People | Forest ecology

Lab members ordered alphabetically

CHEN Xia

Postdoc

Research interests:

Process-based ecological modelling, global optimization of C storage, timber production and biodiversity

Ongoing research projects:

Planting trees or natural succession? Looking for the best way to store carbon, conserve biodiversity and produce timber at the same time - A global analysis

Biomass accumulation in forest is widely considered as a major tool for mitigating global warming. Knowledge of the amount of biomass accumulated is an important indicator of forest productivity status and the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the carbon cycle, however, accurate and up-to-date information of dynamics and spatial patterns on forest aboveground biomass remain rudimentary within natural forest with succession and planted forest with stand development. Applying the compiled global biomass datasets, the main objectives in this project are to develop a new global temperature-driven model on stand development to quantify and compare biomass accumulation rates of in different forest types in humid climates, and integrate biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation into global models for forest carbon storage and timber production. By exploring the potential values of alternative reforestation types in context of carbon storage, this research may assist policymakers to develop effective strategies for enhancing forest carbon sequestration and achieve sustainable management aimed at mitigating climate change.

Education:

9/2015-6/2020 PhD in Ecology, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
9/2019-12/2019 Academic visitor at the Univ. of Helsinki
2/2019-8/2019 Joint training PhD at Rutgers University

chenxia1030@scbg.ac.cn

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CHENG Zhongqian

Doctoral student

Research focus:

My doctoral research will focus on study the woody plant growth- form strategy in an elevational gradient in dry valley in Hengduan Mountain, China. Field includes dendroecology, dendro-physiology, and dendroclimatology.

Working experience:

Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
Assistant researcher, July 2016- June 2020

Education:

9/2013-6/2016 Beijing Forestry University, MSc. Silviculture
9/2015-6/2016 Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Exchange study on Euroforester programme
9/2009-7/2013 Beijing Forestry University, Bachelor degree in Forestry

Contact:

zhongqian@stu.pku.edu.cn