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Brief Job Description

Sheng-Shan Lu

  • Position：Researcher & Chief
Research interests / job descriptionForest insects, Bees and wasps study, Insect collection management, Division administration.
EducationPh.D. School of Botany & Zoology, University of Natal, South Africa. (2003)
M.S. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. (1991)
B.S. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. (1989)
Experience2023.08~ Researcher and Chief, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, MOA.
2019.07~2023.07 Researcher & Chief, Fushan Research Center, TFRI, COA.
2018.11~2019.07 Researcher, Division of Forest Protection, TFRI, COA.
2008.12~2018.11 Associate Researcher, Division of Forest Protection, TFRI, COA.
2006.09~2008.12 Chief, Division of Forestry Extension, TFRI, COA.
2005.04~2006.09 Associate Researcher, Division of Forest Protection, TFRI, COA.
2002.05~2005.04 Assistant Researcher, Division of Forest Protection, TFRI, COA.
1995.03~2002.05 Research Assistant, Division of Forest Protection, TFRI, COA.
TEL886-2-23039978 ext 2500、2513
Emailsslu@tfri.gov.tw
  1. Murao R, Yeh WC , Lu SS*. (2023). A review of Lasioglossum (Leuchalictus) in Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 63(2): 363-382. DOI: doi: 10.37520/aemnp.2023.023. (SCI)
  2. Yun-Chen Hsieh, Joe Chun-Chia Huang, Wen-Chi Yeh, Chun-Yang Tsai, Lin CJ, Lu SS*. (2023). Male-biased night foraging by bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus spp.) in Taiwan. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 96: 949–954. (SCI)
  3. Chao CH, Lu SS, Sung IH *. (2023). Note on bee mites of Sennertia Oudemans, 1905 (Sarcoptiformes, Astigmata, Chaetodactylidae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species. Systematic & Applied Acarology 28(9): 1527–1552. (SCI)
  4. Williams PH, Sung IH, Lin YJ, Lu SS. (2022). Discovering endemic species among the bumblebees of Taiwan (Apidae, genus Bombus). J. Natural History 56: 435-447.
  5. Huang GW, Tsai JB, Lu SS, Chao CH, Sung IH. (2021).  Investigation of Seed Predators in Taiwan Acacia Seed Orchard (Acacia confusa Merr.) Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 36(3): 245-252. [EI]
  6. Lu SS, Yeh WC, Takahashi J, Lu ML*, Huang JY, Lin YJ, Sung IH*. (2021). Evidence for range expansion and origins of an invasive hornet Vespa bicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Taiwan, with notes on its natural status. Insects 12: 320. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12040320 [SCI]
  7. Yoshitake H*, Arimoto M, Hinomoto N, Lee CF, Lu SS, Yeh WC, Yap SA, Cabras AA. (2021). Genetic variation of two weevil pests of sweet potato, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) and Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Japan based on mitochondrial DNA. Applied Entomology and Zoology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-021-00755-5   [SCI]
  8. Huang JCC, Hsieh YC, Lu SS, Yeh WC, Liang JY, Lin CJ, Tung GS. (2021). Flower-visiting insects of genus Melastoma (Myrtales: Melastomataceae) at the Fushan Botanical Garden, Taiwan. Biodiversity data journal 9: e60315. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e60315 [SCI]
  9. Murao R, Yeh WC, Lu SS, Sung IH. (2020). Discovery of Lasioglossum albescens (Smith, 1853) (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from the Kinmen Islands, Taiwan. Check List 16(4): 963-967.  [SCI]
  10. Lu SS, Chiu CA, Lee MF, Pan CC, Fu KM. (2020). Reusing indigenous plant materials to restore vegetation: A practical case in Shei-Pa national park. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 13: 175-181. [SCI]
  11. Lu SS, Huang SH, Bordbar L, Sung IH. (2019). Composition and diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods at Chiayi Agricultural LTER site in the Southern Taiwan. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12: 561-569. [SCI]
  12. Lu SS, Yeh WC, Lu ML, Lin YJ, Sung IH. (2019). Study on the distribution of Aculeata wasps and bees in the paddy fields in Miaoli area. J. Agri. and Fore, National Chiayi 16 (1): 85-100. (in Chinese)
  13. Chiu CA, Lu SS, Chang C, Wang CC, Liao HY,  Kuo CI, Tzeng HY. (2018). Reproductive organ traits and self-compatibility of Taiwanese native Impatiens. Quar. J. For. Research 40(2):133-147. (in Chinese)
  14. Lu SS, Chiu CA, Sung IH. (2018). Preliminary observations of pollinators of three native Impatiens in the Guanwu area, Taiwan. J National Park 28(1): 72-75. (in Chinese)
  15. Tamadera Y, Yoshitake H*, Lu SS. (2017). Occurrence of Agrilus shibatai Y. Kurosawa (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in Taiwan. Elytra 7(1): 129-130.
  16. Chiu CA, Lu SS, Wang CC. (2017). Preliminary production of digital Botanical illustration in Taiwan. J National Park 27(2): 78-83. (in Chinese)
  17. Yeh WC*, Lu SS. (2017). New record of the genus Zethus Fabricius from Taiwan, with the description of Z. taiwanus sp. nov. and a key to the species of trimaculatus-group (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Zootaxa 4324 (3): 529-540. [SCI]
  18. Lin YT, Shih HH, Hulcr J, Lin CS, Lu SS, Chen CY*. (2017). Ambrosiella in Taiwan including one new species. Mycoscience 58(4): 242-252. [SCI]
  19. Stouthamer S, Rugman-Jones P, Thu PQ, Eskalen A, Thibault T, Hulcr J, Wang LJ, Jordal BH, Chen CY, Cooperband M, Lin CS, Kamata N, Lu SS, Masuya H, Mendel Z, Rabaglia R, Sanguansub S, Shih HH, Sittichaya W, Zong S. (2017). Tracing the origin of a cryptic invader: Phylogeography of the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species complex. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 19(4): 366-375. [SCI]
  20. Wuest C, Harrington T, Fraedrich S, Yun HY, Lu SS. (2017). Genetic variation in native populations of the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, in Taiwan and Japan and the introduced population in the USA. Plant Disease   101:619-628. [SCI]
  21. Vanderbilt K, Porter J, Lu SS, Bertrandd N, Blankman D, Guo XB, Henshaw D, Jeong K, Kim ES, Lin CC, O'Brien M, Osawa T, Tuama EO, Su W, Yang H,  Bertrand N, He HL. (2017). A prototype system for multilingual data discovery of International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) Network research data.   Ecological Informatics 40: 93-101. [SCI]
  22. Lu SS, Yeh WC, Sung IH. (2016). Phenology and community analyses of trap-nesting wasps and bees in the agricultural fields and forests of Yunlin and Chiayi Counties, Taiwan.. Formosan Entomol. 36: 107-123. (in Chinese)
  23. SungIH, Hsiao MT, Lu SS*。(2016)。Utilization of bird nestboxes by social bees and wasps. J National Park 26(2): 86-91. (in Chinese)
  24. Lin CC, Mai GS, Lu SS. (2016). Federation of ecological data repository of EAP-ILTER. Taiwan J For Sci 31(4): 337-342. (EI)
  25. Lin CC, Lu SS. (2016). New perspective in the ecology of big data. J National Park 26(1): 69-74。(in Chinese)
  26. Lin CC, Wang YH and Lu SS. (2015). Forest Dynamics Plot Database of Taiwan: A Content Management Approach. Taiwan J For Sci 30(4):251-258. (EI)  
  27. Vanderbilt KL, Lin CC, Lu SS, Kassim AR, He HL, Guo XB, San Gil I, Blankman D, Porter JH. (2015). Fostering ecological data sharing: collaborations in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network. Ecosphere 6(10):1-18. [SCI]
  28. Yoshitake H, Lu SS, Lee CF, Ito M. (2015). A New Hainokisaruzo (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) discovered from a Taiwan beech forest in Mt. Taipingshan, Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 21(2):235-239.
  29. Lin CC, Lu S. (2014). Clarifying invasion ecology terminology and the identification of newly naturalized species. J National Park 24(1): 40-48. (in Chinese)
  30. Sung IS, Lu SS*, Chao JH, Yeh WC, Lee WJ. (2014). Establishment of Vespa bicolor in Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Journal of Insect Science 14(231) 1-3. [SCI]
  31.  Lu SS, Yeh WC, Sung IH. (2013). Vespid Fauna of Yangmingshan National Park. J National Park 23(4): 62-68. (in Chinese)
  32. Lin CC, Lu SS. (2013). Clarifying terminology use and index of biodiversity. J National Park 23(1): 13-123. (in Chinese)
  33. Lin CC, Lu SS. (2012). Ecosystem and ecosystem management: a reality or a fantasy? J National Park 22(3)1-11. (in Chinese)
  34. Lin CC, Lu SS*. (2012). A review of Shannon Formula as diversity index measurement in ecology. TW J. of Biodivers. (1-2): 41- 50. (in Chinese)
  35. Sung IH, Lu SS, Chan ML, Lin MY, Chiang CH, Li CC, Yang PS. (2011). A study on the size and morphological difference, seasonal occurrence and distribution features of four bumblebees from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Formosan Entomol. 1: 309-323. (in Chinese)
  36. Mai GS, Wang YH, Hsia YJ, Lu SS, Lin CC. (2011). Linked Open Data of Ecology (LODE): A New Approach for Ecological Data Sharing. Taiwan J For Sci 26(4): 417-24. [EI]
  37. Lin CC, Kassim AR, Vanderbilt K, Henshaw D, Melendez-Colom EC, Porter JH, Niiyama K, Yagihashi T, Tan SA, Lu SS*, Hsiao CW, Chang LW, Jeng MR. (2011). An Ecoinformatics Application for Forest Dynamics Plot Data Management and Analysis. Taiwan J For Sci 26(4): 357-69. [EI]
  38. Sung IH, Yamane S, Lu SS, Ho KK. (2011). Climatological Influences on the Flight Activity of Stingless (Lepidotrigona hoozana) and Honeybees (Apis cerana) in (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Sociobiology 58(3): 835-850. [SCI]
  39. Lu SS, Perry M, Nekrasov M, Fountain T, Arzberger P, Wang YH, Lin CC. (2011). Automatic Analysis of Camera Image Data: an Example of Honey Bee (Apis cerana) Images from Shanping Wireless Sensor Network. Taiwan J For Sci 26: 305-11. [EI]
  40. Harrington T, Yun HY, Lu SS, Goto H, Aghayeva DN, Fraedrich SW. (2011). Isolations from the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, Confirm that the Laurel Wilt Pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, Originated in Asia. Mycologia 103(5): 1028-1036. [SCI]
  41. Vanderbilt KL, Blankman D, Guo XB, He HL, Lin CC, Lu SS, Ogawa A, Tuama ÉÓ, Schentz H, Su W. (2010). A multilingual metadata catalog for the ILTER: Issues and approaches. Ecological Informatics: 5: 187-193. [SCI]
  42. Lin CC, Hsiao CW, Lu SS, Chiou WL, Chang LW, Jeng MR. (2010). Filling Information Management Gaps of Forest Dynamic Plot Databases Using Ecological Metadata Language and the Scientific Workflow System. Taiwan J For Sci 25: 97-105. [EI]
  43. Porter J, Lin CC, Smith DE, Lu SS. (2010). Ecological Image Databases: From the Webcam to the Researcher. Ecological Informatics: 5: 51-58. [SCI]
  44. Lin CC, Lu SS, Jeng MR. (2009). Building a Network-based Information System for Forest Health Management:  A Taiwanese Experience. Ecological circuits-issue 2: 19-20.
  45. Hwang CY, Lu SS, Chen TH, Chen YH, Lin CC, Tsai JB. (2009). Vegetative fuel break of Dajashi national forest. Quar. J. Chinese Fore. 42(1): 123-135. (in Chinese)
  46. Lu SS, Wen-Chih Lin, Yung-Hsio Chen, Lin CC. 2009. Wireless Sensor Network for Defensive Behavior Monitoring of Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. National Park 19(1): 1-8.
  47. Lin CC, Cheng-Hsin Hsu, Yue-Joe Hsia, Hou-Sen Chu, Lu SS. 2009. Scientific workflow system (Kepler) for corbon dioxide flux computing. Quar. J. Chin. For. 42(1): 75-88. (in Chinese)
  48. Lee YF*, Kuo YM, Lu SS, Jean HJ, Chen DY, Hou PC, Chao JT. (2009). Trampling, litter removal, and variations in the composition and relative abundances of soil arthropods in a subtropical hardwood forest. Zoological Studies 48(2): 162-173. [SCI]
  49. Lin CC, Jeng MR, Lu SS. (2008). A Review of the Development and Applications of Ecoinformatics in Taiwan. Taiwan J For Sci 23: 133-43. [EI](in Chinese)
  50. Lin CC, Porter JH, Hsiao CW, Lu SS*, Jeng MR. (2008). Establishing an EML-based data management system for automating analysis of field sensor data. Taiwan J For Sci 23: 279-85. [EI]
  51. Lin CC, Porter JH, Lu SS, Jeng MR, Hsiao CW. (2008). Using Structured Metadata to Manage Forestry Research Information: A New Approach. Taiwan J For Sci 23: 133-43. [EI]
  52. Samways MJ, Lu SS. (2007). Key traits in a threatened butterfly and its common sibling: implications for conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 16: 4095-4107. [SCI]
  53. Yeh WC, Lu SS*. (2007). New Records of Three Potter Wasps (Hymenotpera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Taiwan. Formosan Entomology 27: 83-90.
  54. Lin CC, Porter JH, Lu SS*. (2006). A Metadata-based Framework for Multilingual Ecological Information Management. Taiwan J For Sci 21: 377-82. [EI]
  55. Lu SS,  Samways MJ. (2002). Conservation management recommendations for the Karkloof blue butterfly Orachrysops ariadne (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). African Entomology 10: 149-159. [SCI]
  56. Lu SS, Samways MJ. (2002). Behavioural ecology of the Karkloof blue butterfly Orachrysops ariadne (Butler) relevant to its conservation. African Entomology 10: 137-147. [SCI]
  57. Lu SS, Samways MJ. (2001). Life history of the threatened Karkloof blue butterfly Orachrysops ariadne (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). African Entomology 9: 137-151. [SCI]
  58. Chao JT, Lu SS, Chen YM, Jaung LM, Koh CN, Yeh WC. (2001). How Fecund is Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) inTaiwan? Taiwan J For Sci: 16: 259-266. [EI]
  59. Yu CC, Kao HH, Wang CH, Chao JT, Lu SS. (1997). The characterization of Lymantria Xylina nucleopolyhedrovirus (LyxyNPV) and the establishment of in vitro multiplication of LyxyNPV. Chinese Journal of Entomology 17: 11-22. (in Chinese, with English abstract).
  60. Maeta Y, Miyanaga R, Sugiura N, Lu SS. (1996). Additional notes on the nesting habits of the Taiwanese bamboo carpenter bee, Xylocopa(Biluna) tranquebarorum tranquebarorum (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Japanese Journal of Entomology 64: 669-680.
  61. Chang RJ, Lu SS. (1996). Investigation of the occurrence of pine wilt disease and its naturally infected hosts in Fushan Botanical Garden. Taiwan J For Sci 11: 201-207 (in Chinese, with English abstract).
  62. Chao JT, Schaefer P, Fang YB, Lu SS. (1996). Host plants and infestation of casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Taiwan. Taiwan J For Sci 11:23-28.  
  63. Itô Y, Chao JH, Lu SS, Tsuchida K. (1994). Difference in nesting sites of Ropalidia fasciata (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Okinawa and western Taiwan. Journal of Ethology 12(2):187-191.
  64. Lu SS, Chao JH, Lee LL. (1992). Colony cycle of Polistes jadwigae Dalla Torre (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in northern Taiwan. Chines Journal of Entomology 12: 171-181. (in Chinese, with English abstract).
  1. Hsieh T, Yeh WC, Lu SS. (2023, Oct). The pollination network and its temporal dynamic in Taipei Botanical Garden and Zhonghe No. 4 Park. The 44th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Entomological Society. Lantan Campus of National Chiayi University, Chiayi.. (in Chinese)
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