Background

Dr. Tiejun Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente. He obtained an MSc degree in Geo-information Science and Nature Resource Management from ITC in 2003. He completed his doctorate in Spatial Ecology under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Skidmore and Prof. Herbert Prins at ITC & Wageningen University in the Netherlands in 2009. Before he joined ITC he worked for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) where he served as project manager for giant panda conservation program in the Qinling Mountains and a full time consultant to the Species Program in China. He worked for 10 years with Foping Nature Reserve. In 2000 he moved to China's State Forestry Administration, where he worked as a government officer in the Department of Wildlife Conservation. His research focuses on the spatial aspects of ecology and in particular on endangered species modelling in data poor regions with special attention to forest biomes, while his recent research includes: (1) Conservation biology of endangered species such as giant panda and golden takin, (2) spatial epidemiology of avian influenza virus, (3) spatial ecology of migratory birds, (4) forest landscape ecology, (5) remote sensing of forage quantity and quality, and (6) land surface phenology and remote sensing.

Publications

ISI Journal Articles

Jiang, Y., de Bie, C.A.J.M., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K., Liu, X., Song, S. and Shao, X. (2013) Hyper - temporal remote sensing helps in relating epiphyllous liverworts and evergreen forests. In: Journal of vegetation science, 24 (2013)2 pp. 214-226. Full text | Full text

Bian, M., Skidmore, A.K., Schlerf, M., Wang, T.J., Liu, Y., Zeng, R. and Fei, T. (2013) Predicting foliar biochemistry of tea, Camellia sinensis, using reflectance spectra measured at powder, leaf and canopy levels. In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 78 (2013) pp. 148-156. Full text | Full text

Yan, W.-B., Zeng, Z.G., Pan, D., Wang, T.J., Zhang, Qiong, Fu, Y.N., Lin, X.M. and Song, Y.L. (2013) Scale - dependent habitat selection by reintroduced Eld’s deer (Cervus eldi) in a human - dominated landscape. In: Wildlife Research, (2013) IN PRESS, 11 p. Full text

Ye, X., Skidmore, A.K. and Wang, T.J. (2013) Within - patch habitat quality determines the resilience of specialist species in fragmented landscapes. In: Landscape ecology, 28 (2013)1 pp. 135-147. Full text | Full text

Fei, T., Skidmore, A.K., Venus, V., Wang, T.J., Schlerf, M., Toxopeus, A.G., van Overjijk, S., Bian, M. and Liu, Y. (2012) A body temperature model for lizards as estimated from the thermal environment. In: Journal of thermal biology, 37(2012)1, pp. 56-64. Full text | Full text

Wei, O., Hao, F., Skidmore, A.K., Groen, T.A., Toxopeus, A.G. and Wang, T.J. (2012) Integration of multi - sensor data to assess grassland dynamics in a Yellow River sub - watershed. In: Ecological indicators : integrating monitoring, assessment and management, 18 (2012) pp. 163-170. Full text | Full text

Si, Y., Schlerf, M., Zurita-Milla, R., Skidmore, A.K. and Wang, T.J. (2012) Mapping spatio - temporal variation of grassland quantity and quality using MERIS data and the PROSAIL model. In: Remote sensing of environment, 121 (2012) pp. 415-425. Full text | Full text

Fei, T., Skidmore, A.K., Venus, V., Wang, T.J., Toxopeus, A.G., Bian, M. and Liu, Y. (2012) Predicting micro thermal habitat of lizards in a dynamic thermal environment. In: Ecological modelling, 231 (2012) pp. 126-133. Full text | Full text

Si, Y., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J., de Boer, W.F., Toxopeus, A.G., Schlerf, M. and ... [et al.] (2011) Distribution of Barnacle Geese, Branta leucopsis, in relation to food resources, distance to roosts and the location of refuges. In: Ardea : Official journal of the Netherlands Ornithologists' Union, 99(2011)2, pp. 217-226. Full text | Full text

Lu, L., Venus, V., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J. and ... [et al.] (2011) Estimating land - surface temperature under clouds using MSG - SEVIRI observations. In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation : JAG, 13 (2011)2 pp. 265-276. Full text | Full text

Wang, T.J., Ye, X., Skidmore, A.K. and Toxopeus, A.G. (2010) Characterizing the spatial distribution of giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in fragmented forest landscapes. In: Journal of biogeography, 37(2010)5, pp. 865-878. Full text | Full text

Zeng, Z.G., Beck, P.S.A., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K., Song, Y.L., Gong, H.S. and Prins, H.H.T. (2010) Effects of plant phenology and solar radiation on seasonal movement of golden takin in the Qinling Mountains, China. In: Journal of mammalogy, 91(2010)1, pp. 92-100. Full text | Full text

Si, Y., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and ... [et al.] (2010) Environmental factors influencing the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in wild birds in Europe. In: Ecology and society : a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability : open access, 15 (2010)316 p. Full text | Full text

Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K., Zeng, Z., Beck, P.S.A., Si, Y. and ... [et al.] (2010) Migration patterns of two endangered sympatric species from a remote sensing perspective. In: PE&RS = Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 76 (2010)12 pp. pp. 1343-1352. Full text

Bian, M., Skidmore, A.K., Schlerf, M., Fei, T., Liu, Y.F. and Wang, T.J. (2010) Reflectance spectroscopy of biochemical components as indicators of tea, Camellia Sinensis, quality. In: PE&RS = Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 76 (2010)12 pp. 1385-1392. Full text

Ouyang Wei, Skidmore, A.K., Hao, F. and Wang, T.J. (2010) Soil erosion dynamics response to landscape pattern. In: Science of the total environment, 408(2010)6, pp. 1358-1366. Full text | Full text

Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and Toxopeus, A.G. (2009) Improved understorey bamboo cover mapping using a novel hybrid neural network and expert system. In: International journal of remote sensing, 30 (2009)4 pp. 965-981. Full text | Full text

Si, Y., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J., de Boer, W.F., Debba, P., Toxopeus, A.G. and ... [et al.] (2009) Spatio - temporal dynamics of global H5N1 outbreaks match bird migration patterns. In: Geospatial health : health applications in geospatial science, 4 (2009)1 pp. 65-78. Full text | Full text

Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K., Toxopeus, A.G. and Liu, X. (2009) Understory bamboo discrimination using a winter image. In: PE&RS = Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 75 (2009)1 pp. 37-47. Full text

Beck, P.S.A., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and Xuehua Liu (2008) Displaying remotely sensed vegetation dynamics along natural gradients for ecological studies. In: International journal of remote sensing, 29 (2008)14 pp. 4277-4283. Full text | Full text

Zhi-Gao Zeng, Skidmore, A.K., Yan-Ling Song, Wang, T.J. and Hui-Sheng Gong (2008) Seasonal altitudinal movements of Golden Takin in the Qinling mountains of China. In: Journal of wildlife management, 72(2008)3, pp. 611-617. Full text

Guofeng Wu, Yaolin Liu and Wang, T.J. (2007) Methods and strategy for modeling daily global solar radiation with measured meteorological data : a case study in Nanchang station, China. In: Energy conversion and management, 48(2007)9, pp. 2447-2452. Full text

Liu, X., Toxopeus, A.G., Skidmore, A.K., Shao, X., Gaodi Dang, Wang, T.J. and ... [et al.] (2005) Giant panda habitat selection in Foping nature reserve, China. In: Journal of wildlife management, 69(2005)4, pp. 1623-1632. Full text

Xuehua Liu, Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J., Yange Hong and Prins, H.H.T. (2002) Giant panda movements in Foping nature reserve, China. In: Journal of Wildlife Management, 66(2002)4, pp. 1179-1188.

Other Refereed Journal Articles

Bian, M., Wang, T.J., Liu, Y.F., Fei, T. and Skidmore, A.K. (2007) Detection of understory bamboo in giant panda habitats using an indirect remote sensing approach. In: Acta ecologica Sinica, 27(2007)11, pp. 4824-4831. Full text

Book Chapters

Zhao, X., Stein, A., Wang, T.J. and ... [et al.] (2012) Accuracy assessment of extensional uncertainty modelled by random sets. In: Advances in Geo-Spatial Information Science / ed. by W. Shi et al. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-2031-2578-6. pp. 143-154. Full text

PhD Theses

Si, Y., Skidmore, A.K. (Promotor) , Prins, H.H.T. (Promotor) and Wang, T.J. (assistant promotor)  (2011) Avian influenza and migratory birds : a spatial - ecological perspective. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC), 2011. ITC Dissertation 188, ISBN: 978-90-6164-308-1. Full text

Ouyang Wei, Skidmore, A.K. (Promotor) , Toxopeus, A.G. (assistant promotor) and Wang, T.J. (assistant promotor)  (2011) Interaction between landscape and pollution along a dam cascade. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC), 2011. ITC Dissertation 179, ISBN: 978-90-6164-300-5. Full text

Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. (Promotor) , Prins, H.H.T. (Promotor) and Toxopeus, A.G. (co-promotor)  (2009) Observing giant panda habitat and forage abundance from space. Wageningen, Enschede, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), ITC, 2009. ITC Dissertation 162, ISBN: 978-90-8585-418-0. Full text

Conference Proceedings (full papers)

Zhao, X., Chen, X., Tian, L., Wang, T.J. and Stein, A. (2010) Assessment of extensional uncertainty modeled by random sets on segmented objects from remote sensing images. In: Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science, 26-28 May 2010, Hongkong, China / ed. by E. Guilbert, B. Lees and Y. Leung (ISPRS : XXXVIII Part 2). 6 p. Full text | Full text

Si, Y., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and ... [et al.] (2010) Knowledge discovery from mining the association between H5N1 outbreaks and environmental factors. In: Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science, 26-28 May 2010, Hongkong, China / ed. by E. Guilbert, B. Lees and Y. Leung (ISPRS : XXXVIII Part 2). 6 p. Full text | Full text

Ye, X.P., Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and Toxopeus, A.G. (2008) Characterizing the spatial distribution of Giant Pandas in China using multitemporal MODIS data and landscape metrics. In: ISPRS 2008 : Proceedings of the XXI congress : Silk road for information from imagery : the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 3-11 July, Beijing, China. Comm. VIII, WG VIII/11. Beijing : ISPRS, 2008. pp. 1039-1045. Full text | Full text

Xuehua Liu, Bronsveld, M.C., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J., Gaodi Dang and Yange Yong (2000) Mapping habitat suitability for giant pandas on the Foping nature reserve, China. In: Panda 2000 : conservation priorities for the new millennium : proceedings of an international conference, San Diego, Calilfornia, USA, October 15-18, 2000 / ed. by. D. Lindberg and K. Baragona. San Diego: The Shape of Enrichment, 2000. pp. 87-94.

Scientific and Professional Publications

Nicholls, H., Wang, T.J. (interviewee) , Skidmore, A.K. (interviewee) and ... [et al.] (interviewee)  (2010) Mystery of the brown giant panda deepens. In: Naturenews, online publication, 3 p. Full text | Full text

Yange Yong, Xuehua Liu, Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K. and Prins, H.H.T. (2004) Giant panda migration and habitat utilization in Foping nature reserve, China. In: Giant panda's : biology and conservation / ed. by D. Lindburg and K. Baragona. - Berkeley etc. : University of California Press, 2004. pp. 159-169.

Xuehua Liu, Bronsveld, M.C., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.J., Gaodi Dang and Yange Yong (2004) Mapping habitat suitability for giant pandas in Foping nature reserve, China. In: Giant panda's : biology and conservation / ed. by D. Lindburg and K. Baragona. - Berkeley etc. : University of California Press, 2004. pp. 176-186.

Presentations

Wang, T.J., Yiwen Sun, Ye, X. and Skidmore, A.K. (2011) Application of landscape ecology in giant panda conservation : powerpoint. Presented at the 8th IALE world congress : landscape ecology for sustainable environment and culture, 18-23 August 2011, Beijing, China. 20 slides. Full text

Si, Y., Schlerf, M., Skidmore, A.K., Zurita-Milla, R. and Wang, T.J. (2011) Estimation of leaf area index and chlorophyll content in grassland at MERIS level using the PROSPECT and SAIL model : poster : abstract. In: 7th EARSEL workshop of the Special Interest Group in imaging spectroscopy : final programme, 11-13 April 2011, Edinburgh, UK. pp. 77-78. Full text

Ye, X., Wang, T.J. and Skidmore, A.K. (2011) Heterogeneous habitat quality decrease population and persistence in dynamic landscapes : powerpoint. Presented at the 8th IALE world congress : landscape ecology for sustainable environment and culture, 18-23 August 2011, Beijing, China. 13 slides. Full text

Wang, T.J., Skidmore, A.K., Si, Y. and Prins, H.H.T. (2010) Migration of sympatric species from a remote sensing perspective : poster. Presented at the Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting, 9-10 February 2010, Lunteren, the Netherlands. 1 p. Full text

Beck, P.S.A., Goetz, S.J., Wang, T.J., Ngene, S.M. and Si, Y. (2010) Remote sensing of landscape phenology to map global vegetation productivity and its links with animal migrations : abstract. Presented at Phenology 2010 : climate change impacts and adaptation, Dublin, Ireland, 14-17 June 2010. 1 p. Full text

Nichols, H. (presentor) and Wang, T.J. (interviewee)  (2009) Chi-Chi : Panda Ambassador. London, BBC Radio 4, 2009. Full text

MSc theses

Wang, T.J. (2003) Habitat analysis for giant panda in Laoxiancheng nature reserve in the Qinling mountains China. Enschede, ITC, 2003. Full text