Dr. Zhijing Xue is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control in 2009 from Shandong Agricultural University. In September 2009, she started studying at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, and she obtained a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control in 2012 and 2015, respectively. In June 2015, she joined Shaanxi Normal University as a lecturer. Her research topics mainly include soil and plant ecology under vegetation restoration conditions.