Invasion Biology & Biological Control Lab

 

Research interests

　

Invasion ecology

Plant reproductive ecology

Evolutionary ecology

　

Current research projects

　

1.Stamen fusions and their effects on plants’ reproductive patterns. National Natural Scientific Fund of China (NSFC, No. 30700089) (170, 000 RMB).

2.The effects of plant invasions on biodiversity in Three Gorges Area (star-up fund from Wuhan Botanical Garden, CAS, No. O754101H01) (350 000 RMB).

 

Education

　

Post Doc   Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2004-2006)

Ph. D.       (2004)  Institute of Ecology, Beijing Normal University.

M. Sc.       (2001)  Institute of hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

B. Sc.       (1998)  Lanzhou University.

 

Publications

Ren, M., Li, X., Guo, X., Ding*, J. 2010. Genetic variation and spread pattern of invasive Conyza sumatrensis around China's Three Gorges Dam. Acta Oecologia (Accepted)

Ren MX*, Tang JY. 2010. Anther fusion enhances pollen export in Campsisgrandiflora, a hermaphroditic flower with didynamous stamens. International Journal of Plant Sciences 171(3), 275-282

Ren M.X., Zhang Q.G.2007.Clonal diversity and structure of the invasive aquatic plant Eichhornia crassipes in China.?Aquatic Botany, 87(3): 242-246

Ren M.X., Zhang Q.G. Zhang D.Y.2005.Random amplified?polymorphic DNA markers reveal low genetic variation and a single dominant genotype in Eichhornia crassipes populations throughout China. Weed Research 45: 236-244.

Ren M.X., Liao H.Y.2005. The Green-Diamond on the North latitude 30-Fanjingshan Mountain. China Nature 4: 53-55. (In Chinese)

Ren M.X., Zhang Q.G. & Zhang D.Y. 2004. Geographic variation in the breeding systems of an invasive plant, Eichhornian crassipes?within China.,

Journal of Plant Ecology 28(6): 753-760. (In Chinese)

Ren M.X., Zhang D.Y. 2004. herkogamy. In: Zhang D.Y. Plant life-history evolution and reproductive ecology. Beijing: Science Press.(In Chinese)

Ren M.X., Zeng Y.F. & Zhang D.Y.2004. Defense. In: Zhang D.Y. Plant life-history evolution and reproductive ecology. Beijing: Science

Fu G.P. Wu Z.B., Ren M.X. et al. 2002. Application of the Reaction Theory to Flow Pattern on the Integrated Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland.Environmental Science 22(5): 45-49. (In Chinese)

Ren M.X., Wu Z.B. 2001.Redundancy of plant and its ecological significances I. Studies on the growth redundancy of aquatic macrophyte. Acta Ecologica Sinica 21(7): 1072-1078.(In Chinese)

Wu Z.B., Ren M.X., Fu G.P.et al. 2001.The Influence of Hydraulic Characteristics on Wastewater Purifying Efficiency in Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands. Environmental Science 22(5): 45-49.(In Chinese)

Fu G.P. Wu Z.B., Ren M.X. et al. 2001. Studies on the reaction kinetics and water flow pattern of the integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland. China Environmental Science 21(6): 535~539. (In Chinese)

Fu G.P. Wu Z.B., Ren M.X. et al. 2001. Studies on the hydraulic pattern of the vertical-flow constructed wetland. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 21(6): 720-725 (In Chinese)

Ren M.X. 2008.Stamen fusion in plant: diversity, adaptive significance, and taxonomic implications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 46(3): In press

DING J.Q., MACK R.N., LU P., Ren M.X. HUANG H,W. 2008. China’s booming economy is sparking and accelerating biological invasions. BioScience, 58(4): 317-324

     

Contact Details

　

Invasion Biology and Biological Control Lab
Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wuhan, China, 430074

Telephone: (++86)-27-87510980 

E-mail: renmingxun@yahoo.com.cn