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 Education, 37(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 Naturalist, 11(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. LJ, 21, 317.
2001
Way, J. G., Auger, P. J., Ortega, I. M., & Strauss, E. G. (2001). Eastern coyote denning behavior in an anthropogenic environment. Northeast Wildlife, 56, 18-30.
1998
Wells, H., Strauss, E. G., Rutter, M. A., & Wells, P. H. (1998). Mate location, population growth and species extinction. Biological Conservation, 86(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). Copeia, 1981(3), 723-724.