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Zihao Chen (陈子豪)

chenzihaoxue@163.com

Fujian Normal University

Fuzhou, China

Hey there! I’m Zihao, currently a PhD Candidate at the Fujian Normal University under the supervision of Prof.Fuzhong Wu and visiting PhD at sGlobe Lab under the supervision of Prof. Koenraad Van Meerbeek.

My research examines the responses and dynamics of forest soil organic carbon in a changing climate and its functional role in regulating ecosystem material cycling and energy flow. I aim to understand how belowground carbon processes influence forest ecosystem functioning and carbon–climate feedbacks across spatial scales.

To address these questions, I use integrate field observations and experimental approaches with large-scale data synthesis. By combining big data analytics with advanced modeling frameworks to identify general patterns and mechanisms that operate from regional to global scales.

I’m always happy to talk about research, ideas, or collaborations. Feel free to reach out by email!

Selecetd publications

PNAS

Substrate and climate determine terrestrial litter decomposition

Qiuxia Wu, Xiangyin Ni^*, Xinyao Song, Zihao Chen, Songbai Hong, Björn Berg, Mianghai Zheng, Ji Chen, Jingjing Zhu, Ling Ai, Yichen Zhang, and Fuzhong Wu^*

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025

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@article{xinyufrontierv,
  title = {Substrate and climate determine terrestrial litter decomposition},
  author = {Wu, Qiuxia and Ni, Xiangyin and Song, Xinyao and Chen, Zihao and Hong, Songbai and Berg, Björn and Zheng, Mianghai and Chen, Ji and Zhu, Jingjing and Ai, Ling and Zhang, Yichen and Wu, Fuzhong},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  volume = {122},
  issue = {7},
  pages = {e2420664122},
  numpages = {},
  year = {2025},
  month = {},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.2420664122},
}

Global Change Biology

Climate warming accelerates carbon release from foliar litter—A global synthesis

Zihao Chen, Xiangyin Ni, Guillaume Patoine, Changhui Peng, Kai Yue, Ji Yuan, Qiuxia Wu, Nico Eisenhauer, Carlos A. Guerra, Roland Bol, Fuzhong Wu^*, and G. Geoff Wang

Global Change Biology, 2024

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@article{xinyufrontierx,
  title = {Climate warming accelerates carbon release from foliar litter—A global synthesis},
  author = {Chen, Zihao and Ni, Xiangyin and Patoine, Guillaume and Peng, Changhui and Yue, Kai and Yuan, Ji and Wu, Qiuxia and Eisenhauer, Nico and A. Guerra, Carlos and Bol, Roland and Wu, Fuzhong and Wang, G. Geoff},
  journal = {Global Change Biology},
  volume = {30},
  issue = {5},
  pages = {e17350},
  numpages = {},
  year = {2024},
  month = {},
  doi = {10.1111/gcb.17350},
}

Geoderma

Changing precipitation effect on forest soil carbon dynamics is driven by different attributes between dry and wet areas

Zihao Chen, Xinyu Wei, Xinagyin Ni, Fuzhong Wu, and Su Liao^*

Geoderma, 2023

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@article{xinyufrontiery,
  title = {Changing precipitation effect on forest soil carbon dynamics is driven by different attributes between dry and wet areas},
  author = {Chen, Zihao and Wei, Xinyu and Ni, Xinagyin and Wu, Fuzhong and Liao, Su},
  journal = {Geoderma},
  volume = {429},
  issue = {},
  pages = {116279},
  numpages = {},
  year = {2023},
  month = {},
  doi = {10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116279},
}