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Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science

School of Life Sciences & School of Sustainability

Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability

Arizona State University

P.O. Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287

and

Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Ecology

Founding Director, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy and Sustainability Science (SUCCESS)


    Short Biography

Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science, School of Life Sciences & Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.  B.S. (1982) in biology from Inner Mongolia University and M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1991) in ecology from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.  National Science Foundation (NSF) postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University (1991-1992) and Princeton University (1992-1993).  Current research areas: landscape ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, urban ecology, and sustainability science.  Authored 12 books and more than 200 journal articles and book chapters (http://LEML.asu.edu/Jingle/).  Co-PI and Leadership Team member for the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project (CAP-LTER) since its inception in 1997, and a founding faculty member of Global Institute of Sustainability (2004) and School of Sustainability (2007) at Arizona State University.

Editor-in-Chief of Landscape Ecology since 2005, and Editorial Board member for Ecological Economics, Frontiers in Energy, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, Acta Ecologica Sinica, Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, and Biodiversity Science.  Other professional services: Chair of Asian Ecology Section of Ecological Society of America (1999-2000); Program Chair of the US Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) in 2001; Councilor-at-Large of US-IALE (2001-2003); Founding Director of the Sino-US Center of Conservation, Energy and Sustainability Science (SUCCESS; 2007-).  Major awards and honors: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation (2006); Elected AAAS Fellow (2007); Leopold Leadership Fellow (2009); Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award from United States Association for Landscape Ecology (2010); Served with Distinction as Editor-in-Chief of Landscape Ecology from the United States Association for Landscape Ecology (2010); Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award from International Association for Landscape Ecology (2011); Distinguished Service Award from the United States Association for Landscape Ecology (2012).
EDUCATION
  • Postdoctoral: 8/92 - 8/93 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Postdoctoral: 8/91 - 8/92 - Theory Center, and Section of Ecology & Systematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • Ph. D., Botany / Ecology:  Aug. 1991- Department of Botany, Miami University ,Oxford, Ohio
  • M. S., Botany / Ecology:  Aug. 1987- Department of Botany, Miami University ,Oxford, Ohio
  • B. S., Biology / Ecology:  Jan. 1982- Department of Biology,  Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
    PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

    2008 –                               Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science, School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

    2010 –                               Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

    2005 –                               Professor, School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability, Global Institute of Sustainability, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287

    2001 – 2005:                     Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; [2001-2003: Department of Plant Biology]

    8/1995 – 8/2001:               Assistant (1995-99)/Associate (1999-2001) Professor, Department of Life Sciences, ASU-West, Phoenix, AZ 85069

    10/1993 – 8/1995:             Research Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada System, Reno, NV 89506

    9/1993 – 2/1994:               Senior Research Associate (joint appointment), Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

    8/1992 – 9/1993:               Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton

    9/1991 – 8/1993:               NSF Postdoctoral Research Associate, Section of Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University, Ithaca

    8/1987 – 8/1991:               Teaching Fellow, Botany Department, Miami University, Oxford

    1989, 1990:                       Summer Lecture Instructor, Botany Department, Miami University

    8/1986 – 8/1987:               Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University, Oxford

    9/1985 – 8/1986:               Visiting Scientist, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

    3/1982 – 9/1985:               Researcher/Lecturer, Department of Biology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China

HONORS AND AWARDS

2012

Distinguished Service Award, United States Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), April 2012

2011

Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award, International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE), August 2011

2010

Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award, The United States Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), April 2010

2010

Service with Distinction Award for Editor-in-Chief of Landscape Ecology, The United States Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), 2010

2009

2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow (Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University) 

2008

Dean’s Distinguished Professorship in landscape ecology and sustainability science, Arizona State University (2008-2013)

2007

Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2006

Recipient of the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation ($5000)

2006

Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, National Science Foundation (NSF) Ecosystem Panel (2001-2006)

2003

Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Councilor-at-Large (2001-2003), The US Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE)

2003-2005

Distinguished Scholar of the 100-Talent Programme, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Host institution: Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing)

2001

Award of Outstanding Books in Science and Technology, China (Wu 2000. Landscape Ecology. Higher Education Press, Beijing)

2000 -

Who's Who in America , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, USA (since 54th Edition 2000)

1996

Honorable Mention of the Best Paper in Landscape Ecology (Wu and Loucks 1995), Annual Meeting of the US Association of Landscape Ecology

1991-1993

US National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellowship

1991

Charles Heimsch Award for Teaching Excellence in Botany, Miami University

5/1990

Jeff Stein Memorial Graduate Scholarship, Miami University, Oxford, OH

8/89-8/90

Dissertation Fellowship, Miami University, Oxford, OH

1988-1991

Graduate Students' Achievement Award; 4 times, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Guest and Distinguished Professorships

2007-

Distinguished Guest Professor, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot

2006-

Distinguished Guest Professor, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot

2007-2010

Distinguished Guest Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2006-2009

Distinguished Guest Professor (University 985 Guest Professor), Beijing Normal University, Beijing

2006-2009

Distinguished Guest Professor (Guangbiao Guest Professor), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

2009-

Guest Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

2006-2011

Guest Professor, Beijing University, Beijing

2003-

Guest Professor, Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

2003-

Advisory Professor, East China Normal University, Shanghai

2000-

Guest Professor, International Institute of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing

1996-2007

Guest Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

1994-2007

Adjunct Professor, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China

professionaL LEADERSHIP and services

Leadership:

  • Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Ecology, the flagship journal of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, published by Springer, 2005 –
  • Founding Director, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science in Inner Mongolia (SUCCESS), 2007 –
  • Honorary Director, Beijing Normal University Center for Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science (CLESS), Beijing, 2007 –
  • Chair of the Academic Committee for the International Symposium on Modern Ecology Series (ISOMES), 2004 –
  • Advisor to the President’s Office on China Affairs, Arizona State University, 2003 –
  • Councilor-at-Large, The US Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), 2001-2003
  • Program Chair, The United States Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), 2000-2001      
  • Chair, Asian Ecology Section, Ecological Society of America (ESA), 1999-2000

 

National and international Panels and Committees:

  • External Review Panel for Evaluating the Performance of Research Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • US National Science Foundation (NSF) Ecosystems Panel (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  • The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Ecology Panel (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Subcommittee, 2005-2006
  • US EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Review Panel (2000, 2002, 2004)
  • US EPA Research Proposal Review Panel (1999, 2001, 2004)
  • Urban/Suburban Ecosystems Work Group, The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Project, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, DC, 2000–2002
  • US EPA EMAP Research Strategy Review Panel, Dec. 14-15, 2000, Research Triangle Park
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Review Panel, Information and Computing Technology for Multi-Discipline Ecosystem Modeling, August 4-6, 1999
  • Member, Foreign Scholar Travel Award Committee, the US Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), (1999-2008)
  • NASA/NSF/USDA/DOE/NOAA Review Panel, Terrestrial Ecology & Global Change, 1998
  • US EPA Review Panel, Landscape/ Environmental Assessment Project, May 1997

 

National and International Symposia/Workshops Organized:

  • Academic Committee, The 8th World Congress on Landscape Ecology, Beijing, August 18-23, 2011
  • Co-Chair, Academic Committee, The International Symposium on Adaptive Management of Family Farms in Temperate Grasslands, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, July 24-27, 2010
  • Academic Committee, International Symposium on Grassland Ecosystem Research: Issues and perspectives, Beijing, August 12-14, 2009
  • Co-Organizer, Special Session on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Current Trends and Future Directions. The 94th ESA Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, August 2-7, 2009
  • Chair of the Academic Committee, The 5th International Symposium on Modern Ecology, Lanzhou, June 25-July 2, 2009
  • Chair of the Academic Committee, The 4th International Symposium on Modern Ecology, Hohhot, May 28-June 3, 2007
  • Chair of the Academic Committee, The 3rd International Symposium on Modern Ecology, Beijing, June 1-7, 2005
  • Organizing Committee, International Symp on Biological Invasion, Beijing, June 8-11, 2004
  • Co-Organizer, Symposium on Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Landscapes. At the 2004 Annual Symp. of the US Association for Landscape Ecology, Las Vegas, March 30-April 2, 2004 (with B. Tress, G. Tress, and G. Fry)
  • Organizer, Symposium on Key Issues and Research Questions in Landscape Ecology, The 2003 World Congress on Landscape Ecology, Darwin, Australia, July 13-17, 2003
  • Academic Committee, The 4th National Congress on Landscape Ecology, Beijing, Dec. 12-15, 2003
  • Task Leader, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE), Task 2.1.4 (Semiarid and Arid Ecosystems), 1997–2002
  • Organizer, Workshop on Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecological Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, October 17-19, 2002
  • Co-Chair of Academic Committee, International Symposium on Ecosystem Succession Theory and Ecological Restoration, Guangzhou, December 27-29, 2002
  • Academic Committee, International Symposium on Urban Forestry and Eco-Cities, Shanghai, Sept. 16-22, 2002
  • Co-organizer (with L. Masucchio), Symposium on Cities of Resilience: Integrating Ecology Into Urban Planning, Design, Policy, And Management, at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona, USA, August 7, 2002
  • Chair of Organizing Committee, 2001 Annual Symposium of the US Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 24-29, 2001
  • Organizer, Special Session on the Top 10 List in Landscape Ecology.  2001 US-IALE Annual Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 24-29, 2001
  • Organizer, Symposium on Urban Landscape Ecology: Integrating Ecology with Geography, The 2000 Annual Meeting of International Association of Landscape Ecology, US Section, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April 15-19, 2000
  • Organizer, Symposium on Urban Ecology. The 2000 Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, UT, August 6-10, 2000
  • Organizing Committee, International Conference on Modeling Complex Systems. Montreal, July 31-Aug. 4, 2000
  • Academic Committee, 2nd Intern. Symp. on Modern Ecology, Beijing, June 15-19, 1999
  • Academic Committee, Intern. Symp. on Grassland Management, Hohhot, Aug. 15-18, 1997
  • Academic Committee, 1st International Symp. on Modern Ecology, Hohhot, Sept. 4-13, 1994

 

Editorial Boards of Professional Journals:

Current

2005-:             Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Ecology (Springer)

2008-:              Editorial Board, Ecological Economics (Elsevier)

2008-:              Editorial Board, Frontiers in Energy (Springer)

2008-:              Associate Editor, Acta Ecologica Sinica (English edition, Elsevier)

2010-:              Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

2004-:             Editorial Board, Landscape and Ecological Engineering (Springer)

2004-:             Editorial Board, Biodiversity Science (Science Press)

1999-:             Editorial Board, Acta Phytoecologica Sinica (Chinese edition)

1999-:             Editorial Board, Acta Ecologica Sinica (Chinese edition)

1996-:             ditorial Board, Chinese Journal of Ecology

Past

2007-2010:      Editorial Board, Journal of Plant Ecology (Oxford U Press)

2008-2009:      Editorial Board, Research Letters in Ecology (Hindawi Publ. Co.)

2005-2008:      Editorial Board, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (Blackwell)

2001-2005:      Editorial Board, Landscape Ecology

1999-2007:      Editorial Board, Geographic Information Sciences (Annals of GIS since 2009)

 

Reviewer for Major Funding Agencies:

National Science Foundation (NSF); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); The Nature Conservancy (TNC); National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC); European Science Foundation (ESF); Natural Environment Research Council of United Kingdom (NERC-UK); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

 

Referee for Professional Journals:

BioScience; Catena; Cities;  Conservation Biology; Conservation Ecology; Ecological Applications; Ecological Modelling; Ecological Monographs; Ecology; Ecology Letters; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Journal of Arid Environments; J of Biogeography; J of Climate; J of Environmental Management; J of Soil and Water Conservation; J of Theoretical Biology; Landscape and Urban Planning; Landscape Ecology; Mathematical Biosciences; Nature; Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; PNAS; Remote Sensing of Environment; Science; Science in China; Urban Ecosystems, etc.

 

Major University/Campus Service Activities:

  • Advisor to the Office of the President on China Affairs, 2003 - 
  • Graduate Committee, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 2006 -
  • Research and Training Initiatives Committee, School of Life Sciences, ASU, 2009 – 2012
  • ASU Biodiversity Committee, 2008 -
  • Faculty Search Committee (Ecological Economics), School of Life Sciences, 2007/2008
  • Steering Committee, CAPLTER/DCDC Summer Summit, 2006
  • Executive Committee, Graduate Program in Computational Biosciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2003-2005.
  • Faculty Search Committee (Computational Biologist), School of Life Sciences, 2003-2004
  • Seminar Committee, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, 2001-2002
  • Chair, Graduate Committee, Dept of Life Sciences, ASU West, 1996-2001
  • Information Technology Advisory Committee, ASU West, 8/1998 – 6/2000
  • Search Committee for the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, ASU West, 8/1998-3/1999
  • Space and Facilities Committee, Dept of Life Sciences, ASU West, 1996
  • Salary Equity Committee, College of Arts and Science, ASU West, 1996

 

Other Activities:

  • Invited participant of Arizona Town Hall, 1998-1999
  • President, Chinese Students Association, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1989-1990
  • Co-founder, Sino-Ecologists Club Overseas (Sino-ECO), 11/1988
  • President, Chinese Visiting Scholars Association, Univ. of California, Davis, 1985-1986

professional organizations

  • Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)
  • International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

 

Teaching Experience

Courses taught at Arizona State University since 1995:

  • BIO 421/521 – Landscape Ecology  (3 credits)
  • SOS 494/598 – Sustainability Indicators and Indices  (3 credits)
  • SOS 511 – Quantitative Methods in Sustainability (4 credits)
  • BIO 320 – Fundamentals of Ecology (3 credits)
  • PLB 494 – Ecological Modeling (4 credits)
  • PLB 591 – Scaling Theory and Methods in Ecology (2 credits)
  • PLB 591 – Urban Modeling: Theory and Methods (2 credits)
  • LSC300 – Modes of Biological Thought (3 credits)
  • BIO 319 – Ecology and Conservation (3 credits)
  • LSC 494 – Spatial Analysis and Modeling (2 credits)
  • BIO 330 – Global Environment  (3 credits)
  • LSC 494 – Global Models  (1 credit)

Courses taught at Miami University from 1986 to 1991:

  • BOT 171 – Ecology of North America, Miami Univ., Oxford, 1989-90 [Lecture instructor]
  • BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity & Environment, Miami Univ., 1990-91  [Teaching Fellow]
  • BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity & Environment, Miami Univ., 1986-89  [TA, 6 semesters]

    PUBLICATIONS 

    Books

    1. Wu, J.G. Landscape Ecology: Pattern, Process, and Sustainability. Higher Education Press and Springer (in preparation)
    2. Wu, J.G. and S.Q. An (eds). Lectures in Modern Ecology (VI): Global Climate Change and Ecological Patterns and Processes. Higher Education Press, Beijing. (in prep)
    3. Barrett, G.W., T.L. Barrett, and J.G. Wu (eds). History of Landscape Ecology in the United States. Springer (in preparation).
    4. Wu, J. G. and F.M. Li (eds). 2011. Lectures in Modern Ecology (V): Large-Scale Ecology and Sustainability Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing. 
    5. Hong, S.K., J. Wu, J.E. Kim, and N. Nakagoshi (eds). 2011. Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
    6. Wu, J. and J. Yang (eds). 2009. Lectures in Modern Ecology (IV): Theory and Applications. Higher Education Press, Beijing. 
    7. Carriero, M., Y. Song, and J. Wu (eds). 2008. Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests: International Perspectives. Springer, New York. 467 pp.
    8. Gu, B., J. Wu, J. Chen, and Y. Wu (eds). 2008. Green Careers. Higher Education Press, Beijing. [In Chinese]
    9. Wu, J. and R. Hobbs (eds). 2007. Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 297 pp.
    10. Wu, J., J. Ge, X. Han, Z. Yu, and D. Zhang (eds). 2007. Lectures in Modern Ecology (III): Advances and Key Topics. Higher Education Press, Beijing. 383 pp. [In Chinese]
    11. Wu, J. 2007. Landscape Ecology: Pattern, Process, Scale and Hierarchy. 2nd Edition. Higher Education Press, Beijing. 266 pp. [In Chinese]
    12. Wu, J., B. Jones, H. Li, and O. L. Loucks (Eds). 2006. Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 351 pp.
    13. Wu, J., X. Han, and J. Huang (eds). 2002. Lectures in Modern Ecology (II): From Basic Science to Environmental Issues. Science and Technology Press, Beijing. 229 pp. [In Chinese]
    14. Wu, J. 2000. Landscape Ecology: Pattern, Process, Scale and Hierarchy. 1st Edition. Higher Education Press, Beijing.  [In Chinese; “Award of Outstanding Books in Science and Technology of China in 2001”]
Journal Special Issues
    1. Li, A., J. Wu, and J. Huang. 2012. Distinguishing human-induced changes from climate-driven variations in vegetation pattern of drylands with the RESTREND method. Landscape Ecology (accepted)
    2. Ackley, J. and J. Wu. 2012. Watering grass in the desert: Can a phoenix change its color? CITYGREEN (accepted).
    3. Zhou, T., J. Wu, and S. Peng. 2012. Assessing the effects of landscape pattern on river water quality at multiple scales: A case study of the Dongjiang River watershed, China. Ecological Indicators (accepted)
    4. Yang, L. and J. Wu. 2012. Knowledge-driven institutional change: an empirical study on combating desertification in northern China. Journal of Environmental Management (in press)
    5. Yu, M.J., Hu, G., K.J. Feeley, J.G. Wu, and P. Ding. 2012. Richness and composition of plants and birds on land-bridge islands: effects of island attributes and differential responses of species groups. Journal of Biogeography doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02676.x
    6. Wang, Z., J. Wu, M. Madden, and D. Mao. 2012. China's wetlands: conservation plans and policy impacts. AMBIO, DOI 10.1007/s13280-012-0280-7
    7. Li, S., P. Verburg, S. Lv, J. Wu, and X. Li. 2012. Spatial analysis of the driving factors of grassland degradation under conditions of climate change and intensive land use in Inner Mongolia, China. Regional Environmental Change DOI 10.1007/s10113-011-0264-3.
    8. Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2012. Urbanization diversifies land surface phenology in arid environments: interactions among vegetation, climatic variation, and land use pattern in the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA. Landscape and Urban Planning 105:149-159.
    9. Yu, Q., H. Wu, N. He, X. Lv, Z. Wang, J. Elser, J. Wu, and X. Han. 2012. Testing the Growth Rate Hypothesis in Vascular Plants with Above- and Below-Ground Biomass. PLoS ONE 7(3): e32162.
    10. Liu, J., J. Wu, F. Liu, and X. Han. 2012. Quantitative assessment of bioenergy from crop stalk resources in Inner Mongolia, China. Applied Energy 93:305-318.
    11. Liu, D., X. Wu, J. Chang, Y. Min, Y. Ge, Y. Shi, H. Xue, C. Peng, and J. Wu. 2012. Constructed wetlands as biofuel production systems. Nature Climate Change 2(3):190-194.
    12. Cha, N., J. Wu, and R. Yu. 2012. Analysis of trends in research on sustainable development in China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, in press.
    13. Dong, N., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2012. Changes in the spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization in Erdos of Inner Mongolia and related driving forces. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 23(1):1097-1103
    14. Wang, W., J. Wu, and X. Han. 2012. Estimating soil carbon sequestration potential of the typical steppe in Inner Mongolia and associated uncertainty. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 23(1):29-37.
    15. Wu, J. 2012. Patch dynamics. In: Encyclopedia Britannica. (in press)
    16. Wu, J.G. 2012. Landscape ecology. In: R.A. Meyers (ed), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer.
    17. Wu, J.G. 2012. Landscape ecology. In: A. Hastings and L. Gross (eds), Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology. University of California Press
    18. Wu, J.G. 2012. A landscape approach for sustainability science. In: M.P. Weinstein and R.E. Turner (eds), Sustainability Science: The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment. Springer.
    19. Wu, J. and T. Wu. 2012. Ecological resilience as a foundation for urban design and sustainability. In: Steward T.A. Pickett, Mary L. Cadenasso, Brian P. McGrath, and Kristina Hill (eds), Resilience in Urban Ecology and Design: Linking Theory and Practice for Sustainable Cities.
    20. Wu, J. 2011. Improving the writing of research papers: IMRAD and beyond. Landscape Ecology 26:1345-1349 .
    21. Wu, J., G. D. Jenerette, A. Buyantuyev, and C. L. Redman. 2011. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns of urbanization: The case of the two fastest growing metropolitan regions in the United States. Ecological Complexity 8:1-8.
    22. Li, J.X., C.H. Song, L. Cao, F.G. Zhu, X.L. Meng, and J.G. Wu. 2011. Impacts of landscape structure on surface urban heat islands: a case study of Shanghai, China. Remote Sensing of Environment   115:3249-3263 .
    23. Tian, Y., J. Wu, A. T. Smith, T. Wang, X. Kou, J. Ge. 2011. Population viability of the Siberian Tiger in a changing landscape: Going, going and gone? Ecological Modelling 222:3166-3180.
    24. Pan, Q., Bai, Y., Wu, J., Han, X. 2011. Hierarchical plant responses and diversity loss after nitrogen addition: testing three functionally-based hypotheses in the Inner Mongolia Grassland. PLoS ONE 6(5): e20078.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020078.
    25. Shen, W., Y. Lin, G. D. Jenerette, and J. Wu. 2011. Blowing litter across a landscape: effects on ecosystem nutrient flux and implications for landscape management. Landscape Ecology 26:629-644.
    26. Hu, G., K.J. Feeley, J.G. Wu, G.F. Xu, and M.J. Yu. 2011. Determinants of plant species richness and patterns of nestedness in fragmented landscapes: Evidence from land-bridge islands. Landscape Ecology 26:1405-1417
    27. Tian, G., Y. Ouyang, Q. Quan, and J. Wu. 2011. Simulating spatiotemporal dynamics of urbanization with mult-agent systems: a case study of the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA. Ecological Modelling 222:1129-1138.
    28. Wang, Z.J., J. Wu, H. Shang, and J. Cheng. 2011. Landscape connectivity shapes the spread pattern of the rice water weevil: a case study from Zhejiang, China. Environmental Management 47:254-262.
    29. Qian, G., X. Guo, J. Guo, and J. Wu. 2011. China’s dairy crisis: impacts, causes and policy implications for sustainable dairy industry. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology (DOI:10.1080/13504509.2011.581710.
    30. Tian, Y., J. Wu, X. Kou, T. Wang, A. T. Smith, and J. Ge. 2011. Methods and applications of population viability analysis (PVA): A review. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 22(1):257-267. [In Chinese]
    31. Wu, J. and T. Wu. 2011. Sustainability indicators and indices: an overview. In: Handbook of Sustainable Management.
    32. Wu, J., A. Buyantuyev, G. D. Jenerette, J. Litteral, and W. Shen. 2011. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach.  Pages 35-53 in: M. Richter and U. Weiland (eds). Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework, Blackwell.

    33. Wu, J. 2011. Integrating nature and culture in landscape ecology.  Page 301-321 in: S. K. Hong, J. Wu, J.E. Kim, and N. Nakagoshi (eds). Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
    34. Wu, J. 2011. Landscape ecology: past, present, and future. In: Wu Y. et al. (eds), Ecological Vision: Challenge, Response, and Strategy. Higher Education Press, Beijing. [In Chinese]
    35. Han, G., M. Zhao, M. Hong, Z. Wang, S. Zheng, K. Havstad, W. Willms, B. Bestelmeyer, J. Herrick, J. Wu. 2011. Grassland ecosystem health, services and adaptive management. Pages 218-244 In: J. Wu and F. Li (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology (V): Large-scale Ecology and Sustainability Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    36. Li, C., J. Li., and J. Wu. 2011. Effects of urbanization on plant biodiversity: Review of pattern and mechanisms. Pages 347-361 In: J. Wu and F. Li (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology (V): Large-scale Ecology and Sustainability Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    37. Zhou, T., J. Wu, and S. Peng. 2011. Sustainable restoration ecology: A new conceptual framework for making restoration sustainable. Pages 362-381 In: J. Wu and F. Li (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology (V): Large-scale Ecology and Sustainability Science. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    38. Wu, J. 2010. Landscape of culture and culture of landscape: does landscape ecology need culture? Landscape Ecology 25:1147–1150.
    39. Wu, J. 2010. Urban sustainability: an inevitable goal of landscape research. Landscape Ecology 25:1-4.
    40. Yu, Q., Q. Chen, J. Elser, N. He, H. Wu, G. Zhang, J. Wu, Y. Bai, and X. Han. 2010. Linking stoichiometric homoeostasis with ecosystem structure, functioning and stability. Ecology Letters 13:1390-1399.
    41. Bai, Y. J. Wu, C. M. Clark, S. Naeem, Q. Pan, J. Huang, L. Zhang, and X. Han. 2010. Tradeoffs and thresholds in the effects of nitrogen addition on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: evidence from Inner Mongolia Grasslands. Global Change Biology 16:358–372.
    42. Wang, J., G. Lin, J. Wu, X. Han and J. Huang. 2010. Habitat insularization affects the foraging behavior and dynamics of local rodent populations: Exploring ecological consequences of the Three Gorges Dam.  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8(1):13–19.
    43. Wang, T., J. Wu, X. Kou, C. Oliver, P. Mou, and J. Ge. 2010. Ecologically asynchronous agricultural practice erodes sustainability of Loess Plateau of China. Ecological Applications 20:1126–1135.
    44. Wang, T., X. Kou, Y. Xiong, P. Mou, J. Wu, and J. Ge. 2010. Temporal and spatial patterns of NDVI and their relationship to precipitation in the Loess Plateau of China. International Journal of Remote Sensing 31:1943–1958.
    45. Wang, H.F., V. L. Sork, J.G. Wu, J.P. Ge. 2010. Effect of patch size and isolation on mating patterns and seed production in an urban population of Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.). Forest Ecology and Management 260: 965–974.
    46. Yang, L.H., Z.R. Lan and J.G. Wu. 2010. Roles of scholars in the practice of combating-desertification: a case study in northwest China. Environmental Management 46:154–166.
    47. Yang, L. and J. Wu. 2010. Seven design principles for promoting scholars’ participation in combating desertification. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 17:109-119.
    48. Neil, K., L. Landrum, and J. Wu. 2010. Effects of Urbanization on Flowering Phenology in the Metropolitan Phoenix region of USA: Findings from herbarium records. Journal of Arid Environments 74:440–444.
    49. Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2010. Urban heat islands and landscape heterogeneity: linking spatiotemporal variations in surface temperatures to land-cover and socioeconomic patterns. Landscape Ecology 25:17–33.
    50. Buyantuyev, A., C. Gries, and J. Wu. 2010. Multiscale Analysis of the Urbanization Pattern of the Phoenix Metropolitan Landscape of USA: Time, Space and Thematic Resolution. Landscape and Urban Planning 94:206-217.
    51. Lu, J., L. Zhu, G. Hu, and J. Wu. 2010. Integrating animal manure-based bioenergy production with invasive species control: A case study at Tongren Pig Farm in China. Biomass and Bioenergy 34:821-827.
    52. Tian, G., J. Wu, and Z. Yang. 2010. Spatial Pattern of Urban Functions in the Beijing Metropolitan Region. Habitat International 34:249-255.
    53. Tang, L., G. Shao, Z. Piao, L. Dai, M. Jenkins, S. Wang, G. Wu, J. Wu, J. Zhao. 2010. Forest degradation deepens around and within protected areas in East Asia. Biological Conservation 143:1295-1298.
    54. Qian, G., X. Guo, J. Wu and J. Guo. 2010. Root causes of China’s dairy crisis and policy recommendations. Issues in Agricultural Economy 3:30-36. [In Chinese]
    55. Wu, J.G. and T. Wu. 2010. Green GDP. Pages 248-250 in: Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. II – The Business of Sustainability. Berkshire Publishing, Great Barrington, MA, USA.
    56. Jenerette, G. and J. Wu. 2010. Quantitative measures and ecological hierarchy. Pages 75-95 In: Larry Kapustka, Wayne Landis, and Alan Johnson (eds), Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective. John Wiley & Sons.
    57. Wu, J. 2010. Landscape ecology and sustainability science. Pages 50-67 in: Y.G. Wu and J.W. Fan (eds), Ecological Complexity and Ecological Vision. Higher Education Press, Beijing. [In Chinese]
    58. Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2009. Urbanization alters spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem primary production: A case study of the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 73:512-520.
    59. Chen, X. and J. Wu. 2009. Sustainable landscape architecture: implications of the Chinese philosophy of “unity of man with nature” and beyond.  Landscape Ecology 24: 1015-1026.
    60. Yang, L. and J. Wu. 2009. Scholar-participated governance as an alternative solution to the problem of collective action in social-ecological systems. Ecological Economics 68: 2412–2425.
    61. Han, X., K. Owens, X. B. Wu, J. Wu, and J. Huang. 2009. The Inner Mongolia Grassland: A special feature. Rangeland Ecology and Management 62:303-304.
    62. Wu, J. 2009. Ecological dynamics in fragmented landscapes. Pages 438-444 In: S. A. Levin (ed.), Princeton Guide to Ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
    63. Xiao, H., F. Yuan, and J. Wu. 2009. Factors affecting citations: a comparison between Chinese and English journals in ecology. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 20(5):1253-1262.
    64. Tian, Y., J. Wu, X. Kou, Z. Li, T. Wang, P. Mou, and J. Ge. 2009. Spatiotemporal patterns and main drivers of the Amur tiger population dynamics. Biodiversity Science 17 (3): 211-225.  [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    65. Li, Z., J. Wu, X. Kou, Y. Tian, T. Wang, P. Mou, and J. Ge. 2009. Land use pattern and dynamics in the distribution region of the Amur tiger. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 20 (3): 713-724.  [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    66. Yuan, F., J. Wu, Y. Bai, and X. Han. 2009. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationship. Pages 1-37 In: J. Wu and J. Yang (eds). Lectures in Modern Ecology (IV): Theory and Applications. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    67. Wu, J. 2008. Making the case for landscape ecology: an effective approach to urban sustainability. Landscape Journal 27:41-50.
    68. Wu, J. 2008. Changing perspectives on biodiversity conservation: from species protection to regional sustainability. Biodiversity Science 16(3):205-213.
    69. Bai, Y., J. Wu, Q. Xing, Q. Pan, J. Huang, D. Yang, and X. Han. 2008. Aboveground net primary production and rain use efficiency across a broad precipitation gradient on the Mongolia Plateau. Ecology 89: 2140–2153.
    70. Grimm, N., S. Faeth, N. Golubiewski, C. Redman, J. Wu, X. Bai, and J. Briggs. 2008. Global change and the ecology of cities. Science 319:756-760.
    71. Shao, G. and J. Wu. 2008.  On the accuracy of landscape pattern analysis using remote sensing data.  Landscape Ecology 23:505–511.
    72. Shen, W., J. Wu, N. Grimm, and D. Hope. 2008. Effects of urbanization-induced environmental changes on ecosystem functioning in the Phoenix metropolitan region, USA. Ecosystems 11:138-155.
    73. Liu, Jin and J. Wu. 2008. Perspectives and prospects of biofuels. Acta Ecologica Sinica 28(4):1339-1353. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    74. Yuan, F., X. Han, J. Ge, and J. Wu. 2008. Net primary productivity of Leymus chinensis steppe in Xilin River basin of Inner Mongolia and its responses to global climate change. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 19:2168-2176. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    75. Tian, G. J. and J. Wu. 2008. Simulating land use change with agent-based models: progress and prospects. Acta Ecologica Sinica 28(9):4451-4459. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    76. Sun, Q., J. Lu, J. Wu, and F. Zhang. 2008. Effects of island area on plant species distribution and conservation implementations in the Thousand Island Lake Region. Biodiversity Science 16:1-7. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    77. Wu, J. 2008. Landscape ecology. In: S. E. Jorgensen (ed), Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier, Oxford.
    78. Wu, J. 2008. Toward a landscape ecology of cities: Beyond buildings, trees, and urban forests. Pages 10-28 In: M. M. Carreiro, Y. C. Song, and J. G. Wu, editors. 2008. Ecology, Planning and Management of Urban Forests: International Perspectives. Springer, New York.
    79. Wu, J. 2008. On scholarship and universities of the future. Pages 2-8 in: B. Gu et al. (eds.) Green Careers. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    80. Wu, J. 2007. Past, present and future of landscape ecology. Landscape Ecology 22:1433-1435.
    81. Bai, Y., J. Wu, Q. Pan, J. Huang, Q. Wang, F. Li, A. Burantuyev, and X. Han. 2007. Positive Linear Relationship between Productivity and Diversity: Evidence from the Eurasian Steppe. Journal of Applied Ecology 44:1023-1034.
    82. Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2007. Estimating vegetation cover in an urban environment based on Landsat ETM+ imagery: A case study in Phoenix, USA. International Journal of Remote Sensing 28: 269-291.
    83. Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2007. Effects of thematic resolution on landscape pattern analysis. Landscape Ecology 22:7-13.
    84. Turner, M.G., G.W. Barrett, R.H. Gardner, L.R. Iverson, P.G. Risser, J.A. Wiens, and J. Wu. 2007. In memoriam – Frank B. Golley (1930-2006). Landscape Ecology 22:1-3.
    85. Lu, J., J. Wu, Z. Fu, and L. Zhu. 2007. Water Hyacinth in China: A Sustainability Science-Based Management Framework. Environmental Management 40:823–830.
    86. Hong, S.-K., I.-J. Song, and J. Wu. 2006. Fengshui theory in urban landscape planning. Urban Ecosystems 10:221-237.
    87. Zhang, N., Z. Yu, G. Yu, and J. Wu. 2007. Scaling up ecosystem productivity from patch to landscape: A case study of the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve. Landscape Ecology 22:303-315.
    88. Ren, H., Z. LI, W. Shen, Z. Yu, S. Peng, C. Liao, and J. Wu. 2007. Changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function during the restoration of a tropical forest in south China. Science in China Series C: Life Sciences 50:277-284.
    89. Liu, Z., X. Li, Q. Yan, and J. Wu. 2007. Species richness and vegetation pattern in interdune lowlands of an active dune field in Inner Mongolia, China. Biological Conservation 140:29-39.
    90. Wu, J. and R. Hobbs. 2007. Landscape ecology: The state of the science. In: J. Wu and R. Hobbs (eds). Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
    91. Wu, J. 2007. Scale and scaling: A cross-disciplinary perspective. In: J. Wu and R. Hobbs (eds). Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
    92. Hobbs, J. and J. Wu. 2007. Perspectives and prospects of landscape ecology. In: J. Wu and R. Hobbs (eds). Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
    93. Li, H. and J. Wu. 2007. Landscape pattern analysis: Key issues and challenges. In: J. Wu and R. Hobbs (eds). Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
    94. Li, H., J. Wu. 2007. Application of spatial pattern analysis in landscape ecology. Pages 222-244 In: J. Wu (ed). Lectures in Modern Ecology (III): Advances and Key Topics. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    95. Wang, H., J. Ge, and J. Wu. 2007. An overview of landscape genetics. Pages 245-260 In: J. Wu (ed). Lectures in Modern Ecology (III): Advances and Key Topics. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
    96. Wu, J. 2006. Cross-disciplinarity, landscape ecology, and sustainability science. Landscape Ecology 21:1-4.
    97. Jiang, G., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2006. Restoration and management of the Inner Mongolia Grassland requires a sustainable strategy. AMBIO 35:269-270.
    98. Neil, K. and J. Wu. 2006. Effects of urbanization on plant flowering phenology. Urban Ecosystems 9:243-257.
    99. Jenerette, G. D., J. Wu, N. Grimm, and D. Hope. 2006. Points, patches and regions: Scaling soil biogeochemical patterns in an urbanized arid ecosystem. Global Change Biology 12:1532-1544.
    100. Li, H.T., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2006. Variant scaling relationship for mass-density across tree-dominated communities. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 48:268-277.
    101. Wu, J. and H.B. Li. 2006. Concepts of scale and scaling. In: J. Wu, B. Jones, H. Li and O.L. Loucks (eds). Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 3-15.
    102. Wu, J. and H.B. Li. 2006. Perspectives and methods in scaling: A review. In: J. Wu, B. Jones, H. Li and O.L. Loucks (eds). Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 17-44.
    103. Li, H.B. and J. Wu. 2006. Uncertainty analysis in ecological studies: An overview. In: J. Wu, B. Jones, H. Li and O.L. Loucks (eds). Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 45-66.
    104. Wu, J., H.B. Li, B. Jones, and O. L. Loucks. 2006. Scaling with known uncertainty: A synthesis. In: J. Wu, B. Jones, H. Li and O.L. Loucks (eds). Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 329-346.
    105. Reynolds, James F., Paul R. Kemp, Kiona Ogle, Roberto J. Fernández, Qiong Gao and Jianguo Wu. 2006. Modeling the Unique Attributes of Dryland Ecosystems. Pages 321-353 in: Huenneke LF, Havstad KM, Schlesinger WH (eds) Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
    106. Shen, W., J. Wu, P. R. Kemp, J. F. Reynolds, and N. B. Grimm. 2005. Simulating the dynamics of primary productivity of a Sonoran ecosystem: Model parameterization and validation. Ecological Modelling 189:1-24.
    107. Li, H.T., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2005. Lack of evidence for 3/4 scaling of metabolism in terrestrial plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 47:1173-1183.
    108. Wu, J., Y. Bai, X. Han, L. Li, and Z. Chen. 2005. Ecosystem stability in Inner Mongolia. Nature 435:E6-E7 (doi:10.1038/nature03584).
    109. Bai, Y., X. Han, J. Wu, Z. Chen, and L. Li. 2004. Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia Grassland.  Nature 431:181-184.  [PDF]
    110. Wu, J. 2004. Key research topics in landscape ecology. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24(9):2074-2076. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    111. Berling-Wolff, S. and J. Wu. 2004. Modeling urban landscape dynamics: A case study in Phoenix, USA. Urban Ecosystems 7:215-240.  [PDF]     [Web site for the model (PHX-UGM) at LEML]
    112. Li, H. and J. Wu. 2004. Use and misuse of landscape indices. Landscape Ecology 19: 389-399. [PDF]
    113. Musacchio, L. and J. Wu. 2004. Collaborative landscape-scale ecological research: emerging trends in urban and regional ecology. Urban Ecosystems 7:175-178.
    114. Jenerette, G. D. and J. Wu. 2004. Interactions of ecosystem processes with spatial heterogeneity in the puzzle of nitrogen limitation. Oikos 107:273-282.  [PDF]
    115. Wu, J., J. Huang, X. Han, X. Gao, F. He, M. Jiang, Z. Jiang, R. B. Primack, and Z. Shen. 2004. Three Gorges Dam: An Ecological Perspective. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2(5): 241-248.
    116. Tong, C., J. Wu, S. Yong, J. Yang, and W. Yong. 2004. A landscape-scale assessment of steppe degradation in the Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Arid Environments 59:133-149.
    117. Shen, W., G. D. Jenerette, J. Wu and R. H. Gardner. 2004. Evaluating empirical scaling relations of pattern metrics with simulated landscapes. Ecography 27: 459-469.
    118. Ding, L., J. Lu, G. Xu, and J. Wu. 2004. Effects of ecological protection and development on landscape pattern in the Thousand-Island Lake region, Zhejiang Province, China. Biodiversity Science 12(5):473-480. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    119. Wu, J. 2004. Effects of changing scale on landscape pattern analysis: Scaling relations. Landscape Ecology 19:125-138. [PDF]  [PDF]
    120. Berling-Wolff, S. and J. Wu. 2004. Urban growth models: A historical review. Ecological Research 19:119-129. [PDF]
    121. Wu, J., J. Huang, and X. Han. 2003. Three-Gorges Dam: Risk to ancient fish. Science 302:1149-1150. [PDF]
    122. Wu, J., J. Huang, X. Han, Z. Xie, and X. Gao. 2003. Three-Gorges Dam: The Largest “Natural” Experiment of Habitat Fragmentation? Science 300:1239-1240.  [PDF]
    123. Wu, J., J. L. David, and G. D. Jenerette. 2003. Linking land use change with ecosystem processes: A hierarchical patch dynamics model. In Subhro Guhathakurta (ed.), Integrated Land Use and Environmental Models. Springer, New York, pp.99-119.   [PDF]
    124. Shao, G.F., W.C. Wu, G. Wu, X.H. Zhou, and J. Wu. 2003. An explicit index for assessing the accuracy of cover class areas. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 69:907-913.
    125. Peng, S.L., H. Ren, J. Wu, and H.F. Lu. 2003. Effects of litter removal on plant species diversity: A case study in tropical Eucalyptus forest ecosystems in South China. Journal of Environmental Sciences 15(3):367-371.
    126. Shen, W., J. Wu, Y. Lin, H. Ren, and M. Li. 2003. Effects of changing grain size on landscape pattern analysis. Acta Ecologica Sinica 23(11):2506-2231. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    127. Shen, W., J. Wu, H. Ren, Y. Lin and M. Li. 2003. Effects of changing spatial extent on landscape pattern analysis. Acta Ecologica Sinica 23(12):2219-2519. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    128. Shen, W., S. Peng, J. Wu, and Y. Lin. 2003. Simulation studies on carbon and nitrogen accumulation and its allocation pattern in forest ecosystems of Heshan in low subtropical China. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 27(5):690-699. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    129. Wu, J., W. Shen, W. Sun, and P. T. Tueller. 2002. Empirical patterns of the effects of changing scale on landscape metrics. Landscape Ecology 17:761-782.  [PDF]
    130. Wu, J. and R. Hobbs. 2002. Key issues and research priorities in landscape ecology: An idiosyncratic synthesis. Landscape Ecology 17:355-365.  [PDF]
    131. Wu, J. and C. Overton. 2002. Asian ecology: Pressing problems and research challenges. Bulletin of Ecological Society of America 83(3):189-194 [PDF] 
    132. Luck, M. and J. Wu. 2002. A gradient analysis of the landscape pattern of urbanization in the Phoenix metropolitan area of USA. Landscape Ecology 17:327-339.  [PDF]
    133. Wu, J. and D. Marceau. 2002. Modeling complex ecological systems: An introduction.  Ecological Modelling 153:1-6.  [PDF]
    134. Wu, J. and J. L. David. 2002. A spatially explicit hierarchical approach to modeling complex ecological systems: Theory and applications.  Ecological Modelling 153:7-26.   [PDF]
    135. Qi, Ye, Ming Xu, and Jianguo Wu. 2002. Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration and its effects on ecosystem carbon budget: Nonlinearity begets surprises. Ecological Modelling 153:131-142..
    136. Zhang, H. and J. Wu. 2002. A statistical thermodynamic model of the organizational order of vegetation.  Ecological Modelling 153:69-80. [PDF]
    137. He, F., K. J. Gaston and J. Wu. 2002. On species occupancy-abundance models. Ecoscience 9(1):119-126.
    138. Wu, J. and W. Shen. 2002. The science of complexity and its applications in ecology. Pages 6-15 In: J. Wu, X. Han and J. Huang (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology: From Basic Ecology to Environmental Issues. Science and Technology Press, Beijing. [PDF]
    139. Ren, H., S.L. Peng, and J. Wu. 2002. Ecosystem degradation and restoration ecology in China. Pages 190-210 In: M. H. Wong and A. D. Bradshaw (eds), The Restoration and Management of Derelict Land. World Scientific, New Jersey.
    140. Ren, H., S.-L. Peng and J. Wu. 2002. Restoration ecology. Pages 144-158 In: J. Wu, X. Han and J. Huang (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology: From Basic Ecology to Environmental Issues. Science and Technology Press, Beijing.
    141. Zhu, W., J. Wu and L. Zhang. 2002. Urban Ecology: An ecological field facing new challenges. Pages 220-229 In: J. Wu, X. Han and J. Huang (eds), Lectures in Modern Ecology: From Basic Ecology to Environmental Issues. Science and Technology Press, Beijing.
    142. Zhang, H., J. Wu and X. Han. 2002. The organizational order of vegetation and its global pattern. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica. 26(2):129-139. 
    143. Luck, M., G. D. Jenerette, J. Wu and N. Grimm. 2001. The urban funnel model and spatially heterogeneous ecological footprint. Ecosystems 4:782-796. [PDF]
    144. Jenerette, G. D. and J. Wu. 2001. Analysis and simulation of land use change in the central Arizona - Phoenix region. Landscape Ecology 16:611-626. [PDF]
    145. Price, D. T., N. E. Zimmermann, P. J. van der Meer,  M. Lexer, P. Leadley, I. Jorritsma, J. Schaber, D. F. Clark, P. Lasch, S. McNulty, J. Wu, and B. Smith. 2001. Regeneration in gap models: Priority issues for studying forest responses to global change. Climatic Change 51:475-508.
    146. Gao, Q. Yu, M., Yang, X., and Wu, J. 2001. Scaling simulation models for spatially heterogeneous ecosystems with diffusive transportation. Landscape Ecology 6 (4): 289-300
    147. Fagan, W. F., E. Meir, S. S. Carroll, and J. Wu. 2001. The ecology of urban landscapes: modeling housing starts as a density-dependent colonization process.  Landscape Ecology 16(1):33-39.
    148. Wu, J. 2001. Desertification. In: R.Robinson, ed. Plant Sciences ForStudents. Macmillan Reference, New York.   [PDF]
    149. Wu,J. and Y. Qi. 2000. Dealing with scale in landscape analysis: An overview. Geographic Information Sciences 6(1):1-5.  [PDF]
    150. Wu, J., D. E. Jelinski, M. Luck and P.T. Tueller. 2000. Multiscale analysis of landscape heterogeneity: Scale variance and pattern metrics. Geographic Information Sciences 6(1):6-19. [PDF]
    151. Wu, J., Y. Liu and D. E. Jelinski. 2000. Effects of Leaf Area Profiles and Canopy Stratification on Simulated EnergyFluxes: The Problem of Vertical Spatial Scale. Ecological Modelling 134:283-297. [PDF]
    152. Zipperer, W. C., J. Wu, R. V. Pouyat,and S. T. A. Pickett. 2000.  The application of ecological principlesto urban and urbanizing landscapes. Ecological Applications: 685-688.   [PDF]
    153. Collins, J.P., A.P. Kinzig, N.B. Grimm,W.F. Fagan, D. Hope, J. Wu, and E.T. Borer. 2000. A new urban ecology. American Scientist 88:416-425.
    154. Jenerette, G. D.and J. Wu. 2000. On the definitions of scale. Bulletin of Ecological Societyof America 81(1):104-105. [PDF]
    155. Wu, J. 2000. Landscape ecology: Concepts and theory. Chinese Journal of Ecology 19(1):42-52. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    156. Wu,J. 2000. What is metapopulation, really? Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 24(1):123-126. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    157. Wu, J.  2000.  Landscape ecology.Pages 308-330 In: Li Bo (ed), Ecology. Higher Education Press, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    158. Ren, H., J. Wu, S.-L. Peng, and L.-Z. Zhao. 2000. Concept of ecosystem management and its essential elements. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 11(3):455-458. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    159. Ren, H., J. Wu and S.-L. Peng. 2000. Evaluation and Monitoring of ecosystem health. Tropical Geography 20(4):310-316. 
    160. Wu, J. 1999. Hierarchy and scaling: Extrapolating information along a scaling ladder. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 25(4): 367-380.   [PDF]
    161. Reynolds,J. and J. Wu. 1999.  Do landscape structural and functional units exist? pp. 273-296 In: Tenhunen, J. D. and P. Kabat, eds. Integrating Hydrology,Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biogeochemistry in Complex Landscapes.John Wiley.
    162. Pickett, S.T. A., J. Wu and M. L. Cadenasso.  1999.  Patch dynamics and the ecology of disturbed ground. Pages 707-722 In: L. R. Walker (ed.), Ecosystems of the World: Ecosystems of Disturbed Ground. Elsevier Science Publishers.
    163. Aber, J. D., I. C. Burke, B. Acock, H.K. M. Bugmann, P. Kabat, J.-C. Menaut, I. R. Noble, J. F. Reynolds, W.L. Steffen, and J. Wu.  1999.  Hydrological andbiogeochemicalprocesses in complex landscapes: What is the role of temporaland spatialecosystem dynamics? Pages 335-355 In: Tenhunen, J. D. and P. Kabat, eds. Integrating Hydrology, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biogeochemistry in ComplexLandscapes. John Wiley, Chichester.
    164. Jiang, M., J. Wuand Y. Jin. 1998. Landscape ecology and its application in conservation biology. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research 16(3):273-279.
    165. Chang, X. and J.Wu. 1998.  Spatial analysis of pattern of sandy landscapes in Kerqin, Inner Mongolia. Acta Ecologica Sinica 18(3):225-232. 
    166. Wu, J. and S. A. Levin. 1997. A patch-based spatial modeling approach: conceptual framework and simulation scheme. Ecological Modelling 101:325-346. [PDF]
    167. Wu, J., W. Gao and P.T. Tueller. 1997. Effects of changing spatial scale on the results of statistical analysiswith landscape data: A case study. Geographic Information Sciences 3:30-41.  [PDF]
    168. Wickham, J. D., J. Wu and D. F. Bradford.  1997.  A conceptual framework for selecting and analyzing stressordata to study species richness at large spatial scales.  EnvironmentalManagement 21(2): 247-257.    [PDF]
    169. Chang, X. and J.Wu.  1997. Species diversity dynamics during desertification on the Kerqin Sandy Land. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 8(2):151-156. 
    170. Jelinski,D. E. and J. Wu. 1996. The modifiable areal unit problem and implications for landscape ecology. Landscape Ecology 11(3):129-140.  [PDF]
    171. Qi, Y. and J. Wu.  1996.  Effectsof changing scale on the results of landscape patterna nalysis using spatial autocorrelation indices.  Landscape Ecology 11(1):39-50.    [PDF]
    172. Wu, J.  1996.  An overview of paradigm shift in ecology. Acta Ecologica Sinica 16(5):449-460.
    173. Chang, X. and J.Wu.  1996. Fractal models and their ecological applications.  Chinese Journal of Ecology 15(3):35-42. 
    174. Wu, J.  1995.  Modeling dynamics of patchy landscapes: linking metapopulation theory, landscape ecology and conservation biology.  Pages 97-116 In: R. Wang, J. Zhao, Z. Ouyang, and T. Niu (eds), Wealth, Health and Faith – Sustainability Study in China. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing.
    175. Wu, J. and O. L. Loucks. 1995. From balance-of-nature to hierarchical patch dynamics: A paradigm shift in ecology. Quarterly Review of Biology 70:439-466. [PDF]
    176. Wu, J. and W. Gao.  1995.  Spatial patterns of species richness: A hierarchical perspective. Chinese Biodiversity (English Edition) 3:12-21.
    177. Wu, J. and J. L. Vankat. 1995. Island biogeography: theory and applications. In:W. A. Nierenberg (ed), Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. Vol. 2.pp.371-379, Academic Press, San Diego. (Executive Advisors: E. O. Wilson,P. H. Raven& I. Karube).   [PDF]
    178. Stockwell, J. D., T. V. Burkey, B. Cazelles,F. Menard, F. A. Ascioti, P. Himschoot, and J.Wu.  1995.  Detectingperiodicity in quantitative versus semi-quantitative time series. Pages99-115 In: T. Powell and J. Steele (eds), Ecological Time Series. Chapman& Hall, New York.
    179. Wu, J. and D. E.Jelinski.  1995. Pattern and scale in ecology: The modifiable areal unit problem. In: Li Bo (ed), Lectures in Modern Ecology. pp.1-9, SciencePress, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    180. Wu, J. and S. A. Levin. 1994. A spatial patch dynamic modeling approach to patternand process in an annual grassland. Ecological Monographs 64(4):447-464. [PDF]
    181. Wu, J.  1994.  The role of theory and models in ecology: An overview.  Chinese Journal of Ecology13(3): 76-79.
    182. Wu, J., J.L. Vankat and Y. Barlas. 1993. Effects of patch connectivity and arrangement on animal metapopulation dynamics: a simulation study. Ecological Modelling65:221-254. [PDF]
    183. Deutschman, D., G. A. Bradshaw, W. M.Childress, K. Daly, D. Grunbaum, M. Pascual, N. Schumaker and J. Wu. 1993.Mechanisms of patch formation. Pages 184-209 In: S.A. Levin, T.M. Powell,J.H. Steele (eds.). Patch Dynamics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
    184. Garcia-Moliner, G., D. M. Mason, C. H.Greene, A. Lobo, B. Li, J. Wu and G. A. Bradshaw.  1993. Descriptionand analysis of spatial patterns. Pages 70-89 In: S.A. Levin, T.M. Powell,J.H. Steele (eds.). Patch Dynamics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
    185. Wu, J.  1993.  A simulationstudy of energy exchange processes and micrometeorology in an ecosystem. CAASS Journal  3:44-60. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    186. Wu, J. and O. L.Loucks.  1992. Xilingele grassland. Pages 67-84 In: The US NationalResearch Council (ed),Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China.National Academy Press,Washington, D.C.
    187. Loucks, O. L. and J. Wu.  1992. The Northeast. Pages 55-66 In: The US National Research Council (ed), Grasslandsand Grassland Sciences in Northern China. National Academy Press, Washington,D.C.
    188. Wu, J.  1992.  Detecting spatial patterns: the net-function interpolation.  Coenoses  7(3):137-143.
    189. Wu, J.  1992.  Balance of natureand environmental protection: a paradigm shift.  Proceedings of the4th International Conference of Asia Experts.  pp. 1-20, Portland State University, Portland, OR, May 7-8, 1992.
    190. Wu, J.  1992.  Mathematical modelling and nature conservation. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology  3:286-288. 
    191. Wu, J., B. Li and Y. Wu.  1992. Patchiness and patch dynamics: I. Concepts and mechanisms.  Chinese Journal of Ecology 11(4):41-45.
    192. Li, B., Y. Wu. and J. Wu.  1992. Patchiness and patch dynamics: II. Description andanalysis.  Chinese Journal of Ecology 11(5):28-37.
    193. Wu, Y., J. Wu and B. Li.  1992. Patchiness and patch dynamics: III. Ecological and evolutionary consequences. Chinese Journal of Ecology 11(6): 34-41.
    194. Wu, J. and O. L.Loucks.  1992. The balance-of-nature and modern ecological theory:A shift inecologicalthinking. Pages 16-29 In: SinoEco (ed), Advances in ModernEcology.Science andTechnology Press, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    195. Wu, J.  1992.  Nature conservationand conservation biology: Concepts and models. Pages 174-186 In: SinoEco(ed), Advances in  Modern Ecology. Science and Technology Press, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    196. Wu, J., J. L. Vankat and W. Gao. 1992.  Ecological succession: An overview of theories and models.Pages 49-64 In: SinoEco (ed), Advances in Modern Ecology. Science and TechnologyPress, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
    197. Wu, J. andJ. L. Vankat. 1991. A System Dynamics model of island biogeography. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 53:911-940.  [PDF]
    198. Wu, J. andJ. L. Vankat. 1991. An area-based model of species richness dynamics of forest islands. Ecological Modelling 58:249-271.  [PDF]
    199. Vankat, J. L., J. Wu and S. Fore. 1991.  Old growth by design: applying the concepts of landscape ecology.Pages 153-170 In: D. Henderson and L. D. Hedrick (eds),  Restorationof Old Growth Forests in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma.Ouachita National Forest and Winrock International Institute for AgriculturalDevelopment, Winrock.
    200. Wu, J.  1991.  Dissipative structure, hierarchy theory and ecosystems.  Chinese Journal of AppliedEcology 2:181-186.
    201. Wu, J.  1990.  Modelling the energy exchange processes between plant communities and environment.  Ecological Modelling 51:233-250.
    202. Wu, J., Y. Barlas and J.L. Vankat. 1990.  Modelling patchy ecological systems using the System Dynamics approach. Pages 1355-1369 In: D.F. Andersen, G.P. Richardson and J.D. Sterman (eds), System Dynamics 1990, Vol. III. The System Dynamics Society, MIT,Cambridge.
    203. Wu, J.  1990.  Nature conservation theory and the MacArthur-Wilson model. Acta Ecologica Sinica 10(2):187-191. 
    204. Wu, J. and Y. Barlas.  1989. Simulating the dynamics of natural populations using the System Dynamics approach.  Pages 6-11 In: S. Spencer and G. Richardson, (eds), SystemDynamics. Society for Computer Simulation International. Western Multiconference,  SCS , San Diego.
    205. Wu, J.  1989.  The theory of island biogeography: models and applications.  ChineseJournal ofEcology 8(6):34-39. 
    206. Gao, W. G. and J. Wu.  1987. Advances in micrometeorological models of vegetation-atmospheric systems: From K-theory to higher-order closure approaches.  International AgriculturalMeteorology  (China), No.2, pp.8-11.
    207. Zhong, Y., J. Wuand W. Shi.  1987. Investigation on vegetation types and characteristics of the mown naturalgrasslands at Baiyinxile Livestock Farm region. In:  Inner MongoliaUniv. (ed),Collection of Scientific Research Achievementsin Plant Ecology.pp. 672-681, Univ. of Inner Mongolia Press, Huhhot

Book Reviews
  1. Wu, J. 2010. Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China’s Pastoral Lands. Restoration Ecology. (in press)
  2. Wu, J. 2006. A guide for spatial analysis in ecology (book review). BioScience 56:938-939.
  3. Wu, J. 2005. Effects of land-use change on ecosystems (book review). Ecology 86(12):3420–3421.
  4. Wu, J. 2005. A new paradigm for a transdisciplinary science of desertification. Diversity and Distributions 11:362-363.
  5. Wu,J. 2001.  A top-down approach to landscape ecology (Book Review). Ecology 82(2):604-606.
  6. Wu,J. 2001. Urban Ecology (Book Review). Ecological Engineering 16:581-582. [ PDF]
  7. Wu,J. 1998. Scaling-Up: From Cell to Landscape (Book Review). Ecological Engineering 10(4): 369-371. [ PDF]
  8. Wu, J. 1995. Modelling dynamic systems using STELLA II (Book Review). Ecological Modelling82(2):208-210.
  9. Wu, J. 1995.Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity (BookReview), Journalof Environmental Quality 24(3):554-556.

Reports and Proceedings Papers
    1. Wu, J. 2010. Sustainability paradigm: transdisciplinary integration, university design, and sustainable practice. In: Proceedings of the Second SUCCESS Symposium on Sustainability Science, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot.
    2. 2010. Sustainability for Arizona — The Issue of Our Age (Chinese Translation), Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot.
    3. 2010. Proceedings of the Second SUCCESS Symposium on Sustainability Science, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot.
    4. 2008. Proceedings of the First SUCCESS Symposium on Sustainability Science, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot.
    5. Wu, J. 2008. Changing perspectives in ecology and biodiversity conservation: Achieving landscape and regional sustainability. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Planted Forests in Southeast Asia, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, January 15-18, 2007.
    6. Musacchio, L. and J. Wu. 2004. Cities of resilience: integrating ecology into urban design, planning, policy, and management. Landscape Journal 23(1):80-82.
    7. Musacchio, L. and J. Wu. 2003. Pattern, Process, Scale, and Hierarchy: Advancing Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Creating Sustainable Urban Landscapes and Communities. Arizona State University, Tempe, 54pp.
    8. The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. 2004. The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States. The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (Panelist of the Urban/Suburban Work Group)
    9. Wu, J. and O. L. Loucks. 1998.  Hierarchical patch dynamics as a framework for scaling. Proc. of the Workshop on Scaling and Modelling in Forestry: Applications in Remote Sensing & GIS, University of Montreal, Montreal, March 19-21, 1998. pp. 64-71.
    10. Wu, J. and J. F. Reynolds. 1998. Developing models across multiple scales based on hierarchy theory. Proc. of the Modelling Complex Systems Conference, New Orleans, July 12-17, 1998. pp.189-215.
    11. Wickham, J. D., J. Wu, and D. F. Bradford.  1995.  Stressor Data Sets for Studying Species Diversity at Large Spatial Scales. US EPA 600/R-95/018. Office of Research and Development, U.S. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
    12. Wu, J.  1993.  Modeling the landscape as a dynamic mosaic of patches: some computational aspects.  Cornell Theory Center Technical Report Series, CTC93TR140, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 20pp.
    13. Wu, J.  1993.  A method for studying spatial patterns: the net-function interpolation. Cornell Theory Center Technical Report Series, CTC93TR116, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 20pp.
    14. Wu, J.  1990.  Emerging ecological paradigms and sustainable agriculture.  Proc. 2nd Ann. Conf. CAASS, pp. 74-76, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, July 27-28, 1990.