Education and Appointments: Educational Experience September 2010~July 2014, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, B. Sc. Degree in forestry September 2014~June 2017, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, M. Sc. Degree in Silviculture Dec 2020~Nov 2021, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, visiting Ph.D. student September 2018~January 2022, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD degree in ecology Work Experience Jan. 2022~Nov. 2023, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Position December 2023 to present, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor Research Interest 1. Research and development of intelligent optimization algorithms and statistical decision-making models 2. Spatial and temporal evolution process and mechanism of multidimensional biodiversity 3. Species extinction risk prediction and conservation effectiveness assessment Public Services First Sub-Youth Editorial Board Member of ‘Biodiversity’
Honors 2023 Outstanding Staff Member of Chengdu Institute of Biological Sciences Pacemaker to Merit Student of University of Chinese Academy of Science (2020-2021) Di Ao Scholarship of University of Chinese Academy of Science (2021) Excellent Doctoral Graduate of Sichuan Province, China (2021) Excellent Doctoral Graduate of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021) Institute Director Scholarship of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019-2020) First Class Professional Scholarship for doctoral students of Chinese Academy of Science (2019-2020) Full state-sponsored Scholarship for studying abroad (China Scholarship Council) Merit Student of University of Chinese Academy of Science (2019-2020) Zhu-Li-Yue-Hua Outstanding Doctoral Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Science (2020) Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award of Northwest A & F University Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award of Northwest A & F University
Seleted Publication 1. Ziyan Liao, Jin Zhou, Tsung-Jen Shen* & Youhua Chen* (2023). Inferring single- and multi-species distributional aggregation using quadrat sampling. Ecological Indicators, 156, 111085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111085. 2. Ziyan Liao, Shushi Peng & Youhua Chen* (2022). Half-millennium evidence suggests that extinction debts of global vertebrates started in the Second Industrial Revolution. Communications Biology, 5, 1311. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04277-w. (Featured paper) 3. Ziyan Liao, Youhua Chen, Kaiwen Pan, Mohammed A. Dakhil, Kexin Lin, Xianglin Tian, Fengying Zhang, Xiaogang Wu, Bikram Pandey, Bin Wang, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Lin Zhang* & Michael P. Nobis (2022). Current climate overrides past climate change in explaining multi-site beta diversity of Lauraceae species in China. Forest Ecosystems, 9, 100018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100018. (Cover paper) 4. Ziyan Liao, Michael P. Nobis, Qinli Xiong, Xianglin Tian, Xiaogang Wu, Kaiwen Pan*, Aiping Zhang, Yi Wang & Lin Zhang* (2021). Potential distributions of seven sympatric sclerophyllous oak species in Southwest China depend on climatic, non-climatic and independent spatial drivers. Annals of Forest Science, 78(5), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-020-01012-5. 5. Ziyan Liao, Lin Zhang*, Michael P. Nobis, Xiaogang Wu, Kaiwen Pan*, Keqing Wang, Mohammed A. Dakhil, Mingxi Du, Qinli Xiong, Bikram Pandey & Xianglin Tian (2020). Climate change jointly with migration ability affect future range shifts of dominant fir species in Southwest China. Diversity and Distributions, 26(3), 352–367. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13018. (Cover paper) 6. Wenyan Zhang, Ziyan Liao*, Qi Xiao, Jin Zhou, Xiaoqin Shi, Cheng Li, Youhua Chen & Weihua Xu (2023). Habitat-specific conservation priorities of multidimensional diversity patterns of amphibians in China effectively contribute to the ‘3030’ target. Science of the Total Environment, 901, 165959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165959. 7. Yuxiao He#, Ziyan Liao#, Xiaohong Chen* & Youhua Chen* (2023). Climatic debts for global amphibians: who, where and why?. Biological Conservation, 279, 109929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109929. 8. Jin Zhou#, Ziyan Liao#, Zhidong Liu, Xuecheng Guo, Wenyan Zhang & Youhua Chen* (2023). Urbanization increases stochasticity and reduces the ecological stability of microbial communities in amphibian hosts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 1108662. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1108662. 9. Yi Zhang#, Ziyan Liao#, Han Jiang, Wenqin Tu, Ning Wu, Xiaoping Qiu & Yongmei Zhang* (2022). Climatic variability caused by topographic barrier prevents the northward spread of invasive Ageratina adenophora. Plants, 11, 3108. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11223108. 10. Nannan Zhang#, Ziyan Liao#, Shuang Wu, Michael P. Nobis, Jinniu Wang & Ning Wu* (2021). Impact of climate change on wheat security through an alternate host of stripe rust. Food and Energy Security, 11, e356. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.356. 11. Percy Jinga#*, Ziyan Liao# & Michael P. Nobis (2021). Species distribution modeling that overlooks intraspecific variation is inadequate for proper conservation of marula (Sclerocarya birrea, Anacardiaceae). Global Ecology and Conservation, 32, e01908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01908. 12. Hao Yang, Ziyan Liao, Angang Ming, Ning Miao* (2021). Exploring the effects of thinning on Cunninghamia lanceolata carbon allocation in southwestern China using a process-based model. Forests, 12(11), 1590. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12111590. 13. Mohammed A. Dakhil*, Marwa Wassem A. Halmy, Ziyan Liao, Bikram Pandey, Lin Zhang, Kaiwen Pan*, Xiaoming Sun, Xiaogang Wu, Ebrahem M. Eid & Reham F. El-Barougy (2021). Potential risks to endemic conifer montane species under climate change: Integrative approach for conservation prioritization in west China. Landscape Ecology, 36(11), 3137–3151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01309-4. 14. Huizhong Fan#, Tongyi Liu#, Youhua Chen#, Ziyan Liao, Jun Chen, Yibo Hu, Gexia Qiao* & Fuwen Wei* (2024). Geographical patterns and determinants of insect biodiversity in China. Science China Life Sciences, 67, 1255–1265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-023-2483-0. 15. Yiwen Pan*, Anna M. Hersperger, Felix Kienast, Ziyan Liao, Gang Ge & Michael P. Nobis (2022). Spatial and temporal scales of landscape structure affect the biodiversity-landscape relationship across ecologically distinct species groups. Landscape Ecology, 37, 2311–2325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01477-x. 16. Bikram Pandey*, Kaiwen Pan*, Mohammed A. Dakhil, Ziyan Liao, Arbindra Timilsina, Manita Khanal & Lin Zhang (2021). Contrasting gymnosperms diversity across an elevation gradient in the ecoregions of China: The role of temperature and productivity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9(6), 1–17. https:/doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.679439. 17. Mohammed A. Dakhil*, Jiangrong Li, Bikram Pandey, Kaiwen Pan*, Ziyan Liao, Olusanya Abiodun Olatunji, Lin Zhang, Ebrahem M. Eid & Mohamed Andelaal (2021). Richness patterns of endemic and threatened conifers in south-west China: topographic-soil fertility explanation. Environmental Research Letters, 16(3), 034017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abda6e. 18. Li Zhao, Mingxi Du*, Wei Du, Jiahuan Guo, Ziyan Liao, Xiang Kang & Qiuyu Liu* (2022). Evaluation of the carbon sink capacity of the proposed Kunlun Mountain National Park. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 9887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169887. 19. Lin Shi#, Xiudong Shi#, Yuning Cao, Yayong Wu, Haijuan Wei, Youhua Chen, Ziyan Liao*, Yin Qi* (2023). Response of distribution range against climate change and habitat preference of four national protected Diploderma species in Tibetan Plateau, Asian Herpetological Research, 14(04), 319–330. https://doi.org/10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2023.0030. 20. Wei Xu#, Yun-He Wu#, Wei-Wei Zhou, Hong-Man Chen, Bao-Lin Zhang, Jin-Min Chen, Weihua Xu, Ding-Qi Rao, Haipeng Zhao, Fang Yan, Zhiyong Yuan, Ke Jiang, Jie-Qiong Jin, Mian Hou, Dahu Zou, Li-Jun Wang, Yuchi Zheng, Jia-Tang Li, Jianping Jiang, Xiao-Mao Zeng, Youhua Chen, Ziyan Liao, Cheng Li, Xue-You Li, Wei Gao, Kai Wang, Dong-Ru Zhang, Chenqi Lu, Tingting Yin, Zhaoli Ding, Gui-Gang Zhao, Jing Chai, Wen-Ge Zhao, Ya-Ping Zhang, John J. Wiens* & Jing Che* (2024). Hidden hotspots of amphibian biodiversity in China, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(20), e2320674121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2320674121. Supported Projects 1. Chair, National Key Research and Development Program of the 14th Five-Year Plan (Thematic Level), Research and Development of New Methods for Genomic Diversity Assessment, 2023.12-2026.12 2. Chair, National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China, Simulation of migration lag risk of endemic conifer species in southwest China under climate change, 2023.01-2025.12 3. Chair, China Postdoctoral Program, Impacts of migration capacity on the spatial and temporal dynamics of turnover and nesting patterns of conifers in mountainous areas of Southwest China, 2022.06~2023.11 4. Chair, Sichuan Province Science and Technology Activities Funding for Returned Overseas Scholars, Research and Application of Multi-Objective Collaborative Conservation-National Park Spatial Optimization Technology in Gongga Mountain, 2023.09~2024.09
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