Dr Tong Li
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Soil Science
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Researcher biography
Dr. Li has been making noteworthy strides as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Queensland since June 2023, demonstrating his broad expertise in environmental science. His current research endeavors are focused on soil organic carbon, mentored by the university's esteemed soil research group.
His scholarly journey was rooted in Shandong University, where he acquired a Bachelor's degree in Soil Science (2011-2015). His intellectual curiosity drove him to the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he accomplished a Master's degree in Soil Ecology (2015-2018) and later a Ph.D. in 2022. Simultaneously, he pursued a second Ph.D. at Griffith University from 2020 to 2023. This rigorous academic pathway led him to a brief but enriching Postdoctoral tenure at the Technical University of Denmark from February to May 2023.
Dr. Li's research portfolio is a testament to his intellectual versatility and commitment. It encompasses a variety of critical environmental issues, ranging from sustainable livelihoods for pastoralists in grassland ecosystems to geospatial pattern analysis, grassland degradation management, soil organic carbon studies, and wood decay fungi and community ecology. He also excels in employing bibliometric/scientometric and machine learning analysis in ecological studies. With such a wide gamut of expertise, Dr. Li stands at the nexus of several environmental science disciplines, poised to make substantial contributions.
In recognition of his academic excellence, Dr. Li has earned prestigious accolades. He received the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad in 2021, ranking him among the top 500 worldwide. The following year, he was distinguished with the President's Award for Excellence from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, positioning him in the top 400 recipients.
Book Chapter
Wang, Yanfen, Liu, Yali, Shan, Liwen, Du, Jianqing, Liu, Yuexian, Li, Tong and Cui, Xiaoyong (2024). Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands. Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Changing Environments. (pp. 139-157) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-9375-8_5
Journal Articles
Wei, Yulian, Xue, Jianbin, Shi, Jiangtao, Li, Tong and Yuan, Haisheng (2024). Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Explores the Mechanism of Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Deadwood Degradation by Fomes fomentarius. Journal of Fungi, 10 (3) 196, 196. doi: 10.3390/jof10030196
Li, Tong, Singh, Ranjay K., Cui, Lizhen, Xu, Zhihong, Pandey, Rajiv, Liu, Yuexian, Cui, Xiaoyong, Liu, Yali, Fava, Francesco, Yang, Yaqian and Wang, Yanfen (2024). Managing multiple stressors for sustainable livelihoods in dryland ecosystems: Insights and entry points for resource management. Land Degradation & Development, 35 (3), 968-984. doi: 10.1002/ldr.4964
Li, Xinzhe, Wen, Zhiqiang, Cui, Lizhen, Chen, Yang, Li, Tong, Liu, Hongdou, Xu, Zhihong, Cui, Xiaoyong and Song, Xiufang (2024). Correction to: Quantitatively mapping the research status and trends of vegetation responses to climate change with bibliometric analysis. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 24 (2), 1057-1057. doi: 10.1007/s11368-024-03739-4
Li, Congjia, Hao, Yanbin, Zheng, Zhenzhen, Xu, Xin, Cui, Lizhen, Guan, Mengxi, Guan, Shuntian, Li, Tong, Pang, Zhe, Li, Linfeng, Gu, Qiang, Cui, Xiaoyong, Xue, Kai, Du, Jianqing and Wang, Yanfen (2024). Determination of priority conservation areas in the Yellow River source region based on ecosystem integrity evaluations. Global Ecology and Conservation, 49 e02800, e02800. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02800
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Xu, Zhihong, Liu, Hongdou, Cui, Xiaoyong and Fantke, Peter (2023). Micro- and nanoplastics in soil: Linking sources to damage on soil ecosystem services in life cycle assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 904 166925, 166925. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166925
Li, Tong, Wang, Yanfen, Cui, Lizhen, Singh, Ranjay K., Liu, Hongdou, Song, Xiufang, Xu, Zhihong and Cui, Xiaoyong (2023). Exploring the evolving landscape of COVID-19 interfaced with livelihoods. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10 (1) 908, 1-12. doi: 10.1057/s41599-023-02391-6
Liu, Hongdou, Cui, Lizhen, Li, Tong, Schillaci, Calogero, Song, Xiufang, Pastorino, Paolo, Zou, Hongtao, Cui, Xiaoyong, Xu, Zhihong and Fantke, Peter (2023). Micro- and nanoplastics in soils: Tracing research progression from comprehensive analysis to ecotoxicological effects. Ecological Indicators, 156 111109, 111109. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111109
Li, Tong, Singh, Ranjay K., Pandey, Rajiv, Liu, Hongdou, Cui, Lizhen, Xu, Zhihong, Xia, Anquan, Wang, Fang, Tang, Li, Wu, Wenchao, Du, Jianqing, Cui, Xiaoyong and Wang, Yanfen (2023). Enhancing sustainable livelihoods in the Three Rivers Headwater Region: A geospatial and obstacles context. Ecological Indicators, 156 111134, 111134. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111134
Li, Tong, Xia, Anquan, McLaren, Timothy I., Pandey, Rajiv, Xu, Zhihong, Liu, Hongdou, Manning, Sean, Madgett, Oli, Duncan, Sam, Rasmussen, Peter, Ruhnke, Florian, Yüzügüllü, Onur, Fajraoui, Noura, Beniwal, Deeksha, Chapman, Scott, Tsiminis, Georgios, Smith, Chaya, Dalal, Ram C. and Dang, Yash P. (2023). Preliminary results in innovative solutions for soil carbon estimation: integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and proximal sensing spectroscopy. Remote Sensing, 15 (23) 5571, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/rs15235571
Wu, Wenchao, Jiang, Lili, Li, Tong, Driss, Touhami, Xu, Zhihong, Hao, Yanbin and Cui, Xiaoyong (2023). Unraveling the consequences of nitrogen addition on soil phosphorus fractions in alpine grasslands: insights from field experiments and global analysis. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23 (11), 3721-3734. doi: 10.1007/s11368-023-03639-z
Li, Xinzhe, Wen, Zhiqiang, Cui, Lizhen, Chen, Yang, Li, Tong, Liu, Hongdou, Xu, Zhihong, Cui, Xiaoyong and Song, Xiufang (2023). Quantitatively mapping the research status and trends of vegetation responses to climate change with bibliometric analysis. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23 (8), 2963-2979. doi: 10.1007/s11368-023-03583-y
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Liu, Lilan, Chen, Yang, Liu, Hongdou, Song, Xiufang and Xu, Zhihong (2023). Advances in the study of global forest wildfires. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23 (7), 2654-2668. doi: 10.1007/s11368-023-03533-8
Zhu, Jiapei, Yang, Yaqian, Liu, Yali, Cui, Xiaoyong, Li, Tong, Jia, Yuantong, Ning, Yao, Du, Jianqing and Wang, Yanfen (2023). Progress and water stress of sustainable development in Chinese northern drylands. Journal of Cleaner Production, 399 136611, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136611
Du, Xiongfeng, Gu, Songsong, Zhang, Zheng, Li, Shuzhen, Zhou, Yuqi, Zhang, Zhaojing, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Linlin, Ju, Zhicheng, Yan, Chengliang, Li, Tong, Wang, Danrui, Yang, Xingsheng, Peng, Xi and Deng, Ye (2023). Spatial distribution patterns across multiple microbial taxonomic groups. Environmental Research, 223 115470, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115470
Liu, Hongdou, Xu, Zhihong, Han, Yanyu, Li, Tong, Sun, Aobo, Chen, Songling, Li, Xiaoyu, Chen, Jiahao, Ren, Lijun, Zou, Hongtao and Zhang, Yulong (2023). Synergistic effects of bio-available heavy metals and antibiotics on the fate of antibiotic resistance genes and the elimination of their compound pollution by chitosan during composting. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23 (5), 2234-2243. doi: 10.1007/s11368-023-03443-9
Tang, Li, Xue, Kai, Pang, Zhe, Jiang, Lili, Zhang, Biao, Wang, Weijing, Wang, Shiping, Xu, Zhihong, Rui, Yichao, Zhong, Lei, Che, Rongxiao, Li, Tong, Zhou, Shutong, Wang, Kui, Du, Jianqing, Wang, Zongsong, Cui, Xiaoyong, Hao, Yanbin and Wang, Yanfen (2023). Plant Community Associates with Rare Rather than Abundant Fungal Taxa in Alpine Grassland Soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 89 (1), e0186222. doi: 10.1128/aem.01862-22
Li, Tong, Singh, Ranjay K., Cui, Lizhen, Xu, Zhihong, Liu, Hongdou, Fava, Francesco, Kumar, Shalander, Song, Xiufang, Tang, Li, Wang, Yanfen, Hao, Yanbin and Cui, Xiaoyong (2023). Navigating the landscape of global sustainable livelihood research: past insights and future trajectory. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (46), 103291-103312. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29567-6
Wu, Wenchao, Wang, Fang, Xia, Anquan, Zhang, Zejin, Wang, Zongsong, Wang, Kui, Dong, Junfu, Li, Tong, Wu, Yibo, Che, Rongxiao, Li, Linfeng, Niu, Shuli, Hao, Yanbin, Wang, Yanfen and Cui, Xiaoyong (2022). Meta-analysis of the impacts of phosphorus addition on soil microbes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 340 108180, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2022.108180
Zhu, Jiapei, Xu, Xingliang, Li, Tong, Liu, Yali, Yang, Yaqian and Cui, Xiaoyong (2022). Fundamental strategic shift required by the expensive ecological policy in Chinese grasslands. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 13 (6), 955-963. doi: 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2022.06.001
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Zhuang, Minghao, Cui, Xiaoyong, Yang, Yaqian, Jia, Yuantong, Xu, Zhihong and Wang, Yanfen (2022). Herdsmen′ s cognitive level about sustainable utilization of grassland and its influencing factors: A case study of five counties in the Headwater Region of the Yellow River, China 牧民对草地可持续利用的生态认知水平及其影响因素-以黄河源区 5 个县为例. Shengtai Xuebao, 42 (20), 8193-8201. doi: 10.5846/stxb202105111235
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Lv, Wencong, Song, Xiufang, Cui, Xiaoyong and Tang, Li (2022). Exploring the frontiers of sustainable livelihoods research within grassland ecosystem: a scientometric analysis. Heliyon, 8 (10) e10704, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10704
Li, Tong, Cai, Shuohao, Singh, Ranjay K., Cui, Lizhen, Fava, Francesco, Tang, Li, Xu, Zhihong, Li, Congjia, Cui, Xiaoyong, Du, Jianqing, Hao, Yanbin, Liu, Yuexian and Wang, Yanfen (2022). Livelihood resilience in pastoral communities: methodological and field insights from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 838 (Part 2) 155960, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155960
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Liu, Lilan, Wang, Hui, Dong, Junfu, Wang, Fang, Song, Xiufang, Che, Rongxiao, Li, Congjia, Tang, Li, Xu, Zhihong, Wang, Yanfen, Du, Jianqing, Hao, Yanbin and Cui, Xiaoyong (2022). Characteristics of nitrogen deposition research within grassland ecosystems globally and its insight from grassland microbial community changes in China. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13 947279, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.947279
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Scotton, Michele, Dong, Junfu, Xu, Zhihong, Che, Rongxiao, Tang, Li, Cai, Shuohao, Wu, Wenchao, Andreatta, Davide, Wang, Yanfen, Song, Xiufang, Hao, Yanbin and Cui, Xiaoyong (2022). Characteristics and trends of grassland degradation research. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 22 (7), 1901-1912. doi: 10.1007/s11368-022-03209-9
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Song, Xiufang, Cui, Xiaoyong, Wei, Yulian, Tang, Li, Mu, Yanhong and Xu, Zhihong (2022). Wood decay fungi: an analysis of worldwide research. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 22 (6), 1688-1702. doi: 10.1007/s11368-022-03225-9
Li, Tong, Jia, Yuantong, Fava, Francesco, Xu, Zhihong, Zhu, Jiapei, Yang, Yaqian, Tang, Li, Wang, Yanfen, Hao, Yanbin and Cui, Xiaoyong (2021). A geographic identification of sustainable development obstacles and countermeasures in drylands: a case study in Inner Mongolia, China. Ecological Indicators, 132 108257, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108257
Zhang, Chao, Yan, Rui-Rui, Liang, Qing-Wei, Na, Ri-Su, Li, Tong, Yang, Xiu-Fang, Bao, Yu-Hai and Xin, Xiao-Ping (2021). 不同利用方式下草地土壤理化性质及碳, 氮固持研究. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 30 (4), 90-98. doi: 10.11686/cyxb2020278
Li, Tong, Cui, Lizhen, Xu, Zhihong, Hu, Ronghai, Joshi, Pawan K., Song, Xiufang, Tang, Li, Xia, Anquan, Wang, Yanfen, Guo, Da, Zhu, Jiapei, Hao, Yanbin, Song, Lan and Cui, Xiaoyong (2021). Quantitative analysis of the research trends and areas in grassland remote sensing: a scientometrics analysis of Web of Science from 1980 to 2020. Remote Sensing, 13 (7) 1279, 1-27. doi: 10.3390/rs13071279
Jia, Yuantong, Cui, Xiaoyong, Liu, Yuexian, Liu, Yali, Xu, Cong, Li, Tong, Ran, Qinwei and Wang, Yanfen (2020). Drought vulnerability assessment in Inner Mongolia. Shengtai Xuebao, 40 (24), 9070-9082.
Liu, Yanxu, Li, Tong, Zhao, Wenwu, Wang, Shuai and Fu, Bojie (2019). Landscape functional zoning at a county level based on ecosystem services bundle: Methods comparison and management indication. Journal of Environmental Management, 249 109315, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109315
Li, Tong, Zhang, Haicheng, Wang, Xiaoyuan, Cheng, Shulan, Fang, Huajun, Liu, Gang and Yuan, Wenping (2019). Soil erosion affects variations of soil organic carbon and soil respiration along a slope in Northeast China. Ecological Processes, 8 28, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s13717-019-0184-6
Li, Junning, Li, Tong and Wei, Yulian (2019). Relationship between diversity of wood-decaying fungi and their host wood in the Fenglin national nature reserve. Biodiversity Science, 27 (8), 880-886. doi: 10.17520/biods.2019054
Li, Tong, Li, Junning and Wei, Yulian (2019). Species diversity and distribution of wood-decaying fungi in Gutianshan national nature reserve. Biodiversity Science/Shengwu Duoyangxing, 27 (1), 81-87. doi: 10.17520/biods.2018156
Kan, Yu-He, Gafforov, Yusufjon, Li, Tong and Zhou, Li-Wei (2017). Hyphodontia zhixiangii sp. Nov. (Schizoporaceae, Basidiomycota) from Uzbekistan. Phytotaxa, 299 (2), 273-279. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.299.2.12
Li, Tong, Li, Jun-Ning and Wei, Yu-Lian (2017). Community composition characteristics of wood-decaying fungi in temperate secondary forest ecosystems in China. Chinese Journal of Ecology/Shengtaixue Zazhi, 36 (11), 3199-3208. doi: 10.13292/j.1000-4890.201711.030
Wei, Yu-Lian and Li, Tong (2017). Community characters of wood-decaying fungi on dominant hosts in the broad-leaved Korean pine mixed forest in Changbai Mountain. Chinese Journal of Ecology/Shengtaixue Zazhi, 36 (11), 3209-3215. doi: 10.13292/j.1000-4890.201711.036
Zhang, Li-Yan, Wei, Yu-Lian and Li, Tong (2016). Diversity and distribution character of wood-rotting fungi in the secondary forest ecosystem of Liaodong areas, Northeast China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology/Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao, 27 (12), 3882-3888. doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201612.032