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Co-producing new knowledge systems for resilient and just coastal cities: A social-ecological-technological systems framework for data visualization
Feagan, M, TA Muñoz-Erickson, R Hobbins, K Baja, M Chester, Elizabeth M. Cook, N Grimm, et al. (2025) 2025. “Co-Producing New Knowledge Systems for Resilient and Just Coastal Cities: A Social-Ecological-Technological Systems Framework for Data Visualization”. CITIES 156. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2024.105513.
New York City 2100: Environmental justice implications of future scenarios for addressing extreme heat
Dutta, M, P Herreros-Cantis, Timon McPhearson, A Mustafa, MI Palmer, M Tosca, J Ventrella, and Elizabeth M. Cook. (2025) 2025. “New York City 2100: Environmental Justice Implications of Future Scenarios for Addressing Extreme Heat”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 254. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105249.
Socio-Ecological Impacts of the Investment of Urban Nature in Heat Mitigation for Two Megacities
Wang, J, WQ Zhou, Timon McPhearson, Elizabeth M. Cook, P Herreros-Cantis, and J Liu. (2025) 2025. “Socio-Ecological Impacts of the Investment of Urban Nature in Heat Mitigation for Two Megacities”. EARTHS FUTURE 13 (6). doi:10.1029/2025EF005976.
Testing the effects of drought, parasite infection, and their interaction on freshwater snails
McCaffrey, TD, BK Hobart, CS Thompson, M McLaughlin, PTJ Johnson, and TES Merrill. 2025. “Testing the Effects of Drought, Parasite Infection, and Their Interaction on Freshwater Snails”. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 103. doi:10.1139/cjz-2024-0194.
Reviving Élie Metschnikoff's Monospora: the obligately parasitic yeast Australozyma monospora sp. nov
Lachance, MA, CE Cáceres, MJ Fredericks, MA Duffy, and TES Merrill. 2025. “Reviving Élie Metschnikoff’s Monospora: the Obligately Parasitic Yeast Australozyma Monospora Sp. Nov”. FEMS YEAST RESEARCH 25. doi:10.1093/femsyr/foaf041.
Comparison of in Situ Plant Area Index and Remotely Sensed Leaf Area Index of Northeastern American Deciduous, Mixed, and Coniferous Forests for SMAPVEX19-22
Cook, CL, BC Laura, DV Bilt, ME Miller, S Kraatz, MH Cosh, Victoria R. Kelly, and A Colliander. 2025. “Comparison of in Situ Plant Area Index and Remotely Sensed Leaf Area Index of Northeastern American Deciduous, Mixed, and Coniferous Forests for SMAPVEX19-22”. IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING 18: 18251-63. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3588091.
Global importance of nitrogen fixation across inland and coastal waters
Fulweiler, RW, S Rinehart, J Taylor, MC Kelly, ME Berberich, NE Ray, A Oczkowski, et al. 2025. “Global Importance of Nitrogen Fixation across Inland and Coastal Waters”. SCIENCE 388 (6752): 1205-9. doi:10.1126/science.adt1511.
Rapid Establishment and Impact Assessment of the Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Invasion in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
South, J, O Stubbington, A Kaiser-Reichel, E Bossman, N Singh, M Mthembu, MD Voysey, et al. (2025) 2025. “Rapid Establishment and Impact Assessment of the Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax Quadricarinatus) Invasion in the Kruger National Park, South Africa”. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 35 (7). doi:10.1002/aqc.70184.
Storms Are an Important Driver of Change in Tropical Forests
Gora, Evan M., IR McGregor, HC Muller-Landau, JC Burchfield, KC Cushman, Vanessa Rubio, GB Mori, MJP Sullivan, MW Chmielewski, and A Esquivel-Muelbert. (2025) 2025. “Storms Are an Important Driver of Change in Tropical Forests”. ECOLOGY LETTERS 28 (7). doi:10.1111/ele.70157.
eXtended Reality for promoting people-nature relationships in cities: a scoping review
Sarabi, S, Timon McPhearson, B Tunçer, and N Frantzeskaki. 2025. “EXtended Reality for Promoting People-Nature Relationships in Cities: A Scoping Review”. NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY 5 (1). doi:10.1038/s42949-025-00240-w.
Integrating belowground recovery into tropical forest restoration design and monitoring
Toro, L, LK Werden, SD Addo-Danso, KM Andersen, Sarah A. Batterman, MM Bragadini, P Choksi, et al. 2025. “Integrating Belowground Recovery into Tropical Forest Restoration Design and Monitoring”. BIOSCIENCE. doi:10.1093/biosci/biaf097.
Global terrestrial nitrogen fixation and its modification by agriculture
Ely, CRR, SS Perakis, CC Cleveland, DNL Menge, SC Reed, BN Taylor, Sarah A. Batterman, et al. 2025. “Global Terrestrial Nitrogen Fixation and Its Modification by Agriculture”. NATURE 643 (8072). doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09201-w.
Global synthesis and regional insights for mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions
McPhearson, Timon, N Frantzeskaki, A Ossola, L Diep, PML Anderson, T Blatch, MJ Collier, et al. 2025. “Global Synthesis and Regional Insights for Mainstreaming Urban Nature-Based Solutions”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315910121.
Inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge is critical for nature- based solutions to contribute to just urban transformations
Frantzeskaki, N, K Wijsman, N Kabisch, and Timon McPhearson. 2025. “Inter- and Transdisciplinary Knowledge Is Critical for Nature- Based Solutions to Contribute to Just Urban Transformations”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315911121.
Empowering cities globally: Four levers for transformative urban adaptation with nature- based solutions
Diep, L, and Timon McPhearson. 2025. “Empowering Cities Globally: Four Levers for Transformative Urban Adaptation With Nature- Based Solutions”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315912121.
Nature- based solutions for urban sustainability
Cook, Elizabeth M., Y Kim, NB Grimm, Timon McPhearson, P Anderson, H Bulkeley, MJ Collier, L Diep, J Morató, and WQ Zhou. 2025. “Nature- Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315909122.
Climate justice in urban public space adaptation: Developing and testing a collective assessment tool in hunters point, New York City
de Gopegui, MR, M Olazabal, VC Broto, and Timon McPhearson. (2025) 2025. “Climate Justice in Urban Public Space Adaptation: Developing and Testing a Collective Assessment Tool in Hunters Point, New York City”. URBAN CLIMATE 62. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102505.
Links between litter quality and nitrogen oligotrophication in a northern hardwood forest
Caron, SB, A Bailey, N Cleavitt, C Driscoll, T Fahey, Peter M. Groffman, B Leonardi, L Rustad, Geoffrey Wilson, and PH Templer. (2025) 2025. “Links Between Litter Quality and Nitrogen Oligotrophication in a Northern Hardwood Forest”. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH 55. doi:10.1139/cjfr-2025-0037.
A global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation
Ely, CRR, SS Perakis, CC Cleveland, DNL Menge, SC Reed, SA Batterman, TE Crews, et al. 2025. “A Global Dataset of Terrestrial Biological Nitrogen Fixation”. SCIENTIFIC DATA 12 (1). doi:10.1038/s41597-025-05131-4.
Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long-term trends, and data gaps
Seebens, H, LA Meyerson, DM Richardson, B Lenzner, E Tricarico, F Courchamp, A Aleksanyan, et al. 2025. “Biological Invasions: A Global Assessment of Geographic Distributions, Long-Term Trends, and Data Gaps”. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS. doi:10.1111/brv.70058.
Some of these are not like the others: Relative thermal sensitivity among anuran species of the Southeast United States
DuBose, TP, CE Moore, VR Farallo, AL Benson, WA Hopkins, S Silknetter, and MC Mims. 2025. “Some of These Are Not Like the Others: Relative Thermal Sensitivity Among Anuran Species of the Southeast United States”. ECOSPHERE 16 (8). doi:10.1002/ecs2.70366.
Linking leaf hyperspectral reflectance to gene expression
Chen, YN, L Monks, Vanessa Rubio, AJ Cox, and NG Swenson. 2025. “Linking Leaf Hyperspectral Reflectance to Gene Expression”. COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT 6 (1). doi:10.1038/s43247-025-02696-1.
Biomass production of tropical trees across space and time: The shifting roles of diameter growth and wood density
Hornink, B, PA Zuidema, P van der Sleen, Amy Zanne, G Assis-Pereira, DRO Rodriguez, C Fontana, et al. 2025. “Biomass Production of Tropical Trees across Space and Time: The Shifting Roles of Diameter Growth and Wood Density”. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.70147.
All or nothing? The importance of considering partial dieback for tree responses to fire
Hoffmann, WA, SW Flake, and G Durigan. 2025. “All or Nothing? The Importance of Considering Partial Dieback for Tree Responses to Fire”. TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 39 (5). doi:10.1007/s00468-025-02669-z.
An Examination of Environmental Factors that Influence the Composition of Diatom Communities in Northern Hardwood Streams (USA)
Sahlmann, Lindsey, Mark B. Edlund, Audrey N. Thellman, Christopher T. Solomon, Ana M. Morales‐Williams, William Scott Keeton, and William B. Bowden. 2025. “An Examination of Environmental Factors That Influence the Composition of Diatom Communities in Northern Hardwood Streams (USA)”. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100697+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100697.
Decadal recovery of fungal but not termite deadwood decay in tropical rainforest
Wijas, Baptiste J., Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Steven D. Allison, Lucas A. Cernusak, Alexander W. Cheesman, Paul Eggleton, Robert M. Kooyman, Jeff R. Powell, and Amy Zanne. 2025. “Decadal Recovery of Fungal But Not Termite Deadwood Decay in Tropical Rainforest”. Journal of Applied Ecology n/a (n/a). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70053.
Engineering biodiversity from within: Termites reshape deadwood as habitat in subtropical forests
Wijas, Baptiste. 2025. “Engineering Biodiversity from Within: Termites Reshape Deadwood As Habitat in Subtropical Forests”. Functional Ecology n/a (n/a). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70069.
Rotten to the core? Drivers of the vertical profile and accumulation of internal tree stem damage
Yatsko, Abbey R., Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Michaela Fitzgerald, and Amy Zanne. 2025. “Rotten to the Core? Drivers of the Vertical Profile and Accumulation of Internal Tree Stem Damage”. Functional Ecology n/a (n/a). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70061.
Native soil microbes buffer savanna trees against nutrient limitation but are drought sensitive
Biro, Arielle, Michelle Y. Wong, Jane M. Lucas, Sarah A. Batterman, and Carla Staver. 2025. “Native Soil Microbes Buffer Savanna Trees Against Nutrient Limitation But Are Drought Sensitive”. Journal of Ecology n/a (n/a). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70040.
Soil Moisture Estimates Using -Band Airborne SAR Over Forests Replicating NISAR Observations
Kim, S. -B., X. -L. Xu, S. Kraatz, A. Colliander, M. H. Cosh, Victoria R. Kelly, and P. Siqueira. 2025. “Soil Moisture Estimates Using -Band Airborne SAR Over Forests Replicating NISAR Observations”. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 18: 7364-73. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3544095.
Freshwater faces a warmer and saltier future from headwaters to coasts: climate risks, saltwater intrusion, and biogeochemical chain reactions
Kaushal, Sujay S., Sydney A. Shelton, Paul M. Mayer, Bennett Kellmayer, Ryan M. Utz, Jenna E. Reimer, Jenna Baljunas, et al. 2025. “Freshwater Faces a Warmer and Saltier Future from Headwaters to Coasts: Climate Risks, Saltwater Intrusion, and Biogeochemical Chain Reactions”. Biogeochemistry 168 (2): 31+. doi:10.1007/s10533-025-01219-6.
Urban trees through a functional traits’ lens: Exploring the interplay between tree functional groups and social-ecological factors
Grilo, Filipa, Timon McPhearson, Cristiana Aleixo, Margarida Santos-Reis, and Cristina Branquinho. 2025. “Urban Trees through a Functional traits’ Lens: Exploring the Interplay Between Tree Functional Groups and Social-Ecological Factors”. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 107: 128749+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128749.
Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Soil Carbon Cycling and Its Response to Environmental Change in a Northern Hardwood Forest
von Fromm, Sophie F., Connor I. Olson, Matthew D. Monroe, Carlos A. Sierra, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, Chris E. Johnson, Peter A. Raymond, and Caitlin Hicks Pries. 2025. “Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Soil Carbon Cycling and Its Response to Environmental Change in a Northern Hardwood Forest”. Global Change Biology 31 (5). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e70250+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70250.
Shallow snowpack and early snowmelt reduce nitrogen availability in the northern hardwood forest
Caron, Stephen B., John Campbell, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, Brendan Leonardi, Andrew Reinmann, Lindsey Rustad, Geoff Wilson, and Pamela H. Templer. 2025. “Shallow Snowpack and Early Snowmelt Reduce Nitrogen Availability in the Northern Hardwood Forest”. Biogeochemistry 168 (3): 49+. doi:10.1007/s10533-025-01239-2.
Response to “The role of mediators in undergraduate field experiences: suggesting additional perspectives to the UFERN model”
O’Connell, Kari, Kelly L Hoke, Michael Giamellaro, Alan R. Berkowitz, and Janet Branchaw. 2025. “Response to ‘The Role of Mediators in Undergraduate Field Experiences: Suggesting Additional Perspectives to the UFERN model’”. BioScience, biaf048+. doi:10.1093/biosci/biaf048.
Environmental conditions explain variability in concentrations of nutrients but not emerging contaminants
Fork, Megan L., Jerker Fick, Alexander J. Reisinger, Peter M. Groffman, and Emma J. Rosi. 2025. “Environmental Conditions Explain Variability in Concentrations of Nutrients But Not Emerging Contaminants”. Ecosphere 16 (3). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e70225+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70225.
Bridging the scale between the local particular and the global universal in climate change assessments of cities
Creutzig, Felix, Timon McPhearson, Ronita Bardhan, Camille Belmin, Winston T. L. Chow, Matthias Garschagen, Angel Hsu, et al. 2025. “Bridging the Scale Between the Local Particular and the Global Universal in Climate Change Assessments of Cities”. Nature Cities 2 (5): 369-78. doi:10.1038/s44284-025-00226-w.
Influence of Time-Averaging of Climate Data on Estimates of Atmospheric Vapor Pressure Deficit and Inferred Relationships With Wildfire Area in the Western United States
He, Qian, Park Williams, Miriam R. Johnston, Caroline S. Juang, and Bowen Wang. 2025. “Influence of Time-Averaging of Climate Data on Estimates of Atmospheric Vapor Pressure Deficit and Inferred Relationships With Wildfire Area in the Western United States”. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (7). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e2024GL113708+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113708.
Fine-root traits coordinate with aboveground strategies yet poorly predict species’ response to spruce mortality
Carter, Trevor A., Alice E. Stears, Paula J. Fornwalt, David H. Atkins, Kathleen A. Dwire, Jesse R. Fleri, Katherine R. Hayes, et al. 2025. “Fine-Root Traits Coordinate With Aboveground Strategies Yet Poorly Predict species’ Response to Spruce Mortality”. Plant and Soil. doi:10.1007/s11104-025-07463-x.
Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks
Esperon-Rodriguez, Manuel, Rachael Gallagher V, Jonathan Lenoir, Victor L Barradas, Linda J Beaumont, Carlo Calfapietra, Paloma Cariñanos, et al. 2025. “Urban Heat in Global Cities and the Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigating Future Climate Risks”. Environmental Research: Climate 4 (2). IOP Publishing: 023001+. doi:10.1088/2752-5295/adcb61.