Ying Li

Mitglied im Institut für Ökologie

Research interests

• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (BEF) research
• Application of 3-D terrestrial laser scanner in forest inventory
• Aboveground plant growth and branch demography
• Sustainable utilization of non-timber forest products
• Market-oriented instruments to biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation

Vita

Since 04/2011: PhD student within BEF China Project at the Institute of Ecology at Leuphana University Lüneburg

11/2009-12/2010: Visiting researcher at World Forestry Insitute, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Insitut (vTI)
Research Topic: sustainable forest management considering biodiversity conservation and improving rural livelihoods in small-scale private forest areas in North West Yunnan, China

08/2007-10/2007:Internship at World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)-Kunming, China

10/2006-11/2008: Master Study of Forest Ecology and Management at Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg with DAAD financial support
Master Thesis: Earning Money with Chinese Non-Timber Forest Products: the value chains of mu err, bamboo shoots and medicinal herbs in Germany

09/2002-07/2006: Bachelor Study of Rural and Urban Planning and Resources Management at Beijing Forestry University, China
Bachelor Thesis: Research on Implementation of Land Use Change Prediction Prototype System Based GIS-ABM Integrated Technology

Publication

Julia Schmitt, Benno Pokorny and Li Ying (2008): Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products in China: Effects on Food Quality, Forest Conservation and Rural Development. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 18(1), UK