Scientific journal articles (refereed, peer-reviewed; Institute affiliation listed)
Lykke, A.M., N. Rømer, P. Gonzalez, R.G. Kakaï, H. Rabiou, K.B. Amegnaglo, S. Ganaba, B. Sambou, F. Niang, B. Herault, R.T. Guuroh, P. Ouoba, J.T. Yaméogo, L. Traoré, B. Sinsin, O.I. Amahowe, S.S. Bay, T. D. Houehanou, L.G. Houessou, G.N. Gouwakinnou, M.H. Yetein, B. Tankoano, A. Ouédraogo, I. Ouédraogo, P. Taita, B.H.K. Amani, B. Coulibaly, A.M. Kouyaté, P. van Damme, W. Vanhove, A. Mahamane, C. Bonache, S. Sambou, I. Soumana, A. Amani, I.M. Maârouhi, A.S. Barfod. 2025. Tree populations show low regeneration of valued species in West Africa. Biological Conservation 301: 110891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110891
Halpern, B.S., C. Boettiger, M.C. Dietze, J.A. Gephart, P. Gonzalez, N.B. Grimm, P.M. Groffman, J. Gurevitch, S.E. Hobbie, K.J. Komatsu, K.J. Kroeker, H.J. Lahr, D.M. Lodge, C.J. Lortie, J.S.S. Lowndes, F. Micheli, H.P. Possingham, M.H. Ruckelshaus, C. Scarborough, C.L. Wood, G.C. Wu, et al. 2023. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. Ecosphere 14: e4342. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4342
Batllori, E., F. Lloret, T. Aakala, W.R.L. Anderegg, E. Aynekulu, D.P. Bendixsen, A. Bentouati, C. Bigler, C.J. Burk, J.J. Camarero, M. Colangelo, J.D. Coop, R. Fensham, M.L. Floyd, L. Galiano, J. L. Ganey, P. Gonzalez, A.L. Jacobsen, et al. 2020. Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 117: 29 720-29 729. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002314117
Gonzalez, P., F. Wang, M. Notaro, D.J. Vimont, and J.W. Williams. 2018. Disproportionate magnitude of climate change in United States national parks. Environmental Research Letters 13: 104001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aade09
Scientific journal articles (refereed, peer-reviewed; Institute affiliation not listed)
Moravek, J.A., T. Soto, J.S. Brashares, and A. Ruhí. 2024. Restored off-channel pond habitats create thermal regime diversity and refuges within a Mediterranean-climate watershed. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14110
Leathers, K., D. Herbst, G. de Mendoza, G. Doerschlag, and A. Ruhí. 2024. Climate change is poised to alter mountain stream ecosystem processes via organismal phenological shifts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 121: e2310513121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2310513121
Stephens, S.L., D.E. Foster, J.J. Battles, A.A. Bernal, B.M. Collins, R. Hedges, J.J. Moghaddas, A.T. Roughton, and R.A. York. 2024. Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada. Ecological Applications 34: e2932. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2932
Cordaro, D.T., Y. Bai, C.M. Bradley, F. Zhu, R. Han, D. Keltner, A. Gatchpazian, and Y. Zhao. 2024. Contentment and self-acceptance: Wellbeing beyond happiness. Journal of Happiness Studies 25: 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00729-8
Clare, J.D.J., P. de Valpine, D.A. Moanga, M.W. Tingley, and S.R. Beissinger. 2024. A cloudy forecast for species distribution models: Predictive uncertainties abound for California birds after a century of climate and land-use change. Global Change Biology 30: e17019. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17019
Bidder, O.R., T. Connor, J. M. Morales, G.J.M. Rickbeil, J.A. Merkle, R.K. Fuda, J.D. Rogerson, B.M. Scurlock, W.H. Edwards, E.K. Cole, D.E. McWhirter, A.B. Courtemanch, S. Dewey, M.J. Kauffman, D.R. MacNulty, J.T. du Toit, D.R. Stahler, and A.D. Middleton. 2023. Forage senescence and disease influence elk pregnancy across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Ecosphere 14: e4694. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4694
Maher, S.M.L., K.J. Barker, K. Kroetz, V. Butsic, B. Leonard, and A.D. Middleton. 2023. Assessing the ecosystem services and disservices provided by migratory wildlife across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Biological Conservation 283: 110090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110090
Stephens, S.L., Z.L. Steel, B.M. Collins, D.L. Fry, S.J. Gill, H. Rivera-Huerta, and C.N. Skinner. 2023. Climate and fire impacts on tree recruitment in mixed conifer forests in northwestern Mexico and California. Ecological Applications 33: e2844. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2844
Gigliotti, L.C., M.P. Atwood, E.K. Cole, A. Courtemanch, S. Dewey, J.A. Gude, M. Hurley, M. Kauffman, K. Kroetz, B. Leonard, D.R. MacNulty, E. Maichak, D. McWhirter, T.W. Mong, K. Proffitt, B. Scurlock, D.R. Stahler, and A.D. Middleton. 2023. Multi-level thresholds of residential and agricultural land use for elk avoidance across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 60: 1089-1099. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14401
Stephens, S.L., L. Hall, C.W. Stephens, A.A. Bernal, and B.M. Collins. 2023. Degradation and restoration of Indigenous California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) stands in the northern Sierra Nevada. Fire Ecology 19: 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00172-9
Fournier, R.J., G. de Mendoza, R. Sarremejane, and A. Ruhi. 2023. Isolation controls reestablishment mechanisms and post-drying community structure in an intermittent stream. Ecology 104: e3911. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3911
Stephens, S.L., S. Thompson, G. Boisramé, B.M. Collins, L.C.Ponisio, E. Rakhmatulina, Z.L. Steel, J.T. Stevens, J.W. van Wagtendonk, and K. Wilkin. 2021. Fire, water, and biodiversity in the Sierra Nevada: A possible triple win. Environmental Research Communications 3: 081004. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ac17e2
Gaynor, K.M., J.H. Daskin, L.N. Rich, and J.S. Brashares. 2021. Postwar wildlife recovery in an African savanna: evaluating patterns and drivers of species occupancy and richness. Animal Conservation 24: 510-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12661
Biber, E. 2021. Reforming the California Endangered Species Act. Environs Environmental Law and Policy Journal 44: 127-177. https://environs.law.ucdavis.edu/volumes/44/2/Biber.pdf
Wilkinson, C.E., A. McInturff, M. Kelly, and J.S. Brashares. 2021. Quantifying wildlife responses to conservation fencing in East Africa. Biological Conservation 256: 109071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109071
McInturff, A., J.R.B. Miller, K.M. Gaynor, and J.S. Brashares. 2021. Patterns of coyote predation on sheep in California: A socio-ecological approach to mapping risk of livestock–predator conflict. Conservation Science and Practice 3: e175. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.175
Middleton, A.D., H. Sawyer, J.A Merkle, M.J. Kauffman, E.K. Cole, S.R. Dewey, J.A. Gude, D.D. Gustine, D.E. McWhirter, K.M. Proffitt, and P.J. White. 2020. Conserving transboundary wildlife migrations: Recent insights from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18: 83-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2145
Johansen, C., K.D. Reynolds, J. Wolch, J. Byrne, C. Chou, S. Boyle, D. Spruijt-Metz, B.A. Lienemann, S. Weaver, and M. Jerrett. 2020. The association of trail features with self-report trail use by neighborhood residents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 17: 715-722. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0347
Kling, M.M., S.L. Auer, P.J. Comer, D.D. Ackerly, and H. Hamilton. 2020. Multiple axes of ecological vulnerability to climate change. Global Change Biology 26: 2798–2813. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15008
Riddell, E.A., K.J. Iknayan, B.O. Wolf, B. Sinervo, and S.R. Beissinger. 2019. Cooling requirements fueled the collapse of a desert bird community from climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 116: 21 609-21 615. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908791116
Kremen, C. and A.M. Merenlender. 2018. Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people. Science 362: eaau6020. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau6020
Iknayan, K.J. and S.R. Beissinger. 2018. Collapse of a desert bird community over the past century driven by climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 115: 8597-8602. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1805123115
Keeley, A.T.H., D.D. Ackerly, D.R. Cameron, N.E Heller, P.R. Huber, C.A. Schloss, J.H. Thorne, and A.M. Merenlender. 2018. New concepts, models, and assessments of climate-wise connectivity. Environmental Research Letters 13: 073002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aacb85
Gaynor, K.M, C.E. Hojnowski, N.H. Carter, and J.S. Brashares. 2018. The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality. Science 60: 1232-1235. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar7121
Books (Faculty Affiliate and Institute staff publications)
Keltner, D. 2023. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Penguin Random House, New York, NY. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622175/awe-by-dacher-keltner
Jarvis, J.B. and T.D. Jarvis. 2022. National Parks Forever. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo147207881.html
Machlis, G.E. and J.B. Jarvis. 2018. The Future of Conservation in America. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo27803330.html
Beissinger, S.R., D.D. Ackerly, H. Doremus, and G.E. Machlis (eds.) 2017. Science, Conservation, and National Parks. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo25126049.html
Parks Stewardship Forum
(Publication for conservation professionals, open access, co-published by the Institute and the George Wright Society)
Academic view and downloadable pdf files
Scrolling view and downloadable pdf files
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Tree mortality, biome shifts, and living sustainably to halt human-caused climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 493-505. https://doi.org/10.5070/P5.35436
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Preventing loss of animal species under human-caused climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 340-350. https://doi.org/10.5070/P540263634
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Keeping snow and ice frozen with renewable energy solutions to halt climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 13-24. https://doi.org/10.5070/P540162917
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Wildfire, climate change, forest resilience, and carbon solutions. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 374-385. https://doi.org/10.5070/P539362026
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Natural carbon solutions contribute to halting climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 163-172. https://doi.org/10.5070/P539260953
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Climate change challenges and science-based optimism. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 11-17. https://doi.org/10.5070/P539159906
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Human-caused climate change in United States national parks and solutions for the future. Parks Stewardship Forum 36: 188-210. https://doi.org/10.5070/P536248262
Technical Reports
U.S. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. 2023. ON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Washington, DC. [Scott Stephens one of 55 members]. PDF File
Kueppers, L., J.K. Gilless, P. Gonzalez, T.M. Hill, E. Margulies, and T.B. Pathak. 2021. Expanding Climate Action Through Nature-Based Solutions. California Natural Resources Agency, Sacramento, CA. PDF File PDF en Español
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire Under Climate Change. Day One Project, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC. Link to PDF File
Ackerly, D., J. Battles, V. Butsic, P. Gonzalez, M. Kelly, W. Silver, D. Saah, S. Di Tommaso, A. Mayer, D. Moanga, I. Schroeter, and B. Riordan. 2018. Land Acquisition and Ecosystem Carbon in Coastal California. California Fourth Climate Change Assessment report CCCA4-EXT-2018-003. Climate Readiness Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Climate Change Assessments for Individual National Parks and Protected Areas
Faculty Affiliate
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Climate Change and Forest Carbon in the Proposed Parcul Național Făgăraș, România. University of California, Berkeley, USA. PDF FIle
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Channel Islands National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Cabrillo National Monument, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2017. Climate Change in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Researchers
McCluhan, F. 2023. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Bui, T.T. 2023. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Mouly, M. 2023. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Low, K. 2021. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, USA. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Jordan, C. 2021. Climate Change at Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, California, USA. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Data
Observed and projected climate change trends across 417 U.S. national parks