Educational Background

(Sept., 1996-Jul., 2000) Bachelor Degree of Science in Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

(Sept., 2009-Jun., 2005) Doctor of Science, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

Professional Experience

(Jul., 2005-Jan., 2008) Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center of Ecology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academic of Sciences

(Jan., 2008-Jul., 2011) Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

(Aug., 2011-Jul., 2012) Assistant Professor, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University

(Aug., 2012-Jul., 2017) Associate Professor, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University

(Mar., 2013,-Feb., 2014) Visiting Scholar, National Wetland Research Center (Wetland and Aquatic Research Center), United States Geological Survey

(Aug., 2017- ) Professor, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University

Courses and Scientific Research

Courses Delivered
Plant Ecology, Nature Exploration (General Course), Experiment of Plant Biology, Ecological Experiment, Wetland and Mangrove Ecology, Ecological Study and Methodology, Coastal Wetland Ecology

Research Interests
Ecological adaptability of mangrove plants to global change (sea level rising, global warming, biological invasion)
Carbon sequestration of mangrove ecosystem
Invasiveness of alien mangrove plants

Academic Activities
(2014- ) Secretary General, Fujian Ecological Society
(2013- ) Deputy Secretary General, Mangrove Ecology Committee, Ecological Society of China

Research projects (in recent five years)
1. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (31770579): Study on the Fast-growing Mechanism and Invasiveness of Alien Mangrove Plants Based on Ability Learning (2018-2019);
2. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (41476071): Influence Mechanism of Overground Root System of Mangrove Plants on Carbon Pool of Surface Sediments (2015-2018);
3. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (31270581): The Driving Effect of Global Change on the Diffusion and Repopulation of Alien Sonneratiaapetala (2013-2016);
4. Natural Science Foundation of Fujian (2013J01145): Regulatory Mechanism of the Northward Migration on the Carbon Sequestration Strategy of an Alien Mangrove Plant—Sonneratiaapetala;
5. Principal Fund of Xiamen University (20720140509): Global Change Impacts on Mangrove Soil Carbon Pool (2014-2016).

Selected Papers (in recent five years)

Journal papers
1. Zhao H, Yang S, Guo X, Peng C, Gu X, Deng C*, Chen L*. Anatomical explanations for acute depressions in radial pattern of axial sap flow in two diffuse-porous mangrove species: implications for water use. Tree Physiology 2018, 38: 277-287. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpx172.
2. Chen L*, Wang W, Li QQ, Zhang Y, Yang S, Osland MJ, Huang JL, Peng C. Mangrove species' responses to winter air temperature extremes in China. Ecosphere 2017, 8(6):e01865. 10.1002/ecs2.1865.
3. Chen T*, Guo X*, Li K*, Chen L*. Seedling Growth and the Environmental Factors of the Non-native Mangrove Species, Sonneratia caseolaris, in Shenzhen Bay. Subtropical Plant Science 2017, 46: 131-136.
4. Chen L, Wang W*. Ecophysiological responses of viviparous mangrove Rhizophora stylosa seedlings to simulated sea-level rise. Journal of Coastal Research 2017, 33: 1333-1340.
5. Chen L, Yan T, Xiong Y, Zhang Y*, Lin G*. Food sources of dominant macrozoobenthos between native and non-native mangrove forests: A comparative study. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2017, 187: 160-167.
6. Peng C*, Qian J*, Guo X*, Zhao H*, Hu N*, Yang Q, Chen C*, Chen L*, Vegetation Carbon Stocks and Net Primary Productivity of the Mangrove Forests in Shenzhen, China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 2016, 7: 2059-2065.
7. Lunstrum A, Chen L*. Soil carbon stocks and accumulation in young mangrove forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 2014, 75: 223-232.
8. Lu W, Yang S, Chen L, Wang W, Du X, Wang C, Ma Y, Lin G, Lin G. Changes in carbon pool and stand structure of a native subtropical mangrove forest after inter-planting with exotic species Sonneratia apetala. PLoS ONE 2014, 9: e91238.
9. Krauss KW, McKee KL, Lovelock CE, Cahoon CR, Saintilan N, Reef F, Chen L. How mangrove forests adjust to rising sea level. Tansley Review New Phytologist 2014, 202: 19-34.
10. Chen L, Huang L, Li X, You S, Yang S, Zhang Y, Wang W*. Water and nutrient relationships between a mistletoe and its mangrove host under saline conditions. Functional Plant Biology 2013, 40: 475-483.
11. Chen L, Tam NFY, Wang W, Zhang Y, Lin G*. Significant niche overlap between native and exotic Sonneratia mangrove species along a continuum of varying inundation periods. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2013, 117: 22-28.
12. Lu W, Chen L*, Wang W, Tam NFY, Lin G. Effects of sea level rise on mangrove Avicennia population growth, colonization and establishment: Evidence from a field survey and greenhouse manipulation experiment. Acta Oecologica 2013, 49: 83-91.

Book Chapters
1. Chowdhury RR, Uchida E, Chen L, Osorio V, Yoder L. Chapter 9: Anthropogenic Drivers of Mangrove Loss: Geographic Patterns and Implications. In Rivera-Monroy VH, Lee SY, Kristensen E, Twilley RR (eds.). Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective. 2017. pp. 275-300. Springer.
2. Chen L*. Pneumatophores. In: Kennish MJ (ed), Encyclopedia of Estuaries. 2016. pp.494. Springer.

* corresponding author

Honors and Awards

The second prize, Excellent Scientific Papers of Fujian Province, 2009
The second prize, Teaching Skills Competition for Youth Teachers, Xiamen University (2011 & 2012)