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Jianchu Xu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Plant Ecology
Ethnobotany
Biodiversity
Conservation
Climate Change
Soil Ecology
Sustainability
Environmental Science
Resource Management
Ecological Restoration
Areas of Focus
- Plant Ecology and Ethnobotany
- Soil Ecology
- Global Climate Change
Work Experience
- 2007-present Senior Scientist and Chief Representative: World Agroforestry Centre, China and East Asia Office; Researcher: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004-2007 Director: Water, Hazards and Environment Management Department, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- 1997-2004 Professor and Deputy Director: Biogeography and Ethnobotany Research Office, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1995-2004 Executive Director: Yunnan Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge Research Association
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1991-1992 Master's Degree: University of the Philippines, Environmental Science
- 2001 PhD: China Agricultural University, Environmental and Resource Studies
- 1988-1990 Master's Degree: Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ethnoecology
- 1982-1986 Bachelor's Degree: Nanjing Agricultural University, Horticulture
Publications
- Taxonomy, phylogeny, and successful cultivation of Marasmiellus scandens (Basidiomycota) associated with Aquilaria sinensis (agarwood tree) in China, Zhang, Shiyu, Ye, Shuang, Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Karunarathna, Samantha c, Zhao, Gaojuan, Mapook, Ausana, Xu, Jianchu, 2023
- Assessing the threat of bat-associated fungal pathogens, Samantha C Karunarathna, Danny Haelewaters, Michail S Lionakis, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Xu Jianchu, Alice C Hughes, Peter E Mortimer, 2023
