Brief CV

• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Xiamen University (1999)

• Associate Professor, Xiamen University (2001-2012)

• Professor, Xiamen University (2012-)

Research Interests

• Mangrove Wetland Ecology

• Ecological Restoration of Coastal Wetlands

Selected Publications

• Wang WQ, Xu L, You SY, Liu C, Wang M. 2020. Daily salinity fluctuation alleviates salt stress on seedlings of the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorhiza. Hydrological Processes, 34: 2466-2476.

• Wang WQ, Fu HF, Lee SY, Fan HQ, Wang M. 2020. Can strict protection stop the decline of mangrove ecosystems in China? From rapid destruction to rampant degradation. Forests, 11: 55.

• Wang WQ, Li XF, Wang M. 2019. Propagule dispersal determines mangrove zonation at intertidal and estuarine scales. Forests, 10: 245.

• Wang WQ, You SY, Wang YB, Huang L, Wang M. 2011. Influence of frost on nutrient resorption during leaf senescence in a mangrove at its latitudinal limit of distribution. Plant and Soil, 342: 105-115.

Teaching Experience

• Basic Ecology
  

• Ecology of Coastal Wetlands

Research Funding

• Host the project “Ecological restoration, improvement and demonstration of functions in the key vulnerable areas of the coastal zone (2016.7-2020.6)”, funded by National Key Research and Development Project “Ecological security guarantee and ecological restoration technology of coastal zones in the Urban Agglomeration of Fujian Delta Region” (2016YFC0502904).

• Hosted the project “Influence of warm water discharge from Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project on mangrove nature reserve (2013.6-2014.5)”, funded by China National Nuclear Power Zhangzhou Energy Co. LTD.

• Hosted the project “Degradation assessment of seawall-blocked mangrove reaction to sea-level rise (2013.1-2016.12)”, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41276076).
  

• Hosted the project “Selection and application of salt-tolerant and pollution-tolerant coastal wetland plants (2009.10-2012.9)”, funded by Marine Public Welfare Industry Research Project (200905009-1).
  

• Hosted the project “Distribution patterns of mangrove plants along river and its adaptive mechanism to the alterative environment of brackish and fresh water (2008.1-2010.12)”, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (40776046).

• Hosted the project “Viviparous phenomena of mangrove plants and mangrove restoration in China (2003.1-2005.12)”, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30200031).