Dr. Chao Liang

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Research Associate

Email: chaoliang@wisc.edu

Qualifications

2008 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil Science minor in Forestry

2003 MS, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ecology

2000 BS, Shenyang Agricultural University, Environmental Science

Publications (Selected)

1. Liang, C., da C. Jesus, E., Duncan, D. S., Jackson, R. D., Tiedje, J. M., Balser, T. C. (2012) Soil microbial communities under model biofuel cropping systems in southern Wisconsin, USA: Impact of crop species and soil properties. Applied Soil Ecology. 54:24-31 (IF=2. 368).
2. Liang, C., Read, H. W., Balser, T. C. (2012) GC-based detection of aldonitrile acetate derivatized glucosamine and muramic acid for microbial residue determination in soil samples: analytical protocol and derivative validation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 63:e3767.
3. Liang, C., Cheng, G., Wixon, D. L., Balser, T. C. (2011) An absorbing Markov Chain approach to understanding the microbial role in soil carbon stabilization. Biogeochemistry. 106: 303-309 (IF=3. 069).
4. Liang, C., Zhang, X., Wei, L., He, H., Higbee, A. J., Balser, T. C. (2011) Investigation of molecular ion structure for aldononitrile acetate derivatised muramic acid. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 86: 224-230 (IF=2. 086).
5. Liang, C., Sanford, G. R., Jackson, R. D., Balser, T. C. (2011) Potential legacy effects of biofuel cropping systems on soil microbial communities in southern Wisconsin, USA. Agricultural Sciences. 2: 131-137.
6. Liang, C., Balser, T. C. (2010) Microbial production of recalcitrant organic matter in global soils: Implications for productivity and climate policy. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 9: 75-75 (IF=21. 182).
7. Liang, C., Balser. T. C. (2010) Mass spectrometric characterization of amino sugar aldononitrile acetate derivatives used for isotope enrichment assessment of microbial residues. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42: 904-909 (IF=3. 504).
8. Liang, C., Read, H. W., Balser, T. C. (2009) Reliability of bacterial muramic acid as a biomarker influenced by methodological artefacts from streptomycin. Microbial Ecology. 57: 494-500 (IF=2. 912).
9. Liang, C., Pedersen, J. A., Balser, T. C. (2009) Aminoglycoside may interfere with microbial amino sugar assay. Journal of Chromatography A. 1216: 5296-5301 (IF=4. 531).
10. Liang, C., Balser, T. C. (2008) Preferential sequestration of microbial carbon in subsoils of a glacial-landscape toposequence, Dane County, WI, USA. Geoderma. 148: 113-119 (IF=2. 318).
11. Liang, C., Fujinuma, R., Balser, T. C. (2008) Comparing PLFA and amino sugars for microbial analysis in an upper Michigan old growth forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40: 2063-2065 (IF=3. 504).
12. Liang, C., Fujinuma, R., Wei, L., Balser, T. C. (2007) Tree species-specific effects on soil microbial residues in an upper Michigan old-growth forest system. Forestry. 80: 65-72 (IF=1. 337).
13. Liang, C., Zhang, X., Balser, T. C. (2007) Net microbial amino sugar accumulation process in soil as influenced by different plant material inputs. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 44: 1-7 (IF=2. 319).
14. Liang, C., Zhang, X., Rubert, K. F., Balser, T. C. (2007) Effect of plant materials on microbial transformation of amino sugars in three soil microcosms. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 43: 631-639 (IF=2. 319).
15. Chen F., Feng, X., Liang, C. (2012) Endogenous versus exogenous nutrient affects C, N, and P dynamics in decomposing litters in mid-subtropical forests of China. Ecological Research. DOI 10. 1007/s11284-012-0970-4 (IF=1. 565).
16. Xu, C., Liang, C., Wullschleger, S., Wilson, C., McDowell, N. (2011) Importance of feedback loops between soil inorganic nitrogen and microbial community in the heterotrophic soil respiration response to global warming. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 9: 222-222 (IF=21. 182).
17. Balser, T. C., Gutknecht, J. L. M., Liang, C. (2010) How will climate change impact soil microbial communities? P. 373-397. In: Dixon G. R., and Tilston E. (eds.) Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production. University of Reading, UK.
18. Moritz, L. K., Liang, C., Wagai, R., Kitayama, K., Balser, T. C. (2009) Vertical distribution and pools of microbial residues in tropical forest soils formed from distinct parent materials. Biogeochemistry. 92: 83-94 (IF=3. 069).
19. Chen, F., Chen, G., Zeng, D., Liang, C. (2002) Effects of peat and weathered coal on the growth of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica seedlings on aeolian sandy soil. Journal of Forestry Research. 13: 251-254.
20. Zhang, X., Liang, C., Jiang, Y., Zhuge, Y., Xie, H., He, H., Wang, J. (2003) Roles of black carbon in the biogeochemical cycles of soil organic carbon. Chinese Journal of Soil Science. 34: 348-355 (Chinese version).
21. Jiang, Y., Zhuge, Y., Liang, C., Zhang, X. (2003) Influences of vegetation burning on soil properties. Chinese Journal of Soil Science. 34: 65-69 (Chinese version).
22. Zhang, X., Zhuge, Y., Xie, H., He, H., Liang, C., Wang, J. (2004) Function and Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter. P. 412-419. In J. Zhou and Y. Shi (ed.) Soil Science Facing Agriculture and Environment (review). Science Publishing Company, Beijing (Chinese version).
23. Zhang, X., Quan, S., Xie, H., He, H., Zhuge, Y., Liang, C., Wang, J. (2004) Distribution of Amino Sugar in Forest Depth Soil Profiles of Changbai Mountain. P. 18-25. In J. Zhou and Y, Shi (ed.) Soil Science Facing Agriculture and Environment (special topic). Science Publishing Company, Beijing (Chinese version).

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