Main work

To elucidate the eco-physiological effects of extreme drought moso bamboo forest;

To clarify the ecosystem service of typical subtropical forests;

To reveal the temporal and spatial dynamics of air negative ions and BVOCs, and their relationship with the environment in major tree species and forest types in subtropical region.

Key research projects

• Carbon sink formation mechanism and management response of bamboo forest under the context of carbon neutrality, 2022-2026

• Forest therapy resources and health-care effects of subtropical forests in Qianjiangyuan National Park and Huanggongwang Forest Park, 2020-2023

Published articles & books

• Yaowen Xu, Xiaogai Ge, Ge Gao, Yuhao Yang, Yutao Hu, Zhengcai Li, Benzhi Zhou*, 2023, Divergent contribution of microbial- and plant-derived carbon to soil organic carbon in Moso bamboo forests left unmanaged, CATENA, 233, 2023, 107481

• Yaowen Xu, Yan Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiaogai Ge, Ge Gao, Yonghui Cao, Zhengcai Li, Benzhi Zhou*, 2023, Trade-offs between ligninase and cellulase and their effects on soil organic carbon in abandoned Moso bamboo forests in southeast China, Science of The Total Environment, 905, 2023, 167275

• HuangRunxia, Tianning Zhang, Xiaogai Ge, Yonghui Cao, Zhengcai Li, and Benzhi Zhou*. 2023. Emission Trade-Off between Isoprene and Other BVOC Components in Pinus massoniana Saplings May Be Regulated by Content of Chlorophylls, Starch and NSCs under Drought Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no.10: 8946

• Yang, Zhenya, Jiancheng Zhao, Huijing Ni, Hui Wang, and Benzhi Zhou*. 2023. Three Subtropical Species Adapt to Drought by Reallocating Biomass and Adjusting Root Architecture. Forests 14, no. 4: 806

• Aibo Li, Qiaoling Li, Benzhi Zhou*, Xiaogai Ge, Yonghui Cao. 2022. Temporal dynamics of negative air ion concentration and its relationship with environmental factors: Results from long-term on-site monitoring, Science of The Total Environment, 832, 1 August 2022, 155057

• Xu Y, Huang R, Zhou B* and Ge X, 2022, Fine-Root Decomposition and Nutrient Return in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens J.Houz.) Plantations in Southeast China. Front. Plant Sci. 13:735359

• Tong R,Zhou B*, Jiang L,et al. Spatial patterns of leaf carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry and nutrient resorption in Chinese fir across subtropical China[J]. Catena, 2021, 201:105221

• Ran Tong, Benzhi Zhou*, Lina Jiang, Xiaogai Ge, Yonghui Cao. 2020. The growth of Chinese fir is limited by nitrogen: Evidences from N:P ratio, N or P variability and NuRE based on a regional investigation, Forest Ecology and Management, 460, 117905

• Zhou Benzhi, et al. 2017. The Impact of Extreme climatic Events on Typical Subtropical Forests, China Forestry Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5038-9656-9

• Zhou Benzhi et al. 2013. Research on Typical Forest Ecosystems in North Subtropical Region, China Forestry Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5038-7209-7