I am currently working in the Department of Geography,ChinaUniversity of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Much of my research is focused on:

1) Ecology and paleoecology of testate amoebae in peatlands/wetlands, and their applications in paleohydrological reconstruction;.

2) testate amoeabe taxonomy, phylogeny and ;

3) Testate amoebae as indicators of water qualoty lakes, in relation to human activities.

Publications

Qin Y.M., Puppe D., Payne R., Li L., Li J., Zhang Z., Xie S.C. Land-use change effects on protozoic Silicon pools in the Dajiuhu National Wetland Park, China. Geoderma, 2020, 114305.

Bobrov A., Qin Y.M.*, Payne R.J. A new testate amoebae species Planhoogenraadia wuchanic sp. nov. from subtropical forest soils in Wuhan,  central China. Zootaxa, 2019, 15502(2):289-294.  

Qin Y.M., Payne R., Gu Y., Mazei Y. Short-term response of testate amoebae to wildfire. Applied Soil Ecology, 2017, 114: 64-69.

Gu Y.S., Liu H., Qin Y.M. Postglacial trasgression maximum dominated by the core sediments of Xixi wetland, East China. Quaternary International, 2017, 436:84-95. 

Qin Y. M, Man B., Kosakyan A., Lara E., GuY., Wang H., Mitchell E.A.D. Nebela jiuhuensis nov. sp. (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida; Hyalospheniidae): A new member of the Nebela saccifera-equicalceus – ansata group described from Sphagnum peatlands in South-Central China. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2016,63:558-566.

 Qin Y. M.,Payne R., Yang X., Yao M., XueJ., Gu Y., Xie S. Testate amoebae as indicators of water quality and contamination inshallow lakes of the Middle and Lower Yangtze Plain. Environmental Earth Science, 2016,75(7): 1-11

Bobrov, A., Qin Y. M.*, Wilkinson, D. Latitudinal diversity gradients in free-living microorganisms --Hoogenraadia a key genus in testate amoebae biogeography. Acta Protozoologica, 2015, 54: 1-8.

Qin Y.M., Mitchell E.A.D., Lamentowicz M., Payne R.J., Lara E.,Gu Y. S., Huang X.Y., Wang H.M. Ecology of testate amoebae in peatlands of central China and development of a transfer function for palaeohydrological reconstruction.Journal of Paleolimnology, 2013, 50(3): 319-330.

Qin Y.M.,Fournier B, Lara E, Gua Y, Wang H, Cui Y, Zhang X, Mitchell EAD. Relationships between testate amoeba communities and water quality in Lake Donghu, a large alkaline lake in Wuhan, China. Frontiers of Earth Science,2 013,7(2): 182-190.

Qin Y.M., Xie S. Smith H.G.，Swindles G. T.，Gu Y. Diversity, distribution and biogeography of testate amoebae in China: Implications for ecological studies in Asia,European Journal of Protistology, 2011, 47: 1-9 (期刊封面论文).

Qin Y.M., Payne R. Gu Y. et al. Ecology of testate amoebae in Dajiuhu peatland of Shennongjia Mountains, China, in relation to hydrology. Frontiers of Earth Science, 2012, 6(1): 57-65.

Qin Y.M., & Xie S. Moss-dwelling testate amoebae and their community in Dajiuhu peatland of Shennongjia Mountains，China，Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2011, 26(1):3-9.

Qin Y.M., Booth R K., Gu Y., Wang Y., Xie S.C. Testate amoebae as indicators of 20th century environmental change of Lake Zhangdu, China. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 2009, 175(1):29-38.

Qin Y.M., Xie S.C.，Gu Y.，Zhou X. Pontigulasia pangulostomanov. spec., a new testate amoeba from the peat land of Shennongjia Mountains,China. Acta Protozoologica, 2008, 47(2):155-160.

Qin Y.M., Xie S., Swindles G. T., Gu Y. Pentagonia zhangduensisnov. spec.,(Lobosea, Arcellinida),a new freshwater species from China. European Journal of Protistology, 2008,44(4):287-290.

Qin Y.M., Wang J., Xie S., Huang X., Yang H.，Tan K. Zhang Z. Morphological Variation and Habitat Selection of Testate Amoebae in Dajiuhu Peatland，Central China，Journal of Earth Science，special issue, 2010, 21:253-256.

Markel E., Booth R K.，Qin Y.M. Testate amoebae and δ13C of Sphagnumas surface moisture proxies in Alaskan peatlands，The Holocene，2010, 20: 463-475.