Tong Chunfu

Job Title: 
Associate Professor
Research Interests: 
Salt marsh ecosystems
environmental impact assessment
ecosystem services and valuation
ecological engineering
ecological restoration
biodiversity
Email: 
cftong@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
Telephone: 
021-62232174
Address: 
3663 North Zhongshan Road,Shanghai 200062, China.
Education Experience: 
Ph.D. East China Normal University, China Ecology 2004
B.S. East China Normal University, China Environmental Science and Technology 1999
Work Experience: 
2004-now, Lecturer/Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research,East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
2009-2010, Visiting Scientist/Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, USA
Personal Details : 

Professional Training

2006 Application of Emergy Theory and Technology, organized by Elizabeth Odum et al., South China Botanical Garden ofChinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou City, China

2006 Application of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Technology, organized by National Environmental Protection Agency of China,Kunming City, China

2004 Ecological Modeling, organized by Sven E. JØrgensen, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

1999Environmental Science and Technology, organized by National Education Agency of China, Xiamen University,China

1999 Techniques of Ecological Field Surveys, organized by East China Normal University, Tiantong National Forest Park, Ningbo City, China

Professional societies:

China Ornithological Society

Zoological Society of China

Geography Society of China

Ecological Society of China

Shanghai Hydraulic Engineering Society

International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)

 

Projects: 
Principal Investigator
2017-2018  Investigation and evaluation on the impacts caused by Huidong  LNG terminal project on  birds and their habitats  in Rudong City of Jiangshu Province
2017-2018 Changes of ecological characteristics and corresponding effective management in Qingcaosha Reservoir.
2016-2017 Assessment on impacts of Huaneng Guanyun 300MW Offshore Wind Power Farm on birds
2015-2017  Key factors affecting the spatial-temporal variations of the benthic macroinvertebrate feeding habit functional groups in the salt marshes of Yangtze Estuary.
2016-2017  Vegetation variation characteristics, ecological benefits and effective regulation in Qingcaosha Reservoir
2015-2016  Vegetation variation characteristics and flooding effects in  Qingcaosha Reservoir.
2013-2016  Impacts of the demonstration project of Lingang Offshore Wind Power Farm on birds and their habitats.
2014-2015 Vegetation variation characteristics and flooding control on them in Qingcaosha Reservoir.
2014-2015  Monitoring and assessment on the effects of  sewage draining of the solid waste disposal site in Chongming Island
2013-2014 Monitoring and assessment on the aquatic impacts of Solid Waste Comprehensive Utilization Center Project in Chongming Island.
2012-2013 Impacts of  Dongtai 300MW Offshore Wind Power Farm construction on the birds and their habitats.
2013-2014 Variation characteristics of vegetation and their corresponding ecological effects in Qingcaosha Reservoir.
2012-2013 Impacts of dredging in the North Channel of Yangtze Estuary on the bird communities.
2012-2013 Impacts of reclamation in Tiaozini tidal flat on birds and their habitats
2011-2012 Investigation on the utilization and protection status of the key wetlands in Shanghai—Sub project of the second wetland resource investigation of Shanghai City.
2009-2010  Study on the ecological statuses of Xingou River and east part of Taihu Lake.
2009           Investigation on the ecological status of the Chuanyang River Estuary dredging area.
2008-2010 Consultation on the designing of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum of Yangtze Estuary.
2008-2009 Biodiversity of the benthic macroinvertebrate and its ecosystem functions as a subsystem of the estuarine salt marsh.
2008-2009  Investigation and assessment on the ecological status of Wangyu River  and the ecological impacts of the planned hydraulic engineering project.
2008-2009  Investigation and assessment on the ecological status of the East Taihu Lake.
2007-2008  Monitoring on the wetland resources of Shanghai (Subproject).
2006-2008 The fate and transportation route of the estuarine salt marsh primary production in the food web of the ecosystem.
 
Key Participant
2011-2014  Study on the integration technology and demonstration application on comprehensive improvement  of long and narrow fiord in the East China Sea coastal areas.
2010-2013  Study on the effects of watershed river runoff and sediment inputs variations on the sediment movement and the tidal wetland evolution in Yangtze Estuary and countermeasures.
2007-2009  Management assistance in GEF-Ningbo Cixi Wetland Center
2006-2007 Assessment on the ecological impacts on birds and their habitats of the wind power farms close to the East China Sea  Bridge.
2006-2007 Assessment on the ecological impacts  of  11th  Five-year Plan and  2020 Far-future Plan of Shanghai Wind Power Development. 
2005-2007  The sustainable use of the tidal flat resources of Shanghai.
2003-2007 Mechanisms of water quality change in the coastal area of China and their environmental effects.
1997-2007  Bird strike avoidance and renovation of the surrounding environment of  the Pudong International Airport,  China
2005-2006  Ecological restoration of the Chongxi wetland.
2005-2006 Assessment on the ecological impacts of Qingcaosha Rservoir  construction  project on the regional ecosystemS.
2002-2005  Demonstration study on the compatible development of the tidal flat and the wetland conservation in Shanghai
2003-2004  Investigation, assessment and ecological restoration of  Wenzhou Ecological Park
2002-2003  Planning on the ecological construction and environmental protection of Chongming Island
2002            Environmental carrying capacity of Chongming Dongtan
2000-2002 Environmental purification function and biological resources conservation of the newly emergent wetlands in Yangtze Estuary
2001-2002  Key restoration  technologies and planning principles for the newly reclaimed area at  Chongming Dongtan in Yangtze Estuary
1999-2000  Pests control in the artificial turf of the Pudong International Airport, China

2000-2001   Bird strike avoidance in  Xi’an International Airport, Shanxi Province, China

Paper: 
Fengrun Wu, Chunfu Tong*,2017. Evolution of the North Branch of Yangtze Estuary in last 30 years and corresponding effects on species diversity. Haiyang Xuebao, 39(2): 72-85.
Liangyu Lin, Chunfu Tong*, Xiuzhen Li, 2015. Classification and distribution characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrate functional groups in saline algae zone of Chongming Dongtan. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 34(8): 2229-2237
Chunfu Tong*, Joseph J. Baustian, Sean A. Graham, Irving A. Mendelssohn, 2013. Salt marsh restoration with sediment-slurry application: Effects on benthic macroinvertebrates and associated soil-plant variables. Ecological Engineering. 51: 151-160.
Chunfu Tong, 2012.Characteristics of the fish assemblages in the intertidal salt marsh zone and adjacent mudflat in the Yangtze Estuary. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 32(20):6501-6510.
Chunfu Tong, 2012.  Effects of vegetation type on arthropod functional groups in the aerial habitat of salt marsh. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 32(3): 786-795.
Chunfu Tong, 2010. Advance in research on the estuarine salt marsh ecosystem and its food web. In Changqun Duan (Eds).  Advance in Ecology Sciences, vol. 5, 3-18. 
Zaiguang Fang, Chunfu Tong, Yongqin Feng et al., 2009. Effect of temperature on the eubacteria associated with marine sponge Pachychalina sp. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 49(8): 1102-1108
Heng Zhang, Wenshan He, Chunfu Tong et al., 2008. Seasonal semi-lunar changes in fish community structure in low salinity intertidal area of Yangtze Estuary. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 19(5):1110-1116
Heng Zhang, Wenshan He, Chunfu Tong et al., 2008. The effect of fishing the anguillid elver (Anguilla japonica) on the fishery of the Yangtze Estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 76(4):902-908.
Chunfu Tong, Rusty A. Feagin, Jianjian Lu et al., 2007. Ecosystem service values and restoration in the urban Sanyang wetland of Wenzhou, China. Ecological Engineering. 29: 249-258
Chunfu Tong, Feijun Zhang, Jianjian Lu, 2007. Variation characteristics of the macrobenthic fauna community in the Scirpus mariqueter Zone of the Yangtze Estuary during the growing seasons. Zoological Research, 28(6): 640-646
Feijun Zhang, Chunfu Tong, Heng Zhang et al., 2007. Community structure of macrobenthic fauna in subtidal areas of the Yangtze River Estuary in spring. Zoological Research, 28(1): 47-52
Feijun Zhang, Chunfu Tong, Zhifa Xie et al., 2007. The recolonisation progress of intertidal benthic fauna community in the Changjiang Estuary. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 27(12): 4944-4952
Heng Zhang, Wenshan He, Chunfu Tong et al., 2007. Species composition and biodiversity of the intertidal fishes in Chongxi wetland in winter in Changjiang Estuary. Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 16(3): 308-313
Lihu Xiong, Jianjian Lu, Chunfu Tong et al., 2007.Foraging area and hunting technique selection of Common Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) in winter: the role of perch sites. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 27(6): 2160-2166
Zehua Yang, Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2007. Effects of salt marsh on the benthic macro invertebrate community in Yangtze Estuary. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 27(11):4387-4393
Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2006. Advances in wetland conservation and ecological construction. In Changqun Duan eds, Advances in Ecological Science (Vol.2), 195-208. Beijin, Higher Education Press.
Jianjian Lu, Wenshan He, Chunfu Tong, eds. 2006. Wetland Ecology. Beijin, Higher Education Press.
Zehua Yang, Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2006. Characteristics of macrobenthic fauna communities in three successional stages of the new emergent salt marsh in an estuary of the Yangtze River. Zoological Resrarch, 27(4):411-418
Xiufeng Zhang, Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2005. Ecological model of the effects of drawing water on TP concentration in Sanyang Wetland. Journal of Agro-Environment Science, 24(5): 924-928
Lihu Xiong, Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2005. Variation of common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus ) population density at suburban of Shanghai. China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 24(4):559-562
Jianjian Lu, Chunfu Tong, Wei Wang et al., 2005. Study on ecological structure, ecological value and ecological construction of Wenzhou Ecological Park. In Chengliang Ma eds. Proceeding of the Dongtan Symposium on Eco-development. 31-48. Shanghai, Tongji Unversity Press.
Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2004.  Regional eco-mode and eco-construction of Chongming Island. Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science). 12: 1010-1014
Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, Wei Hu, 2004. Species diversity and conservation of the migratory waders(Charadriiformes) at Yangtze Estuary. In Yiyu Chen eds. Advances in Biodiversity Conservation and Research in China. 150-159. Beijin, China Meteorological Press
Jianjian Lu, Liquan Zhang, Chunfu Tong et al. 2003. Wetlands and their conservation status of China and the world. In Songnian Wang eds. Shanghai Wetland Utilization and Protection. 2-13. Shanghai, Shanghai Science and Technology Press.
Lingling Wu, Jianjian Lu, Chunfu Tong et al., 2003. Valuation of wetland ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Estuary. 12(5): 411-416
Chunfu Tong, Jianjian Lu, 2002. Studies on species diversities and functional groups of invertebrate communities in an artificial turf. Biodiversity Science. 10(2): 149-155
Jianjian Lu, Chunfu Tong, Xiaojun Zhu, 2002. Investigation on the status of Jiangwan Natural Green Space. Shanghai Environmental Science. 21(9): 568-570
Awards: 
2009 The first-class prize of Excellent Achievements of Engineering Consultation in Shanghai, Shanghai Association for Engineering Consultation
2007 The first-class prize of Excellent Achievements of Engineering Consultation in Shanghai,, Shanghai Association for Engineering Consultation.
2007 The first-class prize of National Excellent Achievements of Engineering Consultation of China , National Association for Engineering Consultation.
2007 The second-class prize of Excellent Achievements of Engineering Consultation in Shanghai, Shanghai Association for Engineering Consultation.
2006 Appraisal certificate of project ‘Demonstration study on the compatible development of the tidal flat and the wetland conservation of Shanghai’, Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai, NO.0606
2006 The first-class prize of the 10th Excellent Consultation Service Project of Science and Technology, Shanghai Association for Science and Technology.
2004 Appraisal certificate of project ‘Present status investigation, assessment and ecological restoration on Wenzhou Ecological Park’, Science and Technology Committee of Zhejiang, NO.43
2002 Appraisal certificate of project ‘Key restoration technologies and planning principles for the newly reclaimed area at Chongming Dongtan in Yangtze Estuary’, Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai, NO. 0335