Areas of Focus
- Plant Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Biodiversity
- Island Biogeography
Work Experience
- 1998 - Present: Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor at Zhejiang University
- April 2014 - May 2014: Visiting Professor at University of Zurich
- July 2010 - February 2011: Visiting Scholar at Florida International University
- February 2006 - June 2006, February 2008 - April 2008: Visiting Professor at University of Alberta
- 1993 - 1998: Teaching Assistant, Lecturer at Hangzhou University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997: PhD in Botany from Northeast Forestry University
- 1993: Master's in Botany from Hangzhou University
- 1990: Bachelor's in Biology from Hangzhou University
- Published over 180 academic papers, including more than 30 as first or corresponding author in top international journals
Publications
- Climate and fragment area jointly affect the dynamics of seedlings in different functional group, Zhong Y., Xie Y., Zhong Y., Lei Y.,Wei B., Liu J. & Yu M.*, 2023
- Tree species richness increases spatial variation but not overall wood decomposition, Wu D., Seibold S., Pietsch K. A., Ellwood M. D. F. & Yu M.*, 2023
Awards
- Second Prize, Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award (2019)
- Second Prize, Liang Xi Forestry Science and Technology Award (2019)