Dr. Fangyan Cheng
Principal Investigator
Dr. Fangyan Cheng leads the Restoration Ecology and Earth Surface Processes Group. The group studies how degraded ecosystems change, why they degrade, and how ecological restoration can be assessed and improved.
Research Interests
- Ecological restoration and degraded land dynamics
- Soil–water processes and salinity dynamics
- Remote sensing and UAV-based ecosystem monitoring
- Vegetation dynamics and land-cover change
- Biodiversity and restoration assessment
- GIS-based spatial analysis and ecological modelling
Current Research Topics
- Critical transitions and legacy effects in saline-alkali land restoration
- Remote sensing monitoring of vegetation and wetness dynamics
- UAV-based mapping of bamboo forests and restoration sites
- Soil fauna and plant community responses to habitat heterogeneity
- Spatial assessment of ecological restoration outcomes
Graduate & Undergraduate Students
Our students combine field observation with spatial analysis and ecological assessment.
Ms. Ruiqi Yan
Master’s Student
Research interests: ecological restoration, vegetation monitoring, and field-based biodiversity assessment.
Ms. Kemei An
Master’s Student
Research interests: landscape ecology.
Ms. Liya Yang
Undergraduate Student
Research interests: ecological field survey and restoration assessment.
Mr. Rusul
Undergraduate Student & Webmaster
Research interests: bamboo forest monitoring, remote sensing interpretation, and UAV-based vegetation mapping.
Ms. Xinyu Liu
Undergraduate Student
Research interests: soil fauna, micro-habitat observation, and biodiversity assessment.
Mr. Zhe Zhang
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