Prof. Dr. Jianmeng Feng obtained a Bachelor of Agronomy in Forestry at Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, a Master of Agronomy in Soil Science at Zhejiang University, and a Doctor of Science in Physical Geography at Peking University. He joined the College of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University in 2007 as a lecturer, was promoted to associate professor in the same year, and became a professor in 2012. His research interests include: 1. large-scale geographical distribution patterns of plant diversity and their interpretation; 2. patterns of plant functional diversity and their interpretation; 3. geographical distribution patterns of invasive alien plants; and 4. plant biogeography patterns. He was the Director of the Yunnan Ecological Society from 2009 to 2013.