Nature is so beautiful with amazing biodiversity. Why they are here and such sort of questions filled in my brain from childhood. It is very interesting to explore the effects of environmental change on biodiversity and ecosystem function. My academic background covers Scaling relationships between plant functional traits of species of different functional types and along environmental gradients, their response and acclimation capacity to changing environments. My experiences mainly come from works on tropical and temperate rainforests, dry valley shrubs in western China and eastern Australia. My current research interests focus on the plant life history strategy and the mechanisms of biodiversity maintenance. My main research interests are in the followed three topic:

　　（1） Shade tolerant and species coexistence of forest plants

　　（2） Diverse life history strategies of plants in alpine meadow.

　　（3） The scaling strategy of plants at macroscale and control habitat gradients

　　CAREER OUTLINE

　　Associate Professor: 2011-now. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

　　Visiting Scholar: 2010.8-2011.8. The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

　　Assistant Professor: 2006-2011. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

　　Research Fellow: 2002-2006. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

　　Ph.D., 2005-2008: Plant ecology. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

 Overseas Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Natural Science Foundation of China; High-level overseas talents of Sichuan Province

　　1. Scafaro AP., Xiang S*, Long B, Bahar NA., Weerasinghe LK., Creek D., Evans J., Reich P.B., Atkin O.K. Strong thermal acclimation of photosynthesis in tropicaland temperate wet-forest tree species: the importance ofaltered Rubisco content. Global Change Biology, 23(7):2783-2800,doi: 10.1111/gcb.13566, 2017（共同一作）

　　2. Weerasinghe L K, Creek D, Crous K Y, Xiang S, et al. Canopy position affects the relationships between leaf respiration and associated traits in a tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland[J]. Tree physiology,34,564-584, 2014

　　3.S. Xiang, O.K. Atkin, P.B. Reich, SC. Sun. Comparison studies of leaf traits scaling relationships of contrasting temperate and tropical wet forest species. Functional Ecology, 27(2), 520-532, 2013.

　　4. Li Y, Yang D, Xiang S, et al. Different responses in leaf pigments and leaf mass per area to altitude between evergreen and deciduous woody species[J]. Australian Journal of Botany, 2013, 61(6), 424-435.

　　5. S. Xiang, N. Wu, SC. Sun. Testing the generality of leafing intensity premium hypothesis in temperate broad-leaved forests: a survey of within- and between-habitat leaf size variation. Evolutionary Ecology, 2010,24: 685-701.

　　6. S. Xiang, YL. Liu, F. Fang, N. Wu, SC. Sun. Stem architectural effect on leaf size,leaf number, and leaf mass fraction in plant twigs of woody species. International Journal of Plant Science. 2009, 170(8):999–1008.

　　7. S. Xiang, N. Wu, SC. Sun. Within-twig biomass allocation in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved species along an altitudinal gradient: allometric scaling analysis. Trees: Structure and Function, 2009, 23: 637-647.

　　8. S. Xiang, RQ. Guo, N. Wu, SC. Sun. Current status and future prospects of Zoige Marsh in Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Ecological Engineering, 2009, 35: 553-562.

　　9. DM. Yang, K.J. Niklas, S. Xiang, SC. Sun. Size-dependent leaf area ratio in plant twigs: Implication for leaf size optimization. Annals of Botany, 2009, doi: 10.1093/aob/mcp262.

　　10. FJ. Liu, S. Xiang, & SC. Sun. Comparative Study on Leaf Mass per Area, Photosynthetic Capacity, and Chemical Defense Traits of Four Subtropical Evergreen Tree Species in Contrasting Light Conditions. Chinese Journal of Applied & Environmental Biology. 2010.4: 462-467 (In Chinese with English abstract).

　　11. S. Xiang, SQ. Liu, QH. Chen, et al. 2004. Study on soil adaptability of grape in the dry river valleys of upper reaches of Minjiang Rive. Acta Horticulture Sinica,31 (3)：297-302 (In Chinese with English abstract).

　　12. JL. Ding, S. Xiang, GL He.2003. Experiments on grape introduction and ecological adaptability in upper reaches of Minjiang River. Acta of Sino-overseas grapevine and wine, (6):12-16 (In Chinese with English abstract).

　　13. S. Xiang, JL. Ding. 2003. Analysis on climate adaptability and ecology of grape in the dry river valleys of upper reaches of Minjiang River. Acta of Sino-overseas grapevine and wine, (3):14-16 (In Chinese with English abstract)

　　14. S. Xiang, JL. Zou, SQ. Liu. Analysis of benefits of the engineering of rainfall collecting and water keeping in hilly slopeland of Sichuan Basin. Journal of Sichuan Agriculture University, 2001,19(3):249-252 (In Chinese with English abstract)

　　15. SQ Liu, DG Yuan, S. Xiang, etc.2002. Analysis on Factors of Water and Soil Loss and It’s Harnessing Countermeasures in Sichuan and Chongqing Region. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 16 (5)：14-18 (In Chinese with English abstract)

　　（1） National science foundation of China of Youngth program: The shade tolerant mechanisms of woody species in subtropical forests: the significance of stem lifespan (2011.1～2013.12)

　　（2） National science foundation of China: Height growth strategies and species coexistence in subtropical Chinese forest (2014.1～2017.12)

　　（3） International cooperation in science and technology special project: Effects of anthropic and tourism interference on biodiversity in Jiuzhaigou (2013.4-2016.3)