Dr. Chao Guo
Position: Humboldt Research Fellowship Postdoc
Contact:
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 - 463 31372
E-Mail:
Visisting adress: Cotta-Bau, 1. floor, room 1.07 map of Tharandt, Cotta-Bau
Postal adress: Postfach 1117, 01735 Tharandt
Parcels: TU Dresden, Professur für Forstzoologie, Pienner Straße 7, D-01737 Tharandt
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-7937
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chao-Guo-32
Research Interests:
My core research line focuses on the role of variation in plant functional traits of wide-ranging species in soil carbon release processes, particularly on the decomposition of leaves and woody organs of trees and shrubs. I have a special interest in the dynamics of relationships and feedbacks between plant functional traits, invertebrates and the decomposition process of forest deadwood.
Postdoc Project:
Examining factors that shape the dynamics of wood decomposition is essential for the evaluation of global carbon budgets. Utilizing the global deadwood experiment platform, which involves 144 trees across 55 sites, I will investigate how climate interacts with wood traits and decomposers to influence deadwood decomposition globally. Furthermore, I will conduct a decomposition experiment across 64 sites in Germany, spanning vast elevational gradients, to explore how microclimatic heterogeneity affects the interactive effects of wood traits with decomposers on deadwood decomposition. Additionally, I will examine how this tri-relationship between microclimate, wood traits, and decomposers shifts across different macroclimate zones.
By conducting this research, my goal is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate, wood traits, decomposer insects, and their interactions on deadwood decomposition. This knowledge will significantly contribute to accurate modeling of the global carbon cycle and budget.
Selected Publications:
Guo, C., Yan, E. R., & Cornelissen, J. H.C. (2022). Size matters for linking traits to ecosystem multifunctionality. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(9), 803-813.
Guo, C., Tuo, B., Ci, H., Sai, B. L., Zhang, Y., Yan, E. R., & Cornelissen, J. H.C. (2022). How detritivores, plant traits and time modulate coupling of leaf versus woody litter decomposition rates across species. Journal of Ecology, 111(1), 227-239.
Guo, C., Tuo, B., Ci, H., Yan, E. R., & Cornelissen, J. H.C. (2021). Dynamic feedbacks among tree functional traits, termite populations and deadwood turnover. Journal of Ecology, 109(4), 1578-1590.
Guo, C., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Tuo, B., Ci, H., & Yan, E. R. (2020). Non-negligible contribution of subordinates in community-level litter decomposition: deciduous trees in an evergreen world. Journal of Ecology, 108(4), 1713-1724.
Guo, C., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Tuo, B., Ci, H., & Yan, E. R. (2020). Invertebrate phenology modulates the effect of the leaf economics spectrum on litter decomposition rate across 41 subtropical woody plant species. Functional Ecology, 34(3), 735-746.
Guo, C., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Zhang, Q. Q., & Yan, E. R. (2019). Functional evenness of N-to-P ratios of evergreen-deciduous mixtures predicts positive non-additive effect on leaf litter decomposition. Plant and Soil, 436(1), 299-309.
CV:
Employment
2023-Now Postdoc, Forest Zoology|Forstzoologie
Technische Universität Dresden
2021-2022 Postdoc, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
East China Normal University
Academic Background
2016-2020 East China Normal University Ph.D. in Ecology
2017-2020 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ph.D. in Ecology
2013-2016 Jiangxi Normal University M.Sc. in Natural Geography