CURRICULUM VITAE
Title and Name in full: Dr. Xingguo Han
Date of Birth: 14th June 1959
Family details: married, 1 child
Home address: Room 1605, Building 945, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100080, P.R. China
Telephone 86-10-62611583 (h)
Academic qualifications
Ph.D. (1989) Title: The mobilization of iron- and aluminum-bound phosphorus by naturally
occurring organic acids in highly weathered acid soils. The Institute of Ecology, University
of Georgia, Athens, USA
Present position
Research Professor: Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiangshan, Beijing
100093, the People’s Republic of China, Telephone 86-10-62590834, Fax 86-10-62590834
E-mail: xghan@ns.ibcas.ac.cn
Previous positions
1996-97: Research Professor, Xishuangbana Tropical Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
1994-95: Associate Research Professor, Center for Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
1992-94: Associate Research Professor, Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station, the Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
1990-92: Post Doctor, Rutgers University, and Visiting Professor of William Paterson College,
USA
1989-90: Post Doctor, University of Arkansas, USA
Supervision of research students
Listed below are the graduate students whom I have supervised. They have produced work of
outstanding quality and have proceeded to further studies or impressive career opportunities.
Changrong Yan (Ph.D.) Study on hydrophysiology of key species in broad-leaved deciduous
forest in mountainous area of Beijing
Jianhui Huang (Ph.D.) Biogeochemistry in forest ecosystems – a case study in a warm temperate
deciduous forest ecosystem
Theses in progress:
Bo Su (Ph.D.) The comparative study on the soil nitrogen availability in tropical and temperate
forest ecosystems
Jian Zhang (M.Sc.) Land cover change mode studies in Xilin River area with 3S
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Guicai Li (M.Sc.) Nitrogen mineralization process in subtropical evergreen forest ecosystems in
Ailaoshan Mt., Yunnan Province, P.R.China
Research interests
1、The Application of the technology of stable isotope in biogeochemistry processes
2、Nitrogen availability, mineralization and nitrification in warm temperate forest ecosystems in
China
3、Responses of warm temperate broad-leaved forest ecosystems to global change
4、Water chemistry research in forest ecosystems
5、The relationship between ratios of C, N, P, S and succession of community in forests
6、Effects of plant dead and live roots on nitrogen cycling and underground food web
7、Affects of soil heterogeneity on vegetation
8、Affects of soil organic on soil phosphorus status
Publications
i. Monographs
Chen Lingzhi, Chen Weilie, Han Xingguo, and He Jinsheng, 1995. Theories and methodologies in
the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems. Beijing: China Science & Technology Press.
246p
Jiang Zhigang, Ma Keping, Han Xingguo, 1997. Conservation Biology. Hangzhou: Zhejiang
Science and Technology Publishing House. 263p
Han Xingguo, Li Linghao, Huang Jianhui (eds), 1999. The introduction to biogeochemistry.
Beijing: China Higher Education Press
Wu Jianguo, Xingguo Han, Jianhui Huang (eds), 2002. Lectures in modern ecology (II): From
basic science to environmental issues. Beijing: Chinese Science and Technology Press
ii. Chapters in books
Han, X. 1995. The island biographical theory and its applications in biodiversity conservation. Pp.
83-103. In: Principles and Methodologies of Biodiversity Research (Y. Qian and K. Ma eds.).
China Science & Technology Press, Beijing..
Han, X. 1996. The succession theory and its applications in the restoration and rehabilitation of
degraded ecosystems. Pp. 1-15. In: Theories and Methods in Restoration Ecology (L. Chen, W.
Chen, J. He and X. Han, eds). China Science and Technology Press. Beijing. (in chinese).
iii. Articles in refereed journals
Wu, Jianguo; Huang, Jianhui; Han, Xingguo; Xie, Zongqiang; Gao, Xianming, 2003.
Three-Gorges Dam--Experiment in Habitat Fragmentation? Science 300(5623): 1239~1240
Huang Jianhui, Han Xingguo, Yang Qiner, Bai Yongfei, 2003. Fundamentals of invasive species
biology and ecology. Biodiversity Science 11(3): 240~247
Li Guicai, Han Xingguo, Huang Jianhui, Wang Changyao, 2003. Dynamics of soil inorganic
nitrogen in middle mountain moist evergreen broadleaf forest under different disturbance
intensities in Ailao Mountain. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 14(8): 1251~1256
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Huang Jianhui, Xingguo Han, Keping Ma, 2002. Roles of species in ecosystems functions. Pp:
26~39. In: Jianguo Wu, Xingguo Han, Jianhui Huang eds. Lectures in modern ecology (II):
From basic science to environmental issues. Beijing: Chinese Science and Technology Press
Bo Su, Xingguo Han, Chunmei Qu, Jianhui Huang, 2002. Effects of species composition and
species diversity on soil properties in warm temperate forest ecosystems of Dongling
Mountainous region, Beijing. Ekologia (Bratislava) 21(2): 119~128
Huang, H., X. Han, L. Kang, P. Raven, P. W. Jackson, Y. Chen. 2002. Conserving native plants in
China. Science 297: 935~936
Pan Qingmin, Han Xingguo, Bai Yongfei, Yang Jingcheng, 2002. Advances in physiological and
ecological studies on stored non-structure carbohydrates in plants. Chinese Bulletin of
Botany 19(1): 30~38
Chen Shiping, Bai Yongfei, Han Xingguo, 2002. Applications of stable carbon isotope techniques
to ecological research. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26(5): 549~560
Zhang Huayong, Wu Jianguo, Han Xingguo, 2002. The organizational order of vegetation and its
global pattern. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 26(2): 129~139
Huang Jianhui, Xingguo Han, Keping Ma, 2002. Roles of species in ecosystems functions. Pp:
26~39. In: Jianguo Wu, Xingguo Han, Jianhui Huang eds. Lectures in modern ecology (II):
From basic science to environmental issues. Beijing: Chinese Science and Technology Press
Li Guicai, Han Xingguo, Huang Jianhui, Tang Jianwei, 2001. Dry season dynamics of soil
inorganic nitrogen pools in primary Lithocarpus xylocarpus forest and degraded vegetation
in Ailao Mountain, Yunnan Province. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 25(2): 210~217
Su Bo, Han Xingguo, Qu Chunmei, Huang Jianhui, 2001. Net nitrogen mineralization and
nitrification in one pure pine (Pinus tabulaeformis) forest and one pine-oak mixed forest in
Dongling mountainous region. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 25(2): 195~203
Qu Chunmei, Han Xingguo, Su Bo, Huang Jianhui, Jiang Gaoming, 2001. The Characteristics of
foliar 13C values of plants and plant use efficiency indicated by 13C values in two
fragmented rainforests in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Acta Botanica Sinica 43(2): 186~192
Qu Chunmei, Han Xingguo, Su Bo, Huang Jianhui, Jiang Gaoming, 2001. Edge effects of plant
water use efficiency indicatedby foliar 13C value in a fragmented seasonal rainforest in
Xishungbanna. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 25(1): 1~5
Huang Jianhui, Bai Yongfei, Han Xingguo, 2001. Effects of species diversity on ecosystem
functioning: mechanisms and hypotheses. Biodiversity Science 9(1): 1~7
Huang Jianhui, Han Xingguo, 2001. Keystone species: What is the keystoness? Acta
Phytoecologica Sinica 25(4): 505~509
Qu Chunmei, Han Xingguo, Su Bo, 2000. Edge effect in fragmented forest: Implications for
design and management of natural reserves. Acta Ecologica Sinica 20(1): 160~167
Xing Xuerong, Han Xingguo, Chen Lingzhi, 2000. A review on plant nutrient use efficiency.
Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 11(5): 785~790
Yan Changrong, Han Xingguo, Chen Lingzhi, 2000. The relationship between the
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ecophysiological feature and leaf characteristics of some woody plants in Beijing mountain
zone. Acta Ecologica Sinica 20(1): 53~60
Han Xingguo, Yan Changrong, Chen Lingzhi, 2000. Stable carbon isotope characteristics of some
woody plants in warm temperate zone. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 11(4): 497~500
Su Bo, Han Xingguo, Li Linghao, Huang Jianhui, Bai Yongfei, Qu Chunfei, 2000. Responses of
13C value and water use efficiency of plant species to environmental gradients along the
grassland zone of Northeast China Transect. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 24(6): 648~655
Huang Jianhui, Chen Lingzhi, Han Xingguo, 2000. Changes of some major and micro-nutrients
during the decomposition process of oak twigs. Acta Ecologica Sinica 20: 229~234
Huang Jianhui, Li Haitao, Han Xingguo, Chen Lingzhi, 2000. Nutrient characteristics of stemflow
and throughfall in two coniferous forest ecosystems. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 24:
248~251
Su Bo, Han Xingguo, Huang Jianhui. 1999. Application of 15N natural abundance method to the
research on nitrogen cycling in natural ecosystems. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 19(3): 408~426
Huang Jianhui, Han Xingguo, Chen Lingzhi. 1999. Advances in the research of (fine) root
biomass in forest ecosystems. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 19(2): 270~277
Yan Changrong, Alec Downey, Han Xingguo, Chen Lingzhi, 1999. A study on sap flow of Juglans
mandshurica of growth season in deciduous broad-leaf forest in Beijing Mountain area.
Acta Ecologica Sinica 19(6): 794~797
Huang Jianhui, Han Xingguo, 1999. Nitrogen cycling of the earth. In: Han Xingguo, Li Linghao,
Huang Jianhui (eds). The introduction to biogeochemistry. Beijing: the China Higher
Education Press. 197~244
Yan Changrong, Chen Lingzhi, Huang Jianhui, Han Xingguo, 1999. A study on nutrient cycling of
pine stands in eastern part of China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 23: 351~360
Huang Jian-hui, Xing-guo Han, Ling-zhi Chen, 1998. Studies on litter decomposition processes in
a temperate forest ecosystem. I. Change of organic matter in oak (Quercus liaotungensis
Koidz.) twigs. Ecological Research 13(2): 163~170
Yan Chang-Rong, Han Xing-Guo, Chen Ling-Zhi, Huang Jian-Hui, Su Bo, 1998. Foliar δ13C
within temperate deciduous forest: its spatial change and interspecies variation. Acta
Botanica Sinica 40(9): 853~859
Huang Jianhui, Chen Lingzhi, Han Xingguo, 1998. Changes of nutrient concentration during the
decomposition process of oak twigs. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 22: 398~402
Ehrenfeld, J.G., W.F.G. Parsons, X. Han, R.W. Parmelee and W. Zhu, 1998. Live and dead roots in
forest horizons: contrasting effects on nitrogen dynamics. Ecology 78: 348~365
Jiang Gaoming, Han Xingguo, Lin Guanghui, 1997. Response of plant growth to elevated [CO2]:
a review on the chief methods and basic conclusions based on experiments in the external
countries in past decade. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 21(6): 489~502
Zhu W., J.G. Ehrenfeld, R.W. Parmelee, W.F.J. Parsons and X. Han, 1996. The effects of live and
dead roots on soil fungi in spodsolic soils of the New Jersey Pinelands. Biology and
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Fertility of Soils 21: 215~226
Han Xingguo, 1996. Effect of critic acid, glucose and organic matter on plant P uptake and soil P
fractionations in a highly weathered Ultisol. Acta Phytoecologia Sinica 20(2): 97~112
Han Xingguo and D.C. Wolf, 1996. Phosphorus availability in tow soils amended with poultry
litter. Journal of Environmental Sciences 8(4): 484~491
Ehrenfeld, J.G., X. Han, W.F.J. Parsons and W. Zhu, 1996. On the nature of environmental
gradients: temporal and spatial variability of soils and vegetation in the New Jersey
Pinelands. Journal of Ecology 85: 785~798
Jiang G., X. Han, G. Zhou, 1996. Changes of atmospheric CO2, photosynthesis of the grass layer
and soil CO2 evolution in a typical temperate deciduous forest stand in the mountainous
areas of Beijing. Acta Botanica Sinica 39: 653~660
Han Xingguo, 1995. Effects of organic matter on plant growth and phosphotase activity in a
highly weathered Ultisol. Chinese Journal of Botany 7(1): 65~74.
Han Xingguo and C.F. Jordan, 1995. Mobilization of phosphorus by naturally occurring organic
acids in Oxisols and Ultisols. Pedosphere 5(4): 289~303.
Parmelee, R.W., J.G. Erenfeld, X. Han and W. Zhu, 1995. Effects of dead pine root inputs on soil
fauna and the decomposition of dead roots in a spodosol soil from the New Jersey pinelands.
Acta Zoologica. Fennica. 196: 27~32.
Han, X., J. Huang and Z. Lou. 1995. The importance and problems of the keystone species
concept in biodiversity conservation. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 12: 168~184. (in Chinese).
Huang J., and X. Han, 1995. Biogeochemical cycles in forest ecosystems: Theory and methods.
Chinese Bulletin of Botany 12: 195~223. (in Chinese).
Huang, J., and X. Han. 1995. Biodiversity and ecological stability. Chinese Biodiversity 4: 31~37.
Han Xingguo, 1994. Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in four flouristically distinct forest
at Huyck Preserve. Proceedings of VI International Congress of Ecology. p159.
Administrative responsibilities and experience
1998-
Director, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
1997-8
Deputy Director, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of
Sciences
1995-7 Head, Center for Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
1992-4 Deputy head, Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station, the Chinese Academy of
Sciences
Professional activities and memberships
1. Standing member for the Chinese Ecological Society since 1996.
2. President of the Botanical Society of China since 2003.
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