Assoc Prof. Dr. xingchang Wang | Ecology and Conservation | Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof. Dr.xingchang Wang, Northeast forestry university, China

Associate Professor Dr. Xingchang Wang, from Northeast Forestry University in China, has been honored with the prestigious Best Researcher Award in the fields of Ecology and Conservation 🌿🌍. His groundbreaking research and dedicated efforts towards understanding and preserving our natural environment have earned him this significant accolade. Dr. Wang’s work not only advances scientific knowledge but also contributes to the global efforts in ecological conservation, making a profound impact on both local and international levels 🌳🏆. His recognition as the Best Researcher is a testament to his outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment to ecological sustainability.

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Education

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xingchang Wang earned his Ph.D. in Ecology from Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, in 2019. His dissertation, “Error analyses of measurements of carbon, water vapor, and energy fluxes on a mountainous forest in Northeast China,” focused on improving the accuracy of ecological measurements 🌳📊. He also holds a Master’s degree in Ecology from the same institution, completed in 2008, with a dissertation on the “Temporal variations and environmental control of carbon dioxide exchange of a natural secondary forest in Northeastern China” 🌿🍃. Dr. Wang earned his Bachelor’s degree in Forestry in 2008, researching the “Relationships between leaf area and sapwood of major tree species in Northeast China” 🍂🌲.

Employment history

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xingchang Wang has been serving as an Associate Professor at the School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University since 2020 🌳. Prior to this role, he was an Assistant Researcher at the same institution from 2011 to 2020 🌲. Dr. Wang’s journey at the School of Forestry began in 2008, where he worked as an Intern Researcher until 2011 🌿. Throughout his career, Dr. Wang has made significant contributions to forestry research and education, reflecting his dedication and expertise in the field 🌱.

Professional Activity & Service

Research Interests & Specialty

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xingchang Wang focuses on forest micrometeorology, eddy covariance, and ecosystem ecophysiology, exploring biomass production, canopy structure, and nutrient resorption. His current interests include using eddy covariance to observe forest carbon and water flux, carbon cycle methodologies, plant traits, and ecological stoichiometry. He investigates secondary forest structures, canopy leaf area, and remote sensing. Dr. Wang has made significant contributions, such as identifying new mechanisms of leaf nutrient resorption, explaining seasonal phenology asynchrony, and improving forest CO2 flux estimates. He teaches courses on ecology and environmental biophysics. 🌲📊🌍

Grants

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xingchang Wang has received several notable grants, reflecting his significant contributions to forest ecosystem research in China. He secured funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32171765) to study the coupling mechanism between productivity fluctuations and leaf nutrient resorption in Northeast China’s secondary forests (2022-2025, ￥580,000) 🌳. Additionally, he is involved in a subproject (2021YFD220040105) investigating carbon source/sink changes in forest ecosystems and their environmental drivers (2022-2025, ￥1,000,000) 🌱. His earlier projects include studying carbon flux techniques in mountainous forests (41503071), and exploring canopy phenology dynamics’ impact on carbon and water flux (QC2017010) 🍃.

Publications Top Notes

Ratio of photosynthetically active radiation to global solar radiation above forest canopy in complex terrain.

Degree of shade tolerance shapes seasonality of chlorophyll, nitrogen, and phosphorus levels of trees and herbs in a temperate deciduous forest.

Applicability of the generalized wind profile model over mountainous forests.

Decoupling of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon release from fine and coarse roots during 7 years of decomposition.

Achieving grain security and carbon neutrality: Challenges from carbon allocation.

Comparison of leaf cost-benefit relationship for five pinnate compound-leaf tree species in temperate forests of northeast China.

Comparison of tree-ring xylem anatomical parameters of three tree species under different moisture conditions in the Mulling area, Heilongjiang Province of northeastern China.

Seasonal asynchrony in above- and below-ground phenology in a temperate forest.

Comparison of characteristics of tree trunk xylem vessels among three species of Betula in northeast China and their relationships with climate.

Filling the “vertical gap” between canopy tree species and understory shrub species: biomass allometric equations for sub canopy tree species.