Research Interests
Hydrology and hydrology modelling, ecosystem modeling, water quality modeling, GIS modeling, wetland creation/restoration, river restoration
Education
Post-Doc in Wetland and River Restoration, Ohio State University, 2000 -2001
Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, The Australian National University (Australia), 2000
Employment
Jan. 02 - present Assistant Director in Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, The Ohio State University
Mar. 00 - Dec. 01 Post doctoral researcher in Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, The Ohio State University
Aug. 99 - Feb. 00 Research Scientist in the Department of Plant Sciences, Western Ontario University, Canada
May 99 - Aug. 99 Biologist , in Centre for Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada
May 98 - Apr. 99 GIS Specialist , in Jaakko Poeyry Consulting (Asia-Pacific) Pty Ltd in Canberra, Australia
Oct. 88 - Jun. 92 Deputy Director in the Centre of Forest Resource Information, Sichuan Institute of Forest Research, China
Professional Affiliation
Member: American Ecological Engineering Society (2002- )
Member: Society of Wetland Scientists (2002-2004)
Member: Ohio State University Chapter; Sigma Xi, Honorary Society for Scientific Research (2001-2004)
Service
Member: Editorial Boards of Journal of Ecological Indicators, Elsevier (2006 -)
Web Master for website of American Ecological Engineering Society (2004 -)
Member: Editorial Boards of Journal of Sichuan Forestry Sciences and Technology, China (2004 - )
Peer-review
Zhang, L., W.J. Mitsch. (in press).Sediment chemistry and nutrient influx in a hydrologically restored bottomland hardwood forest in midwestern USA. River Research and Applications.
Zhang, L., W.J. Mitsch, D.F. Fink. 2005. Hydrology, water quality, and restoration potential for the Upper Big Darby Creek, Central Ohio, The Ohio Journal of Science . 105
Zhang, L., W.J. Mitsch. 2005. Modelling of hydrological processes in created freshwater wetlands: An integrated system approach, Environmental Software & Modelling ,20/7:935-946
Mitsch, W.J., L. Zhang, C.J. Anderson, A. Altor, and M. Hernandez. 2005. Creating riverine wetlands: Ecological succession, nutrient retention, and pulsing effects. Ecological Engineering 25: 510-527
Mitsch, W.J., J.W. Day, Jr., L. Zhang, R. Lane. 2005. Nitrate-nitrogen retention by wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin. Ecological Engineering 24: 267-278.
Mitsch, W.J., N. Wang, L. Zhang, R. Deal, X. Wu , A. Zuwerink. 2004. Using ecological indicators in a whole-ecosystem wetland experiment. In S.E. Jørgensen, ed. Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Zhang, L. 1999. Modelling discharge, sediment and phosphorus loads: a catchment-scale study in the Namoi Basin, Australia. The Australian National University, PhD dissertation.
Zhang, L., S.G. Beavis, and S.Gray, (1999) Development of spatial dataset for large scale catchment management: geology, soil and landuse in the Namoi Basin, Australia , Environmental International Journal, 196-202 .
Beavis, S.G., L. Zhang, A.J. Jakeman and S Gray. 1999. Erosional history of selected upland subcatchments in New South Wales, Hydrological Processes , 13: 753-761.
Crapper, P.F., S.G. Beavis and L. Zhang. 1999. Climate and Hydrology in the Namoi Catchment, Australia. Environmental International , 827-839.
Jakeman, A.J., Green, T.R., Beavis, S.G., Zhang, L., Dietrich, C.R. and Crapper, P.F. (1999), Modelling upland and instream erosion, sediment and phosphorus transport in a large catchment , Hydrological Processes , 13:745-752.
Green, T.R., A.J. Jakeman, L. Zhang, S.G. Beavis and C.R. Dietrich (1998) A framework for modelling erosion and sediment transport in a large drainage basin. Modelling Soil Erosion and Closely Related Hydrological Processes. In: Proceeding of a Symposium, Vienna. July, 1998 . IAHS Pobl. No 249.
Zhang, L., A.L. O'Neill and S. Lacey (1996) Modelling approaches to the prediction of soil erosion in catchments, Environment Software , vol11, 123-133.
Zhang, L. (1994) A comparison of the efficiency of three models to estimate water yield changes after foreted catchment conversion, Master degree in Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia, Dissertation.
Book (as co-author)
Soil Erosion at multiple scales- Principles and Methods for Assessing Cause and Impacts, CABI Publishing, Ed. by F.W.T. Penning de Vries, F. Agus and J. Kerr, 1998.
Chapter: 21 Modelling Catchment Erosion, Sediment and Nutrient Transport in Large Basins
Mitsch, W.J., N. Wang, L. Zhang, R. Deal, X. Wu , A. Zuwerink. 2004. Using ecological indicators in a whole-ecosystem wetland experiment. In S.E. Jørgensen, ed. Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL .
Technical Report and Conference papers
Zhang, L and W.J. Mitsch (2004) Water Budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands in 2002. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2003, 39-52.
Zhang, L. and W.J. Mitsch (2004) Hydrological budgets of the ORW mitigation wetland in 2003. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2003, 127-136.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2004) Plant community development after nine growing seasons in the two experimental wetland basins. In. W.J. Mitsch etal., eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2003, 69-74.
Zhang, L and W.J. Mitsch (2003) Water Budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands in 2002. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2002, 19-30.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2003) Plant community development after nine growing seasons in the two experimental wetland basins. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2002, 31-36.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2003) Biogeochemical and nutrient removal patterns of created riparian wetlands: Ninth-year results (2002 ). In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2002, 75-80.
Mitsch, W.J., C.J. Anderson, M.E. Hernadez and L. Zhang (2003) Net primary productivity of macrophye communities after nine growing seasons in experimental planted and unplanted marshes. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2002, 37-40.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2002) Pre-restoration studies of water quality in the Upper Big Darby watershed. Final Report, pp 42.
Zhang, L and W.J. Mitsch (2002) Water Budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands in 2001. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2001, 23-34.
Zhang, L. and W.J. Mitsch (2002) Hydrological budgets of the ORW mitigation wetland in 2001. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2001, 93-102.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2002) Plant community development after eight growing seasons in the two experimental wetland basins. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2001, 35-42.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2002) Biogeochemical and nutrient removal patterns of created riparian wetlands: Eighth-year results (2001). . In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2001, 61-68.
Zhang, L and W.J. Mitsch (2001) Water Budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands in 2000. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2000, 29-40.
Zhang, L. and W.J. Mitsch (2001) Pre-restoration studies of the Upper Big Darby Watershed: Preliminary results (1 st year -2000), Hydrological budgets of the ORW mitigation wetland, 1998-99. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 2000, 179-184.
Zhang, L. and W.J. Mitsch (2000) Hydrological budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands, 1994-99. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 1999, 41-46.
Zhang, L. and W.J. Mitsch (2000) Hydrological budgets of the ORW mitigation wetland, 1998-99. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 1999, 147-164.
Zhang, L. W.J. Mitsch and N. Wang (2000) Water Budgets of the two Olentangy River experimental wetlands in 1999. In. W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds., Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 1999, 29-40.
Mitsch, W.J. and L. Zhang (2000) Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 1999, pp235.
Mitsch, W.J., N. Wang, V. Bouchard, L. Zhang and R. Deal (2000) A whole-ecosystem, long-term wetland experiment illustrates effects of macrophyte community diversity on ecosystem function. In. . W.J. Mitsch and L. Zhang, eds. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University, Annual Report 1999, 15-28.
Zhang, L., R. Steedman and C.J. Allan (1999) Upland Hydrology of the Coldwater Lakes Experimental Watershed: Preliminary Response to Clear-cutting. Technical Report , Ontartio Ministry of Natural Resources.
Zhang, L., A.J. Jakeman and J.P. Evans (1999) Rainfall-runoff models for upland catchments in the Namoi Basin, Australia. Proc. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , MODSIM 99, L. Oxley et al . (eds), University of Waikato, December 6-10, 1999.
Jakeman, A.J., L.Zhang, B.Barnes and B.Croke (1999) Modelling the effects of land use and climate on erosion, phosphorus and sediment movement in the Namoi River, LWRRDC R&D PROJECT ANU16, Final Report .
Barnes, B., L. Zhang, C.R. Dietrich and A.J. Jakeman (1999) Netwiork routing in the Namoi catchment using EXTEND as a decision support system , Proc. MODSS 99 Conference, Brisbane , August, 1-5.
Jakeman, A.J., S.G. Beavis, G.G.Caitcheon, T.R. Green, G. Hancock, J.M. Olley, P.J. Wallbrink and L. Zhang (1999) A system approach to determining sediment and phosphorus source in the Namoi Basin, Australia . Proc. International Conference on Diffuse Pollution , Sheraton Hotel, Western Australia, 16-20 May, 1999.
Schreider, S.Yu., R.A. Letcher, A.J. Jakeman , S. Beavis and L. Zhang (1999) Impacts and implications of farm dams on catchment yield, Proceedings of the Fourth Riverine Environment Forum held in Hahndorf 13-14 October 1998, MDBC, Canberra, pp35-50.
Kokkonen T.S. L. Zhang and A.J. Jakeman (1998) Identifying the effects of land use on hydrological response, Proceeding of the Ninth International Conference on Quantitative Methods for the Environmental Sciences , Gold Coast.
Zhang, L., S.G. Beavis, and S.Gray, (1997) Development of spatial dataset for large scale catchment management: geology, soil and landuse in the Namoi Basin, Australia , Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , MODSIM 1997; A.D. McDonald et al . (eds) University of Tasmania (1) 428-433.
Beavis, S.G., L. Zhang, J. Evans, A.J. Jakeman and D.I. Smith (1997), Impacts and implications of farm dams oncatchment hydrology, Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , MODSIM 1997; A.D.McDonald et al . (eds) University of Tasmania (1) 282-287
Zhang, L., (1995) Spatial analysis of the effects of logging disturbances on soil erosion: A case study in southeastern New South Wales, Research Abstract s, University of Wollongong.
Zhang, L., and L. Bren, (1995) Assessment of three models to predict post-treatment effects on streamflow from a small forested catchment, Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , (3) 173-178.
Zhang, L., A.L. O'Neill and S. Lacey, (1995) Spatial analysis of soil erosion in catchments: a review of modeling approaches , Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , (3) 58-64.
Zhang, L., (1994) A comparison of the efficiency of three models to estimate water yield changes after forested catchment conversion , thesis of M. Sc. Forest, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Zhang, L., K. Liu and R. Zheng,(1991) C-ORACLE geographic information system of forest hydrology for Changjiang River Catchment, Chinese Forest Research ,(1) 102-113.
International conference presentation
" Wetland creation/restoration and Ecological Engineering Potential in China", Beijing, China, October 26-27, 2005
"Validating a full-scale wetland experiment with mesocoms", Montreal, Canada, August 12, 2005
"Sediment chemistry in a hydrologically restored bottomland hardwood forest in Midwestern US", Columbus, USA, May 18-20, 2005
"Wetlands construction using the by-products clean coal combustion technologies", Columbus, USA, May 18-20, 2005
"Wetland creation and restoration in USA", Chengdu, China, December 1, 2004
" Nutrient influx with sedimentation in a hydrologically restored bottomland hardwood forest in Midwestern US", Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 9-12, 2004
"Patterns and processes of ecosystem function from created freshwater experimental wetlands to mesocosms: A scaling study", New Orleans, LA June8-13, 2003
"Wetland Treatment Liners Experiments with Coal Combustion Products-Large Experimental Plots", Nineteeth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA USA, September 23-27, 2002
"Biogeochemical parameters and nutrient dynamics of the Upper Big Darby Creek Watershed: A Pre-restoration approach", the 2002 American Society of Wetland Scientists conference, Lake Placid, NY, June 2-7, 2002"
" Floodplain Enhancement as an Approach for Restoring Rivers: Examples at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park", The 2002 American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) Conference , April 28-30, Burlington, Vermont
"Modelling of hydrological budgets of flow-through created wetlands: An integrated system approach", the 2001 American Society of Wetland Scientists conference, Chicago, IL, May 23-29
"Impacts and implications of farm dams on catchment yield", Proceedings of the Fourth Riverine Environment Forum, Hahndorf , Canberra, Australia, October 13-14, 1999, MDBC, Canberra, pp35-50
"Identifying the effects of land use on hydrological response" Proceeding of the Ninth International Conference on Quantitative Methods for the Environmental Sciences , June 6-13, 1998, Gold Coast, Australia
"A framework for modelling erosion and sediment transport in a large drainage basin", Proceeding of a Symposium, July, 1998, Vienna; "Development of spatial dataset for large scale catchment management: geology, soil and land use in the Namoi Basin, Australia ", Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , December, 1997, University of Tasmania, 428-433
"Impacts and implications of farm dams on catchment hydrology", Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , December, 1997, University of Tasmania 282-287
"Climate and Hydrology in the Namoi catchment ", Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , December, 1997, University of Tasmania 300-306
"A modelling framework for erosion, Sediment and Nutrient transport from catchment to basin scale" , Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , December, 1997, University of Tasmania, 277-281
"Assessment of three models to predict post-treatment effects on streamflow from a small forested catchment" Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation , December 1995, Newcastle, 173-178
"Spatial analysis of soil erosion in catchments: a review of modeling approaches" , Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation . December 1995, Newcastle, 58-64.