Prof. Faming Wang is a biogeochemist. His research focused on examining how climate change and human perturbations of the coastal ecosystems affected biogeochemistry cycling. His approach to research is multi-disciplinary, spanning the fields of plant physiology, ecology, microbiology, policy, and molecular biology. Prof. Wang graduated from South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), The Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2010, and earned Ph. D in soil ecology. Then, he worked as a faculty in South China Botanical Garden to now. From 2015 to 2019, he visited the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)， The University of Chicago, and worked as a post-doc researcher in MBL. Currently, Prof. Wang is the head of Coastal Ecosystems Biogeochemistry Lab and holds the position of professor in SCBG. He is actively involved in academic service, and serves as associate editor of Functional Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, and editorial board of Journal of Plant Ecology, Plant and Soil, and Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. He has published >50 peer-reviewed papers, including 34 papers as leading (or corresponding) author published in the high ranked international journals, e.g. National Science Review, Nature Communications, Functional Ecology et al. He has received over four million US$ research funding, including four National Science Funding of China grants. In 2020, Prof. Wang was listed in the China National Forestry and Grassland Administration Youth Talent Support Program. In 2021, He was listed in the China National Youth Talent Support Program.

His lab in SCBG mainly focused on: Soil Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology Restoration, Tropical Forest, Coastal Wetland, Ecosystem C, N and P cycling, Plant P adaption.

September 2005—June 2010

Ph. D in Ecology, Advisor: Prof. Zhian Li 

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

September 2001--July 2005

B.S in biology 

Shandong University 

   

2021/08-now: Director of Xiaoliang Research Station for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (A long term ecological research station since 1959), CAS.

2019/05-now：Professor in South China Botanical Garden, CAS

2015/03-2019/02: Joint Post-Doc researcher in Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Chicago.

2014-2018: Deputy Director of Xiaoliang Research Station for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems (A long term ecological research station since 1959), CAS.

2010-2015/4: Assistant Scientist in South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), CAS, China.

2009-2010: visiting Ph. D students, State University of New York -Binghamton, USA.

Associate Editor:

Functional Ecology, 2017-present

Ecology and Evolution, 2015-present.

Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany (In Chinese), 2021-present

Editorial Board:

Plant Soil, 2021-present

Journal of Plant Ecology, 2020-present

National Science Review, 2021-present

Journal of Applied Ecology (In Chinese), 2020-present

Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2015-present

Member, Ecological Society of America, 2015-present.

Member, Chinese Society of Ecology, 2010-present

Reviewers: New Phytologist, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Functional Ecology (http://www.functionalecology.org/view/0/reviewers.html), Plant and Soil, Global Change Biology-Bioenergy, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Science of Total Environments, Forest Ecology Management, Ecological Research, European Journal of Soil Biology, Scientific Reports, PloS ONE, Journal of Soils and Sediments, Journal of Plant Ecology et al.

 

Excellent Faculty Award in five year faculty review (Assistant Scientist panel: top 5%), 2015, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Fellowship from Chinese Scholarship Council, 2009, Chinese Scholarship Council.

Excellent Faculty Award (Associate and senior scientist panel: top 5%), 2019, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

   

(1)    Faming Wang^#*, Christian J. Sanders^#*, Isaac R. Santos, Jianwu Tang, Mark Schuerch, Matthew L. Kirwan, Robert E. Kopp, Kai Zhu, Xiuzhen Li, Jiacan Yuan, Wenzhi Liu, Zhian Li； Global blue carbon accumulation in tidal wetlands increases with climate change. National Science Review, 2021，8(9):nwaa296 (IF =23.6， 第一作者、共同通讯作者).

(2)    Faming Wang^#, X. Lu^#, C. J. Sanders, and J. Tang*. 2019. Tidal wetland resilience to sea level rise increases their carbon sequestration capacity in United States. Nature Communications，2019，10:5434. （IF=17.4）
(3)    Lu, Z., H. Li, E. J. Sayer, Z. Liu, L. Li, Y. Chen, G. Qin, J. Li, J. Zhou, X. Huang, J. Zhang, J. Wu, P. Thapa, and Faming Wang.* Enhanced abundance of generalist and litter saprotrophs explain increased tropical forest soil carbon with long‐term nitrogen deposition. Functional Ecology. 2023 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14380. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(4)    Li H, Chen Y, Lu Z, Faming Wang*, Lambers H, Zhang J, Qin G, Zhou J, Wu J, Zhang L, Thapa P, Lu X, Mo J; Nitrogen deposition in low-phosphorus tropical forests benefits soil C sequestration but not stabilization, Ecological Indicators, 2023, 146: 109761. (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(5)    Zhang, J., J. Zhou, E. J. Sayer, H. Lambers, Z. Liu, X. Lu, Y. Li, Y. Li, H. Li, and Faming Wang*.  Nitrogen deposition enhances soil organic carbon and microbial residual carbon in a tropical forest. Plant and Soil. 2023.DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05787-6 (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(6)    Agusto, L.E., Qin, G., Thibodeau, B., Tang, J., Zhang, J., Zhou, J., Wu, J., Zhang, L., Thapa, P., Faming Wang* and Cannicci, S.  Fiddling with the blue carbon: Fiddler crab burrows enhance CO2 and CH4 efflux in saltmarsh. Ecological Indicators, 2022, 144: 109538. (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(7)    Zhang, J., J. Zhou, H. Lambers, Y. Li, Y. Li, G. Qin, M. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Li, and Faming Wang*.  Nitrogen and phosphorus addition exerted different influences on litter and soil carbon release in a tropical forest. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 155049. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(8)    Yu, S., E. J. Sayer, Z. Li, Q. Mo, M. Wang, Y. Li, Y. Li, G. Xu, Z. Hu, and Faming Wang*. Delayed wet season increases soil net N mineralization in a seasonally dry tropical forest. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 153314. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(9)    Zhou, J., J. Zhang, H. Lambers, J. Wu, G. Qin, Y. Li, Y. Li, Z. Li, J. Wang, and Faming Wang*. Intensified rainfall in the wet season alters the microbial contribution to soil carbon storage. Plant and Soil. 2022, 467:337-57. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05389-2. (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(10)            Faming Wang, J. Zhang, S. Ye, and J. Liu. Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems in China. China Geology, 2022, 5:195-197.
(11)            Zhang, J., E. J. Sayer, J. Zhou, Y. Li, Y. Li, Z. Li, and Faming Wang*. Long-term fertilization modifies the mineralization of soil organic matter in response to added substrate. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 798:149341. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(12)            Fan, Y., Faming Wang*, E. J. Sayer, Z. Liu, Q. Mo, X. Xu, Y. Li, B. Zou, Y. Li, J. Zhang, and Z. Li. Nutrient addition enhances carbon sequestration in soil but not plant biomass in a coastal shelter plantation in South China. Land Degradation & Development, 2021, 32：4768-4778. (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(13)            Mo, Qifeng; Wang, Wenjuan; Lambers, Hans; Chen, Yiqun; Yu, Shiqin; Wu, Chunsheng; Fan, Yingxu; Zhou, Qing; Li, Zhian; Faming Wang*; Response of foliar mineral nutrients to long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in a tropical forest, Functional Ecology, 2021, 35:2329-2341. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(14)            Mo Q, Li Za, Sayer EJ, Lambers H, Li Y, Zou B, Tang J, Heskel M, Ding Y, Faming Wang*；Foliar phosphorus fractions reveal how tropical plants maintain photosynthetic rates despite low soil phosphorus availability. Functional Ecology, 2019，33:503-513. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(15)            Faming Wang, Yongzhen Ding, Emma Sayer, Weixing Zhu, Jian Li, Jianwu Tang, Zhian Li*；Tropical forest restoration: fast resilience of plant biomass contrasts with slow recovery of stable soil C stocks. Functional Ecology, 2017，31:2344-2355. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(16)            Yao Chen, Emma Sayer, Zhian Li, Bi Zou, Qifeng Mo, Yingwen Li, Jianwu Tang, Faming Wang*. Nutrient limitation of woody debris decomposition in a tropical forest: Contrasting effects of N and P addition. Functional Ecology, 2016, 30: 295-304. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(17)  Faming Wang, Kroeger KD, Spivak AC, Tang J*; Plant biomass and rates of carbon dioxide uptake are enhanced by successful restoration of tidal connectivity in salt marshes, Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 750: 141566. (中科院一区)
(18)  Faming Wang, Kroeger KD, Gonneea ME, Pohlman JW, Tang J*; Water salinity and inundation control soil carbon decomposition during salt marsh restoration: An incubation experiment, Ecology and Evolution, 2019, 9: 1911-1921.
(19)  Zhang J, Li J, Fan Y, Mo Q, Li Y, Li Y, Li Z, Faming Wang *; Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on litter decomposition and nutrients release in a tropical forest, Plant and Soil, 2020, 454: 139-153. (中科院二区，通讯作者)
(20)  Mo Q, Chen Y, Yu S, Fan Y, Peng Z, Wang W, Li Za, Faming Wang*; Leaf nonstructural carbohydrate concentrations of understory woody species regulated by soil phosphorus availability in a tropical forest, Ecology and Evolution, 2020, 10: 8429-8438.
(21)  Mo Q, Li Za, Zhu W, Zou B, Li Y, Yu S, Ding Y, Chen Y, Li X, Faming Wang*; Reforestation in southern China: revisiting soil N mineralization and nitrification after 8 years restoration, Sci Rep, 2016, 6: 19770.
(22)  Faming Wang, Zhu W*, Chen H; Changes of soil C stocks and stability after 70-year afforestation in the Northeast USA, Plant and Soil, 2016, 401: 319-329. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(23)  Yu S, Mo Q, Chen Y, Li Y, Li Y, Zou B, Xia H, Jun W, Li Z*, Faming Wang*; Effects of seasonal precipitation change on soil respiration processes in a seasonally dry tropical forest, Ecology and Evolution, 2020, 10: 467-479.
(24)  Yu S, Mo Q, Li Y, Li Y, Zou B, Xia H, Li Z*, Faming Wang*; Changes in seasonal precipitation distribution but not annual amount affect litter decomposition in a secondary tropical forest, Ecology and Evolution, 2019, 9: 11344-11352.
(25)  Li J, Li Z, Faming Wang*, Zou B, Chen Y, Zhao J, Mo Q, Li Y, Li X, Xia H; Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil microbial community in a secondary tropical forest of China, Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2015, 51: 207-215.
(26)  Mo Q, Zou B, Li Y, Chen Y, Zhang W, Mao R, Ding Y, Wang J, Lu X, Li X, Tang J, Li Z*, Faming Wang*; Response of plant nutrient stoichiometry to fertilization varied with plant tissues in a tropical forest, Sci Rep, 2015, 5: 14605.
(27)  Faming Wang, Li J, Wang X, Zhang W, Zou B, Neher DA, Li Z*; Nitrogen and phosphorus addition impact soil N₂O emission in a secondary tropical forest of South China, Sci Rep, 2014, 4: 5615.
(28)  Faming Wang#, Li J#, Zou B, Xu X, Li ZA*; Effect of Prescribed Fire on Soil Properties and N Transformation in Two Vegetation Types in South China, Environmental Management, 2013, 51: 1164-1173.
(29)  Faming Wang#, Liu J#, Zou B, Neher DA, Zhu W, Li Z*; Species-dependent responses of soil microbial properties to fresh leaf inputs in a subtropical forest soil in South China, Journal of Plant Ecology, 2013, 7: 86-96.
(30)  Faming Wang#, Xu X#, Zou B, Guo Z, Li Z*, Zhu W*; Biomass Accumulation and Carbon Sequestration in Four Different Aged Casuarina equisetifolia Coastal Shelterbelt Plantations in South China, Plos One, 2013, 8: e77449.
(31)  Faming Wang, Zhu W, Zou B, Neher DA, Fu S, Xia H, Li Z*; Seedling growth and soil nutrient availability in exotic and native tree species: implications for afforestation in southern China, Plant and Soil, 2013, 364: 207-218. (中科院一区，通讯作者)
(32)  Faming Wang, Zou B, Li H, Li Z*; The effect of understory removal on microclimate and soil properties in two subtropical lumber plantations, Journal of Forest Research, 2013, 19: 238-243.
(33)  Zhao J#, Faming Wang#, Li J#, Zou B, Wang X, Li Z*, Fu S*; Effects of experimental nitrogen and/or phosphorus additions on soil nematode communities in a secondary tropical forest, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014, 75: 1-10.
(34)  Faming Wang, Li Z*, Xia H, Zou B, Li N, Liu J, Zhu W; Effects of nitrogen-fixing and non-nitrogen-fixing tree species on soil properties and nitrogen transformation during forest restoration in southern China, Soil Science and Plant Nutrients, 2010, 56: 297-306.
(35)Faming Wang, Zhu W, Xia H, Fu S, Li Z*; Nitrogen Mineralization and Leaching in the Early Stages of a Subtropical Reforestation in Southern, Restoration Ecology, 2010, 18: 313-322. (中科院二区，通讯作者)

Total Awarded: $1,916,500

Research Grants: $ 1,900,000 (￥12,900,000 Chinese Currency)

Fellowships: $ 16,500

Research Grants:

2021-2024: Coastal Wetland Blue C accumulation, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation，$150000, PI

2022-2024：National Key Research and Development Program of China，$800000, PI

2022-2024：China National Youth Talent Support Program，$300000, PI

2020-2025: China National Forestry and Grassland Administration Youth Talent Support Program，$50000, PI

2021-2024: CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association Support Program. $120000, PI

2021-2023: Yellow Sea Research Institute Support Program, $50000, PI.

2020-2022: The response of foliar traits to low phosphorus in tropical forests: A contrasting study across continents, National Science Foundation of China, $15000, PI

2018-2022: The response of foliar traits to added nitrogen and phosphorus in tropical and subtropical forests: Understanding plant acclimation to N and/or P limitation, National Science Foundation of China, $120,000. PI.

2016-2020: Effect of N and P addition on tropical forest soil organic carbon stability and its microbial mechanisms. National Science Foundation of China, $120,000. PI.

2013-2015: The effects of canopy water and N addition on forest litter decomposition and its mechanism. National Science Foundation of China, $35,000. PI.

2012-2015: The planting of costal shelter forest in Guangdong Province, Guangdong Forestry Creative Project, $35,000. Co-PI.

2011-2015: Carbon sequestration in coastal shelter forest. "Strategic Priority Research Program — Climate Change: Carbon Budget and Related Issues" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NO: XDA05070307) $72,000. PI.

2011-2013: A study on structural and functional optimization of multifunctional shelter-forest system in tropical coastal area of China. The Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NO: KSCX2-EW-J-28) $40,000. PI.

2011-2013: Soil C sequestration in short-rotation plantations of South China, Guangdong Nature and Science foundation (NO: S2011040005712), $4,000. PI.

2010-2012: Soil C sequestration in a restored forest of South China. Research foundation of Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management, CAS. $15,000. PI.

 

Fellowships:

2018-2019: Estimation of GHGs emissions in Herring river basin, Nickerson Conservation Fellowship, $3500.

2017-2018: Estimation of GHGs emissions in Herring river basin, Nickerson Conservation Fellowship, $1500.

2009-2010: China Scholarship Council Fellowship for one year study in SUNY-Binghamton University, USA. $15,000.

Soil Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Blue Carbon, Ecology Restoration, Tropical Forest, Coastal Wetland, Ecosystem C, N and P cycling, Plant P adaption.

1.     Faming Wang, 2013, Response of soil microbes to N and P addition in a secondary tropical forest. Contributed Oral Presentation (In English), the 7^th International Symposium of Forest Soils, Shenyang, China.

2.     Faming Wang, 2013, Forest Restoration in Tropical Degraded Land: Changes in Soil Carbon Storage and C stabilization. Contributed Oral Presentation (In English). The 2^nd Symposium of Young Scientists in the Ecosystem Research Network. Shijiazhuang, China.

3.     Faming Wang, 2016, Salt marsh restoration: Changes in GHGs emissions in a 10 yrs chronosequence study in New England. Contributed Oral Presentation (In English). 101 ESA meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

4.     Faming Wang, et al 2016, Salt marsh restoration: Changes in GHGs emissions in a 10 yrs chronosequence study in New England. Contributed Oral Presentation (In English). The 2^nd Summit Forum on Coastal Wetlands, Xiamen，China.

5.     Faming Wang, Jim Tang, Kevin Kroeger et al, 2017, Methane emissions from coastal wetlands of New England, US. 2017 AGU meeting, New Orleans. Oral Presentation 

6.     Faming Wang, Jim Tang et al, 2018, The resilience of coastal wetlands to sea level rise could increase the tidal wetlands C sequestration in US. NSFC-Hongkong Joint Program Workshop, Xiamen, China. Oral Presentation (In English). 

7.     Faming Wang, Jim Tang et al, 2018, Qualifying the C sequestration in the tidal wetlands of USA. 2018 AGU Fall meeting, Washington DC. Oral Presentation 

Hans Lambers, Professor, West Australia University

Emma Sayer, Reader, Lancaster University

Jim Tang, Senior Scientist, Marine Biological Lab, University of Chicago

Christian Sanders, Professor, South Cross University

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