Personal Information

Educational Background

• Dec 2016 – Nov 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

• May 2014 – Mar 2015: Joint PhD Candidate in Aquatic Ecology, Lund University, Sweden

• Sep 2010 – Jul 2015: PhD in Hydrobiology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Sep 2006 – Jul 2010: Bachelor of Bioengineering, Northwest A&F University

Work Experience

• Dec 2021 – Present: Associate Research Fellow, School of Resources and Environmental Sciences / Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University

• Sep 2015 – Dec 2021: Assistant Research Fellow, School of Resources and Environmental Sciences / Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University

Academic and Social Affiliations

Research Fields

• Lake/Wetland Ecology

• Majors for Graduate Recruitment: Environmental Science and Engineering; Resources and Environment (Environmental Engineering)

Research Overview

1. Protection, Restoration and Management of Lake/Wetland Ecosystems: Including ecosystem monitoring and assessment, analysis of ecosystem evolution processes and driving factors, ecosystem simulation and prediction, and ecosystem restoration and management. The goal is to maintain or restore lake/wetland ecosystems to a state of beautiful landscapes, clear water, and high biodiversity.

2. Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology: Including the adaptation of aquatic macrophytes to the environment, spatial distribution patterns and controlling factors of aquatic macrophytes (species, communities, vegetation), and temporal evolution processes and driving mechanisms of aquatic macrophyte communities. This research provides a scientific basis for the understanding, protection, restoration, and resource utilization of aquatic macrophytes.

Courses Taught

• Ecological Engineering

• The Code of Water

Awards and Honors

• Ganjiang Young Scholar, "215 Talent Project" of Nanchang University

• Supervisor of the National Second Prize Winner, National 3D Digital Innovation Design Competition, 2023

Representative Achievements

Projects

1. Regional Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Historical Evolution of Submerged Macrophyte Distribution in Poyang Lake and Its Key Driving Factors, Jan 2024 – Dec 2027, Principal Investigator

2. Regional Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Effects of Eutrophication on the Herbivory Resistance of Submerged Macrophytes and Their Ecological Consequences, Jan 2021 – Dec 2024, Principal Investigator

3. Youth Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Combined Effects of Eutrophication and Herbivory on Submerged Macrophyte Abundance in Shallow Lakes, Jan 2018 – Dec 2020, Principal Investigator

4. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province: Remote Sensing Monitoring Method for Submerged Macrophytes in Poyang Lake, Jan 2024 – Dec 2026, Principal Investigator

Papers

1. He Liang, Wang Guanghao, Hilt Sabine, Ning Zixuan, Zhang Huan, Ge Gang*. Effects of herbivorous fish on shallow lake ecosystems increase at moderate nutrient conditions. Journal of Environmental Management, 2024, 351(119991): 1-9.

2. He Liang, Guo Shiyuan, Wang Guanghao, Ning Zixuan, Zhang Huan, Ge Gang*. Impact of invasive apple snails on shallow water ecosystems under different nutrient conditions: results from a mesocosm study. Hydrobiologia, 2024, 851(19): 4693-4707.

3. Liu Ying, He Liang*, Hilt Sabine, Wang Rui, Zhang Huan, Ge Gang. Shallow lakes at risk: Nutrient enrichment enhances top-down control of macrophytes by invasive herbivorous snails. Freshwater Biology, 2021, 66: 436-446.

4. He Liang, Zhu Tianshun, Wu Yao, Li Wei, Zhang Huan, Zhang Xiaolin*, Cao Te*, Ni Leyi, Hilt Sabine. Littoral slope, water depth and alternative response strategies to light attenuation shape the distribution of submerged macrophytes in a mesotrophic lake. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019, 10(169): 1-9.

5. Li Zhongqiang #, He Liang #, Zhang Huan, Urrutia-Cordero Pablo, Ekvall Mattias K., Hollander Johan, Hansson Lars-Anders*. Climate warming and heat waves affect reproductive strategies and interactions between submerged macrophytes. Global Change Biology, 2017, 23(1): 108-116.

6. Peng Yongxiang, Xu Junyang, Zhang Xiru, Wang Rui, Zhang Meng, Cao Te, He Liang*, Ge Gang. Preliminary study on sediment conditions required for growth and anchorage of Hydrilla verticillata. Journal of Lake Sciences, 2023, 35(4): 1234-1246.

7. Wang Rui, He Liang*, Zhang Meng, Cao Te, Zhang Xiaolin, Liu Ying, Ni Leyi, Ge Gang. Factors influencing germination and growth of Vallisneria species in China. Journal of Lake Sciences, 2021, 33(5): 1315-1333.

8. He Liang, Chen Xiaoxi, Li Wei, Zhu Tianshun, Wu Yao, Zhang Huan, Zhang Xiaolin, Cao Te*, Ge Gang, Ni Leyi, Xie Ping. Responses of photosynthetic pigment composition and C, N, P stoichiometric characteristics of four submerged macrophytes to water depth in Lake Erhai. Journal of Lake Sciences, 2018, 30(5): 1413-1419.

Patents

1. He Liang, Peng Yongxiang, Zhang Meng, Ge Gang. 2022. A Method for Evaluating the Suitability of Lake Sediments for Anchorage and Growth of Submerged Macrophytes. China Invention Patent, ZL202111097276.2

2. He Liang, Cao Te, Ni Leyi, Zhang Meng. 2013. A Rapid Self-forming Method for Vallisneria Submerged Meadows. China Invention Patent, ZL201110078094.0