Publications
Journal Articles
A list of journal articles published by CSIS members, including 3 cover stories in Nature, 24 appearances in Science, and 17 in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).
Books and Book Chapters
Selected books (edited books) and book chapters published by CSIS members.
Publications
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American Black Bear Habitat Selection in Northern Lower Peninsula, Michigan, USA, Using Discrete-Choice Modeling
Published on January 1, 2010
Policy makers and wildlife managers can prepare for the difficult task of managing future bear–human interactions by using resource selection models to assess bear habitat selection and predict future bear range expansion. -
Narrowing the U.S. Energy Efficiency Gap
Published on January 1, 2010
The energy-efficiency gap has puzzled researchers and policy makers for decades. Attari et al. reveal important features of the gap by an innovative analysis of how US householders think about energy. -
Understanding U.S. public support for domestic climate change policies
Published on January 1, 2010
We present a detailed analysis of the reasons given by the general public of Michigan and Virginia for supporting or rejecting a number of policies that could be implemented to meet GHG reductions. -
Unsustainable Global Fisheries Need a Unified Call for a UN Conference
Published on January 1, 2010
Based on the science presented at the symposium and subsequent workshop, the Past Presidents’ Council determined that we should work with member governments of the United Nations to request a meeting on global fisheries sustainability. -
Evaluating a science-based decision support tool used to prioritize brook charr conservation project proposals in the eastern United States
Published on December 24, 2009
This article evaluated the prioritization method used by comparing the quantitative rankings of the proposals with the final reports for 12 completed projects using paired t tests for unequal sample sizes and variance. -
Effects of local and regional landscape characteristics on wildlife distribution across managed forests
Published on December 19, 2009
We quantify the effects of landscape characteristics on the spatial distribution of white-tailed deer, produce maps of estimated deer density, provide measures of uncertainty for these maps to aid interpretation, and show how this information can be used. -
Evaluating Hunter Support for Black Bear Restoration in East Texas
Published on November 24, 2009
Our results highlight the importance of measurement differences in determining the boundaries of particular stakeholder groups and reinforce the importance of hunting specialization in influencing management attitudes. -
A genetic assessment of the potential for local depletion of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) within Chesapeake Bay
Published on November 2, 2009
Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), through landings, support one of the largest commercial fisheries in the United States. Recent consolidation of the once coast-wide reduction fishery to waters within and around Chesapeake Bay has raise -
Environmental Change and Adaptation in Degraded Agro-Ecosystems: The Case of Highland Madagascar
Published on October 27, 2009
This paper presents a case from Madagascar that suggests adaptation opportunities involve more than looking for alternatives to what are presently perceived to be negative socio-ecologic processes. -
Assessing Attitudes Toward Wildlife Ownership in United States–Mexico Borderlands
Published on October 3, 2009
These results suggest exurban immigrants will strengthen support for public ownership of wildlife in borderland contexts. -
The Behavioral Wedge: Household Actions Can Rapidly Reduce U.S Carbon Emissions
Published on September 11, 2009
Most climate change policy attention has been addressed to long-term options, such as inducing new, low-carbon energy technologies and creating cap-and-trade regimes for emissions. -
Household Actions can Provide a Behavioral Wedge to Rapidly Reduce US Carbon Emissions
Published on September 11, 2009
We use a behavioral approach to examine the reasonably achievable potential for near-term reductions by altered adoption and use of available technologies in US homes and nonbusiness travel. -
Linking social norms to efficient conservation investment in payments for ecosystem services
Published on July 14, 2009
Taking a look at "PNAS". -
Modeling Human Agency in Land Change in Madagascar: A Review and Prospectus
Published on June 1, 2009
This article explores advances in understanding human agency in land change in Madagascar in order to synthesize lessons learned and identify remaining challenges. -
Factors affecting land reconversion plans following a payment for ecosystem service program
Published on April 7, 2009
We studied post-program land use plans for China’s Grain-to-Green Program (GTGP), one of the world’s largest ecosystem service payment programs, in Wolong Nature Reserve for giant pandas. -
From plot to landscape scale: linking tropical biodiversity measurements across spatial scales
Published on March 13, 2009
Quantitative measurements of changes in tropical biodiversity are sparse, despite wide agreement that maintaining biodiversity is a key conservation goal -
Spatial and temporal patterns of fuelwood collection in Wolong Nature Reserve: Implications for panda conservation
Published on February 27, 2009
Understanding spatial and temporal patterns of fuelwood collection is fundamental to understanding human–environment interactions and designing effective conservation policies. -
Dreissenid mussels from the Great Lakes contain elevated thiaminase activity
Published on January 9, 2009
We examined thiaminase activity in dreissenid mussels collected at different depths and seasons, and from various locations in Lakes Michigan, Ontario, and Huron. -
An Ecosystem Perspective on Re-establishing Native Deepwater Fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Published on January 1, 2009
Taking a look at "North America Journal of Fisheries Management". -
Introduction to Social Statistics: The Logic of Statistical Reasoning
Published on January 1, 2009
This book is a focus on the use of models for thinking through statistical problems, an accessible and consistent structure with ongoing examples across chapters, and an emphasis on the tools most commonly used in contemporary research.