Prof. Dr. Xinrong Li obtained his Doctor Degree of Geobotany and Ecology from Department of Biology of Moscow State Lomonosov University in 1995. He worked as a research professor and doctoral advisor of the former Lanzhou Institute of Desert Research in 1998. Now he is research professor of Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resource, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Director of Division of Ecology and Agriculture, director of Key Laboratory for Stress Ecophysiology in Cold and Arid Regions of Gansu Province, station master of Shapotou Desert Research & Experiment National Station, and professor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also a National Outstanding Youth Fund Winner, Member of New Century National Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent Project, Principal Scientist of National Basic Research Program of China, Outstanding Experts in Gansu Province, Leading Talent in Gansu Province, and the State Council Special Allowance Winner.Li successively visited the Institute of Soil and Water of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO in Australia), Center for Biodiversity Research of Penn State University (USA) and Institute of Ecology of the Technical University of Berlin in 1999, 2001 and 2005, respectively. He has won annual Senior Fellow (2009.10-2010.09) of Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg for cooperative research in University of Greifswald. He frequently participated in the international conference and was invited to make presentations.