Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang, Ph D, Associate Professor
E-mail: zwgwyd@163.com
Education:
2009/09-2013/06 Chongqing Normal University, Biological Science, BS.
2013/09-2016/06 Northwest A&F University, Botany Science, MS.
2016/08-2019/06 Northwest A&F University, Crop Science, Ph.D.
Work Experience:
2019/07- Associate Professor, Department of Grassland Science, College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University
Research Interests:
Grassland ecosystem restoration effect and mechanism, ecosystem carbon-nitrogen-water cycle and its coupling process, biodiversity and ecosystem service function
Teaching Course:
Ecology, Grassland survey and planning, Weed Science
Grants:
Project director:
[1] Yulin Science and Technology Program of Industry-University-Research Cooperation Project (2023-CXY-180), 2024/01-2025/12.
[2] Census of Agricultural Invasive Alien Species in Xi'an International Harbor District Project, 2023/01-2023/12.
[3] Shaanxi Provincial Key R&D Project (No. 2022SF-285), 2022/01-2023/12.
[4] Shaanxi Province Forestry Science and technology Innovation Plan special project (SXLK2022-0214), 2022/10-2025/10.
[5] National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42007428), 2021/01-2023/12.
[6] Qinling Ecological Scientific Investigation project of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, 2021/05-2021/12.
[7] Shaanxi Province Forestry Science and technology Innovation Plan special project (SXLK2020-0204), 2020/05-2023/12.
[8] China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M683594), 2020/01-2022/12.
[9] Ph.D Research Start-up Foundation of Northwest A&F University (2452020011), 2019/07-2022/12.
Project participants:
[1] Effect and mechanism of soil-vegetation restoration in fragile habitats in loess gully region (41571501), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016/01-2019/12
[2] Coordination mechanism of plant-microbial-soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry during vegetation restoration in fragile habitats (41877543), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2019/01-2022/12
Publications:
Refereed journal articles:
[1] Yujie Liang, Rong Fu, Ahejiang Sailike, Hongjian Hao, Zhouchang Yu, Rong Wang, Ning Peng, Shicai Li, Wei Zhang*, Yangyang Liu. Soil labile organic carbon and nitrate nitrogen are the main factors driving carbon-fixing pathways during vegetation restoration in the Loess Plateau, China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025, 378. 109283. (SCI, Top Journal)
[2] Hongjian Hao, Rong Wang, Shicai Li, Pian Duo, Ning Peng, Ahejiang Sailike, Zhouchang Yu, Jiayi Shi, Xingbo Wang, Zihan Wang, Wei Zhang*. Different contributions of microbial and plant residues to soil organic carbon accumulation during planted forest and abandoned farmland restoration, Loess Plateau, China. Plant and Soil, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-024-06772-x. (SCI, Top Journal)
[3] Zhouchang Yu1, Wei Zhang1, Pian Duo, Ying Zhang, Xingfang Tian, Lin Sun, Yuzheng Gu Junhong Zhang, Jiaxing Song, Ahejiang Sailike, Yujie Liang, Rong Fu, Zhiguo Xie, Peizhi Yang*. Assembly processes of rare and abundant taxa are closely related to the bacterial and fungal functionality during desert vegetation reestablishment. Pedosphere, 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2024.03.004. (SCI, Top Journal)
[4] Xingfang Tian, Ying Zhang, Yujie Liang, Rong Fu, Lin Sun, Zhouchang Yu, Jiayi Shi, Ahejiang Sailike, Hongjian Hao, Wei Zhang*. Differential response of soil bacteria and fungi to carbon and respiration components in abandoned grasslands on the Loess Plateau, China. Plant and Soil, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-024-06628-4. (SCI, Top Journal)
[5] Xing Wang, Zhengchen Wang, Fang Chen, Zhenjiao Zhang, Jingbo Fang, Liheng Xing, Jia Zeng, Qi Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Weichao Liu, Chengjie Ren, Gaihe Yang, Zekun Zhong, Wei Zhang*, Xinhui Han. Deterministic assembly of grassland soil microbial communities driven by climate warming amplifies soil carbon loss. Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 923: 171418. (SCI, Top Journal)
[6] Weichao Liu, Jingbo Fang, Yaoyue Liang, Xing Wang, Qi Zhang, Jinduo Wang, Mengfan He, Wenjie Wang, Jian Deng, Chengjie Ren, Wei Zhang*, Xinhui Han. Acid rain reduced soil carbon emissions and increased the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration: A comprehensive meta-analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 923: 171370. (SCI, Top Journal)
[7] Qi Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Yueqi Liang, Yaoyue Liang, Yongtao Zhao, Zhengchen Wang, Yuze Li, Weichao Liu, Xing Wang, Gaihe Yang, Chengjie Ren, Wei Zhang*, Xinhui Han. The multifunctionality of soil aggregates is related to the complexity of aggregate microbial community during afforestation. Catena, 2024, 236: 107737. (SCI, IF= 6.2, Top Journal)
[8] Zhouchang Yu, Wei Zhang, Yushu Liu, Ling Cao, Yongfei Bai, Xiaopin Xin, Yi Zhou, Zhiguo Xie, Tianming Hu, Peizhi Yang. Dynamics of SOC density and driving factors during the restoration of artificial grassland and abandoned farmland in Mu Us Desert, China. Catena, 2023, 224: 106991. (SCI, IF= 6.2, Top Journal)
[9] Ling Cao, Miaoping Xu, Yushu Liu, Zhouchang Yu, Lin Sun, Xingfang Tian, Ying Zhang, Jiayi Shi, Xinhui Han, Peizhi Yang, Wei Zhang*. Response of soil nitrogen components and its vertical distribution to rainfall redistribution during Robinia pseudoacacia forest restoration on the Loess Plateau. Ecological Indicators. 2023, 155: 111036. (SCI, Top Journal)
[10] Zhouchang Yu, Wei Zhang *, Liyun Zhang, Shihai Ma, Lin Sun, Yushu Liu, Ying Zhang, Sailike AHejiang, Jiayi Shi, Ling Cao, Ronglei Zhou, Zhiguo Xie, Ziyan Li, Peizhi Yang. Efficient vegetation restoration in Mu Us desert reduces microbial diversity due to the transformation of nutrient requirements. Ecological Indicators, 2023, 154: 110758. (SCI, Top Journal)
[11] Yangyang Liu, Ziqi Lin, Zijun Wang, Xu Chen, Peidong Han, Bo Wang, Zhenqian Wang, Zhongming Wen, Haijing Shi, Zhixin Zhang, Wei Zhang*. Discriminating the impacts of vegetation greening and climate change on the changes in evapotranspiration and transpiration fraction over the Yellow River Basin. Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 904: 166926. (SCI, Top Journal)
[12] Lin Sun, Zhouchang Yu, Xingfang Tian, Ying Zhang, Jiayi Shi, Rong Fu, Yujie Liang Wei Zhang*. Leguminosae plants play a key role in affecting soil physical-chemical and biological properties during grassland succession after farmland abandonment in the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Land, 2023, 15: 1107–1128. (SCI)
[13] Miaoping Xu, Wenjie Li, Jiayi Wang, Yufan Zhu, Yongzhong Feng, Gaihe Yang, Wei Zhang*, Xinhui Han. Soil ecoenzymatic stoichiometry reveals microbial phosphorus limitation after vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau, China. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 815: 152918. (SCI, Top Journal)
[14] Miaoping Xu, Yufan Zhu, Shuohong Zhang, Yongzhong Feng, Wei Zhang*, Xinhui Han. Global scaling the leaf nitrogen and phosphorus resorption of woody species: Revisiting some commonly held views. Science of The Total Environment, 2021, 788: 147807. (SCI, Top Journal)
[15] Wei Zhang, Yadong Xu, Dexin Gao, Xing Wang, Weichao Liu, Jian Deng, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Guangxin Ren. Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and nutrient dynamics along a revegetation chronosequence in the soils of abandoned land and Robinia pseudoacacia plantation on the Loess Plateau, China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2019, 134: 1-14. (SCI, Top Journal)
[16] Wei Zhang, Weichao Liu, Miaoping Xu, Jian Deng, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Guangxin Ren. Response of forest growth to C:N:P stoichiometry in plants and soils during Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation on the Loess Plateau, China. Geoderma, 2019, 337: 280-289. (SCI, Top Journal)
[17] Wei Zhang, Dexin Gao, Zhengxing Chen, Hui Li, Jian Deng, Wenjing Qiao, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Juying Huang. Substrate quality and soil environmental conditions predict litter decomposition and drive soil nutrient dynamics following afforestation on the Loess Plateau of China. Geoderma, 2018, 325:152-161. (SCI, Top Journal)
[18] Wei Zhang, Wenjing Qiao, Dexin Gao, Yinyue Dai, Jian Deng, Gaihe Yang, Xinhui Han, Guangxin Ren. Relationship between soil nutrient properties and biological activities along a restoration chronosequence of Pinus tabulaeformis plantation forests in the Ziwuling Mountains, China. Catena, 2018, 161: 85-95. (SCI, Top Journal)
[19] Wei Zhang, Chengjie Ren, Jian Deng, Fazhu Zhao, Gaihe Yang, Xinhui Han, Xiaogang Tong, Yongzhong Feng. Plant functional composition and species diversity affect soil C, N, and P during secondary succession of abandoned farmland on the Loess Plateau. Ecological Engineering, 2018, 122: 91-99. (SCI)
[20] Chengjie Ren, Wei, Zhang, Zekun Zhong, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Guangxin Ren. Differential responses of soil microbial biomass, diversity, and compositions to altitudinal gradients depend on plant and soil characteristics. Science of The Total Environment, 2018, 610–611: 750-758. (SCI, Top Journal)
[21] Yadong Xu, Zekun Zhong, Wei Zhang, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yanga, Chengjie Ren, Yongzhong Feng, Guangxin Ren, Xiaojiao Wang. Responses of soil nosZ-type denitrifying microbial communities to the various land-use types of the Loess Plateau, China. Soil and Tillage Research, 2019, 195: 104378. (SCI, Top Journal)
[22] Jian Deng, Wenhui Hao, Wei Zhang, Xinhui Han, Kaiyuan Li, Yongzhong Feng, Gaihe Yang. Exploring farmers’ pro-ecological intentions after ecological rehabilitation in a fragile environment area: a structural equation modeling approach. Sustainability, 2018, 10(1), 29. (SSCI)
[23] Jian Deng, Sha Wang, Chengjie Ren, Wei Zhang, Fazhu Zhao, Xianfang Li, Dan Zhang, Xinhui Han, Gaihe Yang. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Resorption in Relation to Nutrition Limitation along the Chronosequence of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) Plantation. Forests, 2019, 10(3), 261. (SCI)
[24] Sailike Ahejiang, Lin Sun, Rong Wang, Zhouchang Yu, Yushu Liu, Hongjian Hao, Xingfang Tian, Ronglei Zhou, Wei Zhang*. Restoration of grassland soil aggregate composition and Total nitrogen distribution characteristics in Loess Hilly Area. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2023, 43(24): 10065⁃ 10080.
[25] Wei Zhang, Junhao He, Wenfang Hao. Niche characteristics of dominant plant populations in grassland of loess hilly region of China with different man-agement styles. Pratacultural Science, 2016, 33(7): 1391-1402．
[26] Wenjing Qiao, Yinyue Dai, Wei Zhang, Shuyue Fu, Gaihe Yang, Xinhui Han, Zhengxing Chen, Dexin Gao, Yongzhong Feng. Ｒelationship Between the Vegetation Community and Soil Nutrient and Enzyme Activity During the Restoration of Abandoned Land in the Loess Hilly Region. Environmental Science, 2018, 39(12):5687-5698. (EI)
[27] Zhengxing Chen, Dexin Gao, Wei Zhang, Xinhui Han, Zekun Zhong, Wenjing Qiao, Yinyue Dai, Gaihe Yang. Population spatial patterns of grassland plant communities in different slope aspects in the loess hilly area, China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 29(06):1846-1856.
Book chapters:
[1] Xinhui Han (Editor in Chief) et al., Wei Zhang (coedit), Evaluation and Ecological Effects of Returning Farmland to Forest in Loess Hilly and Gully Region, Science Press, Beijing, 2018.
