曹垒，博士，中国科学院生态环境研究中心研究员，中国科学院大学教授，博士生导师。“中国生物多样性监测与研究网络–鸟类多样性监测专项网”组长，“东亚-澳大利西亚迁徙路线伙伴关系技术委员会”顾问。长期致力于鸟类多样性监测，以及水鸟和湿地生态学、种群生态学、运动生态学研究。近年来，先后主持国家自然科学基金国际合作与交流项目、中国科学院-德国马普学会双边项目等20余项。在Nature、Nature Communications和Current Biology等国际重要期刊发表学术论文和著作100余篇(部)。2014年，应邀在第26届国际鸟类学大会上做大会邀请报告；2019年，应邀在英国鸟类年学会上做阿尔弗雷德 牛顿荣誉讲席报告；2021年，应邀在第20届中国生态学大会上做大会特邀报告；2023年，获英国鸟类学会戈德曼 萨尔温奖（101年来的第34位获奖者）。2024年，应邀在第8届国际生物遥测科学研讨会上做大会主题报告。

学习简历：

2002/09–2005/12：兰州大学，生命科学学院，理学博士，导师：刘廼发教授；

1987/09–1991/06：湖南师范大学，生物系，理学学士，导师：邓学建教授。

研究工作经历：

2013/12–至今：中国科学院生态环境研究中心，研究员，博士生导师

2011/07–2011/09：澳大利亚Charles Sturt大学，客座教授

2010/12–2013/11：中国科学技术大学，生命科学学院，教授，博士生导师

2005/12–2010/11：中国科学技术大学，生命科学学院，副教授，硕士生导师

1995/05–2005/11：中国科学技术大学，生命科学学院，实验师

1.         Liu W, Zhang J, Shimada T, Liu Y, Xie Y, Batbayar N, Higuchi H, Damba I, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2024. Life in the fast and slow lanes: contrasting timing of annual cycle events in high- and mid-latitude breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus). Ibis doi: 10.1111/ibi.13339.

2.         Zhang B, Meng F, Yu Y, Eun-Jung K, Zheng D, Yang J, Han Y, Liu Y, Zhu S, Li J, Chen Z, Wang X, Yang Z, Zhang Y, Lu C, Shan K, Jiao C, Wang F, Xue L, Zhang D, BaiQ, Jiang A, Zhang M, Mundkur T, Shimada T, Xu W, Gao D, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2023. Winter population estimates and distribution changes of two common East Asian dabbling duck species: current status and long-term (1990-2020) trends. Wildfowl. 73: 210-237.

3.         Zhang J, Deng X, Zhao Q, Solovyeva D, Kölzsch A, Bysykatova-Harmey I, Xu Z, Xie Y, Kruckenberg H, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2023. Biogeographical variation in migratory patterns of palearctic breeding Greater White-fronted Geese. Journal of Biogeography. 00: 1-15.

4.         王昱熙, 赵青山, 谢彦波, Damba Iderbat, 邓雪琴, 嘎日迪, 刘观华, 徐志文, 李跃，高大立，徐文彬，陈国勋，曹垒*. 2023. 长江中下游湿地大型水鸟种群动态和幼鸟比例研究. 生态学报. 43(2): 868-877.

5.         Cunningham SA, Schafer TLJ, Wikle CK, VonBank JA, Ballard BM, Cao L, Bearhop S, Fox AD, Hilton GM, Walsh AJ, Griffin LR, and Weegman MD. 2023. Time-varying effects of local weather on behavior and probability of breeding deferral in two Arctic-nesting goose populations. Oecologia 201(2), 369-383.

6.         Ozsanlav-Harris L, Hilton GM, Griffin LR, Walsh AJ, Cao L, Weegman MD, and Bearhop S. 2023. Differing drivers of decline within a migratory metapopulation has implications for future conservation. Ecology and Evolution 13(7).

7.         VonBank JA, Schafer TLJ, Cunningham SA, Weegman MD, Link PT, Kraai KJ, Wikle CK, Collins DP, Cao L, and Ballard BM. 2023. Joint use of location and acceleration data reveals influences on transitions among habitats in wintering birds. Scientific Reports 13(1).

8.         Meng F^#, Zhang J^#, Li C, Zhao Q, Solovyeva D, Lee H, Chen L*, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2022. Differing migration patterns and year-round habitat-use of allopatric nesting Eastern Tundra Bean Geese (Anser fabalis serrirostris) in East Asia. Avian Research. 13: 100062.

9.         Zhang J, Li X, Batbayar N, Xu Z, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2022. Exploring potential reasons for the increase in the East Asian Greylag Goose Anser anser population by assessing habitat use and use of protected areas. Bird Conservation International. Bird Conservation International. 33: E22.

10.     Li H, Fang L, and Cao L*. 2022. Does the Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris) Follow the Green Wave Throughout its Entire Spring Migration? Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 54(2): 677-683.

11.     费孟丹, 曹垒, 黄尚, 侯建华*，赵青山*. 2022. 卫星遥测技术在机场鸟击防范中的应用进展. 生物灾害科学45(4): 387-394.

12.     任西婵, 伊坤朋, 曹垒*. 2022. 优化风电场和电网布局以避免鸟撞. 环境保护科学. 48(3): 13-19.

13.     嘎日迪, 樊淑娟, 曹垒*, 张贝西, 王昱熙, 朱宝光, 董树斌, Anton Sasin, 赵格日乐图. 2022. 东方白鹳幼鸟渤海湾越冬群体的迁徙策略. 生物多样性. 30(5): 21232.

14.     Kölzsch A*, Lameris TK, Müskens GJDM, Schreven KHT, Buitendijk NH, Kruckenberg H, Moonen S, Heinicke T, Cao L, Madsen J, Wikelski M, and Nolet BA. 2022. Wild goose chase: Geese flee high and far, and with aftereffects from New Year’s fireworks. Conservation Letters. 16: e12927.

15.     Wang X, Chen Y, Melville DS, Choi CY, Tan K, Liu J, Li J, Zhang S, Cao L, and Ma Z*.2022. Impacts of habitat loss on migratory shorebird populations and communities at stopover sites in the Yellow Sea. Biological Conservation. 269:109547.

16.     Madsen J*, Pedersen J, Cao L, and Clausen KK. 2022. On the search for grasslands: long distance dispersal of spring‑staging Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) from a farmland area in Southeast Denmark. Journal of Ornithology. 163: 615-620.

17.      Ozsanlav‑Harris L*, Griffin LR, Weegman MD, Cao L, Hilton GM, and Bearhop S. 2022. Wearable reproductive trackers: quantifying a key life history event remotely. Animal Biotelemetry. 10: 24.

18.     Ilyashenko EI*, Mudrik EA. Andryushchenko Yu A, Belik VP, Belyalov OV, Wikelski M, Gavrilov AE, Goroshko OA, Guguyeva EV, Korepov MV, Mnatsekanov RA, Politov DV, Postelnykh KA, Cao L, and Ilyashenko VY. 2022. Migrations of the Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo, Gruiformes): Remote Tracking along Flyways and at Wintering Grounds. Biology Bulletin. 49(7): 863-888.

19.     Chen Y, Yu YT, Meng F, Deng X, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2021. Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies. Avian Research. 12: 74.

20.     Damba I, Zhang J, Yi K, Dou H, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2021. Seasonal and regional differences in migration patterns and conservation status of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) in the East Asian Flyway. Avian Research. 12: 73.

21.     Wang Y, Damba I, Zhao Q, Xie Y, Deng X, Ga R, Liu L, Xu Z, Li Y, Gao D, Xu W, Chen G, and Cao L*. 2021. Organizing a juvenile ratio monitoring programme for 10 key waterbird species in the Yangtze River floodplain: analysis and proposals. Avian Research. 12: 72.

22.     Deng X, Zhao Q, Zhang J, Kölzsch A, Solovyeva D, Bysykatova‑Harmey I, Xu Z, Kruckenberg H, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2021. Contrasting habitat use and conservation status of Chinese‑wintering and other Eurasian Greater White‑fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) populations. Avian Research. 12: 71.

23.     Xi J, Deng X, Zhao G, Batbayar N, Damba I, Zhao Q, Cui S, Jiang C, Chen Y, Yu Y, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2021. Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China. Avian Research. 12: 70.

24.     Sasin A, Serdyuk A, Zhu B and Zhao Q*. 2021. Individual tracking reveals first breeding of Oriental Storks at age 2 years in the wild. Avian Research. 12: 64.

25.     喜吉热, 赵格日乐图*, 赵青山, Nyambayar Batbayar, Kazuo Koyama, Jeong Min-Su, 曹垒. 2021. 中国越冬白琵鹭（Platalea leucorodia）的分布与种群趋势研究. 环境保护科学. 47(6): 1-8.

26.     Batbayar N, Yi K*, Zhang J, Natsagdorj T, Damba I, Cao L, and Fox AD. 2021. Combining Tracking and Remote Sensing to Identify Critical Year-Round Site, Habitat Use and Migratory Connectivity of a Threatened Waterbird Species. Remote Sensing. 13: 4049.

27.     Ilyashenko1 EI, Mudrik EA, Andryushchenko YA, Belik VP, Wikelski M, Gavrilov AE, Goroshko OA, Guguyeva EV, Korepov MV, Mnatsekanov RA, Politov DV, Postelnykh KA, Cao L, and Ilyashenko1 VY. 2021. Migrations of the Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo, Gruiformes): tracking along flyways and at wintering grounds. Zoological Journal. 100(9): 1028-1054.

28.     曹垒*, 孟凡娟, 赵青山. 2021. 基于前沿监测技术探讨“大开发”对鸟类迁徙及其栖息地的影响. 中国科学院院刊. 36(4): 436-447.

29.     王昱熙, 谢彦波, Batbayar N, 朱宝光, 董树斌, Barma A, Sasin A, 曹垒*. 2020. 基于卫星追踪探讨黄河流域自然保护区对3种水鸟栖息地的保护现状. 生物多样性. 28(12): 1483-1495.

30.     Cao L*, Deng X, Meng F, and Fox AD. 2020. Defining flyways, discerning population trends and assessing conservation challenges of key East Asian Anatidae species: an introduction. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 1:12.

31.     Cao L*, Meng F, Zhang J, Deng X, and Fox AD. 2020. Moving forward: how best to use the results of waterbird monitoring and telemetry studies to safeguard the future of Far East Asian Anatidae species. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 293-319.

32.     Ao P, Wang X, Meng F, Batbayar N, Moriguchi S, Tetsuo S, Koyama K, Park JY, Ma M, Sun Y, Wu J, Zhao Y, Wang W, Zhang L, Wang X, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Damba I, Rees EC, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Migration routes and conservation status of different Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus populations in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 43-72.

33.     Ao P, Wang X, Meng F, Solovyeva D, Natsagdorj T, Ikeuchi T, Koyama K, Park JK, Li G, Hu B, Gao D, Vartanyan S, Davaasuren B, Damba I, Zhang J, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020.  Migration, population status and key sites of the Eastern Palearctic Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 206-243.

34.     Damba I, Fang L, Yi L, Zhang J, Batbayar N, You J, Monn OK, Jin SD, Liu BF, Liu G, Xu W, Hu B, Liu S, Park J, Kim H, Koyama K, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Lee H, Goroshko O, Zhu Q, Ge L, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Flyway structure, breeding, migration and wintering distributions of the globally threatened Swan Goose Anser cygnoides in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 97-123.

35.     Deng X, Zhao Q, Solovyeva D, Lee H, Bysykatova I, Xu Z, Ushiyama K, Shimada T, Koyama K, Park J., Kim H, Liu G, Xu W, Hu B, Gao D, He B, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Moriguchi S, Barykina D, Antonov A, Stepanov A, Zhang J, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Contrasting population trends of the Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons in two flyways in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 181-205.

36.     Fang L, Zhang J, Zhao Q, Solovyeva D, Vangeluwe D, Rozenfeld SB, Lameris T, Xu Z, Bysykatova I, Batbayar N, KoNishi K, He B, Koyama K, Moriguchi S, Shimada T, Park JY, Kim H, Liu G, Hu B, Gao D, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Antonov A, Mylnikova A, Stepanov A, Kirtaev G, Zamyatin D, Kazantzidis S, Sekijima T, Damba I, Lee H, Zhang B, Xie Y, Rees EC, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Two distinctive flyways with different population trends of Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 13-42.

37.     Li C, Zhao Q, Solovyeva D, Lameris T, Batbayar N, Bysykatova I, Lee H, Emelyanov V, Rozenfeld SB, Park J, Shimada T, Koyama K, Hou J, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Damba I, Dashnyam B, Ochirvaani S, Dulmaa K, Liu G, Xu W, Hu B, Gao D, Goroshko O, Antonov A, Tsend O, Prokopenko O, Stepanov A, Vangeluwe D, George K, Dmytry Z, Zhang J, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Contrasting population trends among different management units of the Bean Goose Anser fabalis middendorffi and A. f. serrirostris in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 124-156.

38.     Meng F, Chen L*. Fang L, Zhang B, Li C, Zhao G, Batbayar N, Natsagorj T, Danba I, Liu S, Woods K, Cao L, and Fox AD. 2020. The migratory Mute Swan Cygnus olor population in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 73-96.

39.     Sawa Y, Tamura C, Ikeuchi T, Fujii K, Ishioroshi A, Shimada T, Tatsuzawa S, Deng X, Cao L, Kim H, and Ward D. 2020. Migration routes and population status of the Brent Goose Branta bernicla wintering in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 244-266.

40.     Yan M, Yi K, Zhang J, Batbayar N, Xu Z, Liu G, Hu B, Zheng B, Antonov A, Goroshko O, Zhao G, Davaasuren B, Erdenechimeg T, Nergui J, Damba I, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Flyway connectivity and population status of the Greylag Goose Anser anser in East Asia. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6:157-180.

41.     Zhang B, Wang X, Meng F, Kharitonov S, Hu B, Gao D, Liu G, Zhang Y, Antonov A, Batmunkh D, Goroshko O, Mundkur T, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Contrasting changes in abundance of wintering Falcated Duck Anas falcata in the Yangtze River floodplain and eastern China coasts. Wildfowl. Special Issue 6: 267-292.

42.     Zhu Q, Damba I, Zhao Q, Yi K, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Wang X, Rozenfeld S, Moriguchi S, Zhan A, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Lack of conspicuous sex-biased dispersal patterns at different spatial scales in an Asian endemic goose species breeding in unpredictable steppe wetlands. Ecology and Evolution 10(14): 7006-7020.

43.     Zhu Q, Hobson KA, Zhao Q, Zhou Y, Damba I, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Antonov A, Guan J, Wang X, Fang L, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Migratory connectivity of Swan Geese based on species’ distribution models, feather stable isotope assignment and satellite tracking. Diversity and Distributions. 26(8): 944-957.

44.     Zhang J, Xie Y, Li L, Batbayar N, Deng X, Damba I, Meng F, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Assessing site-safeguard effectiveness and habitat preferences of Bar-headed Geese Anser indicus at their stopover sites within Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using GPS/GSM telemetry. Avian Research. 11: 49.

45.     Zhang J, Deng X, Xie Y, Li L, Batbayar N, Damba I, Meng F, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. The importance of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for Bar-headed Geese Anser indicus: results from GPS/GSM telemetry. Wildfowl. 70: 57-75.

46.     Fan S, Zhao Q, Li H, Zhu B, Dong S, Xie Y, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Cyclical helping hands: seasonal tailwinds differentially affect migrating Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana) travel speed. Avian Research. 11:10.

47.     Li X, Wang X, Fang L, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Damba I, Xu Z, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Annual migratory patterns of Eastern Greylag Geese (Anser anser rubrirostris) revealed by GPS/GSM loggers. Integrative Zoology. 15: 213–223.

48.     冯晓娟*, 米湘成, 肖治术, 曹垒, 吴慧, 马克平. 2019. 中国生物多样性监测与研究网络建设及进展. 中国科学院院刊. 34(12): 1389-1398.

49.     Jia Q, Zhang Y*, and Cao L*. 2019. Response of Anatidae Abundance to Environmental Factors in the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Floodplain, China. Sustainability. 11: 6814.

50.     Rees EC*, Cao L, Clausen P, Coleman JT, Cornely J, Einarsson O, Ely CR, Kingsford RT, Ma M, Mitchell CD, Nagy S, Shimada T, Snyder J, Solovyeva DV, Tijsen W, Vilina YA, Włodarczyk R, and Brides K. 2019. Conservation status of the world’s swan populations, Cygnus sp. And Coscoroba sp.: a review of current trends and gaps in knowledge. Wildfowl. Special Issue 5: 35-72.

51.     Wood K*, Cao L, Clausen P, Ely CR, Luigujõe L, Rees EC, Snyder J, Solovyeva DV, and Włodarczyk R. 2019. Current trends and future directions in swan research: insights from the 6th International Swan Symposium. Wildfowl. Special Issue 5: 1-34.

52.     Meng F, Wang X, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, Davaasuren B, Damba I, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Consistent habitat preference underpins the geographically divergent autumn migration of individual Mongolian common shelducks Tadorna tadorna. Current Zoology. 66(4): 355-362.

53.     Li H, Fang L, Wang X, Yi K, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2020. Do spring snowmelt patterns encountered by sympatric wintering geese in route to separate Arctic breeding areas affect their migration times to cover the same distance? Ibis. 162:548-555.

54.     Xu Y, Si Y*, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Prins HH, Cao L, and de Boer WF. 2019. Loss of functional connectivity in migration networks induces population decline in migratory birds. Ecological Applications. 29(7): e01960.

55.     Meng F, Li H, Wang X, Fang L, Li X, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2019. Size matters: wintering ducks stay longer and use fewer habitats on largest Chinese lakes. Avian Research. 10:27.

56.     Deng X, Zhao Q, Fang L, Wang X, He H, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2019. Spring migration duration exceeds that of autumn migration in Far East Asian Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons). Avian Research. 10:9.

57.     Chen Y, Zhang Y*, Cao L*, de Boer WF, and Fox AD. 2019. Wintering Swan Geese maximize energy intake through substrate foraging depth when feeding on buried Vallisneria natans tubers. Avian Research. 10:6.

58.     Wang X, Cao L*, Fox AD, Fuller R, Griffin L, Mitchell C, Zhao Y, Moon OK, Cabot D, Xu Z, Batbayar N, Kölzsch A, van der Jeugd H, Madsen J, Chen L, and Nathan R*. 2019. Stochastic simulations reveal few green wave surfing populations among spring migrating herbivorous waterfowl. Nature Communications. 10: 2187.

59.     Gu D, Chai Y, Gu Y, Hou J *, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2019. Annual migration routes, stopover patterns and diurnal activity of Chinese-wintering Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris. Bird Study. 69(1): 43-52.

60.     An A, Cao L*, Jia Q, Wang X, Zhu Q, Zhang J, Ye X, and Gao D. 2019. Changing Abundance and Distribution of the Wintering Swan Goose Anser cygnoides in the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Floodplain: An investigation combining a field survey with satellite telemetry. Sustainability. 11(5): 1398.

61.     Zhang Y*, Fox AD., Cao L*, Jia Q, Lu C and Prins HH., and de Boer WF. 2019. Effects of ecological and anthropogenic factors on waterbird abundance at a Ramsar Site in the Yangtze River Floodplain. Ambio. 48(3): 293-303.

62.     An A, Zhang Y, Cao L*, Jia Q, and Wang X. 2018. A potential distribution map of wintering Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain, China. Avian Research. 9: 43.

63.     Wang X, Cao L*, Batbayar N, and Fox AD. 2018. Variability among autumn migration patterns of Mongolian Common Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna). Avian Research. 9:46.

64.     Cao L, Wang X, and Fox AD*. 2018. Letter to the editor regarding: Sponge Wetlands: restoring functional flood relief to China’s great rivers. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 26(5):729-731.

65.     . Ильяшенко ВЮ, Belyalov OV, Ilyashenko EI, Gavrilov AE, Zaripova S, Ma M, Batbayar N, and Cao L. 2018. Results of crane marking in Tuzkol Lake, Kazakhstan in 2017. Newsletter Crane Working Group of Eurasia.14: 89-101.

66.     Rozenfeld SB, Zamyatin DO, Vangeluwe D, Kirtaev GV, Rogova NV, Cao L, and Popovkina AB. 2018. The taiga Bean Goose (Anser Fabalis Fabalis) in Yamalo-Nenets autonomous okrug. Casarca. 20: 28-52.

67.     Zhao Q, Wang X, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2018. Why Chinese wintering geese hesitate to exploit farmland. Ibis. 160(3):703-705.

68.     Wang X, Cao L*, Bysykatova I, Xu Z, Rozenfeld S, Jeong W, Vangeluwe D, Zhao Y, Xie T, Yi K, and Fox AD. 2018. The Far East taiga forest: unrecognized inhospitable terrain for migrating Arctic-nesting waterbirds? Peer J. 6: e4353.

69.     Jia Q, Wang X, Zhang Y, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2018. Drivers of waterbird communities and their declines on Yangtze River floodplain lakes. Biological Conservation. 218: 240–246.

70.     Ye X, Xu Z, Aharon-Rotman Y, Yu H, and Cao L*. 2018. First description of Grey Heron Ardea cinerea migration recorded by GPS/GSM transmitter. Ornithological Science. 17(2): 223-228.

71.     Aharon-Rotman Y*, McEvoy J, Zheng Z, Yu H, Wang X, Si Y, Xu Z, Zeng Y, Jeong W, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2017. Water level affects availability of optimal feeding habitats for threatened migratory waterbirds. Ecology and Evolution. 7(23): 10440-10450.

72.     Yu H, Wang X, Cao L*, Zhang L, Jia Q, Lee H, Xu Z, Liu G, Xu W, Hu B, and Fox AD. 2017. Are declining populations of wild geese in China “prisoners” of their natural habitats? Current Biology. 27(10): 376-377.

73.     Zhang L, Wang X, Zhang J, Ouyang Z, Chan S., Crosby M, Watkins D, Martinez J, Su L, Yu Y, Szabo J, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2017. Formulating a list of sites of waterbird conservation significance to contribute to China’s Ecological Protection Red Line. Bird Conservation International 27(2): 153-166.

74.     Jia Q, Cao L*, Ye´sou H, Huber C, Fox AD. 2017. Combating aggressive macrophyte encroachment on a typical Yangtze River lake: lessons from a long-term remote sensing study of vegetation. Aquatic Ecology 51(1): 177-189.

75.     Zhang Y*, Prins HH., Versluijs M, Wessels R, Cao L*, and de Boer WF. 2016. Experimental Evidence Shows the Importance of Behavioural Plasticity and Body Size under Competition in Waterfowl. PloS One. 11(10): e0164606.

76.     谢世林, 逯非, 曹垒, 周伟奇, 欧阳志云*. 2016. 北京城区公园景观格局对夏季鸟类群落的影响. 景观设计学. 4(3): 10-21.

77.     Yang Y, Zhan A, Cao L*, Meng F, and Xu W. 2016. Selection of a marker gene to construct a reference library for wetland plants, and the application of metabarcoding to analyze the diet of wintering herbivorous waterbirds. Peer J. 4: e2345.

78.     Yang Y, Deng Y, and Cao L*. 2016. Characterizing the interspecific variations and convergence of gut microbiota in Anseriformes herbivores at wintering areas. Scientific Reports. 6: 32655.

79.     Xie S, Lu F, Cao L, Zhou W, and Ouyang Z*. 2016. Multi-scale factors influencing the characteristics of avian communities in urban parks across Beijing during the breeding season. Scientific Reports. 6: 29350.

80.     Choi CY, Takekawa JY, Prosser DJ, Smith LM, Ely CR, Fox AD, Cao L, Wang X, Batbayar N, Natsagdorj T, and Xiao X*. 2016. Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides): New Host-Parasite Associations. The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 54(5): 685-691.

81.     Choi CY, Lee KS, Poyarkov ND, Park JY, Lee H, Takekawa JY, Smith LM, Ely CR, Wang X, Cao L, Fox AD, Goroshko O, Batbayar N, Prosser DJ, and Xiao X*. 2016. Low Survival Rates of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) Estimated from Neck-Collar Resighting and Telemetry. Waterbirds. 39(3): 277-286.

82.     Zhang Y, Prins HH., Cao L*, Zhao M, and de Boer WF. 2016. Variation in Elevation and Sward Height Facilitate Coexistence of Goose Species through Allometric Responses in Wetlands. Waterbirds. 39(1): 34-44.

83.     Jia Q, Kazuo K., Chang Y, Kim H., Cao L*, Gao D, and Fox, AD. 2016. Population estimates and geographical distribution of swans and geese in East Asia based on counts during the non-breeding season. Bird Conservation International. 26:397-417.

84.     Zhang Y*, Jia Q, Prins HH., Cao L*, and de Boer WF. 2015. Effect of conservation efforts and ecological variables on waterbird population sizes in wetlands of the Yangtze River. Scientific Reports. 5: 17136.

85.     Han R, Zhang J, Cao L, and Lu X*. 2015. Propulsive performance of a passively flapping plate in a uniform flow. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 27(4): 496-501.

86.     Zhang Y, Jia Q, Prins HHT, Cao L*, and de Boer WF. 2015. Individual-Area Relationship Best Explains Goose Species Density in Wetlands. PloS One. 10 (5): e0124972.

87.     Zhao M, Cao L*, Klaassen M, Zhang Y, and Fox AD. 2015. Avoiding competition? Site use, diet and foraging behaviours in two similarly sized geese wintering in China. Ardea. 103(1): 27-38.

88.     Wang X, Fox AD, Zhuang X, Cao L*, Meng F, and Cong P. 2014. Shifting to an energy-poor diet for nitrogen? Not the case for wintering herbivorous Lesser White-fronted Geese in China. Journal of Ornithology 155(3): 707-712.

89.     Fox AD, Meng F, Liu J, Yang W, Shan K, and Cao L*. 2014. Effects of the length of inundation periods on investment in tuber biomass and sexual reproduction by Vallisneria spinulosa SZ Yan Ramets. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 1: 03.

90.     Barter M, Zhuang X, Wang X, Cao L*, Lei J, Solovyeva D, and Fox AD. 2014. Abundance and distribution of wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers Mergus squamatus in China: where are the missing birds? Bird Conservation International. 24(4): 406-415.

91.     Wang X, Zhang Y, Zhao M, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2013. The benefits of being big: effects of body size on energy budgets of three wintering goose species grazing Carex beds in the Yangtze River floodplain, China. Journal of Ornithology. 154: 1095-1103.

92.     Wang X, Fox AD, Cong P, and Cao L*. 2013. Food constraints explain distribution of wintering Lesser White-fronted Geese Anser erythropus in China. Ibis. 155:576-592.

93.     Fox AD, Meng F, Shen X, Yang X, Yang W, and Cao L*. 2013. Effects of shading on Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H. Hara growth. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 410: 07.

94.     Zhao M, Cong P, Barter M, Fox AD, and Cao L*. 2012. The changing abundance and distribution of Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons in the Yangtze River floodplain: impacts of recent hydrological changes. Bird Conservation International. 22(2): 135-143.

95.     Wang X, Fox AD, Cong P, Barter M, Cao L*. 2012. Changes in the distribution and abundance of wintering Lesser White-fronted Geese Anser erythropus in eastern China. Bird Conservation International. 22(2): 128-134.

96.     Wang X, Barter M, Cao L*, Lei J, and Fox AD. 2012. Serious contractions in wintering distribution and decline in abundance of Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri. Bird Conservation International. 22(2): 121-127.

97.     Cong P, Wang X, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2012. Within-winter shifts in Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus distribution at East Dongting Lake, China. Ardea. 100(1): 5-11.

98.     Zhang, Y, Cao L*, Barter M, Fox AD, Zhao M, Meng F, Shi H, Jiang Y, and Zhu W. 2011. Changing distribution and abundance of Swan Goose Anser cygnoides in the Yangtze River floodplain: the likely loss of a very important wintering site. Bird Conservation International. 21(1):36-48.

99.     de Boer WF, Cao L*, Barter M, Wang X, Sun MM, van Oeveren H, de Leeuw J, Barzen J, and Prins HHT. 2011. Comparing the Community Composition of European and Eastern Chinese Waterbirds and the Influence of Human Factors on the China Waterbird Community. Ambio. 40(1): 68-77.

100.  Cong P, Rees EC, Sun M, Zhao M, Cao L*, Barter M, and Fox AD. 2011. A comparison of the behaviour and habitat use by Bewick’s Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii at wintering sites in China and Europe: preliminary observations. Wildfowl. 61: 52-73.

101.  Cong P, Cao L*, Fox AD, Barter M, Rees EC, Jiang Y, Ji W, Zhu W, and Song G. 2011. Changes in Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii distribution and abundance in the Yangtze River floodplain. Bird Conservation International. 21(3): 260-265.

102.  Cao L*, Meng F, Yang W, Shan K, Liu J, and Fox AD. 2011. Effects of length of growing season on biomass accumulation and reproductive investment of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H. Hara. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 179(2): 115-120.

103.  Cao L*, Barter M, Zhao M, Meng H, and Zhang Y. 2011. A systematic scheme for monitoring waterbird populations at Shengjin Lake, China: methodology and preliminary results. Chinese Birds. 2(1): 1-17.

104.  Fox AD, Cao L*, Zhang Y, Barter M, Zhao M, Meng F, and Wang S. 2010. Declines in the tuber-feeding waterbird guild at Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve, China – a barometer of submerged macrophyte collapse. Aquatic Conservation. 21(1): 82-91.

105.  Guo H, Cao L*, Peng L, Zhao G, and Tang S. 2010. Parental care, development of foraging skills, and transition to independence in the Red-footed Booby. Condor. 112(1): 38-47.

106.  Dou S, Cao L*, Cheng Y, and Fox AD. 2010. Functional use of Shengjin Hu National Nature Reserve, China, by three species of dabbling ducks – preliminary observations. Wildfowl. 60: 124-135.

107.  Cao L*, Zhang Y, Barter M, and Lei G. 2010. Anatidae in eastern China during the non-breeding season: geographical distributions and protection status. Biological Conservation. 143(3): 650-659.

108.  Cao L*, Zhao G, Tang S, and Guo H. 2010. The first reported case of cooperative polyandry in the Red-footed Booby: trio relationships and benefits. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122(2): 361-365.

109.  Zhao M, Cao L*, and Fox AD. 2010. Distribution and diet of wintering Tundra Bean Geese Anser fabalis serrirostris at Shengjin Lake, Yangtze River floodplain, China. Wildfowl. 60: 52-63.

110.  Cao L* and Fox AD. 2009. Birds and people both depend on China's wetlands. Nature. 460: 173.

111.  Cao L*, Tang S, Wang X, and Barter M. 2009. The importance of eastern China for shorebirds during the non-breeding season. Emu. 109(2): 170-178.

112.  Cao L*, Wang X, Wang Q, and Barter M. 2008. Wintering Anatidae in China: a preliminary analysis. Casarca. 11(2): 161-180.

113.  Fox AD., Cao L*, Barter M, Rees EC, Hearn RD, Cong P, Wang X, Zhang Y, Dou S, and Shao X. 2008. The functional use of East Dongting Lake, China, by wintering geese. Wildfowl. 58: 3-19.

114.  Fox AD, Hearn RD, Cao L*, Cong P, Wang X, Zhang Y, Dou S, Shao X, Barter M, and Rees EC. 2008. Preliminary observations of diurnal feeding patterns of Swan Geese Anser cygnoides using two different habitats at Shengjin Lake, Anhui Province, China. Wildfowl. 58: 20-30.

115.  Shi H, Cao L*, Barter M, and Liu N. 2008. Status of the East Asian population of the Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus: the need for urgent conservation action. Bird Conservation International. 18(2): 181-193.

116.  Cao L*, Barter M, and Lei G. 2008. New Anatidae population estimates for eastern China: Implications for current flyway estimates. Biological Conservation. 141(9): 2301-2309.

117.  Cao L*, Barter M, Lei G, and Yang Q. 2008. Anatidae in the Yangtze floodplain in winter 2004 and 2005. Casarca. 11(2): 146-160.

118.  Cao L*, Barter M, and Lewthwaite R. 2008. The declining importance of the Fujian Coast, China, for wintering waterbirds. Waterbirds. 31(4): 645-650.

119.  Cao L*, Barter M, and Wang X. 2008. Saunders's Gull: a new population estimate. Bird Conservation International. 18(4): 301-306.

120.  Cao L*, Pan Y, and Liu N*. 2007. Waterbirds of the Xisha Archipelago, South China Sea. Waterbirds. 30(2): 296-300.

121.  Cao L*, Pang Y, and Liu N. 2005. Status of the Red-footed Booby on the Xisha Archipelago, South China Sea. Waterbirds 28:411-419.

122.  Barter M*, Gosbell K, Cao L, and Xu Q. 2005. Northward shorebird migration surveys in 2005 at four new yellow sea sites in Jiangsu and Liaoning Provinces. Stilt. 48: 13-17.

123.  Barter M*, Cao L, Chen L, and Lei G. 2005. Results of a survey for waterbirds in the lower Yangtze floodplain, China, in January-February 2004. Forktail. 21:1-7.

124.  曹垒, 杨捷频, 朱必龙, 刘迺发. 2004. 合肥市秋季、早冬灰椋鸟活动规律. 兰州大学学报: 自然科学版. 40(1): 76-79.

125.  曹垒, 张苏芳, 史洪泉, 刘迺发. 2003. 西沙群岛东岛小军舰鸟Fregata minor繁殖种群的初步观察. 动物学研究. 24(6): 457-461.

126.  曹垒, 鲁善翔, 杨捷频, 沈显生. 2002. 绿鹭的繁殖习性观察. 动物学研究. 23(2): 180-184.

著作和报告

1.         Cao L, Syroechkovskiy E, Koyama K, Kim HW, Gerasimov Y, Batbayar N, Choi CY, Lee H, and Fox AD. A3 and A4 Eastern Taiga Bean Goose, C6 Eastern Palearctic Greater White-fronted Goose, D1 Eastern Palearctic Lesser White-fronted Goose, and F1 Swan Goose. A Global Audit of the Status and Trends of Arctic and Northern Hemisphere Goose Populations (Component 2: Population accounts), 14-67. CAFF: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, 2018.

2.         曹垒. 近年来长江中下游重要生态敏感区越冬水鸟变化, 110-122. 见：陈进主编, 中国环境流研究与实践. 北京: 中国水利水电出版社, 2011.

3.         Cheng Y, Xu W, Cao L, and Barter M. Wintering waterbirds at the Anhui Shengjin Hu National Nature Reserve, China. University of Science and Technology of China Press, Hefei, China. 2009.

4.         程元启, 曹垒, 马克·巴特, 徐文彬, 张永, 赵美娟, 孟凡娟. 安徽升金湖国家级自然保护区2008/2009年越冬水鸟调查报告. 合肥: 中国科学技术大学出版社, 2009.

5.         马克·巴特, 余希, 曹垒, 刘伯锋, 杨忠兰, 郑丁团, 王鑫. 福建省沿海越冬水鸟调查报告(2006年2月8~27日). 北京: 中国林业出版社, 2007.

6.         马克·巴特, 雷刚, 曹垒, 杨琴. 长江中下游水鸟调查报告(2005年2月). 北京： 中国林业出版社2006.

7.         马克·巴特, 陈立伟, 曹垒. 长江中下游水鸟调查报告(2004年1~2月). 北京: 中国林业出版社, 2004.

8.         曹垒, 杨捷频, 张词祖, 肖伟科, 卢昱, 何守榕, 李星南, 朱方文. 校园观鸟手册. 合肥: 中国科学技术大学出版社, 2003.

9.         Cao L. 2010. The potential impact of building a dam at the entry between Poyang Lake and the Yangtze on wintering Tundra Swan. Report to Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

10.     Cao L and Barter M. 2008. Non-breeding season survey for Scaly-sided Mergansers in Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi Provinces. Report to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

11.     Cao L and Barter M. 2007. The abundance and distribution of Dunlin in eastern China and the potential for them to come into contact with carriers of avian influenza. Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service.

专利

1.         曹垒, 李鸿滨, 张俊健, 柴一晟. 一种湿地质量判断方法: ZL201810768769.6. 2021-10-01.

2.         曹垒, 王鑫, 贾强. 一种水鸟调查地址选择方法: ZL201710497462.2. 2021-03-30.

3.         曹垒, 贾强. 菰生物量控制及测定方法: ZL201710186425.X. 2019-08-23.

4.         曹垒, 王鑫, 胡浪超, 陆夕云. 鸟类追踪器: ZL201720300244.0. 2018-04-03.

5.         王鑫, 于辉, 赵青山. 鸟马甲: ZL201720300492.5. 2017-11-21.

6.         曹垒, 张俊健, 赵青山. 带音视频模块的鸟类环式追踪器: ZL202230102298.2. 2022-05-17.

7.         曹垒, 张俊健, 赵青山. 带音视频模块的鸟类背包追踪器: ZL202230102295.9. 2022-05-31.

软件著作权

1.         曹垒, 赵青山, 鸟击风险预警系统[简称:鸟击预警系统]V1.0, 软著登字第5700072号, 原始取得, 全部权利, 2020-6-20.

会议特邀报告

1.         Cao L. Plenary speaker. Novel mapping of the flyway corridors of wildfowl in the East Asian Australasian Flyway. The 8th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium (BLS8). Tokyo, Japan. 3-8 Mar 2024.

2.         Cao L. Keynote speaker. Novel mapping of the flyway corridors of large-bodied waterbirds in the East Asian Australasian Flyway. BOUscience2023: Global flyways. Online. 21-22 Nov 2023

3.         Cao L. Plenary Lecture. Novel mapping of the flyway corridors of geese species in the East Asia-Australasian Flyway. The 20th GSG Meeting, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 15-18 Aug 2023.

4.         Cao L. Plenary Lecture. Using aerial survey and tracking technology to study important waterfowl breeding in the Arctic. Waterfowl of Northern Eurasia Saint Petersburg, Russia. Online. 3 Feb 2023.

5.         Cao L. Keynote speaker. Current Status and Research Progress of Geese wintering in China. International Workshop on Geese Conservation and Management in East Asia. Online. 27-28 Jan 2023.

6.         Cao L. Current Status and Research Progress of Geese wintering in China. International Workshop on Geese Conservation and Management in East Asia. Online. 27-28 Jan 2023.

7.         曹垒. 专题特邀报告：东亚典型迁徙水鸟在越冬地的地理分布变化和保护现状. 2022.第十四届全国生物多样性科学与保护研讨会, 上海, 2022年12月11-13日（线上）.

8.         曹垒. 大会特邀报告: 基于遥测技术的东亚迁徙水鸟和湿地研究. 东亚典型迁徙水鸟在越冬地的地理分布变化和保护现状.中国生态大讲堂, 北京，2022年4月20日（线上）。

9.         Cao L. Waterbird migration and wetland study in East Asia based on telemetry techniques. 2021. China science and technology frontiers & information service, ecological civilization session. Online. 23 Nov 2021.

10.     Cao L. Flyway structures and habitat use of waterbird in East Asia. 2021. International forum on ecology and evolution of avian Influenza online webinar. Online. 19 Oct 2021.

11.     曹垒. 大会特邀报告：基于遥测技术的东亚迁徙水鸟和湿地研究. 第二十届中国生态学大会, 上海, 2021年10月24-27日.

12.     曹垒. 专题特邀报告：基于卫星遥测技术支持中国水鸟和淡水湿地的保护. 2021中国环境科学学会科学技术年会, 天津, 2021年10月19-21日.

13.     Cao L. Moving forward: how best to use the results of waterbird monitoring and telemetry studies to safeguard the future of waterbird in East Asia. 2021 Mainland & Hongkong Joint Symposium on Ecology and Biodiversity. Online. 6th Aug 2021.

14.     Cao L. Ecology of Siberian Cranes wintering in China. The "Siberian Crane - a Symbol of Hope for Biodiversity Conservation in the 21st Century" symposium. Online. 31 Mar 2021.

15.     Cao L. Ecology of Siberian Cranes wintering in Yangtze River floodplain. Siberian Crane Action in Northern Sustainable Development Forum. Online. 26 Sep 2020.

16.     Cao L. Creating a Global Monitoring and Forecasting System for Animal Movement through Bio‐logging Based on Cooperation between CAS and MPG. Exploratory Round Table Conference 2019, Shanghai, China, 26-29 Nov, 2019.

17.     Cao L. Using waterbird telemetry data to support freshwater wetland conservation in China. Conservation and Research collaboration with Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Cambridge, UK, 2nd Oct 2019.

18.     Cao L. Plenary Lecture. Using waterbird telemetry data to support freshwater wetland conservation in China. The 3rd Biodiversity Monitoring Conference, Zhejiang, China, 14-15 Oct 2019.

19.     Cao L. Alfred Newton Lecture：Using waterbird telemetry data to support freshwater wetland conservation in China. The British Ornithologists’ Union 2019 Annual Conference, Coventry, UK, 26-28 Mar 2019.

20.     曹垒. 保护欧亚大陆最重要的候鸟越冬地鄱阳湖-引领“一带一路”生态文明建设, 2018江西智库峰会, 2018年10月6日.

21.     Cao L. How cutting-edge avian telemetry devices contribute directly to wetland conservation in China. S20: Cooperative Automated Radio Telemetry Systems in Avian Research. The 27th International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 16-27 Aug 2018.

22.     Cao L. Recent progress on Telemetry study-based bird monitoring in China and the importance of cooperation in East Asia. The 9th Meeting of Partners (MOP9) of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), Singapore, 9-16 Jan 2017.

23.     Cao L. Reports and work plans on waterbird monitoring of the East Asian Flyway. Long-distance avian flyers facing hardship in all cardinal directions: comparing north-south migration of waterbirds along the western and the eastern Palearctic flyways. Jerusalem, Israel, 14-28 Feb 2017.

24.     Cao L. Plenary Lecture. Research progress and prospect on waterbird behaviors before migration in China. Black Brant Specialists Meeting and study on waterbird migratory behavior comparison between flyways in China and Japan. Tokyo, Japan, 14-28 March 2017.

25.     Cao L. Review on waterbirds monitoring in East Asia. The 1st International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space (ICARUS) User Workshop and the 6th International Bio-Logging Symposium (BLS6). Seewiesen, Germany, 21-30 Sep 2017.

26.     Cao L. Recent progress on bird monitoring on the East Asian Flyway. China-Australia Environmental Sustainability Partnership in 2017. Brisbane, Australia, 8-17 Oct 2017.

27.     Cao L. Are declining populations of wild geese in China 'prisoners' of their natural habitats? Development of collaborative research on Movement Ecology in 2017. Geelong, Australia, 10-17 Dec 2017.

28.     Cao L. Research and Conservation Status of the Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser eryhropus of the East Asian Flyway. The 3rd Meeting of the AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose International Working Group. Trondheim, Norway, 12-14 April, 2016.

29.     Cao L. Mechanism in determining biodiversity in the East Asian Flyway. The joint international research project of globally threatened species breeding in Russia. Pevek, Russia. 12 July-25August, 2016.

30.     Cao L. Mechanism and challenges of waterbird migration. Symposium on migratory bird and transboundary animal disease and signing ceremony of a research agreement. Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 28-30 September, 2016.

31.     Cao L. Waterbird monitoring techniques and methods. SINO BON Bird Monitorting Training Course. Beijing, China, 23-27 May, 2016.

32.     Cao L. The Status of Goose Populations in East Asia. Waterfowl of Northern Eurasia: Research, conservation, and sustainable use. Salekhard, Russia, 30 November – 6 December, 2015.

33.     Cao L. Satellite Tracking-based Bird Monitoring in Asia Pacific: Recent Progresses and Sino BON. The 8th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium. Beijing, China, 9-11 September, 2015.

34.     Cao L. Plenary Report: Effects of the environmental change on waterbirds of the East Asian Flyway. The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS). Brisbane, Australia, 9-19 January, 2015.

35.     Cao L. The East Asian-Australasian Flyway: waterbirds in trouble. The 26^th International Ornithological Congress. Tokyo, Japan, 18-24 August, 2014.

36.     Cao L, Barter M, and Fox AD. Waterbird and wetlands study in the Yangtze River floodplain. The 3^rd International Workshop on Community-based Data Synthesis, Analysis and Modeling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Asia. Beijing, China, 14-15 November, 2011.

37.     Fox AD and Cao L. Using wintering geese as indicators of trophic collapse of submerged macrophyte communities in Yangtze River floodplain wetlands. North American Arctic Goose Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA, 10-15 January, 2011.

38.     Cao L. Changes in status and distribution of wintering geese in China. North American Arctic Goose Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA, 10-15 January, 2011.

39.     Cao L. Systematic waterbird surveying at Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve, China. Monitoring Workshop, East - Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Migratory Waterbird Partnership. Songdo, South Korea, 28-30 October 2010.

40.     Cao L. Environmental management and land use conflicts in wetlands systems – a case study at Shengjin Lake, Anhui. Sino-Norwegian Cooperation to meet Global Challenges. Workshop on Polar, Environmental and Climate Change Research. Shanghai Expo, 9-10 September, 2010.

41.     Cao L. and Barter M. Distribution and status of the Scaly-sided Merganser in eastern China during the non-breeding season. Scaly-sided Merganser Workshop, Vladivostok, Russia, 27 April-3 May 2010.

42.     Cao L, Barter M, Wang X, and Guo H. Status of geese wintering in eastern China. Goose Specialist Group 12^th Meeting, Hollviken, Sweden, 9-13 Oct. 2009 (Keynote talk).

43.     Cao L, Wang X, Cong P, and Fox AD. Feeding behavior and habitat use of Lesser White-fronted Geese at East Dongting Lake, China. Goose Specialist Group 12^th Meeting, Hollviken, Sweden, 9-13 Oct. 2009.

44.     Cao L, Zhang Y, Zhao M, Meng F, and Fox AD. Foraging ecology of Swan Geese at Shengjin Lake, China. Goose Specialist Group 12^th Meeting, Hollviken, Sweden, 9-13 Oct. 2009.

45.     Cao L, Pang Y, and Liu N. Status and breeding biology of the Red-footed Booby in the South China Sea. The Pacific Seabird Group 34^th Annual Meeting, Asilomar, California, USA, 7-11 Feb, 2007.

46.     Cao L, Wang X, Wang Q, and Barter M. Wintering Anatidae in East China – a preliminary analysis. The 3^rd International Symposium on Waterfowl, St Petersburg, Russia, October 2005.