Jian Zhang (张健)
Contact me:
School of Life Sciences, SYSU
135 Xingangxi Road
Guangzhou
510275
P.R. China
Email: zhangjian6(at)mail.sysu.edu.cn
Professional Experience
2024.08 – : Professor
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University2016.06 – 2024.07: Professor (Overseas High-level Talents Program)
School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University2015.02 – 2016.05: Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning)
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark2013.09 – 2015.01: Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Scott Nielsen)
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada
Education & Training
2009.09 – 2013.11: PhD in Conservation Biology (Supervisor: Prof. Fangliang He)
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada
Thesis: Spatial and Temporal Variations in Tree Growth, Mortality, and Biodiversity in Alberta Forests2004.09 – 2009.06: Master in Ecology (Supervisor: Prof. Zhanqing Hao
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thesis: Spatial Pattern of Tree Species in an Old-growth Temperate Forest: Chance or Competition?2000.09 – 2004.07: B.Sc. in Environmental Science
Department of Environmental Science, Shanxi University2008: Visiting student (Supervised by Prof. Bo Song)
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, USA2007: Visiting student (Supervised by Prof. Fangliang He)
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Canada2006: Visiting student (Supervised by Prof. Bo Song)
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, USA
Professional Services
Editorial Board
Cross-journal
Special Feature “Mountain Biodiversity in the Anthropocene” (Journal
of Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology,
Functional Ecology) Guest Editors with Prof. Xingfeng Si and
Prof. Jens-Christian Svenning (2026-2027)
Ecography Subject Editor
(2019.03-)
Remote
Sensing in Ecology and Conservation Associate Editor (2017.12-)
Biodiversity
Science 生物多样性 Deputy Editor-in-Chief (2019.11-)
Science China Life
Sciences 中国科学：生命科学 Youth Editor (2024-)
Plant
Diversity Editor (2026.1-)
Vegetation Classification and Survey
Associate Editor (2026.1-)
Chinese Journal of
Applied Ecology 应用生态学报 Associate Editor
(2021.1-2025.12)
Grant Review
NSFC, BIODIVERSA+: European Biodiversity
Partnership, French National Research, the National Science Centre
Poland, et al.
Manuscript Review
Science, Ecology Letters,
American Naturalist, Biogeosciences, Biological Conservation, Canadian
Journal of Forest Research, Conservation Biology, Diversity and
Distributions, Ecology, Ecography, Ecological Applications, Frontiers of
Biogeography, Global Change Biology, Global Ecology and Biogeography,
Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Plant Ecology,
Journal of Vegetation Science, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Oikos,
New Phytologist, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological
Sciences, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Nature Cities,
Science Advances, Nature Communications, et al.
Research Interests
Biodiversity, Macroecology, Biogeography, Community ecology, Ecoinformatics
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Prospective students and postdocs are encouraged to read our publications and contact me or the lab members before applying officially.