Shuang Liu
Postdoctoral Researcher, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Research ID: C-1951-2008
GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, Tel.: 61 (02) 6246 4803, Fax: 61 (02) 6246 4000
Education
2002-2007
PhD, Natural Resources Management, Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont.
2006
Certificate of Ecological Economics. University of Vermont.
2001-2002
PhD Student, Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences, University of
Maryland at College Park
1998-2001
MSc, Ecology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
1994-1998
BA, Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Publications
Liu, S., R. Portela, A. Ghermandi, N. Rao. and X. Wang. In Press. Environmental benefit
transfers of ecosystem service valuation. In van den Belt, M. and R. Costanza (eds). Estuarine
and Coastal Ecosystems Treatise. Elsevier.
Hurley, M., K. Lowell, D. C. Cook, S., Liu, A-B. Siddique, and A. Diggle, 2010. Prioritizing
biosecurity risks using a participatory decision making tool. International Journal of Human and
Ecological Risk Assessment 16 (6):1379-1394.
Liu, S., W. Proctor and D. C. Cook. 2010. Using an integrated fuzzy set and deliberative multicriteria evaluation approach to facilitate decision-making in invasive species management.
Ecological Economics 69 (12): 2374-2382.
Cook, D. C., S. Liu, B. Murphy, and W. M. Lonsdale. 2010. Adaptive approaches for biosecurity
governance. Risk Analysis 30 (9): 1303-1314.
Liu, S., R. Costanza, A. Troy, J. D’Agostino, and W. Mates. 2010. Valuing New Jersey’s
ecosystem services and natural capital: a spatially explicit benefit transfer approach.
Environmental Management 45 (6): 1271-1285.
Liu, S., R. Costanza. 2010. Ecosystem services valuation in China. Ecological Economics 69 (7):
1387-1388.
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Liu, S., R. Costanza, A. Troy, and S. Farber. 2010. Valuing ecosystem services: theory, practice
and the need for a trans-disciplinary synthesis. Ecological Economics Reviews, 1185: 54-78.
Liu, S., D.C. Cook, A. Diggle, A-B. Siddique, M. Hurley, and K. Lowell. 2010. Using dynamic
ecological-economic modeling to facilitate deliberative multicriteria evaluation (DMCE) in
quantifying and communicating bio-invasion uncertainty. Proceeding of 18th World IMACS /
MODSIM Congress. Canberra.
Wilson, M. and S. Liu. 2008. Evaluating the non-market value of ecosystem goods and services
provided by coastal and nearshore marine systems. In Patterson, M. and B. Glavovic (eds).
Ecological Economics of the Oceans and Coasts. Edward Elgar. Northampton, MA, 119-139.
Costanza, R., B. Fisher, K. Mulder, S. Liu, and T. Christopher. 2007. Biodiversity and
ecosystem services: a multi-scale empirical study of the relationship between species richness
and net primary production. Ecological Economics 61(2-3): 478-491.
Ceroni, M., S. Liu, and R.Costanza. 2007. The ecological and economic role of biodiversity in
agroecosystems. In Jarvis, D. I., C. Padoch, and D. Cooper (eds). Managing Biodiversity in
Agroecosystems. Columbia University Press, New York.
Wilson, M. R. Costanza, R. Boumans and S. Liu. 2005. Integrated assessment and valuation of
ecosystem goods and services provided by coastal systems. In Wilson, J. G. (ed.) The Intertidal
Ecosystem, Royal Irish Academy Press, Dublin, 1-24.
Conference Presentations
September 2010, Munich. “Using an integrated fuzzy set - deliberative MCA approach to
facilitate decision-making in invasive species management.” International conference of
operations research.
September 2010, Munich. “Using deliberative multi-criteria evaluation to incorporate
uncertainty and social values in managing risks of non-indigenous species.” International
conference of operations research.
March 2010, Melbourne. “Using an ecological-economic model to quantify and communicate
bio-invasion uncertainty in deliberative multi-criteria evaluation.” Global biosecurity conference.
Cooperative Research Center for National Plant Biosecurity, Australian Biosecurity Cooperative
Research Center for emerging infectious diseases, and Invasive Animals Cooperative Research
Center.
Oct 2009, Darwin. “Using an integrated analytical-deliberative approach to facilitate decisionmaking in prioritizing biosecurity risk,” and “A Meta-analysis of contingent valuation studies in
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coastal and near-shore marine ecosystems.” Biennial conference of the Australian and New
Zealand Society for Ecological Economics.
July 2009. Cairns. “Using dynamic ecological-economic modeling to facilitate deliberative
multicriteria evaluation (DMCE) in quantifying and communicating bio-invasion uncertainty.”
18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress
March 2009, Sydney. “Making sound collective decisions for managing public goods in the face
of uncertainty: how much scientific evidence is enough?” the “Evidence, Science and Public
Policy” conference. Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science.
Dec 2008, Sydney. “Ecosystem service valuation: moving towards an operational decisionsupport system.” 33rd Annual Conference of Ecological Societies of Australia
Oct 2008, Canberra. “Using dynamic ecological-economic-modeling to facilitate Deliberative
Multicriteria Evaluation (DMCE) in quantifying and communicating bioinvasion uncertainty.”
Annual Conference of Society for Risk Analysis, Australian and New Zealand Regional Chapter.
Sept 2008, Melbourne. “Using Deliberative Multi-Criteria Evaluation to Communicate
Uncertainty and Conflicting Values.” Annual Conference of National Invertebrate Pest Initiative
May 2007, Beijing. “A meta-analysis of ecosystem service valuation in coastal and near-shore
marine ecosystems,” and “Valuing New Jersey’s ecosystem services using a value transfer
approach.” EcoSummit
Nov 2006, Beijing. “Mapping biodiversity and ecosystem services: analyses for global
conservation prioritization.” U.N. Earth System Science Partnership Open Science Conference.
July 2005, Tacoma, WA. “Valuing ecosystem services: history, state of the art, and the future.”
3rd Biennial Conference of the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics.
July 2004, Montreal. “Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multi-scale empirical study of the
contribution of species richness to net primary production.” 9th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Ecological Economics.
Sept 2003, Burlington, VT. “Biodiversity’s contribution to Ecosystem Services: Empirical and
Modeling Evidence.” 10th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society.
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May 2003, Saratoga Springs, NY. “A dynamic model of the value of biodiversity in providing
ecosystem services in global grasslands.” 2nd Biennial Conference of the U.S. Society for
Ecological Economics.
Participation in Funded Research Projects
Apr 2010-Present. “Communicating Uncertainties in Biosecurity for Agriculture.” Funded by
Australian Corporate Research Center/Plant Biosecurity. P.I. David Cook.
Oct 2007-Mar 2010. “Enhanced Risk Analysis Tools.” Funded by Australian Corporate Research
Center/Plant Biosecurity. P.I. David Cook.
Oct 2008-Oct 2009. “Deliberative Methods for Assessing Utilities.” Funded by Australian
Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis. P.I. David Cook.
Jun 2006-June 2007. “Multi-State Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neutralize Economically and
Environmentally Harmful Invasive Plants.” Funded by the N.E. Center for Invasive Plants. P.I.
Wilson, M.
Jun 2006-Oct 2007. “Ecosystem Services: Dynamics, Modeling and Valuation to Facilitate
Conservation.” Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. P.I. Costanza, R.
Sept 2004-Jun 2006. “Valuing New Jersey’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.” Funded
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. P.I. Costanza, R.
Sept 2003-Aug 2004. “Linking Values of Ecosystem Goods and Services to Practical Policy
Solutions Using Benefit Transfer Methodology.” Funded by the Vermont Experimental Program
to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). P.I. Wilson, M.
Sept 2001-Aug 2003. “A Web-Accessible Knowledge Base for the Integrated Analysis and
Valuation of Ecosystem Services.” Funded by the US-NSF. Co-P.I.s Costanza, R. and Villa, F.
Conference Organization
Oct 2007-Oct 2008. “Ecosystem Services in China and the USA: Research, Applications and
Collaboration.” Funded by US-EPA and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Nov 2006-May 2007. “Ecosystem Services in China and the USA: Research, Application and
Opportunity for Collaboration.” Symposium 25 in EcoSummit 2007. Beijing.
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Aug 2004-Jan 2005. “Ecological Complexity and Ecosystem Services: Opportunities for ChinaUSA Collaboration (Phase 2).” Funded by the US-NSF.
Sept 2002-Aug 2003. “The Impact of Industrial Shrimp Aquaculture on Mangrove Ecosystems,
Fisheries, and Local Communities in the Philippines.” Funded by the MacArthur Foundation.
Other Professional Service
Refereeing: Environmental Management, Conservation Biology, Environmental and Resource
Economics
Editing: Special Issue “Ecosystem Services Valuation in China” in Ecological Economics 69
(7), 2010, Co-edited with Costanza, R.
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