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The watershed-ecosystem approach
Likens, Gene E. 2020. “The Watershed-Ecosystem Approach”. Hydrological Processes.
Elevated algal and sedimentary turbidity alter prey consumption by emerald shiner ( Notropis atherinoides )
Nieman, Chelsey, and Suzanne M. Gray. 2020. “Elevated Algal and Sedimentary Turbidity Alter Prey Consumption by Emerald Shiner ( Notropis Atherinoides )”. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. Wiley. doi:10.1111/eff.12517.
A community nitrogen footprint analysis of Baltimore City, Maryland
Dukes, E. S. M., J. N. Galloway, L. E. Band, L. R. Cattaneo, Peter M. Groffman, A. M. Leach, and E. A. Castner. (2026) 2020. “A Community Nitrogen Footprint Analysis of Baltimore City, Maryland”. Environmental Research Letters 15 (7).
Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests
Sullivan, M. J. P., S. L. Lewis, K. Affum-Baffoe, C. Castilho, F. Costa, A. C. Sanchez, C. E. N. Ewango, et al. (2026) 2020. “Long-Term Thermal Sensitivity of Earth’s Tropical Forests”. Science 368 (6493): 869-++.
Municipal regulation of residential landscapes across US cities: Patterns and implications for landscape sustainability
Larson, K. L., R. Andrade, K. C. Nelson, M. M. Wheeler, J. M. Engebreston, S. J. Hall, M. L. Avolio, et al. (2026) 2020. “Municipal Regulation of Residential Landscapes across US Cities: Patterns and Implications for Landscape Sustainability”. Journal of Environmental Management 275.
“New” cyanobacterial blooms are not new: two centuries of lake production are related to ice cover and land use
Ewing, Holly A., Kathleen C. Weathers, Kathryn L. Cottingham, P.R. Leavitt, Meredith L. Greer, Cayelan C. Carey, B. G. Steele, Alyeska U. Fiorillo, and John P. Sowles. 2020. “‘New’ Cyanobacterial Blooms Are Not New: Two Centuries of Lake Production Are Related to Ice Cover and Land Use”. Ecosphere 11 (6). Wiley. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3170.
Linking yard plant diversity to homeowners’ landscaping priorities across the U.S
Cubino, Josep Padullés, Meghan L. Avolio, Megan M. Wheeler, Kelli L. Larson, Sarah E. Hobbie, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2020. “Linking Yard Plant Diversity to Homeowners’ Landscaping Priorities across the U.S”. Landscape and Urban Planning 196. Elsevier BV: 103730. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103730.
Assessment by Audiences Shows Little Effect of Science Communication Training
Rubega, M. A., Kevin R. Burgio, A. A. M. MacDonald, A. Oeldorf-Hirsch, R. S. Capers, and R. Wyss. 2020. “Assessment by Audiences Shows Little Effect of Science Communication Training”. Science Communication.
High levels of population genetic differentiation in the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Rossi, N. A., A. Menchaca-Rodriguez, R. Antelo, B. Wilson, K. McLaren, F. Mazzotti, R. Crespo, et al. (2026) 2020. “High Levels of Population Genetic Differentiation in the American Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus)”. Plos One 15 (7).
Biological Connectivity of Seasonally Ponded Wetlands across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Smith, L. L., Amanda L. Subalusky, C. L. Atkinson, J. E. Earl, D. M. Mushet, D. E. Scott, S. L. Lance, and S. A. Johnson. 2019. “Biological Connectivity of Seasonally Ponded Wetlands across Spatial and Temporal Scales”. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 55 (2): 334-53. doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12682.
Using a birdfeeder network to explore the effects of suburban design on invasive and native birds
Belinsky, Kara L., Troy C. Ellick, and Shannon L. LaDeau. 2019. “Using a Birdfeeder Network to Explore the Effects of Suburban Design on Invasive and Native Birds”. Avian Conservation and Ecology 14 (2). Resilience Alliance, Inc. doi:10.5751/ace-01408-140202.
Urban Ecological Infrastructure: An inclusive concept for the non-built urban environment
Childers, Daniel L., Paul Bois, Hilairy E. Hartnett, Timon McPhearson, Geneviève S. Metson, and Christopher A. Sanchez. 2019. “Urban Ecological Infrastructure: An Inclusive Concept for the Non-Built Urban Environment”. Elem Sci Anth 7 (1). University of California Press: 46. doi:10.1525/elementa.385.
Enhancing urban resilience knowledge systems through experiential pluralism
Grabowski, Zbigniew J., Zion Klos, and Chad Monfreda. 2019. “Enhancing Urban Resilience Knowledge Systems through Experiential Pluralism”. Environmental Science & Policy 96: 70-76. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.03.007.
Contribution of non-native plants to the phylogenetic homogenization of US yard floras
Cubino, J. P., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Sharon J. Hall, Tara L.E. Trammell, Christopher Neill, Meghan L. Avolio, Lindsay E. Darling, and Peter M. Groffman. 2019. “Contribution of Non-Native Plants to the Phylogenetic Homogenization of US Yard Floras”. Ecosphere 10 (3). doi:10.1002/ecs2.2638.
Forest ethnography: An approach to study the environmental history and political ecology of urban forests
Ogden, Laura A., Carissa Aoki, Morgan Grove, Nancy Falxa Sonti, William Hall, Dexter Locke, Steward T. A. Pickett, Miriam Avins, Katie Lautar, and John Lagrosa. 2019. “Forest Ethnography: An Approach to Study the Environmental History and Political Ecology of Urban Forests”. Urban Ecosystems 22 (1): 49-63. doi:10.1007/s11252-018-0744-z.
Green Infrastructure and the Hidden Politics of Urban Stormwater Governance in a Postindustrial City
Finewood, Michael H., Marissa Matsler, and Joshua Zivkovich. 2019. “Green Infrastructure and the Hidden Politics of Urban Stormwater Governance in a Postindustrial City”. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 109 (3): 909-25. doi:10.1080/24694452.2018.1507813.
A 2000-year sediment record reveals rapidly changing sedimentation and land use since the 1960s in the Upper Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem
Dutton, Christopher L., Amanda L. Subalusky, Troy D. Hill, Julie C. Aleman, Emma J. Rosi, Kennedy B. Onyango, Kanuni Kanuni, Jenny A. Cousins, A. C. Staver, and D.M. Post. 2019. “A 2000-Year Sediment Record Reveals Rapidly Changing Sedimentation and Land Use since the 1960s in the Upper Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem”. Science of The Total Environment 664: 148-60. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.421.
Coarse woody habitat does not predict largemouth bass young of year mortality during the open-water season
Ziegler, J.P., Colin J. Dassow, S. E. Jones, Alexander J. Ross, and Christopher T. Solomon. 2019. “Coarse Woody Habitat Does Not Predict Largemouth Bass Young of Year Mortality During the Open-Water Season”. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76 (6): 998-1005. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2018-0050.
Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in eastern North America: Predicted responses of forest ecosystems
Gilliam, Frank S., D.A. Burns, Charles T. Driscoll, Serita Frey, Gary M. Lovett, and Shaun A. Watmough. 2019. “Decreased Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in Eastern North America: Predicted Responses of Forest Ecosystems”. Environmental Pollution 244: 560-74. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.135.
Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana
McGill, Bonnie, Yvan Altchenko, Stephen K. Hamilton, Piet K. Kenabatho, Steven R. Sylvester, and Karen G. Villholth. 2019. “Complex Interactions Between Climate Change, Sanitation, and Groundwater Quality: A Case Study from Ramotswa, Botswana”. Hydrogeology Journal 27 (3): 997-1015. doi:10.1007/s10040-018-1901-4.
The biology of fog: results from coastal Maine and Namib Desert reveal common drivers of fog microbial composition
Evans, Sarah E., M. E. Dueker, Robert Logan, and Kathleen C. Weathers. 2019. “The Biology of Fog: Results from Coastal Maine and Namib Desert Reveal Common Drivers of Fog Microbial Composition”. Science of The Total Environment 647: 1547-56. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.045.
Drivers of plant species richness and phylogenetic composition in urban yards at the continental scale
Cubino, J. P., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sarah E. Hobbie, Diane E. Pataki, Meghan L. Avolio, Lindsay E. Darling, Kelli L. Larson, et al. 2019. “Drivers of Plant Species Richness and Phylogenetic Composition in Urban Yards at the Continental Scale”. Landscape Ecology 34 (1): 63-77. doi:10.1007/s10980-018-0744-7.
The Hydroecology of an Ephemeral Wetland in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Wlostowski, Adam N., Nicholas O. Schulte, Byron J. Adams, Becky A. Ball, Rhea M. M. Esposito, Michael N. Gooseff, W .Berry, et al. 2019. “The Hydroecology of an Ephemeral Wetland in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 124 (12). American Geophysical Union (AGU): 3814-30. doi:10.1029/2019jg005153.
Knowing nature and community through mosquitoes: reframing pest management through lay vector ecologies
Biehler, Dawn, Paul Leisnham, Shannon L. LaDeau, and Danielle Bodner. 2019. “Knowing Nature and Community through Mosquitoes: Reframing Pest Management through Lay Vector Ecologies”. Local Environment 24 (12). Informa UK Limited: 1119-35. doi:10.1080/13549839.2019.1681387.
Grit is Associated with Food Security among US Parents and Adolescents
Nikolaus, Cassandra J., Megan Schierer, Brenna Ellison, Heather A. Eicher-Miller, Craig Gundersen, and Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson. 2019. “Grit Is Associated With Food Security Among US Parents and Adolescents”. American Journal of Health Behavior 43 (1): 207-18. doi:10.5993/AJHB.43.1.17.
The joys of teaching ecology in K–12 and informal settings
Esposito, Rhea M. M., Cornelia Harris, Alan R. Berkowitz, and Maribel Pregnall. 2019. “The Joys of Teaching Ecology in K–12 and Informal Settings”. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17 (9). Wiley: 538-39. doi:10.1002/fee.2122.
From feedbacks to coproduction: toward an integrated conceptual framework for urban ecosystems
Rademacher, Anne, Mary L. Cadenasso, and Steward T. A. Pickett. 2019. “From Feedbacks to Coproduction: Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework for Urban Ecosystems”. Urban Ecosystems 22 (1): 65-76. doi:10.1007/s11252-018-0751-0.
Nitrate Leaching from Continuous Corn, Perennial Grasses, and Poplar in the US Midwest
Hussain, Mir Zaman, Ajay K. Bhardwaj, Bruno Basso, Philip Robertson, and Stephen K. Hamilton. 2019. “Nitrate Leaching from Continuous Corn, Perennial Grasses, and Poplar in the US Midwest”. Journal of Environmental Quality 48 (6). Wiley: 1849-55. doi:10.2134/jeq2019.04.0156.
Stoichiometry and daily rhythms: experimental evidence shows nutrient limitation decouples N uptake from photosynthesis
Chamberlin, Catherine A., Emily S. Bernhardt, Emma J. Rosi, and James B. Heffernan. 2019. “Stoichiometry and Daily Rhythms: Experimental Evidence Shows Nutrient Limitation Decouples N Uptake from Photosynthesis”. Ecology 100 (10). Wiley. doi:10.1002/ecy.2822.
Confronting data sparsity to identify potential sources of Zika virus spillover infection among primates
Han, Barbara A., S. Majumdar, F. P. Calmon, B. S. Glicksberg, R. Horesh, A. Kumar, A. Perer, et al. 2019. “Confronting Data Sparsity to Identify Potential Sources of Zika Virus Spillover Infection Among Primates”. Epidemics 27: 59-65. doi:10.1016/j.epidem.2019.01.005.
Networking urban science, policy and practice for sustainability
Bai, Xuemei, M’Lisa Colbert, Timon McPhearson, Debra Roberts, Jose Siri, Brenna Walsh, and Bob Webb. 2019. “Networking Urban Science, Policy and Practice for Sustainability”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 39. Elsevier BV: 114-22. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2019.08.002.
Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health
Berger, Kavita, James Wood, Bonnie Jenkins, Jennifer Olsen, Stephen Morse, Louise Gresham, J. Root, et al. 2019. “Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health”. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4 (2): 60. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed4020060.
Trade-Offs by Whom for Whom? A Response to Calow
Grabowski, Zbigniew J., Ariana M Chiapella, Manar A Alattar, Ashlie D Denton, Mary Ann Rozance, and Elise F Granek. 2019. “Trade-Offs by Whom for Whom? A Response to Calow”. BioScience. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/biosci/biz129.
Evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of continuous maize and maize and soybean in rotation in the upper Midwest U.S.
Hussain, M. Z., Stephen K. Hamilton, Ajay K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, Kurt D. Thelen, and G. P. Robertson. 2019. “Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency of Continuous Maize and Maize and Soybean in Rotation in the Upper Midwest U.S”. Agricultural Water Management 221: 92-98. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2019.02.049.
Short-interval severe fire erodes the resilience of subalpine lodgepole pine forests
Turner, Monica G., Kristin H. Braziunas, Winslow D Hansen, and Brian J. Harvey. (2019) 2019. “Short-Interval Severe Fire Erodes the Resilience of Subalpine Lodgepole Pine Forests”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (23): 11319-28. doi:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1902841116.
Macroinvertebrate abundance is lower in temperate reservoirs with higher winter drawdown
Trottier, Gabrielle, Holly Embke, Katrine Turgeon, Christopher T. Solomon, Christian Nozais, and Irene Gregory-Eaves. 2019. “Macroinvertebrate Abundance Is Lower in Temperate Reservoirs With Higher Winter Drawdown”. Hydrobiologia 834 (1): 199-211. doi:10.1007/s10750-019-3922-y.
Parasite sharing in wild ungulates and their predators: Effects of phylogeny, range overlap, and trophic links
Stephens, Patrick R., Sonia Altizer, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, John L. Gittleman, Emili Moan, Barbara A. Han, Shan Huang, and Paula Pappalardo. 2019. “Parasite Sharing in Wild Ungulates and Their Predators: Effects of Phylogeny, Range Overlap, and Trophic Links”. Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (7). Wiley: 1017-28. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12987.
Changes over three decades in feeding success of young American Shad Alosa sapidissima are influenced by invading zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha
Schultz, ET, Michael G. Smircich, and David L. Strayer. 2019. “Changes over Three Decades in Feeding Success of Young American Shad Alosa Sapidissima Are Influenced by Invading Zebra Mussels Dreissena Polymorpha”. Marine Ecology Progress Series 628. Inter-Research Science Center: 141-53. doi:10.3354/meps13114.
Residential household yard care practices along urban-exurban gradients in six climatically-diverse U.S. metropolitan areas
Locke, Dexter H., Colin Polsky, Morgan Grove, Peter M. Groffman, Kristen C. Nelson, Kelli L. Larson, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, et al. 2019. “Residential Household Yard Care Practices Along Urban-Exurban Gradients in Six Climatically-Diverse U.S. Metropolitan Areas”. Edited by Christopher A. Lepczyk. PLOS ONE 14 (11). Public Library of Science (PLoS): e0222630. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222630.
Origins of abrupt change? Postfire subalpine conifer regeneration declines nonlinearly with warming and drying
Hansen, Winslow D, and Monica G. Turner. (2019) 2019. “Origins of Abrupt Change? Postfire Subalpine Conifer Regeneration Declines Nonlinearly With Warming and Drying”. Ecological Monographs 89 (1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1340.