Xuetao Qiao

I'm Xuetao Qiao (乔雪涛). My research integrates ecological theory with empirical evidence to understand the ecological and biogeographical processes shaping biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and stability across spatial and temporal scales. I am particularly interested in how biodiversity and environmental heterogeneity influence ecosystem productivity and stability, and how these relationships respond to global environmental change and climate extremes.

By combining ecological theory, long-term forest observations, and large-scale ecological datasets, I aim to advance our understanding of forest ecosystem dynamics and bridge the gap between ecological theory and sustainable forest management practice.

Representative publications

Xuetao Qiao, Jakob Zscheischler, Michel Loreau, Peter B. Reich, Qingqing Chen, Michael Bahn, Neha Mohanbabu, Hannah J. White, Mingyu Luo, Shaopeng Wang* (2026). Biodiversity buffers forest ecosystems from compound climate extremes, Nature Communications, 17, 8601. 

Xuetao Qiao, Thomas Lamy, Shaopeng Wang, Yann Hautier, Yan Geng, Hannah J. White, Naili Zhang, Zhonghui Zhang, Chunyu Zhang*, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus von Gadow (2023). Latitudinal patterns of forest ecosystem stability across spatial scales as affected by biodiversity and environmental heterogeneity. Global Change Biology, 29, 2242– 2255.

Xuetao Qiao, Yan Geng, Chunyu Zhang*, Zhuoxiu Han, Zhonghui Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus von Gadow (2022). Spatial asynchrony matters more than alpha stability in stabilizing ecosystem productivity in a large temperate forest region. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, 1133– 1146.

Xuetao Qiao, Naili Zhang, Chunyu Zhang*, Zhonghui Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus von Gadow (2021). Unravelling biodiversity–productivity relationships across a large temperate forest region. Functional Ecology, 35, 2808– 2820. 

Xuetao Qiao, Yann Hautier, Yan Geng, Shaopeng Wang, Juan Wang, Naili Zhang, Zhonghui Zhang, Chunyu Zhang*, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus von Gadow (2023). Biodiversity contributes to stabilizing ecosystem productivity across spatial scales as much as environmental heterogeneity in a large temperate forest region, Forest Ecology and Management, 529, 0378-1127.

Xuetao Qiao, Thomas Lamy, Shaopeng Wang, Yann Hautier, Yan Geng, Zhuoxiu Han, Naili Zhang, Huaijiang He, Zhonghui Zhang, Chunyu Zhang*, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus von Gadow (2023). Selective logging destabilizes the functioning and composition of forest ecosystems at multiple spatial scales, Oikos, 2023: e10099

Editorial Service

Editorial Advisory Board Member, Global Change Biology.

Peer Review Service

Reviewer for international scientific journals, including Ecology Letters, Ecology, Global Change Biology, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, New Phytologist, Ecography, Oikos, and Journal of Environmental Management.

Chinese Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program