Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

• The contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest

  Published on June 26, 2017
  Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous services for communities worldwide, including irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water; however, the services provided by inland fisheries...

• SCIENTIFIC REPORTS -- Climate variability and trends at a national scale

  Published on June 12, 2017
  Examining the daily minutia of climate, not just temperature, but also sunshine, precipitation and soil moisture simultaneously all over a country gives a better understanding of how variable a land’s climate can be.

• METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION - Quantifying apart what belongs together: A multi-state species distribution modelling framework for species using distinct habitats

  Published on June 9, 2017
  Species distribution models (SDMs) have been used to inform scientists and conservationists about the status and change in occurrence patterns in threatened species. We address this issue by intro- ducing a multi-state SDM framework.

• Reply to Bridgewater and Babin: Need for a new protected area category for ecosystem services

  Published on May 30, 2017
  We thank Bridgewater and Babin for their perspective. We are aware of, and appreciate, the consideration of ecosystem services in the management of Biosphere Reserves.

• Modeling activity patterns of wildlife using time- series analysis

  Published on May 30, 2017
  The study of wildlife activity patterns is an effective approach to understanding fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes

• Tangible geospatial modeling for collaborative solutions to invasive species management

  Published on March 28, 2017
  Gaps between scientific theory and application have typically limited opportunities for model-based knowledge to reach the stakeholders responsible for problem-solving. To address this challenge, we introduce Tangible Landscape.

• Divergent responses of sympatric species to livestock encroachment at fine spatiotemporal scales

  Published on March 21, 2017
  Livestock are a major human-induced threat to wildlife worldwide, especially in forest landscapes where livestock degrade the food and habitat of forest-dwelling wildlife

• ELEMENTA - SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE -- Telecoupling framework for research on migratory species in the Anthropocene

  Published on March 6, 2017
  We apply the telecoupling framework to Kirtland’s warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii ), a conservation-reliant migratory songbird.

• Otolith chemistry indicates walleye movement and entrainment in a large serial reservoir system

  Published on February 25, 2017
  Otolith chemistry is useful for understanding walleye movement and is a tool for fisheries management with applications such as informing reservoir water releases, harvest regulations and habitat protection and rehabilitation..

• JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE -- Telecoupled land-use changes in distant countries

  Published on February 16, 2017
  A study of the spatial attributes of soybean land changes within and among trading countries at the same time.

• Strengthening protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in China

  Published on February 1, 2017
  We report a nationwide assessment for China, quantifying the provision of threatened species habitat and four key regulating services—water retention, soil retention, sandstorm prevention, and carbon sequestration—in nature reserves.

• A Review of Ecosystem Services Studies: Concept, Approach and Future Work in Korea

  Published on January 26, 2017
  We aimed to introduce the concept of Ecosystem Service (ES) and related terminologies such as Social-Ecological Systems (SESs), ecosystem function, trade-off, and human well-being in this paper.

• Values, opinions, and behavior of inland trout anglers in Michigan

  Published on January 13, 2017
  The Michigan DNR conducted the Inland Trout Angler Survey to assess current opinions of inland trout anglers with respect to regulations and management priorities, and to characterize behavior, opinions, and practices of a large sample of these anglers.

• Comparing stream-specific to generalized temperature models to guide coldwater salmonid management in a changing climate

  Published on January 13, 2017
  Using different projected climate change scenarios, we compared the accuracy and efficiency of stream-specific and generalized temperature models for coldwater salmonids within and outside Michigan, USA.

• SCIENCE CHINA - LIFE SCIENCES -- Conservation planning beyond giant pandas: the need for an innovative telecoupling framework

  Published on December 27, 2016
  A develop of innovative systems approaches that improve human well being while sustaining wildlife populations and their habitats.

• Acta Ecologica Sinica - 远程耦合世界的可持续性框架

  Published on November 24, 2016
  译自: Liu, J. et al. 2013. Framing sustainability in a telecoupled world. Ecology and Society 18(2): 26.

• ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY -- New road for telecoupling global prosperity and ecological sustainability

  Published on November 4, 2016
  We apply the integrated framework of telecoupling and propose to enhance infrastructure connection, transboundary actions, scientific and cultural exchanges, and institutional innovations within the Belt and Road region.

• Developing future leaders

  Published on October 23, 2016
  We will discuss the importance of leadership development and action in the context of fisheries and aquatic ecosystem management and decision-making.

• Urban water sustainability: framework and application

  Published on October 12, 2016
  Urban areas such as megacities (those with populations greater than 10 million) are hotspots of global water use and thus face intense water management challenges

• Habitat Use and Selection by Giant Pandas

  Published on September 30, 2016
  Animals make choices about where to spend their time in complex and dynamic landscapes, choices that reveal information about their biology that in turn can be used to guide their conservation.