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Xubing Liu
Life Science
Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangdong
Language: English, Chinese
Biodiversity
Species
Ecosystem
Conservation
Diversity
Ecology
Habitat
Genetics
Evolution
Environment
Community
Interaction
Structure
Function
Dynamics
Biogeography
Distribution
Patterns
Geography
Areas of Focus
- Biodiversity
- Community Ecology
- Biogeography
Work Experience
- 2020.01-present - Sun Yat-sen University - Professor
- 2017.01-2019.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Associate Professor
- 2013.07-2016.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008.09-2013.06 PhD in Ecology: Sun Yat-sen University
- 2010.09-2013.06 PhD in Ecology: University of Groningen
- 2011.09-2012.01 Visiting Scholar: University of Alberta
- 2004.09-2008.07 Bachelor in Ecology: Sun Yat-sen University
- Recipient of the National Excellent Young Scientists Fund
- Newton Advanced Fellow of the Royal Society
- Guest Doctoral Supervisor at the University of Manchester
- Head of the Department of Ecology at Sun Yat-sen University
- Director of the Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Evolution and Conservation in Guangdong
- Leader of the research group at the State Key Laboratory of Pest Control and Resource Utilization
Publications
- Soil fungal networks maintain local dominance of ectomycorrhizal trees., Minxia Liang, David Johnson, David F.R.P. Burslem, Shixiao Yu, Miao Fang, Joe D. Taylor, Andy F.S. Taylor, Thorunn Helgason, Xubing Liu*, 2020
- Soil microbes drive phylogenetic diversity-productivity relationships in a subtropical forest., Minxia Liang, Xubing Liu*, Ingrid M. Parker, David Johnson, Yi Zheng, Shan Luo, Gregory S. Gilbert & Shixiao Yu*, 2019
- Partitioning of soil phosphorus among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in tropical and subtropical forests., Xubing Liu*, David F.R.P. Burslem, Joe D. Taylor, Andy F.S. Taylor, Eyen Khoo, Noreen Majalap-Lee, Thorunn Helgason & David Johnson, 2018
- Adult trees cause density-dependent mortality in conspecific seedlings by regulating the frequency of pathogenic soil fungi., Minxia Liang, Xubing Liu*, Gregory S. Gilbert, Yi Zheng, Shan Luo, Fengmin Huang & Shixiao Yu*, 2016
- Phylogenetic congruence between subtropical trees and their associated fungi., Xubing Liu#, Minxia Liang#, Rampal S. Etienne, Gregory S. Gilbert & Shixiao Yu*, 2016
- Experimental evidence for an intraspecific Janzen-Connell effect mediated by soil biota., Xubing Liu, Rampal S. Etienne, Minxia Liang, Yongfan Wang & Shixiao Yu*, 2015
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi counteract the Janzen-Connell effect of soil pathogens., Minxia Liang#, Xubing Liu#, Rampal S. Etienne, Fengmin Huang, Yongfan Wang & Shixiao Yu*, 2015
- Experimental evidence for a phylogenetic Janzen-Connell effect in a subtropical forest., Xubing Liu, Minxia Liang, Rampal S. Etienne, Yongfan Wang, Christian Steahelin & Shixiao Yu*, 2012
Awards
- National Excellent Young Scientists Fund: Recipient
- Newton Advanced Fellow of the Royal Society: Recipient
