Research Interests:

My interests fall at the interface of animal ecology, conservation biology, macroecology, and biogeography by integrating field surveys, mesocosm studies, lab experiments and mathematical models. Much of my present research has focused on some scientific matters of general interest on how globalization anthropogenic changes, mainly including biological invasions, climate change, and wildlife disease affect biodiversity from local to global scales. Most of my research focuses on amphibians because they are declining globally and are among the most threatened vertebrate taxon on Earth.

Awards and Honors:

Excellent Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Award, Zoological Society of China (2017) Top ten best scientific papers of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) (2014) Outstanding young animal ecology scientist of China (2013) The First-Grade for Di’Ao Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2011) Outstanding Graduate Award in research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2011) Merit Graduate Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010) Outstanding Presentation Honor, South China Normal University (2005) The Second-Grade Presentation Honor, South China Normal University (2004) The Second-Grade Teaching Skills Honor, Sichuan Normal University (2004) Excellent Undergraduate Leader Scholarship, Sichuan Normal University (2004) Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, Sichuan Normal University (2002) The Third-Prize Undergraduate Scholarship, Sichuan Normal University (2002) The Third-Prize Undergraduate Scholarship, Sichuan Normal University (2001)

Professional Activities:

Advisory Board Member, Cell Reports Sustainability Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology Associate Editor, Diversity and Distributions Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Editorial Board Member, Integrative Zoology Editorial Board Member, Asian Herpetological Research Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Zoology Editorial Board Member, Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation Deputy secretary-general, China Biogeography Society, Zoological Society of China Council member, China Herpetology Society, Zoological Society of China Council member, Biological Invasion Ecology Society, Ecological Society of China Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences Member of International Society of Zoological Science Working Group on Invasive species Member of International Biogeography Society (IBS) Member of Ecological Society of America (ESA) Member of British Ecological Society (BES) Member of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Research Grants:

The Third Xinjiang Scientific Expedition Program Grants from National Natural Science foundation of China Youth Innovation Promotion Association Grant from Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant from Beijing Natural Science Foundation Grant from National Ministry of Environmental Protection

Selected Publications:

Du, Y.#, Xi, Y. #, Yang, Z. #, Gu, D. #, Zhang, Z. #, Tu, W., Zeng, Y., Cui, R., Yan, Z., Xin, Y., Jin, W., Zhang, Y., Yang, L., Guo, B., Ke, Z., Rohr, J. R., & Liu, X.* High risk of biological invasion from prayer animal release in China. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. in press. doi:10.1002/fee.2647 Xin, Y., Yang, Z., Du, Y., Cui, R., Xi, Y., & Liu, X.* 2023. Vulnerability of protected areas to future climate change, land use modification and biological invasions in China. Ecological Applications. E2831, doi.org/10.1002/eap.2831. Du, Y.#, Tu, W.#, Yang, L., Gu, D., Guo, B.*, & Liu, X.* 2023. Review of the impacts of invasive alien vertebrates on biodiversity (in Chinese). Scientia Sinica Vitae, 53, doi: 10.1360/SSV-2022-0033 Han, L. #, Zhang, Z. #, Tu, W., Zhang, Q., Hong, Y., Chen, S., Lin, Z., Gu, S., Du, Y., Wu, Z. *, & Liu, X.* 2023. Preferred prey reduce species realized niche shift and improve range expansion prediction. Science of The Total Environment, 859: 160370. Zhang, L.#, Rohr, J. R. #, Cui, R. #, Xin, Y., Han, L., Yang, X., Gu, S., Du, Y., Liang, J., Wang, X., Wu, Z., Hao, Q.*, & Liu, X. #* 2022. Biological invasions facilitate zoonotic disease emergences. Nature Communications, 13, 1762. Wang, X., Yi, T., Li, W., Xu, C., Wang, S., Wang, Y., Li, Y., & Liu, X.* 2022. Anthropogenic habitat loss accelerates the range expansion of a global invader. Diversity and Distributions, 28, 1610-1619. Hong, Y.#, He, Y. #, Lin, Z. #, Du, Y., Chen, S., Han, L., Zhang, Q., Gu, S., Tu, W., Hu, S., Yuan, Z.*, & Liu, X.* 2022. Complex origins indicate a potential bridgehead introduction of an emerging amphibian invader (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) in China. NeoBiota, 77: 23-37. Wang, D. & Liu, X.* 2021. Behavioral innovation promotes alien bird invasions, The Innovation, 11, 2892. Huang, C., Hu, L., Jiang, Y., Xu, Y., He, J., Lin, S., Liu, X.*, & Jiang, H. * 2021. A 150-year avian bio-inventory on a global biodiversity hotspot island. Global Ecology and Conservation, 27, e01578. Liu, X.#*, Rohr, J. R.#, Li, X., Deng, T., Li, W., & Li, Y.* 2021. Climate extremes, variability and trade shape biogeographical patterns of alien species. Current Zoology, 67, 393–402. Liu, X.*, Blackburn, T.M., Song, T., Wang, X., Huang, C. & Li, Y.* 2020. Animal invaders threaten protected areas worldwide, Nature Communications, 11, 2892. Liu, X., Blackburn, T.M., Song, T., Li, X., Huang, C. & Li, Y.* 2019. Risks of Biological Invasion on the Belt and Road. Current Biology, 29, 499-505. Liu, X.#*, Wang, S.#, Ke, Z.#, Cheng, C., Wang, Y., Zhang, F., Xu, F., Li, X., Gao, X., Jin, C., Zhu, W., Yan, S. & Li, Y.* 2018. More invaders do not result in heavier impacts: the effects of nonnative bullfrogs on native anurans are mitigated by high densities of nonnative crayfish. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87, 850-862. Liu, X.#, Petitpierre, B.#, Broennimann, O., Li, X., Guisan, A. & Li, Y.* 2017. Realized climatic niches are conserved along maximum temperatures among herpetofaunal invaders. Journal of Biogeography, 44, 111-121. Li, X.#, Liu, X.#, Kraus, F., Tingley, R. & Li, Y.* 2016. Risk of biological invasions is concentrated in biodiversity hotspots. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14, 411-417. Liu, X.#, Li, X.#, Liu, Z.#, Tingley, R., Kraus, F., Guo, Z. & Li, Y.* 2014. Congener diversity, topographic heterogeneity and human-assisted dispersal predict spread rates of alien herpetofauna at a global scale. Ecology Letters, 17, 821-829. Li, Y.#*, Liu, X.#, Li, X.#, Petitpierre, B. & Guisan, A. 2014. Residence time, expansion toward the equator in the invaded range and native range size matter to climatic niche shifts in non-native species. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 1094-1104. Liu, X., Rohr, J.R. & Li, Y.* 2013. Climate, vegetation, introduced hosts and trade shape a global wildlife pandemic. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, 20122506. (double star recommendation by Faculty of 1000, https://f1000.com/prime/717968349) Liu, X., McGarrity, M.E. & Li, Y.* 2012. The influence of traditional Buddhist wildlife release on biological invasions. Conservation Letters, 5, 107-114. Liu, X., Li, Y.* & McGarrity, M. 2010. Geographical variation in body size and sexual size dimorphism of introduced American bullfrogs in southwestern China. Biological Invasions, 12, 2037-2047.