The Meng Lab focuses on the impact of climate change and human activities on terrestrial ecosystems using field measurements, satellite imageries, and data-driven Earth system modeling. The broad research goals are to 1) understand the changes, drivers, and mechanisms of vegetation dynamics in natural and human-dominated systems and 2) improve realistic predictive modeling on the interactive and complex effects of global change drivers on terrestrial ecosystems.
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Urban warming and artificial light affect tree phenology in cities (Meng, 2021, Science)
Keywords: Vegetation phenology and climate feedback
Urban built environment and vegetation dynamics
Fire, land use, and ecosystem change