BIAO ZHU

Department of Environmental Studies Telephone: 831-331-3627

University of California at Santa Cruz Fax: 831-459-4015

1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 E-mail: bzhu@ucsc.edu

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: June 29, 1981 (Chinese calendar); July 30, 1981 (Gregorian calendar)

Place of Birth: Luoling Town, Yixiu District, Anqing City, Anhui Province, P. R. China

Citizenship: P. R. China

Language(s): Chinese (Mandarine), English

EDUCATION

9/2005-6/2010 (Expected). Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Advisor: Dr. Weixin Cheng

9/2002-7/2005. M.S. in Ecology, Department of Ecology, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China

Advisor: Dr. Jingyun Fang

Thesis: Carbon stocks of main forest ecosystems in Northeast China

9/1998-7/2002. B.S. in Environmental Science, Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China

Advisor: Dr. Jingyun Fang

Thesis: Study on vegetation and biodiversity patterns in subtropic wet mountains - cases of Nanling, Taoyuandong Nature Reserve, and Xitianmushan

APPOINTMENTS

Fall 2006. Teaching Assistant, ENVS 24 General Ecology, UCSC.

Spring and Summer 2006. Graduate Student Researcher, Weixin Cheng Lab, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

9/2002-8/2005. Graduate Research Assistant, Jingyun Fang Lab, Department of Ecology, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University

9/2001-8/2002. Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jingyun Fang Lab, Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University

AWARDS AND HONORS

7/2006-9/2006. Departmental Research Award ($1000), Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

9/2005-3/2006. Regents' Fellowship ($14,550), University of California, Santa Cruz

7/2005. Excellent Graduate Award, Peking University

2003-2004. Excellent Student Award, Peking University

2003-2004. Guanghua Scholarship, Peking University

2000-2001. Excellent Student Award, Peking University

2000-2001. Xiyue Scholarship, Peking University

1999-2000. Excellent Student Award, Peking University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Soil Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Plant Ecology.

PUBLICATIONS

[13] Zhu B, Wang XP, Fang JY, Peng CH, Zhao SQ, Piao SL, Zhou XL. 200X. Carbon stocks of forest ecosystems on Mt. Changbai, Northeast China. Forest Ecology and Management (In Review)

[12] Wang XP, Fang JY, Tang ZY, Zhu B. 2006. Climatic control of primary forest structure and DBH-height allometry in Northeast China. Forest Ecology and Management, 234:264-274.

[11] Fang JY, Liu GH, Zhu B, Wang XK, Liu SH. 2006. Carbon budget of three mountainous temperate forest ecosystems in Beijing, China. Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences (In Press)

[10] Piao SL, Fang JY, Zhou LM, Ciais P, Zhu B. 2006. Variations in satellite-derived phenology in China's temperate vegetation. Global Change Biology, 12:672-685.

[9] Piao SL, Fang JY, Zhu B, Tan K. 2005. Forest biomass carbon stocks in China over the past 2 decades: estimation based on integrated inventory and satellite data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, G01006, doi:10.1029/2005JG000014.

[8] Piao SL, Fang JY, Zhou LM, Zhu B, Tan K, Tao S. 2005. Changes in vegetation net primary productivity from 1982 to 1999 in China. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19, GB2027, doi: 10.1029/2004GB002274.

[7] Piao SL, Fang JY, Liu HY, Zhu B. 2005. NDVI-indicated decline in desertification in China in the past two decades. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L06402, doi:10.1029/2004GL021764.

[6] Yang YH, Rao S, Hu HF, Chen AP, Ji CJ, Zhu B, Zuo WY, Li XR, Shen HH, Wang ZH, Tang YH, Fang JY. 2004. Plant species richness of alpine grasslands in relation to environmental factors and biomass on the Tibetan Plateau. Biodiversity Science, 12:200-205.

[5] Wu XP, Zhu B, Zhao SQ, Piao SL, Fang JY. 2004. Comparison of community structure and species diversity of mixed forests of deciduous broad-leaved tree and Korean pine in Northeast China. Biodiversity Science, 12:174-181.

[4] Zhao SQ, Fang JY, Zong ZJ, Zhu B, Shen HH. 2004. Composition, structure and species diversity of plant communities along an altitudinal gradient on the northern slope of Mt. Changbai, Northeast China. Biodiversity Science, 12:164-173.

[3] Zhu B, Chen AP, Liu ZL, Fang JY. 2004. Plant community composition and tree species diversity on eastern and western Nanling Mountains, China. Biodiversity Science, 12:53-62.

[2] Zhu B, Chen AP, Liu ZL, Li GZ, Fang JY. 2004. Changes in floristic composition, community structure, and tree species diversity of plant communities along altitudinal gradients on Mt. Mao’er, Guangxi, China. Biodiversity Science, 12:44-52.

[1] Fang JY, Li YD, Zhu B, Liu GH, Zhou GY. 2004. Community structures and species richness in the montane rain forest of Jianfengling, Hainan Island, China. Biodiversity Science, 12:29-43.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2006-present Ecological Society of America

2006-present American Geophysical Union

Last updated: October 1, 2006