Colin Polsky

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.
A multi-city comparison of front and backyard differences in plant species diversity and nitrogen cycling in residential landscapes
Locke, Dexter H., Meghan Avolio, Tara L.E. Trammell, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Morgan Grove, John Rogan, Deborah G. Martin, et al. 2018. “A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard Differences in Plant Species Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Residential Landscapes”. Landscape and Urban Planning 178: 102-11. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030.
Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities
Wheeler, Megan M., Christopher Neill, Peter M. Groffman, Meghan Avolio, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, et al. 2017. “Continental-Scale Homogenization of Residential Lawn Plant Communities”. Landscape and Urban Planning 165: 54-63. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.004.
Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems
Groffman, Peter M., Meghan Avolio, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, Sarah E. Hobbie, et al. 2017. “Ecological Homogenization of Residential Macrosystems”. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (7): 191. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0191.
Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem
Groffman, Peter M., Morgan Grove, Colin Polsky, Neil D. Bettez, Jennifer L. Morse, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2016. “Satisfaction, Water and Fertilizer Use in the American Residential Macrosystem”. Environmental Research Letters 11 (3): 34004. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004.
Convergence of microclimate in residential landscapes across diverse cities in the United States
Hall, Sharon J., J. Learned, B. Ruddell, Kelli L. Larson, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Peter M. Groffman, et al. 2016. “Convergence of Microclimate in Residential Landscapes across Diverse Cities in the United States”. Landscape Ecology 31 (1): 101-17. doi:10.1007/s10980-015-0297-y.
Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns
Larson, Kelli L., Kristen C. Nelson, S. R. Samples, Sharon J. Hall, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Peter M. Groffman, et al. 2015. “Ecosystem Services in Managing Residential Landscapes: Priorities, Value Dimensions, and Cross-Regional Patterns”. Urban Ecosystems. doi:10.1007/s11252-015-0477-1.
Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care
Polsky, Colin, Morgan Grove, C. Knudson, Peter M. Groffman, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2014. “Assessing the Homogenization of Urban Land Management With an Application to US Residential Lawn Care”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (12): 4432-37. doi:10.1073/pnas.1323995111.
Convergent Surface Water Distributions in U.S. Cities
Steele, Meredith K., James B. Heffernan, Neil D. Bettez, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Peter M. Groffman, Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, et al. 2014. “Convergent Surface Water Distributions in U.S. Cities”. Ecosystems 17 (4): 685-97. doi:10.1007/s10021-014-9751-y.
Ecological homogenization of urban USA
Groffman, Peter M., Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Neil D. Bettez, Morgan Grove, Sharon J. Hall, James B. Heffernan, Sarah E. Hobbie, et al. 2014. “Ecological Homogenization of Urban USA”. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12 (1): 74-81. doi:10.1890/120374.