General Research Interests

Ecohydrology; Soil carbon measurement technology; Global change.

Recent Publications (since 2000)

Peer-reviewed

Zou, C. B, D. D. Breshears, B. D. Newman, B. P. Wilcox, and M. O. Gard. 2008. Soil water dynamics under low- versus high- ponderosa pine tree density: ecohydrological functioning and restoration implications.  Ecohydrology (Inaugural issue)

Breshears, D. D., J. J. Whicker, C. B. Zou, J. P. Field, and C. D. Allen. 2007. Aeolian sediment transport in undisturbed and disturbed dryland ecosystems along the grassland-forest continuum: A conceptual framework spanning gradients of woody plants. Geomorphology. In Press. (Impact Factor: 1.69)

ZOU, C. B., G. A. Barron-Gafford, and D. D. Breshears, 2007.  Effects of topography and woody plant canopy cover on near-ground solar radiation: relevant energy inputs for ecohydrology and hydropedology. Geophysical Research Letters (special issue for Ecohydrology and Hydropedology ) 34: L24S21, doi:10.1029/2007GL031484, 2007  (Impact Factor: 2.60)

ZOU, C. B., P.W. Barnes, S. Archer, and C. McMurtry, 2005. Soil moisture redistribution as a mechanism of facilitation in savanna tree-shrub clusters. Oecologia. DOI 10.1007/s00442-005-0110-8 (Impact Factor: 3.3)  

Zou, C. B., C. Penfold, R. Sands, R. K. Misra and I. Hudson, 2001. Effects of soi air-filled porosity, soil matric potential and soil strength on primary root growth of radiata pine seedlings. Plant and Soil 236:105-115 (Impact Factor: 1.49)  

Zou, C. B., R. Sands and O. J. Sun, 2000. Physiological responses of radiata pine roots to soil strength and soil water deficit. Tree Physiology 20, 1205 - 1207 PDF available upon request (Impact Factor: 2.29)

Zou, C. B., R. Sands, G. Buchan, I. Hudson, 2000, Least limiting water range: a potential indicator of physical quality of forest soils. Australia Journal of Soil Research, 38, 947 - 58  (Impact Factor: 1.07)  

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Miao, S. L. and C. B. Zou. 2007. Seasonal variations in seed bank composition and the interaction with nutrient enrichment in the Everglades wetlands (In review for Aquatic Botany)  

Wang, J., C. B. Zou, H. Ren, S. Wei, Z. Huang, and W. Dua. 2007. Absence of tree seeds in shrubland stage impeding forest secondary succession in subtropical Southern China  (In review for New Forests)

Miao, S. L. and C. B. Zou. 2007.  Sequence of extreme hydrological events triggers different mortality and growth of tree species in tree islands in the everglade marshes (To be submitted to Frontiers in Ecology and Environment)  

Breshears, D. D., O. B. Myers, C. W. Meyer, F. J. Barnes, C. B. Zou. 2008. A plant-centric view of drought-induced mortality (To be submitted to Nature)

Book & Book Chapters (in Chinese)

Li, C., Yang, Q.Z. and Zou, C.B., 1992. Theory of Forest Dynamics. Guzhou Provincial Publishing House of Science and Technology, Guyan

Zou, C.B.,  1990. Photosynthetic and ecological characteristics of four evergreen broadleaf forest species on Mt. Jinyun In Ecological Studies of Sichuan Forests. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu  

Li, C., Liu, X. and Zou, C.B, 1990. The origin and characteristics of subalpine coniferous forest in Sichuan province In Ecological Studies of Sichuan Forests. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu  

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Presentations  

Breshears, D. D.,  C. B. Zou, G. Barron-Gafford, H. Adams, T. Huxman, S. Miao, P. Rich, and A. White. 2007. An Ecohydrological Perspective of Drought-Triggered Vegetation Die-off and Land-Surface Changes, American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting, 11–15 December, 2007 in San Francisco

Zou, C. B., S. L. Miao, and D. D. Breshears. 2007. Species-specific responses to extreme hydrological disturbances depend on event sequences. 92nd ESA Annual Meeting. San Jose , CA

Breshears, D.D,  J. J. Whicker, C. B. Zou, J. P. Field, and C. D. Allen. 2007. Wind erosion and dust flux in undisturbed and disturbed dryland ecosystem along the grassland-forest continuum: A conceptual framework spanning gradients of woody plants. 92nd ESA Annual Meeting. San Jose , CA

Breshears, D. D. and C. B. Zou (invited). 2006. Bridging from Ecology to Hydrology and Soil Science through Ecohydrology and Hydropedology: The Fundamental Role of Woody Plant Patterns on Heterogeneity in Soil Water and Carbon. American Geophysical Union 2006 Fall Meeting, 11–15 December, 2006 in San Francisco

Breshears, D. D. , J. P. Field, C. B. Zou, and J. J. Whicker (invited). 2006. Wind and Water Erosion under Alternate Land Uses: Insights from Ongoing Research at the Santa Rita Experimental Range. The 3rd Annnual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE). 7 October 2006, Tucson , Arizona

Field, J. P., D. D. Breshears, C. B. Zou, and J. J. Whicker.  2006. Resource redistribution by wind and water erosion in semiarid grasslands. 91^st  ESA Annual Meeting. Memphis , Tennessee

Zou, C. B, D. D. Breshears, B.D. Newman, B.P. Wilcox, and M.O. Gard. 2006.  Reduced density amplifies soil water availability in ponderosa pine forest: ecohydrological implications for restoration. 91st ESA Annual Meeting. Memphis , Tennessee

Boodleman, C. L., D. D. Breshears, and C. B. Zou. 2006. Near-ground solar radiation as a function of woody canopy cover: testing predicted trends along the grassland-forest continuum. 91st ESA Annual Meeting. Memphis , Tennessee

Zou, C. B, D. D. Breshears, B. D. Newman, B. P. Wilcox, and M. O. Gard. 2006. Ecohydrological consequences of reducing stand density in a semiarid forest ecosystem: Preliminary findings Arizona Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Tucson (Kel Fox Presentation Award)

Zou, C. B and S. Archer. 2003 (invited). Woody plant encroachment into savannah – cause and solution. Chinese Academy of Sciences .

Zou, C. B. 2003 (invited). Water redistribution in semiarid savannah ecosystem.  University of Oklahoma .

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Posters   

Zou, C. B., G. A. Barron-Gafford, and D. D. Breshears. 2007. Effects of topography and woody plant canopy cover on near-ground solar radiation: implications for vegetation gradients and dynamics on the Colorado Plateau. The Ninth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau

Adams, H., J. C. Villegas, D. D. Breshears1, M. Guardiola-Claramonte, C. B. Zou, G. A. Barron-Gafford, and T. E. Huxman. 2007. Biosphere 2: TESTING the influence of global change dynamics on key interactions between plants and water. The Ninth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau

Royer, P. D., D. D. Breshears, C. B. Zou, and N. S. Cobb. 2007. Variation in near-ground solar radiation as a function of tree cover: a preliminary assessment along a woodland gradient. The Ninth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau

Villegas, J. C., D. D. Breshears, and C. B. Zou. 2007. Soil evaporation as a function of canopy cover: method calibration and preliminary observations at the Santa Rita Experimental Range. The 6th Annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE). 7 October 2006, Tucson , Arizona

Field, J. P., D. D. Breshears, and C. B. Zou, and J. Whicker. 2006. Simultaneous field-based measurements of wind and water erosion in semiarid grasslands. Sixth International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 24-28. Guelph , Ontario , Canada

Breshears. D. D., J. J. Whicker, C. D. Allen, J. P. Field, C. B. Zou, R. J. Oertel, and K. L. Beeley. 2006. Wind erosion and transport along the grassland-forest continuum. Sixth International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 24-28. Guelph , Ontario , Canada

Field, J. P., D. D. Breshears, C. B. Zou, and  J. J. Whicker. 2006. Wind and Water Erosion: Competing Processes on the Santa Rita Experiment Range. The 3rd Annnual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE). 7 October 2006, Tucson , Arizona  

Field, J. P., D. D. Breshears, C. B. Zou, and  J. J. Whicker. 2006. Simultaneous Measures of Competing Erosion Types: Water-centric Focus Neglects Potential Importance of Wind-driven Soil Transport. 2nd ISPE festival.  Marriet Hotel, Tucson , 5 October 2006 (ISPEFest Poster Award)  

Boodleman, C. L., D. D. Breshears, and C. B. Zou. 2006. Near ground solar radiation as a function of woody canopy cover: Testing initial predictions and trends in mean and variance in the Santa Rita Experimental Range. The 3rd Annnual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE). 7 October 2006, Tucson , Arizona  

Royer, P. D., C. B. Zou, and D. D. Breshears. 2006 Saguaro-induced shading and its ecphydrological consequences: a field design for evaluating trends with density.  Arizona Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Tucson  

Boodleman, C.L., D. D. Breshears, and C. B. Zou 2006 Estimating Solar Radiation indices Along a Gradient of increasing shrub coverage: A preliminary analysis At Santa Rita experimental Range Arizona Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Tucson  (Best Poster Award)  

Barron-Gafford, G. A., D. B. Breshears, and C. B. Zou 2006. Relative influence of topography and canopy cover on solar radiation in a heterogeneous semiarid woodland: A Preliminary Analysis Design. Arizona Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Tucson  

Barnes, P. W, S. R. Archer, C. B. Zou, C. R. McMurtry, and K. E. Jessup. 2002.  Edaphic influences on woody plant facilitation and competition in a subtropical savanna. 87th ESA Annual Meeting, Tucson , Arizona  

McMurtry, C. R., S. R. Archer, P.W. Barnes, K. E. Jessup, and C. B. Zou. 2002  Structure and distribution of shrub patches in a savanna parkland upland is influenced by argillic horizon development.  87th ESA Annual Meeting, Tucson , Arizona  

Archer, S. R., P. W. Barnes, C.B. Zou, C.R. McMurtry, and K.E. Jessup  2002  Hydraulic Lift –Evidence of soil moisture redistribution by Prosopis glanduosa in a semi-arid savanna parkland in southern Texas. 87th ESA Annual Meeting, Tucson , Arizona  

Jessup, K. E., P. W. Barnes, C. B. Zou, C. R. McMurtry, and S. R. Archer.  2002 Edaphic controls over plant/soil water relations and leaf gas exchange in a subtropical savanna:  temporal patterns. 87th ESA Annual Meeting, Tucson , Arizona

Zou, C. B., S. R. Archer, P. W Barnes, C. R. McMurtry, and K. E. Jessup.  2002 Soil moisture partitioning and overstory and understory interactions among co-occurring woody plants in semiarid savanna parkland in Southern Texas . 87th ESA Annual Meeting, Tucson , Arizona

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