Ye Tao received a BS from Shihezi University in 2007 and a PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Xinjiang Ecology and Geography Institute. From 2015 to 2016, he worked as a lecturer at Anqing Normal University. From 2016 to 2021, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Xinjiang Ecology and Geography Institute, where he is now an associate researcher. In 2018, he had two Chinese articles selected as top papers in China’s Fine Science and Technology Journals (F5000). His research focuses on the ecological adaptability of plants in arid areas.