1980-1984 Bachelor's Degree: Huazhong Normal University
1984-1986 Master's Degree: Huazhong Normal University
1992-1995 PhD: University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
1995-1996 Postdoctoral Research: Wuhan University
1996-1998 JSPS Special Research Fellow: Hokkaido University, Japan
1998-2000 STA Fellow: National Agricultural Research Center, Japan
2000-present Distinguished Professor: Fudan University
1995-1996 - Wuhan University - Postdoctoral Researcher
1996-1998 - Hokkaido University, Japan - JSPS Special Research Fellow
1998-2000 - National Agricultural Research Center, Japan - STA Fellow
2000-present - Fudan University - Distinguished Professor
2006: Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize
2009: Shanghai Excellent Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize
2013: Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, Second Prize
2019: Shanghai Natural Science Award, First Prize
Research
Invasion Biology
Lessons from the invasion of Spartina alterniflora in coastal China, Nie M, Liu WW, Pennings SC & Li B, 2023
Nutrient enrichment undermines invasion resistance to Spartina alterniflora in a saltmarsh: Insights from modern coexistence theory, Qiu SY, Huang JX, Lu M, Xu X, Li XC, Zhang Q, Xin FF, Zhou CH, Zhang X, Nie M, Wu JH & Li B, 2023
Rapid and large changes of coastal wetland structure in China’s major river deltas, Wang XX, Xiao XM, Zhang X, Wu JH & Li B, 2023
Biological invasions in China’s coastal zone, Wang XX, Xiao XM, He Q, Zhang X, Wu JH & Li B, 2022
Effects of Spartina invasion on blue carbon sequestration in China, Xu X, Wei SJ, Chen HY, Li B & Nie M, 2022
Quantifying latitudinal variation in land surface phenology of Spartina alterniflora saltmarsh across coastal wetlands in China by Landsat 7/8 and Sentinel-2 images, Zhang X, Xiao XM, Qiu SY, Xu X, Wang XX, Chang Q, Wu JH & Li B, 2022
Rebound in China’s coastal wetlands following conservation and restoration, Wang XX, Xiao XM, Xu X, Zou ZH, Chen BQ, Qin YW, Zhang X, Liu DY, Pan LH & Li B, 2021
Emerging risks of non-native species escapes from aquaculture: call for policy improvements in China and other developing countries, Ju RT, Li X, Jiang JJ, Wu JH, Liu JG, Strong D & Li B, 2020
Changes in multiple environmental factors additively enhance the dominance of an exotic plant with a novel trade-off pattern, Qiu SY, Liu SS, Wei SJ, Cui XH, Nie M, Huang JX, He Q, Ju RT & Li B, 2020
Global synthesis of effects of plant species diversity on trophic groups and interactions, Wan NF, Zheng XR, Fu LW, Pødenphant Kiær L, Zhang ZJ, Chaplin-Kramer R, Dainese M, Tan JQ, Qiu SY, Hu YQ, Tang WD, Nie M, Ju RT, Deng JY, Jiang JX, Cai YM & Li B, 2020
Gainers and losers of surface and terrestrial water resources in China during 1989-2016, Wang XX, Zou ZH, Dong JW, Qin YW, Doughty RB, Menarguez MA, Chen BQ, Wang JB, Ye H, Ma J, Zhong QY, Zhao B & Li B, 2020
Human eutrophication drives biogeographic saltmarsh productivity patterns in China, Xu X, Liu YZ, Zhou CH, Pan LH, Fang CM, Nie M & Li B, 2020
Quantifying expansion and removal of Spartina alterniflora on Chongming island, China, using time series Landsat images during 1995-2018, Zhang X, Xiao XM, Wang XX, Chen BQ, Wang J, Ma J, Zhao B & Li B, 2020
Latitudinal pattern of flowering synchrony in an invasive wind-pollinated plant, Qiu SY, Xu X, Liu SS, Liu WW, Liu J, Nie M, Shi FC, Zhang YH, Weiner J & Li B, 2018
Indirect effects of non-native Spartina alterniflora and its fungal pathogen (Fusarium palustre) on native salt marsh plants in China, Li H, Zhang ZM, Zheng RS, Li X, Elmer WH, Wolfe LM & Li B, 2014
Responses of ecosystem carbon cycle to experimental warming: a meta-analysis, Lu M, Zhou XH, Yang Q, Li H, Luo YQ, Fang CM, Chen JK, Yang X & Li B, 2013
Responses of ecosystem nitrogen cycle to nitrogen addition: a meta-analysis, Lu M, Yang YH, Luo YQ, Fang CM, Zhou XH, Chen JK, Yang X & Li B, 2011
Spartina alterniflora invasions in the Yangtze River estuary, China: an overview of current status and ecosystem effects, Li B, Liao CZ, Zhang XD, Chen HL, Wang Q, Chen ZY, Gan XJ, Wu JH, Zhao B, Ma ZJ, Cheng XL, Jiang LF & Chen JK, 2009
Altered ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles by plant invasion: A meta-analysis, Liao CZ, Peng RH, Luo YQ, Zhou XH, Wu XW, Fang CM, Chen JK & Li B, 2008
Plant invasions in China: what is to be expected in the wake of economic development?, Weber E & Li B, 2008
Latitudinal variation in plant size and relative growth rate in Arabidopsis thaliana, Li B, Suzuki JI & Hara T, 1998
Dynamics of competition in populations of carrot (Daucus carota), Li B, Watkinson AR & Hara T, 1996
