Expertise

Major areas of research:

1. Invasive Plant Management

• Ecological Mechanisms of Plant Invasions: Comprehensive analysis of fundamental principles and ecosystem impacts

•  Innovative Eradication Methods: Development of environmentally friendly and cost-effective control techniques

2. Biotic Resistance to Invasion

• Applied Ecological Principles: Leveraging ecological theory to invasion prevention and management

• Native Plant Community Resistance: Identifying and enhancing biotic resistance mechanisms of native species

3. Ecological Restoration

• Restoring diverse native plant communities with high conservation value

• Advanced Restoration Technologies: Field application of patented seed flat technologies and innovative approaches

My research aims to apply ecological knowledge for biodiversity conservation and the restoration of ecosystem functions and services. I am particularly interested in understanding biological invasion processes in restoration of ecosystems. My research integrates theoretical and practical approaches using field surveys, greenhouse experiments, and statistical modeling in R.

Current studies focus on ecological managements of invasive alien plants (such as Sicyos angulatus, Ambrosia trifida, Ageratina altissima, Aster pilosus, Solidago altissima, Spartina anglica, Hypochaeris radicata, Rumex acetosella, Alliaria petiolate, and etc) and concerned alien species (e.g., Muhlenbergia capillaris and Coreopsis lanceolata) through optimal eradication methods and seed mixtures-based ecological restoration of native plants. 

Research Keywords: 

Invasion Ecology: Biological invasion processes, biological resistance to invasion, community invasibility

Ecological Restoration: Enhancement of plant diversity, management of invasive alien plants, diversity and ecosystem relationship, native seed mixtures applications

Applied Techniques: Invasive species eradication methodologies, soil amendments, seed flat restoration techniques (patented)

Biodiversity and community invasibility in a wetland (doctoral research #1)

Plant functional group and biotic resistance to invasion (doctoral research #2)