FAN lichao

First Name

Lichao

Last Name

Fan

Professional Title/Position

Professor

Highest Degree

Dr.rer.nat.

Affiliation

Department

College of Natural Resources and Environment

E-mail

lcfan@nwafu.edu.cn

Research area

Soil carbon sequestration and stability

Educational Qualifications（教育背景）

l 2016. 11 – 2020. 09 PhD, Major in Soil Science, Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

l 2015. 09 – 2016. 10 Joint student, Major in Ecology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 201100 Shanghai, China

l 2012. 09 – 2015. 07 Master, Major in Tea Cultivation, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 310008 Hangzhou, China

l 2008. 09 – 2012. 07 Bachelor, Major in Horticulture, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, 271018 Tai’an, Shandong, China

Professional Experience （工作经历）

l 2022. 07 – Now Professor, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 712100 Yangling, Shaanxi, China

l 2020. 10 – 2022. 05 Postdoc, Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

Research Interests （研究领域）

My research interests focus on (1) Soil organic carbon sequestration and its stability, (2) Soil quality and microbial function, (3) Greenhouse gas emissions and their sensitivity to climate change, (4) Anaerobic condition biogeochemistry, and any other related areas.

Academic Publications（科研成果）

(1) Dorodnikov, M.; Knorr, K.; Fan, L.*; Kuzyakov, Y.; Nilsson, M.B. A novel belowground in-situ gas labeling approach: CH4 oxidation in deep peat using passive diffusion chambers and 13C excess. Sci. Total Environ. 2022, 806, 150457. (Corresponding author)

(2) Fan, L.; Dippold, M.A.; Thiel, V.; Ge, T.; Wu, J.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dorodnikov, M. Temperature sensitivity of anaerobic methane oxidation versus methanogenesis in paddy soil: Implications for the CH4 balance under global warming. Global Change Biol. 2022, 28(2), 654-664.

(3) Fan, L.; Shao, G.; Pang, Y.; Dai, H.; Zhang, L.; Yan, P.; Zou, Z.; Zhang, Z.; Xu, J.; Zamanian, K.; Dorodnikov, M.; Li, X.; Gui, H.; Han, W. Enhanced soil quality after forest conversion to vegetable cropland and tea plantations has contrasting effects on soil microbial structure and functions. Catena. 2022, 211, 106029.

(4) Gui, H.; Fan, L.*; Wang, D.; Yan, P.; Li, X.; Pang, Y.; Zhang, L.; Zamanian, K.; Shi, L.; Xu, J.; Han, W. Variations in Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Bacterial Communities After the Conversion of Forests to Long-Term Tea Monoculture Systems. Front. Microbiol. 2022, 13. (Corresponding author)

(5) Yan, P.; Shen, C.; Zou, Z.; Fan, L.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Dong, C.; Fu, J.; Han, W. Increased Soil Fertility in Tea Gardens Leads to Declines in Fungal Diversity and Complexity in Subsoils. Agronomy. 2022, 12(8), 1751

(6) Wei, L.; Zhu, Z.; Razavi, B.S.; Xiao, M.; Dorodnikov, M.; Fan, L.; Yuan, H.; Yurtaev, A.; Luo, Y.; Cheng, W. Visualization and quantification of carbon “rusty sink” by rice root iron plaque: mechanisms, functions, and global implications. Global Change Biol. 2022.

(7) Zhang, X.; Bilyera, N.; Fan, L.; Duddek, P.; Ahmed, M.A.; Carminati, A.; Kaestner, A.; Dippold, M.A.; Spielvogel, S.; Razavi, B.S. The spatial distribution of rhizosphere microbial activities under drought: water availability is more important than root‐hair controlled exudation. New Phytologist. 2022.

(8) Yan, P.; Shen, C.; Zou, Z.; Fu, J.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Han, W.; Fan, L. Biochar stimulates tea growth by improving nutrients in acidic soil. Sci. Hortic.-Amsterdam. 2021, 283, 110078.

(9) Gui, H.; Fan, L.*; Wang, D.; Yan, P.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Han, W. Organic management practices shape the structure and associations of soil bacterial communities in tea plantations. Appl. Soil Ecol. 2021, 103975. (Corresponding author)

(10) Fan, L.; Schneider, D.; Dippold, M.A.; Poehlein, A.; Wu, W.; Gui, H.; Ge, T.; Wu, J.; Thiel, V.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dorodnikov, M. Active metabolic pathways of anaerobic methane oxidation in paddy soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2021, 156, 108215.

(11) Bilyera, N.; Zhang, X.; Duddek, P.; Fan, L.; Banfield, C.C.; Schlüter, S.; Carminati, A.; Kaestner, A.; Ahmed, M.A.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dippold, M.A.; Spielvogel, S.; Razavi, B.S. Maize genotype-specific exudation strategies: An adaptive mechanism to increase microbial activity in the rhizosphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2021, 162, 108426.

(12) Wei, X.#; Fan, L.#; Li, Y.; Wang, W.; Zhu, Z.; Zhran, M.; Shen, J.; Kim, P.J.; Wu, J.; Ge, T. Subsurface methane dynamics of a paddy field under long-term fertilization: 13C-evidence from in-situ belowground labeling. J. Clean. Prod. 2021, 325, 129285. (Co-first-author)

(13) Zou, Z.; Fan, L.; Li, X.; Dong, C.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Fu, J.; Han, W.; Yan, P. Response of Plant Root Growth to Biochar Amendment: A Meta-Analysis. Agronomy. 2021, 11(12), 2442.

(14) Fan, L.; Dippold, M.A.; Ge, T.; Wu, J.; Thiel, V.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dorodnikov, M. Anaerobic oxidation of methane in paddy soil: Role of electron acceptors and fertilization in mitigating CH4 fluxes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2020, 141, 107685.

(15) Yan, P.; Wu, L.; Wang, D.; Fu, J.; Shen, C.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Fan, L.; Wenyan, H. Soil acidification in Chinese tea plantations. Sci. Total Environ. 2020, 715, 136963.

(16) Fan, L.; Han, W. Soil respiration after forest conversion to tea gardens: A chronosequence study. Catena. 2020, 190, 104532.

(17) Fan, L.; Shahbaz, M.; Ge, T.; Wu, J.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dorodnikov, M. To shake or not to shake: Silicone tube approach for incubation studies on CH4 oxidation in submerged soils. Sci. Total Environ. 2019, 657, 893-901.

(18) Fan, L.; Shahbaz, M.; Ge, T.; Wu, J.; Dippold, M.; Thiel, V.; Kuzyakov, Y.; Dorodnikov, M. To shake or not to shake: 13C-based evidence on anaerobic methane oxidation in paddy soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2019, 133, 146-154.

(19) Fan, L.C.; Han, W.Y. Soil respiration in Chinese tea gardens: autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2018, 69(4), 675-684.

(20) Yan, P.; Shen, C.; Fan, L.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Han, W. Tea planting affects soil acidification and nitrogen and phosphorus distribution in soil. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2018, 254, 20-25.

(21) Fan, L.; Yang, M.; Han, W. Soil Respiration under Different Land Uses in Eastern China. PLoS One. 2015, 10(4), e124198.