Family Name: Zhang
First Name: Shuoxin
Sex: Male
Place of Birth:Huxian, Shaanxi, China
Nationality: Chinese
Marital Status: Married
Academic Degree: Doctor rerum naturaliumtechnicarum
Current Position:
Professor of Ecology, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University
Education
1. Inland
Primary education: Sept. 1965-July 1970 Primary school
Sept. 1970-Jan. 1975 Middle and high school
Higher education: Oct. 1978-July 1982 Study of Forestry at Northwest Forestry University
July 1982 Bachelor of Agronomy obtained
Sept. 1982-Sept. 1985 Master program of forest ecology at Northwest Forestry University
Sept. 1985 Master of Agronomy obtained
Training: Sept. 1988-July 1989 Intensive course of German for scholars going abroad at Beijing Languages Institute
2. Abroad
Higher education: Jan. 1990-April 1993 Ph.D. program of ecology at Agricultural University Vienna, Austria
April 1993 Doctor of Philosophy obtained
Training: April 1999-May 1999 Training course for leadership issues in 21st century at USDA Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Region
Portland, Oregon, USA Professional Experience
1. Scientific research
A. Inland
1985-1989 Nutrient cycling of Armand pine forests
Nitrogen fixation of Hippophaerhmnoides L.
Biomass and nutrient cycling of alpine shrub community
Researches on agroforests in the Loess Plateau
1993-1998 Techniques of forest management and forest ecosystem
research in the Qinling Mountains
1995-1997 Mechanism of refilling in embolized xylem of woody
plants supported by National Natural Science
Foundation of China
1995-1997 Drought resistance characteristics of some trees in the
Loess Plateau supported by the State Education
Commission of China
1996-2000 Research on forest ecosystem in the Qinling Mountains
financed by the State Forestry Administration
2000-2002 Relationship between xylem embolism and metabolism of
woody plants of "The Excellent Young Teachers Program
in Higher Education Institute” financed by the Ministry of
Education of China
2000-2003 Endangering of degradation and renaturation by reforestation in loess landscapes of the northern Shaanxi, China (Sino-German joint project) supported by Ministry of Science and Research in Germany
2001-2005 Structural characteristics and ecological function of forest ecosystem at Huoditang in the Qinling Mountains financed by the State Forestry Administration
2002-2004 Mechanism of drought tolerance by restricting sap flow in the xylem of woody plants supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China
2005-2008 Sustainable forest management in the Qinling Mountains financed by the State Forestry Administration
2006-2010 Sustainable management of agro-forestry-system in the loess region approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology
2007-2009 Databank construction of observation and research at Qinling National Forest Ecosystem Research Station Financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology
B. Abroad
1990-1993 Dissertation researches on water balance of woody plants Studies on forest decline in Austria
1998.6-1998.9 Visiting Professor at the University of Vermont, USA
2. Teaching Experience
A. As a university teacher since Dec. 1985 (assistant from 1985 to 1987; lecturer from 1988 to 1989; associate professor from 1993 to 1997; professor since 1998) and have given lectures on:
a. Forest ecology
b. Forest management
c. Plant ecology
d. Ecophysiology of plant
e. Urban plant ecology
f. Introduction to environmental protection
g. Theoretical ecology
h. Ecological economy
i. Progress in ecology
j. Advanced forest ecology
k. Methodology of scientific research
B. Supervisor of Master and Ph. D. students
3. International Cooperation
Took part in cooperation with the consultants from GWB of Germany on training course, evaluation and consulting in the field for the Sino-German Afforestation Project in Western Shaanxi financed by KFW of Germany from April 1994 to December 1996 and for the Sino-German Afforestation Project in Northern Shaanxi financed by KFW of Germany since December 1998
Awards and Honors
Rewarded by Provincial Government of Shaanxi for outstanding contribution to the development of science and technology in 1998 and for excellent teaching achievements in 1999
Liang Xi Prize for Progress in Forest Science and Technology in 2005
Special-class Prize for outstanding contribution to the progress of forest science and technology of Shaanxi in 2010
Member of Discipline Appraisal Group of the State Academic Degrees Committee of China
Member of the Third Council for International Exchange of Agricultural Science and Technology of China
Foreign language: English and German
Address
College of Forestry
Northwest A&F University
3 Taicheng Road, Yangling
Shaanxi 712100
China
Tel/ Fax: +86-29-87082993
E-mail: sxzhang@nwsuaf.edu.cn＼
Publications
1. Zhang Shuoxin. Primary study on nutrient contents of Armand pine needles. Forest Science and Technology of Shaanxi, 1984, No.2:8-15.
2. Yang Maosheng, Zhang Shuoxin. Nutrient contents of needles and twigs in different positions of Armand pine Crown. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1987, 2(2):21-28.
3. Zhang Shuoxin, Liu Guangzhe. Nutrient cycling in artificial forests of Armand pine. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1989, 4(1):22-27.
4. Zhang Shuoxin. Seasonal variation of nutrient contents of Armand pine needles. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1990, 5(1):8-14.
5. Wang Jianrang, Zhang Shuoxin, Chen Haibin, Yan Shunguo. Studies on communities of alpine shrub on Taibai Mountain. Acta Phytoecologia et GeobotanicaSinica, 1990, 14(1):172-176.
6. Silvia Kikuta, Zhang Shuoxin. Kenngroessen des Wasserhaushaltes der Fichten an zweiStandorten in der Gleinahm. Forschungsbericht, 1993/5, 7-23.
7. Zhang Shuoxin, Wang Jianrang, Chen Haibin, Yan Shunguo. Biomass and nutrient contents of alpine brushes in Taibai Mountain. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1995, 10(1):15-20.
8. Zhang Shuoxin, Dang Kunliang. Study on dynamics of Armand pine needles. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1995, 10(4):1-5.
9. Zhang Shuoxin, Hanno Richter. The refilling of embolized xylem in Taxus baccata L. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(1):5-8.
10. Lei Ruide, Dang Kunliang, Zhang Shuoxin, Shen Weijun. On the neighboring tree disturbing model of plantation forest. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(sup.):86-91.
11. Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide, Liu Guangquan, Dang Kunliang, Shang Lianbin, Zhang Yangqu. Nutrient cycle in main types of forests at Huoditang forest region in the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(sup.):115-120.
12. Lei Ruide, Dang Kunliang, Shang Lianbin, GengZengchao, Zhang Shuoxin. Soil properties of Piceawilsonii forest and mixed forest of Piceawilsonii-Pinus armandi-Betula albo-sinensis. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11 (sup.):121-126.
13. Dang Kunliang, Lei Ruide, Zhang Shuoxin, Tan Fanglin. Soil characteristics of sharptooth oak forest and mixed forest between pine and oak on south-facing slope of the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(sup.):127-131.
14. Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide, Chen Cungen, Liu Jianjun. "Near-natural forest"—A promising "man-made natural forest". Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(sup.):157-162.
15. Liu Jianjun, Lei Ruide, Chen Cungen, Zhang Shuoxin, Dang Kunliang, Shang Lianbin, Chen Haibin, Xiang Weikuan. The near-natural and sustainable development theory in forest management and the forest management countermeasures in forest region of the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(sup.):163-169.
16. Zhang Shuoxin, Hanno Richter. Seasonal variation of hydraulic conductivity in twigs of some woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(3):1-9.
17. Zhang Shuoxin, Hanno Richter, Zhang Yuanying. Comparative study on plant water potential measurement with an oil chamber and an air chamber. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(3):10-18.
18. Zhang Shuoxin, Hanno Richter. Cavitation and embolization in the xylem of woody plants, Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(3):19-30.
19. Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin, Dang Kunliang, Lei Ruide. Evaluation on nutrient conditions of main types of forests at Huoditang forest region in the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1996, 11(4):28-32.
20. Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin, Dang Kunliang, Lei Ruide. Fuzzy cluster analysis on nutrient conditions of the litter in main types of forests at Huoditang forest region in the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1997,12(1):8-12.
21. Zhang Shuoxin, Shen Weijun, Zhang Yuanying, Zhou Xinxia. The vulnerability of xylem embolism in twigs of some drought-resistant trees. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1997, 12(2):1-6.
22. Duan Anan, Zhang Shuoxin. Progress in cold- and drought-resistant breeding of poplars. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1997, 12(2):94-99.
23. Lei Ruide, Dang Kunliang, Zhang Shuoxin, Tan Fanglin. Effect of a Larixprincipis-ruppretchtii forest plantation on soil in middle zone of south-facing slope of the Qinling Mountains. Scientia SilvaeSinicae, 1997, 33(5):463-470.
24. Shen Weijun, Zhang Shuoxin, Liu Like. Diurnal variation of xylem embolism in some woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1999, 14(1):22-27.
25. Shen Weijun, Zhang Shuoxin, Jin Yan. Seasonal variation of xylem embolism in some woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1999, 14(1):28-32.
26. Shen Weijun, Zhang Shuoxin, Zhang Cunxu. Progress of studies on xylem embolism in woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry College, 1999, 14(1):33-41.
27. Zhang Shuoxin, Shen Weijun, Zhang Yuanying. Ecophysiological effect of xylem embolism in six tree species. Acta EcologiaSinica, 2000, 20(5):788-794.
28. Shen Weijun, Peng Shaolin, Zhang Shuoxin. Studies on the xylem drought- tolerant characteristics of three drought-tolerant tree species. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 2000, 19(6):1-6.
29. Shen Weijun, Zhang Shuoxin. Ecophysiological response of woody plants to water stress: xylem cavitation and embolization. In Wu, J. and X. Han (eds.), Lectures in Modern Ecology: from Basic Science to Environmental Issues. Science Press, Beijing, 2000.
30. Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide. Near-natural forests and sustainable development of Chinese forestry. Forest Science & Technology Management, 2001, 2:34-36.
31. Liu Like, Zhang Shuoxin, Wang Shuqing, Zhang Yuanying. Relationship between xylem embolism and hormone concentration in the xylem sap of Acer trancatum. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2002, 17(2):5. 32. An Feng, Zhang Shuoxin, Zhao Pingjuan. Progress on study of vulnerability of xylem embolism in woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2002, 17(3):30-34.
33. Wang Yilong, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide, Wang Dexiang, Zhang Hongxing. Characteristics of photosynthesis and transpiration of sharptooth oak in Huoditang forest zone of the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2003, 18(4):9-12
34. Zhang Dan, Zhang Shuoxin, Huang Juying, Wang Bin. The study of xylem embolism in some woody plants by controlling water gradient. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2004, 19(2):18-21.
35. Wang Yilong, Zhang Shuoxin. Research progress on relationship between forest and atmospheric CO2. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2004, 19(3): 188-192.
36. Zhang Hongxing, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide. The photosynthetic characteristics of nine plants in community of Pinus tabulaeformis at Huoditang forest region, Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2005, 20(1):20-24.
37. Huang Juying, Zhang Shuoxin, Feng Huijuan. Relationships between xylem embolism and nitrogen fertilization in 4 woody plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2005, 20(3):36-39.
38. An Feng, Zhang Shuoxin. Studies of roots and shoots vulnerability to xylem embolism in seven woody plants. Acta EcologiaSinica, 2005, 25(8):1928-1933.
39. An Feng, Zhang Shuoxin, Zhao Pingjuan. Relations between xylem embolisms and physiological indexes in eight woody plants I. relationships with xylem water potentials. Acta Botanica Boreali-OccidentaliaSinica, 2005, 25(8): 1595-1600.
40. Wang Bin, Liu Hua, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide. Study of landscape pattern variation based on Markov model in Huoditang forest region. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2005, 21(9):124-128.
41. Wang Bin, Liu Hua, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide. Study on landscape fragmentation of QinlingHuoditang forest region. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2005, 21(10):111-113.
42. An Feng, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Zhao Pingjuan, Zhang Shuoxin.Relations between xylem embolisms and physiological indexes in eight woody plants in situ II. relationships with photosynthetic ecophsiological indexes. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2006, 21(1):37-42.
43. Peng Xiaobang, Zhang Shuoxin. Research progress in effects of increased CO2 concentration on certain physiological process of plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2006, 21(1): 68-71.
44. Guo Wei, Zhang Shuoxin. On application of landscape ecology in systematic planning of urban greenland construction. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2006, 21(1):139-142.
45. Liu Xiaozhen, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin. Effect of fertilization treatments on water consumption of four woody plants under drought stress. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2006, 21(4):31-35.
46. An Feng, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Lan Guoyu, Zhang Shuoxin. Refilling of embolism in the xylem of eight tree species and its relationship with Pressure-Volume parameters. Jour. of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ.of Agri. and For. (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2006, 34(1):38-44.
47. Wang Bin, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide, Liu Hua. Artificial neutral network model of Pinus armandi landscape pattern in Huoditang Forest Region. Jour. of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ.of Agri. and For. (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2006, 34(8):87-92.
48. Zhang Shuoxin, Wang Bin, Lei Ruide, Liu Hua. Landscape pattern and topographic interpretation of the main forest types in Huoditang Forest Region. Jour. of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ.of Agri. and For. (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2006, 34(8):93-97.
49. Wang Bin, Zhang Shuoxin, Lei Ruide, Liu Hua. Design and implementation of management system for land change investigation based on ArcGIS Engine. Transactions of the Chinese Society of AgriculturalEngineering, 2006, 22(10):109-112.
50. Peng Xiaobang, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Shuoxin. Photosynthetic characteristics of six plant species in Quercus aliena var. acuteser- rata community at Huoditang forest region of Qinling Mountains, Acta Botanica Boreali-OccidentaliaSinica, 2006, 26(10):2099-2103.
51. Wang Xiaolan, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Xu Lianzhen, Wang Hui, Zhang Shuoxin. Effects of fertilization on photosynthesis and transpiration of Ligustrum lucidum under different water conditions. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2007, 22(5):15-18.
52. Guo Wei, Zhang Shuoxin. Landscape ecological analysis and planning of the green space system in Yangling National Agricultural Demonstration Zone. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 2007, 23(142):92-95.
53. Liu Qifeng, Liang Zongsuo, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Shuoxin. Photosynthetic characteristics of four medical plants. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2007, 22(6):10-13.
54. Huang Juying, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Shuoxin, Yu Hailong. Response of xylem embolism to phosphorus addition under different water regimes in two tree species. Journal of Plant Ecology (Chinese Version), 2008, 32(1):183-188.
55. Wang Hui, Cai Zhiquan, Cai Chuantao, Zhang Shuoxin. A comparative study of two tropical pioneer species with different lifespan under different light and nutrient conditions. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research, 2008, 26(2): 134-141.
56. Xu Lianzhen, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Peng Xiaobang, SuXunfan, Zhang Shuoxin. Effects of water stress on osmotic adjustment and activity of protect enzymes in the leaves of three sorts of seedlings. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2008, 23(2):12-16.
57. SuXunfan, Xu Lianzhen, Zhang Shuoxin. Evaluation indices of forest ecosystem service value in Qingzang Plateau—A case study of Linzhi in Tibet. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2008, 23(3):66-70.
58. Peng Xiaobang, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin. Light competition and crop productivity of agroforestry system in loess area of Weibei in Shaanxi. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2008, 19(11):2414- 2419.
59. Peng Xiaobang, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin. Effects of light competition on crop productivity in an intercropping agroforestry ecosystem. Acta EcologiaSinica, 2009, 29(1):0545-0552.
60. Xiaobang Peng, Yuanying Zhang, Jing Cai, Zaimin Jiang, Shuoxin Zhang. Photosynthesis, growth and yield of soybean and maize in a tree-based agro- forestry intercropping system on the Loess Plateau. Agroforestry Systems, 2009, 76(3):569-577.
61. Shen Ping, Peng Xiaobang, Zhong Chonggao, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Shuoxin. Allelopathic effects of water extracts of Prunus salicina cotyledon on five crops. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2009, 24(4):151-155.
62. Peng Xiaobang, Cai Jing, Jiang Zaimin, Zhang Yuanying, Zhang Shuoxin. Photosynthetic characteristics of soybean and pepper in an agroforestry system in the Loess Area of the Northern Wei River, Shaanxi, China. Acta EcologiaSinica, 2009, 29(6):3173-3180.
63. Huang Juying, Yu Hailong, Zhang Shuoxin. Effects of potassium addition and water supply on xylem embolism in Acer trancatum and Ligustum lucidum. Journal of Plant Ecology (Chinese Version), 2009, 33(6):1199-1207.
64. Qiu Ling, Gao Tian, Zhang Shuoxin. The application for sociotope map in the landscape planning outside China. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 2010, 26(1):64-67.
65. Peng Xiaobang, Zhong Chonggao, Shen Ping, Zhang Shuoxin. Photosynthetic response of maize and soybean to the microclimate in an agroforestry system. Acta EcologiaSinica, 2010, 30(3):0710-0716.
66. Zhuang Haiyan, An Feng, He Zhe, Ding Xuan, Wu Haiping, Xu Zhijuan, Zhang Shuoxin. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding aquaporings in Heveabrasiliensis. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occident. Sin.2010, 30 (5):0861-0868.
67. Wang Bin, Zhang Shuoxin, Yang Xiaosheng. Assessment on the ecosystem service of different forest types at Huoditang forest region of the Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2010, 25(4):54-61.
68. Wang Xinran, Peng Xiaobang, Cai Jing, Yin Xiuhui, Zhang Shuoxin. Allelopathy effects of water extracts of Eucommia ulmnoides on three crops. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2010, 25(4):157-160.
Professional Books
1. Urban Plant Ecology. Co-editor, Press of Northwest Forestry University, 1996.
2. Forest Extension. Chief Editor, Press of Economic Science, Beijing, 1999.
3. Flora of the Loess Plateau in Central China. Co-editor, IHW-Verlag, Munich, 2007.
4. Ecological Management. Chief Editor, Press of China Agriculture, 2009.
