Search Results - "H. Gardner, Robert"

Land cover effects on runoff patterns in eastern Piedmont (USA) watersheds by Julian, Jason P., Gardner, Robert H.

“…Physiography and land cover determine the hydrologic response of watersheds to climatic events. However, vast differences in climate regimes and variation of…”
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A classification of landscape fire succession models: spatial simulations of fire and vegetation dynamics by Keane, Robert E, Cary, Geoffrey J, Davies, Ian D, Flannigan, Michael D, Gardner, Robert H, Lavorel, Sandra, Lenihan, James M, Li, Chao, Rupp, T.Scott

“…A classification of spatial simulation models of fire and vegetation dynamics (landscape fire succession models or LFSMs) is presented. The classification was…”
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Comparison of the sensitivity of landscape-fire-succession models to variation in terrain, fuel pattern, climate and weather by CARY, Geoffrey J, KEANE, Robert E, GARDNER, Robert H, LAVOREL, Sandra, FLANNIGAN, Mike D, DAVIES, Ian D, CHAO LI, LENIHAN, James M, RUPP, T. Scott, MOUILLOT, Florent

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of modelled area burned to environmental factors across a range of independently-developed…”
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Effect of Landscape Heterogeneity on the Probability of Patch Colonization by Gustafson, Eric J., Gardner, Robert H.

“…The effect of landscape heterogeneity on the dispersal of organisms between habitat islands is poorly understood. Preferred pathways for dispersal (i.e.,…”
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Evaluating empirical scaling relations of pattern metrics with simulated landscapes by Shen, Weijun, Darrel Jenerette, G., Wu, Jianguo, H. Gardner, Robert

“…Landscape patterns demonstrate scale-dependent properties that have been parsimoniously described by empirical scaling functions. These functions, derived from…”
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Combining a dispersal model with network theory to assess habitat connectivity by Lookingbill, Todd R., Gardner, Robert H., Ferrari, Joseph R., Keller, Cherry E.

“…Assessing the potential for threatened species to persist and spread within fragmented landscapes requires the identification of core areas that can sustain…”
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Neutral models for testing landscape hypotheses by Gardner, Robert H, Urban, Dean L

“…Neutral landscape models were originally developed to test the hypothesis that human-induced fragmentation produces patterns distinctly different from those…”
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Landscape connectivity and seed dispersal characteristics inform the best management strategy for exotic plants by Minor, Emily S., Gardner, Robert H.

“…Exotic plant invasions have triggered environmental and economic problems throughout the world. Our ability to manage these invasions is hindered by the…”
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Spatial pattern analysis for monitoring protected areas by Townsend, Philip A., Lookingbill, Todd R., Kingdon, Clayton C., Gardner, Robert H.

“…The management of diverse biota within protected areas is affected by both land cover change within a protected area and habitat loss and fragmentation in the…”
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A traits-based model of species diversity by Gardner, Robert H., Engelhardt, Katharina A.M., Elmore, Andrew J., Cadol, Dan

“…•A new life-history model simulates biodiversity within changing environments.•Spatial patterns of competition and habitat change best explain community…”
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new approach for rescaling land cover data by Gardner, Robert H, Lookingbill, Todd R, Townsend, Philip A, Ferrari, Joseph

“…The resolution of satellite imagery must often be increased or decreased to fill data gaps or match preexisting project requirements. It is well known that a…”
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Spatial processes that maintain biodiversity in plant communities by Gardner, Robert H., Engelhardt, Katharina A.M.

“…The composition of communities of sessile organisms, and the change in species diversity with time, is a spatially explicit phenomenon. Three spatial factors…”
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Simulating dispersal of reintroduced species within heterogeneous landscapes by Gardner, Robert H., Gustafson, Eric J.

“…This paper describes the development and application of a spatially explicit, individual based model of animal dispersal (J-walk) to determine the relative…”
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Effects of fire size and pattern on early succession in Yellowstone National Park by Turner, Monica G., Romme, William H., Gardner, Robert H., Hargrove, William W.

“…The Yellowstone fires of 1988 affected >250 000 ha, creating a mosaic of burn severities across the landscape and providing an ideal opportunity to study…”
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Strategies for ecological extrapolation by Peters, Debra P. C., Herrick, Jeffrey E.

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Effects of fire on landscape heterogeneity in Yellowstone National park, Wyoming by Turner, Monica G., Hargrove, William W., Gardner, Robert H., Romme, William H.

“…A map of burn severity resulting from the 1988 fires that occurred in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and…”
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World congress highlights need for action by Gardner, Robert H., Jopp, Fred, Cary, Geoff J., Verburg, Peter H.

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Conceptual Models as Hypotheses in Monitoring Urban Landscapes by Lookingbill, Todd R, Gardner, Robert H, Townsend, Philip A, Carter, Shawn L

“…Many problems and challenges of ecosystem management currently are driven by the rapid pace and spatial extent of landscape change. Parks and reserves within…”
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Evaluating population persistence of Delmarva fox squirrels and potential impacts of climate change by Hilderbrand, Robert H., Gardner, Robert H., Ratnaswamy, Mary J., Keller, Cherry E.

“…In addition to the combined effects of forest fragmentation, habitat loss, and population isolation on the long-term persistence of many species including the…”
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Multiscale Experiments in Coastal Ecology: Improving Realism and Advancing Theory by PETERSEN, JOHN E, KEMP, W. MICHAEL, BARTLESON, RICK, BOYNTON, WALTER R, CHEN, CHUNG-CHI, CORNWELL, JEFFREY C, GARDNER, ROBERT H, HINKLE, DEBORAH C, HOUDE, EDWARD D, MALONE, THOMAS C, MOWITT, WILLIAM P, MURRAY, LAURA, SANFORD, LAWRENCE P, STEVENSON, J. COURT, SUNDBERG, KAREN L, SUTTLES, STEVE E

“…The Multiscale Experimental Ecosystem Research Center has conducted a series of mesocosm experiments to quantify the effects of scale—in terms of time, depth,…”
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