Associate Professor
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
dongyajie[a]mail.iggcas.ac.cn
Research Areas
1. Paleoclimatology and paleoecology recorded by terrestrial mollusks in the Quaternary loess-paleosol sequences
2. Seasonal and annual climate parameters reconstructions since the LGM
3. Holocene human activity and Terrestrial mollusks
Education
• 2005.09-2009.07, B.S., Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
• 2009.09-2013.07, M.S., Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2013.09-2017.01, Ph.D., Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Experience
• 2016.07-2022.01, Postdoctoral research, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2022.01-present, Special-Term Associate Professor, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
1) Dong Yajie*, Wu Naiqin*, Li Fengjiang, Zhang Dan, Zhang Yueting, Shen Caiming, Lu Houyuan. The Holocene temperature conundrum answered by mollusk records from East Asia. Nature Communications. 13, 5153 (2022).
2) Dong Yajie*, Wu Naiqin*, Li Fengjiang, Huang Linpei, Lu Houyuan, Stenseth Nils. Paleorecords reveal the increased temporal instability of species diversity under biodiversity loss. Quaternary Science Reviews. 269, 107147 (2021).
3) Dong Yajie*, Wu Naiqin*, Li Fengjiang, Zhang Dan, Zhang Yueting, Huang Linpei, Chen Xiaoyun, Wu Bin, Lu Houyuan. Anthropogenic modification of soil communities in northern China for at least two millennia: Evidence from a quantitative mollusk approach. Quaternary Science Reviews. 248, 106579 (2020).
4) Dong Yajie*, Wu Naiqin*, Li Fengjiang*, Lu Houyuan. Geographical distributions and ecological ranges of the dominant snail species in China and their palaeoclimatic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 640, 112108 (2024).
5) Wei Fukang, Dong Yajie*, Wu Naiqin, Li Fengjiang, Lu Houyuan. Assessing the temporal stability of snail-climate relationships since the Last Glacial Maximum: Insights from boosted regression trees and LOESS models. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 662, 112771 (2025).