Department Publications

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Paul M. Mayer, Kelly D. Moran, Ezra L. Miller, Susanne M. Brander, Stacey Harper, Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo, Victor Carrasco-Navarro, Kay T. Ho, Robert M. Burgess, Leah M. Thornton Hampton, Elise F. Granek, et al., "Where the rubber meets the road: Emerging environmental impacts of Tire Wear particles and their chemical cocktails", Science of the Total Environment (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.scitotenv.2024.171153.

Max Nielsen-Pincus, Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Science and Management, and Cody Evers, ESM Research Associate, co-published an article in Sept. titled “Wildfire Risk Governance from the Bottom Up: Linking Local Planning Processes in Fragmented Landscapes” in Ecology and Society.

David Ervin, Environmental Management and Economics faculty emeritus, published an article titled “Changing the Paradigm for Pesticide Resistance Management” on Aug. 10 in Pest Management Science.

Max Nielsen-Pincus, Environmental Sciences and Management faculty, and Cody Evers, research associate, co-published an article on Jul. 18 titled “Exploring and Testing Wildfire Risk Decision-Making in the Face of Deep Uncertainty” in the journal Fire.

Elise Granek, Environmental Science and Management faculty, and Geoff Szafranski, ESM alum, co-authored "Contamination in mangrove ecosystems: A synthesis of literature reviews across multiple contaminant categories" in Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115595

Amy Ehrhart PhD ’20, and Elise Granek, environmental science and management faculty, co-authored “Pharmaceuticals and Alkylphenols in Transplanted Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea Gigas): Spatial Variation and Growth Effects,” published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112584

McCurdy, J. D.; Bowling, R. G.; de Castro, E. B.; Patton, A. J.; Kowalewski, A. R.; Mattox, C. M.; Brosnan, J. T.; Ervin, D.E.; Askew, S. D.; Goncalves, C. G.; Elmore, M. T.; McElroy, J. S.; McNally, B. C.; Pritchard, B. D.; Kaminski, J. E.; & Bagavathiannan, M. V. (2023). Developing and implementing a sustainable, integrated weed management program for herbicide resistant Poa annua in turfgrass. 00, 00– 00. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20225

Ribe RG, Nielsen-Pincus M, Johnson BR, Enright C, Hulse D. The Consequential Role of Aesthetics in Forest Fuels Reduction Propensities: Diverse Landowners’ Attitudes and Responses to Project Types, Risks, Costs, and Habitat Benefits. Land. 2022; 11(12):2151. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122151

Allen, J.H.; Ervin, D.E.; Frisvold, G.B.; Brosnan, J.T.; McCurdy, J.D.; Bowling, R.G.; Patton, A.J.; Elmore, M.T.; Gannon, T.W.; McCarty, L.B.; McCullough, P.E.; Kaminski, J.E.; Askew, S.D.; Kowalewski, A.R.; Unruh, J.B.; McElroy, J.S.; Bagavathiannan, M.V. Herbicide-Resistance in Turf Systems: Insights and Options for Managing Complexity. Sustainability 2022, 14, 13399. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013399

David E. Ervin, Lori Mitchell Dixon, Andrew Montry, Aaron J. Patton, Becky Bowling, Matthew T. Elmore, Travis W. Gannon, John E. Kaminski, Alec R. Kowalewski, Jay D. McCurdy, J. Scott McElroy, J. Bryan Unruh, and Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan. (2022). Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Lawn Weed Management: Insights from U.S. Lawn Care Operators. Outlooks on Pest Management 33:95-100.

David J. Yu, Melissa Haeffner, Hanseok Jeong, Saket Pande, Juliane Dame, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Glenda Garcia-Santos, Leon Hermans, Rachata Muneepeerakul, Fernando Nardi, Matthew Sanderson, Fuqiang Tian, Yongping Wei, Josepha Wessels & Murugesu Sivapalan (2022): On capturing human agency and methodological interdisciplinarity in sociohydrology research, Hydrological Sciences Journal, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2022.2114836

Rose A. Graves, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Ryan D. Haugo, Andrés Holz, Forest carbon incentive programs for non-industrial private forests in Oregon (USA): Impacts of program design on willingness to enroll and landscape-scale program outcomes. Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 141,2022,102778,ISSN 1389-9341, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102778.

Evers, C., Holz, A., Busby, S., & Nielsen-Pincus, M. (2022). Extreme Winds Alter Influence of Fuels and Topography on Megafire Burn Severity in Seasonal Temperate Rainforests under Record Fuel Aridity. Fire, 5(2), 41.

Melissa Haeffner (2022) Discussion of “Guiding principles for hydrologists conducting interdisciplinary research and fieldwork with participants”, Hydrological Sciences Journal, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2022.2060109

Haeffner, M., Hames, F., Barbour, M. M., Reeves, J. M., Platell, G., & Grover, S. (2022). Expanding collaborative autoethnography into the world of natural science for transdisciplinary teams. One Earth, 5(2), 157-167.

de Rivera CE, Bliss-Ketchum LL, Lafrenz MD,Hanson AV, McKinney-Wise* LE, Rodriguez AH, Schultz J, Simmons AL*, Taylor Rodriguez D, Temple AH, Wheat RE.(2022) "Visualizing connectivity for wildlife in a world without roads." Frontiers in Environmental Science. 16 February 2022.

TepoltCK, Grosholz ED, de Rivera CE, Ruiz GM (2022) Balanced polymorphism fuels rapid selection in an invasive crab despite high gene flow and low genetic diversity. Molecular Ecology 31(1), pp.55-69. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16143. Selected for MEC’s News and Views Perspective.

Butler EP*, Bliss-Ketchum LL, de Rivera CE, Dissanayake STM, Hardy CL*, Horn DA*, Huffine B*, Temple AM*, Vermeulen ME*, Wallace H* (2022) "Habitat, geophysical, and eco-social connectivity: benefits of resilient socio–ecological landscapes." Landscape Ecology 37, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01339-y

Danny Politoski, Ruth Dittrich, Max Nielsen-Pincus, "Assessing the Absorption and Economic Impact of Suppression and Repair Spending of the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, Oregon", Journal of Forestry, 2022;, fvac001, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac001

Palsa, E., Bauer, M., Evers, C., Hamilton, M., & Nielsen-Pincus, M. (2022). Engagement in local and collaborative wildfire risk mitigation planning across the western US—Evaluating participation and diversity in Community Wildfire Protection Plans. PLoS one, 17(2), e0263757.

Melissa Haeffner, Fern Hames, Margaret M. Barbour, Jessica M. Reeves, Ghislaine Platell, Samantha Grover, Expanding collaborative autoethnography into the world of natural science for transdisciplinary teams, One Earth, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 157-167, ISSN 2590-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.01.002.

Pande, S., Haeffner, M., Blöschl, G., Alam, M. F., Castro, C., Di Baldassarre, G., ... & Sivapalan, M. Never ask for a lighter rain but a stronger umbrella. Frontiers in Water, 204.

Battle KF*, Cruzan M, de Rivera CE (2021). The role of functional diversity and facilitation in small-scale pollinator habitat. Ecological Applications. e2355 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2355

Grosholz ED, G Ashton, M Bradley**, L Ceballos, A Chang, CE de Rivera, J Gonzalez*, M Heineke, M Maraffini, L McCann, E Pollard*, I Pritchard, G Ruiz, C Tepolt (2021) Stage-specific overcompensation, the hydra effect and the failure to eradicate an invasive predator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(12). (authors alphabetical after first author) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003955118

Tissot, A. G., Granek, E. F., Thompson, A. W., Hladik, M. L., Moran, P. W., & Scully-Engelmeyer, K. (2021). The silence of the clams: Forestry registered pesticides as multiple stressors on soft-shell clams. Science of The Total Environment, 152053.

Hojeong Kim, Eugene Foster & Heejun Chang (2021) Transition of water quality policies in Oregon, USA and South Korea: a historical socio-hydrological approach, Hydrological Sciences Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1986628

Alexiades, A. V., Haeffner, M. A., Reano, D., Janis, M., Black, J., Sonoda, K., Howard, M., Fiander, C., and Buck, M.. 2021. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Inclusive Pedagogy Increase Retention and Success Outcomes of STEM Students. Bull Ecol Soc Am 00( 00):e01924. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1924

Melissa Haeffner, Dana Hellman, Alida Cantor, Idowu Ajibade, Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Maura Kelly, Laura Schifman & Lisa Weasel (2021) Representation justice as a research agenda for socio-hydrology and water governance, Hydrological Sciences Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1945609

Ehrhart, A. L., & Granek, E. F. (2021). Pharmaceuticals and alkylphenols in transplanted Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas): Spatial variation and growth effects. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170, 112584.

Scully-Engelmeyer, K., Granek, E. F., Nielsen-Pincus, M., Lanier, A., Rumrill, S. S., Moran, P., ... & Pillsbury, L. (2021). Exploring Biophysical Linkages between Coastal Forestry Management Practices and Aquatic Bivalve Contaminant Exposure. Toxics, 9(3), 46.

Chang, H., Makido, Y., & Foster, E. (2021). Effects of land use change, wetland fragmentation, and best management practices on total suspended sediment concentrations in an urbanizing Oregon watershed, USA. Journal of Environmental Management, 282, 111962.

Manson, P., Nielsen-Pincus, M., Granek, E. F., & Swearingen, T. C. (2021). Public perceptions of ocean health and marine protection: Drivers of support for Oregon's marine reserves. Ocean & Coastal Management, 201, 105480.

Kincaid ES, de Rivera CE (2020) Predators associated with marinas consume indigenous over non-indigenous ascidians. Estuaries & Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00793-2

McEvoy, A.; Nielsen-Pincus, M.; Holz, A.; Catalano, A.J.; Gleason, K.E. Projected Impact of Mid-21st Century Climate Change on Wildfire Hazard in a Major Urban Watershed outside Portland, Oregon USA. Fire 2020, 3, 70.

Hellman, D., & Haeffner, M. (2020). Book Review: Blue Infrastructures: Natural History, Political Ecology and Urban Development in Kolkata by Jenia Mukherjee. Frontiers in Water, 2, 32.

Edwards, P. M., Pan, Y., Mork, L., & Thorne, C. (2020). Using diatoms to assess river restoration: A pilot study in Whychus Creek, Oregon, USA. River Research and Applications. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3712

Ajibade, I., Sullivan, M. and Haeffner, M., (2020). Why Climate Migration Is Not Managed Retreat: Six Justifications. Global Environmental Change, Volume 65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102187

Haeffner, M., & Hellman, D. (2020). The social geometry of collaborative flood risk management: a hydrosocial case study of Tillamook County, Oregon. Natural Hazards, 1-23.

Amy L. Ehrhart, Elise F. Granek, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Dorothy A. Horn, (2020). Leftover drug disposal: Customer behavior, pharmacist recommendations, and obstacles to drug take-back box implementation. Waste Management, Volume 118, Pages 416 425, ISSN 0956-053X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.08.038.

Valine, A.E., Peterson, A.E., Horn, D.A., Scully‐Engelmeyer, K.M. and Granek, E.F. (2020), Microplastic Prevalence in 4 Oregon Rivers Along a Rural to Urban Gradient Applying a Cost‐Effective Validation Technique. Environ Toxicol Chem. doi:10.1002/etc.4755

Guedes, B. J., Massi, K. G., Evers, C., & Nielsen-Pincus, M. (2020). Vulnerability of small forest patches to fire in the Paraiba do Sul River Valley, southeast Brazil: Implications for restoration of the Atlantic Forest biome. Forest Ecology and Management, 465, 118095.

Alattar, M., DeLaney, J., Morse, J., & Nielsen-Pincus, M. (2020). Food Waste Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intentions among University Students. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(3), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.093.004

Waite, I. R., Pan, Y., & Edwards, P. M. (2020). Assessment of multi-stressors on compositional turnover of diatom, invertebrate and fish assemblages along an urban gradient in Pacific Northwest streams (USA). Ecological Indicators, 112, 106047.

Morgan, P., Heyerdahl, E.K., Strand, E.K. et al. Fire and land cover change in the Palouse Prairie–forest ecotone, Washington and Idaho, USA. fire ecol 16, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-019-0061-9

Schifman L., Oden R., Koestner C. (2019) Gender Wage Gap: Causes, Impacts, and Ways to Close the Gap. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham

Chiapella, A. M., Grabowski, Z. J., Rozance, M. A., Denton, A. D., Alattar, M. A., & Granek, E. F. (2019). Toxic Chemical Governance Failure in the United States: Key Lessons and Paths Forward. BioScience.

Frisvold, G. B., Albright, J., Ervin, D. E., Owen, M. D., Norsworthy, J. K., Dentzman, K. E., ... & Everman, W. (2020). Do farmers manage weeds on owned and rented land differently? Evidence from US corn and soybean farms. Pest management science, 76(6), 2030-2039.

Haeffner, M., & Cowal, J. (2019). A Case Study of OregonWaterStories. com: Exploring Agency with Water Justice, Activist Applied Linguistics, and a Community Partner. Case Studies in the Environment.

Palaiologou, P., Ager, A. A., Nielsen-Pincus, M., Evers, C. R., & Day, M. A. (2019). Social vulnerability to large wildfires in the western USA. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 99-116.

Ervin, D. E., Breshears, E. H., Frisvold, G. B., Hurley, T., Dentzman, K. E., Gunsolus, J. L., ... & Everman, W. (2019). Farmer Attitudes Toward Cooperative Approaches to Herbicide Resistance Management: A Common Pool Ecosystem Service Challenge. Ecological Economics, 157, 237-245.

Evers, C. R., Ager, A. A., Nielsen-Pincus, M., Palaiologou, P., & Bunzel, K. (2019). Archetypes of community wildfire exposure from national forests of the western US. Landscape and Urban Planning, 182, 55-66.

Nielsen-Pincus, M.; Evers, C.; Ager, A. Exposure Complexity and Community Capacity to Manage Wildfire Risk: A Coupled Biophysical and Social Analysis of 60 Communities in the Western United States. Fire 2019, 2, 59.

Lewis, C. L., Granek, E. F., & Nielsen-Pincus, M. Assessing local attitudes and perceptions of non-native species to inform management of novel ecosystems. Biological Invasions, 1-22.

Loewen, C. J., Strecker, A. L., Larson, G. L., Vogel, A., Fischer, J. M., & Vinebrooke, R. D. (2018). Macroecological drivers of zooplankton communities across the mountains of western North America. Ecography.

Chiapella, A. M., Nielsen-Pincus, M., & Strecker, A. L. (2018). Public perceptions of mountain lake fisheries management in national parks. Journal of environmental management, 226, 169-179.

Truitt, A. M., Kapun, M. , Kaur, R. and Miller, W. J. (2018), Wolbachia modifies thermal preference in Drosophila melanogaster. Environ Microbiol. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.14347

Barnett, M. J., Jackson-Smith, D., & Haeffner, M. (2018). Influence of recreational activity on water quality perceptions and concerns in Utah: A replicated analysis. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 22, 26-36.

Daniels, J. M., Nielsen-Pincus, M., Paruszkiewicz, M., & Poage, N. (2018). The Economic Contribution of Stewardship Contracting: Two Case Studies from the Mount Hood National Forest. Journal of Forestry.

Record S, Strecker A, Tuanmu M-N, Beaudrot L, Zarnetske P, Belmaker J, et al. (2018) Does scale matter? A systematic review of incorporating biological realism when predicting changes in species distributions. PLoS ONE 13(4): e0194650. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194650

Haeffner, M., Jackson-Smith, D., & Flint, C. G. (2018). Social position influencing the water perception gap between local leaders and constituents in a socio-hydrological system. Water Resources Research, 54. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR021456

Brittain, J. T., & Strecker, A. L. (2018). The interactive effect of multiple stressors on crustacean zooplankton communities in Montane Lakes. Water Resources Research, 54. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020605

Evers, C. R., Wardropper, C. B., Branoff, B., Granek, E. F., Hirsch, S. L., Link, T. E., ... & Wilson, C. (2018). The ecosystem services and biodiversity of novel ecosystems: A literature review. Global Ecology and Conservation, e00362.

Read, Q. D., Grady, J. M., Zarnetske, P. L., Record, S., Baiser, B., Belmaker, J., Strecker, A., ... & Thibault, K. M. Among‐species overlap in rodent body size distributions predicts species richness along a temperature gradient. Ecography.

Zhao, K., Wang, L., Riseng, C., Wehrly, K., Pan, Y., Song, K., ... & Liu, S. (2018). Factors determining zooplankton assemblage difference among a man-made lake, connecting canals, and the water-origin river. Ecological Indicators, 84, 488-496.

Peters JR*, Granek EF, de Rivera CE, Rollins M** (2017) Prozac in the water: chronic fluoxetine exposure and predation risk interact to shape behaviors in an estuarine crab. Ecology and Evolution; 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3453

Munoz LST**, Kelley AL*, de Rivera CE (2017) The effect of salinity acclimation on the upper thermal tolerance threshold of the European green crab. Oceanography & Fisheries 4(1),
DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2017.04.555627

Edwards, P. M., Shaloum, G. and Bedell, D. (2017), A unique role for citizen science in ecological restoration: a case study in streams. Restor Ecol. doi:10.1111/rec.12622

Dresner, M., Van Winkle, J., Copp Franz, S. (2017). Tree composition and abundance patterns differ in two watersheds of Forest Park, a large Pacific Northwest urban forest. Arboricultural Journal.

Dresner, M., Moldenke, A. (2017). Gardening for Wildlife: Tree canopy and small-scale planting influences on arthopod and bird abundance. Cities and the Environment.

Turner, BC, de Rivera, CE, Hepner, ME (2017). Examining inducible defenses to novel predators across native and introduced populations. Marine Ecological Progress Sereis 574: 13-27.

Strecker, A. L., & Brittain, J. T. (2017). Increased habitat connectivity homogenizes freshwater communities: historical and landscape perspectives. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Zarnetske, P. L., Baiser, B., Strecker, A., Record, S., Belmaker, J., & Tuanmu, M. N. (2017). The Interplay Between Landscape Structure and Biotic Interactions. Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2(1), 12-29.

Carena J. van Riper; Adam C. Landon; Sarah Kidd; Patrick Bitterman; Lee A. Fitzgerald; Elise F. Granek; Sonia Ibarra; David Iwaniec; Christopher M. Raymond; David Toledo. (2017). Incorporating Sociocultural Phenomena into Ecosystem – Service Valuation: The Importance of Critical Pluralism. BioScience, 170.

Zielin SB*, Littlejohn RJ*, de Rivera CE , Smith WP, Jacobson SL (2016) Ecological investigations to select mitigation options to reduce vehicle-caused mortality of a threatened butterfly. Journal of Insect Conservation, 20(5), pp.845-854.

Bliss-Ketchum L*, de Rivera CE, Turner BC*, Weisbaum D* (2016). The effect of artificial light on wildlife use of a passage structure. Biological Conservation 199: 25-28.

Jacobson SL, Bliss-Ketchum L*, de Rivera CE (2016) A behavior-based framework for assessing barrier effects to wildlife from road traffic. Ecosphere 7(4) e01345.

Hubler, S., Huff, D. D., Edwards, P., & Pan, Y. (2016). The Biological Sediment Tolerance Index: Assessing fine sediments conditions in Oregon streams using macroinvertebrates. Ecological Indicators, 67, 132-145.

Kaitlin Goldsmith*, Elise Granek, Amy Lubitow, Michael Papenfus (2016). Bridge over troubled waters: A synthesis session to connect scientific and decision making sectors. Marine Policy, 70 (2016) 30–39.

B.C. Turner*, C.D. de Rivera, E.D. Grosholz, & G.M. Ruiz. (2016). Assessing population increase as a possible outcome to management of invasive species. Biological Invasions, 18:533-548, doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-1026-9. Published on 14 December 2015.

Edwards, P. M., & Shroufe, R. (2016). Three Simple Experiments to Examine the Effect of Sediment Pollution on Algae-Based Food Webs in Streams. The American Biology Teacher, 78 (1), 57-61.

Kelley AL*, de Rivera CE, Grosholz ED, Ruiz GM, Behrens Yamada S, Gillespie G (2015) Thermogeographic variation in body size of Carcinus maenas, the European green crab. Marine Biology 162(8):1625-1635. Doi: 10.1007_s00227-015-2698-5

Edwards P, George L, and McTammany M (2015). Next-generation scientists get a taste of their future careers, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO040803. Published on 14 December 2015.

Joseph R. Peters *, Elise F. Granek (2015). Long-term exposure to fluoxetine reduces growth and reproductive potential in the dominant rocky intertidal mussel, Mytilus californianus, Science for the Total Environment, 545-546, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.118. Published on 5 January 2016.

Dresner, M., Handelman, C.*, Braun, S.*, Rollwagen-Bollens, G 2014. Environmental identity, pro-environmental behaviors, and civic engagement of volunteer stewards in Portland area parks. Environmental Education Research DOI 10.1080/13504622.2014.964188.

Heather L. Hayden, Elise F. Granek, (2015) Coastal sediment elevation change following anthropogenic mangrove clearing. Elsevier. DOI 10.106/j.ecss.2015.09.004

S.A. Kidd and J.A. Yeakley, (2015) Riparian Wetland Plant Response to Livestock Exclusion in the Lower Columbia River Basin. Natural Areas Association. DOI 10.3375/043.035.0403

Davidson TM, de Rivera CE, Hsieh HL (2014) Non-consumptive biotic interactions alter performance and morphology of Foundation Species: the Effects of Boring Isopods in Mangroves. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Accepted.

Fuccillo KK*; Crimmins TM, de Rivera CE, Elder TS* (2014) Assessing accuracy in citizen science-based plant phenology monitoring. International Journal of Biometeorology. Accepted DOI 10.1007/s00484-014-0892-7

Miller AK*, de Rivera CE. (2014) Small tidal channels improve foraging opportunities for Calidris shorebirds. Condor 116:113-121. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-13-003-R1.1

Mark Sytsma, et al. 2014. Phenotypic Plasticity of Invasive Spartina Densiflora (Poaceae) along a broad latitudinal gradient on the Pacific Coast of North America. American Journal of Botany 101(3): 448–458. 2014.

Melissa S. Lucash, Robert M. Scheller, Alec M. Kretchun, Kenneth L. Clark, and John Hom. 2014. Impacts of fire and climate change on long-term nitrogen availability and forest productivity in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Can. J. For. Res. 44: 404–412

Angela Strecker and Julian Olden. 2014. Fish Species Introductions Provide Novel Insights into the Patterns and Drivers of Phylogenetic Structure in Freshwaters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20133003.

Alan Yeakley, et al. (eds.) 2014. Wild Salmonids and the Urbanizing Pacific Northwest. Springer, 270pp.

Matthew Duveneck*, Robert Scheller, Mark White, Stephen Handler, and Catherine Ravenscroft. 2014. Climate change effects on northern Great Lake (USA) forests: A case for preserving diversity. Ecosphere 5(2):23

Alan Yeakley, et al. (eds.) 2014. Wild Salmonids and the Urbanizing Pacific Northwest. Springer, 270pp.

Dresner M, de Rivera C, Fuccillo K*, Chang H (2013) Improving higher-order thinking and knowledge retention in environmental science teaching. Bioscience 64(1). doi: 10.1093/biosci/bit005

Kelley AL*, de Rivera CE, Buckley BA (2013) Cold tolerance of the invasive Carcinus maenas in the east Pacific: molecular mecahnisms and implications for range expansion in a changing climate. Biological Invasions 15 : 2299-2309. DOI : 10.1007/s10530-013-0454-7

Davidson TM*, Carlton JT, de Rivera CE (2013) Seawater temperature mediates the biological erosion and plastic pollution of a non-native burrowing crustacean. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 446: 115-121.

Joshua Caplan* and Alan Yeakley. 2013 Functional Morphology Underlies Performance Differences Among Invasive and Non-Invasive Ruderal Rubus Species. Oecologia 173: 363-37Chris Mongeon*,

Elise Granek & Randall Arauz. 2013. Hook Selectivity in an Artisanal Spotted Rose Snapper Lutjanus guttatus Fishery on the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 5 (1):270-80.Matthew Duveneck*, Robert Scheller, Mark White, Stephen Handler, and Catherine Ravenscroft. 2014. Climate change effects on northern Great Lake (USA) forests: A case for preserving diversity. Ecosphere 5(2):23