Prof. Kunshan Gao

Xiamen University, China

Email: ksgao@xmu.edu.cn

Qualifications

1989 Ph.D., Kyoto University, Ecological physiology of algae

1986 M.S., Tokyo University of oceanography, Phycology

1982 B.S., Ocean University of China, Fishery Biology

Publications (Selected)

1. Guan W and Gao K.2010.Impacts of UV radiation on photosynthesis and growth of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyceae). Environmental and Experimental Botany. 67(3): 502–508
2. Guan W and Gao K.2010.Enhanced calcification ameliorates the negative effects of UV radiation on photosynthesis in the calcifying phytoplankter Emiliania huxleyi. Chinese Science Bulletin.55(7):588-593
3. Wu Y, Gao K, Li G and Helbling E. 2010.Seasonal Impacts of Solar UV Radiation on Photosynthesis of Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Coastal Waters of the South China Sea. Photochemistry and Photobiology.  86(3):586-592
4. Wu Y, Gao K, and Riebesell U.2010.CO2-induced seawater acidification affects physiological performance of the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Biogeosciences Discussions. 7(3):3855-3878
5. Xu J and Gao K.2010.Use of UV-A Energy for Photosynthesis in the Red Macroalga Gracilaria lemaneiformis. Photochemistry and Photobiology.  86(3):580-585.
6. Xu J and Gao K.2010.UV-A enhanced growth and UV-B induced positive effects in the recovery of photochemical yield in Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 100(3): 117-122.
7. Zou D and Gao K.2010.Acquisition of inorganic carbon by Endarachne binghamiae (Scytosiphonales, Phaeophyceae). European Journal of Phycololy. 45(1): 119-128
8. Zou D and Gao K.2009.Photosynthetic acclimation to different light levels in the brown marine macroalga, Hizikia fusiformis (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta).Journal of Applied Phycology. 22(4): 395-404
9. Li G, Wu Y and Gao K. 2009.Effects of typhoon KAEMI on coastal phytoplankton assemblages in the South China Sea, with special reference to the effects of solar UV radiation. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 114, G04029, doi:10.1029/2008JG000896
10. Gao K and Zheng Y. 2009. Combined effects of ocean acidification and solar UV radiation on photosynthesis, growth, pigmentation and calcification of the coralline alga Corallina sessilis (Rhodophyta). Global Change Biology. 16:2388-2398
11. Xu Z, Zou D and Gao K.2010. Effects of elevated CO2 and phosphorus supply on growth, photosynthesis and nutrient uptake in the marine macroalga Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina. 53(2):123-129.
12. Jiang H, Gao K and Helbling W.2009. The conchocelis of porphyra haitanensis (rhodophyta) is protected from harmful UV radiation by the covering calcareous matrix.Journal of Phycology.45(6):1270-1277.
13. Zou D and Gao K. 2009. Effects of elevated CO2 on the red seaweed Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) grown at different irradiance levels.Phycologia.48(6):510-517
14. Zheng Y and Gao K. 2009. Impacts of solar UV radiaton on the photosynthesis, growth and UV-absorbing compounds in Gracilaria lemaneiformis (RHODOPHYTA) grown at different nitrate concentrations. Journal of Phycology.  45(2): 314-323.
15. Xu Z and Gao K. 2009. Impacts of UV radiation on growth and photosynthetic carbon acquisition in Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta) under phosphorus-limited and replete conditions. Functional Plant Biology. 36(12):1057-1064
16. Gao K, Ruan Z, Villafan˜e VE, Gattuso JP and Helbling W. 2009. Ocean acidification exacerbates the effect of UV radiation on the calcifying phytoplankter Emiliania huxleyi. Limnology and Oceanography. 54(6): 1855–1862.
17. Ma Z and Gao K. 2009. Photoregulation of morphological structure and its physiological relevance in the cyanobacterium Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis.Planta.230(2):329-337
18. Ma Z and Gao K. 2009.Photosynthetically active and UV radiation act in an antagonistic way in regulating buoyancy of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis (cyanobacterium).Environmental and Experimental Botany.66(2):265-269.
19. Wu H and Gao K. 2009. UV radiation-stimulated activity of extracellular carbonic anhydrase in the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum. Functional Plant Biology. 36(2):137-143.
20. Gao G, Gao K and Giordano M. 2009. Responses to solar UV radiation of the diatom Skeletonema costatum (Bacillariophyceae) grown at different Zn2+concentrations. Journal of Phycology. 45(1): 119-129.
21. Wu H, Gao K and Wu H. 2009. Responses of a marine red tide alga Skeletonema costatum (Bacillariophyceae) to long-term UV radiation exposures. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 94(2): 82-86.
22. Wu H, Zou D and Gao K. 2008. Impacts of increased atmospheric CO2 concentration on photosynthesis and growth of micro- and macro-algae. Science in China Series C: Life Sciences.  51(12):1144-1150.
23. Li P and Gao K. 2008. Effects of solar UV and visible radiations on the spiral structure and orientation of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis (Cyanophyta). Phycologia. 47: 573–579.
24. Ye C, Gao K and Giordano M. 2008. The odd behaviour of carbonic anhydrase in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme during hydration-dehydration cycles. Environmetnal Microbiology. 10(4):1018-1023.

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