits of grassland species in Tibet.

Education

2016.9—2019.7  M.Sc in Urban planning and design  Peking University

2012.9—2016.7  B.S. in Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating,Beijing Forestry University

Research Introduction

My research is aimed at studying the variations of plant functional traits in the grassland community in Tibet under different water conditions.

Plant ecological strategies and functional traits of grassland species in Tibet.
PhD candidate
Ecological strategies of tree absorptive root

Member profile
Liang Li
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
13811250131@126.com

Research interests
• Ecological strategies of tree absorptive root

Education
• 2008-2011: Master in the Institute of Botany, CAS

• 2004-2008: Bachelor in Xinjiang University

Ecological strategies of tree absorptive root
Master
Root and plant functional traits

Member profile

Peking University

NO.11 Datun Road Chaoyang District,Beijing,P.R.China 100101
mafang77@126.com

Research interests

Root and plant functional traits

Education
2015- M.Sc in Geography,Peking University,Beijing,China
2011-2015 B.S. in Environmental Science,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou,China

Root and plant functional traits
Post Doc
Plant functional tratit; Plant stoichiometric

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS 

11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China 

E-mail:xingkaixiong@163.com

Research interests

  • Plant functional tratit
  • Plant stoichiometric

Education

2016-  Postdoctoral research associate, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

2016: Ph. D. in the College of Resources Science & Technology, Beijing Normal University

2011: M.S. in the College of Resources Science & Technology, Beijing Normal University

2008: B.S. in the College of Resources Science & Technology, Beijing Normal University

Research Introduction

My current research focuses on plant stoichiometry relationship between carbon and macronutrients relationships, and their ecological and evolutionary significance.

Plant functional tratit; Plant stoichiometric