Forest ecology and restoration; Plant succession; Soil microbial community

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China     September 2009 – June 2013

Ph.D., Major: Soil Science

Dissertation Title: Interfacial Interactions and Metabolic Activities of Bacterial Pathogens on Soil Components

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China     September 2005 – June 2009

Bachelor, Major: Biological Technology

December 2015 – present: Associate Professor, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

September 2014 – November 2015: Assistant Professor, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

November 2013 – August 2014: Postdoctor, INRA, UMR Eco & Sols, INRA-IRD-Cirad-Montpellier SupAgro, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France

(Supported by ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 2 PANACEA, European Union)

1. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Céline Poncet-Legrand, Siobhan Staunton*, Hervé Quiquampoix*. pH-dependent changes in structural stabilities of Bt Cry1Ac toxin and contrasting model proteins following adsorption on montmorillonite. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 5693−5702.

2. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Xiaohu Wang¹, Mia M. Howard, Yongping Kou, Qing Liu*. Functional shifts in soil fungal communities regulate differential tree species establishment during subalpine forest succession. Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 861, 160616.

3. Xiaohu Wang¹, Xiaoming Wang, Wantong Zhao, Ran Yu, Junkang Wu, Yongping Kou, Qing Liu, Wenqiang Zhao*. Differential bacterial ammonia oxidation patterns in soil particles from two contrasting forests: The importance of interfacial interactions. Geoderma, 2023, 429, 116255.

4. Dong Wang^1,*, Olatunji Olusanya Abiodun, Jinlan Xiao, Wenqiang Zhao*. Contrasting responses of microbial diversity and community structure in decaying root bark and xylem to N addition in an alpine shrubland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023, 178, 108937.

5. Qing Liu^1,*, Wenqiang Zhao*. Plant–soil microbe feedbacks drive seedling establishment during secondary forest succession: the “successional stage hypothesis”. Journal of Plant Ecology, 2023, 16, rtad021.

6. Jia Liu¹, Xiaohu Wang¹, Yongping Kou, Wenqiang Zhao*, Qing Liu*. Differences in the effects of broadleaf and coniferous trees on soil nematode communities and soil fertility across successional stages. Plant and Soil, 2023, 485, 197–212.

7. Xiaohu Wang¹, Yongping Kou, Jia Liu, Wenqiang Zhao*, Qing Liu*. Soil microbial legacy determines mycorrhizal colonization and root traits of conifer seedlings during subalpine forest succession. Plant and Soil, 2023, 485, 361–375.

8. Jia Liu, Kai Fang, Yongping Kou, Ruixue Xia, Heliang He, Wenqiang Zhao*, Qing Liu*. Variations in the soil micro-food web structure and its relationship with soil C and N mineralization during secondary succession of subalpine forests. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 879, 163257.

9. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Yongping Kou¹, Xiaohu Wang, Yanhong Wu, Haijian Bing, Qing Liu*. Broad-scale distribution of diazotrophic communities is driven more by aridity index and temperature than by soil properties across various forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020, 29, 2119–2130.

10. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Peter B. Reich, Qiannan Yu, Ning Zhao, Chunying Yin, Chunzhang Zhao, Dandan Li, Jun Hu, Ting Li, Huajun Yin*, and Qing Liu*. Shrub type dominates the vertical distribution of leaf C:N:P stoichiometry across an extensive altitudinal gradient. Biogeosciences, 2018, 15, 2033–2053.

11. Huajun Yin¹, Wenqiang Zhao¹, Ting Li, Xinying Cheng, Qing Liu*. Balancing straw returning and chemical fertilizers in China: Role of straw nutrient resources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, 81, 2695–2702.

12. Yuanshuang Yuan¹, Wenqiang Zhao¹, Juan Xiao, Ziliang Zhang, Mingfeng Qiao, Qing Liu*, Huajun Yin*. Exudate components exert different influences on microbially mediated C losses in simulated rhizosphere soils of a spruce plantation. Plant and Soil, 2017, 419, 127–140.

13. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Xing Liu, Qiaoyun Huang, Peng Cai*. Streptococcus suis sorption on agricultural soils: Role of soil physico-chemical properties. Chemosphere, 2015, 119, 52–58.

14. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Shanshan Yang¹, Qiaoyun Huang, Peng Cai*. Bacterial cell surface properties: Role of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (LB-EPS). Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015, 128, 600–607.

15. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Sharon L. Walker, Qiaoyun Huang, Peng Cai*. Contrasting effects of extracellular polymeric substances on the surface characteristics of bacterial pathogens and cell attachment to soil particles. Chemical Geology, 2015, 410, 79–88.

16. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Sharon L. Walker, Qiaoyun Huang, Peng Cai*. Adhesion of bacterial pathogens to soil colloidal particles: Influences of cell type, natural organic matter, and solution chemistry. Water Research, 2014, 53, 35–46.

17. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Xing Liu, Qiaoyun Huang, Xingmin Rong, Wei Liang, Ke Dai, Peng Cai*. Sorption of Streptococcus suis on various soil particles from an Alfisol and effects on pathogen metabolic activity. European Journal of Soil Science, 2012, 63, 558–564.

18. Wenqiang Zhao¹, Xing Liu, Qiaoyun Huang, Sharon L. Walker, Peng Cai*. Interactions of pathogens Escherichia coli and Streptococcus suis with clay minerals. Applied Clay Science, 2012, 69, 37–42.

(1) Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y9C2030001)

(2) National Natural Science Foundation of China (31870607, 3150445)  

(3) Ecological and Security Key laboratory of Sichuan Province, China (ESP1701)

(4) Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2022YFS0485, 18ZDYF0333)

l  Reserve personnel of the Council, Vice executive secretary, Chengdu branch, Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

l  Editorial board member, Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

l  Editorial board member, Frontiers in Soil Science