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Weile Chen
Life Science
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang
Language: Chinese, English
Root Morphology
Soil Nutrients
Ecosystem Processes
Mycorrhizal Interactions
Plant Growth
Soil Biology
Climate Change
Species Diversity
Conservation Strategies
Microbial Technology
Areas of Focus
- Root traits
- Mycorrhizal fungal communities and ecological functions
- Plant-microbe-soil interactions
- Subterranean processes and global change
- Biodiversity conservation
Work Experience
- 2020- Zhejiang University - Researcher
- 2018-2020 University of Texas - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017-2018 University of Illinois - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016 Pennsylvania State University - PhD
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2020- Zhejiang University Researcher
- 2018-2020 University of Texas Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017-2018 University of Illinois Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016 Pennsylvania State University PhD
- 2012 Peking University Master's
- 2009 Peking University Bachelor's
Publications
- Positioning absorptive root respiration in the root economics space across woody and herbaceous species, Weile Chen et al., 2023
- Plastic responses of below-ground foraging traits to soil phosphorus-rich patches across 17 coexisting AM tree species in a subtropical forest, Weile Chen et al., 2023
- Enhanced suppression of saprotrophs by ectomycorrhizal fungi under high level of nitrogen fertilization, Weile Chen et al., 2022
- The genetic basis of the root economics spectrum in a perennial grass, Weile Chen et al., 2021
- Editorial: Impact of Aboveground Disturbances on Rhizosphere Processes, Weile Chen et al., 2021
- The Ecology Underground coalition: building a collaborative future of belowground ecology and ecologists, Weile Chen et al., 2021
- Impacts of Arctic Shrubs on Root Traits and Belowground Nutrient Cycles Across a Northern Alaskan Climate Gradient, Weile Chen et al., 2020
- Topographic and host effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a forested watershed, Weile Chen et al., 2020
- On characterizing root function in perennial horticultural crops, Weile Chen et al., 2020
- Root diameter predicts extramatrical hyphal exploration distance of the ectomycorrhizal fungal community, Weile Chen et al., 2018
- Nutrient foraging by mycorrhizas: from species functional traits to ecosystem process, Weile Chen et al., 2018
- Root morphology and mycorrhizal type strongly influence root production in nutrient hot spots of mixed forests, Weile Chen et al., 2017
- Building a better foundation: Improving root-trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes, Weile Chen et al., 2017
- Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees, Weile Chen et al., 2016
- Mycorrhizal fungi and roots with different morphology are complementary in foraging nutrient patches, Weile Chen et al., 2016
- Linking the respiration of fungal sporocarps with their nitrogen concentration: variation among species, tissues, and guilds, Weile Chen et al., 2016
- Reliance on shallow soil water in a mixed-hardwood forest in central Pennsylvania, Weile Chen et al., 2016
- Variation of first-order root traits across climatic gradients and evolutionary trends in geological time, Weile Chen et al., 2013
- Forest soil respiration and its heterotrophic and autotrophic components: Global patterns and responses to temperature and precipitation, Weile Chen et al., 2010
