Recent publications

Peer reviewed papers

Duarte E., Barrera J.A., Dube F., Casco F., Hernandez A.J., Zagal E. (2020). Monitoring Approach for Tropical Coniferous Forest Degradation Using Remote Sensing and Field Data. Remote Sensing, 12:2531. 10.3390/rs12162531.

Jiménez A., Hernandez A.J., Rodríguez-Espinosa V.M. (2020). Integration of Geospatial Tools and Multi-source Geospatial Data to Evaluate the Tropical Forest Cover Change in Central America and Its Methodological Replicability in Brazil and the DRC. Remote Sensing, 12:2705. 10.3390/rs12172705.

Healey S.P., Cohen W.B., Yang Z., Brewer C.K., Brooks E.B., Gorelick N., et al. (2018). Mapping forest change using stacked generalization: An ensemble approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 204:717-728. 10.1016/j.rse.2017.09.029.

Hernandez A.J., Healey S.P., Huang H., Ramsey R.D. (2018). Improved Prediction of Stream Flow Based on Updating Land Cover Maps with Remotely Sensed Forest Change Detection. Forests, 9:317-336. 10.3390/f9060317.

Kou W., Dong J., Xiao X., Hernandez A.J., Qin Y., Zhang G., et al. (2018). Expansion dynamics of deciduous rubber plantations in Xishuangbanna, China during 2000–2010. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 55:1-21. 10.1080/15481603.2018.1466441.

Zhao F., Healey S.P., Huang C., McCarter J.B., Garrard C., Goeking S.A., et al. (2018). Assessing the Effects of Fire Disturbances and Timber Managementon Carbon Storage in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Environmental Management, na:na. 10.1007/s00267-018-1073-y.

Dugan A.J., Birdsey R., Healey S.P., Pan Y., Zhang F., Mo G., et al. (2017). Forest sector carbon analyses support land management planning and projects: assessing the influence of anthropogenic and natural factors. Climatic Change, 144:207–220. 10.1007/s10584-017-2038-5.

Kou W., Liang C., Wei L., Hernandez A.J., Yang X. (2017). Phenology-Based Method for Mapping Tropical Evergreen Forests by Integrating of MODIS and Landsat Imagery. Forests, 8:34. 10.3390/f8020034.

Dahlgren D.K., Messmer T.A., Crabb B.A., Larsen R.T., Black T.A., Frey S.N., et al. (2016). Seasonal Movements of Greater Sage-grouse Populations in Utah: Implications for Species Conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 40:288-299. 10.1002/wsb.643.

Healey S.P., Raymond C.L., Lockman B., Hernandez A.J., Garrard C., Huang C. (2016). Root disease can rival fire and harvest in reducing forest carbon storage. Ecosphere, 7:e01569. 10.1002/ecs2.1569.

Lant C., Stoebner T.J., Schoof J.T., Crabb B.A. (2016). The effect of climate change on rural land cover patterns in the Central United States. Climatic Change, 138:585–602. 10.1007/s10584-016-1738-6.

Biswas T., Ramsey R.D., Bissonette J.A., Symanzik J. (2014). Integration of two spectral indices to monitor loss of moist grasslands within the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, India. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35:1038-1063. 10.1080/01431161.2013.875631.

Healey S.P., Urbanski S.P., Patterson P.L., Garrard C. (2014). A framework for simulating map error in ecosystem models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 150:207-217. 10.1016/j.rse.2014.04.028.

Lu N., Hernandez A.J., Ramsey R.D. (2014). Land Cover Dynamics monitoring with Landsat data in Kunming, China: A cost-effective sampling and modeling scheme using Google Earth imagery and Random Forests. Geocarto International, 30:186-201. 10.1080/10106049.2014.894583.

Mittanck C.M., Rogers P.C., Ramsey R.D., Bartos D.L., Ryel R.J. (2014). Exploring succession within aspen communities using a habitat-based modeling approach. Ecological Modelling, 288:203-212. 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.06.010.

Technical reports

Birdsey R., Dugan A.J., Healey S.P., Dante-Wood K., Zhang F., Mo G., et al. (2019). Assessment of the influence of disturbance, management activities, and environmental factors on carbon stocks of U.S. national forests. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-402. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Dugan A.J., Birdsey R., Healey S.P., Woodall C.W., Zhang F., Chen J.M., et al. (2016). Utilizing Forest Inventory and Analysis Data, Remote Sensing, and Ecosystem Models for National Forest System Carbon Assessments. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-931. Portland, OR. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Crabb B.A., Powell J.A., Bentz B.J. (2012). Development and Assessment of 30-Meter Pine Density Maps for Landscape-Level Modeling of Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics. Research Paper RMRS-RP-93WWW. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Ramsey R.D., McGinty C.M., Leydsman McGinty E., Langs Stoner L., Crabb B.A., Adair W., et al. (2012). Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural Resource Condition Assessment. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2012/550. Fort Collins, Colorado. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Oukrop C.M., Evans D.M., Bartos D.L., Ramsey R.D., Ryel R.J. (2011). Moderate-scale mapping methods of aspen stand types: a case study for Cedar Mountain in southern Utah. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-259. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Leydsman McGinty E., Baldwin B., Banner R. (2009). A Review of Livestock Grazing and Range Management in Utah. State of Utah Governor’s Public Lands Policy Coordination Office.

Leydsman McGinty E., Baldwin B., Banner R. (2009). Case Studies: Ranches in Utah Exemplifying Sustainable Livestock Production and Range Management. State of Utah Governor’s Public Lands Policy Coordination Office.

Leydsman McGinty E. (2009). Rangeland Resources of Utah. Logan, Utah. Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service.

Books

Garrard C. (2016). Geoprocessing with Python. Shelter Island, NY: Manning Publications.

Book chapters

Kumar L., Sinha P., Brown J.F., Ramsey R.D., Rigge M., Stam C.A., et al. (2015). Characterization, Mapping, and Monitoring of Rangelands: Methods and Approaches. Ch. 12 in: Thenkabail P.S., ed. Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume II: Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing. Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press.

Reeves M.C., Washington-Allen R.A., Angerer J., Hunt E.R., Kulawardhana R.W., Kumar L., et al. (2015). Global View of Remote Sensing of Rangelands: Evolution, Applications, Future Pathways. Ch. 10 in: Thenkabail P.S., ed. Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume II: Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing. Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press.

Washington-Allen R.A., Ramsey R.D., Van Niel T.G., West N.E. (2014). Detection of Harbingers of Catastrophic Regime Shifts in Drylands. Ch. 13 in: Guntenspergen G.R., ed. Application of Threshold Concepts in Natural Resource Decision Making. New York, NY: Springer.