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Name	Weile Chen
Contact Information	chenweile@zju.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Zhejiang

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Name

Weile Chen

Contact Information

chenweile@zju.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Zhejiang University
Faculty	Life Sciences
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
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

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Zhejiang University

Faculty

Life Sciences

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

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

Areas of Focus	Root traits Mycorrhizal fungal communities and ecological functions Plant-microbe-soil interactions Subterranean processes and global change Biodiversity conservation
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

Areas of Focus

Root traits
Mycorrhizal fungal communities and ecological functions
Plant-microbe-soil interactions
Subterranean processes and global change
Biodiversity conservation

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

Root Morphology Soil Nutrients Ecosystem Processes Mycorrhizal Interactions Plant Growth Soil Biology Climate Change Species Diversity Conservation Strategies Microbial Technology

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