Landscape Ecology; GIS and Remote Sensing; Programming and System Administration

Journal Articles
Tian, Y., R. Bu, Y. Hu, and X. He. 2009. Exploitation of Forest Landscape Visualization Based on ArcEngine and VRML. Journal of System Simulation 21:2621-2624.
Xiao, Z., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2009a. Thought about t he System of Forest ry Policy Performance Evaluation in China. Journal of Northwest Forest ry University 24:224-228.
Xiao, Z., R. Bu, Y. Hu, S. Tai, and Y. Zhang. 2009b. Ana lysis on the Cogn itive D ifference of the Reform of Collective Forest Property Right System. Journal of Anhui Agri. Sci. 37: 9183-9185.
Xiao, Z., R. Bu, Y. Hu, S. Tai, and Y. Zhang. 2009c. Analysis on the Cognitive Difference of the Reform of Collective Forest Property Right System Between ForestryWorkers and Farmers in Liaon ing Province. AnhuiAgri. Sci. Bull. 15:164-170.
Xiao, Z., R. Bu, Y. Hu, S. Tai, Y. Zhang, Y. Han, and H. Zhang. 2009d. Analysis on Influence of Reform of Collective Forestry Property Right System on Forestry Farmers' Enthusiasm. Hunan Agricultural Sciences 5:155-158.
Wu, X., Y. Hu, H. He, R. Bu, and F. Xi. 2009a. Dynamic simulation and prediction of urban growth in Shenyang City. Journal of Liaoning Technical University（Natural Science） 28:318-321.
Wu, X., Y. Hu, H. He, R. Bu, and F. Xi. 2009b. Research on Scenario Simulation of Future Urban Growth of Shenyang City. Information of Remote Sensing:34-41.
Jin, L., H. He, Y. Zhou, R. Bu, and K. Sun. 2009. Simulate Long-Term Effects of Forest Management Alternatives on Forest Landscape in Youhao Forest Bureau. SCIENTIA SILVAE SINICAE 45:157-163.
Liu, H., Y. Hu, R. Bu, J. Liu, and W. Leng. 2009. Impacts of climate changes on the landscape patterns of potential mire distributions in northern Great Khing′an mountains. Advance In Water Science 20:105-110.
Zhou, Y., H. He, L. Jin, R. Bu, and X. Li. 2009. Simulated Long-term Effects of Forest Management Alternatives on Forest Landscape. Journal of Shenyang Agricultural University 40:16-20.
Bu, R., H. S. He, Y. Hu, Y. Chang, and D. R. Larsen. 2008. Using the LANDIS model to evaluate forest harvesting and planting strategies under possible warming climates in Northeastern China. Forest Ecology and Management 254:407-419.
Bu, R., Y. Chang, Y. Hu, X. Li, and H. S. He. 2008. Sensitivity of coniferous trees to environmental factors at different scales in the Small Xing'an Mountains, China. Journal of Plant Ecology 32:80-87.
Chang, Y., H. S. He, Y. Hu, R. Bu, and X. Li. 2008. Historic and current fire regimes in the Great Xing'an Mountains, northeastern China: Implications for long-term forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 254:445-453.
Leng, W., H. S. He, R. Bu, L. Dai, Y. Hu, and X. Wang. 2008. Predicting the distributions of suitable habitat for three larch species under climate warming in Northeastern China. Forest Ecology and Management 254:420-428.
Chang, Y., H. S. He, I. Bishop, Y. Hu, R. Bu, C. Xu, and X. Li. 2007. Long-term forest landscape responses to fire exclusion in the Great Xing'an Mountains, China. International Journal of Wildland Fire 16:34-44.
Xiao, Z., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2008. The Discussion about the Problems and Countermeasures of the Reform of Collective Forest Property Right System in China. Forest Resource Management:12-17.
Wen, Q., X. Li, H. He, R. Bu, Y. Hu, L. Li, and T. Hu. 2008. The pattern analysis of landscape boundary network in the upper reaches of Minjiang River. Acta Ecologica Sinica 28:4334-4343.
Wu, X., Y. Hu, H. He, and R. Bu. 2008. Accuracy Evaluation and Its Appl ication of SLEUTH Urban Growth Model. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University 33:293-296.
Liu, M., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, and R. Bu. 2008. Emergy analysis of eco-economic system in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province. Chinese Journal of Ecology 27:1997-2001.
Chang, Y., Y. Hu, R. Bu, Z. Meng, Q. Du, and J. Zhao. 2008. Landscape visualization and its applications. Chinese Journal of Ecology 27:1422-1429.
Jin, L., H. He, X. Gong, Y. Zhou, R. Bu, and K. Sun. 2008a. Simulation of long term effects of forest cutting on forest landscape. Chinese Journal of Ecology 27:539-544.
Jin, L., H. He, C. Song, Y. Zhou, and R. Bu. 2008b. Effects of different forest management alternatives on Sciurus vulgaris habitat. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 19:949-955.
Zhou, Y., H. He, R. Bu, L. Jin, and X. Li. 2008. Modeling of forest landscape change in Xiaoxinganling Mountains under different planting proportions of coniferous and broadleaved species. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 19:1775-1781.
Leng, W., H. S. He, R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2007. Sensitivity analysis of the impacts of climate change on potential distribution of three larch (Larix) species in Northeastern China. Journal of Plant Ecology 31:825-833.
Leng, W., H. S. He, R. Bu, Y. Hu, and X. Wang. 2007. Potential impact of climate change on distribution of Larix genus of northeastern China. Journal of Liaoning Technical University 26:289-292.
Liu, H., Y. Hu, R. Bu, H. Zhou, W. Leng, and J. Lu. 2007. Method of abstraction wetland using MODIS data based on logistic model. Journal of Liaoning Technical University 26: 791-794.
Liu, M., Y. Hu, R. Bu, Z. Wu, Y. Xue, S. Qiu, and W. Zhang. 2007. Study on landscape change based on RS and GIS in Songpan county. Journal of Liaoning Technical University 26:351-353.
Liu, M., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, R. Bu, and W. Zhang. 2007. Landscape change and its spatial driving force of farmland in Wenchuan County of Minjiang River upper reach. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 18:569-574.
Wu, X., Y. Hu, H. S. He, R. Bu, and F. Xi. 2007. Spatiotempeoral pattern and its driving forces of urban growth in Shenyang City. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 18:2282-2288.
Yang, Z., Y. Chang, R. Bu, M. Liu, and W. Zhang. 2007. Long-term dynamics of dry valleys in the upper reaches of Minjiang River, China. Acta Ecologica Sinica 27:3250-3256.
Yang, Z., Y. Chang, M. Yang, Y. Hu, R. Bu, and X. He. 2007. Dynamics and influence width of dry valley landscape boundary in upper reaches of Minjiang River. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 18:1972-1976.
Zhou, H., R. Bu, Y. Hu, H. Yan, H. Liu, W. Leng, and S. Xu. 2007. Correlations between potential distribution of wetlands in Great Hing'an Mountains and environmental variables. Chinese Journal of Ecology 26:1533-1541.
Gong, X., Y. Chang, R. Bu, X. Li, C. Xu, and Q. Yu. 2006. Long-term effects of different forest harvesting modes on forest landscape pattern in Huzhong Forestry Bureau. Chinese Journal of Ecology 25:805-812.
Hu, Z., X. He, Y. Li, R. Bu, and A. Wang. 2006. Population characteristics in upper reaches of Minjiang river. Chinese Journal of Ecology 25:1364-1369.
Leng, W., H. S. He, R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2006. The spatial distribution of constructive species of Northeast forest under the climate changing. Acta Ecologica Sinica 26:4257-4266.
Li, Y., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, C. Xu, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2006. Forest landscape change and driving forces in Huzhong Forest Bureau of Daxing'anling in China. Acta Ecologica Sinica 26:3347-3357.
Liu, M., Y. Hu, R. Bu, and W. Zhang. 2006. Farmland landscape change in the Upper reaches of Minjiang River. Transactions of the CSAE 11:82-86.
Wang, X., H. S. He, X. Li, Y. Chang, Y. Hu, C. Xu, R. Bu, and F. Xie. 2006. Simulating the effects of reforestation on a large catastrophic fire burned landscape in Northeastern China. Forest Ecology and Management 225:82-93.
Wei, J., D. Xiao, X. Li, R. Bu, and C. Zhang. 2006. Relationship between landscape pattern and soil erosion of an agricultural watershed in the Mollisols region of northeastern China. Acta Ecologica Sinica 26:2608-2615.
Yang, J., Y. Hu, and R. Bu. 2006. Microscale spatial variability of redox potential in surface soil. Soil Science 171:747-753.
Bu, R., Y. Chang, Y. Hu, X. Li, and H. S. He. 2005. Measuring spatial information changes using Kappa coefficients: a case study of the city group in central Liaoning province. Acta Ecologica Sinica 25:778-784.
Bu, R., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, and H. S. He. 2005. A correlation analysis on landscape metrics. Acta Ecologica Sinica 25:2764-2775.
Han, W., Y. Chang, Y. Hu, X. Li, and R. Bu. 2005. Research advance in landscape pattern optimization. Chinese Journal of Ecology 24:1487-1492.
Li, X., H. S. He, R. Bu, Q. Wen, Y. Chang, Y. Hu, and Y. Li. 2005. The adequacy of different landscape metrics for various landscape patterns. Pattern Recognition 38:2626-2638.
Li, X., R. H. G. Jongman, Y. Hu, R. Bu, B. Harms, A. K. Bregt, and H. S. He. 2005. Relationship between landscape structure metrics and wetland nutrient retention function: A case study of Liaohe Delta, China. Ecological Indicators 5:339-349.
Liu, M., Y. Hu, R. Bu, Y. Chang, W. Han, and Z. Hu. 2005. Landscape change in Kangbao county of Hebei province. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 16:1729-1734.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2005. Geostatistical modeling of spatial uncertainty in a spatially explicit forest landscape model simulation. Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 11:436-446.
Xu, C., H. S. He, Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, and R. Bu. 2005. Latin hypercube sampling and geostatistical modeling of spatial uncertainty in a spatially explicit forest landscape model simulation. Ecological Modelling 185:255-269.
Bu, R., X. Li, Y. Hu, Y. Chang, and H. S. He. 2004. Analyzing the agreement of maps through spatial aggregations. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24:659-665.
Chang, Y., R. Bu, Y. Hu, C. Xu, and Q. Wang. 2004. Dynamics of forest landscape boundary at Changbai Mountain. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 15:15-20.
Duan, C., Y. Hu, Y. Li, R. Bu, Y. Chang, and D. Guo. 2004. Landscape pattern change and its influence in the forest of northern Daxinganling Mountanins. Chinese Journal of Ecology 23:133-135.
Hu, Y., C. Xu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, H. S. He, and W. Leng. 2004. Application of spatially explicit landscape model (LANDIS): A case researches in Huzhong area, Mt. Daxing'anling. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24:1847-1856.
Li, X., R. Bu, Y. Chang, Y. Hu, Q. Wen, X. Wang, C. Xu, Y. Li, and H. S. He. 2004. The response of landscape metrics against pattern scenarios. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24:123-134.
Li, X., H. S. He, X. Wang, R. Bu, Y. Hu, and Y. Chang. 2004. Evaluating the effectiveness of neutral landscape models to represent a real landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 69:137-148.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, Y. Jiang, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2004. Sensitivity analysis in ecological modeling. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 15:1056-1062.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2004. Effect of "Old-man forest" of Larix gmelinii on forest landscape change in Daxinganling Mountain. Chinese Journal of Ecology 23:77-83.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2004. Spatially explicit landscape model-LANDIS I. Mechanism. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 15:837-844.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, H. S. He, and W. Leng. 2004. Application of spatially explicit landscape model in soil loss study in Huzhong area. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 15:1821-1827.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, H. S. He, and W. Leng. 2004. The effect of cell-level uncertainty on spatially explicit landscape model simulation. Acta Ecologica Sinica 24:1938-1949.
Xu, C., H. S. He, Y. Hu, Y. Chang, D. R. Larsen, X. Li, and R. Bu. 2004. Assessing the effect of cell-level uncertainty on a forest landscape model simulation in northeastern China. Ecological Modelling 180:57-72.
Bu, R., X. Li, Y. Hu, Y. Chang, and H. S. He. 2003. Scaling effects on landscape indices. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 14:2181-2186.
Chang, Y., R. Bu, Y. Hu, C. Xu, and Q. Wang. 2003. GIS and RS determination of abiotic range of forest landscape distribution in Changbai Mountain natural reserve. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 14:671-675.
Chang, Y., R. Bu, Y. Hu, C. Xu, and Q. Wang. 2003. Quantitative determination of landscape boundary between mountain birch and tundra in the Northern slope of Changbai Mountains. Scientia Geographica Sinica 23:477-483.
Xu, C., Y. Hu, Y. Jiang, Y. Chang, X. Li, R. Bu, and H. S. He. 2003. Validation of spatially explicit landscape model. Chinese Journal of Ecology 22:127-131.
Chang, Y., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2002. A review on landscape boundary studies. Chinese Journal of Ecology 21:49-53.
Hu, Y., C. Xu, R. Bu, Y. Chang, and Y. Zhang. 2002. Application of remote sensing and GIS in the study of heat island effect in city. Science in Environmental Conservation 2:1-3.
Chang, Y. and R. Bu. 2001. Geographic information system and individual-based spatial explicit landscape model. Chinese Journal of Ecology 20:61-65.
Xu, X., H. Lin, Z. Fu, and R. Bu. 2001. Regional ecological risk assessment of wetland in the Huanghe River Delta. Universitatis Pekinensis (Acta Scientiarum Naturalium) 37:111-120.
Yin, Z., G. Zhang, R. Bu, J. Wang, J. Cao, and C. Wang. 2001. Analysis ecological environmental change in the middle and lower reaches of the Yalu River. Scientia Geographica Sinica 21:544-548.
Liu, Y., Y. Hu, R. Bu, and X. Han. 2000. Assessment of CBERS in environmental monitoring of Liaodong region. Science of Surveying and Mapping 25:30-32.
Bu, R., X. Wang, and D. Xiao. 1999. Analysis on landscape elements and fragmentation of the Yellow River Delta. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 10(3):321-324.
Hao, Z., Q. Wang, C. Zou, and R. Bu. 1998. Recovery of species diversity after disturbance of broad-leaved Korean pine mixed forest in Changbai Mountain, Journal of Forestry Research 9(3):147-151.
Xiao, D., R. Bu, and X. Li. 1997. Spatial ecology and landscape heterogeneity. Acta Ecologica Sinica 17(5):453-461.
Wang, X., D. Xiao, and R. Bu. 1997. The landscape pattern analysis of wetlands in Liaohe delta Acta Ecologica Sinica 17(3): 317-323.
Wang, X., Y. Hu, and R. Bu. 1996. Analysis of wetland landscape changes in Liaohe delta Chinese Geographical Science 16(3):260-265.
Wang, X., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 1996. Landscape fragmentation analysis of the Liaohe delta wetlands. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 7(3):299-304.
Articles in review
Tian, Y., R. Bu, Y. Hu, and X. He. Study on forest landscape visualization based on GIS/VRML. Application Research of Computers. In press.
Bu, R., H.S. He, Y. Hu, and Y. Chang. Increasing predicting accuracies of coniferous species through model ensembles in the Small Khingan Mountains, NE China.
Tian, Y., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. Visualization of forest landscape in Zagunao watershed, upper reach of Minjiang river.
Tian, Y., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. Techniques to develop visualizing system for forest landscape based on ArcGIS Engine and VRML.
Book chapters
Wang, X., R. Bu, and D. Xiao. 2001. The landscape structure of delta wetland. Study on Landscape Ecology of Delta Wetland Around the Bohai Sea. Chinese Science Press. Beijing. PRC.
Bu, R., X. Wang, and D. Xiao. 1999. The scale effects on the Yellow river delta landscape. Evolution of Landscape Ecology Study. Hunan Science Press. Changsha. PRC.
Bu, R., X. Wang, and D. Xiao. 1999. Study on landscape fragmentation in the Yellow river delta landscape. Evolution of Landscape Ecology Study. Hunan Science Press. Changsha. PRC.
Conference Presentations
Bu, R., Y. Hu, and Y. Chang. 2007. Landuse changes in Liaoning Province. Annual conference of Society of Natural Resources. Xi’an. P. R. China.
Bu, R. 2007. Models introduction for predicting potential distribution of species (oral presentation). 5th symposium of China branch of IALE. Beijing. P. R. China.
Bu, R., 2006. A spatially interactive simulation of the effects of climate change, harvesting, planting on forest composition in the Small Khingan Mountains, Northeastern China (oral presentation). Advances in Forest Landscape Modeling: Approaches, Standardization, Validation, and Application. Beijing. P. R. China.
Bu, R., Y. Chang, and Y. Hu. 2005. Expansion of cities in middle city groups of Liaoning Province. City Landscape held by China branch of IALE. Shenzhen. P. R. China.
Bu, R., Y. Hu, and Y. Chang. 2004. International conference on “Biodiversity of Euro-Asia Continental Wetland”. Wulanbatuo. P. R. Mongolia.
Bu, R., X. Li, Y. Hu, and Y. Chang. 2003. Analysis of landscape indices to various spatial aggregation approaches. 18th Annual Symposium for US IALE (poster presentation). Banff, Alberta. Canada.
Bu, R. 2003. Effects of scaling on landscape pattern and metrics (oral presentation). 4th Symposium of China branch of IALE. Beijing. PRC.
Chang, Y., R. Bu, and Y. Hu. 2002. Detecting transitional zones between forest types in Changbai Mountain, Northeastern China (poster presentation). 17th Annual Symposium for US-IALE. Lincoln, Nebraska. USA.
Bu, R. 2001. The landuse changes of the city group in central Liaoning. 2nd IALE Asia-Pacific Region Conference. Lanzhou. P. R. China.
Bu, R., X. Wang, and D. Xiao. 1998. Scale-change effects on the yellow river delta landscape. 1st IALE Asia-Pacific Region Conference. Shenyang. P. R.China.

1989-1993: Outstanding student awards from Inner Mongolia University.
1992: Third invent prize, Chinese youth invent committee.
2003: First Science and Technology Advancement Prize of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Science and Technology Committee.