Publications

Kiesecker, J.M. and J.S. Evans (Submitted). The Potential Impacts of Wind and Marcellus Gas Development on Ecosystem Services in the eastern U.S. Nature

Evans , J.S., J.M. Kiesecker, J. Fargione, K. Doherty, K. Foresman, D. Naugle, N. Nibbelink, N. Niemuth (in review) Relationships Between Species Occurrence and Human-induced Disturbance. Nature

Evans J.S. & S.A. Cushman (in press). The Local Niche: Understanding ecological mechanisms across scales. Ecological Monographs

Evans, J.S. (in review) Modeling Pseudo-Absence using Support Vectors. Ecological Modeling

Murphy M.A., J.S. Evans, C. Peterson, A. Storfer (submitted) Modeling niche space of breeding habitat for two anurans in Yellowstone National Park. Ecology

Copeland, H.E., A. Pocewicz, D.E. Naugle, T. Griffiths, D. Keinath, J.S. Evans, J. Platt (in review) Measuring the effectiveness of conservation: a novel framework to quantify the benefits of sage-grouse conservation policy and easements in Wyoming. PLOS-One

Murphy, M.A., W.C. Funk, E. Muths, J.S.Evans (Submitted) A landscape genetics approach for science-based conservation planning along the Front Range, Colorado. Conservation Genetics.

Schwalm, D.L., M.A. Murphy, J.S. Evans, L.P. Waits, W.B. Ballard (Submitted) Multiple factors influence gene flow and functional connectivity in short and mixed grass prairies of the Great Plains: a swift fox case study. Ecological Applications.

Evans, J.S., M. Heiner, J.M. Kiesecker, K. Sochi (in prep) Using Imputation Analysis to Identify Offsets in Mitigation Planning. Target: Ecological Modeling

Evans, J.S., M. Heiner, J.M. Kiesecker, K. Sochi, S. Schill (in prep) Development of a Rarity Index for Prioritizing Conservation Targets in Ecoregional Planning. Journal: Conservation Planning

Vogeler, J.C., A.T. Hudak, L.A. Vierling, J.S. Evans, P. Green and K.T. Vierling (In Press) Terrain and Vegetation Structural Influences on local avian Species Richness in Two Mixed-Confer Forests. Remote Sensing of Environment.

Kiesecker J.M., K. Sochi, M. Heine, B. McKenney, J.S. Evans, H.E. Copeland (In Press) Development by Design: Using a Revisionist History to Guide a Sustainable Future. Chapter in: The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Edited by Simon Levin and Peter Kareiva)

Martinuzzi, S., W.A. Gould, L.A. Verling, A.T. Hudak, R.F. Nelson, J.S. Evans (2012) Quantifying Tropical Dry Forest Type and Succession: Substantial Improvement with LiDAR. Biotropica 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00904.x

Evans J.S., M.A. Murphy, Z.A. Holden, S.A. Cushman (2011). Modeling species distribution and change using Random Forests in Predictive species and habitat modeling in landscape ecology: concepts and applications. eds Drew CA, YF Wiersma, F Huettmann. Springer, NY

DiBari, J., A. Pocewicz, J.S. Evans, and J. Gage (in press) An exploration of the spatial relationships between conservation easements and residential development in western Montana. Landscape and Urban Planning

Heiner, M., G. Davaa, J.M. Kiesecker, B. McKenney, J.S. Evans, T. Enkhtsetseg, Z. Dash, U. Vanchindorj, O. Baast, S. Dolgorjav, G. Radnaabazar, E. Donchinbuu, O. Lhamjav, S. Gongor, E. Girvetz and R. McDonald (2011) Identifying Conservation Priorities in the Face of Future Development: Applying Development by Design in the Grasslands of Mongolia. The Nature Conservancy, Technical report.

Kiesecker, J.M., J.S. Evans, J. Fargione, K. Doherty, K. Foresman, D. Naugle, N. Nibbelink, N. Niemuth (2011) A Win-Win for Wind and Wildlife: A Vision for Facilitating Sustainable Development. PLoS-One 10.1371/journal.pone.0017566

Murphy, M.A.,& J.S. Evans (2011) Genetic Patterns as a Function of Landscape Process: Application of Neutral Genetic Markers for Predictive Modeling in Landscape Ecology in Predictive species and habitat modeling in landscape ecology: concepts and applications. eds Drew CA, YF Wiersma, F Huettmann. Springer, NY

Evans, J.S., & Z.A. Holden (2010) Classification of Landsat-derived Burn Severity Using Local Spatial Autocorrelation and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering. International Journal of Wildland Fire 19:1-8.

Cushman, S.A.,J.S. Evans, K. McGarigal, J.M. Kiesecker (2010). Toward Gleasonian Landscape Ecology: From Communities to Species, From Patches to Pixels. Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-84. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 12 p.

Cushman, S.A, K. McGarial, J.S. Evans. (2010). Landscape Ecology: Past, Present and Future. Chapter 4 in S.A. Cushman and F. Huettman (eds). Spatial Complexity, Informatics and Animal Conservation, Springer, New York

Cushman, S.A, K. McGarial, K. Gutzwiller and J.S. Evans. (2010). The gradient paradigm: A conceptual and analytical framework for landscape ecology. Chapter 5 in S.A. Cushman and F. Huettman (eds). Spatial Complexity, Informatics and Wildlife Conservation, Springer, New York.

Doherty, K.E., J.D. Tack, J.S. Evans, D.E. Naugle (2010) Mapping breeding densities of greater sage-grouse: A tool for range-wide conservation planning. Bureau of Land Management. Report Number: L10PG00911.

Doherty, K.E., D.E. Naugle, and J.S. Evans (2010) A Currency for Offsetting Energy Development Impacts: Horse-Trading Sage-Grouse on the Open Market. PLoS One 5(4):e10339

Hegel T., S.A. Cushman, F. Huettmann, and J.S. Evans (2010) Current State of the Art for Statistical Modeling of Species Distributions. Chapter 16 in Spatial Complexity, Informatics and Wildlife Conservation eds. F

Huettmann and S.A. Cushman. pp. 273-311. Springer, New York.
Murphy M, J.S. Evans, and A. Storfer (2010) Quantifying Bufo boreas connectivity in Yellowstone National Park with landscape genetics. Ecology 91:252-261

Sochi, K., J.S. Evans, J.M. Kiesecker (2010) Conservation in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregion: Planning Today by Assessing Future Scenarios. GAP Analysis Bulletin. 17:23-25.

Evans J.S., A.T. Hudak, R. Faux, A.M.S. Smith (2009) Discrete Return Lidar in Natural Resources: Recommendations for Project Planning, Data Processing, and Deliverables. Remote Sensing 1(4):776-794

Evans, J.S. and S.A. Cushman (2009) Gradient Modeling of Conifer Species Using Random Forest. Landscape Ecology 5:673-683.

Falkowski, M.J., J.S. Evans, S. Martinuzzi, P.E. Gessler, and A.T. Hudak. (2009) Characterizing forest succession with lidar data: An evaluation for the Inland Northwest, USA. Remote Sensing of Environment 113:946-956.

Falkowski, M.J., A.M.S. Smith, P.E. Gessler, A.T. Hudak, L.A. Vierling and J.S. Evans. (2008). The influence of conifer forest canopy cover on the accuracy of two individual tree measurement algorithms using lidar data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 34(2):338-350.

Holden, ZA, P Morgan, and JS Evans (2009) A predictive model of burn severity based on 20-year satellite-inferred burn severity data in a large southwestern US wilderness area. Forest Ecology and Management 258(11):2399-2406

Hudak A.T., J.S. Evans, A.M.S. Smith (2009) LiDAR Utility for Natural Resource Managers. Remote Sensing 1(4):934-95

Martinuzzi, S, L.A. Vierling, W. Gould, M.J. Falkowski, J.S. Evans, A.T. Hudak, and K.T. Vierling (2009) Mapping snags and understory shrubs for a lidar-based assessment of wildlife suitability. Remote Sensing of Environment 113(12):2533-2546

Smith, A.M.S., M.J. Falkowski, A.T. Hudak, J.S. Evans, A.P. Robinson (2009) A cross-comparison of field, spectral, and lidar estimates of forest canopy cover. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 35(5):447-459

Falkowski, M.J., A.M.S. Smith, P.E. Gessler, A.T. Hudak, L.A. Vierling and J.S. Evans. (2008). The influence of conifer forest canopy cover on the accuracy of two individual tree measurement algorithms using LiDAR data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 34(2):S338-SS350.

Hudak, A.T., N.L. Crookston, J.S. Evans, D.E. Hall and M.J. Falkowski. (2008). Nearest neighbor imputation modeling of species-level, plot-scale structural attributes from LiDAR data. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:2232-2245.

Hudak, A.T., J.S. Evans, N.L. Crookston, M.J. Falkowski, B. Steigers, R. Taylor, H. Hemingway (2008) Aggregating pixel-level basal area predictions derived from LiDAR data to industrial forest stands in Idaho. In Third Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference Proceedings; Havis, Robert N., Crookston, Nicholas L., Comps.; Proceedings RMRS-P-54. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. pp. 133-146.

Hudak, A.T., J.S. Evans, M.J. Falkowski, N.L. Crookston, P.E. Gessler, P. Morgan and A.M.S. Smith 2008. Predicting plot basal area and tree density in mixed-conifer forest from lidar and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) data. Proceedings of the 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing.

Jain, T.B., R.T. Graham, J. Snadquist, M. Butler, K. Brockus, D. Frigard, D. Cobb, H. Sup-Han, J. Halbrook, R,

Denner, J.S. Evans. (2008). Restoration of Northern Rocky Mountain Moist Forest: Integrating Fuel Treatments from the Site to the Landscape. Proceedings of the 2007 National Silviculture Workshop. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-733_5.

Meddens A. J. H., A. T. Hudak, J. S. Evans, W. A. Gould, and G. González (2008) Characterizing Forest Fragments in Boreal, Temperate, and Tropical Ecosystems AMBIO 37(7-8):569-576

Murphy M.A., J.S. Evans, S.A. Cushman, A. Storfer (2008) Evaluation of a novel approach for representing “populations” as continuous surfaces in landscape genetics Ecography 31:685-697

Smith A.M.S., E.K. Strand, C.M. Steele, D.B. Hann, S.R. Garrity, M.J. Falkowski, J.S. Evans (2008) Production of vegetation spatial-structure maps by per-object analysis of juniper encroachment in multi-temporal aerial photographs. Canadian Journal Remote Sensing 34(2):268-285

Evans, J.S., & A.T. Hudak. 2007. A multiscale curvature algorithm for classifying discrete return lidar in forested environments. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(4):1029-1038

Hudak, A.T., N.L. Crookston, J.S. Evans, M.J. Falkowski, A.M.S. Smith, P. Gessler and P. Morgan. (2006) Regression modeling and mapping of coniferous forest basal area and tree density from discrete-return lidar and multispectral satellite data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 32: 126-138.

Storfer A. M.A.Murphy, J.S.Evans., C. Goldberg, S. Robinson, S. Spear, R. Dezzani, E. Delmelle, L. Vierling, L. Waits (2007) Putting the landscape in landscape genetics Heredity 98:128-142

Rehfeldt, G.E., N.L. Crookston, M.V. Warwell, J.S. Evans. (2006). Empirical analysis of plant-climate relationships for the western United States. International Journal of Plant Science. 167(6):1123-1150

Hudak, A., P. Robichaud, J.S. Evans, J. Clark, K. Lannom, P. Morgan and C. Stone. (2004) Field validation of Burned Area Reflectance Classification (BARC) products for post fire assessment. UNL Faculty Publications, Paper 220.

Evans, J.S., and T. Rice. (2003) Scale and Variance in Spatial Models. Proceedings of the 6th annual Forest Service Geospatial Conference. USDA Forest Service Geospatial Service and Technology Center. CD-ROM 10:23-37.

McDonald, G.I., J.S. Evans., M. Moeur., T. Rice., E. Strand. (2003) Using digital terrain modeling and satellite imagery to map interactions among fire and forest microbes.in Galley, K.E.M., Klinger, R.C., Sugihara, N.G., Miscellaneous publication No. 13, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.

Evans, J.S., T.B. Jain., R.T. Graham. (2000) Using Multiple Spatial Scales to Typify Historic Western White Pine Abundance. Proceedings of the 5nd annual Forest Service Geospatial Conference. USDA Forest Service Geospatial Service and Technology Center. CD-ROM 8.

Evans J.S., L. Baptista, and S. Bailey. (1998) Modeling the Fragmentation Response of Gradient Gene Flow. Ecological Modeling. 72:38-46

Quincy Library Group. (1997) Resource Advisory Committee, General technical report on implementation of natural resource management plan. Rogue Institute, Misc. publication 42.

Evans J.S. & L. Baptista. (1996) Spatial Dynamics of Salt Marsh Sparrows; Movements and Impacts in a Gradient Based Gene Flow System. The American Naturalist 158:120-135.

Evans J.S., & R. Mandel. (1994) Spatial Analysis of Policy and Environmental Planning in Interdisciplinary Monitoring. Rogue Institute, Misc. publication 47, 1997.

Evans, J.S., (1994) Demographics and Fragmentation Response of Melospiza melodia sammualis in Coastal Salt Marshes, Dissertation, 140 pp, University of California, Berkeley.

Glade M., J.S. Evans, H. Terhorest. (1992) Evaluation of Radio-tracking by Triangulation with special Reference to Stirx occidentals movements in the Oregon Cascade Range. Living Birds 9:45-58