Qianqian Ma

South China Botanical Garden
Chinese Academy of Sciences
723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District
Guangzhou, China 510650
China

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Research Interests

I have broad interests in studying ecological systems to provide better understanding of the complex interactions within these systems using mathematical, statistical and computational methods. My graduate research focused on ecological network analysis, a system-oriented methodology to simulate and analyze ecosystem interactions. In addition, I am also interested in analyzing the plant phonological responses to climate change using observational and large-scale data. 

Education

2014 Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia

Dissertation: Pathway-based and statistical analysis of ecological network measures

2013 M.S. Statistics, University of Georgia

2010 M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Georgia

2008 B.S. Ecology, Ocean University of China

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014 - present

Selected Publications

Ma, Q., Kazanci, C., 2014. How much of the storage in the ecosystem is due to cycling? Journal of Theoretical Biology 357, 134-142.

Ma, Q., Kazanci, C., 2013. Analysis of indirect effects within ecosystem models using pathway-based methodology. Ecological Modelling 252, 238–245.

Kazanci, C., Ma, Q., 2012. Extending ecological network analysis measures to dynamic ecosystem models. Ecological Modelling 242, 180–188.

Buzhdygan, O.Y. and Patten, B.C. and Kazanci, C. and Ma, Q. and Rudenko, S.S., 2012. Dynamical and system-wide properties of linear flow-quantified food webs, Ecological Modelling 245, 176–184.