Soil science; 
Soil and water conservation; 
Watershed ecology.

Sep. 1991- Jul.1995, BSc, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Northwest A&F University, China
Sep. 1995 - Jul.1998, MSc, Plant Nutrition, Northwest A&F University, China
Sep. 2000 - Dec.2003, PhD, Soil Science, Northwest A&F University, China

   

July.1998 -  research assistant, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation(ISWC),CAS&MWR   
Jun. 2003 - Aug. 2003, visiting scholar, Blackland Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University, USA
Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2005, visiting scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Nov. 2007 - May 2008, visiting scholar,USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center, Canyonlands Research, USA
Dec.2005 – Present, associate Professor, Deputy Director, Department of Watershed ecology and management, ISWC, CAS and Northwest A&F University

   

1. Chen Gong, Qingyue Tan, Mingxiang Xu, Guobin Liu. Mixed-species plantations can alleviate water stress on the Loess Plateau. Forest Ecology and Management, 2020, 458:117767
2. BinBin Li, PanPan Li, XiaoMei Yang, HaiBing Xiao, MingXiang Xu, GuoBin Liu. Land‐use conversion changes deep soil organic carbon stock in Chinese Loess Plateau. Land Degradation & Development, 2020
3. Chen Gong, Qingyue Tan, Mingxiang Xu. Mixed-species plantations enhance soil carbon stocks on the loess plateau of China. Plant and Soil, 2020
4. Dengfeng Tuo, Mingxiang Xu, Guangyao Gao. Relative contributions of wind and water erosion to total soil loss and its effect on soil properties in sloping croplands of the Chinese Loess Plateau. Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 633:1032–1040，If=4.610
5. Xu, M., Wang, Z. and Zhao, Y. Stratification ratio of soil organic carbon as an indicator of carbon sequestration and soil quality in ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology, 2018, 26 (3): 555–562，If=2.544
6. Mingxiang Xu, Qiang Li, Matthew Bowker. How Long-Term Chemical Fertilization of Sloping Cropland Enhances Yield and Fertility without Compromising Soil Structure. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 2017, 26( 4):1797-1807
7. Dengfeng Tuo, Mingxiang Xu*, Qiang Li, Sihan Liu. Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Structure Affected by Long-Term Fertilization for a Loessial Soil on the Loess Plateau of China. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 2017, 26( 2):827-835
8. Zhao Dong, Xu Ming Xiang, Liu Guo Bin, et al. Quantification of soil aggregate microstructure on abandoned cropland during vegetative succession using synchrotron radiation-based micro-computed tomography. Soil and Tillage Research, 2017, 165: 239-246.
9. Zhao Dong, Xu Ming Xiang*, Liu Guo Bin, et al. Effect of vegetation type on microstructure of soil aggregates on the Loess Plateau, China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017, 242: 1–8.
10. Gao L., Bowker M.A., Xu M., Sun H., Tuo D., Zhao Y. Biological soil crusts decrease erodibility by modifying inherent soil properties on the Loess Plateau, China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2017, 105: 49-58
11. Xu Mingxiang, Li Qiang, Wilson Gleen. Degradation of soil physicochemical quality by ephemeral gully erosion on sloping cropland of the hilly Loess Plateau, China. Soil & Tillage Research. 2016,155:9–18
12. Dengfeng Tuo, Mingxiang Xu*, ZHAO Yunge, GAO Liqian. Interactions between wind and water erosion change sediment yield and particle distribution under simulated conditions. Journal of Arid Land. 2015, 7(5): 590–598. doi: 10.1007/s40333-015-0128-7
13. Dengfeng Tuo, Mingxiang Xu*, Gao Liqian, Zhang Shuai, Liu Sihan. Changed surface roughness by wind erosion accelerates water erosion. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2016, 16(1), 105-114. DOI 10.1007/s11368-015-1171-x
14. Qiang Li, Mingxiang Xu*, Guobin Liu, Yunge Zhao, and Dengfeng Tuo. Cumulative effects of a 17-year chemical fertilization on the soil quality of cropping system in the Loess Hilly Region, China. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2013, 176 (2): 249–259
15. Zheng Wang, Guo-Bin Liu, Ming-Xiang Xu*, Jin Zhang, Yang Wang, Li Tang. Temporal and spatial variations in soil organic carbon sequestration following revegetation in the hilly Loess Plateau, China. Catena, 2012, 99: 26–33
16. Xu MX, YG Zhao, GB Liu, and G. V. Wilson. Identification of soil quality factors and indicators for the loess plateau of china. Soil Science, 2006, 171(5), 400–413
17. Xu MX, YG Zhao, GB Liu, and R. M. Argent. Soil quality indices and their application in the hilly loess plateau region of China. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 2006, Vol. 44, 245–254
18. Zhao Y, Qin N, Weber B, Xu M. Response of biological soil crusts to raindrop erosivity and underlying influences in the hilly Loess Plateau region, China. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014, 23(7): 1669-1686
19. Zhao Y G, Xu MX. Runoff and Soil Loss from Revegetated Grasslands in Hilly Loess Plateau Region, China: Influence of Biocrust and Plant Patches. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2013,18 (4):387-393
20. Zhang J, Liu GB, Xu MX, Ming Xu, Norikazu Yamanaka. Influence of vegetation factors on biological soil crust cover on rehabilitated grassland in the hilly Loess Plateau, China. Environ Earth Sci.，2013, 68(4): 1099-1105 
21. Zhao YG, MX Xu, J Belnap. Potential nitrogen fixation activity of different aged biological soil crusts from rehabilitated grasslands of the hilly Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Environments. 2010, 74: 1186-1191
22. Wang GL, Liu GB, Xu MX. Above- and belowground dynamics of plant community succession following abandonment of farmland on the Loess Plateau, China. Plant Soil, 2009, 316(1-2): 227-239
23. Wilson G. V. , MX Xu YM Chen, et al. Macropore flow and mass wasting of gullies in the loess plateau, China. International Journal of Sediment Research. 2005, Vol. 20, 249-258
24. Liu GB, MX Xu, and C. Ritsema. Study on soil characteristics in a small watershed in the hilly-gullied area on the Loess Plateau in China. Catena, 2003, Vol. 54, 31-44 
    

Soil quality evolution and management; 
Mutual effect of soil and vegetation;
Watershed ecosystem health assessment

已指导学生

李强  硕士研究生  090301-土壤学  

张金  硕士研究生  090301-土壤学  

明姣  硕士研究生  090707-水土保持与荒漠化防治  

张志霞  硕士研究生  090707-水土保持与荒漠化防治  

张帅  硕士研究生  090707-水土保持与荒漠化防治  

樊会敏  硕士研究生  090301-土壤学  

张亚锋  硕士研究生  085229-环境工程  

夏彬  硕士研究生  090301-土壤学  

郝旺林  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

王鹏  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

马昕昕  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

巩晨  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

现指导学生

夏彬  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

李媛媛  博士研究生  071300-生态学