Wanhong Yang, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

GIS Geomatics Spatial analysis Agricultural environmental management Agricultural conservation Economic-hydrologic modelling Resource management

Latest papers

Evaluating best management practices for nutrient load reductions in tile-drained watersheds of the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: A literature review.
The Science of the total environment · 2025
Developing a cloud-based WebGIS tool for communicating integrated ecosystem services assessment modeling to conservation stakeholders.
Journal of environmental management · 2025 · first author
Towards implementing precision conservation practices in agricultural watersheds: A review of the use and prospects of spatial decision support systems and tools.
The Science of the total environment · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Crowding in and crowding out: public and private investment in conservation easements
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$42,000
Integrating GIS and genetic algorithm to prioritize locations for agricultural conservation programs
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$117,200
Spatial targeting of conservation programs in agricultural watersheds
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$111,066

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Evaluating best management practices for nutrient load reductions in tile-drained watersheds of the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin: A literature review.

Bodrud-Doza M, Yang W, Liu Y, Yerubandi R, Daggupati P, DeVries B, Fraser EDG

The Science of the total environment2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178657 PMID: 39892229

02

Developing a cloud-based WebGIS tool for communicating integrated ecosystem services assessment modeling to conservation stakeholders.

Yang W, Liu Y, Shao H, Iravani M, Yu Z, Weber M

Journal of environmental management2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124372 PMID: 39892263

03

Towards implementing precision conservation practices in agricultural watersheds: A review of the use and prospects of spatial decision support systems and tools.

Bodrud-Doza M, Yang W, de Queiroga Miranda R, Martin A, DeVries B, Fraser EDG

The Science of the total environment2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167118 PMID: 37717782

04

Examining water quality effects of riparian wetland loss and restoration scenarios in a southern ontario watershed.

Yang W, Liu Y, Ou C, Gabor S

Journal of environmental management2016First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.03.001 PMID: 26989942

Crowding in and crowding out: public and private investment in conservation easements

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lawley, Chad D.

Keywords: conservation easements; propensity score; habitat conservation; spatial interactions; crowding in; crowding out

$42,000

Integrating GIS and genetic algorithm to prioritize locations for agricultural conservation programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Yang, Wanhong

Keywords: GIS; genetic algorithm; integrated modelling; optimization; conservation programs; location prioritization; cost effectiveness; agricultural watersheds

$117,200

Spatial targeting of conservation programs in agricultural watersheds

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Yang, Wanhong

Keywords: spatial targeting; cost effectiveness; integrated modelling; conservation programs; GIS; agricultural watersheds

$111,066

GIS Modeling Laboratory for Agricultural Conservation Management

Principal investigatorCFI2003John R. Evans Leaders Fund: On-going New Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Yang, Wanhong

Keywords: GIS; Integratd Modeling; Agricultural Conservation Management; Targeting; Spatial Distribution; Internet GIS; Decision Suport Systems

$143,822

Cost-effective agricultural management strategies and technologies in mitigating GHG emissions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002National Research Network on the Human Dimensions of Biosphere Greenhouse Gas Management

Principal investigators: Weersink, Alfons

Keywords: tradeoffs between economic and environmental sustainability; integrated economic and ecological models; abatement costs; spatial variability; linkage of bio-physical scientists and economists

$236,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Water Resources Engineering

Co-authors at University of Guelph, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Yongbo Liu

Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Prasad Daggupati

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Water Resources Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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