Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Yuanhe Yang
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Yiqi Luo's EcoLab
Department of Botany and Microbiology
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Email: yhyang@ou.edu
Education Background
2008.10Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oklahoma, USA
Advisor: Prof. Yiqi Luo
2003-2008
Ph.D. in Ecology
Department of Ecology, Peking University
Advisor: Prof. Jingyun Fang
Dissertation: Carbon and nitrogen storage in alpine grasslands on the
Tibetan Plateau
1999-2003
B.S. in Environmental Science
Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Awards and Honors
2010
National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China
2006-2007
Talimu Scholarship, Peking University
2005-2006
Linchao Geographical Scholarship, Peking University
2004-2005
Excellent Graduate Award, Peking University
2003-2004
Guanghua Scholarship and Excellent Graduate Award, Peking
University
Research Interests
Terrestrial C-N interactions, biogeochemical processes in terrestrial ecosystems,
including litter decomposition, soil respiration, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics;
global change (elevated CO2, climate warming, precipitation variability, and nitrogen
deposition) and terrestrial ecosystems.
Selected Publications
1. Yang YH, and Luo Y, 2010. Isometric biomass partitioning pattern in secondary
forests: evidence from temporal observations. Journal of Ecology (In Press)
2. Yang YH, and Luo Y, 2010. Carbon: nitrogen stoichiometry in forest ecosystems
during stand development. Global Ecology and Biogeography (In Press)
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Yang YH, Fang JY, Ji CJ, Ma WH, Su SS, and Tang ZY, 2010. Soil inorganic
carbon stock in the Tibetan alpine grasslands. Global Biogeochemical Cycles (In
Press)
Yang YH, Fang JY, Fay PA, Bell JE, and Ji CJ, 2010. Rain use efficiency across a
precipitation gradient on the Tibetan Plateau. Geophysical Research Letters, 37,
L15702, doi:10.1029/2010GL043920.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Guo DL, Ji CJ, and Ma W, 2010. Vertical patterns of soil
carbon, nitrogen and carbon: nitrogen stoichiometry in Tibetan grasslands.
Biogeosciences Discuss, 7: 1-24.
Fang JY, Yang YH, Ma WH, and Mohammat A, 2010. Ecosystem carbon stocks
and their changes in China’s grasslands. Science in China Series C-Life Sciences,
40: 566-576.
Ma WH, Fang JY, Yang YH, and Mohammat A, 2010. Biomass carbon stocks
and their changes in northern China’s grasslands during 1982-2006. Science in
China Series C-Life Sciences, 40: 632-641.
Wang L, Niu KC, Yang YH, Zhou P, and Gen Y, 2010. Patterns of biomass
allocation in China’s grasslands: evidence from individual-level observations.
Science in China Series C-Life Sciences, 40: 642-649.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Ma WH, Smith P, Mohammat A, Wang SP, and Wang W,
2010. Soil carbon stock and its changes in northern China’s grasslands from
1980s to 2000s. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02123.x.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Ma WH, Guo DL, and Mohammat A, 2010. Large-scale
pattern of biomass partitioning across China’s grasslands. Global Ecology and
Biogeography, 19: 268-277.
Ma WH, He J-S, Yang YH, Wang XP, Mohammat A, Zeng H, Fang JY, and
Berhard S, 2010. Environmental factors co-vary with plant
diversity-productivity relationships among Chinese grassland sites. Global
Ecology and Biogeography, 19: 233-243.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Smith P, Tang YH, Chen AP, Ji CJ, Hu HF, Rao S, Tan K,
and He J, 2009. Changes in topsoil carbon stocks in the Tibetan grasslands
between the 1980s and 2004. Global Change Biology, 15: 2723-2729.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Ji CJ, and Han WX, 2009. Above- and belowground biomass
allocation in Tibetan grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 177-184.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Pan YD, and Ji CJ, 2009. Patterns and controls of
aboveground biomass in Tibetan grasslands. Journal of Arid Environments, 73:
91-95.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Ma WH, and Wang W, 2008. Relationship between
variability in aboveground net primary production and precipitation in
global grasslands. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L23710,
doi:10.1029/2008GL035408.
Yang YH, Fang JY, Tang YH, He JS, Ji CJ, Zheng CY, and Zhu B, 2008. Storage,
patterns, and controls of soil organic carbon in the Tibetan grasslands. Global
Change Biology, 14: 1592-1599.
Ma WH, Yang YH, He JS, Zeng H, and Fang JY, 2008. Above- and
below-ground biomass in relation to environmental factors in temperate
grasslands, Inner Mongolia. Science in China Series C-Life Sciences, 51: 263-270.
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Yang YH, Mohammat A, Feng JM, Zhou R, and Fang JY, 2007. Storage, patterns
and environmental controls of soil organic carbon in China. Biogeochemistry,
84: 131-141.
Yang YH, Ma WH, Mohammat A, and Fang JY, 2007. Storage, patterns and
controls of soil nitrogen in China. Pedosphere, 17: 776-785.
Yang YH and Piao SL, 2006. Variations in grassland vegetation cover in
relation to climatic factors on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Plant Ecology, 30:
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Yang YH, Rao S, Hu HF, Chen AP, Ji CJ, Zhu B, Zuo WY, Li XR, Shen HH,
Wang ZH, Tang YH, and 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.
Conference Presentations
1. Yang YH, Zhou XH, Weng ES, and Luo Y. Inverse analysis of coupled
carbon-nitrogen cycles against multiple datasets. ESA 2010 Annual Meeting,
Oral. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 08-2010.
2. Yang YH, and Luo Y. Long-term nitrogen regulation of forest carbon
sequestration. AGU 2009 Fall Meeting, Oral. San Francisco, California,
12-2009.
3. Yang YH, and Luo Y. Long-term nitrogen regulation of forest carbon
sequestration. ESA 2009 Annual Meeting, Oral. Albuquerque, New Mexico,
08-2009.
4. Yang YH, and Fang JY. Above- and belowground biomass allocation in Tibetan
alpine grasslands. Academic conference on regional carbon cycling on the
Tibetan Plateau, Xining, Qinghai, 07-2008.
5. Yang YH, and Fang JY. Patterns and controls of soil organic carbon stock in
Tibetan alpine grasslands. Academic conference on regional carbon budget
in East Asia, Seoul, Korea, 02-2008.
Academic Services
Manuscript reviewer for Global Change Biology, Climate Research, Journal of Plant
Research, Journal of Plant Ecology, Pedosphere, Science in China, and EOS. Proposal
reviewer for National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy (DOE).
Professional Memberships
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Sino-Ecologists Association Overseas (Sino-Eco)
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