Head
Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali
Professor/ Group Leader
I am a top-notch (talent) Full Professor / PhD
supervisor in the College of Life Sciences at
Hebei University, where I am leading Forest Ecology
Research Group (FERG). Prior to joining Hebei
University I was a Full Professor / PhD
supervisor at Nanjing Forestry University in
Nanjing, Jiangsu, and before that I completed my
Postdoc at South China Normal University,
Guangzhou. I completed my PhD and MS at East
China Normal University, Shanghai, during Sep
2012 - Dec 2017.
I am also serving several SCI journals as an
Academic Editor since 2018. This includes top
and respectful journals in the field of forest or
plant ecology such as Forest Ecology and
Management (Elsevier), Forestry (Oxford
University Press, UK), Journal of Forestry
Research (Springer, China), Biodiversity and
Conservation (Springer), and Frontiers journals
(Plant Science; Forests and Global Change).
Prior to coming China, I completed my BS (Hons)
in Forestry from Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
University, Pakistan. After BS graduation, I
worked as a Social Organizer and Project
Manager at two different internationally
supported NGOs in Pakistan for almost 2 years. I
also served WWF Pakistan (Wetlands project) as
an internee for a short time as a volunteer.
External collaborators supporting FERG research
Dr. Eskil Mattsson
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden
Dr. Hammad Gilani
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad Highway, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Hassan Pourbabaei
Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Somehsara 43619-96196, Iran
Researchers and consultants
Students
Ms. Zhang Xiao-Jing (张晓静)
PhD student (Hebei University) - Full-time (2022-2026)
Ms. Song Lin-Wan (宋林菀)
MS student (Hebei University) - Full-time (2022-2025)
Ms. Meng-Zhen Zhang (张梦珍)
MS student (Hebei University) - Full-time (2022-2025)
Ms. Wan Xiao-Ming (万晓铭)
MS student (Hebei University) - Full-time (2022-2025)
FERG Alumni
Dr. Umar Aftab Abbasi
Postdoctoral Researcher - Full-time (September 2021 - July 2023)
Forest Ecology Research Group, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University
Postdoc report: Linking tree diversity, structure and functioning of Asian forests along environmental gradients
Published 3 papers as a first author in Q1 journals until 2023
Ongoing collaborations in publications
Dr. Maryam Kazempour Larsary
Ph.D. (co-advised/ part-time; 2018-2022), Guilan University, Iran
PhD thesis: Linking some environmental factors, plant diversity, stand structure, and aboveground biomass in temperate forests of west Guilan in Iran
Published 3 papers as a first author in Q1 journals until 2023
Ongoing collaborations in publications
Dr. Anvar Sanaei
Co-advised Ph.D. (Part-time; 2017-2017; final research only). Worked as an Assistant Researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and currently working as a Postdoc Fellow at Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Germany.
Thesis: Analysis of the relationships among species diversity, composition, structure and function of rangeland ecosystems (case study o: middle Taleghan region)
Published 3 papers as a first author in Q1 journals until 2017, and then several more papers as a collaborator until Jan 2023
Ms. Li-Qiu Wang (王立秋)
Full-time MS Forestry (September 2019 - June 2021); Chinese student
College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University
Master thesis: Relationships amongst environment, functional traits and aboveground biomass in forests – global meta-community analyses
Published 2 papers as a first author in Q1 journals
Mr. Suwash Kunwar
Full-time MS Forestry (September 2019 - June 2021); International student from Nepal on APFNet Scholarship; College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University
Thesis: Linking multiple facets of tree diversity and structure with aboveground biomass along an elevation gradient in tropical forests of Nepal: implications for forest management
Published 3 papers as a first author in Q1 journals