Wen-Fei Liao Ph.D.

Wenfei Liao holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in Biotechnology and the other in the English Language, from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. She completed her master’s degree in Environmental Ecology in 2017 and obtained her PhD in 2021 at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Currently, Liao works as a postdoc in LinDing Group, focusing on entomology and bioinformatics. ORCID ResearcherID

E-mail: wenfeiliao@uestc.edu.cn

Selected Papers

5. Liao W*, Venn S, Niemelä J (2022) Diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) community dissimilarity reveals how low landscape connectivity restricts the ecological value of urban ponds. Landscape Ecology, 37: 1049–1058. (2020 IF: 3.851)

4. Nummi P, Liao W*, van der Schoor J, Loehr J (2021). Beaver creates early successional hotspots for water beetles. Biodiversity and Conservation, 30: 2655–2670. (2020 IF: 3.551)

3. Liao W*, Venn S, Niemelä J (2020). Environmental determinants of diving beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in an urban landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29: 2343–2359. (2018 IF: 3.142)

2. Sundell J*, Liao W, Nummi P (2021). Small mammal assemblage in beaver modified habitats. Mammal Research, 66: 181–186. (2020 IF: 1.722)

1. Nummi P*, Liao W, Huet O, Scarpulla E, Sundell J (2019). The beaver facilitates species richness and abundance of terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals. Global Ecology and Conservation, 20, e00701. (2018 IF: 2.751)