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Chen, Xiaoyong


Associate Professor of Biology
Division: Science
Program: Biology
Environmental Biology
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Phone: 708.534.4557


Education | Publications | Honors | Presentations | Research | Service |

Education

  • Ph.D., Northern Territory University, Australia, 2002
  • M.S., Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China, 1985
  • B.S., Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China, 1982

Publications

Publication In Peer-Reviewed Journal

  • Chen, X., X. Wei., R Scherer., D. Hogan. 2008. Effects of large woody debris on surface structure and aquatic habitat in forested streams, Southern Interior British Columbia, Canada. River Research and Applications 24: 862-875.
  • Tian, D., W, Yan., X. Chen., X. Deng., Y. Peng., W. Kang., and C. Peng. 2008. Variation in runoff with age of Chinese fir plantations in Central-South China. Hydrological Processes 22: 4870-4876.
  • Chen, X., X. Wei., R Scherer., C. Luider and W, Darlington. 2006. A watershed scale assessment of in-stream large woody debris patterns in the southern interior of British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 229: 50 - 62.
  • Chen, X., L. B. Hutley and D. Eamus. 2005. Soil organic carbon content at a range of north  Australian tropical savannas with contrasting site histories. Plant and Soil 268: 161-171.
  • Chen, X., X, Wei, and R, Scherer. 2005. Influence of wildfire and harvest on biomass, carbon pool and decomposition of large woody debris in forested streams of southern interior British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 208: 101-114.
  • Chen, J.M., X. Chen., W. Ju and X. Geng. 2005. Distributed hydrological model for mapping  evapotranspiration using remote sensing inputs. Journal of Hydrology 305: 15-39.
  • Cook, G.D., A.C. Liedloff., R.W. Eager., X. Chen., R.J. Williams., A.P. O’Grady and L.B. Hutley. 2005. The estimation of carbon budgets of frequently burnt tree stands in savannas of northern Australia using allometric analysis and isotopic discrimination. Australia Journal of Botany 53: 621-630.
  • Williams, R.J., A. Zerihun., K. Montagu., M. Hoffman., L.B. Hutley and X. Chen. 2005.    Allometry for estimating aboveground tree biomass in tropical and subtropical eucalypt woodlands: towards general predictive equations. Australia Journal of Botany 53: 607-619.
  • Williams, R.J., L.B. Hutley., G.D. Cook., J. Russell-Smith., A. Edwards., X. Chen. 2004. Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of mesic savannas in the Northern Territory, Australia: approaches, uncertainties and potential impacts of fire. Functional Plant Biology 31: 415-422.
  • Chen, X., D. Eamus and L.B. Hutley. 2004. Seasonal patterns of fine root productivity and turnover in a tropical savanna of northern Australia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20: 221-224.
  • Chen, X., L.B. Hutley and  D. Eamus. 2003. Carbon balance of a tropical savanna in northern Australia. Oecologia 137: 405-416.
  • Chen, X., D. Eamus and L.B. Hutley. 2002. Seasonal patterns of soil carbon dioxide efflux from a wet-dry tropical savanna of northern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 50: 43-51.
  • Eamus, D., X. Chen., G. Kelley and L.B. Hutley. 2002. Root biomass and root fractal analyses of an open Eucalyptus forest in a savanna of north Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 50: 31-41.
  • O'Grady, A.P., X. Chen., D. Eamus and L. B. Hutley. 2000. Composition, leaf area index and standing biomass of eucalypt open forests near Darwin in the Northern Territory. Australian Journal of Botany 48: 629-638.

Publication In Coference Proceedings

  • Chen, X., M. Carrington, and J. Mendelson. Stand structures in floodplain and upland forests in northeastern Illinois. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 3-8, 2008. COS 104-3.
  • Yan, W., D. Tian., X. Chen., X. Deng., Y. Peng., C. Peng., W. Xiang., and W. Kang. Quantification of runoff from a small Chinese fir watershed in Central South of China. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 3-8, 2008. PS 5-77.
  • Kang,W., D. Tian., X. Chen., Y. Peng., C. Peng., W. Xiang., X. Deng., and W. Yan.
  • Change of rainfall interception loss at different aged stands in Chinese fir plantations. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 3-8, 2008. PS 5-78.
  • Tian, D., W. Yan., Y. Peng., X. Chen., C. Peng., W. Xiang., and X. Deng. Daily and seasonal patterns in soil CO2 efflux at different aged plantations of Chinese fir in southern China. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 3-8, 2008. PS 3-60.
  • Skorich, A., and X. Chen. Microclimate variability in a prairie and an adjacent woodland in Northeast Illinois. Proceedings of the 14th Annual GSU Student Research Conference May 2008. p.22.
  • Nanda, K.G., and X. Chen. Above ground tree biomass in different forest communities in Thorn Creek, Northeastern Illinois. Proceedings of the 14th Annual GSU Student Research Conference May 2008. p.41.

Honors

  • 2009 Edition of Who’s Who in America.
  • Postgraduate Scholarship, 1997-2001, Northern Territory University, Australia.
  • Tropical Savannas CRC Postgraduate Scholarship, 1997-2001, Australia.
  • State Council Special Allowance, 1994, China.
  • Third Class Award of the National Scientific and Technological Advancement, 1993, China.
  • First Class Award of the Scientific and Technological Advancement, 1991, Ministry of Forestry, China.

Presentations

  • Stand structures in floodplain and upland forests in northeastern Illinois. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008.
  • Quantification of runoff from a small Chinese fir watershed in Central South of China. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008.
  • Change of rainfall interception loss at different aged stands in Chinese fir plantations. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008.
  • Daily and seasonal patterns in soil CO2 efflux at different aged plantations of Chinese fir in southern China. The Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008.
  • Microclimate variability in a prairie and an adjacent woodland in Northeast Illinois. Proceedings of the 14th Annual GSU Student Research Conference May 2008.
  • Above ground tree biomass in different forest communities in Thorn Creek, Northeastern Illinois. Proceedings of the 14th Annual GSU Student Research Conference May 2008.
  • Large woody debris and channel morphological pattern at forested watersheds in south interior of British Columbia, Canada, The Ecological Society of America 90th annual meeting & IX International Congress of Ecology, Montreal, Canada, August 10, 2005.
  • Potential impacts of hydro-stations on aquatic ecosystem ------ The Abitibi River as a case study. Research Seminar, Timmis, Canada, Feb. 10, 2005.
  • The role of silvicultural research in the sustainable management of boreal forest ecosystems. Research Seminar, Northern Forest Ecosystem Research Centre, Thunder Bay, Canada, Jan.18, 2005.
  • Growth and yield models and modeling. Research Seminar, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, Oct. 07, 2004.
  • Climate change and carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems. Department Seminar, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada, Jan. 22, 2004.
  • Construction and application of distributed hydrological model. Department Seminar, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China, Sept. 01, 2003.
  • A remote sensing-driven distributed hydrological model: mapping evapotranspiration in a forested watershed, International Conference of Watershed Management and Modeling, Nanjing, China, Aug, 28, 2003.
  • Scaling processes of evapotranspiration at selected spatial resolutions. Department Seminar, University of Toronto. Jul. 17, 2003.
  • Terrainlab: A distributed hydrological model, Department Seminar. University of Toronto, Sept. 10, 2002.

Research


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Service

  • Comprehensive Quality Improvement and Accreditation Committee, 2008-Present.
  • Academic Program Review Committee, GSU, 2007-Present.
  • History Search Committee, 2007.
  • Inorganic Chemistry Search Committee, 2007.
  • Chair, USA Alumni Association of Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China, 2007 -Present.