Gao, Yongheng
Associate professor, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
No.9, Block 4, South Renmin Road, Chengdu 610041, China
Tel. & Fax: 0086 28 85222258, Email: yhgao@hotmail.com
Education
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B.Sc. in Soil Chemistry (2001): Gansu Agricultural University, China
M.Sc. in Grassland Ecology (2004): Gansu Agricultural University, China
Ph.D. in Plant Ecology (2007): Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences
Research Interests
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Alpine Ecology
Global Change Ecology
The biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen in terrestrial ecosystems
Selected Publications
Gao YH, Chen H, Schumann M, Wu YY, Zeng XY. 2012. Short-term responses of nitrous
oxide fluxes to nitrogen and phosphorus addition in a peatland on the Tibetan Plateau.
Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. (Accepted)
Gao YH, Schumann M, Zeng XY, Chen H. 2011. Changes of plant communities and soil
properties due to degradation of alpine wetlands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Journal of
Environmental Protection and Ecology, 12 (2): 788-798.
Gao YH, Zeng XY, Schumann M, Chen H. 2011. Effectiveness of exclosures to restore
degraded alpine meadow as a result of overgrazing on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Arid Land
Research and Management, 25 (2): 164-175.
Gao YH, Schumann M, Chen H, Wu N, Luo P. 2009. Impacts of grazing intensity on soil
carbon and nitrogen in an alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Food,
Agriculture & Environment, 7 (2): 749-754.
Gao YH, Luo P, Wu N, Chen H, Wang GX. 2008. Impacts of grazing Intensity on nitrogen
pools and nitrogen cycle in an alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Applied Ecology
& Environmental Research, 6 (3): 67-77.
Gao YH, Luo P, Wu N, Chen H. 2008. Nitrification and denitrification in an alpine meadow
soil of the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil and Plant
Science, 58 (1): 93-96.
Gao YH, Luo P, Wu N, Yi SL, Chen H. 2007. Biomass and nitrogen responses to grazing
intensity in an alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Polish Journal of Ecology, 55
(3): 469-479.
Gao YH, Luo P, Wu N, Chen H, Wang GX. 2007. Grazing intensity impacts on carbon
sequestration in an alpine meadow on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Research Journal of
Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 3 (6): 543-548.
Chen H, Wu N, Gao YH, Wang YF, Luo P, Tian JQ. 2008. Spatial variations on methane
emissions from Zoige alpine wetlands of Southwest China. Science of the Total Environment,
407 (3):1097-1104.