Min Duan earned his Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Resources and Environment from Northwest A&F University, China, in 2007, followed by a Master's degree in Soil Science from the same institution in 2010. He completed his PhD in Soil Science at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2015. His research focused on the ecological restoration and reclamation of boreal forest in oil sands regions, as well as the effects of nitrogen deposition on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in forest soils. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at the College of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, China. His research interests include vegetation restoration in karst ecosystems, as well as the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in forest soils, and the regulatory mechanisms governing these processes. Dr. Duan has published approximately 20 papers in SCI journals, including Biology and Fertility of Soils, Forest Ecology and Management, and Geoderma.