Professor----Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professor

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MA Keming

Title: Deputy director

Highest Education: Ph.D

Phone: 0086-10-62849104

Email: mkm@rcees.ac.cn

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Education and Appointments：

He is the member of the Academic Degree Committee of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy director of the Beijing Forest Ecosystem Positioning Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of the Chinese Society of Ecology, deputy director of the Landscape Ecology Committee, director of the Youth Work Committee, member of the National Wetland Science and Technology Expert Committee, Member of the National Committee of the People's Republic of China on Man and Biosphere, Member of the National Committee of Experts on Wetland Science and Technology, Part-time Researcher of the Institute of Nature and Ecology of Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Member of the Academic Committee of the Open Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Binzhou College Member of the Academic Committee of the Yellow River Delta Eco-Environmental Research Center (Shandong Province) Laboratory, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Biodiversity Journal, Journal of Beijing Forestry University (Natural Science Edition), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Urban Forestry, Vice Chairman of the China Branch of the International Society for Landscape Ecology, and Deputy Director of the Environmental Geosciences Branch of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences.

In 1996, he obtained a Ph.D. in Plant Science (Plant Ecology) from Northeast Forestry University. He was a postdoctoral researcher (Landscape Ecology) at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1996 to 1998 and Lauren University in Canada from 2001 to 2002. The research field is landscape ecology, and has achieved certain innovations in landscape pattern analysis, biodiversity distribution, ecosystem restoration, urban ecology, and nonlinear ecological models. The clustering and affinity analysis methods for the gradient distribution of mountain forest landscape pattern and the (multiple) fractal analysis method for biodiversity scale variation are proposed. The concept and design method of regional ecological security pattern and species screening for ecosystem restoration are proposed. Methods: The effects of drainage network on wetland landscape pattern, species diversity, and water environment were studied comprehensively. The relationship between urban landscape pattern, non-point source pollution, lake water quality and water ecosystem health, and cities were systematically carried out. Planning management research on non-point source pollution; early application of fractal model system to carry out spatial pattern analysis of forest and grassland in Northeast China, won the second prize of 2004 Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Award; hosted and participated in the National Natural Science Foundation of China More than 20 projects, such as group projects, knowledge innovation projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, national key basic research development planning projects (973), and national science and technology support projects, have published more than 130 research papers in academic journals at home and abroad. In 2008, he won the first Youth Ecologist Award of the Chinese Society of Ecology. In 2009, he won the first Youth Ecology Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Society of Ecology.

Research Interest：

Landscape ecology

Selected Publications：

Liu J, Ma KM*, Qu LY, 2017. Heavy metals contamination in surface water and sediments in mangrove swamps on Qi’ao Island, Southern China. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Xu GR, Lin YH, Zhang S, Zhang YX, Li GX, and Ma KM*, 2017. Shifting mechanisms of elevational diversity and biomass patterns in soil invertebrates at tree line. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 88:323-332.
Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2017a. The association of leaf lifespan and background insect herbivory at the interspecific level. Ecology 98:425-432.
Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2017b. A re-evaluation of hemispheric asymmetries in herbivory: a response to Kozlov & Klemola 2017. Journal of Ecology 105:1575-1579.
Chen?Q?and?Ma?K.?Determining?Whether?Exotic?Cordgrass?(Spartina?alterniflora)?Attracts?Carnivorous?Macrobenthic?Fauna?within?a?Zhanjiang?(China)?Mangrove?Ecosystem.?Journal?of?Coastal?Research.?2017.?Doi:?10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00223.1.?
Chen?Q,?Xu?G,?Zhang?S,?and?Ma?K.?Consumption?of?an?exotic?plant?(Spartina?alterniflora)?by?the?macrobenthic?fauna?in?a?mangrove?wetland?at?Zhanjiang,?China.?Wetlands.?2017.?(?Accept)
Yan JL, Lin L, Zhou WQ*, Ma KM* and Pickett S, 2016. A novel approach for quantifying particulate matter distribution on leaf surface by combining SEM and object-based image analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 173: 156-161.
Yan JL, Lin L, Zhou WQ*, Han LJ, Ma KM*, 2016. Quantifying the characteristics of particulate matters captured by urban plants using an automatic approach. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 39(1): 259-267.
Qu LY, Huang YY, Ma KM*, Zhang YX, and Biere A, 2016. Effects of plant cover on properties of rhizosphere and inter-plant soil in a semiarid valley, SW China. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 94:1-9.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2016. Latitudinal variation in herbivory: hemispheric asymmetries and the role of climatic drivers. Journal of Ecology, 104:1089-1095.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2016. The association of leaf lifespan and background insect herbivory at the interspecific level. Ecology 98 (2): 425–432.
Bao L, Qu LY, Ma KM*, Lin L, 2016. Effects of road dust on the growth characteristics of Sophora japonica L. seedlings. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 46(8):147-155.
Jiang ZH, Ma KM*, and Anand M, 2016. Can the physiological tolerance hypothesis explain herb richness patterns along an elevational gradient? A trait-based analysis. Community Ecology, 17:17-23.
Li GX, Xu GR, Shen CC, Tang Y, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2016. Contrasting elevational diversity patterns for soil bacteria between two ecosystems divided by the treeline. Science China-Life Sciences, 59:1177-1186.
China. Community Ecology, 16:215-222.
Liu J, Ma KM*, Qu LY, 2015. Ecological risk assessments and context-dependence analysis of heavy metal contamination in sediments of mangrove swamp in Leizhou Peninsula, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 36:5137-5149.
Xu GR, Zhang S, Lin YH, and Ma KM*, 2015. Context dependency of the density–body mass relationship in litter invertebrates along an elevational gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 88:323-332.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2015a. The equal effectiveness of different defensive strategies. Scientific Reports, 5:13049.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2015b. Mixed effects of ant-aphid mutualism on plants across different spatial scales. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16:452-459.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2015c. Mutualism with aphids affects the trophic position, abundance of ants and herbivory along an elevational gradient. Ecosphere, 6: art253.
Zhang YX, Ma KM*, Anand M, Ye WH, and Fu BJ, 2015. Scale dependence of the beta diversity-scale relationship. Community Ecology, 16:39-47.
Luo SH, Mao QZ, Ma KM*, 2014. Comparison on soil carbon stocks between urban and suburban topsoil in Beijing, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 24(5): 551-561.
Mao QZ, Huang GL, Buyantuev A, Wu JG, Luo SH and Ma KM*, 2014. Spatial heterogeneity of urban soils: the case of the Beijing metropolitan region, China. Ecological Processes, 3: 23.
Mao QZ, Huang GL, Ma KM* and Sun ZX, 2014. Variations of Soil Lead in Different Land Uses Along the Urbanization Gradient in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11:3199-3214.
Zhang YX, Zhang S, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, and Anand M, 2014. Woody Species Diversity in Forest Plantations in a Mountainous Region of Beijing, China: Effects of Sampling Scale and Species Selection. PLoS ONE 9(12):e115038.
Tang RL, Ma KM*, Zhang YX, and Mao QZ, 2013. The spatial characteristics of metals in urban street dust of Beijing, China. Applied Geochemistry, 35(4): 88-98.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2013. The ecological effects of ant-aphid mutualism on plants at a large spatial scale. Sociobiology, 60(3): 236-241.
Wang M, Qu LY, Ma KM, and Yuan X, 2013. Soil microbial properties under different vegetation types on Mountain Han. Science China-Life Science, 56(1): 1-10.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2012. Disruption of ant-aphid mutualism in canopy enhances the abundance of beetles on the forest floor. PLoS ONE, 7(4):e35468.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM, 2012. The ecological effects of the ant-hemipteran mutualism: a meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology, 13(2):116-124.
Yuan X, Ma KM*, and Wang D, 2012. Partitioning the effects of environmental and spatial heterogeneity on distribution of plant diversity in the Yellow River Estuary. Science China- Life Science, 55(6): 542-550.
Zhang S, Zhang YX, and Ma KM*, 2012. Different-sized oaks trees are equally protected by the aphid-tending ants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 6:307-314.
Zhang YX, Ma KM*, Anand M, Fu BJ, 2011. Multifractal pattern and process during a recent period of forest expansion in a temperate mountainous region of China. Ecological Informatics 6: 384-390.
Feng Y, Ma KM*, Zhang YX, Anand M, He K, 2011. Species abundance-distribution relationship: the differences among oak forest layers. Polish Journal of Ecology, 59(1): 55-62.
Guo L, MA KM*, 2011. Seasonal Dynamics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Water and Sediment of A Multi-level Ditch System in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. Chinese Geographical Science, 21(4):437-445.
Guo QH, Ma KM*, Yang L, Cai QH, He K, 2010. A comparative study of the impact of species composition on a freshwater phytoplankton community using two contrasting biotic indices. Ecological Indicators 10(2): 296-302.
Shi JM, Ma KM*, Wang JF, Zhao JZ, 2010. Vascular plant species richness on wetland remnants is determined by both area and habitat heterogeneity. Biodiversity and Conservation 19: 1279-1295.
Guo QH, Ma KM*, Yang L, 2010. Testing a dynamic complex hypothesis in the analysis of land use impact on lake water quality. Water Resources Management 24: 1313-1332.
Song CJ, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Qu LY, Xu XL, Liu Y, 2010. Distribution patterns of shrubby N-fixer and non-N fixer in an arid valley, Southwest China: implications for ecological restoration. Ecological Research 25: 553-564.
Song CJ, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Qu LY, Xu XL, Liu Y, 2010. Interactive effects of water, nitrogen and phosphorus on the growth, biomass partitioning and water-use efficiency of Bauhinia faberi seedlings. Journal of Arid Environments 74: 1003-1012.
Zhang JY, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, 2010. Wetland loss under the impact of agricultural development in the Sanjiang Plain, NE China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 166: 139-148..
Huang J, Cui SH, Qiu QY, Shi LY, Ma KM, 2010. Estimates of exposure of a coastal city to spatial use changes: a case study in Xiamen. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 17: 292-298.
Qi J, Ma KM*, Zhang YX, 2009. Leaf trait relationships of Quecus Liaotungensis along an altitudinal gradient in Dongling Mountain, Beijing. Ecological Research 24: 1243-1250 (DOI 10.1007/s11284-009-0608-3).
Xu XL, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Liu W, Song CJ, 2009. Soil and water erosion under different plant species in a semiarid river valley, SW China: the effects of plant morphology. Ecological Research, 24: 37-46. (DOI 10.1007/s11284-008-0479-z）
Lu T, Ma KM*, Zhang YX, Ni HW, Fu BJ, 2009. Species similarity-distance relationship in wetlands: effect of disturbance intensity. Polish Journal of Ecology 57(4): 647-657
Lu T, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Zhang JY, Lu Q, Hudson S, 2009. Diversity and composition of wetland communities along an agricultural drainage ditch density gradient. Polish Journal of Ecology, 57(1): 113-123.
Gao JF, Ma KM*, 2009. Coupling effects of altitude and human disturbance on landscape and plant diversity in the vicinity of mountain villages of Beijing, China. Acta Ecological Sinica. (online)
Qu L, Ma KM, Xu X, Wang L, Kaichiro S, 2009. Effects of post-fire conditions on soil respiration in boreal forests with special reference to Northeast China forests. Frontiers of Biology in China, 4(2):180-186
Xu XL, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Song CJ, Liu W, 2008. Influence of three plant species with different morphology on runoff and soil loss in a semiarid river valley, SW China. Forest Ecology and Management, 256: 656-663.
Xu XL, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Song CJ, Liu W, 2008. Relationships between vegetation and soil and topography in a dry warm river valley, SW China. Catena, 75: 138–145.
Zheng BF, Guo QH, Wei YS, Deng HB, Ma KM, Liu JX, Zhao JZ, Zhang XS, Zhao Y, 2008. Water source protection and industrial development in the Shandong Peninsula, China from 1995 to 2004: A case study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 52: 1065-1076.
Bai X, Ma KM*, Yang L and Zhang XL, 2008. Simulating the impacts of land-use changes on non-point source pollution in Lugu Lake watershed. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 15: 18-27.
Yang L, Ma KM*, Guo QH, and Bai X, 2008. Evaluating long-term hydrological impacts of regional urbanisation in Hanyang, China, using a GIS model and remote sensing. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 15: 350-356. DOI 10.3843/SusDev.15.4:10
Yang L, Ma KM*, Bai X and Guo QH, 2007. The relationship between urbanization and surface water quality in four lakes of Hanyang, China. The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 14(3): 317-327.
Zhang YX, Ma KM*, Anand M, and Fu BJ, 2006. Do generalized scaling laws exist for species abundance distribution in mountains? OIKOS 115: 81-88.
Lu T, Ma KM*, Zhang WH and Fu BJ, 2006. Differential responses of shrubs and herbs present at the Upper Minjiang River basin (Tibetan Plateau) to several soil variables. Journal of Arid Environments，67: 373-390.
Li GQ, Ma KM*, Fu BJ, & Liu SL, 2006. Designing regional pattern for ecosystem restoration: a case study. Science in China (E) 49(Supp.): 86-97.
Ma KM*, Zhou L & Niu SK, 2005. The urbanization of Beijing in the past 18 years. Journal of International Development and Cooperation, 11(2): 87-96.
Fu BJ, Liu SL, Ma KM and Zhu YG, 2004. Relationships between soil characteristics, topography and plant diversity in a heterogeneous deciduous broad-leaved forest near Beijing, China. Plant and Soil, 261(1-2): 47-54.
Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Liu SL, Guan WB, Liu GH, Lü YH, and Anand M, 2004. Multiple-scale soil moisture distribution and its implications to ecosystem restoration in an arid river valley, China. Land Degradation & Development, 15: 75-85.
Fu BJ, Wang KL, Lü YH, Liu SL, Ma KM, Chen LD and Liu GH, 2004. Entangling the complexity of protected area management: the case of Wolong Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern China. Environmental Management, 33(6): 788–798.
Fu BJ, Liu GH, Lu YH, Chen LD, Ma KM, 2004. Ecoregions and Ecosystem Management in China. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 11: 397-409.
Guo XD, Fu BJ, Chen LD, Ma KM and Li JR, 2004. Land use effects on soil properties in a hill area, Northern China. Ekologia (Bratislava), 23(1): 1-13.
Anand M, Ma KM, Okonski A, Levin S and McCreath D, 2003. Characterizing biocomplexity and soil microbial dynamics along a smelter-damaged landscape gradient. Science of the Total Environment 311(1-3): 247-259.
Fu BJ, Liu SL, Lü YH, Chen LD, Ma KM and Liu GH, 2003. Comparing the soil quality changes of different land uses determined by two quantitative methods. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 15(2): 167-172.
Fu BJ, Guo XD, Chen LD, Ma KM and Li JR, 2001. Soil nutrient changes due to land use changes in Northern China: a case study in Zunhua County, Hebei Province. Soil Use and Management, 17(4): 294-296
Guo XD, Fu BJ, Ma KM, Chen LD and Wang J, 2001. Spatio-temporal variability of soil nutrients in the Zunhua plain, Northern China. Physical Geography, 22: 187-203.
Ma KM*, Zu YG and Godron M, 2001. Scale correlation between vegetation and soil in larch forest, NE China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 13(1): 51-57.
Guo XD, Fu BJ, Ma KM and Chen LD, 2001. Utility of semivariogram for spatial variation of soil nutrients and robust analysis of semivariogram. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 13(4): 453-458
Ma KM*, Fu BJ, Guo XD and Zhou HF, 2000. Finding spatial regularity in mosaic landscapes: Two methods integrated. Plant Ecology, 149: 195-205.
Fu BJ, Chen LD, Ma KM, Zhou HF and Wang J, 2000. The relationships between land use and soil conditions in the hilly area of the loess plateau in northern Shaanxi, China. CATENA, 474(1): 69-78.
Fu BJ, Ma KM, Zhou HF and Chen LD, 1999. The effect of land use structure on the distribution of soil nutrients in the hilly area of Loess Plateau, China. Chinese Science Bulletin, 44(8):732-736. (English version)
Ma KM* and Fu BJ, 1999. Fractal properties of patch perimeters in a disturbed montane landscape, Beijing, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11(2): 195-199.

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In 2009, he won the first Youth Ecology Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Society of Ecology.