CV - Jianguo Wu

Short Biography

Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science, Advisor to the President’s Office on China Projects, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. B.S. in biology from Inner Mongolia University in 1982 and Ph.D. in ecology from Miami University in 1991. National Science Foundation (NSF) postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University and Princeton University from 1991 to 1993. Current research areas: landscape ecology, urban ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and sustainability science. Authored 7 books and more than 150 journal articles and book chapters. Editor-in-Chief of Landscape Ecology, and member of the editorial board for 10 other international journals. Program Chair of the US Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) in 2001; Councilor-at-Large of US-IALE (2001-2003); Chair of Asian Ecology Section of Ecological Society of America (1999-2000); Ecological Research Subcommittee, Board of Scientific Counselors for US Environmental Protection Agency (2005-2006); Recipient of the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation; Elected AAAS Fellow in 2007; Selected 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow. Founding Director of the Sino-US Center of Conservation, Energy and Sustainability Science (SUCCESS).

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

2008 - : Dean's Distinguished Professor in landscape ecology and sustainability science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

2005 - : Professor, School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability of Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

2007 - : Director, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science in Inner Mongolia (SUCCESS), Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot

2001 - 2005: Associate Professor, Faculty of Ecology, Evolution, & Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287 [Department of Plant Biology (2001-2003)]

1995 - 2001: Assistant (95-99)/Associate Professor (99-01), Department of Life Sciences, Arizona State University - West, Phoenix, AZ 85069

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

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

8/1992 - 9/1993: Visiting Research Fellow (NSF Research Associate), Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

9/1991 - 8/1992: NSF Research Associate, Center for Theory and Simulation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

8/1987 - 8/1991: Teaching Fellow, Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056

1989/1990: Summer Lecture Instructor, Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056

8/1986 - 8/1987: Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056

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

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

ACADEMIC AWARDS/HONORS

2009 - Leopold Leadership Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment of Stanford University
2008 - Dean's Distinguished Professorship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287.
2007 - Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS Fellow), “for outstanding research, for leadership in the U.S. and international communities in landscape ecology, and for brilliant efforts to build links to Chinese landscape ecology”
2006 - Recipient of the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation, “for pioneering efforts and outstanding contributions to international initiatives in support of sustainability science, specifically his conceptual modeling activities, commitment to landscape ecological research, and mentoring of young scholars”
Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, National Science Foundation (NSF) Ecosystem Panel (2001-2006)
Who's Who in America , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, USA (since 54th Edition 2000)
2003 - Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Councilor-at-Large (2001-2003), The US Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE)
2003 - 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, The 10th National Selection of the Most Outstanding Books in Science and Technology, China (Wu 2000. Landscape Ecology. Higher Education Press, Beijing)
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
1991, 1990, 1989, 1988 - Graduate Students' Achievement Award; 4 times, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Guest and Endowed Professorships
2007 - Endowed Guest Professor, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
2006 - Guest Professor, Beijing University, Beijing
2006 - Guangbiao Professor (Endowed Guest Professor), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (2006-2009)
2006 - Guest Professor, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot
2005 - University 985 Professor (Endowed Guest Professor), Beijing Normal University, Beijing (2005-2008)
2003 - Guest Professor, Graduate School 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 - Guest Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
1994 - Adjunct Professor, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

Service and Leadership in Professional Societies and Institutions:

Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Ecology (the flagship journal of the International Association for Landscape Ecology); 2005 –
Founding Director, Sino-US Center for Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science in Inner Mongolia (SUCCESS), a joint research center between Arizona State University and Inner Mongolia University; 2007 –
Founding Director, Beijing Normal University Center for Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Science (CLESS), Beijing; 2007 –
Organizer and Chair, the Academic Committee, International Symposium on Modern Ecology Series (ISOMES)

Advisor to the Office of the President on China Projects, Arizona State University, 2003-

Advisor to the China Archive Project of Texas A&M University, College Station, 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

Member, Foreign Scholar Travel Award Committee, the US Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE), (1999-present)

Task Leader, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE), Task 2.1.4 (Semiarid and Arid Ecosystems), 1997–2002

National and International Panels:

Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Subcommittee, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, 2005-2006

US National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Review Panels

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Ecology Review Panels

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Peer Review Panels

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) STAR Graduate Fellowship Review Panels

Urban/Suburban Ecosystems Work Group, The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Project, The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, DC, 2000 – 2002

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EMAP Research Strategy Review Panel, Dec. 14-15, 2000, Research Triangle Park, NC

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Review Panel, Information and Computing Technology for Multi-Discipline Ecosystem Modeling, August 4-6, 1999

NASA/NSF/USDA/DOE/NOAA Review Panel, Terrestrial Ecology and Global Change (TECO), May 1998

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Review Panel, Landscape/ Environmental Assessment Project, May 1997

Editorial Boards of Professional Journals:

2005-: Editor-In-Chief, Landscape Ecology
2008-: Editorial Board, Ecological Economics

2008-: Editorial Board, Research Letters in Ecology
2008-: Editorial Board, Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China
2008-: Associate Editor-in-Chief, Acta Ecologica Sinica (English edition, Elsevier)

2004-: Editorial Board, Landscape and Ecological Engineering

2007-: Editorial Board, Journal of Plant Ecology

2004-: Editorial Board, Biodiversity Science

1999-: Editorial Board, Acta Phytoecologica Sinica

1999-: Editorial Board, Acta Ecologica Sinica

1996-: Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Ecology

2001-2005: Editorial Board, Landscape Ecology (Kluwer/Springer)

2004: Guest Editor, Special Issue, Urban Ecosystems

2001: Guest Editor, Special Issue, Ecological Modelling

2000: Guest Editor, Special Issue, Geographic Information Sciences

Organizing International and National Symposia/Conferences:

Chairperson, Academic Committee, The 5th International Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME-V), Lanzhou, June 25-July 2, 2009
Chairperson, Academic Committee, The 4th International Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME-IV), Hohhot, May 28-June 3, 2007
Chairperson, Academic Committee, The 3rd International Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME-III), Beijing, June 1-7, 2005
Organizer and Chair of the Academic Committee for the International Symposium on Modern Ecology Series (ISOMES); 2004 –

Organizing Committee, International Symposium on Biological Invasion, Beijing, China, June 8-11, 2004

Co-Organizer, Symposium on Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Landscapes. At the 2004 Annual Symposium 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

Member of Academic Committee, The 4th National Congress on Landscape Ecology, Beijing, December 12-15, 2003

Co-Chair of Academic Committee, International Symposium on Ecosystem Succession Theory and Ecological Restoration, Guangzhou, December 27-29, 2002

Member of Academic Committee, International Symposium on Urban Forestry and Eco-Cities, Shanghai, Sept. 16-22, 2002

Organizer, Workshop on Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecological Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, October 17-19, 2002.

Co-organizer, 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 (organized by L. Masucchio and J. Wu).

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

Organizing Committee, The 2nd International Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME-II), Beijing, June 15-19, 1999

Organizing Committee, The International Symposium on Grassland Management, Hohhot, August 15-18, 1997

Organizing Committee, The 1st International Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME-I), Hohhot, Sept. 4-13, 1994

Invited participant, International Workshop on Comparative Ecology of Cities and Towns, Melbourne, Australia, 19-22 July, 2003

Distinguished guest lecturer, Landscape Ecology. Nanjing University, Nanjing, June 4-10, 2001

Invited participant, International Workshop on Intercomparison of Gap Models and Examination of How Much Physiology is Needed", Pingree Park, CO, July 10-15, 1999

Invited participant, 1998 Dahlem Workshop on Integrating Hydrology, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biogeochemistry in Complex Landscapes, Berlin, Jan. 18-23, 1998

Invited participant, International Conference on the Grassland Ecosystem of the Mongolian Steppe, CSC/PRC, National Academy of Sciences & Johnson Foundation, Wingspread, Racine, Nov. 4-7, 1993 and March 26-29, 1992

Reviewer for Major Funding Agencies:

National Science Foundation (NSF)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC)

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC-UK), United Kingdom

National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC), China

Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

Hudson River Foundation

Referee for Professional Journals :

Science; Nature; 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 Climate; J of Environmental Management; J of Soil and Water Conservation; J of Theoretical Biology; Landscape and Urban Planning; Landscape Ecology; Mathematical Biosciences; Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing of Environment; Science in China; Urban Ecosystems

Major University/Campus Service Activities:

• Advisor to the Office of the President on China Projects, 2003 -

• Member of China Council, the Office of the President of Arizona State University

• Member of the Leadership Council of the CAP-LTER, 1997 –

• Member of Graduate Committee, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

• 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

Founder and coordinator of EcoNet (@miamiu.Bitnet, a computer network forum on ecological & environmental issues), 2/1990-2/1992

President of the Chinese Students Association, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1989-1990

Co-founder of Sino-Ecologists Club Overseas (Sino-ECO), 11/1988

President of the Chinese Visiting Scholars Association, Univ. of California, Davis, 1985-1986

Invited Seminars
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)

International Association for Landscape Ecology(IALE)

International Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Ecological Society of China

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses taught at Arizona State University since 1995:
• BIO 320 – Fundamentals of Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 421/521 – Landscape Ecology (3 credits)
•    SOS 494/598 – Sustainability Indicators and Indices (3 credits)
•    SOS 511 – Quantitative Methods in Sustainability (4 credits)
•    PLB 494 – Ecological Modeling (4 credits); 2002F
•    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 University, Oxford, 1989, 1990 [Lecture instructor, 2 summers]
•    BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity and the Environment, Miami University, 1990-1991 [Teaching Fellow, 3 semesters]
•    BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity and the Environment, Miami University, 1986-1989 [Discussion Leader, 6 semesters]

Invited Seminars
GRANTS

EXTRAMURAL

2006-2011: National Science Foundation (NSF), “Testing Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Relationships in an Ecological Stoichiometry Framework in the World’s Largest Natural Grassland,” $834,750.00 (PI/PD)
2004 - 2010 (Phase II): National Science Foundation (NSF), “Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research (CAP LTER)”, $4.9 million (Co-PI)

2005-2010: National Science Foundation (NSF), “Urban landscape patterns: Complex dynamics and emergent properties,” $430,740.00 (ASU PI, collaborative project between ASU and Univ. of Washington; total funding = $1.4 million)

11/1/1997-10/31/2004: National Science Foundation (NSF), “Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research (CAP LTER)”, $4.2 million (Co-PI and Team Leader for Theoretical/Modeling/GIS)

2000-2005: National Science Foundation (NSF), "IGERT-Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training in Urban Ecology", Arizona State University (Senior Faculty Personnel)

10/15/2002 - 5/31/2004: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Workshop on Scaling Issues in Regional Ecological Analysis and Assessment (PI/PD)

10/15/1999 - 5/31/2004: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "A hierarchical patch dynamics approach to regional modeling and scaling" (PI/PD)

9/1995 - 8/1999: United States Department ofAgriculture (USDA), "Linking landscape pattern to ecosystem pproperties inthe Great Basin" (Co-PI)

10/1996 - 10/1997: Biosphere II, Columbia University, "Scaling up from the leaf to biome: Effects of elevated CO2 on ecosystem processes" (PI)

1993: US National Academy of Sciences, "Study of Grassland Ecosystem of Mongolian Steppe" (PI)

9/1991 - 9/1993: National Science )Foundation (NSF, "A spatially-explicit, hierarchical model of pattern-process ddynamics ofa grassland landscape" [Postdoctoral Research Associateship in Computational Biology with S. A. Levin]

1991: Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid, "Effectsof landscape fragmentation on species richness".

1988: Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid, "A computer simulation study of population dynamics".

INTRAMURAL

7/1998 - 6/1999: Arizona State University West(IDSG), "Developing a dynamic, interactive and state-of-the-art llearning environmentfor teaching ecology, global environment, and biological modeling".

3/1998 - 2/1999: Arizona State University West(SRCA), "A modeling study on patch dynamics and ecological stability".

2/1997 - 2/1998: Arizona State University West(SRCA), "A modeling study of ecosystem response to increased CO2 iin theatmosphere".

5/1996 - 5/1997: Arizona State )University (FGIA, "A hierarchical, mmultiple scaleapproach to the problem of sspatial aggregation.

4/1995 - 8/1995: Nevada EPSCoR, "Research in hierarchical patch dynamics".

10/1990: Academic Challenge Fund, .Miami Univ, "Modeling landscape diversity".

1/1990: Academic Challenge Fund, .Miami Univ, "Modeling landscape dynamics".

10/1988: Academic Challenge Fund, ,Miami University "Integrating metapopulation theory, landscape ecology and cconservation biology.

PUBLICATIONS

Books & Special Issues

Carriero, M., Y. Song, and J. Wu (Eds). 2008. Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests: International Perspectives. Springer, New York. [Available at Amazon.com]
Wu, J. and R. Hobbs (Eds). 2007. Key Topics in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Wu, J., B. Jones, H. Li, and O. L. Loucks (Eds). 2006. Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 351 pp.
Wu, J. and J. Yang (eds). 2009. Lectures in Modern Ecology (IV): Theory and Applications. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
Gu, B., J. Wu, J. Chen, and Y. Wu (eds). 2008. Green Careers. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
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.
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.

Wu, J. 2007. Landscape Ecology: Pattern, Process, Scale and Hierarchy. 2nd Ed. Higher Education Press, Beijing.
Wu, J. 2000. Landscape Ecology: Pattern, Process, Scale and Hierarchy. Higher Education Press, Beijing. (in Chinese with English TOC and abstracts) [Award of Excellence in Science and Technology Books, China, 2000]

Laura Musacchio and Jianguo Wu (Guest Editors). 2004. Special Issue: Collaborative Research in Large-Scale Ecosystem Studies: Emerging Trends in Urban and Regional Ecology. Urban Ecosystems 7:175-314.

Wu, J. and D. Marceau (Editors). 2002. Special Issue: Modeling Complex Ecological Systems. Ecological Modelling 153:1-196.

Wu, J. and Y. Qi (Quest Editors). 2000. Special Issue: The Problem of Scale in Spatial Analysis of Landscapes. Geographic Information Sciences 6(1): 1-80.

Journal papers & book chapters

Wu, J., G. D. Jenerette, A. Buyantuyev, and C. L. Redman. 2010. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns of urbanization: The case of the two fastest growing metropolitan regions in the United States. Ecological Modelling (accepted)
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 (in press)
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 (in press)
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 (accepted)
Qian, G., X. Guo, J. Wu and J. Guo. 2010. Root causes of China’s dairy crisis and policy recommendations. Issues in Agricultural Economy. (accepted)
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 (in press)
Yang, L. and J. Wu. 2010. Seven design principles for promoting scholars’ participation in combating desertification. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology (accepted).
Wu, J. 2010. Urban sustainability: an inevitable goal of landscape research. Landscape Ecology 25:1-4.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tian, G., J. Wu, and Z. Yang. 2010. Spatial Pattern of Urban Functions in the Beijing Metropolitan Region. Habitat International 34:249-255.
Wu, J., A. Buyantuyev, G. D. Jenerette, J. Litteral, and W. Shen. 2010. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach. In: M. Richter and U. Weiland (eds). Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework, Blackwell.  (in press)
Wu, J. and T. Wu. 2010. Green GDP. In: Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. II – The Business of Sustainability. Berkshire Publishing, Great Barrington, MA, USA (in press)
Jenerette, G. and J. Wu. 2010. Quantitative measures and ecological hierarchy. In: Larry Kapustka, Wayne Landis, and Alan Johnson (eds), Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective. John Wiley & Sons (in press)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wu, J. 2009. Ecological dynamics in fragmented landscapes. Pages 438-444 In: S. A. Levin (ed.), Princeton Guide to Ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
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.
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]
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]
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.
Wu, J. 2008. Making the case for landscape ecology: an effective approach to urban sustainability. Landscape Journal 27:41-50.
Wu, J. 2008. Changing perspectives on biodiversity conservation: from species protection to regional sustainability. Biodiversity Science 16(3):205-213.
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.
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.
Shao, G. and J. Wu. 2008. On the accuracy of landscape pattern analysis using remote sensing data. Landscape Ecology 23:505–511.
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.
Liu, Jin and J. Wu. 2008. Perspectives and prospects of biofuels. Acta Ecologica Sinica 28(4):1339-1353. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
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]
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]
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]
Wu, J. 2008. Landscape ecology. In: S. E. Jorgensen (ed), Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier, Oxford.
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.
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.
Wu, J. 2007. Past, present and future of landscape ecology. Landscape Ecology 22:1433-1435.
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.
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.
Buyantuyev, A. and J. Wu. 2007. Effects of thematic resolution on landscape pattern analysis. Landscape Ecology 22:7-13.
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.
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.
Hong, S.-K., I.-J. Song, and J. Wu. 2006. Fengshui theory in urban landscape planning. Urban Ecosystems 10:221-237.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jiang, G., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2006. Restoration and management of the Inner Mongolia Grassland requires a sustainable strategy. AMBIO 35:269-270.
Neil, K. and J. Wu. 2006. Effects of urbanization on plant flowering phenology. Urban Ecosystems 9:243-257.
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.
Wu, J. 2006. Cross-disciplinarity, landscape ecology, and sustainability science. Landscape Ecology 21:1-4.
Li, H., X. Han, and J. Wu. 2006. Variant scaling relationship for mass-density across tree-dominated communities. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 48:268-277.
Wu, J. and H. 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.

Wu, J. and H. 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.

Li, H. 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.

Wu, J., H. 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.

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.

Reynolds, James F., Paul R. Kemp, Kiona Ogle, Roberto J. Fernández, Qiong Gao and Jianguo Wu. 2006. Modeling the Unique Attributes of Dryland Ecosystems: Potentials and Limitations Based on Lessons from the Jornada Basin Chapter in: Huenneke LF, Havstad KM, Schlesinger WH (2005) Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem: The Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research Site. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Wu, J. 2005. Effects of land-use change on ecosystems (book review). Ecology 86(12):3420–3421.

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.

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).

Wu, J. 2005. A new paradigm for a transdisciplinary science of desertification. Diversity and Distributions 11:362-363.

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]

Wu, J. 2004. Key research topics in landscape ecology. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24(9):2074-2076. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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]

Li, H. and J. Wu. 2004. Use and misuse of landscape indices. Landscape Ecology 19: 389-399. [PDF]

Musacchio, L. and J. Wu. 2004. Collaborative landscape-scale ecological research: emerging trends in urban and regional ecology. Urban Ecosystems 7:175-178.

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]

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.

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.

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.
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]

Wu, J. 2004. Effects of changing scale on landscape pattern analysis: Scaling relations. Landscape Ecology 19:125-138. [PDF] [PDF]

Berling-Wolff, S. and J. Wu. 2004. Urban growth models: A historical review. Ecological Research 19:119-129. [PDF]

Wu, J., J. Huang, and X. Han. 2003. Three-Gorges Dam: Risk to ancient fish. Science 302:1149-1150. [PDF]

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]

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]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

Wu, J. and R. Hobbs. 2002. Key issues and research priorities in landscape ecology: An idiosyncratic synthesis. Landscape Ecology 17:355-365. [PDF]

Wu, J. and C. Overton. 2002. Asian ecology: Pressing problems and research challenges. Bulletin of Ecological Society of America 83(3):189-194 [PDF] (An expanded web version: http://LEML/jingle/Asian_ecology/index.html)

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]

Wu, J. and D. Marceau. 2002. Modeling complex ecological systems: An introduction. Ecological Modelling 153:1-6. [PDF]

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]

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..

Zhang, Huayong and Jianguo Wu. 2002. A statistical thermodynamic model of the organizational order of vegetation. Ecological Modelling 153:69-80. [PDF]

He, F., K. J. Gaston and J. Wu. 2002. On species occupancy-abundance models. Ecoscience 9(1):119-126.

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.

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]

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. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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. [In Chinese]

Zhang, H., J. Wu and X. Han. 2002. The organizational order of vegetation and its global pattern. Acta Phytoecologica Sinica. 26(2):129-139. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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]

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]

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.

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

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.

Wu, J. 2001. Desertification. In: R.Robinson, ed. Plant Sciences ForStudents. Macmillan Reference, New York. [PDF]

Wu,J. 2001. A top-down approach to landscape ecology (Book Review). Ecology 82(2):604-606.

Wu,J. 2001. Urban Ecology (Book Review). Ecological Engineering 16:581-582. [ PDF]

Wu,J. and Y. Qi. 2000. Dealing with scale in landscape analysis: An overview. Geographic Information Sciences 6(1):1-5. [PDF]

Wu, J., D. E. Jelinski, M. Luck and P.T. Tueller. 2000. Multiscale analysis of landscape heterogeneity: Scalevariance and pattern metrics. Geographic Information Sciences 6(1):6-19. [PDF]

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]

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]

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.

Jenerette, G. D.and J. Wu. 2000. On the definitions of scale. Bulletin of Ecological Societyof America 81(1):104-105. [PDF]

Wu, J. 2000. Landscape ecology: Concepts and theory. Chinese Journal of Ecology 19(1):42-52. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu,J. 2000. What is metapopulation, really? Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 24(1):123-126. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu, J. 2000. Landscape ecology.Pages 308-330 In: Li Bo (ed), Ecology. Higher Education Press, Beijing. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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]

Ren, H., J. Wu and S.-L. Peng. 2000. Evaluation and Monitoring of ecosystem health. Tropical Geography 20(4):310-316. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu, J. 1999. Hierarchy and scaling: Extrapolating information along a scaling ladder. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 25(4): 367-380. [PDF]

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.

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.

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.

Wu,J. 1998. Scaling-Up: From Cell to Landscape (Book Review). Ecological Engineering 10(4): 369-371. [ PDF]

Jiang, M., J. Wuand Y. Jin. 1998. Landscape ecology and its application in conservation biology. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research 16(3):273-279. [In Chinese]

Chang, X. and J.Wu. 1998. Spatial analysis of pattern of sandy landscapes in Kerqin, Inner Mongolia. Acta Ecologica Sinica 18(3):225-232. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu, J. and S. A. Levin. 1997. A patch-based spatial modeling approach: conceptual framework and simulation scheme. Ecological Modelling 101:325-346. [PDF]

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]

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]

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. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Jelinski,D. E. and J. Wu. 1996. The modifiable areal unit problem and implications for landscape ecology. Landscape Ecology 11(3):129-140. [PDF]

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]

Wu, J. 1996. An overview of paradigm shift in ecology. Acta Ecologica Sinica 16(5):449-460. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
Chang, X. and J.Wu. 1996. Fractal models and their ecological applications. Chinese Journal of Ecology 15(3):35-42. [In Chinese with an English abstract]
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.

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]

Wu, J. and W. Gao. 1995. Spatial patterns of species richness: A hierarchical perspective. Chinese Biodiversity (English Edition) 3:12-21.

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]

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.

Wu, J. 1995. Modelling dynamic systems using STELLA II (Book Review). Ecological Modelling82(2):208-210.

Wu, J. 1995.Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity (BookReview), Journalof Environmental Quality 24(3):554-556.
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]

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]
Wu, J. 1994. The role of theory and models in ecology: An overview. Chinese Journal of Ecology13(3): 76-79.

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]

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.

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.

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]

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.

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.

Wu, J. 1992. Detecting spatial patterns: the net-function interpolation. Coenoses 7(3):137-143.

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.

Wu, J. 1992. Mathematical modelling and nature conservation. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 3:286-288. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu, J., B. Li and Y. Wu. 1992. Patchiness and patch dynamics: I. Concepts and mechanisms. Chinese Journal of Ecology 11(4):41-45. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Li, B., Y. Wu. and J. Wu. 1992. Patchiness and patch dynamics: II. Description andanalysis. Chinese Journal of Ecology 11(5):28-37. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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]

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]

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]

Wu, J. andJ. L. Vankat. 1991. A System Dynamics model of island biogeography. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 53:911-940. [PDF]

Wu, J. andJ. L. Vankat. 1991. An area-based model of species richness dynamics of forest islands. Ecological Modelling 58:249-271. [PDF]

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.

Wu, J. 1991. Dissipative structure, hierarchy theory and ecosystems. Chinese Journal of AppliedEcology 2:181-186. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

Wu, J. 1990. Modelling the energy exchange processes between plant communities and environment. Ecological Modelling 51:233-250.

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.

Wu, J. 1990. Emerging ecological paradigms and sustainable agriculture. Proc. 2nd Ann. Conf. CAASS,pp. 74-76, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, July27-28, 1990.

Wu, J. 1990. Nature conservation theory and the MacArthur-Wilson model. Acta Ecologica Sinica 10(2):187-191. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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.

Wu, J. 1989. The theory of island biogeography: models and applications. ChineseJournal ofEcology 8(6):34-39. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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. [In Chinese with an English abstract]

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.

Reports & Proceedings Papers

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.
Musacchio, L. and J. Wu. 2004. Cities of resilience: integrating ecology into urban design, planning, policy, and management. Landscape Journal 23(1):80-82.
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.
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)
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.
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.
Wickham, J. D., J. Wu, and D. F. Bradford. 1995. Stressor Data Sets for StudyingSpecies Diversity at LargeSpatial Scales. US EPA 600/R-95/018. Office ofResearchand Development,U.S. United States Environmental Protection Agency,Washington, DC.
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.
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.

Reprinted journal articles

Wu, J., J. L. Vankatand Y. Barlas. 1993.Effects of patch connectivity and arrangement on animalmetapopulationdynamics: a simulation study. Ecological Modelling 65:221-254. -- Selectedfor inclusion in "Handbook of Ecological and EnvironmentalModels," edited by S. E. Jorgensen et al., CRC Press, 1996, pp. 495-496.

Wu, J. and J. L.Vankat. 1991. A SystemDynamics model of island biogeography. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology53:911-940. -- Selected for inclusion in "Environmental Science StellaStacks," edited by D. Kesler, Wm C. Brown Publishers, 1993.

Wu, J. and J. L.Vankat. 1991. An area-basedmodel of species richness dynamics of forest islands.Ecological Modelling58:249-271. -- Selected for inclusion in "Handbook of Ecological andEnvironmental Models," edited by S.E. Jorgensen et al., CRC Press,1996, pp. 343-344.

Wu, J. 1990.Modellingthe energy exchangeprocesses between plant communities and environment.EcologicalModelling51:233-250. -- Selected for inclusion in "Handbookof EcologicalandEnvironmental Models ," ed. by S.E. Jorgensen etal., CRC Press,1996, pp. 537-538.