Education  

Ph.D. in ecology, Commission for Integrated Survey of Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of   Sciences, China, 1996  

M.S. in forest ecology, the Forestry College of Guangxi Agricultural University, China, 1989 

B.S. in forest science, the Forestry College of Guangxi Agricultural University, China, 1984 

Appointments 

Full Professor in the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ITPCAS), Beijing, 2004-up to now 

Eco-Frontier Fellow at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, 2005.11-2006.2 and 2006.11-2007.2 

Associate Professor in the Institution of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1999-2004 

Visiting scholar in the Ecosystem Center, MBL, Woods Hole, MA, USA, 1998.3-1998.9 

Assistant Professor in the Synthesis Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN), IGSNRR/CAS, Beijing, 1996-1997 

Associate Researcher in the Forestry College of Guangxi Agricultural University, China, 1990-1992