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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Assessing multi-level drivers of adaptation to climate variability and water insecurity in smallholder irrigation systems
Published on May 31, 2018
In this study we investigate smallholder adaptation in Kenya from multiple levels. -
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS - Changes in Human Well-being and Rural Livelihoods Under Natural Disasters
Published on May 31, 2018
Rural areas around the world are increasingly exposed to natural disasters. -
Tsetse fly control in Kenya's spatially and temporally dynamic control reservoirs: A cost analysis
Published on May 31, 2018
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) are significant health concerns throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa -
APPLIED GEOGRAPHY -- The Telecoupling GeoApp: A Web-GIS application to systematically analyze telecouplings and sustainable development
Published on May 16, 2018
To operationalize the framework, we have developed the Telecoupling GeoApp, a new web-based component of the Telecoupling Toolbox that provides researchers and practitioners with a useful platform to address globally important issues. -
Spillover systems in a telecoupled Anthropocene: typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability
Published on May 9, 2018
The world has become increasingly telecoupled through distant flows of information, energy, people, organisms, goods, and matter -
PNAS -- Importing food damages domestic environment: Evidence from global soybean trade
Published on May 4, 2018
Our study shows that international food trade can also lead to environmental pollution in importing countries. -
Innovation diffusion within large environmental NGOs through informal network agents
Published on April 20, 2018
We conducted a network experiment to estimate the role of informal boundary spanners—individuals who cross internal organizational boundaries via their informal social networks—for diffusing innovations in a large ENGO. -
Global cropping intensity gaps: Increasing food production without cropland expansion
Published on March 28, 2018
To feed the world’s growing population, more food needs to be produced using currently available cropland -
Revealing pathways from payments for ecosystem services to socioeconomic outcomes
Published on March 22, 2018
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have been widely implemented as a promising tool to conserve ecosystems while facilitating socioeconomic development -
Interregional flows of ecosystem services: Concepts, typology and four cases
Published on February 21, 2018
Conserving and managing global natural capital requires an understanding of the complexity of flows of ecosystem services across geographic boundaries -
Otolith chemistry as a fisheries management tool after flooding: the case of Missouri River gizzard shad
Published on February 11, 2018
We used otolith chemistry to quantify Hipple Lake’s natal contribution to Lake Sharpe’s gizzard shad population and forecast effects of connectivity loss on the reservoir’s socioeconomically important walleye fishery. -
Predicting habitat suitability for eleven imperiled fluvial freshwater mussels
Published on February 6, 2018
Understanding patterns in freshwater mussel distributions and habitat use, particularly for imperiled species, is critical for their conservation -
Cropping System Conversion led to Organic Carbon Change in China's Mollisols Regions
Published on January 28, 2018
Land use change driven by diet, globalization, and technology advancement have greatly influenced agricultural production and environment in the mollisols region of China -
Uncertainty of future projections of species distributions in mountainous regions
Published on January 22, 2018
Multiple factors introduce uncertainty into projections of species distributions under climate change. The uncertainty introduced by the choice of baseline climate information -
Effects of grain size and niche breadth on species distribution modeling
Published on December 27, 2017
This study investigate the effect of grain size and niche breadth on SDMs. -
Nature reserve requirements for landscape-dependent ungulates: The case of endangered takin (Budorcas taxicolor) in Southwestern China
Published on December 21, 2017
To determine the key landscape characteristics of the endangered takin (Budorcas taxicolor), we systematically surveyed for their occurrence in the Northern MinShan Mountains, China, during 2010–2011. -
Does one size fit all? A multispecies approach to regional landscape corridor planning
Published on December 21, 2017
We quantitatively evaluated habitat suitability of a single umbrella species, giant panda; habitat suitability of sympatric mammals; and the potential effectiveness of the planning to preserve suitable habitat and its connectivity of other focal species. -
Peruvian anchoveta as a telecoupled fisheries system
Published on December 21, 2017
As economic and ideational globalization accelerate, fisheries are becoming more globally connected via movements of fish products and fisheries finances, information, and stakeholders throughout the world. -
Evaluating Landscape Options for Corridor Restoration between Giant Panda Reserves
Published on December 21, 2017
Our study suggested that in this landscape, automobile tunnels are the best means to remove current barriers to giant panda movements caused by anthropogenic interferences. -
Assessing the utility of otolith chemistry for management of six freshwater fishes from a river-reservoir system
Published on December 14, 2017
Although floodplain habitats are important for fish production and recruitment, their natal contributions may vary by species, a topic that has not been thoroughly investigated in large floodplain rivers.