Overview
Availability
- Dr Linhai Cheng is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Geography, Nanjing University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Terrestrial Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy of Environmental Science, Griffith University
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Climate-induced forest destabilization and shrub stabilization in Africa
Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Lu, Nan, Wang, Yafeng, Li, Changjia, Wang, Shuai, Li, Xiangyi, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Chen, Yongzhe, Xu, Zhihong, Stringer, Lindsay C. and Fu, Bojie (2026). Climate-induced forest destabilization and shrub stabilization in Africa. Global and Planetary Change, 265 105627, 105627. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105627
2026
Journal Article
A trend toward shorter duration and higher intensity of grassland degradation in Chinese oases
Chen, Peng, Tang, Qiang, Wang, Shuai, Liu, Yanxu, Cheng, Linhai, Li, Changjia, Wu, Xutong, Tian, Fuyou, Gao, Ya, Xu, Wenxuan, Luo, Yuchuan, Hu, Bixia and Fu, Bojie (2026). A trend toward shorter duration and higher intensity of grassland degradation in Chinese oases. Communications Earth & Environment. doi: 10.1038/s43247-026-04017-6
2026
Journal Article
Improving resilience monitoring in non-stationary systems via a robust data-chunking algorithm
Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Lu, Nan, Xu, Chi, Arani, Babak M.S., Li, Changjia, Wang, Yafeng, Li, Xiangyi, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Wang, Shuai, Wei, Jie, Li, Junran, He, Daming, Xu, Zhihong and Fu, Bojie (2026). Improving resilience monitoring in non-stationary systems via a robust data-chunking algorithm. Science Bulletin, 71 (10), 2448-2452. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.01.017
2026
Journal Article
OasisMap30: a 30 m annual land cover dataset of China's oases from 1987 to 2024
Chen, Peng, Tang, Qiang, Liu, Yanxu, Luo, Yuchuan, Cheng, Linhai, Wang, Yijia, Xu, Wenxuan and Wang, Shuai (2026). OasisMap30: a 30 m annual land cover dataset of China's oases from 1987 to 2024. Earth System Science Data, 18 (5), 3289-3302. doi: 10.5194/essd-18-3289-2026
2025
Journal Article
Incorporate ecosystem services into the determination and promotion of protected areas based on multi-criteria decision-making method
Wang, Yi, Lü, Da, Yin, Lichang, Cheng, Linhai and Wang, Xiaofeng (2025). Incorporate ecosystem services into the determination and promotion of protected areas based on multi-criteria decision-making method. Global Ecology and Conservation, 63 e03863, e03863-63. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03863
2025
Journal Article
Shift in erosion pattern of the Himalaya-Karakoram mountains during the mid-Pleistocene transition recorded by Indus Fan deposits
Feng, Han, Lu, Huayu, Carrapa, Barbara, Cheng, Linhai, Zhang, Hanzhi, Wang, Qingyu and Yao, Zhengquan (2025). Shift in erosion pattern of the Himalaya-Karakoram mountains during the mid-Pleistocene transition recorded by Indus Fan deposits. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 137 (9-10), 4131-4144. doi: 10.1130/b38154.1
2025
Journal Article
Global potential for regime shifts among shrubland, grassland, and forest
Qu, Zhuoran, Li, Xiaoyan, Zhou, Sha, Deng, Yuanhong, Yang, Chao, Shi, Fangzhong and Cheng, Linhai (2025). Global potential for regime shifts among shrubland, grassland, and forest. Global and Planetary Change, 250 104798, 104798. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104798
2025
Journal Article
Alternative biome states in Australian terrestrial ecosystems and the potential maintenance mechanism
Cheng, Linhai, Tang, Qiang, Xu, Zhihong and Sucharitakul, Phuping (2025). Alternative biome states in Australian terrestrial ecosystems and the potential maintenance mechanism. Ecological Frontiers, 45 (3), 658-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.01.005
2025
Journal Article
Optimal spatiotemporal thinning schemes combined with wood vaulting could maximize the forest biomass carbon sink in China
Chen, Yongzhe, Feng, Xiaoming, Huang, Yuanyuan, Liang, Shunlin, Wang, Lijuan, Ma, Haozhi, Gao, Zhen, Cheng, Linhai, Sucharitakul, Phuping, Zhang, Junze, Xia, Jiangzhou, Yuan, Wenping and Fu, Bojie (2025). Optimal spatiotemporal thinning schemes combined with wood vaulting could maximize the forest biomass carbon sink in China. Communications Earth & Environment, 6 (1) 366. doi: 10.1038/s43247-025-02350-w
2024
Journal Article
Distinguishing trajectories and drivers of vegetated ecosystems in China's Loess Plateau
Wang, Zhuangzhuang, Fu, Bojie, Wu, Xutong, Wang, Shuai, Li, Yingjie, Feng, Yuhao, Zhang, Liwei, Hu, Ying, Cheng, Linhai and Li, Binbin (2024). Distinguishing Trajectories and Drivers of Vegetated Ecosystems in China's Loess Plateau. Earths Future, 12 (2) e2023EF003769. doi: 10.1029/2023EF003769
2023
Journal Article
Are multiple ecosystem stability metrics equally sensitive and consistent to environmental gradient? A test for African terrestrial biomes
Cheng, Linhai, Lu, Nan, Fu, Bojie and Xu, Zhihong (2023). Are multiple ecosystem stability metrics equally sensitive and consistent to environmental gradient? A test for African terrestrial biomes. Global and Planetary Change, 230 104264. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104264
2023
Journal Article
Regime shifts and early warning signals in dryland ecosystems￣an identification method based on landscape pattern characteristics 干旱区生态系统稳态转换及其预警信号———基于景观格局特征的识别方法
Zhang, Lu, Lü, Nan and Cheng, Linhai (2023). Regime shifts and early warning signals in dryland ecosystems￣an identification method based on landscape pattern characteristics 干旱区生态系统稳态转换及其预警信号———基于景观格局特征的识别方法. Shengtai Xuebao, 43 (15), 6486-6498. doi: 10.5846/stxb202204151011
2022
Journal Article
Breaking the land degradation-poverty nexus in drylands
Lü, Nan, Fu, Bojie, Stafford-Smith, Mark, Maestre, Fernando T. and Cheng, Linhai (2022). Breaking the land degradation-poverty nexus in drylands. Science Bulletin, 67 (24), 2508-2512. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.11.005
2021
Journal Article
Alternative biome states of African terrestrial vegetation and the potential drivers: A continental-scale study
Cheng, Linhai, Lu, Nan, Wang, Mengyu, Fu, Bojie and Xu, Zhihong (2021). Alternative biome states of African terrestrial vegetation and the potential drivers: A continental-scale study. Science of the Total Environment, 800 149489, 800. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149489
2021
Journal Article
Shortened duration and reduced area of frozen soil in the Northern Hemisphere
Li, Ting, Chen, Yong-Zhe, Han, Li-Jian, Cheng, Lin-Hai, Lv, Yi-He, Fu, Bo-Jie, Feng, Xiao-Ming and Wu, Xing (2021). Shortened duration and reduced area of frozen soil in the Northern Hemisphere. Innovation, 2 (3) 100146, 3. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100146
2020
Journal Article
Phased evolution and variation of the South Asian monsoon, and resulting weathering and surface erosion in the Himalaya-Karakoram Mountains, since late Pliocene time using data from Arabian Sea core
Lu, Huayu, Liu, Ruixuan, Cheng, Linhai, Feng, Han, Zhang, Hanzhi, Wang, Yao, Hu, Rong, Zhao, Wancang, Ji, Junfeng, Xu, Zhaokai, Yu, Zhaojie, Kulhanek, Denise K., Pandey, Dhananjai K. and Clift, Peter D. (2020). Phased evolution and variation of the South Asian monsoon, and resulting weathering and surface erosion in the Himalaya-Karakoram Mountains, since late Pliocene time using data from Arabian Sea core. Geological Magazine, 157 (6), 864-878. doi: 10.1017/S0016756820000291
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