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Kechang Niu
kechangniu@nju.edu.cn
English, Chinese, French
Jiangsu

Academic Information

Nanjing University
Life Sciences
  • 2009.03 — 2010.12: Postdoctoral in Natural Geography, Peking University
  • 2003.09 — 2008.07: PhD in Ecology, Lanzhou University
  • 2006.12 — 2008.01: PhD trainee, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (UJF-CNRS)
  • 1998.09 — 2002.06: Bachelor of Science, Northwest Normal University
  • 2019.12 — Present: Professor, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University
  • 2023.09 — Present: Vice Dean, School of Biological Science and Technology, Ili Normal University
  • 2023.04 — 2023.08: Vice Dean, School of Biological and Geographical Sciences, Ili Normal University
  • 2014.12 — 2019.12: Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University
  • 2014.03 — 2015.04: Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Biology, McGill University
  • 2011.01 — 2014.12: Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University

Research

Trait-based community ecology
Trait-based plant community ecology
Plant trait-mediated herbivory/grazing effect
Trait-mediated plant-soil animals
Trait-mediated plant-soil microbes
  • Resilience to species loss: increasing differences among conspecifics buffers decline in plant community function., Kechang Niu & Martin J. Lechowicz, 2024
  • The conceptual and theoretical dimensions of biodiversity research in China: Examples from plants., Chengjin Chu, Lei Chen, Pengfei Fan, Ziwen He, Yuanzhi Li, Jinbao Liao, Xubing Liu, Kechang Niu, Xingfeng Si, Shaopeng Wang & Xinqiang Xi, 2021
  • Harsh environmental regimes increase the functional significance of intraspecific variation in plant communities., Kechang Niu, Shiting Zhang & Martin J. Lechowicz, 2020
  • Trait-dependent importance of intraspecific variation relative to species turnover in determining community functional composition following nutrient enrichment., Xiaolong Zhou, Liuwen Dong, Yongjun Zhang, Jingdong Li, Zhengwei Ren & Kechang Niu, 2024
  • Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem., Bin Wei, Dianye Zhang, Guanqin Wang, Yang Liu, Qinlu Li, Zhihu Zheng, Guibiao Yang, Yunfeng Peng, Kechang Niu, Yuanhe Yang, 2023
Keywords
Community Ecology Trait-Based Biodiversity Ecosystem Function Plant Community Intraspecific Variation Functional Traits Soil Microbes Herbivory Grazing
Related Professors
Litong Chen - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Area of Focus
Biodiversity | Global Change | Alpine Grassland | Ecosystem Function | Soil Carbon | Sequestration | Climate Change | Ecology | Plant Sciences | Environmental Science
Hui Liu - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Area of Focus
Plant Traits | Adaptation Mechanisms | Evolutionary Patterns | Hydraulic Traits | Climate Niche | Functional Traits | Ecological Strategies | Species Distribution | Global Scale | Biodiversity
Hua-Zheng Lu - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Area of Focus
Clonal Plant Ecology: Clonal Plants | Ecology | Plant Interactions | Biodiversity | Stress Gradients | Symbiotic Fungi | Epiphytes | Functional Traits | Life History Strategies | Microbial Mediation | Canopy Biology: Canopy | Forest | Restoration Ecology: Restoration | Karst | Vegetation Recovery | Tropical Forests | Nutrient Propagation | Clonal Plants | Global Change: Global Change
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