LIU CHUNJIANG    Professor Department of Resources & Environment Research Interests： 1) Urban Ecology and Forestry 2) Processes and Function of Forest Ecosystems 3) Ecological Stoichiometry Phone：021-34206603 Email：chjliu@sjtu.edu.cn

 

 

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Dr. Chunjiang Liu is professor in School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He also works as director of Shanghai Urban Ecosystem Research Station, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, P. R. China.

 

Dr. Liu was awarded bachelor at Northeast Forestry University (1982), master at Beijing Forestry University (BFU) (1985) and doctor at University of Kiel (2003). From 1985-1994, he worked as assistant and assistant professor at BFU. He was research scientist in Dept. of Forest Ecology, University of Helsinki, Finland, from 1994 to 2001 and project researcher in Centre of Ecology, University of Kiel, Germany, from 2001 to 2003.

 

 

On-going projects:

 

2017-2020: Formation process of low efficiency plantations and the degradation mechanisms in hilly areas of southern China. Project of National key R & D Program, "Transformation of low efficiency plantations in southern China and the characteristic eco-industry technology" (PI, 2017YFC0505501)

 

2017-2018：Stoichiometric characters of Fagaceae plants and the adaptive mechanisms  in subtropical geological-driven phosphorus rich areas  (PI, NSFC 31670626)

 

2013-2016: DNDC-based identification for the technology of carbon-sequestration and emission reduction in agricultural field. Sub-project of Technology for Carbon-Sequestration and Emission Reduction in Agricultural Fields (PI, Sub-project of National Key Technology R&D Program, No. 2013BAD11B01)

 

2013-2016: Stoichiometric traits of leaves and seeds and the relationships in the warm temperate and north subtropical ecotone (PI, NSFC 31270640)

 

2011-2015: Spatial and temporal patterns of soil organic carbon in China’s natural forests (Participant, 973 Project, 2011CB403201)

 

2011-2015: Status, rate, potential and mechanism of carbon sequestration in Shanghai forests (PI, Sub-project of CAS Strategic and Leading Project of Science and Technology, XDA0505020401)

 

2011-2013: Regional variation of stomatal traits and the relation to climate. (PI, NSFC 31070532).

 

2010-2013: Estimate of carbon stock in Shanghai urban forests (CO-PI, Agriculture Commission of Shanghai Municipality Government 2010-6-1)

 

2010-2012: Technology integration and demonstration of establishing low-carbon agriculture garden in Chongming (PI, Sub-project of National R&D Program, 2010BAK69B18)

 

2010-2012: Administrative technology of low-carbon modern agriculture garden in Chongming (STCSM 10DZ1960102)

 

2010-2012: Dynamics of carbon and the controlling factors in croplands in Shanghai (PI, 10JC1407000)

 

2009-2011: Variation of natural abundance of isotope nitrogen in Quercus variabilis across eastern China (participant, NSFC No. 30800138)

 

2008 –2009: Properties of Plantation Ecosystems and the Influential Factors in Chongming Island, Shanghai (PI, STCSM 072307063)

     

2007 – 2009: Regional pattern of variation in nutrients for Quercus variabilis in relation to climatic factors (PI, NSFC 30671674)

 

2006 – 2008: Global forest litterfall and its patterns in relation to climatic factors (PI, Nr. 06PJ14054, Pujiang Talent Plan, STCSM)

 

2006—2007: Key technology for cycling-based eco-agriculture on Chongming Island (PI, STCSM 06dz12306, )

 

2006—2007: Impacts of agricultural cultivation on environment under Cinnamomum camphora stands. Sub-project of (PI for sub-project, STCSM)

 

2005 – 2006: Programme for Eco-Agriculture Garden on Chongming Island (Member of Research Group, STCSM 03DZ19314, )

 

 

Publications

2020

Yuan J., Sun N., Du H., Yin S., Kang H., Umair M. & Liu C.* 2020. Roles of metabolic regulation in developing Quercus variabilis acorns at contrasting geologically-derived phosphorus sites in subtropical China. BMC Plant Biology 20: 389.

Kattge, J,  Bönisch, G,  Díaz, S, et al. 2020. TRY plant trait database-enhanced coverage and open access. Glob Change Biol. 26: 119-88.

Umair M., Sun N., Du H., Chen K., Tao H., Yuan J., Abbasi A.M. & Liu C.* 2020. Differential stoichiometric responses of shrubs and grasses to increased precipitation in a degraded karst ecosystem in Southwestern China. Science of the Total Environment 700: 134421

 

2019

Yin S., Lyu J., Zhang X., Han Y. & Liu C.* 2019. Coagulation effect of aero submicron particles on plant leaves: measuring methods and potential mechanisms. Environmental Pollution, 257, 113611.

Hui N., Sun N., Du H., Umair M., Kang H. & Liu C.* 2019. Karst rocky desertification does not erode ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity, but alters microbial community structure. Plant and Soil 445：383–396

Yin S., Zhang X., Yu A., Sun N., Lyu J., Zhu P. & Liu C.* 2019. Determining PM2.5 dry deposition velocity on plant leaves: An indirect experimental method. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 46: 126467

Ji H., Du B., Wen J., Sun N., Peng M., Du B. & Liu C.* 2019. Metabolome and ionome analyses reveal the stoichiometric effects of contrasting geological phosphorus soils on seed‑parasitic insects in subtropical oak forests. Chemoecology  29:199–210

Yuan J., Sun N., Du H., Muhammad U., Kang H., Du B., Yin S. & Liu C.* 2019. Correlated metabolic and elemental variations between the leaves and seeds of oak trees at contrasting geologically derived phosphorus sites. Sci Total Environ 691:178-186

Umair M., Sun N., Du H., Yuan J., Wen, J., Yu J., Zhou J. & Liu C.* 2019. Differential metabolic responses of shrubs and grasses to water additions in arid karst region, Southwestern China. Scientific Reports 9613

Leip A., Ledgard S., Uwizeye A., Palhares J., Aller F., Amon B.,  Binder M.,  Cordovil C., Dong H., Fusi A., Helin J., Hörtenhuber S., Hristov A., Koelsch R., Liu C., Masso C.,  Nkongolo N., Patra A.,  Redding M., Rufino M., Sakrabani R., Thoma G., Vertès F.,  Wang Y. The value of manure - manure as co-product in life cycle assessment. Journal of Environmental Management  241: 293-304

Ji H, Ossipov V., Du B., Wen J., Liu C.* 2019. Differences in the relationship between metabolomic and ionomic traits of Quercus variabilis growing at contrasting geologic- phosphorus sites in subtropics. Plant and Soil 439: 339–355

Yang H., Guo Z., Chu X., Man R., Chen J., Liu C., Tao J., Jiang Y. 2019. Comment on “Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment". Science 363(6423): eaav9117

 

2018

Li Y., Bao W., Bongers F., Chen B., Chen G., Guo K., Jiang M., Lai J., Lin D., Liu C., et al. 2018. Drivers of tree carbon storage in subtropical forests. Sci. Total Environ. 654, 684–693.

FAO (as member of working group). 2018. Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains: Guidelines for assessment (Version 1). Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership. Rome, FAO. 196 pp.

Yi Y., Shi M.C.*, Liu C.*, Wang B., Kang H.Z., Hu X.L. 2018. Changes of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Patterns in Mountainous Areas: A Case Study in the Mentougou District in Beijing. Sustainability 10(10): 3689.

Zheng J., Zang H., Yin S., Sun X., Zhu P., Han Y., Kang H. & Liu C.* 2018. Modeling height-diameter relationship for artificial monoculture Metasequoia glyptostroboides in sub-tropic coastal megacity Shanghai, China. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 34: 226–232

Wen J., Ji H., Sun N., Tao H., Du B., Hui D. & Liu C.* 2018. Imbalanced plant stoichiometry at contrasting geologic-derived phosphorus sites in subtropics: the role of microelements and plant functional group. Plant and Soil 430: 113–125.

Zheng J., Blanco J.A., Wei X. & Liu C.* 2018. Sustainable management of Metasequoia glyptostroboides plantation forests in Shanghai. Forests, 9(2), p.64.

Ji H., Wen J., Du B., Sun, N., Berg B. & Liu C.* 2018. Comparison of the nutrient resorption stoichiometry of Quercus variabilis Blume growing in two sites contrasting in soil phosphorus content. Annals of Forest Science 75(2), p.59.

 

2017

Ji H., Du B. & Liu C.* 2017. Elemental stoichiometry and compositions of weevil larvae and two acorn hosts under natural phosphorus variation. Scientific Reports 7, p.45810.

Du B., Ji H.，Peng C., Liu X., & Liu C.* 2017. Altitudinal patterns of leaf stoichiometry and nutrient resorption in Quercus variabilis in the Baotianman Mountains, China. Plant and Soil 413: 193-202.

Berg B., Johansson M.B., Liu C., Faituri M., Sanborn P., Vesterdal L., Ni X., Hansen K. & Ukonmaanaho L. 2017. Calcium in decomposing foliar litter–A synthesis for boreal and temperate coniferous forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 403: 137-144.

Yin S., Zhang X., Jiang, Z., Zhu P., Li C. & Liu C.* 2017. Inhibitory Effects of 3, 4-Dimethylpyrazole Phosphate on CH4 and N2O Emissions in Paddy Fields of Subtropical China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), p.1177.

Jiang Z., Yin S., Zhang X., Li C., Shen G., Zhou P. & Liu C. 2017. Research and Development of a DNDC Online Model for Farmland Carbon Sequestration and GHG Emissions Mitigation in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12), p.1493.

 

2016

Yin S., Zhang X., Pumpanen J., Shen G., Xiong F. & Liu C.* 2016. Seasonal variation in soil greenhouse gas emissions at three age-stages of dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) stands in an alluvial island, Eastern China. Forests , 7(11), p.256.

Sun X., Rosanoff A. & Liu C.* 2016. Across-trophic variation of potassium, calcium and magnesium stoichiometric traits in a parasitism food chain across temperate and subtropical biomes. Crop and Pasture Science 66: 1290-1297.

Sun X., Kang H., Chen H., Berg B., Bartels S.F. & Liu C.* 2016. Biogeographic patterns of nutrient resorption from Quercus variabilis leaves across China. Plant Biology18: 505–513

Sun X., Kang H., Chen H.Y., Du B., Yin S., Zhou X., Searle E.B. & Liu C.* 2016. Phenotypic plasticity controls regional-scale variation in Quercus variabilis leaf δ13C. Trees 30: 1445–1453.

 

2015

Sun X., Kang H., Kattge J., Gao Y. & Liu C.* 2015. Biogeographic patterns of multi-element stoichiometry of Quercus variabilis leaves across China. Can. J. For. Res. 45: 1827-1834.

Sun X., Small G.E., Zhou X. & Liu C.* 2015. Variation in C:N:P stoichiometry and nutrient storage related to body size in a holometabolous insect (Curculio davidi) larva. Journal of Insect Science 15: 1-6.

Zhou X., Sun X., Du B., Yin S. & Liu C.* 2015. Multielement stoichiometry in Quercus variabilis under natural phosphorus variation in subtropical China. Scientific Reports 5: 7839

Du B., Kang H., Zhu Y., Zhou X., Yin S. Burgess P. & Liu C.* 2015. Variation of oriental oak (Quercus variabilis) leaf d13C across temperate and subtropical China: Spatial patterns and sensitivity to precipitation. Forests 6: 2296-2306.

 

2014

Du B., Kang H., Pumpanen J., Zhu P., Yin S., Zou Q., Wang Z., Kong F. & Liu C*.  2014a. Soil organic carbon stock and chemical composition along an altitude gradient in the Lushan Mountain, subtropical China. Ecological Research 29: 433–439

Du B., Liu C*, Kang K., Zhu P., Yin S., Shen G., Hou J. & Ilvesniemi H. 2014b.  Climatic control on plant and soil δ13C along an altitudinal transect of Lushan Mountain in subtropical China: Characteristics and interpretation of soil carbon dynamics. Plos One 9(1): e86440.

Zhang X., Yin S., Zhu P., Li C. & Liu C. 2014. Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddy fields under different nitrogen fertilization loads in Chongming Island, Eastern China. Science of the Total Environment 472: 381-388.

 

2013

Sun X., Kay A.D., Kang H., Small G.E. & Liu C.* 2013. Correlated biogeographic variation of magnesium across trophic levels in a terrestrial food train. Plos One  D-13-25942R1 10.1371 /journal.pone.0078444.

Wang B., Wei W. J., Liu C., You W. Z., Niu X. & Man R. Z. 2013. Biomass and carbon stock in moso bamboo forests in subtropical China: characteristics and implications. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 25: 137–148.

Sun X., Zhou X., Small G.E., Sterner R., Kang H. & Liu C.* 2013. Energy storage and C:N:P variation in a holometabolous insect (Curculio davidi Fairmaire) larva across a climate gradient. J Insect Physiol.  59: 408–415.

Berg B., Liu C., Laskowski R. & Davey M.P. 2013. Relationships between nitrogen, AUR, and climate among tree foliar litters. Can. J. For. Res. 43: 103–107.

Liu C.* & Sun X. 2013. A review of ecological stoichiometry: Basic knowledge and advance. In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (Article 05519), Elsevier.

 

2012

Wang Z., Cui X., Yin S., Shen G., Han Y. and Liu C.* 2012. Characteristics of carbon storage in Shanghai’s urban forest. Chinese Science Bulletin 58: 1130- 1138.

Chen D., Zhang X., Kang H., Sun X., Yin S., Du H., Yamanaka N., Washington G., Wu H. X. & Liu C.* 2012. Phylogeography of Quercus variabilis based on Chloroplast DNA Sequence in East Asia: Multiple Glacial Refugia and Mainland-Migrated Island Populations. PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal. pone.0047268.

Sun X., Kang H., Du H., Hu H., Zhou J., Hou J., Zhou X. & Liu C.* 2012. Stoichiometric traits of oriental oak (Quercus variabilis) acorns and their variations in relation to environmental variables across temperate to subtropical China. Ecological Research 27: 765-773.

Wang B., Wei W., Xing Z., You W., Niu X., Ren X. & Liu C. 2012. Biomass carbon pools of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) forests in subtropical China: Characteristics and potential. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 27: 545-560.

Niu X., Wang B., Liu S., Liu C., Wei W. & Kauppi P. E. 2012. Economical assessment of forest ecosystem services in China: Characteristics and implications. Ecological Complexity 11: 1-11.

Zhu Y., Kang H., Xie Q., Wang Z., Yin S. & Liu C.* 2012. Pattern of leaf vein density and climate relationship of Quercus variabilis populations remains unchanged with environmental changes. Trees-Structure and Function 26: 597-607.

 

2011

Wang Z., Han Y., Kang H., Sun X., Zhu Y., Che S., & Liu C.* 2011. Differential effects of plantation forestry and agriculture on earthworm abundance and the heavy metals in suburban soils in Shanghai, eastern China. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 20:  306-313.

Kang H., Liu C., Wu L., Chen D., Yu W., Sun X., Ma X., Hu H., Zhu L. 2011. Variation in foliar and soil d15N in Oriental oak (Quercus variabialis) stands over eastern China: Patterns and interactions. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 110: 8-14.

Kang H., Zhuang H., Wu L., Liu Q., Shen G.,  Berg B., Man R. and Liu C.* 2011. Variation in leaf nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry in Picea abies across Europe: An analysis based on local observations. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 195–202.

 

2010

Kang H., Xin Z., Berg B., Burgess P. J., Liu Q., Liu Z. & Liu C*. 2010. Global patterns of leaf litter nitrogen and phosphorus in woody plants.  Annals of Forest Science 67: 811-819.

Berg B., Davey M., De Marco A., Emmett B., Faituri M.,  Hobbie S., Johansson M.-B., Liu C., McClaugherty C., Norell L., Rutigliano F. & Virzo De Santo A. 2010. Factors influencing limit values for pine needle litter decomposition - a synthesis for boreal and temperate pine forest systems. Biogeochemistry 100: 57–73.

 

2009

Kang H., Berg B., Liu C.* & Westman C. J. 2009. Variation in mass-loss rate of foliar litter in relation to climate and litter quality in Eurasian forests: Differences among Functional Groups of Litter. Silvan Fennica 43: 549-563.

Liu C.* & Westman C. J. 2009. Biomass in a Norway spruce - Scots pine forest: A comparison of estimation methods. Boreal Environment Research 14: 876–888.

Xu S., Liu C., Jiang P., Cai W. & Wang Y. 2009. The effects of drying following heat shock exposure of the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis. Science of the Total Environment 407: 2411-2419.

 

Before 2009

Liu C.*, Berg B., Kutsch W., Westman C., Ilvesniemi H., Shen X. & Chen X. 2006. Leaf litter nitrogen concentration as related to climate factors in Eurasian forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15: 438-444.

Kutsch W., Liu C. J., Hoermann G. & Herbst M. 2005. Spatial heterogeneity of ecosystem carbon fluxes in a broadleaved Forest in Northern Germany. Global Change Biology 11：70-88.

Liu C.*, Shen X., Zhou P., Che S., Zhang Y. & Shen G. 2004. Urban Forestry in China: Status and Prospects. Urban Agriculture. (13): 15-17.

Liu C.*, Ilvesniemi H., Westman C. J., Kutsch W., Ma X. & Kauppi P.  2004. An estimate on the rainout of atmospheric CO2. Journal of Environment Sciences 16 (1): 86-89.

Liu C. *, Westman C. W., Berg B., Kutsch W., Wang G. Z., Man Z. and Ilvesniemi H. 2004. Variation in litterfall-climate relationships between coniferous and broadleaf forests in Eurasia. Global Ecology and Biogeography 13: 105-114.

Liu C.*, Ilvesniemi H., Berg. B, Kutsch W., Yang Y., Ma X. & Westman C. J. 2003. Litterfall in Eurasian Forests. Journal of Forestry Research 14: 27-34.

Liu C.*, Westman C. J. & Ilvesniemi H.  2001. Matter and Nutrient Dynamics of Litter in Pine and Oak Plantations in the Mountainous Areas of North China. Silva Fennica 35(1): 3-13.

Ilvesniemi H. & Liu C. 2001. Biomass distribution in a young Scots pine stand. Boreal Environment Research 6: 3-8.

Liu C.*, Ilvesniemi H. & Westman C. J. 2000. Biomass of arboreal lichens and its distribution in the boreal coniferous forests in central Finland. The Lichenologists 32: 495-504.