Hsiao-Hang Tao

 

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Projects

Linking soil management to ecosystem functions and services in oil palm plantings 

Hsiao-Hang Tao

Hsiao-Hang’s research interest lies in the fields of soil ecology, tropical agroecology and rural development. Her PhD project focuses on the effects of crop residue management on soil ecosystem functioning and services in oil palm plantations, which is under Biodiversity and ecosystem function in tropical agriculture project (BEFTA) and in collaboration with Smart Research Institute (SMARTRI) in Sumatra, Indonesia. She is supervised by Prof. Kathy Willis (University of Oxford, Kew) and Jake Snaddon (University of Southampton). She also collaborates with Southeast Asia International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI).

Before her doctoral training, she worked as a research assistant for Wetland Ecology Laboratory in Biodiversity Research Centre of Academia Sinica (Taipei) and Observer Ecological Consultant Co., Ltd (Taipei). Between 2009-10 she volunteered in New Zealand (Department of Conservation) and Australia (Conservation volunteer in Australia, CVA). Her background is in Botany (BSc, National Taiwan University, 2002-2006), and Molecular and Cellular Biology (MSc, National Taiwan University, 2006-2008).

Selected Publications

Hsiao-Hang Tao, Eleanor M. Slade, Kathy J. Willis, Jean-Pierre Caliman , Jake L. Snaddon (2016) Effects of soil management practices on soil fauna feeding activity in an Indonesian oil palm plantation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 218 (2016):133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.012

Hsiao-Hang Tao, Jake L. Snaddon, Eleanor M. Slade, Resti Wahyu, Jean-Pierre Caliman , Kathy J. Willis (2015) Effects of empty fruit bunch (EFB) application on soil fauna feeding activity in oil palm plantations. Conference proceedings for Workshop on sustainable management of soil in oil palm, Medan.

Chorng-Bin Hsu, Gwo-Wen Hwang, Jane-Fuh Lu, Chang-Po Chen, Hsiao-Hang Tao, Hwey-Lian Hsieh (2014). Habitat Characteristics of the Wintering Common Teal in the Huajiang Wetland, Taiwan. Wetlands 34 (6):1207-1218. DOI 10.1007/s13157-014-0581-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-014-0581-7