Yunming Chen
Ph.D.Professor
Soil and water conservation
Northwest A&F University
China
Biography
EDUCATION 　　1997-2002 Ph. D in soil science. Dissertation title ：“Study on hydrological effect of artificial seabuckthorn forest in loess hilly region”, Northwestern Science & Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry, China 　　1990-1993 Master Degree in ecology. Thesis title: “A study on water and heat effect of artificial forests in loess hilly region”, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science 　　1986-1990 B.A in Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwestern Science & Technology University of Agriculture and Forestry, China 　　
Research Interest
2005 ～ present, Prof., Institute of Soil and Water Conservation. Main study area includes importance of water condition on afforestation, watershed management on sediment dischage and vegetation resoration, effect of natural vegetation restoration processing on soil environment，artificial forest stablility and sustainable development. 2000 ～ 2004, associate Prof. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation. Main study area includes assessment of environmental reaction on ecological restoration in watershed, mechanism of vegetation on soil and water conservation. 1990 ～ 1999, Assisant Prof., Institute of Soil and Water Conservation. Main study area includes effect of vegetation on soil and water conservation, hydrological effect of artificial forest.
Publications
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Chen Yunming，Liu Guobin，Hou Xilu. Benefits of soil and water conservation and soil moisture of seabuckthorn stands in semi-arid hilly region of loess plateau. Proceedings of 12th International Soil Conservation Organization Conference. Beijing：Tsinghua University Press，2002，Vol.2 ：261~267
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Chen Yunming, Liu Guobin, Li Rui. Ecological restoration in the Loess Plateau: importance of zonal character of vegetation and of soil water conditions. ERSEC Ecological Book Series-3. Beijing：Tsinghua University Press，2006
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Yunming Chen, Yang Cao. Response of tree regeneration and understory plant species diversity to stand density in mature Pinus tabulaeformis plantations in the hilly area of the Loess Plateau, China, Ecological Engineering, 2014, 73:238-245.
