Resume
2009–2014, 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., 2009, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
M.S., 2005, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
B.S. , 2002, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.

Research Interests
Marine zooplankton, community structure and population dynamics, krill, western Pacific Ocean, polar research.

Selected Publications
1. Tao ZC, Li CL, Sun S. Grazing and Metabolism of Euphausia pacifica in the Yellow Sea. PLOS ONE, 10(2): e0115825.
2. Tao ZC, Wang YQ, Wang JJ, Liu MT, Zhang WC. Photobehaviors of the calanoid copepod Calanus sinicus to visible and UV-B radiation as a function of wavelength and intensity. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2019, 37(4): 1289-1300.
3. Liu MT, Tao ZC(共同第一), Zhang Y, Yang G, Sun S. Feeding strategies of Euphausia superba in the eastern South Shetland Islands in austral summer. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(10): 75-83.
4. Wang JJ, Tao ZC(共同第一), Wang YT, Wei H, Liu X, Li CL. Effects of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant on the Zooplankton Community in Summer of 2017. Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020, 19: 1140-1152
5. Shi YQ, Sun S, Li CL, Tao ZC(通讯作者). Population distribution, structure and growth conditions of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) during the austral summer in the Southern Ocean. Advances in Polar Science, 2014, 25(3): 183-191.
6. Liang C, Li HB, Zhang WC(通讯作者), Tao ZC(通讯作者), Zhao Y. Changes in Tintinnid Assemblages from Subantarctic Zone to Antarctic Zone Along Transect in Amundsen Sea West Antarctica in Early Austral Autumn. Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020, 19(2): 339-350.
7. Wang YH, Zhen C, Zhang Z, Tao ZC(通讯作者). Corrosion behavior of an AZ91D magnesium alloy under a heterogeneous electrolyte layer. PLOS ONE, 2020, 15(6): e0234981.
8. Sun S, Tao ZC, Li CL, Liu HL. Spatial distribution and population structure of Euphausia pacifica in the Yellow Sea (2006-2007). Journal of Plankton Research, 2011, 33(6): 873-889.
9. Dai LP, Li CL, Tao ZC, Yang G, Wang XC, Zhu ML. Zooplankton abundance, biovolume and size spectra down to the greater depths (0-3000 m) in the Philippine Sea during autumn 2014. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 2017, 121: 1-13.
10. Chen L, Li CL, Tao ZC, Dai LP, Wang YQ, Cheng FP, Wang XC. Comparative study of trophic and elemental characteristics of zooplankton in deep (500–3500 m) and shallow (0–200 m) layers. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 2018, 142: 107-115.

Books published
1. Zhang Wuchang, TAO Zhencheng, ZHAO Yuan, JIN Xin. An Illustrated Guide to Marine Planktonic Copepods in China Seas (2nd edition), Beijing: Science Press, 2019.