Education

PhD, Physical Geography, Peking University, 2019

BA, Geography, Wuhan University, 2014

Research

Tropical terrestrial ecosystem, ecohydrology, wildfires, climate extremes, Earth system models, natural climate solutions, land use

Selected Publications

Li, Y, Baker J, Brando P, Hoffman F, Lawrence D, Morton D, Swann A, Uribe M, Randerson J. (2023) “Future increases Amazonia water stress from CO₂ physiology and deforestation.” Nature Water, 1, 769-777. [Read online]

Li, Y, Brando P, Morton D, Lawrence D, Yang H, Randerson J. (2022). “Deforestation-induced climate change reduces carbon storage in remaining tropical forests.” Nat. Commun. 13, 1964. [NCC Highlight]

Li, Y, Randerson J, Mahowald N, Lawrence P. (2021). “Deforestation Strengthens Atmospheric Transport of Mineral Dust and Phosphorus from North Africa to the Amazon.” J. Clim. 34, 6087-6096.

Li, Y, Piao S, Chen A, Ciais P, Li LZX. (2020). “Local and Teleconnected Temperature Effects of Afforestation and Vegetation Greening in China.” Natl. Sci. Rev. 7, 897-912.

Lian X, Piao S, Li LZ, Li Y, et al. (2020). “Summer soil drying exacerbated by earlier spring greening of northern vegetation.” Sci. Adv. 6, eaax0255.

Li X, Li, Y, Chen A, Gao M, Slette IJ, & Piao S. (2019). “The impact of the 2009/2010 drought on vegetation growth and terrestrial carbon balance in Southwest China.” Agr. For. Meteorol. 269, 239-248.

Li, Y, Zeng Z, Huang L, Lian X, Piao S. (2018). “Comment on “Satellites reveal contrasting responses of regional climate to the widespread greening of Earth””. Science 360, aap7950.

Li, Y, Piao S, Li LZX, Chen A, Wang X, Ciais P, Huang L, Lian X, Peng S, Zeng Z, Wang K, Zhou L. (2018). “Divergent hydrological response to large-scale afforestation and vegetation greening in China.” Sci. Adv. 4, aar4182.

Grants & Awards

Global Highly Cited Researcher Award by Clarivate Analytics, 2021, 2022

Andrew Slater Award from National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 2021