I am an ecologist, having a broad interest and experience with sustainable agriculture research based on agricultural diversification, biological control, agroecology, organic farming and life cycle assessment. My passion is to carry out and disseminate research for improving the sustainability of different farming and food systems.
Qualifications
Ph.D., Applied Ecology, University of Copenhagen, 2016-2019
MSc., Ecology, China Agriculture University, 2014-2016
BSc., Ecology, China Agriculture University, 2010-2014
Experience
Assistant professor, Xi'an Jiaotong – Liverspool University, 2022 – Present
He, X., Weisser, W., Zou, Y., Fan, S., Crowther, T.W., & Wanger, T.C. (2022) Integrating agricultural diversification in China’s major policies. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. In press (available online)
Xueqing He, Lars Pødenphant Kiær, Per Moestrup Jensen , Lene Sigsgaard. The effect of floral resources on predator longevity and fecundity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Biological Control, 153 (2021) 104476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104476
Liv Linea Holm, Xueqing He*, Lene Sigsgaard. Flower diet enhances Adalia bipunctata larval development significantly when prey is limited. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13068 *co-first and corresponding author
Xueqing He, Yuhui Qiao, Lene Sigsgaard, Xunjiang Wu. The spider diversity and plant hopper control potential in the long-term organic paddy fields in sub-tropical area, China. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 295(2020) 106921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106921
Xueqing He and Lene Sigsgaard. A floral diet increases the longevity of the coccinellid Adalia bipunctata but does not allow molting or reproduction. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. (2019) https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00006
Xueqing He, Yuhui Qiao, Long Liang, Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Friederike Martin. Environmental life cycle assessment of long-term organic rice production in subtropical China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 176 (2018) 880-888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.045
Xueqing He, Yuhui Qiao, Yuexian Liu, Leonie Dendler, Cheng Yin, Friederike Martin. Environmental impact assessment of organic and conventional tomato production in urban greenhouses of Beijing city, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 134(2016)251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.004
Yuhui Qiao, Friederike Martin, Seth Cook, Xueqing He, Niels Halberg, Steffanie Scott, Xihe Pan. Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province. Ecological Economics, 145 (2018) 301–307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.025
Yuhui Qiao, Friederike Martin, Xueqing He, Huayang Zhen & Xihe Pan (2018): The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China, Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue Canadienne d'études du développement. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693
Xueqing He, Yuhui Qiao et al. Statistics and Emerging Trends of Organic Vegetable Production in China. In Willer, Helga and Julia Lernoud (ed.) The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics & Emerging Trends 2015. Published by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOMA-Organic International, 2015, pp. 163-165
Qiao Yuhui, Seth Cook, He Xueqing and Friederike Martin.2015. The development of organic agriculture in Wanzai county, Jiangxi province. In Seth Cook and Lila Buckley (ed.) Multiple Pathways: Case Studies of Sustainable Agriculture in China, Published by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2015, pp. 39-63. (English and Chinese) https://pubs.iied.org/17579IIED/
Qiao Yuhui, Seth Cook, He Xueqing and Yue Shizhong.2015. Two case studies of sustainable agriculture in Huantai county, Shandong province. In Seth Cook and Lila Buckley (ed.) Multiple Pathways: Case Studies of Sustainable Agriculture in China, Published by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2015, pp. 103-127. (English and Chinese) https://pubs.iied.org/17579IIED/
Qiao Yuhui, He Xueqing.2013. Organic products production situation and development trend in China. In Gu Shaoping (ed.) The Organic Industry Development Report, Published by Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA), 2013, pp. 18-52. (Chinese)
Conference presentations
2021/10, 3rd Annual Congress on Plant Biology &Biotechnology. Presentation title: The effect of floral resources on predator longevity and fecundity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Professional service activities
Guest editor for Frontiers in sustainable food systems.
Reviewer for Ecology letter, Journal of applied ecology, The international journal of life cycle assessment.
Awards and honours
2021, Outstanding Employee of School of Engineering, Westlake University
2016, Ph.D. Scholarship, China Scholarship Council (CSC)
2016, Honor graduate, China Agriculture University
2015, First-class Award of honor for Graduate, China Agriculture University
ES337(SIP Campus-Emerging & Interdisciplinary Sciences Building) Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou P.R.China 215123
