PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Xibao Xu

Position:  Associate Professor, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Postal Address: 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China

Telephone:  +86-25-86882271 (office)

Fax:  +86-25-57714759

E-mail: xbxu@niglas.ac.cn

Education

Ph.D., Lanzhou University, School of Resources and Environment, China, 2002-2007

B.S., Nanjing University, Department of Urban and Resources, China, 1996-2000

Employment

Associate Professor, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, December 2011 to present

Visiting Professor, Purdue University, September 2015 - March 2016

Assistant Professor,  Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, April 2010 - November 2011

Postdoctoral Fellow, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, March 2008 - March 2010 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

-  Resources Utilization and Ecological Protection

-  Land Use Change

-  Ecosystem Services

RESEARCH GRANTS

1. Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Coordinated Management and Comprehensive Treatment in the Yangtze River Delta (Grant No. XDA23020201), 2019-2023, Coordinator and PI,￥77 millions.

2. National Key Research and Development Program of China: Changes and Ecological Effects of the Lakes in Northern China Since 1950s (2019YFA0607100), 2019-2024, ￥13.72 millions.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Tradeoff-Synergy Mechanism and Optimization among Ecosystem Services of the Agroecosystems in the Taihu Lake Basin of China (41771571), 2018-2021, Leader, ￥600,000.

4. Key Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Changes and Improvement of Ecosystem Services in the Naturally Connected Lakes with the Yangtze River in the Middle Reaches (KFZD-SW-318), 2018-2019, PI, ￥4,000,000.

5. STS Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Investigation and Assessment of Coastline Resources in Yangtze River Economic Belt (KFJ-STS-ZDTP-011), 2017-2019, PI,￥3,000,000.

6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Impact of Typical Cropland Use Change on Greenhouse Gas Emission in the Lake Taihu Basin (41371532), 2014-2017, Leader,￥700,000.

7. Key project of National High-level think-tank of China: Cooperative Development Strategy of Yangtze River Economic Belt, PI, 2016,￥300,000.

8. Consulting Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS): Ecological and Environment Problems and Protection Strategies of The Yangtze River Economic Belt, PI, 2015.

9. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Impact Mechanism of Land Use Changes on Ecosystem Services and Assessment in the Lake Taihu Basin, China (41030745), chief PI, 2011-2014,￥2,200,000.

10. Interdisciplinary Frontier Project of Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Impact Mechanism of Typical Land Use Change on Carbon Budget and Assessment in the Lake Taihu Basin (NIGLAS2012135019), 2012-2015, Leader,￥400,000.

11. Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Environmental Effects of Urban Growth Patterns, Assessment and Adaptive Strategies: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta (KZCX2-EW-315), PI, 2011-2015,￥1,250,000.

12. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Impact of Cropland Use Pattern Change on Carbon Cycle in the Lake Taihu Basin: A Case Study of Wuxi City (41101565), 2012-2014, Leader,￥230,000.

13. Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Ecological and Environmental Impacts Tracking Assessment on the Impoundment of the Three Gorges Project (KZCX1-YW-08-01), Project Secretary, 2007-2011,￥9,800,000.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Xibao Xu, Bo Jiang, Minkun Chen, Yang Bai, Guishan Yang. Strengthening the effectiveness of nature reserves in representing ecosystem services: The Yangtze River Economic Belt in China. Land Use Policy, 2020, 96 (104717): 1-8.

2. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan, Jingping Liu, Shuanghu Zhang, Brett Bryan. Unravelling the effects of large-scale ecological programs on ecological rehabilitation of China’s Three Gorges Dam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 256 (120446): 1-13.

3. Xibao Xu, Minkun Chen, Guishan Yang, Bo Jiang, Ji Zhang. Wetland ecosystem services research: a critical review. Global Ecology and Conservation 2020, 22, e01027: 1-10.

4. Bo Jiang, Yang Bai, Junyu Chen, Juha M. Alatalo, Xibao Xu, Gang Liu, Qing Wang. Land management to reconcile ecosystem services supply and demand mismatches-a case study in Shanghai municipality, China. Land Degradation & Development, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3614.

5. Xibao Xu, Huizhi Hu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang, Peng Zhu, Bo Jiang. Quantifying the impacts of climate variability and human interventions on crop production and food security in the Yangtze River Basin, China, 1990-2015. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 665: 379-389.

6. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan. Identifying ecological red lines in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt: A regional approach. Ecological Indicators, 2019, 96: 635-646.

7. Bo Jiang*, Xibao Xu*. China needs to incorporate ecosystem services into wetland conservation policies. Ecosystem Services, 2019, 37: 100941.

8. Bo Jiang, Yuanyuan Chen, Yang Bai, Xibao Xu*. Supply–Demand Coupling Mechanisms for Policy Design. Sustainability, 2019, 11, 5760: 1-8; doi:10.3390/su11205760.

9. Bo Jiang, Yang Bai*, Christina P. Wong, Xibao Xu*, Juha M. Alatalo. China’s ecological civilization program–Implementing ecological redline policy. Land Use Policy, 2019, 81: 111-114.

10. Junyu Chen, Bo Jiang, Yang Bai, Xibao Xu, Juha M. Alatalo. Quantifying ecosystem services supply and demand shortfalls and mismatches for management optimization. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 650: 1426-1439.

11. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang, Jon Barnett. China’s Ambitious Ecological Red Lines. Land Use Policy, 2018, 79: 447-451.

12. Xibao Xu, Bo Jiang, Yan Tan, Robert Costanza, Guishan Yang. Lake-wetland ecosystem services modeling and valuation: Progress, gaps and future directions. Ecosystem Services, 2018, 33:19-28.

13. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan, Jingping Liu, Huizhi Hu. Ecosystem services trade-offs and determinants in China's Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2000 to 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 634:1601-1614.

14. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan, Xuguang Tang, Hong Jiang, Xiaoxiang Sun, Qianlai Zhuang, Hengpeng Li. Impacts of land-use changes on net ecosystem production in the Taihu Lake Basin of China from 1985 to 2010. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 2017, 122: 690-707.

15. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan, Qianlai Zhuang, Xuguang Tang, Kaiyan Zhao, Sirui Wang. Factors Influencing Industrial Carbon Emissions and Strategies for Carbon Mitigation in the Yangtze River Delta of China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, 142: 3607-3616.

16. Xibao Xu, Guishan Yang, Yan Tan, Qinlai Zhuang, et al. Ecological Risk Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Taihu Lake Basin of China from 1985 to 2020. Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 554-555:7-16.

17. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Shuang Chen, Guishan Yang. Urban household carbon emissions and contributing factors in the Yangtze River Delta, China. PLOS ONE, 2015, 10(4): e0121604. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121604.

18. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Shuang Chen, Guishan Yang. Changing patterns and determinants of natural capital in the Yangtze River Delta of China 2000-2010. Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 466-467: 326-337.

19. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang. Environmental impact assessments of the Three Gorges Project in China: Issues and interventions. Earth-Science Reviews, 2013, 124:115-125.

20. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang, Hengpeng Li, Weizhong Su. Impacts of China’s Three Gorges Dam Project on net primary productivity in the reservoir area. Science of the Total Environment, 2011, 409: 4656-4662.

21. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang, Hengpeng Li, Weizhong Su. Soil erosion in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Soil Research, 2011, 49:212-222.

22. Xibao Xu, Yan Tan, Guishan Yang, Hengpeng Li. Three Gorges Project: effects of resettlement on nitrogen balance of the agroecosystems in the reservoir area. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2011, 54(4):517-537. .