Wenzhe Xu CV

Wenzhe Xu Associate Professor

Department of Marine Science

Phone: 022-60601106

Location: Rm 508, Building No.6

E-mail：xuwenzhe@tust.edu.cn

Research Interests

Biological Oceanography Research focuses on benthic and plankton ecology

Academic Advising

Now accepting master candidates in Marine Science and Resources and Environment

Education（in reverse chronological order）

Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, 2014

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Ocean University of China, 2002

Positions & Employment（in reverse chronological order）

2023-present College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor

2015-2022 College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor

2006-2009 College of Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Research Assistant

Teaching

For Undergraduates: Biological Oceanography A; Marine Resource Biology; Biological Experiments on Marine Resources; Marine Resources and Ecology Protection; Practice for Ocean Survey and Observation

For Graduates: Biological Oceanography; Frontiers in Marine Science

Research Projects（in reverse chronological order）

1) National Key R&D Program, Research on the Migration and Transformation Processes of Characteristic Pollutants in the Bohai Bay, Principal Investigator

2) Natural Science Foundation of China, Pelagic food web study in Eastern Indian Ocean investigated by stable isotope and size-based approaches, Principal Investigator

3) Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, Pelagic food web study in Bohai Bay investigated by stable isotope and size-based approaches, Principal Investigator

4) Natural Science Foundation of China, Molecular Ecological Study on the Contribution of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation to N2 release in Bay of Bengal, the East Indian Ocean, Principal member

5) Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the Spring Phytoplankton Bloom Process in the Central Yellow Sea and Its Contribution to Biological Carbon Sequestration, Principal member

6) Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the Physiological Response Mechanism of Marine Coccolithophorids to Global Change, Principal member

7) Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, Study on the Encystment of Dinoflagellates and the Outbreak Mechanism of Harmful Dinoflagellate Blooms in the Coastal Waters of Tianjin, Principal member

Key Publications：（in reverse chronological order，按专著、论文、专利顺序编写）

1) Shi, Y., He, Y., Shin, P.K., Guo, Y., Zhang, G., Wen, Y., Zhang, G., Xu, W.Z.*, Sun, J.*, 2023. Responses of biological traits of macrobenthic fauna to a eutrophication gradient in a semi-enclosed bay, China. Marine Environmental Research 189, 106072.

2) Wu, C., Zhang, G., Zhang, K., Sun, J.*, Cui, Z., Guo, Y., Liu, H., Xu, W.Z., 2023. Strong variation in sedimental antibiotic resistomes among urban rivers, estuaries and coastal oceans: Evidence from a river-connected coastal water ecosystem in northern China. Journal of Environmental Management 342, 118132.

3) Li, X., Xu, W.Z., Song, S., Sun, J.*, 2023. Sources and spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus loads in the Haihe River Basin, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin 189, 114756.

4) Xu, W.Z.*, Fleddum, A.L., Shin, P.K.S., Sun, J.*, 2022. Impact of and recovery from seabed trawling in soft-bottom benthic communities under natural disturbance of summer hypoxia: A case study in subtropical Hong Kong. Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 1010909.

5) Shi, Y., Zhang, G., Zhang, G., Wen, Y., Guo, Y., Peng, L., Xu, W.Z.*, Sun, J.*, 2022. Species and functional diversity of marine macrobenthic community and benthic habitat quality assessment in semi-enclosed waters upon recovering from eutrophication, Bohai Bay, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin 181, 113918.

6) Li, D., Wen, Y., Zhang, G., Zhang, G., Sun, J.*, Xu, W.Z.*, 2022. Effects of Terrestrial Inputs on Mesozooplankton Community Structure in Bohai Bay, China. Diversity 14, 410.

7) Xu, W.Z.*, Shin, P.K.S., Sun, J., 2022. Organic Enrichment Induces Shifts in the Trophic Position of Infauna in a Subtropical Benthic Food Web, Hong Kong. Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 937477.

8) Wu, C., Narale, D.D., Cui, Z., Wang, X., Liu, H., Xu, W.Z., Zhang, G., Sun, J.*, 2022. Diversity, structure, and distribution of bacterioplankton and diazotroph communities in the Bay of Bengal during the winter monsoon. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 987462.

9) Xu, W.Z.*, Dang, Y.X., Cheung, S.G., Zhang, Z.N., Sun, J., Teng, A.K., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2021. Stable isotope tracer addition reveals trophic status of benthic infauna at an intertidal area adjacent to a seagrass bed. Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 657044.

10) Wu, C., Zhang, G.C., Xu, W.Z., Jian, S., Peng, L.Y., Sun, J.*, 2021. New Estimation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Sediment Along the Haihe River and Bohai Bay in China: A Comparison Between Single and Successive DNA Extraction. Frontiers in Microbiology 12, 705724.

11) Guo, C.C., Zhang, G.C., Sun, J.*, Leng, X.Y., Xu, W.Z., Wu, C., Li, X.Q., Pujari, L., 2020. Seasonal responses of nutrient to hydrology and biology in the southern Yellow Sea. Continental Shelf Research 206, 104207.

12) Liu, H.J., Wu, C., Xu, W.Z., Wang, X.Z., Thangaraj, S., Zhang, G.C., Zhang, X.D., Zhao, Y.Y., Sun, J.*, 2020. Surface Phytoplankton Assemblages and Controlling Factors in the Strait of Malacca and Sunda Shelf. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 33.

13) Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Zhang, Z.N., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2018. Dual isotope assessment of trophic dynamics of an intertidal infaunal community with seasonal shifts in food sources. Marine Biology 165, 21.

14) Chan, A.K.Y.#, Xu, W.Z.#, Liu, X.S., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2016. Sediment characteristics and benthic ecological status in contrasting marine environments of subtropical Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 103, 360-370.

15) Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2014. Structure and taxonomic composition of free-living nematode and macrofaunal assemblages in a eutrophic subtropical harbour, Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 85, 764-773.

16) Jiang, X., Teng, A.K., Xu, W.Z., Liu, X.S.*, 2014. Distribution and pollution assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments in the Yellow Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 83, 366-375.

17) Liu, X.S., Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2011. Marine meiobenthic and nematode community structure in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong upon recovery from sewage pollution. Marine Pollution Bulletin 63, 318-325.

18) Liu, X.S., Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2011. Response of meiofaunal community with special reference to nematodes upon deployment of artificial reefs and cessation of bottom trawling in subtropical waters, Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 63, 376-384.

19) Gao, Q.F., Shin, P.K.S., Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G.*, 2008. Amelioration of marine farming impact on the benthic environment using artificial reefs as biofilters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 57, 652-661.

20) Liu, X.S., Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2008. Subtropical meiobenthic nematode communities in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56, 1491-1497.

21) Cheung, K.L., Liu, C.C., Xu, W.Z., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2008. Macrobenthic communities in a sub-tropical man-made mudflat. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56, 1226-1230.

22) Shin, P.K.S., Yip, K.M., Xu, W.Z., Wong, W.H., Cheung, S.G.*, 2008. Fatty acid as markers to demonstrating trophic relationships among diatoms, rotifers and green-lipped mussels. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357, 75-84.

23) Chan, H.Y., Xu, W.Z., Shin, P.K.S., Cheung, S.G.*, 2008. Prolonged exposure to low dissolved oxygen affects early development and swimming behaviour in the gastropod Nassarius festivus (Nassariidae). Marine Biology 153, 735-743.

24) Gao, Q.F., Xu, W.Z., Liu, X.S., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S.*, 2008. Seasonal changes in C, N and P budgets of green-lipped mussels Perna viridis and removal of nutrients from fish farming in Hong Kong. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353, 137-146.

25) Xu, W.Z., Liu, X.S., Zhang, Z.N., Cheung, S.G., Shin, P.K.S., 2014. Biological Trait Analysis of Nematode Community upon Anthropogenic Disturbances in a Subtropical Harbour Environment. In: Davis, L.M. (Ed.), Nematodes: Comparative Genomics, Disease Management and Ecological Importance. Nova Publishers, New York, pp. 1-24.

Academic Service

Review Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science