In the past 10 years my research focused on studying tree species’ eco-physiological response to environmental change (e.g. light, soil water, nutrient) and climate change (e.g. UV-B radiation, temperature and CO2, et al.). The studied tree species are from boreal, warm-temperate and subtropical forests, and we mainly measured plants’ physiological functions, e.g. photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, water potential, biomass formation, et al. The most recently ongoing project is to test tree species’ eco-physiological traits in response to simulated nitrogen deposition in a China’s warm-temperate broadleaved forest.

• PhD September, 1995-July, 1998 Beijing Forestry University, Plant Physiology/Ecophysiology
• M.S. August, 1987-July, 1990 Nanjing Forestry University, Silviculture
• B.S. September, 1980-July,1984 Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Forestry Sciences

• January, 2006- Date Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor
• June, 2000-December, 2005 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor
• January, 2003-May, 2006 Lakehead University (Canada), Postdoctoral Fellow
• July, 1998-June, 2000 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Plant Ecophysiology, Postdoctoral Fellow
• July, 1990-August, 1995 Shanxi Agricultural University, Lecturer
• July, 1984-August, 1987 Daqingshan Forest Farm, Technician & Head of a sub-farm

1995-1996 Recipient of Outstanding PhD Student Award at Beijing Forestry university 

1996-1997 Recipient of Outstanding PhD Student Award at Beijing Forestry university 

1998-2000 Nominee of Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award at the Chinese Academy of Sciences

2003- 2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipient at Lakehead University

2007.11  Recipient of Hundred Most Influential Domestic Paper Award by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China

1. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai. 2013. CO2 elevation improves photosynthetic performance in progressive warming environment in white birch seedlings. F1000 Research, 2:13 (doi: 10.3410/f1000research.2-13.v1)
2. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai, Cao Bing. 2013. Nutrient supply has greater influence than sink strength on photosynthetic adaptation to CO2 elevation in white birch seedlings. Plant Science,203/204:56-62.
3. Zhang Shouren, Fan Dayong, Xu Xinwu, Wu Qian, Yan Hui. 2013. Eco-physiological adaptation of dominant tree species at two contrasting karst habitats in southwestern China [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2d9] F1000Research, 2:122 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-122.v2)
4. Hao Hai-Ping, Jiang Chuang-Dao, Zhang Shou-Ren, Tang Yu-Dan, Shi Lei 2012. Enhanced thermal-tolerance of photosystem II by elevating root zone temperature in Prunus mira koehne seedlings. Plant Soil, 353:367-378.
5. Da-Yong Fan, Sheng-Lin Jie, Chang-Cheng Liu, Xiang-Ying Zhang, Xin-Wu Xu,Shou-Ren Zhang, Zong-Qiang Xie. (2011) The trade-off between safety and efficiency in hydraulicarchitecture in 31 woody species in a karst area. Tree Physiology 31, 865–877.
6. Ding Jia, Wu Qian, YAN Hui, Zhang Shou-Ren. (2011) Effects of topographic variations and soil characteristics on plant functionaltraits in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest,19(2): 158-167.
7. Wu Qian, Ding Jia, YAN Hui, Zhang Shou-Ren. Effects of precipitation change and nitrogen addition on growth and biomass of five tree seedlings for three years in Gutian Mountian, Zhejiang Province of China. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 35(3): 256-267.
8. Xu Xin-Wu, Fan Da-Yong, Xie Zong-Qiang, Zhang Shou-Ren, and Zhang Xiang-Ying. 2009. Effects of different flush solutions on values of hydraulic conductivities and cavitation resistance abilities of tress of Polulus tomentosa and Pinus tabulaeformis. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 33 (1) 150-160.
9. Cao, B., Q.L. Dang, X.G. Yu and S.R. Zhang. 2008. Effects of [CO2] and nitrogen on morphological and biomass traits of white birch (Betula papyrifera) seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management, 254: 217-224.
10. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai (2007) Interactive effects of soil temperature and [CO2] on morphological and biomass traits in seedlings of four boreal tree species. Forest Science 53: 453-460.
11. Cao Bing, Dang Qing-Lai, Zhang Shouren (2007) Relationship between photosynthesis and leaf nitrogen concentration under ambient and elevated [CO2] in white birch (Betula papyrifera) seedlings. Tree Physiology, 27, 891–899.
12. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai (2006) Effects of carbon dioxide concentration and nutrition on photosynthetic functions of white birch seedlings. Tree Physiology 26:1457–1467
13. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai, Yu Xiaoguang (2006) Nutrient and [CO2] elevation had synergistic effects on biomass production but not on biomass allocation of white birch seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management 234:238-244
14. Chen Lan, Zhang Shouren (2006) Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on water use efficiency, stomatal conductance, leaf nitrogen content and morphological characteristics of spiraea pubescens in a warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, 30 (1)：47-56
15. Zhang Shouren, Dang Qing-Lai (2005) Effects of CO2 elevation and soil temperature on gas exchange, in vivo carboxylation and chlorophyll fluorescence in jack pine and white birch seedlings. Tree Physiology 25:523–531.
16. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (2004) Response of photosystem II activity, photosynthetic pigments, and chloroplast ultrastructure of hybrid poplar clones to light stress. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, 28 (2): 143-149.
17. Zhang Shouren, Ma Keping, Chen Linzhi (2003) Effects of Varying Light Environments on Photosynthetic Plasticity of Paeonia suffruticosa. Environmental and Experimental Botany,49:121-133
18. Zhang Shouren, Ma Keping, Chen Linzhi (2002) Photosynthetic gas-exchange and leaflet movement of Robinia pseudoacacia in relation to changing light environments. Acta Botanica Sinica, 44(7): 858-863
19. Zhang Shouren, Ma Keping, Chen Linzhi (2002) Tempo-Spatial Variations in Stomatal Conductance, Aperture and Density of Ligustrum sinense Acclimated to Different Light Environments. Acta Botanica Sinica, 44(10): 1225-1232
20. Zhang Shouren, Li Qingkang, Ma Keping, Chen Linzhi (2001) Temperature-dependent gas exchange and stomatal/non-stomatal limitation to CO2 assimilation of Quercus liaotungensis under midday high irradiance. Photosynthetica, 39 (3): 383-388
21. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (1999) Diurnal changes of gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and stomatal aperture of hybrid poplar clones subjected to midday light stress. Photosynthetica, 37(4): 559-571
22. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu（2000）Non-uniform stomatal closure of poplar hybrid clones under light stress determined by scanning electron microscope and modification of intercellular CO2 concentration. Trees Structure and Function, 14(7): 376-383
23. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (2000) Effects of light stress on oxygen evolution and photochemical energy storage of hybrid poplar clones determined by photoacoustic technique. Acta Botanica Sinica, 42（8）：818-823
24. Zhang Shou-Ren, Gao Rong-Fu (2001) Light induces leaf orientation and chloroplast movements of hybrid poplar clones. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 21（1）:68-74
25. Zhang Shouren (2000) Response of photosynthetic apparatus to light induction. Collected papers of postdoctoral fellows for celebration of 50 anniversary of Chinese Academy of Sciences. China Science Press. 106-106
26. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (1999) Advances in plant ecophysiology of photosynthesis. In: Advances in plant sciences, Vol.2 (ed. Li Chengsheng), China Higher Education Press Beijing and Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, pp 152-164
27. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (1999) Introduction of an improved method for studies of stomatal movement. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 16(1):89-92
28. Zhang Shouren (1999) Discussion on chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics parameters and their significance. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 16(4):444-448
29. Zhang Shouren, Gao Rongfu (1998) Study on the stomatal ecophysiological characters of two new clones of Sect. Leuce. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 18(4):358-363

• Responses of forest plants to global climate changes
• Eco-physiology of photosynthesis
• Eco-physiological mechanism of forest succession

• January, 2008-date Sino-German collaborative project, Chinese PI in subproject 3
• January, 2005- December, 2007 Institute of Botany - University of Geneva Collaborative Project, Hosting Professor
• September, 2002- October, 2002 University of Geneva, Visiting Scientist
• August, 2002- September, 2002 Subtropical Plants and Olive Trees Institute of Chania in Greece, Collaborative Scientist
• April, 2001- October, 2001 University of California at Davis, Visiting Scholar

Graduated students:

Chen Lan  02  19185  

Wu Qian  02  19185  

Ding Jia  02  19185  

Yan Hui  02  19185  

Dong Xinliang  02  19185  

Zhao Aihua  02  67674  

Current Students:

Liu Xiaoming  02  67674