Soil ecology; Soil micro-food web responses to global climatic change; Plant-Soil feedback

Selected Publications

40. Li Q, Liang WJ, Zhang XK, Mahamood MD. 2017. Soil nematodes of grasslands in Northern China (ISBN: 9780128132746). Academic Press, Elsevier Publications, 242 pp.

39. Li YB, Li Q*, Yang JJ, Lü XT, Liang WJ*, Han XG, Bezemer TM. 2017. Home-field advantages of litter decomposition increase with increasing N deposition rates: a litter and soil perspective. Functional Ecology, 31:1792-1801

38. Li Q*, Yang Y, Bao XL, Zhu JG, Liang WJ, Bezemer TM. 2016. Cultivar specific plant-soil feedback overrules soil legacy effects of elevated ozone in a rice-wheat rotation system. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 232: 85-92

37. Li Q, Yang Y, Bao XL, Liu F, Liang WJ, Zhu JG, Bezemer MT, van der Putten WH. 2015. Legacy effects of elevated ozone on soil biota and plant growth. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 91: 50-57

36. Zhang XK, Guang PT, Wang YL, Li Q, Zhang SX, Zhang ZY, Bezemer MT, Liang WJ. 2015. Community composition, diversity and metabolic footprints of soil nematodes in differently-aged temperate forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 80:118-126

35. Zhang SX, Li Q*, Lv Y, Sun XM, Jia SX, Zhang XP, Liang WJ. 2015. Conservation tillage positively influences the microflora and microfauna in the black soil of Northeast China. Soil and Tillage Research, 149: 46-52

34. Bao XL, Yu J, Liang WJ, Lu CY, Zhu JG, Li Q*. 2015. The interactive effects of elevated ozone and wheat cultivars on soil microbial community composition and metabolic diversity. Applied Soil Ecology, 87:11-18

33. Lu CY, Fang R, LI Q, Wang YZ, Zhu JG, Ma J, Chen X, Shi Y., 2015. Elevated O3 and wheat cultivars influence the relative contribution of plant and microbe-derived carbonhydrates to soil organic matter. Applied Soil Ecology, 86: 131-136

32. Chen W, Zhang LL, Li XY, Ye RZ, Li Q, Zhu JG, Fang NN, Wang LL, Wu ZJ, Horwath WR. 2015. Eelvated ozone increases nitrifying and denitrifying enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of wheat after 5 years. Plant and Soil, 392: 279-288

31. Bao XL, Li Q*, Hua JF, Zhao TH, Liang WJ. 2014. Interactive effects of elevated Ozone and UV-B radiation on soil nematode diversity. Ecotoxicology, 23:11-20

30. Zhang W, He HB, Li Q, Lu CY, Zhang XD, Zhu JG. 2014. Soil microbial residue dynamics after 30 year elevated O₃ exposure are plant species-specific. Plant and Soil, 376: 139-149

29. Li XY, Deng Y, Li Q, Lu CY, Wang JJ, Zhang HW, Zhu JG, Zhou JZ, He ZL. 2013. Shifts of functional gene representation in wheat rhizosphere microbial communities under elevated ozone. The ISME Journal, 7: 660-671

28. Li Q*, Bai HH, Liang WJ*, Xia JY, Wan SQ, van der Putten WH. 2013. Nitrogen Addition and Warming Independently Influence the Belowground Micro-Food Web in a Temperate Steppe. PLoS ONE, 8(3): e60441

27. Zhang SX, Li Q*, Lü Y, Zhang XP, Liang WJ. 2013. Contributions of soil biota to C sequestration varied with aggregate fractions under different tillage systems. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 62:147-156

26. Zhang JN, Liang WJ, Wu X, Jiang SW, Li Q*. 2013. Toxic Effects of Acetochlor on Mortality, Reproduction and Growth of Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 90:364-36

25. Wei CZ, Yu Q, Bai E, Lü XT, Li Q, Xia JY, Paul Kardol, Liang WJ, Wang ZW, Han XG. 2013. Nitrogen deposition weakens plant–microbe interactions in grassland ecosystems. Global Change Biology, 19: 3688-3697

24. Li Q, Bao XL, Lu CY, Zhang XK, Zhu JG, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2012. Soil microbial food web responses to free-air ozone enrichment depended on the ozone-tolerance of wheat cultivars. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 47:27-35

23. Zhang XK, Li Q, Zhu AN, Liang WJ, Zhang JB, Steinberger Y. 2012. Effects of tillage and residue management on soil nematode communities in North China. Ecological Indicators, 13(1): 75-81.

22. Zhang SX, Li Q, Zhang XP, Wei K, Chen LJ, Liang WJ. 2012. Effects of conservation tillage on soil aggregation and aggregate binding agents in black soil of Northeast China. Soil & Tillage Research, 124: 196-202.

21. Wei CZ, Zheng HF, Li Q, Lü XT, Yu Q, Zhang HY, Chen QS, He NP, Kardol P, Liang WJ, Han XG. 2012. Nitrogen Addition Regulates Soil Nematode Community Composition through Ammonium Suppression. PLoS ONE, 7(8):e43384

20. Li Q, Zhong S, Li FP, Lou YL, Liang WJ. Nematode community structure as bioindicator of soil heavy metal pollution along an urban-rural gradient in southern Shenyang, China. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2011, 45(4): 297-309

19. Li Q, Jiang Y, Liang WJ, Lou YL, Zhang EP, Liang CH. 2010. Long-term effect of fertility management on the soil nematode community in vegetable production under greenhouse conditions. Applied Soil Ecology, 46: 111-118

18. Hao W, Li Q*, Zhang JN, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2010. Utility of nematode Acrobeloides nanus for assessing subacute toxicity of heavy metals. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 164: 273-289

17. Zhang JN, Li Q*, Liang WJ. Effect of acetochlor and carbofuran on soil nematode communities in a Chinese soybean field. 2010. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 5(20): 2787-2794

16. Li Q, Xu CG, Liang WJ, Zhong S, Zheng XH, Zhu JG. 2009. Residue incorporation and N fertilization affect the response of soil nematodes to the elevated CO₂ in a Chinese Wheat field. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 41: 1497-1503

15. Li Q, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2009. Nematode diversity in phaeozem agroecosystems of Northeast China. Pedosphere, 19: 597-605

14. Liang WJ, Lou YL, Li Q, Zhong S, Zhang XK, Wang JK. 2009. Nematode faunal response to long-term application of nitrogen fertilizer and organic manure in Northeast China. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 41: 883-890 

13. Wang SB, Li Q, Liang WJ, Jiang Y, Jiang SW. 2008. PCR-DGGE analysis of soil nematode diversity in Cu-contaminated soil. Pedosphere, 18: 621-627

12. Liu XM, Li Q, Liang WJ, Jiang Y. 2008. Distribution of soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass along a latitudinal gradient in farmlands of Songliao Plain, Northeast China. Pedosphere, 18: 431-440

11. Li Q, Liang WJ, Jiang Y, Shi Y, Zhu JG, Neher DA. 2007. Effect of elevated CO2 and N fertilization on soil nematode abundance and diversity in a wheat field. Applied Soil Ecology, 36: 63-69

10. Liang WJ, Li FP, Li Q, Zhang WD. 2007. Temporal dynamics of soil nematode community structure under invasive Ambrosia trifida and native Chenopodium serotinum. Helminthologia, 44: 29-33

9. Jiang DM, Li Q, Liu FM, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2007. Vertical distribution of soil nematodes in an age sequence of Caragana microphylla plantations in the Horqin Sandy Land, Northeast China. Ecological Research, 22: 49-56

8. Li Q, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2006. The effect of heavy metals on soil nematode communities in the vicinity of a metallurgical factory. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 18: 323-328

7. Zhang XK, Li Q, Wang SB, Jiang Y, Liang WJ. 2006. Effect of zinc addition in soil on nematode community structure. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 76: 589-594

6. Li Q, Einav M, Ido S, Stanislav PM, Stenberg M, Steinberger Y. 2005. Impact of grazing on soil biota in a Mediterranean grassland. Land degradation & development, 16: 581-592

5. Li Q, Liang WJ, Jiang Y, Zhu JG, Kong CH. 2005. Effect of free-air CO2 enrichment on nematode communities in a Chinese farmland ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 17: 72-75

4. Liang WJ, Li Q, Jiang Y, Neher DA. 2005. Nematode faunal analysis in an aquic brown soil fertilised with slow-release urea, Northeast China. Applied Soil Ecology, 29: 185-192

3. Liang WJ, Zhang XK, Li Q, Jiang Y, Ou W, Neher DA. 2005. Vertical distribution of bacterivorous nematodes under different land uses. Journal of Nematology, 37: 254-258

2. Chen LJ, Li Q, Liang WJ. 2003. Effect of agrochemicals on nematode community structure in a soybean field. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 71: 755-760

1. Liang WJ, Li Q, Jiang Y, Chen WB, Wen DZ. 2003. The effect of cultivation on the spatial distribution of nematode trophic groups in black soil. Pedosphere, 13: 97-102

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

Ø Li Q, Bao XL, Yu J, Liang WJ, Lu CY, Zhu JG. Effects of elevated ozone on soil microbial community composition and metabolic diversity. 20^th World congress of soil science. June 8-13 2014, Jeju Korea. (Poster presentation)

Ø Li Q, Xu CG, Liang WJ. Residue incorporation and N fertilization affect the response of soil nematodes to the elevated CO₂ in a Chinese wheat field. Joint Meeting of the International Soil Ecology Society & the Society of Nematologists. ‘Faces of future’ July 12-15 2009, Burlington Vermont, USA. (Oral Presentation)

Ø Li Q, Liang WJ, Jiao X, Steinberger Y. The impact of urea fertilizer on soil free-living nematode population in a spring-wheat field, China. XIVth International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and Ecology, ‘Soil Animals and Ecosystem Services’ University de ROUEN, 30 August - 9 September 2004, Mont Saint Aignan, France. (Poster Presentation)

GRANTS

2011-2015: Extension mechanism of soil water and nutrient buffering capacity. Funded by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program). Co-PI. 

2012-2015: the Youth Innovation Promotion Association Talent Plan. Funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. PI.

2013-2016: Effects of free air enrichment elevated O₃ on soil nematodes under wheat soil with different ozone tolerance. Funded by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC). PI. 

2016-2019: Changes in the stoichiomtetric ratio of plant litter under long-term N deposition on soil biota and the decomposition processes. Funded by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC). PI. 

 HONORS AND AWARDS

2007  President Scholarship Excellence Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences.