CURes-affiliated research scientists and staff have produced a wealth of resources on myriad topics related to urban resilience. Below is a list of publications in chronological order.

2022

Davenport, R., Strauss, E. G., Weaver, M., Weiss, K. (2022). Spatiotemporal Relationships of Coyotes and Free-Ranging Domestic Cats as Indicators of Conflict in Culver City, California https://peerj.com/articles/14169/

Auger, P., Camacho, N., Curley, M. Eberts, E., Morado, M., Powers, D., Shankar, A., Strauss, E. G., Tattesall, G., Tobalske, B. (2022). Free-living Allen's hummingbirds (Selasphorus sasin) Rarely Use Torpor While Nesting https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306456522002054

2020

Hunt, L., Romolini, M., Strauss, E. G. (2020). Building resilient regions: Spatial analysis as a tool for ecosystem-based climate adaptation. In: Resilient Communities Across Geographies, Eds. S.L. Steinberg, S.J. Steinberg. Esri Press: Redlands, CA.

Sykes, N., Beirne, P., Horowitz, A., Jones, I., Kalof, L., Karlsson, E., King, T., Litwak, H., McDonald, R.A., Murphy, L.J. and Pemberton, N., Promislow, D., Rowan, A., Stahl, P.W., Tehrani, J., Tourigny, E., Wynne, C.D.L., Strauss, E. G., Larson, G. (2020). Humanity’s best friend: a dog-centric approach to addressing global challenges. Animals, 10(3): 502. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030502  

Pickett, S.T.A., Cadenasso, M.L., Baker, M.E., Band, L.E., Boone, C.G., Buckley, G.L., Groffman, P.M., Grove, J.M., Irwin, E.G., Kaushal, S.S., LaDeau, S.L., Miller, A.J., Nilon, C.H., Romolini, M., Rosi, E.J., Swan, C.M., Szlavecz, K. (2020). Theoretical Perspectives of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study: Conceptual Evolution in a Social–Ecological Research Project, BioScience, biz166, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz166

2019

Romolini, M., Dalton, S.E. & Grove, J.M. (2019). Stewardship Networks and the Evolution of Governance for the Sustainable City. In: Science for the Sustainable City: Empirical Insights from the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology, Eds. S.T.A. Pickett, M.L. Cadenasso, J.M. Grove, E.G. Irwin, E.J. Rosi. Yale University Press: New Haven, CT.

Johnson, M.L., Locke, D.H., Svendsen, E., Campbell, L.K., Westphal, L.M., Romolini, M. & Grove, J. (2019). Context Matters: Influence of Organizational, Environmental, and Social Factors on Civic Environmental Stewardship Group Intensity. Ecology and Society 24 (4):1. [online] URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol24/iss4/art1/

Romolini, M., Ryan, R. L., Simso, E. R., & Strauss, E. G. (2019). Visitors’ Attachment to Urban Parks in Los Angeles, CA. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 41:118-126.

2018

Lynn, W.S. & Strauss, E.G. (2018). Ecology. In: Defining the Urban: Interdisciplinary and Professional Perspectives, Eds. D. Iossifova, C.N.H Doll, A. Gasparatos. Routledge: New York, NY.

2017

Locke D.H., Romolini M., O'Neil-Dunne J.M., Galvin M., Strauss E.G. (2017). Tree canopy change in Coastal Los Angeles, 2009-2014. CATE Journal, special issue on Climate Change in Mediterranean Cities. PDF

Romolini, M., Strauss, E.G., Bruce-Eisen, S., & Simso, E.R. (2017). The Value of Urban Parklands: A User Study of the Baldwin Hills (Research Report). Los Angeles, CA: Loyola Marymount University Center for Urban Resilience. PDF

Kawecki, S., Kuleck, G., Dorsey, J.H., Leary, C., & Lum, M. (2017). The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) in waters of the Lower Ballona Creek Watershed, Los Angeles County, California. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189(6), 261.

2016

Romolini, M., Grove, J.M., Koliba, C., Krymkowski, D., & Ventriss, C. (2016). Towards an Understanding of Citywide Urban Environmental Governance: An Examination of Stewardship Networks in Baltimore and Seattle. Environmental Management, 58(2), 254-267. Html

Bixler, R.P., Johnson, S., Emerson, K., Nabatchi, T., Bixler, R. P., Johnson, S., Emerson, K., Nabatchi, T., Reuling, M., Curtin, C., Romolini, M., & Grove, J.M. (2016). Networks and landscapes: a framework for setting goals and evaluating performance at the large landscape scale Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(3), 145-153. PDF

Bixler, R. P., Wald, D. M., Ogden, L. A., Leong, K. M., Johnston, E. W., & Romolini, M. (2016). Network governance for large‐scale natural resource conservation and the challenge of capture. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(3), 165-171. Html

Record, S., Benveniste, E., Ferguson, P.F.B., Graves, R.A., Pfeiffer, V.W., Romolini, M., Yorke, C., & Beardmore, B. (2016). Graduate Students Navigating Social-Ecological Research: Insights from the Long Term Ecological Research Network. Ecology & Society, 21(1). Html

Svendsen, E. S., Campbell, L. K., Fisher, D. R., Connolly, J. J. T., Johnson, M. L., Sonti, N. F., Locke, D. H., Westphal, L. M., LeBlanc Fisher, C., Grove, J. M., Romolini, M., Blahna, D. J., & Wolf, K. L. (2016). Stewardship mapping and assessment project: a framework for understanding community-based environmental stewardship. Gen. Tech. Rep. 156. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 134 p. PDF

2015

Strauss, E. G., Hunt, L. H., Romolini, M., Locke, D. H. (2015). Cities and the Environment: Eight Years of Urban Ecology Research and Practice. Cities and the Environment (CATE), 8 (2). PDF

Mitchell, N., Strohbach, M. W., Pratt, R., Finn, W. C., & Strauss, E. G. (2015). Space use by resident and transient coyotes in an urban–rural landscape mosaic. Wildlife Research, 42(6), 461-469. PDF

2014

Barnett, M., Houle, M., Mark, S., Minner, D., Hirsch, L., Strauss, E., Hufnagel, B. (2014). Participatory professional development: Geospatially enhanced urban ecological field studies. In J. MaKinster, N. Trautmann & M. Barnett (Eds.), Teaching science and investigating environmental issues with geospatial technology: Designing effective professional development for teachers: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. PDF

2013

Brown, J.S., Stein, E.D., Ackerman, D., Dorsey, J.H., Lyon, J., Carter, P.M. (2013). Metals and Bacteria Partitioning to Various Size Particles in Ballona Creek Storm Water Runoff. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 320–328. PDF

Dorsey, J.H., Carmona-Galindo, V.D., Leary, C., Huh, J., Valdez, J. (2013). An assessment of fecal indicator and other bacteria from an urbanized coastal lagoon in the City of Los Angeles, California, USA. Environmental Assessment and Monitoring 185:2647-2669. PDF

McNeill, K. L., Pimentel, D. S. & Strauss, E. G. (2013). The impact of high school science teachers' beliefs, curricular enactments, and experience on student learning during an inquiry-based urban ecology curriculum. International Journal of Science Education, 35(15): 2608-2644. PDF

Romolini, M., Grove, J.M., & Locke, D. (2013). Assessing and Comparing Relationships Between Urban Environmental Stewardship Networks and Land Cover in Baltimore and Seattle. Landscape & Urban Planning 120: 190-207. PDF

Romolini, M., Record, S., Garvoille, R., Geiger, R. and Marusenko, Y. (2013). The Next Generation of Scientists: Examining the Experiences of Graduate Students in Network-Level Science. Ecology & Society18(3): 42. Html | PDF

Wolf, K.L., Blahna, D., Brinkley, W. & Romolini, M. (2013). Environmental Stewardship Footprint Research: Linking Human Agency and Ecosystem Health in the Puget Sound Region. Urban Ecosystems 16:13-32. PDF

2012

DeBay, D., Haley, J., Mark, S., Barnett, M., Anderson, A., Strauss, E., (2012). Engaging youth in visualizing sustainable urban plans using geographic information systems coupled with computer visualization. In A. Wals, P. Corcoran & H. Brandon (Eds.), Learning for sustainability in times of accelerating change: Springer. PDF

Romolini, M., Brinkley, W., & Wolf, K. (2012). What is Urban Environmental Stewardship? Constructing a Practitioner-Derived Framework. USDA Forest Service Research Note (PNW-RN-566). Seattle, WA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 41 p. PDF

2010

Barnett, M., Houle, M., Mark, S., Strauss, E. & Hoffman, E. (2010). Learning about urban ecology through the use of visualization and geospatial technologies. Journal of Technology & Teacher Education. 18 (2): 285 – 314.

Dorsey, J.H. (2010). Improving water quality through California's Clean Beach Initiative: an assessment of 17 projects. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 166: 95-111. PDF

Dorsey, J.H., Carter, P.M., Berquist, S., Sagarin, R. (2010). Reduction of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in the Ballona Wetlands saltwater marsh (Los Angeles County, California, USA) with implications for restoration actions. Water Research 44: 4630-4642. PDF

2009

Locke, D., Goonan, K., & Romolini, M. (2009). A Report on Methods for Prioritizing Areas to Increase Urban Tree Canopy in New York City. University of Vermont, USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT.

2006

Dorsey, J.H. (2006). Densities of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Tidal Waters of the Ballona Wetlands, Los Angeles County, California. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Vol 105, No. 2, pp 59-7. PDF

Barnett, M., Lord, C., Strauss, E., Rosca, C., Langford, H., Chavez, D., & Deni, L. (2006). Using the urban environment to engage youths in urban ecology field studies. The Journal of Environmental Education37(2), 3-11.

2004

Way, J. G., Ortega, I. M., & Strauss, E. G. (2004). Movement and activity patterns of eastern coyotes in a coastal, suburban environment. Northeastern Naturalist11(3), 237-254.

2002

Way, J. G., Ortega, I. M., Auger, P. J., & Strauss, E. G. (2002). Box-trapping eastern coyotes in southeastern Massachusetts. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 695-702.

Lord, C. P., Strauss, E., & Toffler, A. (2002). Natural cities: Urban ecology and the restoration of urban ecosystems. Va. Envtl. LJ21, 317.

2001

Way, J. G., Auger, P. J., Ortega, I. M., & Strauss, E. G. (2001). Eastern coyote denning behavior in an anthropogenic environment. Northeast Wildlife56, 18-30.

1998

Wells, H., Strauss, E. G., Rutter, M. A., & Wells, P. H. (1998). Mate location, population growth and species extinction. Biological Conservation86(3), 317-324.

1990

Chamberlain-Auger, J. A., Auger, P. J., & Strauss, E. G. (1990). Breeding biology of American crows. The Wilson Bulletin, 615-622.

1989

Auger, P. J. (1989). Sex ratio and nesting behavior in a population of Malaclemys terrapin displaying temperature-dependent sex determination (Doctoral dissertation, Tufts University).

1981

Lazell, J. D., & Auger, P. J. (1981). Predation on diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) eggs by dunegrass (Ammophila breviligulata). Copeia1981(3), 723-724.