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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Designing a conservation plan for protecting the habitat for giant pandas in the Qionglai mountain range, China
Published on January 1, 2006
This study assessed the overall habitat suitability for the species in the Qionglai mountain range (Sichuan, China) using Landsat TM imagery acquired in 2001, geographical data, field surveys, and information acquired in previous researches. -
A Portfolio Approach to Analyzing Complex Human-Environment Interactions: Institutions and Land Change
Published on January 1, 2006
This article explores options available to researchers working in this field and recommends a strategy for achieving scientific progress. -
Causes and Trajectories of Land-Use/Cover Change
Published on January 1, 2006
One of the key activities of the Land-Use/Cover Change (LUCC) project has been to stimulate the syntheses of knowledge of land-use/cover change processes, and in particular to advance understanding of the causes of land change. -
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: Research Needs
Published on January 1, 2006
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was designed to meet the needs of decision-makers for scientific information on the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. -
Linking Land-Change Science and Policy: Current Lessons and Future Integration
Published on January 1, 2006
Human use of the land and oceans is at the center of some of the most complicated and pressing problems faced by policy makers around the world today -
Cooperative Research in the Great Lakes: Exploring Characteristics of Success
Published on January 1, 2006
Our paper describes the unique nature of cooperative fishery research and management in the Great Lakes and formulates operational procedures based on our experiences that may be useful elsewhere. -
Phenotypic Diversity of Lake Trout in Great Slave Lake: Differences in Morphology, Buoyancy, and Habitat Depth
Published on January 1, 2006
This study tested the hypothesis that phenotypic diversity in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, is associated with water depth, as was observed duringsimilar studies of lake trout in Lake Superior. -
A New Spatial-Attribute Weighting Function For Geographically Weighted Regression
Published on November 29, 2005
In this study, we proposed a new weighting function that combines the “geographical space” and “attribute space” between the subject tree and its neighbors. -
Interactive Effects Of Natural And Human Disturbances On Vegetation Dynamics Across Landscapes
Published on June 21, 2005
A study on the complex interactions of humans and landscapes, we developed an integrated spatiotemporally explicit model of household activities, natural vegetation dynamics, and their impacts on panda habitat. -
Local spatial modeling of white-tailed deer distribution
Published on June 4, 2005
Complex spatial heterogeneity of ecological systems is difficult to capture and interpret using global models alone -
Using the Spatial and Spectral Precision of Satellite Imagery to Predict Wildlife Occurrence Patterns
Published on April 29, 2005
We investigated the potential of using unclassified spectral data for predicting the distribution of three bird species over a region of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula using Landsat imagery and locations sampled for birds through point count surveys. -
Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve (China)
Published on January 31, 2005
Text of Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve (China) -
China's Environment in a Globalizing World-How China and the Rest of the World Affect Each Other
Published on January 31, 2005
China is the most populous country, but its environmental problems are among the most severe, and are only getting worse. -
Global Change and the Intensification of Agriculture in the Tropics
Published on January 1, 2005
This meta-analysis attempts to bridge local and regional scales of LUCC by demonstrating the ways in which previously published case studies can be compared and used for a broader regional synthesis in the tropics. -
Global Land Project Science Plan and Implementation Strategy.
Published on January 1, 2005
The Global Land Project (GLP) Science Plan and Implementation Strategy represents the joint research agenda of IGBP and IHDP to improve the understanding of land system dynamics in the context of Earth System functioning. -
Global Change and the Intensification of Agriculture in the Tropics
Published on January 1, 2005
This meta-analysis attempts to bridge local and regional scales of LUCC by demonstrating the ways in which previously published case studies can be compared and used for a broader regional synthesis in the tropics. -
Challenges of forest governance in Madagascar
Published on January 1, 2005
This paper explores the enormity of the challenge of forest governance in Madagascar in an era of decentralization. -
Meta-Analysis of Agricultural Change in the Tropics
Published on January 1, 2005
This meta-analysis attempts to bridge local and regional scales of land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) by demonstrating the ways in which previously published case studies can be compared and use for a broader regional synthesis in the tropics. -
Cross-Continental Comparisons: Africa and Asia
Published on January 1, 2005
This chapter examines the opportunities and challenges of research in Africa and Asia with respect to land tenure, land-cover change history, population characteristics, and other factors that impact human-environment interactions. -
The effects of understory bamboo on broad-scale estimates of giant panda habitat
Published on January 1, 2005
Consequently, it is unclear how understory distribution influences the analysis of habitat quantity and spatial distribution.