Zhengchen (John) Zang

Position: Adjunct Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Email: zzang@lsu.edu
Office: 2133 ECE Building

 

 

 

Degrees

PhD, LSU, 2019

Masters, Ocean University of China, 2015

BS, Ocean University of China, 2012

 

 

 

Research Interests

Marine ecology; sediment transport; fisheries ecology; planktonic food web dynamics 

 

Selected Publications

Zang, Z., Ji, R., Fontaine, D.N., Marrec, P., Stevens, B.L.F., Menden-Deuer, S., Rynearson, T.A., Hyde, K.J.W., Stanley, R.H.R., Sosik, H.M., 2026a. Emergent temperature sensitivity dominates phytoplankton growth and dampens net primary production seasonal variations on the Northeast US Shelf. Commun. Earth Environ. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03611-y

Zang, Z., Ji, R., Hart, D.R., Lavaud, R., Chen, C., Meyer-kaiser, K., Li, S., Chute, A.S., Mann, R.L., 2026b. Spatially variable growth responses to warming in Atlantic Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus). ICES J. Mar. Sci. 83, fsag064. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag064

Zang, Z., Xue, Z.G., Sable, S.E., La, M.K., Kenneth, P., Stephens, T.A., Carter, B., Lindquist, D.C., Ou, Y., Lei, Z., 2026c. A Numerical Study of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Larval Growth and Dispersal in Barataria Estuary, Louisiana, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 49, 114.

Zang, Z., Ji, R., Hart D.R., Chen, C., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 2023. Effects of warming and fishing on Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) size structure in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsad063 

Zang, Z., Ji, R., Liu, Y., Chen, C., Li, Y., Li, S., Davis, C.S., 2022. Investigation of the interannual variability of spring bloom magnitude in the Gulf of Maine using a self-organizing map. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10245