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Wenzhi Zhao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research contributions primarily focus on subfields including Ecology, Soil Science, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their published work addresses various aspects of ecosystem dynamics and environmental processes with an emphasis on wetland and coastal environments. The main topics covered in their studies include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Wenzhi Zhao has contributed to multiple research publications, notably in the following venues:

  • China Scientific Data (2 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhao include:

  • "Hydrochemical Characteristics Jointly Determine the Transport and Cycling of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus in an Arid Chinese Wetland," published in 2020 in the Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "A dataset of water pH and total dissolved solid contents of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network during 2004-2016," published in 2020 in China Scientific Data
  • "A dataset of eight ions in the water at stations of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) during 2004-2016," published in 2020 in China Scientific Data

Throughout their career, Zhao has frequently collaborated with several researchers, contributing to multiple publications alongside:

  • Xinzhai Tang
  • Guofu Yuan
  • Jiao Wang
  • Guowei Chu
  • Juan Du

Best Publications

  • Integrated study of the water–ecosystem–economy in the Heihe River Basin

    Guodong Cheng;Xin Li;Wenzhi Zhao;Zhongmin Xu

  • Ecological effects of desertification control and desertified land reclamation in an oasis–desert ecotone in an arid region: A case study in Hexi Corridor, northwest China

    Yong Zhong Su;Wen Zhi Zhao;Pei Xi Su;Zhi Hui Zhang

  • Soil degradation and restoration as affected by land use change in the semiarid Bashang area, northern China

    Wen Zhi Zhao;Hong Lang Xiao;Zhi Min Liu;Jin Li

  • Fractal features of soil particle size distribution and the implication for indicating desertification

    Yong Zhong Su;Yong Zhong Su;Ha Lin Zhao;Wen Zhi Zhao;Tong Hui Zhang

  • Decipher soil organic carbon dynamics and driving forces across China using machine learning

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  • Water requirements of maize in the middle Heihe River basin, China.

    Wenzhi Zhao;Bing Liu;Zhihui Zhang

  • The response of soil moisture to rainfall event size in subalpine grassland and meadows in a semi-arid mountain range: A case study in northwestern China’s Qilian Mountains

    Zhibin He;Wenzhi Zhao;Hu Liu;Xuexiang Chang

  • The impact of the development of water resources on environment in arid inland river basins of Hexi region, Northwestern China

    Xibin Ji;Ersi Kang;Rensheng Chen;Wenzhi Zhao

  • The response of sap flow in shrubs to rainfall pulses in the desert region of China

    Wenzhi Zhao;Bing Liu

  • Effects of irrigation and nitrogen application rates on nitrate nitrogen distribution and fertilizer nitrogen loss, wheat yield and nitrogen uptake on a recently reclaimed sandy farmland

    Qi Wang;Qi Wang;Fengrui Li;Lin Zhao;Enhe Zhang

  • Radial pattern of sap flow and response to microclimate and soil moisture in Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) in the upper Heihe River Basin of arid northwestern China

    Xuexiang Chang;Wenzhi Zhao;Zhibin He

  • Shielding effect of oasis-protection systems composed of various forms of wind break on sand fixation in an arid region: A case study in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China

    Wenzhi Zhao;Guanglu Hu;Zhihui Zhang;Zhibin He

  • Ecosystem restoration and conservation in the arid inland river basins of Northwest China: Problems and strategies

    Yonghua Zhu;Yonghua Zhu;Yaning Chen;Liliang Ren;Haishen Lü

  • Sap flow and tree conductance of shelter-belt in arid region of China

    Xuexiang Chang;Wenzhi Zhao;Zhihui Zhang;Yongzhong Su

  • Degraded vegetation and wind erosion influence soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation in sandy grasslands

    Feng-Rui Li;Wen-Zhi Zhao;Ji-Liang Liu;Zhi-Gang Huang

  • Ecohydrological effects of photovoltaic solar farms on soil microclimates and moisture regimes in arid Northwest China: A modeling study.

    Chuandong Wu;Hu Liu;Yang Yu;Wenzhi Zhao

  • Water requirements and stability of oasis ecosystem in arid region, China

    Bing Liu;Wenzhi Zhao;Xuexiang Chang;Shoubo Li

  • Evaluation of groundwater sustainability in the arid Hexi Corridor of Northwestern China, using GRACE, GLDAS and measured groundwater data products.

    Sijia Wang;Hu Liu;Yang Yu;Wenzhi Zhao

  • Chemical degradation of a Ferralsol (Oxisol) under intensive rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) farming in tropical China

    Hua Zhang;Gan-Lin Zhang;Yu-Guo Zhao;Wen-Jun Zhao

  • Spatial variability of canopy interception in a spruce forest of the semiarid mountain regions of China

    Zhi-Bin He;Jun-Jun Yang;Jun Du;Wen-Zhi Zhao

  • A mathematical model for simulating water balances in cropped sandy soil with conventional flood irrigation applied

    Xi-Bin Ji;Er-Si Kang;Ren-Sheng Chen;Wen-Zhi Zhao;Wen-Zhi Zhao

  • Effect of forest on annual water yield in the mountains of an arid inland river basin: a case study in the Pailugou catchment on northwestern China's Qilian Mountains

    Zhibin He;Wenzhi Zhao;Hu Liu;Zhenxing Tang

  • Historical change of heavy metals in urban soils of Nanjing, China during the past 20 centuries.

    Gan-Lin Zhang;Feng-Gen Yang;Yu-Guo Zhao;Wen-Jun Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuting Yang
Yuting Yang Tsinghua University
Guodong Cheng
Guodong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lixin Wang
Lixin Wang Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Hao Feng
Hao Feng Northwest A&F University
Qi Wang
Qi Wang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yongfei Bai
Yongfei Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huimin Wang
Huimin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huade Guan
Huade Guan Flinders University
Derek Eamus
Derek Eamus University of Technology Sydney
Wei Ren
Wei Ren Shaanxi Normal University

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