Dr. Qing-Fang Bi (she/her)
Main Focus
Dr. Qing-Fang Bi (毕庆芳）
My research bridges microbial ecology and soil biogeochemistry, with a particular focus on the role of microbial communities in regulating soil organic carbon cycling. I aim to understand how the life and death of microbiota influence soil organic carbon decomposition, formation, and stabilization.
- Microbial growth, carbon use efficiency
- Microbial necromass production, decomposition, stabilization
- Omics (16s, ITS, metagenome), microbial functional potential (genes)
- Linking microbial traits to soil biogeochemical processes
- Microbial diversity - ecosystem functions relationship
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
- 2014 B.S. in Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University (CN)
- 2020 PhD in Plant Nutrition (major in soil ecology), Zhejiang University (CN)
- 2021–present Postdoc, Soil Biogeochemistry group,Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry
- 2018-2019 Joint training PhD with Prof.Dr.Andreas Richter, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, University of Vienna
- 2014–2018 Joint training PhD with Prof.Dr.Yong-Guan Zhu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- A comprehensive list of my publication record can be found on my ORCID page.
Current projects:
- MINAS-MyDiv: Importance of tree diversity and mycorrhization as drivers of microbial growth and necromass accumulation in soil organic carbon, iDiv Flexpool fund.
- BioNeCS: Land use and biodiversity determine the contribution of microbial necromass to soil carbon storage, DFG-funded Infrastructure Priority Programme SPP 1374.
- FeeLoo: Feedback loops between land use intensity, microbial diversity and easily available nutrients on the amount and degradation of phenolic C sources, DFG-funded Infrastructure Priority Programme SPP 1374.