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Researcher

Zixia Liu

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Awards & Distinctions

14 Results

2026

From phytoplankton to bioactivity : sea spray aerosols as a mechanistic link between ocean ecology and human health

Zixia LiuJana AsselmanColin JanssenMaarten De Rijcke

2025

Earlier onset of phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Bight of the North Sea in response to climate variability

Zixia LiuIlias SemmouriYunmeng LiMaarten De RijckeEmmanuel Van AckerColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Exploring seasonal dynamics of sea spray aerosol bioactivity : insights into molecular effects on human bronchial epithelial cells

Zixia LiuEmmanuel Van AckerMaarten De RijckeFilip Van NieuwerburghColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

MarineNP: A Comprehensive and Locally Deployable Database of Marine Natural Products

Zixia LiuEveline DiopereColin JanssenJana Asselman

2024

Leaf litter decomposition and its drivers differ between an invasive and a native plant : management implications

Cai ChengZixia LiuYouzheng ZhangQiang HeBo LiJihua Wu

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Marine influence on airborne bacterial community composition and function in coastal zones: a case study from Ostend, Belgium

Yunmeng LiZixia LiuPascal HablützelWannes Van BeeckColin JanssenSarah LebeerJana AsselmanMaarten De Rijcke[missing] Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium[missing] Blue Growth Research Lab-UGent, Belgium et al.

Seasonal dynamics of bacterial community structure and function in surf zone seawater of a recreational beach in Ostend, Belgium

Yunmeng LiPascal HablützelZixia LiuEmmanuel Van AckerColin JanssenJana AsselmanMaarten De Rijcke[missing] Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium[missing] Department Of Biology-VUB[missing] Blue Growth Research Lab-UGent, Belgium et al.

Seasonal dynamics of bacterial community structure and function in the surf zone seawater of a recreational beach in Ostend, Belgium

Yunmeng LiPascal I. HablützelZixia LiuEmmanuel Van AckerColin JanssenJana AsselmanMaarten De Rijcke

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS

2023

Molecular insights into health effects of sea spray aerosol exposure under environmentally realistic conditions

Zixia LiuEmmanuel Van AckerMaarten De RijckeColin JanssenJana Asselman

2022

Do we inhale aerosolized microplastics on the beach?

Silke LambertMaaike VercauterenJosefien Van LanduytZixia LiuEveline DiopereNico BoonColin JanssenJana Asselman

2021

Consistent pattern of higher lability of leaves from high latitudes for both native Phragmites australis and exotic Spartina alterniflora

Youzheng ZhangSteven C. PenningsZixia LiuBo LiJihua Wu

A1 Journal Article in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Sea spray aerosols contain the major component of human lung surfactant

Emmanuel Van AckerMaarten De RijckeZixia LiuJana AsselmanKarel De SchamphelaereLynn VanhaeckeColin Janssen

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2020

Do population near the coast have a lower lung cancer incidence rate?

Zixia LiuColin JanssenJana Asselman

Do population near the coast have a lower lung cancer incidence rate?

Zixia LiuColin JanssenJana Asselman