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Expert NameProf. Tong Cao
TitleProfessor, Deputy President
DivisionInstitute of Applied Ecology Academy of Sciences
InstitutionChinese Academy of Sciences
CityLiaoning
CountryChina
Telephone86 24 23 91 62 89
EmailCtong(at)iea.syb.ac.cn
Work Experience1. 1978-present: "Bryoflora of China", Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China; Bryoflora of China (English edition). An International collaborative project by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2. 1989-1991: Bryophytes as biological indicator to acid rain n Southwest China, part of National key project. 3. 1993-1995: International botanical investigations by the Botanical Gardens of Helsinki Univ. (Finland), Alberta Univ. (Canada), Hokkaido Univ. (Japan), Institute of Applied Ecology (China), Sept. 1993 - Hokkaido, Japan; Sept. 1994-Changhai Mt. China; Sept. 1995-British Columbia, Canada. 4. As visiting scholar or professor to work on bryology and botany visited: Canada, Univ. of Alberta, (1984-8-1986.8, 1992.10-1993.4, 1995.7-10); USA: Missouri Bot. Garden (1986.7), Harvard Univ., New York Bot. Garden (1993.3); Finland: Helsinki Univ, (1990.7-10; 1996.7); Sweden: Uppsala Univ., Natural Museum (1990.8); Russia: Moscow Bot. G
QualificationsBachelor, Biology, Fudan Univ. 1963-1968 (China). Visiting scholar, Botany, Univ. of Alberta, 1984-1986 (Canada).
Number of Publications48
Awards1. First class of National award of Nature Sciences (1990, participant) 2. Second class of award of Science and technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992, participant) 3. Second class award of Natural Science of chinese Academy of Sciences (199
Other Activities1. Councilor of International Association of Bryologists (IAB) 2. Councilor of Botanical Association of China 3. President of Botanical Association of Liaoning Prov. 4. Counselor of Ecological Association of Liaoning Prov. 5. Editor of "Chinese Biological Abstract"; "Chinese Journal of Ecology"; "Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology"; "Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica" 6. Advisor of Science and Technology of Caoyang City.
Publications1. Cao, T. 1996. Encalyptaceae, Ptychomitriaceae in Gao (Chief ed.), Brypflora of China. Vol. 2 99-112. 261-277. Science Press, Beijing. 2. Cao, T. C. Gao & D. H. Vitt, 1995. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ptychomitrium in China. Harvard papers Bot. 6: 75-96. 3. Cao, T. & S. Churchill, 1995. New synonyms in Grimmia and Schistidium. Nova Hedwigia. 60(3-4):505-513. 4. Cao, T. , C. Gao, F. Xing & J. X. Yi, 1995. Phytomass of Bryophytes in Forest Ecosystems in Changhai Mt. NE China. Act. Ecol. Sin. 115 (8):68-74. 5. Gao, C. & T. Cao, 1992. A preliminary study on indication of bryophytes to air pollution (including acid rain) in Southwest China. Chin. J. Appl. Ecol. 3(1): 81-90.
DisciplineNatural Resource Management
Last updated11/08/2011 10:18:00
 

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