Publications

Beckman, N. G., C. E. Aslan, H. R. Rogers, O. Kogan, J. L. Bronstein, J. M. Bullock, F. Hartig, J. HilleRisLambers, Y. Zhou, D. Zurell, J. F. Brodie, E. M. Bruna, S. R. Cantrell, R. Decker, E. O. Effiom, E. C. Fricke, K. Gurski, A. Hastings, J. Johnson, B. A. Loiselle, M. N. Miriti, M. G. Neubert, L. Pejchar, J. R. Poulsen, G. Pufal, O. H. Razafindratsima, M. Sandor, K. Shea, S. J. Schreiber, E. W. Schupp, R. S. Snell, C. Strickland, and J. Zambrano. Accepted pending minor revisions. Advancing an interdisciplinary framework to study seed dispersal ecology. AoB Plants.

Cortina, C., C. E. Aslan, and S. Litson. In press. Importance of non-native honeybees (Apismellifera) as flower visitors to the Hawaiian tree ʻŌhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) across an elevation gradient. Pacific Science.

Aslan, C., Beckman, N., Rogers, H., Bronstein, J., Zurell, D., Hartig, F., Shea, K., Pejchar, L., Neubert, M., Poulsen, J., HilleRisLambers, J., Miriti, M., Loiselle, B., Effiom, E., Zambrano, J., Schupp, E., Pufal, G., Johnson, J., Bullock, J., Brodie, J., Bruna, E., Cantrell, S., Decker, R., Fricke, E., Gurski, K., Hastings, A., Kogan, O., Powell, J., Razafindratsima, O., Sandor, M., Schreiber, S., Snell, R., Strickland, C., & Zhou, J.  2019. Employing plant functional groups to advance seed dispersal ecology and conservation. AoB Plants. online first (editor’s choice). doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plz006.

Aslan, C. E., A. Shiels, W. Haines, and C. T. Liang. 2019. Non-native insects dominate daytime pollination in a high-elevation Hawaiian dryland ecosystem (Featured article). American Journal of Botany 106: doi 10:1002/ajb2.1233.

Aslan, C. E., C. T. Liang, A. Shiels, and W. Haines. 2018. Absence of native flower visitors for the endangered Hawaiian mint Stenogyne angustifolia: impending ecological extinction? Global Ecology and Conservation 16:e00468.

Aslan, C. E., B. Petersen, A. Shiels, W. Haines, and C. Liang. 2018. Operationalizing resilience for conservation objectives: the 4 S’s. Restoration Ecology 26:1032-1038.

Aslan, C. E., L. Samberg, B. G. Dickson, and M. E. Gray. 2018. Management thresholds stemming from altered fire dynamics in present-day arid and semi-arid environments. Journal of Environmental Management 227:87-94.

Stortz, S.D., C.E. Aslan, T.D. Sisk, T. Chaudhry, J.M. Rundall, J. Palumbo, L. Zachmann, and B. Dickson. 2018. The Greater Grand Canyon Landscape Assessment: A resource condition assessment of Grand Canyon National Park and surrounding region. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS, Ft. Collins, CO.

Petersen, B., C. Aslan, D. Stuart, and P. Beier. 2018. Incorporating social and ecological adaptive capacity into vulnerability assessments and adaptation decisions for conservation. Bioscience doi:10.1093/biosci/biy020.

Zavaleta, E., C. Aslan, W. Palen, T. Sisk, M. E. Ryan, and B. G. Dickson. 2017. Expanding career pathways in conservation science.

Aslan, C. E., C. T. Liang, B. Galindo, K. Hill, and W. Topete. 2016. The role of honeybees as pollinators in natural areas. Natural Areas Journal 36:478-488.

Aslan, C. E., J. Bronstein, H. S. Rogers, K. B. Gedan, J. F. Brodie, T. Palmer, and T. P. Young. 2016. Leveraging nature’s backup plans to incorporate interspecific interactions and resilience into restoration. Restoration Ecology 24:434-440.

Aslan, A., P. Hart, J. Wu, and C. E. Aslan. 2014. Evaluating the qualitative effectiveness of a novel pollinator: a case study of two endemic Hawaiian plants. Biotropica 46:732-739.

Aslan, C. E. 2014. Pollination of the endangered Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus arizonicus). American Midland Naturalist 173:61-72.

Franklin, K. A., P. N. Sommers, C. E. Aslan, B. R. López, J. L. Bronstein, E. Bustamante, A. Búrquez, R. A. Medellín, and B. Marazzi. 2016. Plant biotic interactions in the Sonoran Desert: current knowledge and future research perspectives. International Journal of Plant Sciences 177:217-234.

Aslan, C. E., B. A. Sikes, K. B. Gedan. 2015. Research on mutualisms between native and non-native partners can contribute critical ecological insights. Neobiota 26:39-54.

Aslan, C. E., N. Holmes, D. Croll, B. Tershy. 2014. Benefits to poorly-studied taxa of conservation of bird and mammal diversity on islands. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12354.

Brodie, J. F., C. E. Aslan, H. S. Rogers, K. H. Redford, J. L. Maron, J. L Bronstein, and C. R. Groves. 2014. Secondary extinctions of biodiversity. Trends in Ecology and the Environment DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.012.

Aslan, A. B., P. Hart, J. X. Wu, and C. E. Aslan. 2014. Implications of a novel mutualist for fecundity of endemic Hawaiian plants. Biotropica 46:732-739.

Aslan, C. E., A. B. Aslan, B. Tershy, D. Croll, and E. S. Zavaleta. 2014. Building taxon substitution guidelines on a biological control foundation. Restoration Ecology 22:437-441.

Aslan, C. E., M. Pinsky, M. Ryan, S. Souther, K. Terrell. 2013. Cultivating creativity in conservation science. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12173.

Aslan, C. E., E. S. Zavaleta, B. Tershy, D. Croll, and R. Robichaux. 2014. Imperfect replacement of native species by non-native species as pollinators of endemic Hawaiian plants. Conservation Biology 28:478-488.

Aslan, C. E., E. S. Zavaleta, B. Tershy, and D. Croll. 2013. Mutualism disruption threatens global plant biodiversity: a systematic review. PLoS ONE 8:e66993.

Aslan, C. E., E. S. Zavaleta, B. Tershy, and D. Croll. 2012. Effects of native and non-native vertebrate mutualists on plants. Conservation Biology 12:778-789.

Thomas, S. M., A. A. Agostinho, L. C. Gomes, M. J. Silveira, M. Rejmánek, C. E. Aslan, and E. Chow. 2012. Using space-for-time substitution and time sequence approaches in invasion ecology. Freshwater Biology 57:2401-2410.

Aslan, C., M. Rejmánek. 2012. Native fruit traits may mediate dispersal competition between native and non-native plants. NeoBiota 12:1-24.

Brodie, J. F., and C. E. Aslan. 2012. Halting regime shifts in floristically intact tropical forests deprived of their frugivores. Restoration Ecology 20:153-157.

Aslan, C. E., M. Rejmánek, and R. Klinger. 2012. Evaluating early spread of woody invaders in urban-rural matrix landscapes: an exploration of efficient methods using two species of Oleaceae. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:331-338.

Aslan, C. E., and M. Rejmánek. 2011. Smaller Olea europaea fruits have more potential dispersers: implications for olive invasiveness in California. Madroño 58:86-91.

Aslan, C. E. 2011. Implications of newly-formed seed dispersal mutualisms between birds and introduced plants in northern California, USA. Biological Invasions 13:2829-2845.

Aslan, C. E., and M. Rejmánek. 2010. Avian use of introduced plants:       ornithologist records illuminate interspecific associations and research needs. Ecological Applications 20:1005-1020.

Epanchin-Niell, R. S., M. B. Hufford, C. E. Aslan, J. P. Sexton, J. D. Port, and T. M. Waring. 2010. Controlling invasive species in complex social landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8:210-216.

Bower, M. J., C. E. Aslan, and M. Rejmánek. 2009. Invasion potential of Chinese tallowtree (Triadica sebifera) in California’s Central Valley. Invasive Plant Science and Management 2:386-395,

Aslan, C. E., M. B. Hufford, R. S. Epanchin-Niell, J. D. Port, J. P. Sexton, and T. M. Waring. 2009. Practical challenges in private stewardship of rangeland ecosystems: yellow starthistle control in Sierra Nevadan foothills. Rangeland Ecology and Management 62:28-37.

Aslan, C. E., Pinsky, M. L., Ryan, M. E., Souther, S., & Terrell, K. A. (2014). Cultivating Creativity in Conservation Science. Conservation Biology, 28(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12173

Aslan, C. E., Sandor, M., Sample, M., Stortz, S., Souther, S., Levine, C., Samberg, L., Gray, M., & Dickson, B. (2021). Estimating social-ecological resilience: Fire management futures in the Sonoran Desert. Ecological Applications, 31(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2303

Aslan, C. E., Souther, S., Stortz, S., Sample, M., Sandor, M., Levine, C., Samberg, L., Gray, M., & Dickson, B. (2021). Land management objectives and activities in the face of projected fire regime change in the Sonoran desert. Journal of Environmental Management, 280, 111644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111644

Aslan, C., & Souther, S. (2022). The interaction between administrative jurisdiction and disturbance on public lands: Emerging socioecological feedbacks and dynamics. Journal of Environmental Management, 319, 115682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115682

Aslan, C., Souther, S., Thode, A., Youberg, A., & Evans, Z. (2024). Measuring and predicting disturbance resilience in ecosystems, with emphasis on fire: A review and meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 372, 123353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123353

Chamberlain, J. L. (2018). Assessment of Nontimber Forest Products in the United States Under Changing Conditions. Government Printing Office.

Crocker, S. J. (2024). Proceedings of the 2022 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA 2022) science stakeholder meeting: Grow. adapt. regenerate—monitoring and responding to global change to promote resilient and productive forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-225. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 102 p., 225, 1. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-225

Experimental test for adaptive differentiation of ginseng populations reveals complex response to temperature | Annals of Botany | Oxford Academic. (2024, December 17). https://academic.oup.com/aob/article-abstract/110/4/829/150163

Frontiers | Training community engaged climate adaptation leaders using multiple case study analysis:Insights from cognitive learning sciences. (2024, December 17). https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.1196467/full

Hruska, A. M., Souther, S., & Mcgraw, J. B. (2014). Songbird dispersal of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Écoscience, 21(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.2980/21-1-3679

McGraw, J. B., Lubbers, A. E., Van der Voort, M., Mooney, E. H., Furedi, M. A., Souther, S., Turner, J. B., & Chandler, J. (2013). Ecology and conservation of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in a changing world. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1286(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12032

McGraw, J. B., Souther, S., & Lubbers, A. E. (2010). Rates of Harvest and Compliance with Regulations in Natural Populations of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.). Natural Areas Journal, 30(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3375/043.030.0207

McGraw, J. B., Turner, J. B., Souther, S., Bennington, C. C., Vavrek, M. C., Shaver, G. R., & Fetcher, N. (2015). Northward displacement of optimal climate conditions for ecotypes of riophorum vaginatum L. across a latitudinal gradient in Alaska. Global Change Biology, 21(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12991

Souther, S. (2013). Drawbacks to Natural Gas. Science, 340(6129), Article 6129. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.340.6129.141-a

Souther, S., Colombo, S., & Lyndon, N. N. (2023). Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into USpublic land management: Knowledge gaps and research priorities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.988126

Souther, S., Fetcher, N., Fowler, Z., Shaver, G. R., & McGraw, J. B. (2014). Ecotypic differentiation inphotosynthesis and growth of Eriophorum vaginatum along a latitudinal gradient in the Arctic tundra. Botany, 92(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2013-0320

Souther, S. K., Sandor, M. E., Sample, M., Gabrielson, S., & Aslan, C. E. (2024). Bee and butterfly records indicate diversity losses in western and southern North America, but extensive knowledge gaps remain. PLOS ONE, 19(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289742

Souther, S., Loeser, M., Crews, T. E., & Sisk, T. (2019). Complex response of vegetation to grazing suggests need for coordinated, landscape-level approaches to grazing management. Global Ecology and Conservation, 20, e00770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00770

Souther, S., Loeser, M., Crews, T. E., & Sisk, T. (2020). Drought exacerbates negative consequences of highintensity cattle grazing in a semiarid grassland. Ecological Applications, 30(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2048

Souther, S., Lyndon, N., & Randall, D. (2021). Insights into the restoration and sustainable management of Emory oak: A southwestern cultural keystone species. Forest Ecology and Management, 483, 118900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118900

Souther, S., & McGRAW, J. B. (2011). Evidence of Local Adaptation in the Demographic Response of American Ginseng to Interannual Temperature Variation: Ginseng Response to Climate Variation. Conservation Biology, 25(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01695.x

Souther, S., & McGraw, J. B. (2011). Vulnerability of wild American ginseng to an extreme early spring temperature fluctuation. Population Ecology, 53(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10144-010-0218-5

Souther, S., & McGraw, J. B. (2014). Synergistic effects of climate change and harvest on extinction risk of American ginseng. Ecological Applications, 24(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0653.1

Souther, S., McGraw, J. B., Souther, J. D., & Waller, D. M. (2022). Effects of altered climates on American ginseng population dynamics. Population Ecology, 64(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/1438-390X.12099

Souther, S., Randall, V., & Lyndon, N. (2021). The Use of Citizen Science to Achieve Multivariate Management Goals on Public Lands. Diversity, 13(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070293

Souther, S., Sample, M., Conley, G., & Aslan, C. (2022). Demographic Analysis of the Endangered Plant Pectis imberbis Highlights Tradeoffs between Deer Browse and Interspecific Competition. Natural Areas Journal, 42(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3375/22-3

Souther, S., Tingley, M. W., Popescu, V. D., Hayman, D. T., Ryan, M. E., Graves, T. A., Hartl, B., & Terrell, K. (2014). Biotic impacts of energy development from shale: Research priorities and knowledge gaps. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1890/130324

Souther, S., Sample, M. W., & Aslan, C. E. (2025). Interacting stressors drive landscape variation in demographic response of the endangered plant, Pectis imberbis (A. Gray). Journal of Arid Environments, 227, 105284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105284

Springer, J. D., Stoddard, M. T., Rodman, K. C., Huffman, D. W., Fornwalt, P. J., Pedersen, R. J., Laughlin, D. C., McGlone, C. M., Daniels, M. L., Fulé, P. Z., Moore, M. M., Kerns, B. K., Stevens, J. T., Korb, J.E., & Souther, S. (2024). Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14538