Devoted to the studies of aquatic invertebrate zoology, the Research Group of Aquatic Invertebrate Taxonomy and Biodiversity aims to build itself as not only a center of invertebrate zoology, a base for training Chinese advanced benthological talents, but also a platform for the dissemination of advanced invertebrate knowledge to the public. 

Current Research Interests:  

*Different levels (α、β、γ) of taxonomy of some key invertebrate groups combined evidences of morphology and molecular biology, and further their phylogenetics and biogeography 

* Some key biodiversity patterns in different biological and ecological scales and the key processes and mechanisms driving these patterns 

* Proposed baseline and criterion for Chinese freshwater ecosystem health assessment based on macroinvertebrate-community traits 

* Running water ecology of macroinvertebrates in China 

* Conservation biology of Chinese endangered freshwater mollusks 

Recent Publications (* indicating correspondance author):  

1. Jiang X.M., Z.C. Xie*, and Y.F. Chen. 2013. Longitudinal patterns of macroinvertebrate communities in relation to environmental factors in a Tibetan Plateau river system. Quaternary International. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.02.034).  

2. Song Z.Y., J.Q. Zhang, X.J. Jiang, C.M.Wang, and Z.C. Xie*. 2013. Population structure of an endemic gastropod in Chinese plateau lakes: evidence for population decline. Freshwater Science 32 (2): 450-461.  

3. Jiang X.M., J. Xiong, Z.Y. Song, J.C. Morse, F.C. Jones, and Z.C. Xie*. 2013. Is coarse taxonomy sufficient for detecting macroinvertebrate patterns in floodplain lakes? Ecological Indicators 27:48-55. 

4. Li L., J. Xiong, B.D. Xiao, L.R. Song, and Z.C. Xie*. 2012. Dynamics of macrozoobenthos assemblages in the Fubao Bay of Lake Dianchi and their relation to organic pollutants. African Journal of Biotechnology 11(55): 11830–11837. 

5. Shen Q., J. Chen, andZ.C. Xie*.2012. Mesenchytraeus monodiverticulus, a new enlarged ventral chaeta enchytraeid (Annelida, Clitellata) from Changbaishan Mountain, China. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(3):215–227. 

6. Xie Z.C.* 2012. Mesenchytraeus gigachaetus, new name, a replacement name for Mesenchytraeus megachaetus Shen et al., 2011. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(1):18. 

7. Zhang J.Q., Z. Wang, Z. Y. Song, and Z.C. Xie*, L. Li &L.R. Song. 2012.Bioaccumulation of microcystins in two freshwater gastropods from a large cyanobacteria bloom plateau lake, Lake Dianchi. Environmental Pollution 164:227–234. 

8. Shen Q., J. Chen and Z.C. Xie*. 2012. Mesenchytraeus anisodiverticulus, a new giant enchytraeid with enlarged ventral chaeta (Annelida, Clitellata) from northeastern China. Italian Journal of Zoology 79(1):86–91. 

9. Lian H., J. Chen, J. Xiong, X.M Jiang, and Z.C. Xie*. 2011. Structure and distribution of enchytraeid communities from Mountain Changbaishan in China, with emphasis on the influence of environmental variables. European Journal of Soil Biology 47:223–229. 

10. Shen Q., J. Chen, and Z.C. Xie*. 2011. Mesenchytraeus megachaetus, a new enchytraeid with enlarged ventral chaetae (Annelida, Clitellata) from Changbaishan Mountain, China. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124(2):127–133. 

11. Jiang X.M, J. Xiong, Z.C. Xie* and Y.F. Chen. 2011. Longitudinal patterns of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a Chinese river system: A test for river continuum concept (RCC). Quaternary International 244: 289–295. 

12. Jiang X.M, J. Xiong, J.W. Qiu, J.M. Wu, J.W. Wang, and Z.C. Xie*. 2010. Structure of Macroinvertebrate Community in Association with Environmental Variables in a Subtropical Asian River System. International Review of Hydrobiology. 95：42–57. 

13. Chen J., and Z.C. Xie*. 2009. Fridericia liangi sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) from Changbaishan Mountain, China. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122(4): 399–404. 

14. Shao M.L., L.L. He, X.Q. Han, Z.C. Xie, D.F. Li, and Q.H. Cai*. 2008. Seasonal patterns of sedimentation and their associations with benthic communities in XiangXi Bay of the three Gorges Reservoir, China. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23(1): 151–160. 

15. Shao M.L., Z.C. Xie, X.Q. Han, M. Cao, and Q.H. Cai*. 2008. Macroinvertebrate Community Structure in Three–Gorges Reservoir, China. International Review of Hydrobiology 93(2): 175–187. 

16. Xie Z.C.*, S.W. Shu, J.Q. Zhang, J. Chen, and Q.H. Cai. 2008. Structure and distribution of Oligochaeta from one lake district in China, with emphasis on the influence of environmental variables. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23(2):237–244. 

17. Chen J., and Z.C. Xie*. 2008. Fridericia dianchiensis sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) from Yunnan province. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121(2): 283–288. 

18. Xie Z.C.*, and J. Chen. 2008. A Redescription of Pieguetiella denticulata Liang & Xie (Oligochaeta, Naididae) From China, with a key to genus Pieguetiella. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121(3):321–325.