（1）珊瑚礁生态现状、动态变化及发展趋势
（2）地质时期珊瑚礁生态演变及古环境响应
（3）珊瑚礁资源评价及岛礁工程防护与修复
2008年起在中国科学院南海海洋研究所边缘海与大洋地质重点实验室“珊瑚礁、红树林及其环境记录学科组”工作，期间赴美国国家珊瑚礁研究所、香港科技大学访问交流各一年。近年来，共主持纵向科研项目课题14项，包括国家级项目课题6项，其中国家自然科学基金项目2项，科技部重点研发项目和重大科学研究计划子课题各1项；已发表学术论文64篇，其中第一/通讯作者论文24篇(SCI论文112篇，含中科院二区6篇，其中TOP论文3篇)。
1.近五年发表文章_27_篇。
2.代表性论文（第一作者或通讯作者，建议10篇以内）：1. Meixia Zhao, Yu Zhong, Shuqi Zhang, Haiyang Zhang, Hongqiang Yang, Qi Shi, Hongqiang Yan, Haoya Tong, Weihai Xu, Wen Yan. Coral community of Holocene coral reef in the southern South China Sea and its significance for reef growth. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2022, 602: 111152.
2. Meixia Zhao, Haiyang Zhang, Yu Zhong,Xiaofeng Xu, Hongqiang Yan, Gang Li, Wen Yan. Microstructural characteristics of the stony coral genus Acropora useful to coral reef paleoecology and modern conservation. Ecology and Evolution, 2021, 11:3093–3109.
3. Sazal Kumar, Meixia Zhao, Haiyang Zhang, Md. Aminur Rahman, Chuanxiu Luo, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman. Distribution, contamination status and source of trace elements in the soil around brick kilns. Chemosphere, 2021, 263: 127882.
4. Meixia Zhao, Haiyang Zhang, Yu Zhong, Dapeng Jiang, Guohui Liu, Hongqiang Yan, Hongyu Zhang, Pu Guo, Cuitian Li, Hongqiang Yang, Tegu Chen, Rui Wang. The status of coral reefs and its importance for coastal protection: a case study of northeastern Hainan Island, South China Sea, Sustainability, 2019, 11: 4354.
5. Sazal Kumar, Joyanto Karmoker, Biplob Kumer Pal, Chuanxiu Luo, Meixia Zhao*. Trace metals contamination in different compartments of the Sundarbans mangrove: A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019,148:47-60.
6. Meixia Zhao, Kefu Yu, Qi Shi, Hongqiang Yang, Bernhard Riegl, Qiaomin Zhang, Hongqiang Yan, Tianran Chen, Guohui Liu, Ziyun Lin. Comparison of coral diversity between big and small atolls: A case study of Yongle atoll and Lingyang reef, Xisha Islands, central of South China Sea, Biodiversity and Conservation,2017, 26:1143-1159.
7. Meixia Zhao, Bernhard Riegl, Kefu Yu, Qi Shi, Qiaomin Zhang, Guohui Liu, Hongqiang Yang, Hongqiang Yan. Model suggests potential for Porites coral population recovery after removal of anthropogenic disturbance (Luhuitou, Hainan, South China Sea). Scientific Reports, 2016, 6:33324.
8. Meixia Zhao, Kefu Yu, Qi Shi, Hongqiang Yang, Bernhard Riegl, Qiaomin Zhang, Hongqiang Yan, Tianran Chen. The coral communities of Yongle atoll: status, threats and conservation significance for coral reefs in South China Sea. Marine & Freshwater Research, 2016, 67:1888-1896.
9. Meixia Zhao, Kefu Yu, Qiaomin Zhang, Shi Qi, George Roff. Age structure of massive Porites lutea corals at Luhuitou fringing reef (northern South China Sea) indicates recovery following severe anthropogenic disturbance. Coral Reefs. 2014, 33: 39-44.
10. Meixia Zhao, Kefu Yu. Application of chlorophyll fluorescence technique in the study of coral symbiotic zooxanthellae micro-ecology. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2014, 34: 165-169.
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