Wang Ruili, Ph.D., Associate Professor

E-mail: wangrl@nwafu.edu.cn

Researchgate website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruili-Wang-3

Education:

2012.9-2015.12 Ph.D. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China

2009.9-2012.6 M.S. Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry

2005.9-2009.6 B.S. College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Xinjiang University

Work Experience:

2019.1-present, Associate Professor, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University

2017.7-present, Post-doctoral, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University

2016.6-2018.12,Lecturer, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University

Research Interests:

Plant functional traits, Leaf traits, Absorptive root traits, Trait covariation, Functional diversity, Ecosystem productivity

Project Director:

(1) Linkage between plant functional diversity and ecosystem multifunction in the grassland of Loess Plateau (No. K3380220048),Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province：2020.6-2022.6

(2) Variation of leaf stomatal and vein traits along the arid gradient of Loess Plateau (No. 2019JQ-028),the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province, 2019.1-2020.12

(3) Functional trait diversity of leaves and absorptive roots and their linkage with ecosystem function in Qinling Montains (No. 2018T111101), China Postdoctoral Science special Foundation, 2018.6-2020.6

(4) Plant functional traits of above- and belowground organs and their linkage in Mt. Taibai, Qinling Mountains (No. 31700381),the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018.1-2020.12

(5) Variation in absorptive-root functional traits along the elevation in Qingling Mountains (No. 2017M623252), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2018.1-2020.1

(6) Relationship between plant functional traits and ecosystem productivity in the grassland of Loess Plateau (No. 2017YFA0604803),the National Key Research Program of China, 2017.7-2022.6

(7) Variation of leaf functional traits along the altitudinal gradient in Taibai Mountain (No. 2452016138),the Doctoral Start-up Fund of Northwest A&F, 2016.7-2018.12

Teaching Course:

Forest ecology, Environmental protection

Selected Relevant Publications (*Correspondent author ; # equal contribution )：

[1] Ruili Wang, Guirui Yu*, Nianpeng He*. Root Community Traits: Scaling-Up and Incorporating Roots Into Ecosystem Functional Analyses.Frontiers in plant science.2021,12:690235.(IF=5.753)

[2] Xinrui Liu, Haoxuan Chen, Tianyu Sun, Danyang Li, Xue Wang, Weiyi Mo, Ruili Wang*, Shuoxin Zhang*. Variation in woody leaf anatomical traits along the altitudinal gradient in Taibai Mountain, China. Global Ecology and Conservation.2021, 26: e01523. (IF=3.380)

[3] Ruili Wang*, Haoxuan Chen, Xinrui Liu, Zhibo Wang, Jingwen Wen, Shuoxin Zhang*. Plant phylogeny and growth form as drivers of the altitudinal variation in woody leaf vein traits.Frontiers in plant science.2020, 10:1735. (IF=4.106)

[4] Deliang Kong^#, Junjian Wang^#, Huifang Wu^#, Oscar Valverde-Barrantes^#, Ruili Wang^#, Hui Zeng, Paul Kardol, Haiyan Zhang, Yulong Feng. Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrum. Nature Communications. 2019,10:2203 (IF=12.353)

[5] Ruili Wang, Qiufeng Wang, Ning Zhao, Zhiwei Xu, Xianjin Zhu, Cuicui Jiao, Guirui Yu*, Nianpeng He*. Different phylogenetic and environmental controls of first-order root morphological and nutrient traits: Evidence of multidimensional root traits. Functional Ecology, 2018, 32:29–39. (IF=5.491)

[6] Ruili Wang*, Qiufeng Wang, Congcong Liu, Liang Kou, Ning Zhao, Zhiwei Xu, Shuoxin Zhang, Nianpeng He, Guirui Yu. Changes in trait and phylogenetic diversity of leaves and absorptive roots from tropical to boreal forests. Plant and Soil, 2018, 432:389–401. (IF=3.306)

[7] Ruili Wang, Qiufeng Wang, Ning Zhao, Guirui Yu*, Nianpeng He*. Complex trait relationships between leaves and absorptive roots: Coordination in tissue N concentration but divergence in morphology. Ecology and Evolution, 2017, 7: 2697–2705. (IF=2.340)

[8] Ruili Wang, Guirui Yu*, Nianpeng He*, Qiufeng Wang, Ning Zhao, Zhiwei Xu. Latitudinal variation of leaf morphological traits from species to communities along a forest transect in eastern China. Journal of geographical sciences. 2016, 26(1): 15-26. (IF=2.364)

[9] Ruili Wang, Guirui Yu*, Nianpeng He*, Qiufeng Wang, Ning Zhao, Zhiwei Xu, Jianpeng Ge. Latitudinal variation of leaf stomatal traits from species to community level in forests: linkage with ecosystem productivity. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 14454. (IF=5.228)

[10] Ruili Wang, Guirui Yu^*, Nianpeng He^*, Qiufeng Wang, Fucai Xia, Ning Zhao, Zhiwei Xu, Jianping Ge. Elevation-related variation in leaf stomatal traits as a function of plant functional type: evidence from Changbai Mountain, China. PLoS One, 2014, 9, e115395.(IF=3.534)