
Dali Guo. Professor in the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Deputy Director of the Qianyanzhou Experimental Station in Jiangxi Province.
Research Interests: Ecosystem Ecology, Root Ecology, Plant Physiological Ecology, Spatial Analysis
Research Interests: Ecosystem Ecology, Root Ecology, Plant Physiological Ecology, Spatial Analysis

Fanglan Li. Associate Professor in the Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and
Bioresource Utilization, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
Research Interests: Fine root trait variation and relationships among belowground organs of woody species under different water and nutrient supplies; water requirements of xerophytic plant species in arid ecosystems ofthe eastern Tibetan Plateau.
Research Interests: Fine root trait variation and relationships among belowground organs of woody species under different water and nutrient supplies; water requirements of xerophytic plant species in arid ecosystems ofthe eastern Tibetan Plateau.

Wenming Bai. Associate Professor in the State
Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany,
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Director, Duolun Restoration Ecology Research
Station in Nei Mongol.
Research Interests: Root Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Grassland Ecology
Research Interests: Root Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Grassland Ecology

Fangjiang Zeng. Research
Professor in the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Director, Cele Desert Research Station in Xinjiang.
Research Interests: Desert environment and desertification, degraded ecosystems and vegetative restoration and prevention of desertification of arid lands in China.
Research Interests: Desert environment and desertification, degraded ecosystems and vegetative restoration and prevention of desertification of arid lands in China.

Zhiqun Huang. Professor in the College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University.
Research Interests: Forest ecology and impacts of forest management on tree growth and nutrient cycling, soil ecology and soil nutrient cycling.
Research Interests: Forest ecology and impacts of forest management on tree growth and nutrient cycling, soil ecology and soil nutrient cycling.

M. Luke McCormack. Postdoctoral Researcher in the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research. Young International Scientist Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Research Interests: Root and mycorrhizal ecology, global change biology, biogeochemistry, plant physiology, ecosystem and landscape ecology, ecological modeling, soil ecology.
Research Interests: Root and mycorrhizal ecology, global change biology, biogeochemistry, plant physiology, ecosystem and landscape ecology, ecological modeling, soil ecology.