Weimin Xi
Professor
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Ph.D. (Biology) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S. (Botany) Southwest University, Chongqing, China; B.S. (Geography) Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
361-593-2758
Professor of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Research focuses on plant ecology, disturbance ecology, restoration ecology, biogeography, landscape modeling, and climate change biology.
Project Description
Project: Empowering Undergraduate Students Through Climate-Smart Ranching Capstone Projects in South Texas. Students will explore ecological challenges in South Texas, focusing on prescribed burn and grazing for sustainable ranching and habitat restoration. Projects will align with The Prairie Project (https://www.theprairieproject.org) and The Climate Hub Partnership (CHP) Project, USDA-NIFA-funded initiative supporting climate-smart agriculture in the Great Plains.
Unit Plan
- 2025 CHP Project Plan for WEIMIN XI.pdf
- 2025 Student Reflections on Learning Outcomes.pdf
- 2026 Xi Update CHP Capstone Project Presentation.pdf
Teacher Resources
2025 Capstone Project
- 2025 CHP Project Plan for WEIMIN XI.pdf
- 2025 Fall Capstone Project Introduction lecture PPT.pdf
- 2025 Poster Rubric.pdf
2025 Course Redesign Narrative
- 2025 TAMUK Course Redesign Narrative Dr Xi_BIOL 3407 Ecology.pdf
- 2025_Title V PURA Grant Undergraduate Research Course Redesign Application.pdf
2025 Field Trips
- Xi 2025 2025 Feild Trip Safty Guide.pdf
- Xi 2025 La Copita Field Trip Handout.pdf
- Xi 2025 Poster 1 Site 55.pdf
- Xi 2025 Poster 2 Site 55.pdf
- Xi 2025 Poster 3 Drone Image.pdf
- Xi 2025 University Farm Trip Handout.pdf
- Xi et al. 2023_Final Version_Site 55 Project Report.pdf
2025 Student Posters
- 1.1 Prescribed Fires Can Help Restore Biodiversity to the Great Plains.pdf
- 1.2 What Impact does Regenerative Grazing and Prescribed Burns.pdf
- 2.1 Pre and Post Burning effects on vegetation at the TAMUK University Farm.pdf
- 2.2 Biomass and Plant Recovery after Prescribed Fire.pdf
- 3.1 Integrated Brush Management in South Texas.pdf
- 4.1 Fire exclusion led the Site 55 toward to low-diversity woody dominance.pdf
- 4.2 Ecological Comparison of the Site 55 and Kenedy Ranch.pdf
- 2025 Poster Rubric.pdf
2025-26 Ecology Syllabi
2025-26 New Labs
Student Resources
Articles
- Archeretal2001_10.pdf
- Burning from the ground up the structure and impact of Prescribed Burn Associations in the United States.pdf
- Challenges of Brush Management Treatment Effectiveness in Southern Great Plains.pdf
- Elmoreetal2010_Perceptions of Oklahoma residents to prescribed fire.pdf
- Fighting Wildfire with Prescribed Fire in the Southern Great Plains.pdf
- Fire as a Tool for Managing Wildlife Habitats in Texas 2005.pdf
- fireecology HISTORICAL PYROGEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS.pdf
- Integrated-Brush-Mgmnt-Systms-for-TX.pdf
- Journal of Ecology - 2020 - McLauchlan - Fire as a fundamental ecological process Research advances and frontiers.pdf
- Landowner perceptions of woody plants and prescribed fire in the Southern Plains.pdf
- Management of South Texas Shrublands with Prescribed Fire.pdf
- Mixed brush ecology - Texas Natural Resources Server.pdf
- Perceptions of Prescribed Fire Among Ranchers near Northern US National Grasslands.pdf
- Pres-Range-Burning-in-TX.pdf
- proscribed_burning_edwards_plateau1.pdf
- Pyric herbivory and hydrological responses in tallgrass prairie.pdf
- Rancher Experiences and Perceptions of Climate Change.pdf
- Roles of fire in the plant communities of the eastern Edwards Plateau of Texas.pdf
- The Society for Range Management-Ecosystem-Services-Report.pdf
- Trees_in_grasslands_Biogeochemical_consequences_of.pdf
- using-the-rangeland-analysis-platform-to-measure-landcover-change.pdf
- Viewing Woody-Plant Encroachment through a Social-Ecological lens.pdf