Chang-Ming Zhao 
Visiting Scholar
Department of Forest Resources
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
zhaox259@umn.edu
Associate Professor
School of Life Sciences
Lanzhou University, China
222 Tianshui South Road
Lanzhou, P. R. China 730000
zhaochm@lzu.edu.cn
Education
PhD in Ecology. School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China. June 2005.
B S in Biology. School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China. June 2000.
Research
My research focuses on the tree ecophysological responses to the abiotic environment (such as temperature, moisture, and UV-B radiation) and biotic stresses (e.g. competition) and the underlying mechanisms. Especially, (1) leaf traits responses to the alpine or altitudinal environment; (2) forest ecophysiogical responses to the global climatic warming.
Publications
Zhao C., Chen L., Ma F., Yao B., Liu J. Altitudinal differences in the leaf fitness of juvenile and mature alpine spruce trees (Picea crassifolia). Tree Physiology, 2008, 28: 133-141.
Zhao C., Wang G., Wei X., Deng J., Cheng D. Effects of groundwater depth variation on photosynthesis and photoprotection in leaves of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Trees-Structure and Function, 2007, 21:55-63.
Zhao C., Wang G.. Effects of drought stress on the photoprotection in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus leaves. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2002, 44 (11): 1309-1313.
Wan D., Wang A., Wu G., Zhao C. 2008. Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite markers from Przewalskia tangutica (Solanaceae). Conservation Genetics 9:995-997.
Yu Q., Zhang D., Wan D., Xu H., Zhao C. 2008. Development of microsatellite DNA loci for Pugionium dolabratum (Brassicaceae), an endangered psammophyte. Conservation Genetics 9:1019-1022.
Ma F., Chen L., Yao B., Zhao C. 2009. Physiological performances of maternally-dependent genotypes in the homoploid hybrid species Hippophae goniocarpa. Botanical Studies (in press).
Deng J., Wang G., Morris E. C., Wei X., Li D., Chen B., Zhao C., Liu J., Wang Y. 2006. Plant mass-density relationship along a moisture gradient in north-west China. Journal of Ecology. 94(5):953-958.
Peng X., Zhao C., Wu G., Liu J. Genetic variation and intra-specific morphological differentiation of Picea likiangensis (Piceaceae) revealed by RAPD markers. Trees-Structure and Function,2007, 21:457-464.
Hometown
I will stay in Minnesota for one year.
Interests
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