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Earth Sciences Are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene
Richter, Daniel D., Sharon A. Billings, Susan L. Brantley, Jerome Gaillardet, Daniel Markewitz, William H. Schlesinger, Ronald Amundson, et al. 2024. “Earth Sciences Are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene”. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists 5 (1). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e2024CN000237+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024CN000237.
Mitigating the Threat of Invasive Mosquito Species Expansion: A Comprehensive Entomological Surveillance Study on Kastellorizo, a Remote Greek Island
Bisia, Marina, Georgios Balatsos, Stavroula Beleri, Nikolaos Tegos, Evangelia Zavitsanou, Shannon L. LaDeau, Vasilis Sotiroudas, Eleni Patsoula, and Antonios Michaelakis. 2024. “Mitigating the Threat of Invasive Mosquito Species Expansion: A Comprehensive Entomological Surveillance Study on Kastellorizo, a Remote Greek Island”. Insects 15 (9). doi:10.3390/insects15090724.
Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) Can Undermine Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness of Persistently Reducing Riparian Sediments
Rahman, Md. Moklesur, Marc Peipoch, Jinjun Kan, Matthew Sena, Bisesh Joshi, Dipankar Dwivedi, Arthur J. Gold, Peter M. Groffman, Joseph G. Galella, and Shreeram Inamdar. 2024. “Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) Can Undermine Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness of Persistently Reducing Riparian Sediments”. ACS EST Water 4 (9). American Chemical Society: 3873-81. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.4c00185.
Forest Carbon Storage in the Western United States: Distribution, Drivers, and Trends
Hall, Jazlynn, Manette E Sandor, BJ Harvey, SA Parks, AT Trugman, AP Williams, and Winslow D. Hansen. (2025) 2024. “Forest Carbon Storage in the Western United States: Distribution, Drivers, and Trends”. EARTHS FUTURE 12 (7). doi:10.1029/2023EF004399.
NPCC4: Concepts and tools for envisioning New York City's futures
Balk, D, Timon McPhearson, Elizabeth M. Cook, K Knowlton, N Maher, P Marcotullio, T Matte, et al. 2024. “NPCC4: Concepts and Tools for Envisioning New York City’s Futures”. ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. doi:10.1111/nyas.15121.
Urbanity mapping reveals the complexity, diffuseness, diversity, and connectivity of urbanized areas
Zhaxi, Dawa, Weiqi Zhou, Steward T. A. Pickett, Chengmeng Guo, and Yang Yao. 2024. “Urbanity Mapping Reveals the Complexity, Diffuseness, Diversity, and Connectivity of Urbanized Areas”. Geography and Sustainability 5 (3): 357-69. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2024.03.004.
Bee and butterfly records indicate diversity losses in western and southern North America, but extensive knowledge gaps remain
Souther, Sara K., Manette E Sandor, Martha Sample, Sara Gabrielson, and Clare E. Aslan. 2024. “Bee and Butterfly Records Indicate Diversity Losses in Western and Southern North America, But Extensive Knowledge Gaps Remain”. Edited by Tzen-Yuh Chiang. PLOS ONE 19 (5). Public Library of Science (PLoS): e0289742. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289742.
The spatial scaling of mutualistic network diversity
Sandor, Manette E, Morgan W Tingley, and Chris S Elphick. 2024. “The Spatial Scaling of Mutualistic Network Diversity”. Environmental Research: Ecology 3 (1). IOP Publishing: 015002. doi:10.1088/2752-664x/ad1f4a.
Patterns and inferred causes of liana mortality in a tropical forest
Gora, Evan M., David M. DeFillipis, and Stefan A. Schnitzer. 2024. “Patterns and Inferred Causes of Liana Mortality in a Tropical Forest”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2025). The Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.0808.
Factors limiting the potential range expansion of lodgepole pine in Interior Alaska
Walker, Xanthe J., Sarah Hart, Winslow D. Hansen, Mélanie Jean, Carissa D. Brown, Stuart Chapin, Rebecca Hewitt, Teresa N. Hollingsworth, Michelle C. Mack, and Jill F. Johnstone. 2024. “Factors Limiting the Potential Range Expansion of Lodgepole Pine in Interior Alaska”. Ecological Applications. Wiley. doi:10.1002/eap.2983.
Feasibility of constructed soils for tree planting – A pilot study in New York City
Qi, Saidan, Zhongqi Cheng, Richard Hallett, Sara P. Egendorf, Andrew B. Reinmann, and Peter M. Groffman. 2024. “Feasibility of Constructed Soils for Tree Planting – A Pilot Study in New York City”. Urban Forestry &Amp; Urban Greening 96. Elsevier BV: 128342. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128342.
Lack of social data hinders integrative urban ecology research: obstacles and opportunities
Huang, Ganlin, Liyuan Chen, Morgan Grove, Weiqi Zhou, and Steward T. A. Pickett. 2024. “Lack of Social Data Hinders Integrative Urban Ecology Research: Obstacles and Opportunities”. Landscape Ecology 39 (4). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s10980-024-01892-2.
Ecological relevance of flagellar motility in soil bacterial communities
Ramoneda, Josep, Kunkun Fan, Jane M. Lucas, Haiyan Chu, Andrew Bissett, Michael S Strickland, and Noah Fierer. 2024. “Ecological Relevance of Flagellar Motility in Soil Bacterial Communities”. The ISME Journal 18 (1). Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/ismejo/wrae067.
Accelerated soil nitrogen cycling in response to a whole ecosystem acid rain mitigation experiment
Marinos, Richard E., Peter M. Groffman, Charles T. Driscoll, and Emily S. Bernhardt. 2024. “Accelerated Soil Nitrogen Cycling in Response to a Whole Ecosystem Acid Rain Mitigation Experiment”. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 189. Elsevier BV: 109286. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109286.
Where the not-so-wild things are in cities? The influence of social-ecological factors in urban trees at multiple scales
Grilo, Filipa, Timon McPhearson, Alice Nunes, Cristiana Aleixo, Margarida Santos-Reis, and Cristina Branquinho. 2024. “Where the Not-so-Wild Things Are in Cities? The Influence of Social-Ecological Factors in Urban Trees at Multiple Scales”. Science of The Total Environment 929. Elsevier BV: 172552. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172552.
Has nitrogen availability decreased over much of the land surface in the past century? A model-based analysis
Vitousek, P. M., Xiaoyu Cen, and Peter M. Groffman. 2024. “Has Nitrogen Availability Decreased over Much of the Land Surface in the past Century? A Model-Based Analysis”. Biogeochemistry. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s10533-024-01146-y.
NPCC4: New York City climate risk information 2022—observations and projections
Braneon, Christian, Luis Ortiz, Daniel Bader, Naresh Devineni, Philip Orton, Bernice Rosenzweig, Timon McPhearson, et al. 2024. “NPCC4: New York City Climate Risk Information 2022—observations and Projections”. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Wiley. doi:10.1111/nyas.15116.
Trees adjust nutrient acquisition strategies across tropical forest secondary succession
Wong, Michelle Y., Nina Wurzburger, Jefferson S. Hall, Joseph Wright, Wenguang Tang, Lars O. Hedin, Kristin Saltonstall, Michiel van Breugel, and Sarah A. Batterman. 2024. “Trees Adjust Nutrient Acquisition Strategies across Tropical Forest Secondary Succession”. New Phytologist. Wiley. doi:10.1111/nph.19812.
Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective
Pickett, Steward T. A., Niki Frantzeskaki, Erik Andersson, Aliyu Salisu Barau, Daniel L. Childers, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Ariel E. Lugo, et al. 2024. “Shifting Forward: Urban Ecology in Perspective”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 890-97. doi:10.1007/s13280-024-02007-6.
A transformative shift in urban ecology toward a more active and relevant future for the field and for cities
Frantzeskaki, Niki, Daniel L. Childers, Steward T. A. Pickett, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Pippin Anderson, Aliyu Barau, Joshua R. Ginsberg, et al. 2024. “A Transformative Shift in Urban Ecology Toward a More Active and Relevant Future for the Field and for Cities”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 871-89. doi:10.1007/s13280-024-01992-y.
Forging just ecologies: 25 years of urban long-term ecological research collaboration
Grove, Morgan, Steward T. A. Pickett, Christopher G. Boone, Geoffrey L. Buckley, Pippin Anderson, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Ariel E. Lugo, et al. 2024. “Forging Just Ecologies: 25 Years of Urban Long-Term Ecological Research Collaboration”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 826-44. doi:10.1007/s13280-023-01938-w.
From urban ecology to urban enquiry: How to build cumulative and context-sensitive understandings
Andersson, Erik, Timon McPhearson, and Steward T. A. Pickett. 2024. “From Urban Ecology to Urban Enquiry: How to Build Cumulative and Context-Sensitive Understandings”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 813-25. doi:10.1007/s13280-023-01959-5.
The relational shift in urban ecology: From place and structures to multiple modes of coproduction for positive urban futures
Pickett, Steward T. A., AbdouMaliq T. Simone, Pippin Anderson, Ayyoob Sharifi, Aliyu Barau, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Daniel L. Childers, et al. 2024. “The Relational Shift in Urban Ecology: From Place and Structures to Multiple Modes of Coproduction for Positive Urban Futures”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 845-70. doi:10.1007/s13280-024-02001-y.
Shifts in urban ecology: From science to social project
Frantzeskaki, Niki, Steward T. A. Pickett, and Erik Andersson. 2024. “Shifts in Urban Ecology: From Science to Social Project”. Ambio 53 (6). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 809-12. doi:10.1007/s13280-024-02000-z.
Expansion of fluvial transport of commodities through the Pantanal floodplains of Brazil: Potential impacts and interference by climate change
Girard, Pierre, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Wilson Cabral de Sousa, and Stephen K. Hamilton. 2024. “Expansion of Fluvial Transport of Commodities through the Pantanal Floodplains of Brazil: Potential Impacts and Interference by Climate Change”. Conservation Science and Practice. Wiley. doi:10.1111/csp2.13126.
Geographic range of plants drives long-term climate change
Gurung, Khushboo, Katie J. Field, Sarah A. Batterman, Simon W. Poulton, and Benjamin J. W. Mills. 2024. “Geographic Range of Plants Drives Long-Term Climate Change”. Nature Communications 15 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46105-1.
A review of emerging health threats from zoonotic New World mammarenaviruses
Lendino, Arianna, Adrian Castellanos, David Pigott, and Barbara A. Han. 2024. “A Review of Emerging Health Threats from Zoonotic New World Mammarenaviruses”. BMC Microbiology 24 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s12866-024-03257-w.
Belowground exploration by trees and shrubs
Putz, F. E., Charles D. Canham, and Scott V. Ollinger. 2024. “Belowground Exploration by Trees and Shrubs”. Plant Ecology. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11258-024-01416-7.
Effects of residential acaricide treatments on patterns of pathogen coinfection in blacklegged ticks
Ostfeld, Richard S., Sahar Adish, Stacy Mowry, William Bremer, Shannon Duerr, Andrew S. Evans, Ilya R. Fischhoff, et al. 2024. “Effects of Residential Acaricide Treatments on Patterns of Pathogen Coinfection in Blacklegged Ticks”. Parasitology. Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1-7. doi:10.1017/s0031182024000349.
Successional dynamics of carbon sequestration in forests of the eastern United States
Canham, Charles D., L Murphy, and Winslow D. Hansen. 2024. “Successional Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration in Forests of the Eastern United States”. Ecosphere 15 (4). Wiley. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4838.
Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts
Gutiérrez, Jorge L., Clive G. Jones, James E. Byers, Katie K. Arkema, Katrin Berkenbusch, John A. Commito, Carlos M. Duarte, et al. 2024. “Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts”. In Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Second Edition), 607-44. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90798-9.00093-7.
Toward a coordinated understanding of hydro-biogeochemical root functions in tropical forests for application in vegetation models
Cusack, DF, B Christoffersen, CM Smith-Martin, KM Andersen, AL Cordeiro, K Fleischer, SJ Wright, et al. (2025) 2024. “Toward a Coordinated Understanding of Hydro-Biogeochemical Root Functions in Tropical Forests for Application in Vegetation Models”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST 242 (2): 351-71. doi:10.1111/nph.19561.
Belowground foundations of tropical forest restoration
McCulloch, LA, CM Prada, WY Liao, M Bauters, L Church, MY Lee, L Toro, et al. 2024. “Belowground Foundations of Tropical Forest Restoration”. BIOTROPICA. doi:10.1111/btp.13296.
Using Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning To Assess Patterns of Areal Change in Waterbodies across the Contiguous United States
Wander, HL, MJ Farruggia, S La Fuente, MC Korver, RJ Chapina, J Robinson, A Bah, et al. 2024. “Using Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning To Assess Patterns of Areal Change in Waterbodies across the Contiguous United States”. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c05784.
Chronic Winds Reduce Tropical Forest Structural Complexity Regardless of Climate, Topography, or Forest Age
Ankori-Karlinsky, R, J Hall, L Murphy, R Muscarella, S Martinuzzi, R Fahey, JK Zimmerman, and M Uriarte. 2024. “Chronic Winds Reduce Tropical Forest Structural Complexity Regardless of Climate, Topography, or Forest Age”. ECOSYSTEMS. doi:10.1007/s10021-024-00900-5.
Mutualisms weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands
Delavaux, CS, TW Crowther, JD Bever, P Weigelt, and Evan M. Gora. 2024. “Mutualisms Weaken the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient Among Oceanic Islands”. NATURE. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07110-y.
Nitrogen and phosphorus availability alters tree-grass competition intensity in savannas
Biro, A, MY Wong, Y Zhou, Sarah A. Batterman, and AC Staver. 2024. “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability Alters Tree-Grass Competition Intensity in Savannas”. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.14284.
Satellite-based aerosol optical depth estimates over the continental US during the 2020 wildfire season: Roles of smoke and land cover
Daniels, J, L Liang, KB Benedict, J Brahney, R Rangel, Kathleen C. Weathers, and AG Ponette-González. 2024. “Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depth Estimates over the Continental US During the 2020 Wildfire Season: Roles of Smoke and Land Cover”. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 921. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171122.
Net carbon sequestration implications of intensified timber harvest in Northeastern US forests
Brown, ML, Charles D. Canham, T Buchholz, JS Gunn, and TM Donovan. (2025) 2024. “Net Carbon Sequestration Implications of Intensified Timber Harvest in Northeastern US Forests”. ECOSPHERE 15 (2). doi:10.1002/ecs2.4758.
Do Vegetation Fuel Reduction Treatments Alter Forest Fire Severity and Carbon Stability in California Forests?
Daum, KL, Winslow D. Hansen, J Gellman, AJ Plantinga, C Jones, and AT Trugman. (2025) 2024. “Do Vegetation Fuel Reduction Treatments Alter Forest Fire Severity and Carbon Stability in California Forests?”. EARTHS FUTURE 12 (3). doi:10.1029/2023EF003763.