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41. Wood, E. M., S. Esaian, C. Benitez, P. J. Ethington, T. Longcore, L. Y. Pomara. The potential lasting effects of historical redlining on birds, their habitat, and the people who may experience them. Ornithological Applications in revision

40., Weeks, T. L., M. G. Betts, M. Pfeifer, C. Wolf, C. Banks-Leite, L. Barbaro, J. Barlow, A. Cerezo, C. M. Kennedy, U. G. Kormann, C. J. Marsh, Pieter. I. Oliver, B. T. Phlanan, H. P. Possingham, E. M. Wood, J. A. Tobia. Dispersal traits shaped by climatic gradients predict global impacts of forest fragmentation. Nature Ecology and Evolution in press

39. Coffey, J. E., L. Y. Pomara, H. L. Mackey, E.M. Wood. 2023. Removing invasive giant reed reshapes desert riparian butterfly and bird communities, Journal of Wildlife Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22380 Link

38. Smallwood, N. L., and E. M. Wood. 2023. The ecological role of native plant landscaping in residential yards to birds during the nonbreeding period. Ecosphere, 14: e4360. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4360. Link

37. Smallwood, N. L., and E. M. Wood. 2022. Native-plant landscaping in residential yards provides habitat and refuge for birds in Southern California. Western Tanager 89:1-4. Link

36. Vasquez, A. V., and E. M. Wood. 2022. Urban parks are a refuge for birds in park-poor areas of cities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - Urban Ecology, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.958572 Link

35. Vourlitis, G.L., van der Veen, E.L., Cangahuala, S., Jaeger, G., Jensen, C., Fissore, C., Wood, E.M., Abraham, J.K., Whittemore, K.S., Slaven, E. and VanOverbeke, D., 2022. Examining decomposition and nitrogen mineralization in five common urban habitat types across Southern California to inform sustainable landscaping. Urban Science, 6, p.61. Link

34. de Souza Amorim, D., Brown, B.V., Boscolo, D., Ale-Rocha, R., Alvarez-Garcia, D.M., Balbi, M.I., de Marco Barbosa, A., Capellari, R.S., de Carvalho, C.J.B., Couri, M.S. and de Vilhena Perez Dios, R., E.M. Wood. 2022. Vertical stratification of insect abundance and species richness in an Amazonian tropical forest. Scientific reports, 12, pp.1-10. Link

33. Gavish, Y., Wood, E.M., Martinuzzi, S., Pidgeon, A.M. and Bar-Massada, A., 2021. Effects of bird species-level environmental preference on landscape-level richness-heterogeneity relationships. Basic and Applied Ecology56, pp.379-391. Link

32. Cooper, D.S., E.M. Wood, N.D. Katz, K. Superfisky, F.M. Osborn, A. Novoselov, J. Tarczynski, L.K., and Bacasen. 2021. Large Cities Fall Behind in “Neighborhood Biodiversity”. Frontiers in Conservation Science2, p.734931. Link

31. Zellmer, A. E. Wood, T. Surasinghe, B. Putman, G. Pauly, S. Magle, J. Lewis, C. Kay, and M. Fidino. 2020. What can we learn from wildlife sightings during the COVID-19 global shutdown? 2020. Ecosphere. 11:e03215.10.1002/ecs2.3215 Link

30. Wood, E. M, and S. Esaian. 2020. The importance of street trees to urban avifauna. Ecological Applications. doi:10.1002/eap.2149 Link

29. Watling, J. I, M. Pfeifer, V. Arroyo-Rodriguez, C. Banks-Leite, L. M. Cisneros, T. Lachat, B. Lander, I. R. Leal, L. Lens, H. P. Possingham, D. C. Raheem, D. B. Ribeiro, E. M. Slade, J. N. Urbina-Cardona, E. M. Wood, and L. Fahrig. 2020. Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies. Ecology Letters. 23:674-681 Link

28. Betts, M. G, C. Wolf, M. Pfeifer, C. Banks-Leite, V. Arroyo-Rodríguez, D. Bandini Ribeiro, J. Barlow, F. Eigenbrod, D. Faria, R. J. Fletcher Jr., A. S. Hadley1, J. E. Hawes, R. D. Holt, B. Klingbeil, U. Kormann, L. Lens, T. Levi, G. F. Medina-Rangel, D. Mezger, J. Carlos Morante-Filho, D. Orme, C. A. Peres, B. T. Phalan, A. Pidgeon, H. Possingham, W. J. Ripple, E. M. Slade, E. Somarriba, J. Tobias, J. M. Tylianakis, J. N. Urbina-Cardona, J. J. Valente, J. I. Watling, K. Wells, O. R. Wearn, E. Wood, R. Young, R. M. Ewers. 2019. Extinction filters and geographical variation mediate the effects of habitat fragmentation on animals. Science. 366:1236-1239. Link

27. Pegan, T. M., E. R. Gulson-Castillo, A. Biun, J. I. Byington, R. G. Moyle, F. Tuh Yit Yu, E. M. Wood, D. W. Winkler, and F. H. Sheldon. 2018. An assessment of avifauna in a recovering lowland forest at Kinabalu National Park, Malaysian Borneo. Raffles Bulletin and Zoology 66:110-131 Link

26. McNeil Jr, D.J., J. L. Larkin, J. Duchamp, C. Fiss, M. Bakermans, and E. M. Wood. 2018. Using a natural reference system to evaluate songbird habitat restoration. Avian Conservation and Ecology 13:22. Link

25. Johnson, M. D. and E. M. Wood. 2018. Habitat ecology’, pages 578-612 in Ornithology: Foundation, Critique, and Application. editors: M. L. Morrison, A. D. Rodewald, G. Voelker, J. F. Prather, and M. R. Colón (book chapter). pdf

24. Pfeifer M, Lefebvre V, Wearn OR, Marsh CJ, Banks-Leite C, Tylianakis J, Peres C, Arroyo-Rodriguez V, Cisneros L, Fariah D, Klingbeil B, Kormann U, Olivier P, Ribeiro DB, Struebig M, Urbina-Cardona N, van Aarde R, Watling JI, Wood, EM, Zeh XX, Ewers RM. 2017. Global creation of forest edges has a near-universal impact on forest vertebrates. Nature 551:187-191 Link

23. Wood, E. M., S. E. Barker, W. M. Hochachka, R. W. Rohrbaugh, K. V. Rosenberg, and A. D. Rodewald. 2017. An improved survey methodology for monitoring population trends of the Golden-winged Warbler and other patchily distributed birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 88: 387-398. Link

22. Greig, E. I., E. M. Wood, D. N. Bonter. 2017. Winter range expansion of a hummingbird is associated with urbanization and supplemental feeding. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 284 (1852), 20170256 Link

21. Winkler, D.W., T. M. Pegan, E. R. Gulson-Castillo, J.I. Byington, J. P. Hruska, S. Orzechowski, B.M. Van Doren, E. Greig, and E.W. Wood. 2017. Collecting the complete specimen package: student-led expeditions as an educational and collections-building enterprise. Pp. 135–148 in: Webster, M. (ed.) The Extended Specimen: Emerging Frontiers in Collections-Based Ornithological Research. Studies in Avian Biology

20. Dayer, A. A., A. D. Rodewald, R. C. Stedman, E. A. Cosbar, and E. M. Wood. 2016. Wildlife conservation and private protected areas: the discrepancy between land trust mission statements and their perceptions. Environmental Management 58:359-364. Link

19. Wood, E. M., S. E. Barker, W. M. Hochachka, R. W. Rohrbaugh, J. L. Larkin, K. V. Rosenberg, and A. D. Rodewald. 2016. Intermediate habitat associations by hybrids may facilitate genetic introgression in a songbird. Journal of Avian Biology DOI: 10.1111/jav.00771 Link

18. Wood, E. M. and A. M. Pidgeon. 2015. Extreme variations in spring temperature affect ecosystem regulating services provided by birds during migration. Ecosphere 6(11):216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00397.1 Link

17. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, V. C. Radeloff, P. D. Culbert, N. S. Keuler, and C. H. Flather. 2015. Long-term avian community response to housing development at the boundary of U.S. protected areas: effect size increases with time. Journal of Applied Ecology 52:1227-1236 Link

US Forest Service press release

16. Wood, E. M. and J. L. Kellerman, Editors. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 47). 2015. ‘Phenological synchrony and bird migration: changing climate and seasonal resources in North America’ Link

Book Review in The Auk Ornithological Advances

15. Wood, E. M., and A. M. Pidgeon.  2015. Climatic extremes influence spring tree phenology and migratory songbird foraging behavior. Pp. 117–131 in E. M. Wood and J. L. Kellermann (editors), Phenological synchrony and bird migration: changing climate and seasonal resources in North America. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 47), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pdf

14. Wood, E. M., J. S. Brandt, A. M. Pidgeon, and V. C. Radeloff. 2015. Occupancy-habitat associations and tree-species use patterns by breeding birds in Tibetan sacred forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 24:129-148 Link

13. Pidgeon, A. M., C. H. Flather, V. C. Radeloff, C. A. Lepczyk, E. M. Wood, S. I. Stewart, and R. B. Hammer. 2014. Systematic temporal patterns in the relationship of housing development with forest bird biodiversity. Conservation Biology 28:1291-1301 Link

12. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, V. C. Radeloff, D. Helmers, P. D. Culbert, N. S. Keuler, and C. H. Flather. 2014. Housing development erodes avian community structure in U.S protected areas. Ecological Applications 24:1445-1462. Link

11. Pfeifer M, Lefebvre V, Baeten L, Banks-Leite C, Betts M, Brunet J, Cerezo A, Cisneros L, Coomes D, D’Cruze N, Duguay S, Eigenbrod F, Hadley A, Hanson TR, Hawes J, Heartsill T, Klingbeil B, Kolb A, Kormann U, Lachat T, Lantschner V, Laurance B, Lens L, Lugo A, Marsh C, Medina-  Rangel G.F., Melles S, Mezger D, Owen C, Phalan B, Pidgeon A, Possingham H, Raheem D, Ribeiro DB, Robinson D, Robinson R, Rytwinski T, Scherber C, Slade E, Somarriba E, Stouffer P,  Struebig MJ, Tylianakis J, Tscharntke T, Urbina Cardona JN, Vasconcelos H, Wells K, Willig  M, Wood E, Young R.P., Bradley A, Ewers R,. 2014. BIOFRAG – A new database for analyzing  biodiversity response to forest fragmentation. Ecology and Evolution 4:1524-1527. Link

10. Bar Massada, A., and E. M. Wood. 2014. The richness - heterogeneity relationship differs between heterogeneity measures and analysis scales. Ecography 37:528-535. Link 

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9. Wood, E. M., M. D. Johnson, R. D. Jackson, A. M. Pidgeon, and B. A. Garrison. 2013. Avian community use and occupancy of California oak savanna. The Condor 115:712-724 Link

8. Brandt, J. S., E. M. Wood, L. Han, Z. Fang, A. M. Pidgeon, and V. C. Radeloff. 2013. Sacred forests are keystones structure for forest bird conservation in southwest China’s Himalayan Mountains. Biological Conservation 166:34-42. Link

7. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, N. S. Keuler, and V. C. Radeloff. 2013. Image texture predicts bird density and species richness. PLoS One 8(5): e63211. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063211. Link

6. Burnham, J. W. III., and E. M. Wood. 2012. Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) at Napahai wetland, Yunnan, China. Forktail 28:158-159. Link

5. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, D. J. Mladenoff, and F. Liu. 2012. Birds see the trees inside the forest: the potential impacts of changes in forest composition on songbirds during spring migration. Forest Ecology and Management 280:176-186. Link

4. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, V. C. Radeloff, and N. S. Keuler. 2012. Image texture as a remotely sensed measure of vegetation structure. Remote Sensing of Environment 121:516-526. Link

3. Bar Massada, A., E. M. Wood, A. M. Pidgeon. and V. C. Radeloff. 2012. Complex effects of scale on the relationships of landscape pattern versus avian species richness and community structure in a woodlands savanna mosaic. Ecography 35:393-411. Link

2. Wood, E. M., A. M. Pidgeon, C. Gratton, T. T. Wilder. 2011. Effects of oak barrens habitat management for Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides samuelis) on the avian community. Biological Conservation 144:3117-3126. Link

1. Wood, E.M., M.D. Johnson, and B.A. Garrison. 2010. Quantifying bird-habitat using a relevé method. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 46:25-41. Link

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