Personal Information
Current position Professor of Forest Management
University Northwest A&F University
Email cao@nwafu.edu.cn
Mobile +86 15991271949
Education Background
2003-2010 University of Helsinki D.Sc. (Agri. & For.), Business Economics of Forestry
2001-2003 University of Helsinki M.Sc. (Agri. & For.), Business Economics of Forestry
1987-1991 Fujian Forestry College B.Sc. (Econ.), Forest Economics and Management
Selected Research Projects
2017-2020 Modeling theuncertainty of regeneration and mortality for mixed forests with stochastic process Project leader National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 31670646)
2016-2018 Site evaluation of natural oak forests in Loess Plateau: methodology and applications Sub- project leader NationalForest Management Programme (1692016-7)
2012-2015 Adaptive management of Forest Ecosystem under the Changing Climate Project leader National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 31170586)
2010-2013 Utilization of forest bioenergy and its effects on carbon sequestration Project leader Northwest A&F University (Z111021002)
2007-2010 Eco-economic model linkages toward timber and non-timber production Project leader Finnish Ministry of Education
Selected Publications
2019 Hailian Xue(#), Annikki Mäkelä, Lauri Valsta, Jerome K. Vanclay, Tianjian Cao(*). Comparison of population-based algorithms for optimizing thinnings and rotation using a process-based growth model. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2019 (accepted), DOI:10.1080/02827581.2019.1581252.
2018 Shuaichao Sun(#), Quang V. Cao, Tianjian Cao(*). Evaluation of distance-independent competition indices in predicting tree survival and diameter growth. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2018 (accepted), DOI:10.1139/cjfr-2018-0344.
2017 Henna Hurttala, Tianjian Cao, Lauri Valsta, 2017. Optimization of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) management with the total net return from the value chain. Journal of Forest Economics, 28: 1–11.
2015 Tianjian Cao (#)(*),Kari Hyytiänen,Henna Hurttala,Lauri Valsta,Jerome K. Vanclay, 2015. An integrated assessment approach to forest bioenergy production for young Scots pine stands, Forest Ecosystems, 2(19):1-10.
2010 Tianjian Cao (#)(*), Lauri Valsta,Annikki Mäkelä, 2010. A comparison of carbon assessment methods for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in Scots pine stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 260, 1726-1734.
2008 Tianjian Cao (#)(*), Lauri Valsta,Sanna Härkönen, Pekka Saranpää, Annikki Mäkelä, 2008. Effects of thinning and fertilization on wood properties and economic returns for Norway spruce. Forest Ecology and Management. 256: 1280-1289.
2006 Tianjian Cao (#)(*),Kari Hyytiäinen, Olli Tahvonen, Lauri Valsta, 2006. Effects of initial stand states on optimal thinning and rotation of Picea abies stands. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 21: 388-398.