Using remote sensing and ecological models, Monitoring and simulating the effects of global change and human disturbance on vegetation ecosystem at regional and global scales;

Calculating the dynamic changes of the carbon pool of vegetation ecosystem on the regional scale by the combination of ground investigation and remote sensing;

Using ground control experiments and various experiments along the environmental gradients, revealing the effects of environmental factors on vegetation ecosystem

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（1） Below-ground competition drives the self-thinning process of Stipa purpurea populations in northern Tibet, Journal of Vegetation Science, 2015, Correspondence author

（2） Elevation-dependent relationships between climate change and grassland vegetation variation across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, International Journal of Climatology, 2015, Correspondence author

（3） The spatial pattern of grassland aboveground biomass on Xizang Plateau and its climatic controls, Journal of Plant Ecology, 2015, Correspondence author

（4） Light-intensity grazing improves alpine meadow productivity and adaption to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau, Scientific reports, 2015, Correspondence author

（5） Lagged climatic effects on carbon fluxes over three grassland ecosystems in China, Journal of Plant Ecology, 2015, Correspondence author

（6） Nitrogen addition alters the phenology of a dominant alpine plant in northern Tibet, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2015, Correspondence author

（7） Climate-Driven Global Changes in Carbon Use Efficiency, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2014, First author

（8） Decreased surface albedo driven by denser vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau, Environmental Research Letter, 2014, Correspondence author

（9） Elevation-Dependent Temperature Change in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Grassland during the Past Decade, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2014, Correspondence author

（10） How temperature, precipitation and stand age control the biomass carbon density of global mature forests, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2014, Forth author

（11） Evolutionary and ecological causes of species richness patterns in North American angiosperm trees, Ecography, 2014, Forth author

（12） Ecotourism Environmental Protection Measures and Their Effects on Protected Areas in China, Sustainability, 2014, Third author

（13） Carbon carry capacity and carbon sequestration potential in China based on an integrated analysis of mature forest biomass, SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES, 2014, Forth author

（14） Organic Carbon Storage in New Jersey Forest Lands, Bulletin of New Jersey Academy of Sciences, 2013, First author

（15） Reply to Shen et al.: No evidence to show nongrowing season NDVI affects spring phenology trend in the Tibetan Plateau over the last decade, PNAS, 2013, Correspondence author

（16）  Reply to Wang et al.: Snow cover and air temperature affect the rate of changes in spring phenology in the Tibetan Plateau, PNAS, 2013, Third author

（17） Analysis of Forest Fires in Northeastern China from 2003 to 2011, International Journal of remote sensing, 2013, Correspondence author

（18） Latitudinal gradients in phylogenetic relatedness of angiosperm trees in North America, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2013, Second author

（19） Landscape pattern and sustainability of a 1300-year agriculture landscape in subtropical mountain areas, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 2013, Correspondence author

（20） Green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau have continuously advanced from 1982 to 2011, PNAS, 2013, Correspondence author

（21） Scale-dependent Ecosystem Service, Chapter seven of book Ecosystem Service in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes, 2013, First author

（22） Comment on Disentangling the Drivers of β Diversity Along Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients , Science , 2012, Third author

（23） Response of microbial biomass to grazing in an alpine meadow along an elevation gradient on the Tibetan Plateau, European Journal of Soil Biology, 2012, Correspondence author

（24） Calibration of MODIS–based gross primary production over an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2012, Correspondence author

（25） Huge carbon sequestration potential in global forests, Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2012, Forth author

（26） Ecological and Environmental Issues Faced by a Developing Tibet, Environmental science and Technology, 2012, Second author

（27） An innovative computer design for modeling forest landscape change in very large spatial extents with fine resolutions, Ecological modeling, 2011, Correspondence author

（28） Root biomass distribution in alpine ecosystems of the northern Tibetan Plateau, Environmental Earth Sciences, 2011, Correspondence author

（29）  Estimating air temperature of an alpine meadow on the Northern Tibetan Plateau using MODIS land surface temperature, Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2011, Correspondence author

（30） Modeling the effects of climate change and elevated CO2 on soil organic carbon in an alpine steppe, Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2011, Third author

（31） Top-down control of herbivory varies with ecosystem types, Journal of Ecology, 2011, First author

（32） Does insect folivory vary with latitude among temperate deciduous forests , Ecological Research, 2011, First author

（33） Evaluating the effects of alternative forest management plans under various physiographic settings using historical records as a reference, Journal of Environmental Management, 2011, First author

（34）  Landscape Scale Modeling of the Potential Effect of Groundwater-level Declines on Forested Wetlands in the New Jersey Pinelands, Wetlands, 2011, First author

（35） Global pattern of NPP/GPP ratio derived from MODIS data: effects of ecosystem types, locations and climate, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2009, First author

（36） Is there more insect herbivory in warmer temperate climates: A latitudinal comparison of temperate forest herbivory in eastern North America, estimated from early summer leaves, Journal of Ecology, 2009, Second author

（37） Can Landsat imagery detect tree line dynamics, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2009, First author

（38） Integration of satellite imagery and forest inventory in mapping dominant and associated species at a regional scale, Environmental Management, 2009, First author

（39） Do tropical forest leaves suffer more insect herbivory A comparison of tropical versus temperate herbivory, estimated from leaf litter, Ecological Research, 2009, Second author

（40） A test of the latitudinal defense hypothesis: herbivory, tannins and total phenolics in four North. American tree species, Ecological Research, 2009, Third author

（41） Integration of satellite imagery and forest inventory in mapping dominant and associated species at a regional scale, Environmental Management, 2009, First author

（42） Global pattern of NPP to GPP ratio derived from MODIS data: effects of ecosystem type, geographical location and climate, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2009, First author

（43） Can Landsat imagery detect tree line dynamics, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2009, First author

（44） Is there more insect folivory in warmer temperate climates A latitudinal comparison of insect folivory in eastern North America, Journal of Ecology, 2009, Correspondence author

（45） Do tropical forest leaves suffer more insect herbivory A comparison of tropical versus temperate herbivory, estimated from leaf litter, Ecological Research, 2009, Second author

（46） The Wildland-Urban Interface dynamics in the southeastern U.S. from 1990 to 2000, Landscape and Urban Planning, 2008, First author

（47） he Importance of Differentiating Urban and Rural Phenomena in Examining the Unequal Distribution of Locally Desirable Land, Journal of Environmental Management, 2008, First author

（48） Leaf margins and temperature in the North American flora: Recalibrating the paleoclimatic thermometer, Global and Planetary Change, 2008, Third author

（49） The importance of scale in using hierarchical census data to identify the wildland-urban interface, Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2008, First author

（50） The wildland–urban interface dynamics in the southeastern U.S. from 1990 to 2000, Landscape and Urban Planning, 2008, First author

（51） The importance of differentiating urban and rural phenomena in examining the unequal distribution of locally desirable land, Journal of Environmental Management, 2008, First author

（52） Leaf margins and temperature in the North American flora: Recalibrating the paleoclimatic thermometer, Global and Planetary Change, 2008, Third author

（53） The importance of scale in using hierarchical census data to identify the wildland–urban interface, Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2007, First author

（54）  Digital forestry in the wildland–urban interface, Springer, 2006, Third author

（55） Wilderness in whose backyard, International Journal of Wilderness, 2005, Forth author

（56） The trend of tree line on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain,  Journal of Forestry Research, 2001, First author

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陶健  博士研究生  071012-生态学  

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