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Comparing relationships between urban heat exposure, ecological structure, and socio-economic patterns in Beijing and New York City
Wang, J, Timon McPhearson, WQ Zhou, EM Cook, P Herreros-Cantis, and J Liu. (2025) 2023. “Comparing Relationships Between Urban Heat Exposure, Ecological Structure, and Socio-Economic Patterns in Beijing and New York City”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 235. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104750.
Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use
Ghermandi, A, J Langemeyer, D Van Berkel, F Calcagni, Y Depietri, LE Vigl, N Fox, et al. 2023. “Social Media Data for Environmental Sustainability: A Critical Review of Opportunities, Threats, and Ethical Use”. ONE EARTH 6 (3): 236-50. doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.008.
Surprising relationships between soil pH and microbial biomass and activity in a northern hardwood forest
Ontman, R, Peter M. Groffman, CT Driscoll, and ZQ Cheng. (2025) 2023. “Surprising Relationships Between Soil PH and Microbial Biomass and Activity in a Northern Hardwood Forest”. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 163 (3): 265-77. doi:10.1007/s10533-023-01031-0.
Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980
Fleischmann, AS, F Papa, Stephen K. Hamilton, A Fassoni-Andrade, S Wongchuig, JC Espinoza, RCD Paiva, et al. 2023. “Increased Floodplain Inundation in the Amazon since 1980”. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 18 (3). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acb9a7.
Impacts Over Time of Neighborhood-Scale Interventions to Control Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Incidence
Ostfeld, Richard S., S Mowry, W Bremer, S Duerr, AS Evans, IR Fischhoff, AF Hinckley, et al. 2023. “Impacts Over Time of Neighborhood-Scale Interventions to Control Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Incidence”. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 23 (3): 89-105,. doi:10.1089/vbz.2022.0094.
The impact of air pollution on behavior changes and outdoor recreation in Chinese cities
Huang, GL, YQ Jiang, WQ Zhou, Steward T. A. Pickett, and B Fisher. (2025) 2023. “The Impact of Air Pollution on Behavior Changes and Outdoor Recreation in Chinese Cities”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 234. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104727.
Depensation in fish recruitment driven by context-dependent interactions with another predator
Dassow, C, G Sass, S Shaw, Z Feiner, C Nieman, and S Jones. (2025) 2023. “Depensation in Fish Recruitment Driven by Context-Dependent Interactions With Another Predator”. FISHERIES RESEARCH 262. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106675.
Coproduction and modeling spatial contact networks prevent bias about infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus transmission for Snake River Basin salmonids
Mattheiss, JP, R Breyta, G Kurath, Shannon L. LaDeau, DJ Paez, and PFB Ferguson. 2023. “Coproduction and Modeling Spatial Contact Networks Prevent Bias about Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Transmission for Snake River Basin Salmonids”. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 334. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117415.
Institutionalizing barriers to access? An equity scan of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) incentive programs in the United States
Matsler, M, M Finewood, R Richards, O Pierce, and Z Ledermann. 2023. “Institutionalizing Barriers to Access? An Equity Scan of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Incentive Programs in the United States”. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING 25 (4): 413-28. doi:10.1080/1523908X.2023.2167814.
Long-term trends in nitrate and chloride in streams in an exurban watershed
Castiblanco, ES, Peter M. Groffman, J Duncan, LE Band, E Doheny, GT Fisher, Emma J. Rosi, and AK Suchy. (2025) 2023. “Long-Term Trends in Nitrate and Chloride in Streams in an Exurban Watershed”. URBAN ECOSYSTEMS 26 (3): 831-44. doi:10.1007/s11252-023-01340-0.
Transforming US urban green infrastructure planning to address equity
Grabowski, Zbigniew J., Timon McPhearson, and Steward T. A. Pickett. 2023. “Transforming US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning to Address Equity”. Landscape and Urban Planning 229. Elsevier BV: 104591. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104591.
Regulatory requirements and voluntary interventions create contrasting distributions of green stormwater infrastructure in Baltimore, Maryland
Solins, Joanna P., Amanda K. Phillips de Lucas, Logan E.G. Brissette, Morgan Grove, Steward T. A. Pickett, and Mary L. Cadenasso. 2023. “Regulatory Requirements and Voluntary Interventions Create Contrasting Distributions of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Baltimore, Maryland”. Landscape and Urban Planning 229. Elsevier BV: 104607. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104607.
It's a worm-eat-worm world: Consumption of parasite free-living stages protects hosts and benefits predators
Hobart, BK, WE Moss, T McDevitt-Galles, TES Merrill, and PTJ Johnson. 2022. “It’s a Worm-Eat-Worm World: Consumption of Parasite Free-Living Stages Protects Hosts and Benefits Predators”. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 91 (1): 35-45. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13591.
Beyond single host, single parasite interactions: Quantifying competence for complete multi-host, multi-parasite communities
Merrill, TES, DM Calhoun, and PTJ Johnson. 2022. “Beyond Single Host, Single Parasite Interactions: Quantifying Competence for Complete Multi-Host, Multi-Parasite Communities”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 36 (8): 1845-57. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14068.
Evidence gaps and diversity among potential win-win solutions for conservation and human infectious disease control
Hopkins, SR, KD Lafferty, CL Wood, SH Olson, JC Buck, GA De Leo, KJ Fiorella, et al. 2022. “Evidence Gaps and Diversity Among Potential Win-Win Solutions for Conservation and Human Infectious Disease Control”. LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH 6 (8): E694-E705, .
Timescale reverses the relationship between host density and infection risk
Merrill, TES, CE Cáceres, S Gray, VR Laird, ZT Schnitzler, and JC Buck. 2022. “Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 289 (1980). doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1106.
Partitioning variance in immune traits in a zooplankton host-Fungal parasite system
Westphal, GH, and TES Merrill. 2022. “Partitioning Variance in Immune Traits in a Zooplankton Host-Fungal Parasite System”. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 12 (12). doi:10.1002/ece3.9640.
Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates
Zanne, Amy, H Flores-Moreno, , WK Cornwell, JW Dalling, AT Austin, AT Classen, et al. 2022. “Termite Sensitivity to Temperature Affects Global Wood Decay Rates”. SCIENCE 377: 1440-++. doi:10.1126/science.abo3856.
Initial wood trait variation overwhelms endophyte community effects for explaining decay trajectories
Lee, M, , B Oberle, F Unda, SD Mansfield, R Dalrymple, J Rigg, WK Cornwell, and Amy Zanne. 2022. “Initial Wood Trait Variation Overwhelms Endophyte Community Effects for Explaining Decay Trajectories”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 36: 1243-57. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14025.
The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset
Díaz, S, J Kattge, JHC Cornelissen, IJ Wright, S Lavorel, S Dray, B Reu, et al. 2022. “The Global Spectrum of Plant Form and Function: Enhanced Species-Level Trait Dataset”. SCIENTIFIC DATA 9. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01774-9.
Optimising predictive models to prioritise viral discovery in zoonotic reservoirs
Becker, Daniel J. 2022. “Optimising Predictive Models to Prioritise Viral Discovery in Zoonotic Reservoirs”. The Lancet Microbe 3 (8). Elsevier BV: e625-e637. doi:10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00245-7.
Growing impact of wildfire on western US water supply
Williams, Park, Ben Livneh, Karen A. McKinnon, Winslow D. Hansen, Justin S. Mankin, Benjamin I. Cook, Jason E. Smerdon, et al. 2022. “Growing Impact of Wildfire on Western US Water Supply”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (10). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: e2114069119+. doi:10.1073/pnas.2114069119.
Global forests are influenced by the legacies of past inter-annual temperature variability
Hansen, Winslow D., Naomi B Schwartz, Park Williams, Katharina Albrich, Lara M Kueppers, Anja Rammig, Christopher P O Reyer, Carla Staver, and Rupert Seidl. 2022. “Global Forests Are Influenced by the Legacies of past Inter-Annual Temperature Variability”. Environmental Research: Ecology 1 (1). IOP Publishing: 011001. doi:10.1088/2752-664x/ac6e4a.
The ecology of infectious diseases: an homage to multi-factor perspectives
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2022. “The Ecology of Infectious Diseases: An Homage to Multi-Factor Perspectives”. Therya 13: 39-44,. doi:10.12933/therya-22-1183.
Obituary: Dr. William Z. Lidicker, Jr. (1932–2022)
Heske, Edward J, Richard S. Ostfeld, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda, Barry J Fox, and William F Laurance. 2022. “Obituary: Dr. William Z. Lidicker, Jr. (1932–2022)”. Journal of Mammalogy, gyac109+. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac109.
Deployment of a Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Against Borrelia burgdorferi Reduces the Prevalence of Babesia microti Coinfection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Vannier, Edouard, Luciana M Richer, Duy M Dinh, Dustin Brisson, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Maria Gomes-Solecki. 2022. “Deployment of a Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Against Borrelia Burgdorferi Reduces the Prevalence of Babesia Microti Coinfection in Ixodes Scapularis Ticks”. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiac462+. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiac462.
Estimates of wildlife species richness, occupancy, and habitat preference in a residential landscape in New York State
Mowry, Stacy, Jennifer Pendleton, Felicia Keesing, Marissa Teator, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2022. “Estimates of Wildlife Species Richness, Occupancy, and Habitat Preference in a Residential Landscape in New York State”. Urban Ecosystems. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11252-022-01318-4.
Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses
Ecke, Frauke, Barbara A. Han, Birger Hörnfeldt, Hussein Khalil, Magnus Magnusson, Navinder J. Singh, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2022. “Population Fluctuations and Synanthropy Explain Transmission Risk in Rodent-Borne Zoonoses”. Nature Communications 13 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35273-7.
Saturated, suffocated, and salty: Human legacies produce hot spots of nitrogen in riparian zones
Inamdar, Shreeram P., Erin K. Peck, Marc Peipoch, Arthur J. Gold, Melissa Sherman, Johanna Hripto, Peter M. Groffman, et al. 2022. “Saturated, Suffocated, and Salty: Human Legacies Produce Hot Spots of Nitrogen in Riparian Zones”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. American Geophysical Union (AGU). doi:10.1029/2022jg007138.
Exploring the Role of Cryptic Nitrogen Fixers in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Frontier in Nitrogen Cycling Research
Cleveland, Cory C., Carla R. G. Reis, Steven S. Perakis, Katherine A. Dynarski, Sarah A. Batterman, Timothy E. Crews, Maga Gei, et al. 2022. “Exploring the Role of Cryptic Nitrogen Fixers in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Frontier in Nitrogen Cycling Research”. Ecosystems. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s10021-022-00804-2.
Nutrient function over form: Organic and inorganic nitrogen additions have similar effects on lake phytoplankton nutrient limitation
Volponi, Sabrina N., Heather L. Wander, David C. Richardson, Clayton J. Williams, Denise A. Bruesewitz, Shelley Arnott Queen’s University Kingston Ontario Canada, Jennifer A. Brentrup, et al. 2022. “Nutrient Function over Form: Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Additions Have Similar Effects on Lake Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation”. Limnology and Oceanography. Wiley. doi:10.1002/lno.12270.
How deep does justice go? Addressing ecological, indigenous, and infrastructural justice through nature-based solutions in New York City
Grabowski, Zbigniew J., Katinka Wijsman, Claudia Tomateo, and Timon McPhearson. 2022. “How Deep Does Justice Go? Addressing Ecological, Indigenous, and Infrastructural Justice through Nature-Based Solutions in New York City”. Environmental Science &Amp; Policy 138. Elsevier BV: 171-81. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.09.022.
Energy burden and air conditioning adoption in New York City under a warming climate
Ortiz, L., H. Gamarro, J.E. Gonzalez, and Timon McPhearson. 2022. “Energy Burden and Air Conditioning Adoption in New York City under a Warming Climate”. Sustainable Cities and Society 76. Elsevier BV: 103465. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103465.
Overlapping heat and COVID-19 risk in New York City
Ortiz, L., A. Mustafa, Herreros Cantis, and Timon McPhearson. 2022. “Overlapping Heat and COVID-19 Risk in New York City”. Urban Climate 41. Elsevier BV: 101081. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.101081.
Benthic–limnetic morphological variation in fishes: Dissolved organic carbon concentration produces unexpected patterns
Bishop, Chelsea E., Kaija Gahm, Andrew P. Hendry, Stuart E. Jones, M. Stange, and Christopher T. Solomon. 2022. “Benthic–limnetic Morphological Variation in Fishes: Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration Produces Unexpected Patterns”. Ecosphere 13 (3). Wiley. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3965.
“How Do We Do This at a Distance?!” A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID-19
Erickson, Olivia A., Rebecca B. Cole, Jared M. Isaacs, Silvia Alvarez-Clare, Jonathan Arnold, Allison Augustus-Wallace, Joseph C. Ayoob, et al. 2022. “‘How Do We Do This at a Distance?!’ A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs During COVID-19”. LSE 21 (1). American Society for Cell Biology (lse): ar1+. doi:10.1187/cbe.21-05-0125.
Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study
Sonti, Nancy F., Peter M. Groffman, David J. Nowak, Jason G. Henning, Meghan L. Avolio, and Emma J. Rosi. 2022. “Urban Net Primary Production: Concepts, Field Methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA Case Study”. Ecological Applications 32 (4). Wiley. doi:10.1002/eap.2562.
Nitrification and denitrification in the Community Land Model compared with observations at Hubbard Brook Forest
Nevison, Cynthia, Christine Goodale, Peter Hess, William R. Wieder, Julius Vira, and Peter M. Groffman. 2022. “Nitrification and Denitrification in the Community Land Model Compared With Observations at Hubbard Brook Forest”. Ecological Applications 32 (4). Wiley. doi:10.1002/eap.2530.
Think Locally and Act Globally on Invasive Species
Strayer, David L. (2022) 2022. “Think Locally and Act Globally on Invasive Species”. Natural Areas Journal 42 (108). Natural Areas Association. doi:10.3375/0885-8608-42.2.108.
Smarter greener cities through a social-ecological-technological systems approach
Branny, Artur, Maja Steen Møller, Silviya Korpilo, Timon McPhearson, Natalie Gulsrud, Anton Stahl Olafsson, Christopher M Raymond, and Erik Andersson. 2022. “Smarter Greener Cities through a Social-Ecological-Technological Systems Approach”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 55. Elsevier BV: 101168. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101168.