General

Wenjie LIU, Dr. Professor, principal investigator

Head of  Ecohydrology Research Group
Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China

E-mail: lwj@xtbg.org.cn


 

Research Areas

My major research is focused on the mechanisms controlling water and soil processes in relation to environmental variables in tropical and subtropical forests. This includes investigating the hydrological function, manipulation and management of water and soil processes for the tropical and subtropical forests, and restoration of degraded lands. I am also interested in the research on water-use strategies and patterns of some plants in tropical or subtropical rainforest and plantations in relation to environment change, by using stable isotopic techniques and TDP method.

Education

中科院生态环境研究中心 20020901--20050730 理学博士学位

Experience

2008-2010  Chairing the project named ‘Application of environmental isotopes in hydrological function studies of tropical montane rubber plantation in Xishuangbanna, SW China’ supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China. (No. 30770368, 320000 RMB)

2008-2010  Chairing the project named ‘Evaluation of hydrological service function of tropical montane rubber plantation in Xishuangbanna, SW China’ supported by West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. (200000 RMB)

2007-2009  Chairing the project named ‘Study on water-use patterns of some plants in the tropical karst habitat of Xishuangbanna’ supported by the Yunnan Provincial Committee of Natural Science Foundation. (No. 2006C0057M, 50000 RMB)

2006-2008  Chairing the project named ‘Study on water-use strategies of plants in the limestone seasonal rain forest of Xishuangbanna, Southwest China’ supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China. (No. 30570308, 240000 RMB)

2002-2004  Chairing the project named ‘Study on the hydrological and chemical effects of fog water in Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest, Southwest China’ supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China. (No. 30100019, 190000 RMB)

2002-2004  Chairing the project named ‘Study on the hydrological effects of fog water in Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest, Southwest China’ supported by the Yunnan Provincial Committee of Natural Science Foundation. (No. 2001C0023Q, 50000 RMB)

Publications

Liu WJ*, Li HM, Zhang YP, Wang CM, Meng FR. Fog and rainwater chemistry in the seasonal tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna, SW China. In: L.A. Bruijnzeel et al. Science for conserving and managing tropical montane cloud forest. Cambridge University Press. 2010, 387-392.

Papers

Wu JE, Liu WJ*, Chen CF. Can intercropping with the world’s three major beverage plants help improve the water use of rubber trees? Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016, 53: 1787-1799. (Q1, IF=5.196)

Wu JE, Liu WJ*, Chen CF. How do plants share water sources in a rubber-tea agroforestry system during the pronounced dry season? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017, 236: 69-77. (Q1, IF=3.564, Top-one Journal)

Wu JE, Liu WJ*, Chen CF. Moderate below-ground interspecific competition for water in rubber agroforestry system may enhance water utilization in plants. Scientific Reports, 2016, 5: 19502. (Q1, IF=5.228)

Liu WJ*, Luo QP, Lu HJ, Wu JE, Duan WP. The effect of litter layer on controlling surface runoff and erosion in rubber plantations on tropical mountain slopes, SW China. Catena, 2017, 149: 167-175. (Q1, IF=2.612)

Liu WJ*, Zhu CJ, Wu JE, Chen CF. Are rubber-based agroforestry systems effective in controlling rain splash erosion? Catena, 2016, 147: 16-24. (Q1, IF=2.612)

Jiang XJ*, Liu WJ, Wang EH, Zhou TZ, Xin P. Residual plastic mulch fragments effects on soil physical properties and water flow behavior in the Minqin Oasis, northwestern China. Soil & Tillage Research, 2017, 166: 100-107. (Q1, IF=2.709)

Jiang XJ, Liu S*, Zhang H. Effects of different management practices on vertical soil water flow patterns in the Loess Plateau. Soil & Tillage Research, 2017, 166: 33-42. (Q1, IF=2.709)

Li HM, Ma YX, Liu WJ*. Land use and topography as predictors of nitrogen levels in tropical catchments in Xishuangbanna,SW China. Environmental Earth Sciences, 2016, 75: 539. (Q2, IF=1.765)

Wang PY*, Zhang YX, Li DZ, Liu WJ. Dendrocalamus jinghongensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), another new woody bamboo fromYunnan,China. Phytotaxa, 2016, 272: 209-214. (Q3, IF=1.087)

Fu PL, Liu WJ, Fan ZX,Cao KF*. Is fog an important water source for woody plants in an Asian tropical karst dry forest? Ecohydrology, 2016, 9: 964-972. (Q1, IF=2.138)

Yu WS*, Wei FL, Ma YM, Liu WJ, Zhang YY, Luo L, Tian LD, Xu BQ, Qu DM. Stable isotopes in precipitation over Deqin in the   southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau related to meteorological factors and moisture sources. Atmospheric Research, 2016, 170: 123-130. (Q1, IF=3.377)

Liu WJ*, Luo QP, Li JT, Wang PY, Lu HJ, Liu WY, Li HM. The effects of conversion of tropical rainforest to rubber plantation on splash erosion in Xishuangbanna. Hydrology Research, 2015, 46:168-174.

Tan ZH*, Zhang YP, Deng XB, Song QH, Liu WJ, Deng Y, Tang JW, Liao ZY, Zhao JF, Song L, Yang LY. Interannual and seasonal variability of water use efficiency in a tropical rainforest: Results from a 9-year eddy flux time series. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2015, doi: 10.1002/2014JD022535.

Liu WJ*, Wang PY, Li JT, Liu WY, Li HM. Plasticity of source-water acquisition in epiphytic, transitional and terrestrial growth phases of Ficus tinctoria. Ecohydrology, 2014, 7:1524-1533.

Liu WJ*, Li JT, Lu HJ, Wang PY, Luo QP, Liu WY, Li HM. Vertical patterns of soil water acquisition by non-native rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Ecohydrology, 2014, 7: 1234-1244.

Liu WJ*, Li PJ, Duan WP, Liu WY. Dry-season water utilization by trees growing on thin karst soils in a seasonal tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna,SW China. Ecohydrology, 2014, 7:927-935.

Liu WJ*, Liu WY, Lu HJ, Duan WP, Li HM. Runoff generation in small catchment under a primary rain forest and a rubber plantation in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Water and Environment Journal, 2011, 25:138-147.

Liu WJ*, Liu WY, Li PJ, Duan WP, Li HM. Dry season water uptake by two dominant canopy tree species in a tropical seasonal rainforest of Xishuangbanna, SW China. Agricultural andForestMeteorology, 2010, 150:380-388.

Liu WJ*, Li HM, Zhang YP, Wang CM, Meng FR. Fog and rainwater chemistry in the seasonal tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna, SW China. In:L.A.Bruijnzeel et al. Science for conserving and managing tropical montane cloud forest.CambridgeUniversityPress. 2010, 387-392.

Liu WJ*, Liu WY, Li JT, Wu ZW, Li HM. Isotope variations of throughfall, stemflow and soil water in a tropical rain forest and a rubber plantation in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Hydrology Research, 2008, 39:437-499.

Liu WJ*, Wang PY,Liu WY, Li JT, Li PJ. The importance of radiation fog in the tropicalrain forestofXishuangbanna,SW China. Hydrology Research, 2008, 39: 79-87.

Liu WJ*, Liu WY, Li PJ, Gao L, Shen YX, Wang PY, Zhang YP. Using stable isotopes to determine sources of fog drip in a tropical seasonalrain forestofXishuangbanna. Agricultural andForestMeteorology, 2007, 143:80-91.

Liu WJ*, Zhang YP, Li HM, Liu YH. Fog drip and its relation to groundwater in the tropical seasonalrain  forestofXishuangbanna.Water Research, 2005, 39:787-794.

Liu WJ*, Li PJ, Li HM, Duan WP. Estimation of evaporation rate from soil surface using stable isotopic composition of throughfall and stream water in a tropical seasonalrain forestofXishuangbanna,SW China.Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2006, 26:1303-1311.

Liu WJ*, Zhang YP, Li HM, Meng FR, Liu YH, Wang CM. Fog and rainwater chemistry in the tropical seasonal rain forest of Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 2005, 167:295-309.

Liu WJ*, Zhang YP, Li HM, Liu YH. Fog drip in the tropical seasonalrain forestofXishuangbanna,Southwest China. In: Proceeding of the Forth International Canopy Conference,Leipzig,Germany, 2005, 710-717.

Liu WJ*, Meng FR, Zhang YP, Liu YH, Li HM. Water input from fog drip in the tropical seasonal rainforest of Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2004, 20:517-524.

Tan ZH, Zhang YP*, Song QH, Liu WJ, Deng XB, Tang JW, Deng Y, Zhou WJ, Yang LY, Yu GR, Sun XM, Liang NS. Rubber plantations act as water pumps in tropicalChina.Geophysical Research Letters, 2011, 39, L24406.

Tan ZH*,Cao M, Yu GR, Tang JW, Deng XB, Song QH,.., Liu WJ, Feng ZL, Deng Y, Zhang JL, Liang NS, Zhang YP*. High sensitivity of a tropical rainforest to water variability: Evidence from ten years of inventory and eddy flux data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2013, 118:9393–9400.

 

Gao L*, Li B, Liu WY, Shen YX, Liu WJ. Inhibition effects of daughter ramets on parent of clonal plant Eichhornia crassipes. Aquatic Botany, 2013, 107:47-53.

Gao L*,Liu WY, Shen YX, Liu WJ. Trade-off responses of the clonal plant water lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes L.) to the allelopathy of crofton Weed (Eupatorium Adenophorum Spreng).Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 2012, 58:313-324.

Li HM*, Ma YX, Liu WJ, Liu WJ. Soil changes induced by rubber and tea plantation establishment: comparison with tropical rain forest soil in Xishuangbanna,SW China. Environmental Management, 2012, 50:837-848.

Li HM, Ma YX*, Liu WJ, Liu WJ. Clearance and fragmentation of tropical rain forest in Xishuangbanna,SW China. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2009, 18:3421-3440.

Tian LW*, Bi Y, Ho SC, Liu WJ, Liang S, Goggins WB et al. One-year delayed effect of fog on malaria transmission: a time-series analysis in the rain forest area of Mengla County, SW China. Malaria Journal, 2008, 7:110.

Dou JX, Zhang YP*, Feng ZW, Liu WJ. Variations in photosynthetic photon flux density within a tropical seasonalrain forestofXishuangbanna,Southwestern China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2005, 17:966-969.

Research Interests

soil erosion, soil and water conservation, soil and water loss, ecohydrology, plant water use strategies and patterns (using stable isotope method)

Students

已指导学生

李鹏菊  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

王平元  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

李金涛  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

卢洪健  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

罗亲普  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

朱春景  硕士研究生  071012-生态学  

朱凯  硕士研究生  085238-生物工程  

刘佳庆  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

吴骏恩  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

王平元  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

陈春峰  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

朱习爱  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

张婉君  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

现指导学生

曾欢欢  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

陆恩富  硕士研究生  071300-生态学  

邹鑫  博士研究生  071300-生态学