Landscape Biodiversity Lab

Dr. Andrew J. Hansen

Professor of Ecology

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana


RECENT PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Jones, D.A., A.J. Hansen, K. Bly, K. Doherty, J.P. Verschuyl, J.I. Paugh, R. Carle, and S.J. Story. In press. Monitoring land use and cover around parks: a conceptual approach.  Remote Sensing of Environment.
 

Verschuyl, J.P., A.J. Hansen, D.B. McWethy, R. Sallabanks, R.L. Hutto.  2008.  Is the effect of forest structure on bird diversity modified by forest productivity?  Ecological Applications 18(5), 1155-1170.

Pearce, J.L., David A Kirk, Cynthia P Lane, Marguerite H Mahr, John Walmsley, Daniel Casey, Judy Muir, Susan Hannon, Andrew Hansen,  Kingsford Jones.  In Press.  Prioritizing Avian Conservation Areas for the Yellowstone to Yukon Region of North America.  Biological Conservation. 

Hansen, A.J. and R. DeFries. 2007.  Ecological mechanisms linking protected areas to surrounding lands.  Ecological Applications 17(4), 974-988.

Hansen, A.J. and R. DeFries.  2007.  Land use change around nature reserves: Implications for sustaining biodiversity.  Ecological Applications, 17(4) 972-973. 

Brown, K., A.J. Hansen, R.E. Keane, L.J. Graumlich.  2006.  Complex interactions shaping aspen dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  Landscape Ecology.  Landscape Ecology 21:933–951

Hansen, A.J. and R. DeFries.  2004.  Land use change around nature reserves: Implications for sustaining biodiversity.  Ecological Applications, 17(4) 972-973.

Brown, K., A.J. Hansen, R.E. Keane, L.J. Graumlich.  In press.  Complex interactions shaping aspen dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  Landscape Ecology.

DeFries, R., A.J. Hansen, B.L. Turner, R.S. Reid and J. Liu. 2007.  Towards scientific principles for regional management of landscapes surrounding protected areas.  Ecological Applications 17(4) 1031-1038.

Gude, P.H., A.J. Hansen, D.A. Jones.  2007.  Biodiversity consequences of alternative future land use scenarios in Greater Yellowstone.  Ecological Applications, 17(4), 1004-1018.

Powell, S.L., A.J. Hansen.  2007.  Conifer cover increase in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Frequency, rates, and spatial variation.  Ecosystems. 10:204-216.

Gude, P.H., A.J. Hansen, R. Rasker, B. Maxwell. 2006. Rate and drivers of rural residential development in the Greater Yellowstone.  Landscape and Urban Planning 77:131-151.

Hansen, A.J., and D. Brown. 2005.  Land use change in rural America: An introduction. Ecological Applications 15(6):1849-1850.

Chornesky, E.A., A.M. Bartuska, G.H. Aplet, K.O. Britton, J. Cummings-Carlson, F.W. David, J.Eskow, D.R. Gordon, K. Gottschalk, R.A. Haack, A.J. Hansen, R.N. Mack, F.J. Rahel, M.A. Shannon, L.A. Wagner, and T.B. Wigley. 2005. Science Priorities for Reducing the Threat of Invasive Species to Sustainable Forestry. BioScience 55(4):335-348.

DeFries, R., A.J. Hansen, A. Newton, M.C. Hansen. 2005. Isolation of protected areas in tropical forests over the last twenty years. Ecological Applications 15(1): 19-26

Hansen, A.J., R. Knight, J. Marzluff, S. Powell, K. Brown, P. Hernandez, and K. Jones. 2005. Effects of exurban development on biodiversity: Patterns, Mechanisms, Research Needs. Ecological Applications 15(6): 1893-1905.

Wessels, K. J. R. S. De Fries, J. Dempewolf, L. O. Anderson, A. J. Hansen, S. L. Powell and E. F. Moran 2004.  Mapping regional land cover with MODIS data for biological conservation: Examples from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA and Pará State, Brazil.  Remote Sensing of Environment 92(1):67-83.

Parmenter, A.P., A. Hansen, R. Kennedy, W. Cohen, U. Langner, R. Lawrence, B. Maxwell, A. Gallant, R. Aspinall. 2003. Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 1975-95. Ecological Applications 13(3):687-703.

Gallant, A.L. A.J. Hansen, J.S. Councilman, D.K. Monte, and D.W. Betz. 2003. Vegetation Dynamics under fire exclusion and logging in a Rocky Mountain watershed: 1856-1996. Ecological Applications 13(2):385-403.

Hansen, A.J., R. Rasker, B. Maxwell, J.J. Rotella, J. Johnson, A. Wright Parmenter, U. Langner, W. Cohen, R. Lawrence, and M.V. Kraska. 2002. Ecological causes and consequences of demographic change  in the New West. BioScience 52(2) 151-168.

Hansen, A.J., and J.J. Rotella.  2002. Biophysical factors, land use, and species viability in and around nature reserves. Conservation Biology 16(4):1-12.

Joyce, L., A.J. Hansen.  2002.  Climate change: Ecosystem restructuring, natural disturbances and land use.  Trans.  66th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.  In press.

Kramer, M.G., A.J. Hansen, M. Taper, and E. Kissinger. 2001.  Abiotic controls on windthrow and pattern and process of forest development on Kuiu Island, Alaska. Ecology 82(10):2749-2768.

Hansen, A.J., R.P. Neilson, V. Dale, C. Flather, L. Iverson, D. J. Currie, S. Shafer, R. Cook, P. Bartlein. 2001. Global Change in Forests: Interactions among Biodiversity, Climate, and Land Use. BioScience 51(9):765-779. 

Hansen, A.J., and V. Dale. 2001. Biodiversity in U.S. Forests Under Global Climate Change. Ecosystems (4):161-163. 

Burrough, P.A., J.P. Wilson, P.F.M. van Gaans, A.J. Hansen. 2001. Fuzzy k-means classification of topo-climatic data as an aid to forest mapping in the Greater Yellowstone Area, USA. Landscape Ecology 16(6):523-546. 

Hansen, A.J., J.J. Rotella, M.L. Kraska and D. Brown. 2000. Spatial patterns of primary productivity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Landscape Ecology. 15:505-522. 

Madden, E.M., R.K. Murphy, A.J. Hansen and L. Murray. 2000. Models for guiding management of prairie bird habitat in northwestern North Dakota. American Midland Naturalist 144:377-392. 

Rotella, J.J., M.L. Taper, and A.J. Hansen. 2000. Correcting nesting-success estimates for observer effects: maximum-likelihood estimates of daily survival rates with reduced bias. Auk 117:92-109. 

Rasker, R. and A.J. Hansen. 2000. Natural amenities and population growth in the Greater Yellowstone region. Human Ecology Review 7(2):30-40. 

Hansen, A.J., J.J. Rotella, M.L. Kraska, and D. Brown. 1999. Dynamic habitat and population analysis: A filtering approach to resolve the biodiversity manager's dilemma. Ecological Applications 9(4):1459-1476. 

Madden, E.M., A.J. Hansen, and R.K. Murphy. 1999. Influence of prescribed fire history on habitat and abundance of passerine birds in northern mixed-grass prairie. Canadian Field Naturalist 113:627-640. 

Rotella, J.J., E.M. Madden, and A.J. Hansen. 1999. Sampling considerations for estimating abundance of passerines in grasslands. Studies in Avian Biology 19:237-243. 

Hansen, A.J., R. Patten, and G. DeGayner, and B. Marks.  1996.  Simulating forest and habitat change in Southeast Alaska with the landscape model PAYSAGE.  Transactions in GIS 1(2):119-136.

Hansen, A.J., W.C. McComb, R. Vega, M.G. Raphael, M. Hunter.  1995.  Bird habitat relationships across a gradient of stand structure and ages in natural and managed forests in western Oregon.  Ecological Applications 5(3):555-569.

Hansen, A.J., S.L. Garman, J.F. Weigand, D.L. Urban, W.C. McComb, and M.G. Raphael.  1995.   Ecological and economic effects of alternative silvicultural regimes in the PNW. Ecological Applications 5(3):535-554.

Hansen, A.J.  1995.  Understanding and managing ecotones: Summary of the first SCOPE workshop on landscape boundaries.  Ecology International (22) 3-15.

Hansen, A.J., S. Garman, B. Marks and P. Lee.  1993.  An approach for managing vertebrate diversity across multiple-use landscapes.  Ecological Applications. 3(3):481-496.

Hansen, A.J, S.L. Garman, P. Lee and E. Horvath.  1993.  Do edge effects influence tree growth rates in Douglas-fir plantations?  Northwest Science 67(2):112-116.

Hansen, A.J. and D.L. Urban. 1992.  Avian response to landscape pattern:  The role of species life histories.  Landscape Ecology 7:163-180.

Hansen, A.J., T. Spies, F. Swanson and J. Ohmann.  1991.  Lessons from natural forests: Implications for conserving biodiversity in managed forests.  BioScience 41(3):382-392.

Hansen, A.J., et al.  1990.  Responses of wildlife habitats to forest management and climate change: A modeling approach.  Northwest Env. J. 6:419-420.

Hansen, A.J., et al.  1990.  Responses of vertebrates to stand edge and type in managed forests of the Oregon Coast Range.  Northwest Env. J. 6:418-419.

Hansen, A.J. 1987. Regulation of bald eagle reproductive rates in southeast Alaska.  Ecology 68:1387-1392.

Hodges, J.E., E.L. Boeker and A.J. Hansen. 1987. Movements of radio- tagged bald eagles in and from southeast Alaska. Canadian Field Naturalist. 101:136-140.

Hansen, A.J. 1986. Foraging behavior of bald eagles: A test of evolutionary game theory. Ecology 67:787-797.

Hansen, A.J. and S. Rohwer. 1986. Coverable badges and resource defense in birds.  Animal Behavior 34:69-76.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW

Jones, D. A., K. Bly-Honness, J. I. Paugh, A. J. Hansen, K. Doherty, J. P. Verschuyl, R.  Carle, and S. J. Story. In Review.   A framework for monitoring land use and land cover change around national parks.  Remote Sensing and the Environment. 

McWethy, D. B., A. J. Hansen, and J. P. Verschuyl.. In Review. Do landscape edge effects vary across ecosystem productivity gradients?  Ecological Applications.  

Phillips, L.B., A.J. Hansen, and C. H. Flather. In review. Performance evaluation of Terra MODIS scientific products to address limitations of NDVI in species energy studies. Remote Sensing and the Environment.

Jones, D. A., K. Bly-Honness, J. I. Paugh, A. J. Hansen, K. Doherty, J. P. Verschuyl, R.  Carle, and S. J. Story. In Review.   A framework for monitoring land use and land cover change around national parks.  Natural Areas Journal.

EDITED BOOKS

Hansen, A.J., and F. di Castri, editors.  1992.  Landscape Boundaries:  Consequences for Biotic Diversity and Ecological Flows.  Springer-Verlag Ecological Studies Series, New York. 432 pages.

 

di Castri, F., A.J. Hansen, M. Debussche, editors.  1990.  Biological Invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Powell, S.L., A.J. Hansen, and W.B. Cohen.  In press.  Mapping the extent and distribution of conifer cover increase in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  In Landscape Ecology Research Trends.  Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York. 

Hansen, A.J., and R.S. DeFries.  2005.  Land use intensification around nature reserves in mountains: Implications for biodiversity.  Pgs. 551-562 in U. M. Huber, H.K.M. Bugmann, and M.A. Reasoner, eds., Global Change and Mountain Regions: An Overview of Current Knowledge. Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York.

Hansen, A.J., R. DeFries, W. Turner. In Press. Land Use Change and Biodiversity: A Synthesis of Rates and Consequences during the Period of Satellite Imagery. Pgs xx-xx in G. Gutman and C. Justice, eds., Land Change Science: Observing, Monitoring, and Understanding Trajectories of Change on the Earth's Surface. Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, NY.

Hansen, A.J., and J.J. Rotella. 2002. Rural Development and Biodiversity: A Case Study from Greater Yellowstone. Pgs 123-140 in: Levitt, J., ed. Conservaton in the Internet Age. Island Press. New York, NY. 

Hansen, A.J. and J.J. Rotella. 2001. Nature Reserves and Land Use: Implications of the "Place" Principle. Pages 57-75 in Dale, V. and R. Haeuber, eds. Applying Ecological Principles to Land Management. Springer Verlag, New York, NY. 

Joyce, L., J. Aber, S. McNulty, V. Dale, A. Hansen, L. Irland, R. Neilson, and K. Skog. 2001. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the forests of the United States. Pgs 489-522 in National Assessment Synthesis Team. Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. 

Hansen, A.J. and J.J. Rotella. 2000. Bird responses to forest fragmentation. Pgs 202-221 in R.L. Knight, F.W. Smith, S.W. Buskirk, W.H. Romme, and W.L. Baker, (eds.) Forest Fragmentation in the Southern Rocky Mountains. University of Colorado Press, Boulder, CO. 

Hansen, A.J. and J.J. Rotella. 1999. Abiotic factors. Pages 161-209. In: M.L Hunter, Jr. (ed.). Maintaining biodiversity in forest ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. 

Hansen, A.J., A. Gallant, J.J. Rotella, D. Brown. 1999. Natural and human drivers of biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Pgs. 61-70 in Land use history of North America: Providing a context for understanding environmental change. T. Sisk, (ed.) Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 

NON-PEER REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Upper Yellowstone River Final Wildlife Report - download file

Avian Communities of the Middle and Lower Yellowstone River: A Pilot Study - download file

 

 

 

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