Peer-Reviewed Publications

Copeland, HE, KE Doherty, DE Naugle, A Pocewicz, and J Kiesecker (2009 In Press) Mapping oil and gas potential in the US intermountain west and estimating impacts to species. PLoS One

Doherty KE, DE Naugle, H Copeland, A Pocewicz, and J Kiesecker (2009 In Press) Energy development and conservation tradeoffs: systematic planning for sage-grouse in their eastern range. Studies in Avian Biology

Kiesecker, JM, H Copeland, A Pocewicz, N Nibbelink, B McKenney, J Dahlke, M Holloran, and D Stroud (2009) A framework for implementing biodiversity offsets: selecting sites and determining scale. BioScience 59(1): 77-84

Kiesecker, JM, H Copeland, A Pocewicz, and B McKenney (2009 In Press) Development by Design: Blending Landscape Level Planning with the Mitigation Hierarchy. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Naugle DE, KE Doherty, B Walker, M Holloran, and H Copeland (2009 In Press) Greater sage-grouse and energy development in western North America. Studies in Avian Biology

Pocewicz, A, P Morgan, and S Eigenbrode (2009 In Press) Local and landscape effects on butterfly density in northern Idaho grasslands and forests. Journal of Insect Conservation

Ferrero-Serrano, A., T.R. Collier, B.A. Mealor, T. Smith and A.L. Hild. 2008. Integration of insect herbivory and competition from cool and warm season grasses on Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).  Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61: 529-534.

Pocewicz, A, M Nielsen-Pincus, C Goldberg, M Johnson, P Morgan, JE Force, L Waits, and L Vierling (2008) Predicting land use change: comparison of models based on landowner surveys and historical land cover trends. Landscape Ecology 23:195-210
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Copeland, HE, JM Ward, and JM Kiesecker (2007) Assessing tradeoffs in biodiversity, vulnerability and cost when prioritizing conservation sites. Journal of Conservation Planning 3:1-16

Kiesecker, JM, T Comendant, T Grandmason, E Gray, C Hall, R Hilsenbeck, P Kareiva, L Lozier, P Naehu, A Rissman, MR Shaw, and M Zankel (2007) Conservation easements in context: a quantitative analysis of their use by The Nature Conservancy. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5(3):125–130

Kinter, C.L., B.A. Mealor, N.L. Shaw and A.L. Hild. 2007. Post-fire invasion potential of rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea). Rangeland Ecology and Management. 60: 386-394.

Mealor, B.A. and A.L. Hild. 2007. Post-invasion evolution of native plant populations: a test of biological resilience. Oikos. 116: 1493-1500.

Pocewicz, A, P Morgan, and K Kavanagh (2007) The effects of adjacent land use on nitrogen dynamics at forest edges in northern Idaho. Ecosystems 10(2):226-238

Rissman, AR, T Comendant, P Kareiva, JM Kiesecker, L Lozier, MS Shaw, and AM Merenlender (2007) Private use and conservation protection on conservation easements. Conservation Biology 21:709-718

Sherich, K, A Pocewicz, and P Morgan (2007) Canopy characteristics and growth rates of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir at long-established forest edges. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 37(11): 2096-2105

Tyrer, S.J., A.L. Hild, B.A. Mealor and L.C. Munn. 2007. Establishment of native species in soils from Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens) invasions. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 60: 604-612.

In Review

Copeland, HE, SA Tessman, EH Girvetz, L Roberts, C Enquist, A Orabona, S Patla, and JM Kiesecker (In Review) A geospatial assessment on the distribution, condition, and vulnerability of Wyoming’s wetlands. Ecological Indicators

Copeland, HE, A Pocewicz, and J Kiesecker (In Review) Geography of energy development in Western North America: Potential impacts to terrestrial ecosystems. Chapter in: Energy development and wildlife conservation in Western North America (Edited by DE Naugle)

Copeland, HE, KE Doherty, DE Naugle, A Pocewicz, and J Kiesecker (In Review) Forecasting development scenarios to aid in conservation design. Chapter in: Energy development and wildlife conservation in Western North America (Edited by DE Naugle)

Kiesecker, JM, H Copeland, B McKenney, A Pocewicz, and K Doherty (In Review) Energy by Design: Making mitigation work for conservation and development. Chapter in: Energy development and wildlife conservation in Western North America (Edited by DE Naugle)

Pocewicz, A, ML Smith, HE Copeland, BA Mealor, and JM Kiesecker (In review) Effects of the cumulative human footprint on sagebrush vegetation and greater sage-grouse abundance in Wyoming, USA. Landscape Ecology

Connor, EF, P Karieva, C Hall, JM Kiesecker, NA Miller, R Reiner, DT Shaw, R Sutter, and C Yuan-Farrell (In Review) Easement Monitoring: Which conservation easements should receive priority for ecological monitoring? Natural Areas Journal

Kiesecker, JM, H Copeland, R Craft, JL Ecochard, SR Patton, and K Richards (In Review) Easement compliance monitoring: Assessing the effectiveness of ground, aerial and satellite-based approaches. Natural Areas Journal

Nielsen-Pincus, M, C Goldberg, A Pocewicz, JE Force, LP Waits, P Morgan, and L Vierling (In Review) Predicted effects of residential development on a northern Idaho landscape under alternative growth management and land protection policies. Landscape and Urban Planning
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In Preparation
 
DiBari, J, J Gage, A Pocewicz, JS Evans (In prep) Assessing the relationship between conservation easements and residential development on surrounding parcels.

Pocewicz, A, JM Kiesecker, GP Jones, H Copeland, J Daline, and B Mealor (In prep) Effects of conservation easements on development and biological integrity in sagebrush ecosystems. Target journal: Conservation Biology

Smyth, RL, HE Copeland and JM Kiesecker (In prep) Assessing the effectiveness of conservation easements: A rural housing growth simulation model for the Bighorn Foothills conservation area.

Goldberg, CS, A Pocewicz, M Nielsen-Pincus, LP Waits, P Morgan, JE Force, and L Vierling (In Prep) Predicting ecological impacts of alternative policy scenarios on a rural landscape in northern Idaho. Target journal: Ecological Applications