Areas:

• Systematics and biogeography of microdrile Oligochaeta (Annelida)

• Ecology of macrofauna and meiofauna

• Limnology of lotic and lentic waters

Interest:

• Taxonomy and ecology of invertebrates: including macroinvertebrates (Oligochaeta, Insecta, Mollusca, etc.) and zooplankton.

• Eutrophication and regime shift: critical factors for eutrophication (P or P+N ?), mechanisms of regime shifts in subtropical shallow lakes, ecological effects of high nitrogen on multiple scales, and practical strategies for eutrophication control.

• River-floodplain ecology: effects of altered hydrological regimes on rivers and wetlands, environmental flow requirements and integrated strategies for restoration and protection of river-floodplain ecosystem.

• Biomonitoring and ecological health assessment: freshwater ecosystem monitoring, diagnostic assessment indexes of ecosystem health.

Achievement:

1.  Systematics of invertebrates：

• described over 50 new species of Annelida and 1 new species of Mollusca; 

• revised one genus of Doliodrilus (marine oligochaetes);

• revealed the unique fauna of aquatic oliogochaetes in Yunnan and Tibet.

2.  Lake eutrophication and regime shift: 

• denied the TN:TP ratio as an index to identify limiting nutrient;

• proved that attention should be mainly focused on P reduction in mitigating eutrophication; 

• found high nitrogen had little effects on submerged macrophytes and fish; 

• revealed the change rule of TP threshholds for the regime shifts between a clear-water state dominated by submerged macrophytes and turbid-water state dominated by phytoplankton;

• found the TP thresholds for regime shifts to be nearly equal in shallow lakes from temperate to subtropical zones;

• suggested that according to the subequality of TP thresholds, similar target concentrations for in-lake TP can be set in most shallow lakes worldwide to mitigate eutrophication.

3.  Biodiversity conservation of the Yangtze floodplain：

• systematically demonstrated the relationship between hydrological connectivity and floodplain lake ecosystem;

• found the highest species diversity and maximum total biomass at intermediate hydrological connectivity;

• estimated the minimum protection area for river-connected lakes, which is the initiated estimation of floodplain protection area worldwide, and also the first to bring up that the cumulative species-area model is of better fitness for network design of reserves with high river-lake connectivity;

• quantitatively analysed the water level fluctuation requirements of macrophytes and river-lake migration rhythms of the four major chinese carps, and put forward the measure about eco-hydrological regulation of river-lake sluice and dam;

• proposed the holistic strategies for conservation and restoration of river floodplain lakes.

4.  Applied ecology:

• established a technology system for lakeshore hydroecology restoration; 

• held the design of two demonstration projects for the National Water Project; 

• developed several water management schemes which have been applied and achieved favorable results.

Becholar of Science   Zhanjiang Fishery College

Doctor of Philosophy  Chinese Academy of Sciences

2014-present         Head of  Research Center     Freshwater Ecology Research Center, Institute of 
                                                                               Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2003-present         Head of Division                    Division of Benthology and Floodplain Eocology, 
                                                                               Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2009-present         Committee member               International Society of Limnology

2008-present         President                                Society of Oceanology and Limnology of Hubei Province

2003-present         Professor                                Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2000-2001             Guest scientist                       Swedish Museum of Natural History

1998-2003             Associate Professor              Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1995-1998             Assistant Professor               Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

 Selected publications (All publications)

      Wang, H., Xie, Z., & Liang, Y. (1999). Records of Enchytraeidae (clitellata) from the People's Republic of China. Hydrobiologia, 406: 57-66.  [Wang99Hydrobiologia.pdf]

      Wang, H., & Erséus, C. (2001). Marine Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) of Hainan Island in southern China. Hydrobiologia, 462(1): 199-204.[Wang03 NewZealJMarFresh.pdf]

      Wang, H., & Liang, Y. (2001). A preliminary study of oligochaetes in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake of China, and its vicinity, with description of a new species of Limnodrilus. Hydrobiologia, 463(1-3): 29-38.[Wang01bHydrobiologia.pdf]

    Wang, H. Z. (2002). Studies on taxonomy, distribution and ecology of microdrile oligochaetes of China, with descriptions of two new species from the vicinity of the Great Wall Station of China, Antarctica. Higher Education (HEP), Beijing.

      Gibson, R., & Wang, H. (2002). A new genus and species of freshwater monostiliferous hoplonemertean (Nemertea, Enopla) from the People's Republic of China. Hydrobiologia, 489(1): 185-196.[GibsonWang02Hydrobiologia.pdf]

     Wang, H., & Erséus, C. (2004). New species of Doliodrilus and other Limnodriloidinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from Hainan and other parts of the north-west Pacific Ocean. Journal of Natural History, 38(3): 269-299. [Wang04JNatHist.pdf]

      Wang, H. Z., Wang, H. J., Liang, X. M., Ni, L. Y., Liu, X. Q., & Cui, Y. D. (2005). Empirical modelling of submersed macrophytes in Yangtze lakes. Ecological Modelling, 188(2): 483-491.[Wang05EcolModel.pdf]

      Cui, Y. D., & Wang, H. Z. (2005). Potamothrix scleropenis sp. nov.(Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) from Fuxian Lake, the deepest lake in southwest China. Zoological Science, 22(12): 1353-1357.[CuiWang05ZoolSci.pdf]

      Wang, H. Z., Wang, H. J., Liang, X. M., & Cui, Y. D. (2006). Stocking models of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica sinensis) in Yangtze lakes. Aquaculture, 255(1): 456-465.[Wang06Aquaculture.pdf]

      Liu, X. Q., Wang, H. Z., & Liang, X. M. (2006). Food web of macroinvertebrate community in a Yangtze shallow lake: trophic basis and pathways. Hydrobiologia, 571(1): 283-295.[LiuWang06Hydrobiologia.pdf]

      Wang, H. J., Pan, B. Z., Liang, X. M., & Wang, H. Z. (2006). Gastropods on submersed macrophytes in Yangtze lakes: community characteristics and empirical modelling. International Review of Hydrobiology, 91(6): 521-538.[WangWang06InternatRevHydrobiol.pdf]

     Wang, H. Z., Xu, Q. Q., Cui, Y. D., & Liang, Y. L. (2007). Macrozoobenthic community of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake of China, in the Yangtze floodplain. Limnology, 8(1): 65-71.[Wang07Limnology.pdf]

      Liu, X. Q., & Wang, H. Z. (2007). Food composition and dietary overlap of macro-invertebrates in a shallow eutrophic lake in China: spatial and temporal variations. Fundamental and Applied Limnology/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 168(1): 71-82.〔LiuWang07FundApplLimno.pdf〕

      Xie, S., Li, Z., Liu, J., Xie, S., Wang, H., & Murphy, B. R. (2007). Fisheries of the Yangtze River show immediate impacts of the Three Gorges Dam.[XieWang07Fisheries.pdf]

      Rota, E., Wang, H., & Erséus, C. (2007). The diverse Grania fauna (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) of the Esperance area, Western Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Natural History, 41(17-20): 999-1023.[RotaWang07JNatHist.pdf]

      Wang, H. J., Liang, X. M., Jiang, P. H., Wang, J., Wu, S. K., & Wang, H. Z. (2008). TN: TP ratio and planktivorous fish do not affect nutrient‐chlorophyll relationships in shallow lakes. Freshwater Biology, 53(5): 935-944. [WangWang08FreshwatBiol.pdf]

      Cui, Y. D., Liu, X. Q., & Wang, H. Z. (2008). Macrozoobenthic community of Fuxian Lake, the deepest lake of southwest China. Limnologica-Ecology and Management of Inland Waters, 38(2): 116-125.[CuiWang08Limno.pdf]

       Liu, X. Q., & Wang, H. Z. (2008). Food web of benthic macroinvertebrates in a large Yangtze River-connected lake: the role of flood disturbance. Fundamental and Applied Limnology/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 171(4): 297-309.[Liuwang08FundApplLimno.pdf]

       Cui, Y. D. & H. Z. Wang. (2008). Ecology of macrozoobenthic communities in two plateau lakes of Southwest China. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 26(4): 245-352. [CuiWang08 JOceanolLimnol.pdf]

      Wang, H. J. & H. Z. Wang. (2008). No need to reduce nitrogen for eutrophication mitigation: findings of a long-term limnological study in China. SIL News, 53: 10-11. [WangWang08SILnews]

       Wang, H. Z., H. J. Wang. (2008). Ecological effects of river-lake disconnection and restoration strategies in the mid-lower Yangtze Basin, In Z.Y. Wang, D. G. Shao, X. J. Shao, Y. J. Lu & X. H. Duan (eds), Integrated Management of Water, Sediment and Ecology in the Yangtze River Basin. Science Press, Beijing: 379-396.[WangWang08 IMWSEYRB]

        Cui, Y. D. & H. Z. Wang. (2009). Three new species of Tubificidae, Oligochaeta, from two plateau lakes in Southwest China. Zootaxa,  2143: 45-54.[CuiWang09Zootaxa]

        Pan, B. Z., H. J. Wang, X. M. Liang & H. Z. Wang. (2009). Phytoplankton chlorophyll a in the Yangtze-connected lakes: present state, influencing factors and empirical relationships. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 18 (10): 1894-1900. [PanWang09FreEnvironBull]

        Wang, H. J.& H. Z. Wang. (2009). Mitigation of lake eutrophication: loosen nitrogen control and focus on phosphorus abatement. Progress in Natural Science, 19(11): 1445-1451.[WangWang09ProNatSciE]

         Zhao, W. H., H. J. Wang, H. Z.Wang & X. Q. Liu. (2009). Conversion methods of freshwater snail tissue dry mass and ash-fry dry mass. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 20 (6): 1452-1458.  [ZhaoWang09ChinJApplEcol]

         Shu, F. Y., Wang, H. J., Pan, B. Z., Liu, X. Q., & Wang, H. Z. (2009). Assessment of species status of mollusca in the mid-lower Yangtze lakes. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 33(6): 1051-1058. [ShuWang09ActaHydrobiolSinica]

       Liu, X. Q. & H. Z. Wang. (2010). Estimation of minimum area requirement of river-connected lakes for fish diversity conservation in the Yangtze River floodplain. Diversity and Distributions, 16: 932-940.  

        He, X. B., Y. D. Cui & H. Z. Wang. (2010). Limnodrilus simplex sp. nov. (Oligochaeta: Naididae: Tubificinae) from Changjiang River, China. Zoological Science, 27: 768-770.

       Shu, F. Y., F. Köhler& H. Z. Wang. (2010). On the shell and radular morphology of two endangered species of the genus MargaryaNevill, 1877 (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) from lakes of the Yunnan Plateau, Southwest China. Molluscan Research, 30 (1): 17-24. 　　

        Pan, B.Z., H. J. Wang, X. M. Liang & H. Z. Wang. (2011).Macrozoobenthos in Yangtze floodplain lakes: patterns of density, biomass, and production in relation to river connectivity. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 30(2): 589-602. 

       Wang, H. J., Wang, H. Z., Liang, X. M., & Wu, S. K. (2014). Total phosphorus thresholds for regime shifts are nearly equal in subtropical and temperate shallow lakes with moderate depths and areas. Freshwater biology, 59(8): 1659-1671.

            A methodology for calculating lake ecological water levels (Applying NO. 201610458685.3)

2004     The 12th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments (Secretary General)

2006     The 10th International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaeta (Convener)

2009     Ecological Science, Policy and Management of Inland Waters: a China-UK Workshop  

             (Chinese Chairman)

2009     The 14th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments (Open Symposium)

             Speech on "Riverine Floodplains of China: Threats and Restoration"

2012     The 15th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments (Secretary General)

             Presentation on "Translational Limnology: Philosophy, Methodology and Case Study"

2014     International Symposium on River and Stream Health Assessment 

             Invited presentation on "Freshwater Ecosystem Health Assessment in China: Review and Case Studies"

2016     The 33st Congress of the International Society of Limnology 

             Speech on "Is strict nitrogen control a must to mitigate eutrophication?"

•    Lakeshore restoration and demonstration project of Lake Chaohu

•    The water level identification method and the hydraulic regulation technology for river-lake integrated management

•    The integrated management program of Doujian River, Lake Wabu

•    The protection project for urban drinking water of Shouxian

•    Effects of shallow lake turbidity on sustaining the multiple stable state in the mid-lower reaches of Yangtze River

•    Environmental flow requirement of the middle stem of the Yangtze River based on macrozoobenthos

•    Mechanisms of the multi-scale control and regulation of nitrogen and temperature on lake blooming algae

•    The construction project of the Bao'an Lake Ecosystem Research Station

•    Quality detection and assessment of river basin aquatic eco-environment (Investigations and studies of the eco-environment of the Seven Big Water System)

•    Research on the counter strategy for supporting the sustainable development of Yangtze River Economic Belt

•    The consultation and design program for the prophase construction of the Hangzhou Bay National Wetland Park

•    Investigations and analyses of the macrozoobenthos community in the Pearl River Delta

•    Investigations and assessments of the macrozoobenthos diversity in the lower stem of the Yangtze River

Graduated Student 

LIU Xueqin (刘学勤) Ph.D  

WANG Haijun (王海军) Ph.D

CUI Yongde (崔永德)  Ph.D 

PAN Baozhu (潘保柱)  Ph.D

SHU Fengyue (舒凤月)  Ph.D 

HE Xuebao (何雪宝)  Ph.D 

RU HUijun (茹辉军)  Ph.D

ZHAO Weihua (赵伟华)  Ph.D 

XIAO Xucheng (肖绪诚)  Ph.D 

ZHANG Xiaoke (张晓可)  Ph.D  

LI Yan (李艳) Ph.D  

JIANG Pinghong (姜萍红) Master of Science

WANG Zongxing (王宗兴) Master of Science

WANG Qin (王琴)  Master of Science 

YAN Fugui (闫福桂) Master of Science

YUAN Gang (袁刚)  Master of Science

WANG Yong (王勇)  Master of Science

SHEN Yaqiang (沈亚强)  Master of Science 

LI Hua (李华)  Master of Science 

PENG Zenghui (彭增辉)  Master of Science

DING Qingzhang (丁庆章)  Master of Science

ZHOU Jiancheng (周建成)  Master of Science 

Current Student

WANG Baoqiang (王宝强)  Doctorial candidate  

PENG Yu (彭玉)  Doctorial candidate

YANG Zhendong (杨震东)  Doctorial candidate

YU Qing (于清)  Doctorial candidate 

YUAN Saibo (袁赛波)  Doctorial candidate  

WANG Shuran (王姝然)  Doctorial candidate

MA Shuonan (马硕楠)  Doctorial candidate

HE Yajing (和雅静)  Doctorial candidate

LIU Miao (刘苗)  Doctorial candidate

YAO Weilin (姚维林) Postgraduate student

WU Junyan (吴俊燕) Postgraduate student

2005     the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award

2008     the first prize of the Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award

2008     Excellent Supervisor for Doctoral Dissertation of Hubei Province