Resume
2010-2014, Assistant professor, CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2015-present, Associate professor, CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education
Ph.D, 2010, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China (master-doctor combined program)
Research Interests
Marine Microbial Ecology, Marine Microbiology, Microbial food web.
Honors and Awards
2013 Marine Science and Technology Award, Second Prize, Ranked 4th
2017 Marine Science and Technology Award, Second Prize, Ranked 3rd
Selected Publications
1. Zhao, Y.C., Y. Zhao*, S. Zheng, L. Zhao, X. Li, W. Zhang, G. Grégori and T. Xiao (2020). "Virioplankton distribution in the tropical western Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of a seamount." MicrobiologyOpen 9(6): 1207-1224.
2. Zhao, Y., Y. Dong, H. Li, S. Lin, L. Huang, T. Xiao, G. Gregori, L. Zhao* and W. Zhang* (2020). "Grazing by microzooplankton and copepods on the microbial food web in spring in the southern Yellow Sea, China." Marine Life Science & Technology. Doi: 10.1007/s42995-020-00047-x
3. Li, H., C. Wang, C. Liang, Y. Zhao*, W. Zhang, G. Grégori and T. Xiao (2019). "Diversity and distribution of tintinnid ciliates along salinity gradient in the Pearl River Estuary in southern China." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 226: 106268.
4. Zhao, L., Y. Zhao*, Y. Dong, Y. Zhao, W. Zhang, J. Xu, Y. Yu, G. Zhang and T. Xiao (2018). "Influence of the northern Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass on picoplankton distribution around the Zhangzi Island, northern Yellow Sea." Acta Oceanologica Sinica 37(5): 96-106.
5. Zhang, S., H. Li, X. Chen, Y. Dong, F. Zhang, T. Xiao, W. Zhang and Y. Zhao* (2018). "Differences in planktonic ciliate spatial distribution in spring and autumn in the southern Yellow Sea." Acta Oceanologica Sinica 37(4): 48-57.
6. Li, H., W. Zhang, Y. Zhao*, L. Zhao, Y. Dong, C. Wang, C. Liang and T. Xiao (2018). "Tintinnid diversity in the tropical West Pacific Ocean." Acta Oceanologica Sinica 37(10): 218-228.
7. Zhao, Y., L. Zhao, W. Zhang, J. Sun, L. Huang, J. Li, H. Zhai, S. Liu and T. Xiao* (2016). "Variations of picoplankton abundances during blooms in the East China Sea." Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 124: 100-108.
8. Zhao, L., Y. Zhao*, J. Xu, W. Zhang, L. Huang, Z. Jiang, J. Fang and T. Xiao (2016). "Distribution and seasonal variation of picoplankton in Sanggou Bay, China." Aquaculture Environment Interactions 8: 261-271.
9. Zhao, Y., L. Zhao, T. Xiao, C. Liu, J. Sun, F. Zhou, S. Liu and L. Huang (2013). "Temporal variation of picoplankton in the spring bloom of Yellow Sea, China." Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 97: 72-84.
10. Zhao, L., Y. Zhao, W. Zhang, F. Zhou, C. Zhang, J. Ren, X. Ni, M. Denis and T. Xiao (2013). "Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter." Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 31(2): 247-266.
