CURRICULUM VITAE - Renqing WANG

Date of Birth: November, 1955

Title: Professor of School of Life Sciences, Shandong University; Doctoral Tutor; Director of Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity

Research interests: Vegetation Ecology; Vegetation Restoration; Biodiversity Conservation; Eco-physiology

PRESENT ADDRESS:

No.2 Building,

Shandong University, Qingdao  

College of Life Science,

Shandong University,

No.72 Binhai Road,Qingdao,

Qingdao 266237, P.R. China

Email: rqwang@sdu.edu.cn

Web site: www.ecology.sdu.edu.cn

EDUCATION:

PhD in Ecology (2001.9-2005.7), Majored in Ecology, College of Life Science, Shandong University, China

M.S. in Ecology (1979.9-1982.7), Majored in Ecology, Department of Biology, Shandong University, China

B.A. in Botany (1975.9-1979.7), Majored in Botany, Dept. of Biology, Shandong University, China

ACADEMIC CAREER:

Professor of School of Life Sciences, Shandong University (1994.9-present)

Director of the dean's office, Shandong University (2004-2012)

Vice-dean of School of Life Sciences, Shandong University (1986-2003)

Visiting Professor in Yokohama National University, Japan (2001.12-2002.12)

Visiting Professor in University of Alberta ,Canada, (2014.09-10)

Researcher at National Grassland Research Institute, Japan (1991.1-1991.4)

Associate Professor of Dept. of Biology, Shandong University (1991.11-1993.8)

Lecturer of Dept. of Biology, Shandong University, P.R. China (1985.11-1991.10)

Assistant of Dept. of Biology, Shandong University, P.R. China (1982.8-1985.10)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Host or participate several research projects concerning Chinese vegetation, Chinese wetland and Conservation of Chinese biodiversity. These projects were mainly funded by “973”,“National Science and Technology Support Program”, “National major water issues”, et al.

Some representative research projects recently:

Presider of “Response mechanism of deciduous oak leaf traits in warm temperate zone to environmental change” (2009－2012), funded by Natural Science Foundation of China

Presider of “wetland restoration model and technology in Nansi Lake”(2009－2012), funded by major  national  science  and  technology  projects

Presider of “Remediation technologies and integrated ecosystem model of Yellow River Delta”(2010-2012), funded by the national science and technology support program

One of the presiders of “Plant communities resources survey in North China” (2010-2015), funded by The major state basic special

One of the presiders of “China’s Vegetation—Special issue of deciduous oak forest” (2015-2021), funded by The major state basic special

PUBLICATIONS:

Hundreds of articles were published (of which more than 40 papers were included in SCI, including Corresponding Author, the total impact factors were larger than 50). Two papers were selected in 2008-2012 China TOP 5000 paper. Four monographs were published.

Selected Publications:

Monographs

Vegetation map of P.R.China (1:1,000,000,both paper and electronic version) (Associate editor, 2007)

Vegetation and Geography of China (Associate editor, 2007)

Papers

1. Xuechun Yang, Shijie Yi, Shen Qu, Renqing Wang, Yutao Wang, MingXu.2019. Key transmission sectors of energy-water-carbon nexus pressures in Shanghai, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 225: 27-35.

2. Tong Wang, Jiangtao Hu, Renqing Wang*, Chunhua Liu, DanYu. 2018. Tolerance and resistance facilitate the invasion success of Alternanthera philoxeroides in disturbed habitats: A reconsideration of the disturbance hypothesis in the light of phenotypic variation. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 153:135-142.

3. Xuechun Yang, Feng Lou, Mingxing Sun, Renqing Wang*, Yutao Wang*.2017. Study of the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and the economic growth of Russia based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Applied Energy 193:162–173

4. Mingxing Sun，Yutao Wang，Jinglan Hong，Jiulan Dai，Renqing Wang*，Zhirui Niu，Baoping Xin. 2016. Life cycle assessment of a bio-hydrometallurgical treatment of spent Zn-Mn batteries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 129: 350-358

5. Wenxin Zhang, Da Yin, Dizhou Huang, Ning Du, Jian Liu, Weihua Guo, Renqing Wang*. 2015. Altitudinal patterns illustrate the invasion mechanisms of alien plants in temperate mountain forests of northern China. Forest Ecology and Management, 351:1-8.

6. Yujie Luo, Weihua Guo, Yifu Yuan, Jian Liu, Ning Du, Renqing Wang*. 2014.  Increased nitrogen deposition alleviated the competitive effects of the introduced invasive plant Robinia pseudoacacia on the native tree Quercus acutissima.  Plant and Soil, 385: 63-75.

7. Yifu Yuan, Weihua Guo, Wenjuan Ding , Ning Du , Yujie Luo , Jian Liu , Fei Xu , Renqing Wang*. 2013. Competitive interaction between the exotic plant Rhus typhina L. and the native tree Quercus acutissima Carr. in Northern China under different soil N:P ratios. Plant and Soil, 372: 389-400.

8. Xiuli Ge, Jian Liu, Renqing Wang*.2013. Effects of flooding on the germination of seed banks in the Nansi Lake wetlands, China. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 28(2): 225-237.

9. Xiao Guo, Weihua Guo, Yujie Luo, Xiangfeng Tan, Ning Du, Renqing Wang*. 2013. Morphological and biomass characteristic acclimation of trident maple (Acer buergerianum Miq.) in response to light and water stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 35(4): 1149-1159.

10. Ning Du, Renqing Wang, Jian Liu, Xiuru Zhang, Xiangfeng Tan, Wei Wang, Hua Chen, Weihua Guo. 2013. Morphological response of Vitex negundo var. heterophylla and Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa to the combined impact of drought and shade. Agroforestry Systems, 87(2): 403-416.

11. Ning Du, Renqing Wang, Xiuru Zhang, Feng Xu, Xiangfeng Tan, Weihua Guo*. 2013. Scaling relationships of leaf traits do not change among months in a temperate shrub species. Polish Journal of Ecology, 61(1): 23-34.

12. Yue Yu, Hui Wang, Jian Liu, Qiang Wang, Tianlin Shen, Weihua Guo, Renqing Wang*. 2012. Shifts in microbial community function and structure along the successional gradient of coastal wetlands in Yellow River Estuary. European Journal of Soil Biology, 49: 12-21.

13. Hua Chen, Renqing Wang, Xiuli Ge, Jie Zhang, Ning Du, Wei Wang Jian Liu. 2012.Competition and soil fungi affect the physiological and growth traits of an alien and a native tree species. Photosynthetica, 50: 77-85.

14. Wenjuan Ding, Jian Liu, Daqian Wu, Yue Wang, Cheinchi Chang, Renqing Wang*. 2011. Salinity stress modulates habitat selection in the clonal plant Aeluropus sinensis subjected to crude oil deposition. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 183(3): 262-271.

15. Juan Zhang , Jiulan Dai , Xiaoming Du , Fasheng Li , Wenxing Wang , Renqing Wang*. 2012. Distribution and sources of petroleum-hydrocarbon in soil profiles of the Hunpu waste water-irrigated area, China's northeast. Geoderma, 173: 215-223.

16. Weihua Guo, Jihee Jeong, Zinsuh Kim*, Renqing Wang, Enhye Kim, Sunghwan Kim. 2011. Genetic diversity of Lilium tsingtauense in China and Korea revealed by ISSR markers and morphological characters. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 39: 352-360.

17. Weihua Guo, Bo Li, Xinshi Zhang*, Renqing Wang. 2010. Effects of water stress on water use efficiency and water balance components of Hippophae rhamnoides and Caragana intermedia in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Agroforestry Systems, 80(3): 423-435.

18. Ning Du, Weihua Guo, Xiuru Zhang, Renqing Wang*. 2010. Morphological and physiological responses of Vitex negundo L. var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd. to drought stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 32(5): 839-848.

19. Daqian Wu, Jian Liu, Gaosheng Zhang, Wenjuan Ding, Wei Wang, Renqing Wang*. 2009. Incorporating spatial autocorrelation into cellular automata model: An application to the dynamics of Chinese tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis Lour.). Ecological Modelling, 220(24): 3490-3498.

INERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION:

Good at English listening, reading and writing. Fluent in English speaking and expressing.

Research and attending meeting with some Universities and organizations in Japan, the United States, Britain, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan and other countries and regions. Member of International Ecological Society, the International Society of vegetation, and Ecological Society of America. Currently, international cooperation including scientific research and student culture was carried out with several universities, such as Uppsala University in Sweden, Lund University, Nagoya University in Japan, Kyoto University, Korea University, University of Alberta in Canada, the People's Friendship University in Russia.

SOCIAL SERVICE:

President of the Shandong Ecological Society

Executive director of the Botanical Society of China

Executive director of the Ecological Society of China

Editorial Board Member of “Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology” and “Acta Ecologica Sinica”

Evaluation expert of National Fund Committee and Ministry of Education in China

Evaluation expert of National Nature Reserve

                               Photos: field investigation