Jian Wang
Junior Editors, Plant Diversity
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Area of expertise: Bryophyte taxonomy, ecology, and conservation
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Area of expertise: Bryophyte taxonomy, ecology, and conservation
Title: Research Associate
Email: jwang@bio.ecnu.edu.cn
Web-link of Research Group: https://faculty.ecnu.edu.cn/_s14/wj2/main.psp; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jian-Wang-51/research
Selected publications (no more than 15):
Wang J*, Dai Z, Kasprzyk T, Yao X, Hagborg A, Söderström L, Zhang J, Vanderpoorten A & Collart F. 2025. Inversion of the latitudinal diversity gradient at high taxonomic level in liverworts revealed by a phylogenetically deconstructive approach. Annals of Botany 136: 451–472.
Wang YR, Yao X, Zheng P, Shi R-P, Li M, Dai Z, Chen X, Tu S-W, Yang Y-T, Wang E-D, Song K, He Z-S, Zhang Z-C, Wu Q, Zhang H-Y, Xiong Y-L, Lou E-Q, Wang Y-F, Zhang J* & Wang J*. 2025. Elevational distribution patterns of bryophytes in Eastern China - A comprehensive species-trait dataset. Scientific Data 12: 2001.
Dai Z, Zhang H-W, Qian H*, Li M, Shi R-P, Zhang Z-C, Zhang J, Li H-Q* & Wang J*. 2025. Effects of microclimates on species richness of epiphytic and non-epiphytic bryophytes along a subtropical elevational gradient in China. Journal of Biogeography 52: e15134.
Dai Z, Yang Y-T, Wang Y-R, Yao X, Zhuang L-J, Zhu M-J, Zhang J* & Wang J*. 2025. Monitoring the growth and habitat shifts of epiphyllous liverworts in subtropical forests of China. Ecology and Evolution 15: e71442.
Dai Z, Xing S-C, Gradstein SR, Li M, Tu S-W, Chen X, Yao X, Gao S, Shi R-P, Tang L-Y, Zhang R, Zhang Z-C, Zhao M-S, Wang Y-F, Zhang J* & Wang J*. 2025. Forest microclimate as a driver of epiphytic bryophyte diversity along a subtropical elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 52: 587–598.
Wang J, Qian H*, Dai Z, Zhang J & Kessler M. 2025. Geographic and ecological effects on species richness of liverworts worldwide. Ecography 2025: e07277.
Qian H*, Wang J, Qian S-H & Kessler M. 2024. Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of the mean genus age of liverworts in North America. Plant Diversity 46: 723–731.
Qian H*, Dai Z & Wang J. 2024. Strong evidence for latitudinal diversity gradient in mosses across the world. Plant Diversity 46: 537–541.
Qian H*, Dai Z & Wang J. 2023. Geographic patterns and ecological correlates of the mean genus age of liverworts in regional floras across China. Journal of Biogeography 50: 1817–1825.
Dai Z, Zhang J & Wang J*. 2023. Ability of bryophytes to track areas of suitable climate depends on their habitat preferences. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 61: 227–229.
Wang J, Zhu R-L & Gradstein SR. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Lejeuneaceae subfamily Ptychanthoideae (Marchantiophyta) in China. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca. 65.