Prof. Dr. Lishan Shan currently works as a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, China. After graduating from the Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007, he taught at Gansu Agricultural University. He was promoted to associate professor in 2014 and professor in 2019. He also serves as the fifth and sixth council member of the Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation, a standing committee member of the Shrub Branch of the Chinese Society of Forestry, and a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society of the Chinese Society of Forestry. His research directions are research on plant water physiology and ecology, plant functional traits, and vegetation restoration technology in arid desert areas.