
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function Lab
生物多樣性与生态系统功能實驗室
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function Lab
生物多樣性与生态系统功能實驗室
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function Lab
生物多樣性与生态系统功能實驗室


Yuxin Chen (陈宇新)
Principal Investigater, Professor
- Professor, Xiamen University, 2023-
- Associate Professor, Xiamen University, 2019-2023
- Postdoc, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2016-2018
- BS, PhD and Research Associate, Sun Yat-sen University, 2007-2019
Research: Yuxin is interested in how climate change will affect biodiversity, and its consequences for ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing.
Editorial Services: Reviewing Editor of eLife (2020 - )
Email: yuxin.chen“AT”xmu.edu.cn
More: ORCID, Google Scholar and ResearchGate

Chenyan Huang (黄晨燕)
Postdoc, 2025~
- PhD, Sun Yat-sen University, 2021-2025
Research: Relationships between multi-trophic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and forest soil carbon cycling
Email: huangchy0829“At”126.com

Yue Qiu (邱月)
Postdoc, 2025~
- PhD, The Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019-2024
Research: How land-use intensification affects biodiversity and its consequences for ecosystem functioning
Email: yqiu"At"xmu.edu.cn

Xinfeng Chen (陈鑫凤)
Research assistant, 2022~
- BS, Fujian Normal University, 2017-2021
Research: Long-term monitoring of plant diversity, and conservation of rare and endangered plant species in Fujian Province
Email: xf.chen"AT”xmu.edu.cn

Yiyang An(安轶阳)
PhD student, 2025~
- BS, Xiamen University, 2019-2023
Research: How do plant host and the soil environment influence endophytic microbial communities under climate change
Email: 664967271"At"qq.com

Xiujuan Cheng (程秀娟)
Master student, 2025~
- BS, Xiamen University, 2021-2025
Research: How do environment and host jointly shape the composition of endophytic microbial communities in mangrove plants
Email: 33120212202063"AT”stu.xmu.edu.cn

Man Deng (邓曼)
Undergraduate student, 2023~
Research: Population restoration of the endangered species Isoetes orientalis, and tree diversity distribution in Fujian provience.
Email: 3595771640“At”qq.com

Siqing Fang (方思晴)
PhD student, 2023~
- BS, Fujian Normal University, 2017-2021
Research: Siqing is interested in the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across spatial scales. She is working on (i) how the effects of tree β diversity on landscape productivity depend on α and γ diversity, (ii) how the relationship between soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning varies acorss spatial scales, and (iii) how range-shift-induced changes in plant diversity affect ecosystem functioning, using a combination of mathematical derivation, simulations, field observation and experiments.
Email: faustine"At"stu.xmu.edu.cn

Yudi Hua (华雨笛)
Master student, 2024~
- BS, Xiamen University, 2020-2024
Research: Elevational patterns of insect herbivory on leaves of woody plants in a subtropical forest
Email: 1354210757"At"qq.com

Qing Huang (黄庆)
PhD student, 2026~
- MS, Kunming Institute ofBotany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022-2025
- BS, Guangxi NormalUniversity, 2018-2022
Research: Qing is interested in plant systematics. He will focus his phd research on how climate warming will affect biodiversity distribution, and what will be its consequences for ecosystem functioning.

Ziyuan Lin (林子渊)
PhD student, 2024~
- BS, Lanzhou University, 2018-2022
Research: Ziyuan is: (i) using data from global biodiversity experiments and long-term resurvey to study ecosystem consequences of directed plant species loss; (ii) conducting a greenhouse experiment to study how elevated CO2 will affect the effectivenss of biodiversity on the restoration of highly degraded forest ecosystems.
Email: linzy2022"At"stu.xmu.edu.cn

Qi Liu (刘琪)
Undergraduate student, 2023~
Research: Population restoration of the endangered species Isoetes orientalis, and plant diversity distribution in E-mei-feng National Nature Reserve.
Email: 37520232205120“At”stu.xmu.edu.cn

Yuefeng Luo (罗月凤)
Master student, 2024~
- BS, South China Agricultural University, 2020-2024
Research: How does soil microbial diversity affect ecosystem functioning under elevated CO2
Email: luoyuefeng"At"stu.xmu.edu.cn

Hongzhe Ruan (阮泓喆)
Master student, 2026~
- BS, Xiamen University, 2022-2026
Research: How did endophytic microorganisms in mangroves originate, and is their origin mainly driven by environmental selection or genetic evolution?
Email: ruanhongzhe“At”stu.xmu.edu.cn

Liting Su (苏丽婷)
Master student, 2024~
- BS, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2020-2024
Research: How do community (dis-)assemblly processes affect ecosystem functioning
Email: suliting"At"stu.xmu.edu.cn

Lingya Wang (王玲丫)
Master student, 2026~
- BS, Fujian Agricultureand Forestry University, 2022–2026
Research: How can we harness biodiversity to restore soil ecosystem functions in degraded ecosystems under climate change
Email: wangly0241“At”163.com

Ya Wang (王雅)
PhD student, 2024~
Research: Assembly of multi-trophic biodiversity and its consequences for ecosystem functioning
Email: wangya2024"AT”stu.xmu.edu.cn

Kunwei Yu (余坤蔚)
Master student, 2025~
- BS, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 2021-2025
Research: Roles of biodiversity in forest restoration at a landscape scale
Email: 15616519048"AT”163.com

Yuxuan Zhao(赵雨轩)
PhD student, 2026~ (co-supervised with Prof. Yi Li)
- MS, Xiamen University, 2023-2026
- BS, Hainan University, 2019-2023
Research: Mangrove restoration and functional recovery of coastal wetland ecosystems using remote sensing
Email: zhaoyuxuan"AT”stu.xmu.edu.cn

Zewei Zhuang (庄泽玮)
PhD student, 2022~
- BS, Fujian Normal University, 2016-2020
Research: Experimental quantification of resilience, and biodiversity distribution in fragmented landscapes
Email: zhuangzewei"AT”stu.xmu.edu.cn
Alumni
Postdoc
- Wenbin Li (李文斌, 2021 - 2025)
- Chuying Guo (郭初莹, 2022-2025)
PhD student
- Lei Wang (王磊, 2020 - 2025)
Master student
- Sijinghui Qiu (邱思婧晖, 2022)
- Xiuzhe Li (李秀哲, 2024)
- Xueer Zhong (钟雪儿, 2024)
- Jiangyue Long (龙江玥, 2026)
Undegraduate student
- Ang Ji (冀昂, 2021)
- Jiaxi Yao (姚家曦, 2022)
- Chenyu Zhao (赵辰宇, 2022)
- An Yiyang (安轶阳, 2023)
- Junkai Ma (马君楷, 2023)
- Zheyang Su (苏哲洋, 2023)
- Yudi Hua (华雨笛, 2024)
- Xiaoxiao Liu (刘晓晓, 2024)
- Xinyue Zeng (曾心玥, 2024)
- Xiujuan Cheng (程秀娟, 2025)
- Mujiao Wang (王慕娇, 2025)
- Zhijun Chen (陈治君, 2026)
- Hongzhe Ruan (阮泓喆, 2026)
Research assistant
- Ruiling Liu (刘芮伶, 2021-2022)




















