Huang Junhua

Education and Appointments:

1984- Professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan

1998-2001 - Master, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan

1986-1989, Bachelor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan

1982-1984, Kunming Geological School

Current Research Interest:

Terrestrial paleoclimate reconstruction during late Quaternary
Deep time carbon, nitrogen, sulphur isotope cycling

Research grants:

Links between sub-stage climate variability during MIS 11 and interhemispheric climate processes as revealed by high-resolution stalagmite records in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (41773135), ¥69,0000, 2018/01-2021/12
Paleoceanographic background and environmental effect of massive methane release in Cretaceous in Gangba area, South Tibet, [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (41573099), ¥74,0000, 2016/01-2019/12
Study of C-S-N Isotope Compositions and Biogeochemical Cyclea round the Permian-Triassic Boundary in South China [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (41172311), ¥72,0000, 2012/01-2015/12
Microorganisn and ecosystems respond to the monsoon change recorder of stalagmites in middle reach of Yangtze River [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (40872109), ¥17,0000, 2009/01-2009/12
Paleovegetation and vegetation ecosystems respond to the monsoon change recorder of stalagmites in middle reach of Yangtze River [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (40572098), ¥38,0000, 2006/01-2008/12
Paleoclimate and paleoecology changes recorded by stalagmites in the Middle Reaches of Yangtze River, [PI: Huang Junhua], Chinese National Science Foundation (90211014), ¥45,0000, 2003/01-2005/12

HUANG Junhua

Position: Professor

Office: Science and Education 4, 419, Future City Campus

Phone: +8618971133299

Email: jhhuang@cug.edu.cn

Department: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources

Selected Publications (* author for correspondence):

2020

Lu, J. Y., Algeo, T. J., Zhuang, G. S., Yang, J. L., Xiao, G. Q., Liu, J. S., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. The Early Pliocene global expansion of C-4 grasslands: A new organic carbon-isotopic dataset from the north China plain. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 538, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109454 (2020).

Li, C., Zhang, Z. H., Jin, C. S., Cheng, M., Wang, H. Y., Huang, J. H. & Algeo, T. J. Spatiotemporal evolution and causes of marine euxinia in the early Cambrian Nanhua Basin (South China). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 546, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109676 (2020).

Chang, B. A., Defliese, W. F., Li, C., Huang, J. H., Tripati, A. & Algeo, T. J. Effects of different constants and standards on the reproducibility of carbonate clumped isotope (Delta(47)) measurements: Insights from a long-term dataset. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 34, doi:10.1002/rcm.8678 (2020).

2019

Wang, C. F., Bendle, J. A., Greene, S. E., Griffiths, M. L., Huang, J. H., Moossen, H., Zhang, H. B., Ashley, K. & Xie, S. C. Speleothem biomarker evidence for a negative terrestrial feedback on climate during Holocene warm periods. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 525, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115754 (2019).

Huang, Y. G., Chen, Z. Q., Zhao, L. S., Stanley, G. D., Yan, J. X., Pei, Y., Yang, W. R. & Huang, J. H. Restoration of reef ecosystems following the Guadalupian-Lopingian boundary mass extinction: Evidence from the Laibin area, South China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 519, 8-22, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.08.027 (2019).

2018

Zhang, Z. H., Li, C., Cheng, M., Algeo, T. J., Jin, C. S., Tang, F. & Huang, J. H. Evidence for Highly Complex Redox Conditions and Strong Water-Column Stratification in an Early Cambrian Continental-Margin Sea. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 19, 2397-2410, doi:10.1029/2018gc007666 (2018).

Zhang, H. B., Griffiths, M. L., Chiang, J. C. H., Kong, W. W., Wu, S. T., Atwood, A., Huang, J. H., Cheng, H., Ning, Y. F. & Xie, S. C. East Asian hydroclimate modulated by the position of the westerlies during Termination I. Science 362, 580-+, doi:10.1126/science.aat9393 (2018).

Wang, C. F., Bendle, J. A., Zhang, H. B., Yang, Y., Liu, D., Huang, J. H., Cui, J. W. & Xie, S. C. Holocene temperature and hydrological changes reconstructed by bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids in a stalagmite from central China. Quaternary Science Reviews 192, 97-105, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.05.030 (2018).

Shi, W., Li, C., Luo, G. M., Huang, J. H., Algeo, T. J., Jin, C. S., Zhang, Z. H. & Cheng, M. Sulfur isotope evidence for transient marine-shelf oxidation during the Ediacaran Shuram Excursion. Geology 46, 267-270, doi:10.1130/g39663.1 (2018).

Liu, J. S., Algeo, T. J., Yang, H., Pan, J. J., Tang, C. Y., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Changes in vegetation type on the Chinese Loess Plateau since 75 ka related to East Asian Summer Monsoon variation. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 510, 124-139, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.02.030 (2018).

2017

Xie, S. C., Algeo, T. J., Zhou, W. F., Ruan, X. Y., Luo, G. M., Huang, J. H. & Yan, J. X. Contrasting microbial community changes during mass extinctions at the Middle/Late Permian and Permian/Triassic boundaries. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 460, 180-191, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.12.015 (2017).

2016

Zhang, H. B., Griffiths, M. L., Huang, J. H., Cai, Y. J., Wang, C. F., Zhang, F., Cheng, H., Ning, Y. F., Hu, C. Y. & Xie, S. C. Antarctic link with East Asian summer monsoon variability during the Heinrich Stadial-Bolling interstadial transition. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 453, 243-251, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.008 (2016).

Yang, Y., Wang, C. F., Zhang, H. B., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Influence of extraction methods on the distribution pattern and concentration of fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids in soil samples: Acid digestion versus saponification. Geochemical Journal 50, 439-443, doi:10.2343/geochemj.2.0422 (2016).

Wang, C. F., Bendle, J., Yang, Y., Yang, H., Sun, H. L., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Impacts of pH and temperature on soil bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids: Development of novel terrestrial proxies. Organic Geochemistry 94, 21-31, doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.01.010 (2016).

Luo, G. M., Algeo, T. J., Zhan, R. B., Yan, D. T., Huang, J. H., Liu, J. S. & Xie, S. C. Perturbation of the marine nitrogen cycle during the Late Ordovician glaciation and mass extinction. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 448, 339-348, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.07.018 (2016).

Liu, J. S., Qie, W. K., Algeo, T. J., Yao, L., Huang, J. H. & Luo, G. M. Changes in marine nitrogen fixation and denitrification rates during the end-Devonian mass extinction. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 448, 195-206, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.022 (2016).

Prior to 2016

Zhou, L., Algeo, T. J., Shen, J., Hu, Z. F., Gong, H. M., Xie, S. C., Huang, J. H. & Gao, S. Changes in marine productivity and redox conditions during the Late Ordovician Hirnantian glaciation. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 420, 223-234, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.12.012 (2015).

Luo, G. M., Ono, S. H., Huang, J. H., Algeo, T. J., Li, C., Zhou, L., Robinson, A., Lyons, T. W. & Xie, S. C. Decline in oceanic sulfate levels during the early Mesoproterozoic. Precambrian Research 258, 36-47, doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2014.12.014 (2015).

Guo, H., Du, Y. S., Kah, L. C., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H., Huang, H., Yu, W. C. & Song, H. Y. Sulfur isotope composition of carbonate-associated sulfate from the Mesoproterozoic Jixian Group, North China: Implications for the marine sulfur cycle. Precambrian Research 266, 319-336, doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2015.05.032 (2015).

Shen, L., Li, Y. F., Chen, J. N., Li, C., Huang, J. H., Luo, Y. Z., Sun, Y., Li, S. & Qiu, H. J. Generation of a recombinant classical swine fever virus stably expressing the firefly luciferase gene for quantitative antiviral assay. Antiviral Research 109, 15-21, doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.06.006 (2014).

Luo, G. M., Junium, C. K., Kump, L. R., Huang, J. H., Li, C., Feng, Q. L., Shi, X. Y., Bai, X. & Xie, S. C. Shallow stratification prevailed for similar to 1700 to similar to 1300 Ma ocean: Evidence from organic carbon isotopes in the North China Craton. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 400, 219-232, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.020 (2014).

Luo, G. M., Algeo, T. J., Huang, J. H., Zhou, W. F., Wang, Y. B., Yang, H., Richoz, S. & Xie, S. C. Vertical delta C-13(org) gradients record changes in planktonic microbial community composition during the end-Permian mass extinction. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 396, 119-131, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.01.006 (2014).

Li, Y. F., Shen, L., Sun, Y., Wang, X., Li, C., Huang, J. H., Chen, J. N., Li, L. F., Zhao, B. B., Luo, Y. Z., Li, S. & Qiu, H. J. Effects of the nuclear localization of the N-pro protein of classical swine fever virus on its virulence in pigs. Veterinary Microbiology 174, 391-398, doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.09.027 (2014).

Li, Y. F., Shen, L., Li, C., Huang, J. H., Zhao, B. B., Sun, Y., Li, S., Luo, Y. Z. & Qiu, H. J. Visualization of the N-pro protein in living cells using biarsenically labeling tetracysteine-tagged classical swine fever virus. Virus Research 189, 67-74, doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2014.04.018 (2014).

Li, X. L., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H., Xie, S. C. & Baker, A. A 9000-year carbon isotopic record of acid-soluble organic matter in a stalagmite from Heshang Cave, central China: Paleoclimate implications. Chemical Geology 388, 71-77, doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.08.029 (2014).

Li, C., Li, Y. F., Shen, L., Huang, J. H., Sun, Y., Luo, Y. Z., Zhao, B. B., Wang, C. H., Yuan, J. & Qiu, H. J. The role of noncoding regions of classical swine fever virus C-strain in its adaptation to the rabbit. Virus Research 183, 117-122, doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2014.02.003 (2014).

Xie, S. C., Evershed, R. P., Huang, X. Y., Zhu, Z. M., Pancost, R. D., Meyers, P. A., Gong, L. F., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H., Zhang, S. H., Gu, Y. S. & Zhu, J. Y. Concordant monsoon-driven postglacial hydrological changes in peat and stalagmite records and their impacts on prehistoric cultures in central China. Geology 41, 827-830, doi:10.1130/g34318.1 (2013).

Shen, J., Algeo, T. J., Feng, Q. L., Zhou, L., Feng, L. P., Zhang, N. & Huang, J. H. Volcanically induced environmental change at the Permian-Triassic boundary (Xiakou, Hubei Province, South China): Related to West Siberian coal-field methane releases? Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 75, 95-109, doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.07.013 (2013).

Li, Y. F., Shen, L., Sun, Y., Yuan, J., Huang, J. H., Li, C., Li, S., Luo, Y. Z. & Qiu, H. J. Simplified Serum Neutralization Test Based on Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Classical Swine Fever Virus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 51, 2710-2712, doi:10.1128/jcm.00859-13 (2013).

Li, J. J., Huang, J. H., Ge, J. W., Huang, X. Y. & Xie, S. C. Chemotaxonomic significance of n-alkane distributions from leaf wax in genus of Sinojackia species (Styracaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 49, 30-36, doi:10.1016/j.bse.2013.02.001 (2013).

Li, C., Huang, J. H., Li, Y. F., He, F., Li, D., Sun, Y., Han, W., Li, S. & Qiu, H. J. Efficient and stable rescue of classical swine fever virus from cloned cDNA using an RNA polymerase II system. Archives of Virology 158, 901-907, doi:10.1007/s00705-012-1548-8 (2013).

Huang, X. Y., Xue, J. T., Wang, X. X., Meyers, P. A., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Paleoclimate influence on early diagenesis of plant triterpenes in the Dajiuhu peatland, central China. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 123, 106-119, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.017 (2013).

Guo, H., Du, Y. S., Kah, L. C., Huang, J. H., Hu, C. Y., Huang, H. & Yu, W. C. Isotopic composition of organic and inorganic carbon from the Mesoproterozoic Jixian Group, North China: Implications for biological and oceanic evolution. Precambrian Research 224, 169-183, doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2012.09.023 (2013).

Zhou, L., Wignall, P. B., Su, J., Feng, Q. L., Xie, S. C., Zhao, L. S. & Huang, J. H. U/Mo ratios and delta Mo-98/95 as local and global redox proxies during mass extinction events. Chemical Geology 324, 99-107, doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.03.020 (2012).

Xie, S. C., Pancost, R. D., Chen, L., Evershed, R. P., Yang, H., Zhang, K. X., Huang, J. H. & Xu, Y. D. Microbial lipid records of highly alkaline deposits and enhanced aridity associated with significant uplift of the Tibetan Plateau in the Late Miocene. Geology 40, 291-294, doi:10.1130/g32570.1 (2012).

Wang, C. F., Zhang, H. B., Huang, X. Y., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Optimization of acid digestion conditions on the extraction of fatty acids from stalagmites. Frontiers of Earth Science 6, 109-114, doi:10.1007/s11707-012-0311-5 (2012).

Huang, X. Y., Meyers, P. A., Yu, J. X., Wang, X. X., Huang, J. H., Jin, F., Gu, Y. S. & Xie, S. C. Moisture conditions during the Younger Dryas and the early Holocene in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, central China. Holocene 22, 1473-1479, doi:10.1177/0959683612450202 (2012).

Gu, Y. S., Wang, H. L., Huang, X. Y., Peng, H. X. & Huang, J. H. Phytolith records of the climate change since the past 15000 years in the middle reach of the Yangtze River in China. Frontiers of Earth Science 6, 10-17, doi:10.1007/s11707-012-0302-6 (2012).

Chen, H., Xie, X. N., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H. & Li, H. J. Geochemical characteristics of Late Permian sediments in the Dalong Formation of the Shangsi Section, Northwest Sichuan Basin in South China: Implications for organic carbon-rich siliceous rocks formation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 112, 35-53, doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.06.011 (2012).

Zhou, L., Su, J., Huang, J. H., Yan, J. X., Xie, X. N., Gao, S., Dai, M. N. & Tonger. A new paleoenvironmental index for anoxic events-Mo isotopes in black shales from Upper Yangtze marine sediments. Science China-Earth Sciences 54, 1024-1033, doi:10.1007/s11430-011-4188-z (2011).

Yin, H. F., Xie, S. C., Yan, J. X., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H., Tenger, Qie, W. K. & Qiu, X. Geobiological approach to evaluating marine carbonate source rocks of hydrocarbon. Science China-Earth Sciences 54, 1121-1135, doi:10.1007/s11430-011-4236-8 (2011).

Yang, H. A., Ding, W. H., Zhang, C. L. L., Wu, X., Ma, X. F., He, G. Q., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Occurrence of tetraether lipids in stalagmites: Implications for sources and GDGT-based proxies. Organic Geochemistry 42, 108-115, doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.11.006 (2011).

Luo, G. M., Wang, Y. B., Yang, H., Algeo, T. J., Kump, L. R., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Stepwise and large-magnitude negative shift in delta C-13(carb) preceded the main marine mass extinction of the Permian-Triassic crisis interval. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 299, 70-82, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.035 (2011).

Li, X. L., Wang, C. F., Huang, J. H., Hu, C. Y. & Xie, S. C. Seasonal variation of fatty acids from drip water in Heshang Cave, central China. Applied Geochemistry 26, 341-347, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.12.007 (2011).

Zou, S. L., Li, R. C., Xie, S. C., Zhu, J. Y., Wang, X. J. & Huang, J. H. Paleofire Indicated by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil of Jinluojia Archaeological Site, Hubei, China. Journal of Earth Science 21, 247-256, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0089-x (2010).

Yin, H. F., Xie, S. C., Yan, J. X., Hu, C. Y., Huang, J. H., Ma, Z. X. & Li, B. An Attempt to Apply Geobiological Method in the Source Rock. Journal of Earth Science 21, 312-314, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0246-2 (2010).

Luo, G. M., Kump, L. R., Wang, Y. B., Tong, J. N., Arthur, M. A., Yang, H., Huang, J. H., Yin, H. F. & Xie, S. C. Isotopic evidence for an anomalously low oceanic sulfate concentration following end-Permian mass extinction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 300, 101-111, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.09.041 (2010).

Luo, G. M., Huang, J. H., Bai, X. A., Wu, X., Yan, J. X. & Xie, S. C. Absence of Middle Permian Kamura Event in the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. Journal of Earth Science 21, 86-89, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0176-z (2010).

Li, J. J., Yang, H. A., Liu, D. & Huang, J. H. Comparative Analysis of Lipids in Funaria hygrometrica Hdew from Different Habitats. Journal of Earth Science 21, 247-249, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0226-6 (2010).

Jia, C. L., Huang, X. Y., Liu, W. G., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Inter-laboratory Calibration of International Carbon Isotope Standards of n-Alkane Mixtures. Journal of Earth Science 21, 241-243, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0224-8 (2010).

Cui, J. W., Huang, J. H., Meyers, P. A., Huang, X. Y., Li, J. J. & Liu, W. G. Variation in Solvent-Extractable Lipids and n-Alkane Compound-Specific Carbon Isotopic Compositions with Depth in a Southern China Karst Area Soil. Journal of Earth Science 21, 382-391, doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0101-5 (2010).

Zhou, L., Zhang, H. Q., Wang, J., Huang, J. H. & Xie, X. N. Assessment on Redox Conditions and Organic Burial of Siliciferous Sediments at the Latest Permian Dalong Formation in Shangsi, Sichuan, South China. Journal of China University of Geosciences 19, 496-506 (2008).

Luo, G. M., Xie, S. C., Wu, W. J., Sun, S., Huang, J. H. & Shi, X. Y. Molecular Evidence for Primary Producers and Paleo-environmental Conditions in Mesoproterozoic in the Xuanlong Depression in North China. Journal of China University of Geosciences 19, 567-576 (2008).

Huang, X. Y., Me, S. C., Zhang, C. L. L., Jiao, D., Huang, J. H., Yu, J. X., Jin, F. & Gu, Y. S. Distribution of aliphatic des-A-triterpenoids in the Dajiuhu peat deposit, southern China. Organic Geochemistry 39, 1765-1771, doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.08.002 (2008).

Huang, X. Y., Cui, J. W., Pu, Y., Huang, J. H. & Blyth, A. J. Identifying "free" and "bound" lipid fractions in stalagmite samples: An example from Heshang Cave, Southern China. Applied Geochemistry 23, 2589-2595, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.05.008 (2008).

Hu, C. Y., Henderson, G. M., Huang, J. H., Xie, S., Sun, Y. & Johnson, K. R. Quantification of Holocene Asian monsoon rainfall from spatially separated cave records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 266, 221-232, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.10.015 (2008).

Hu, C. Y., Henderson, G. M., Huang, J. H., Chen, Z. H. & Johnson, K. R. Report of a three-year monitoring programme at Heshang Cave, Central China. International Journal of Speleology 37, 143-151, doi:10.5038/1827-806x.37.3.1 (2008).

Cui, J. W., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Characterstics of seasonal variations of leaf n-alkanes and n-alkenes in modern higher plants in Qingjiang, Hubei Province, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 53, 2659-2664, doi:10.1007/s11434-008-0194-8 (2008).

Bai, X., Luo, G. M., Wu, X., Wang, Y. Z., Huang, J. H. & Wang, X. J. Carbon Isotope Records Indicative of Paleoceanographical Events at the Latest Permian Dalong Formation at Shangsi, Northeast Sichuan, China. Journal of China University of Geosciences 19, 481-487 (2008).

Xie, S. C., Pancost, R. D., Huang, X. Y., Jiao, D., Lu, L. Q., Huang, J. H., Yang, F. Q. & Evershed, R. P. Molecular and isotopic evidence for episodic environmental change across the Permo/Triassic boundary at Meishan in South China. Global and Planetary Change 55, 56-65, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.06.016 (2007).

Xie, S. C., Pancost, R. D., Huang, J. H., Wignall, P. B., Yu, J. X., Tang, X. Y., Chen, L., Huang, X. Y. & Lai, X. L. Changes in the global carbon cycle occurred as two episodes during the Permian-Triassic crisis. Geology 35, 1083-1086, doi:10.1130/g24224a.1 (2007).

Huang, X. Y., Pu, Y., Cui, J. W., Wu, Y. M., Huang, J. H. & Xie, S. C. Distributions of microbial fatty acids in drip water, stalagmite and overlying soils in heshang cave, hubei province. Journal of China University of Geosciences 18, 366-367 (2007).

Huang, X., Jiao, D., Lu, L. Q., Xie, S. C., Huang, J. H., Wang, Y. B., Yin, H. F., Wang, H. M., Zhang, K. X. & Lai, X. L. The fluctuating environment associated with the episodic biotic crisis during the Permo/Triassic transition: Evidence from microbial biomarkers in Changxing, Zhejiang Province. Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences 50, 1052-1059, doi:10.1007/s11430-007-0024-x (2007).

Pu, Y., Huang, J. H., Huang, X. Y., Cui, J. W. & Hu, C. Y. Acyclic alkanes in the soil over heshang cave in Qingiiang, Hubei province. Journal of China University of Geosciences 17, 115-120, doi:10.1016/s1002-0705(06)60015-0 (2006).

Gu, Y. S., Yu, J. X., Xie, S. C., Huang, J. H. & Zhou, X. G. Phytolith assemblages of core sediments and their environmental significance over the past 800 years in the Poyang Lake area, Jiangxi, China. (2006).