Academic title/Position: Professor and Executive Dean, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU)
Education background:
l Ph.D. in Forestry, Northeast Forestry University (2000–2010)
l Joint Ph.D. Training, State University of New York-ESF, USA (2008–2009)
l Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canada (2010–2013)
l Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, USA (2017–2018)
Research fields:
l Forest fire ecology and management
l Wildfire prediction and forecasting
l Interactions between forest fires and atmospheric pollution
l Smoke deposition effects on ecosystems
l International collaboration on wildfire mitigation
Study abroad experience:
l Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, USA (2017–2018)
l Postdoctoral Fellow ,University of British Columbia, Canada (2010–2013)
l Joint Ph.D. Training, State University of New York-ESF, USA (2008–2009)
Representative works:
1. Ziyan Huang, Xiaoyu Zhan, Mulualem Tigabu, Yan He, Zhehan Li, Guangyu Wang, Futao Guo*.Rhizosphere soil microbial communities and nitrogen transformation response to forest fire smoke. Applied Soil Ecology, 2025,208,105990.(Top)
2. Yao, Q., Zheng, B., Fang, K. Amy Hudson, Feifei Zhou, Haonan Chen, Haiming Tan, Futao Guo*, Valerie Trouet. Modulations of NAO on the interplay between monsoon and westerlies in Asia on interdecadal timescales. Climate Dynamics 62, 4031-4040 (2024). https:// doi.org/10.1007/s00382-024-07115-3
3. Ziyan Huang, Xiaoyu Zhan, Yuanfan Ma, Pingxin Zhao, Mulualem Tigabu, Guangyu Wang,Haichuan Lin, Futao Guo*. Do plants directly absorb nitrogen derived from deposition of wildfire smoke? Forest Ecology and Management, 561 (2024) 121882. (Top)
4.Yuxuan Guo, Yuanfan Ma, Zhongpan Zhu, Mulualem Tigabu, Peter Marshall, Zhen Zhang, Haichuan Lin, Ziyan Huang, Guangyu Wang*. Futao Guo*. Release of biogenic volatile organic compounds and physiological responses of two sub-tropical tree species to smoke derived from forest fire. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,275 (2024) 116250. (Top)
5. Zhongpan Zhu, Yuanfan Ma, Mulualem Tigabu,Guangyu Wang, Zhigang Yi, Futao Guo*. Effects of forest fire smoke deposition on soil physico-chemical properties and bacterial community. Science of the Total Environment, 909 (2024) 168592.(Top)
Research projects:
1. National Key R&D Program of China (Sub-project): Development of Forest-Grassland Combustibility Assessment Models (2018YFE0207800, 2019-2022).
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program): Mechanisms of Exogenous Deposition from Forest Fire Smoke on C and N Stoichiometry in Forest Ecosystems(32171807, 2022-2025).
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program): Purification Mechanisms and Critical Loads of Forest Ecosystems on Wildfire Particulates in Subtropical Regions* (31770697, 2018-2021).
4. EU Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program: Collaborative projects on wildfire management and ecological impacts (2019-2022).
Email: guofutao@126.com