List of works - Howard E. Epstein

A dynamic soil water threshold for vegetation water stress derived from stomatal conductance models

A watershed-scale assessment of a process soil CO2 production and efflux model

article

Aeolian process effects on vegetation communities in an arid grassland ecosystem ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

An ecohydrological analysis for optimal use of redistributed water among vegetation patches

scientific article published in October 2008

Analysis of vegetation distribution in Interior Alaska and sensitivity to climate change using a logistic regression approach

scientific article published on 29 April 2005

Assessing Temperate Forest Growth and Climate Sensitivity in Response to a Long‐Term Whole‐Watershed Acidification Experiment

scientific article published in 2020

Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts

scientific article published in 2023

Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

article

Bridging science, art, and community in the new Arctic

scientific article published on 2 January 2020

Carbon dioxide exchange and early old-field succession

scholarly article

Carbon storage in old-growth forests of the Mid-Atlantic: toward better understanding the eastern forest carbon sink

scientific article published on February 2015

Circumpolar Arctic Tundra Vegetation Change Is Linked to Sea Ice Decline

article by Uma S. Bhatt et al published August 2010 in Earth Interactions

Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Classification

Circumpolar arctic tundra biomass and productivity dynamics in response to projected climate change and herbivory

scientific article

Community-weighted mean traits but not functional diversity determine the changes in soil properties during wetland drying on the Tibetan Plateau

scholarly article by Wei Li et al published 6 February 2017 in Solid Earth

Complex terrain leads to bidirectional responses of soil respiration to inter-annual water availability

article

Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

article published in 2019

Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

Correlating species and spectral diversities using hyperspectral remote sensing in early-successional fields.

scientific article

Cumulative Effects of Rapid Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia

Detecting changes in arctic tundra plant communities in response to warming over decadal time scales

article

Disequilibrium of fire-prone forests sets the stage for a rapid decline in conifer dominance during the 21st century.

scientific article published on 30 April 2018

Distinguishing Early Successional Plant Communities Using Ground-Level Hyperspectral Data

article

Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses

scientific article published on 20 October 2022

Diurnal hysteresis between soil CO2and soil temperature is controlled by soil water content

scholarly article

ENSO elicits opposing responses of semi-arid vegetation between Hemispheres

scientific article

Edge effects on vegetation and soils in a Virginia old-field

Environmental and Human Controls of Ecosystem Functional Diversity in Temperate South America

Evidence of optimal water use by vegetation across a range of North American ecosystems

article

Frost-boil ecosystems: complex interactions between landforms, soils, vegetation and climate

article

Greening of arctic Alaska, 1981-2001

scholarly article by Gensuo J. Jia et al published October 2003 in Geophysical Research Letters

Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

article

Ground-Based Hyperspectral Characterization of Alaska Tundra Vegetation along Environmental Gradients

scholarly article by Marcel Buchhorn et al published 9 August 2013 in Remote Sensing

High-Resolution Data from Integrated Micrometeorological and Geophysical Studies within an Arctic City: Preliminary Results from Utqiaġvik, AK ⬇️

conference poster

Identifying invasive plant species using field spectroscopy in the VNIR region in successional systems of north-central Virginia

article

Influences of Satellite Sensor and Scale on Derivation of Ecosystem Functional Types and Diversity

scientific article published in 2023

Intensified vegetation water use under acid deposition

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Leaf Functional Traits in Relation to Species Composition in an Arctic-Alpine Tundra Grassland

scientific article published in 2023

MODIS-Based Estimates of Global Terrestrial Ecosystem Respiration

article

Modeling Sustainability of Arctic Communities: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Researchers and Local Knowledge Holders

article

Niche and Neutral Processes Together Determine Diversity Loss in Response to Fertilization in an Alpine Meadow Community

scientific article

On the spatial heterogeneity of net ecosystem productivity in complex landscapes

scientific article published in 2011

Pacific walrus: Benthic bioturbator of Beringia

scientific article published in 2006

Patterned-ground facilitates shrub expansion in Low Arctic tundra

Phytomass patterns across a temperature gradient of the North American arctic tundra

scholarly article

Plant Functional Diversity Can Be Independent of Species Diversity: Observations Based on the Impact of 4-Yrs of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions in an Alpine Meadow

scientific article

Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

scientific article

Plant effects on nitrogen retention in shortgrass steppe 2 years after (15)N addition

scientific article

Plant functional types in Earth system models: past experiences and future directions for application of dynamic vegetation models in high-latitude ecosystems.

scientific article

Predicting leaf and canopy15N compositions from reflectance spectra

article

Quantitative effects of vegetation cover on wind erosion and soil nutrient loss in a desert grassland of southern New Mexico, USA

REGIONAL PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS*

article

Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation: Satellite Observations and Simulation Model Predictions

Recent dynamics of arctic and sub-arctic vegetation

article

Regional analysis of climate, primary production, and livestock density in inner Mongolia

scientific article published on September 2004

Regional and landscape-scale variability of Landsat-observed vegetation dynamics in northwest Siberian tundra

article

Relationships between hyperspectral data and components of vegetation biomass in Low Arctic tundra communities at Ivotuk, Alaska

scholarly article by Sara Bratsch et al published 25 January 2017 in Environmental Research Letters

Remote Sensing of Tundra Ecosystems Using High Spectral Resolution Reflectance: Opportunities and Challenges

scientific article published on 03 February 2022

Remote Sensing of Tundra Ecosystems using High Spectral Resolution Reflectance: Opportunities and Challenges

preprint

Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover change in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

article

Reviews and syntheses: Changing ecosystem influences on soil thermal regimes in northern high-latitude permafrost regions

scholarly article by Michael M Loranty et al published 31 August 2018 in Biogeosciences

Seasonal and Long-Term Changes to Active-Layer Temperatures after Tall Shrubland Expansion and Succession in Arctic Tundra

Seasonal and inter-annual variability in litter decomposition and nitrogen availability in a mid-Appalachian watershed

scientific article published in 2017

Sediment deposition and soil nutrient heterogeneity in two desert grassland ecosystems, southern New Mexico

article

Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems

scientific article

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

article

Simulating Future Changes in Arctic and Subarctic Vegetation

Soil CO2flux and its controls during secondary succession

scholarly article

Soil Nitrogen Transformations Associated with Small Patterned-Ground Features along a North American Arctic Transect

Spatial and temporal controls on watershed ecohydrology in the northern Rocky Mountains

Spatial characteristics of AVHRR-NDVI along latitudinal transects in northern Alaska

scholarly article by Gensuo J. Jia et al published June 2002 in Journal of Vegetation Science

Tall shrub and tree expansion in Siberian tundra ecotones since the 1960s

scientific article

The Alaska Arctic Vegetation Archive (AVA-AK)

article

The relative abundance of three plant functional types in temperate grasslands and shrublands of North and South America: effects of projected climate change

article

Transferability of the Deep Learning Mask R-CNN Model for Automated Mapping of Ice-Wedge Polygons in High-Resolution Satellite and UAV Images

scholarly article by Weixing Zhang et al published 28 March 2020 in Remote Sensing

Understanding the synergies of deep learning and data fusion of multispectral and panchromatic high resolution commercial satellite imagery for automated ice-wedge polygon detection

scientific article

Vegetation greening in the Canadian Arctic related to decadal warming

scientific article

Vegetation on mesic loamy and sandy soils along a 1700‐km maritime Eurasia Arctic Transect

Vulnerability to forest loss through altered postfire recovery dynamics in a warming climate in the Klamath Mountains

scientific article

List of works by Howard E. Epstein

A dynamic soil water threshold for vegetation water stress derived from stomatal conductance models

A watershed-scale assessment of a process soil CO2 production and efflux model

Aeolian process effects on vegetation communities in an arid grassland ecosystem ⬇️

An ecohydrological analysis for optimal use of redistributed water among vegetation patches

Analysis of vegetation distribution in Interior Alaska and sensitivity to climate change using a logistic regression approach

Assessing Temperate Forest Growth and Climate Sensitivity in Response to a Long‐Term Whole‐Watershed Acidification Experiment

Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts

Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

Bridging science, art, and community in the new Arctic

Carbon dioxide exchange and early old-field succession

Carbon storage in old-growth forests of the Mid-Atlantic: toward better understanding the eastern forest carbon sink

Circumpolar Arctic Tundra Vegetation Change Is Linked to Sea Ice Decline

Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Classification

Circumpolar arctic tundra biomass and productivity dynamics in response to projected climate change and herbivory

Community-weighted mean traits but not functional diversity determine the changes in soil properties during wetland drying on the Tibetan Plateau

Complex terrain leads to bidirectional responses of soil respiration to inter-annual water availability

Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic

Correlating species and spectral diversities using hyperspectral remote sensing in early-successional fields.

Cumulative Effects of Rapid Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia

Detecting changes in arctic tundra plant communities in response to warming over decadal time scales

Disequilibrium of fire-prone forests sets the stage for a rapid decline in conifer dominance during the 21st century.

Distinguishing Early Successional Plant Communities Using Ground-Level Hyperspectral Data

Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses

Diurnal hysteresis between soil CO2and soil temperature is controlled by soil water content

ENSO elicits opposing responses of semi-arid vegetation between Hemispheres

Edge effects on vegetation and soils in a Virginia old-field

Environmental and Human Controls of Ecosystem Functional Diversity in Temperate South America

Evidence of optimal water use by vegetation across a range of North American ecosystems

Frost-boil ecosystems: complex interactions between landforms, soils, vegetation and climate

Greening of arctic Alaska, 1981-2001

Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

Ground-Based Hyperspectral Characterization of Alaska Tundra Vegetation along Environmental Gradients

High-Resolution Data from Integrated Micrometeorological and Geophysical Studies within an Arctic City: Preliminary Results from Utqiaġvik, AK ⬇️

Identifying invasive plant species using field spectroscopy in the VNIR region in successional systems of north-central Virginia

Influences of Satellite Sensor and Scale on Derivation of Ecosystem Functional Types and Diversity

Intensified vegetation water use under acid deposition

Leaf Functional Traits in Relation to Species Composition in an Arctic-Alpine Tundra Grassland

MODIS-Based Estimates of Global Terrestrial Ecosystem Respiration

Modeling Sustainability of Arctic Communities: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Researchers and Local Knowledge Holders

Niche and Neutral Processes Together Determine Diversity Loss in Response to Fertilization in an Alpine Meadow Community

On the spatial heterogeneity of net ecosystem productivity in complex landscapes

Pacific walrus: Benthic bioturbator of Beringia

Patterned-ground facilitates shrub expansion in Low Arctic tundra

Phytomass patterns across a temperature gradient of the North American arctic tundra

Plant Functional Diversity Can Be Independent of Species Diversity: Observations Based on the Impact of 4-Yrs of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions in an Alpine Meadow

Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

Plant effects on nitrogen retention in shortgrass steppe 2 years after (15)N addition

Plant functional types in Earth system models: past experiences and future directions for application of dynamic vegetation models in high-latitude ecosystems.

Predicting leaf and canopy15N compositions from reflectance spectra

Quantitative effects of vegetation cover on wind erosion and soil nutrient loss in a desert grassland of southern New Mexico, USA

REGIONAL PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATES IN THE U.S. GREAT PLAINS*

Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation: Satellite Observations and Simulation Model Predictions

Recent dynamics of arctic and sub-arctic vegetation

Regional analysis of climate, primary production, and livestock density in inner Mongolia

Regional and landscape-scale variability of Landsat-observed vegetation dynamics in northwest Siberian tundra

Relationships between hyperspectral data and components of vegetation biomass in Low Arctic tundra communities at Ivotuk, Alaska

Remote Sensing of Tundra Ecosystems Using High Spectral Resolution Reflectance: Opportunities and Challenges

Remote Sensing of Tundra Ecosystems using High Spectral Resolution Reflectance: Opportunities and Challenges

Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover change in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

Reviews and syntheses: Changing ecosystem influences on soil thermal regimes in northern high-latitude permafrost regions

Seasonal and Long-Term Changes to Active-Layer Temperatures after Tall Shrubland Expansion and Succession in Arctic Tundra

Seasonal and inter-annual variability in litter decomposition and nitrogen availability in a mid-Appalachian watershed

Sediment deposition and soil nutrient heterogeneity in two desert grassland ecosystems, southern New Mexico

Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

Simulating Future Changes in Arctic and Subarctic Vegetation

Soil CO2flux and its controls during secondary succession

Soil Nitrogen Transformations Associated with Small Patterned-Ground Features along a North American Arctic Transect

Spatial and temporal controls on watershed ecohydrology in the northern Rocky Mountains

Spatial characteristics of AVHRR-NDVI along latitudinal transects in northern Alaska

Tall shrub and tree expansion in Siberian tundra ecotones since the 1960s

The Alaska Arctic Vegetation Archive (AVA-AK)

The relative abundance of three plant functional types in temperate grasslands and shrublands of North and South America: effects of projected climate change

Transferability of the Deep Learning Mask R-CNN Model for Automated Mapping of Ice-Wedge Polygons in High-Resolution Satellite and UAV Images

Understanding the synergies of deep learning and data fusion of multispectral and panchromatic high resolution commercial satellite imagery for automated ice-wedge polygon detection

Vegetation greening in the Canadian Arctic related to decadal warming

Vegetation on mesic loamy and sandy soils along a 1700‐km maritime Eurasia Arctic Transect

Vulnerability to forest loss through altered postfire recovery dynamics in a warming climate in the Klamath Mountains