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Selected Professional Publications
Bellingham, P.J., E.V.J. Tanner, P.M. Rich, and T.C.R. Goodland. 1996. Changes in light below the
canopy of a Jamaican montane rain forest after a hurricane. Journal of Tropical Ecology 12:699–722.
pdf
Breshears, D.D., N.S. Cobb, P.M. Rich, K.P. Price, C.D. Allen, R.G. Balice, W.H. Romme, J.H. Kastens.,
M.L. Floyd, J. Belnap, J.J. Anderson, O.B. Myers, and C.W. Meyer. 2005. Regional vegetation die-off
in response to global-change type drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102
(42):15144-15148. pdf
Breshears, D.D., P.M. Rich, F.J. Barnes, and K. Campbell. 1997. Overstory–imposed heterogeneity
in solar radiation and soil moisture in a semiarid woodland. Ecological Applications 7:1201–1215. pdf
Chen, J.M., P.M. Rich, S.T. Gower, J.M. Norman, and S. Plummer. 1997. Leaf area index of boreal
forests: theory, techniques, and measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research, BOREAS Special
Issue 102(D24):29429–29444. pdf
Clark, D.B., D.A. Clark, and P.M. Rich. 1993. Comparative analysis of microhabitat utilization by
saplings of nine tree species in neotropical rain forest. Biotropica 25:397–407. pdf
Clark, D.B., D.A. Clark, P.M. Rich, S.B. Weiss, and S.F. Oberbauer. 1996. Landscape–scale
evaluation of understory light and canopy structure: methods and application in a neotropical
lowland rain forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26:747–757. pdf
Dubayah, R. and P.M. Rich. 1995. Topographic solar radiation models for GIS. International Journal
of Geographic Information Systems 9:405–419. pdf
Fournier, R.A., P.M. Rich, and R. Landry. 1997. Hierarchical characterization of canopy architecture
for boreal forest. Journal of Geophysical Research, BOREAS Special Issue 102(D24):29445–29454. pdf
Fu, P., and P.M. Rich. 2002. A geometric solar radiation model with applications in agriculture and
forestry. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 37:25-35. pdf
Fu, P., and P.M. Rich. 2000. The Solar Analyst user manual. Helios Environmental Modeling Institute,
USA. pdf
Goodchild, M.F., P. Fu, and P.M. Rich. 2007. Geographic information sharing: the case of the
Geospatial One-Stop portal. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 97: 250-266. pdf
Lerdau, M.T., Holbrook, N.M., H.A. Mooney, P.M. Rich, and J.L. Whitbeck. 1992. Seasonal patterns
of acid fluctuations and resource storage in the arborescent cactus Opuntia excelsa in relation to
light availability and size. Oecologia 92:166-171. pdf
Murphy, D.D., K.E. Freas, and S.B. Weiss. 1990. An environment-metapopulation approach to
population viability analysis for a threatened invertebrate. Conservation Biology 4:41-51. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1988. Ecological studies and the conservation of the Bay
checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha bayensis. Biological Conservation 46:183-200. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1988. A long-term monitoring plan for a threatened butterfly.
Conservation Biology 2:367-374. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1987. A bibliography of Euphydryas. Journal of Research on the
Lepidoptera 26:256-264.
Mynard, C.R., G.N. Keating, and P.M. Rich. 2007. GIS community mutualism pays off in a New
Mexico fire emergency. Chapter 2. Fostering Collaboration and Communication, pp. 39-49 In:
Christopher Thomas (ed). Standards for Success: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability. ESRI
Press, Redlands, CA. pdf
Oberbauer, S.F., D.B. Clark, D.A. Clark, P.M. Rich, and G. Vega. 1993. Light environment, gas
exchange, and annual growth of saplings of three species of rain forest trees in Costa Rica. Journal
of Tropical Ecology 9:511–523. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.D. Breshears, and A.B. White. 2008. Phenology of mixed woody-herbaceous
ecosystems following extreme events: net and differential responses. Special Feature on
Phenology. Ecology 89:342-352. pdf
Rich, P.M., J. Chen, S.J. Sulatycki, R. Vashisht, and W.S. Wachspress. 1995. Calculation of leaf area
index and other canopy indices from gap fraction: a manual for the LAICALC software. Kansas
Applied Remote Sensing Program Open File Report. Lawrence, KS. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.A. Clark, D.B. Clark, and S.F. Oberbauer. 1993. Long–term study of solar radiation
regimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photography.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 65:107–127. pdf
Rich, P.M., R. Dubayah, W.A. Hetrick, and S.C. Saving. 1994. Using viewshed models to calculate
intercepted solar radiation: applications in ecology. American Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing Technical Papers. pp 524–529.
Rich, P.M., N.M. Holbrook, and N. Luttinger. 1995. Leaf development and crown geometry of two
iriarteoid palms. American Journal of Botany 82:328–336. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.M. Ranken, and J.G. George. 1989. A manual for microcomputer image analysis. Los
Alamos National Laboratory Technical Report LA–11732–M. pdf
Rich, P.M., J. Wood, D.A. Vieglais, K. Burek, and N. Webb. 1999. Guide to HemiView: software for
analysis of hemispherical photography. Delta–T Devices, Ltd., Cambridge, England. pdf
Rich, P.M. 1990. Characterizing plant canopies with hemispherical photographs. In: N.S. Goel and J.
M. Norman (eds). Instrumentation for studying vegetation canopies for remote sensing in optical
and thermal infrared regions. Remote Sensing Reviews 5:13–29. pdf
Rich, P.M. 1989. A manual for analysis of hemispherical canopy photography. Los Alamos National
Laboratory Publication LA–11733–M. pdf
Shaw, D.C., and S.B. Weiss. 2000. Canopy light and the distribution of hemlock dwarf mistletoe
(Arceuthobium tsugenses [Rosendahl] G.N. Jones subsp. tsugense) aerial shoots in an old-growth
Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest. Northwest Science 74:306-315. pdf
Van de Ven, C.M., S.B. Weiss, and W.G. Ernst. 2007. Plant species distributions under current
conditions and forecasted for warmer climates in an arid mountain range. Earth Interactions 11:1-
33. pdf
Wang, J., P.M. Rich, K.P. Price and W.D. Kettle. 2004. Relations between NDVI and tree productivity
in the central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25:3127-3138. pdf
Wang, J., P.M. Rich, and K.P. Price. 2003. Temporal responses of NDVI to precipitation and
temperature in the central Great Plains, USA. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24:2345-
2364. pdf
Wang, J., K.P. Price, and P.M. Rich. 2001. Spatial patterns of NDVI in response to precipitation and
temperature in the central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing 22: 3827-3844. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and A. Bytnerowicz. In review. Local population extinction of a threatened
checkerspot butterfly driven by vehicular ammonia emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research
Biogeosciences.
Weiss, S.B., D.C. Luth, and B. Guerra. 2003. Potential solar radiation in a VSP trellis at 38°N
latitude. Practical Winery and Vineyard 25:16-27. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2000. Vertical and temporal patterns of insolation in an old-growth forest. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research 30:1953-1964. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 1999. Cars, cows, and checkerspot butterflies: nitrogen deposition and grassland
management for a threatened species. Conservation Biology 13:1476-1486. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1993. Climatic consideration in reserve design and ecological
restoration. pp. 89-107 in Saunders, D.A., R.J. Hobbs, and P.R. Ehrlich (eds.) Nature Conservation 3:
Reconstruction of Fragmented Ecosystems. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton NSW, Australia.
Weiss, S.B., P.M. Rich, D.D. Murphy, W.H. Calvert, P.R. Ehrlich. 1991. Forest canopy structure at
overwintering monarch butterfly sites: measurements with hemispherical photography.
Conservation Biology 5:165–175. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1990. Thermal microenvironments and the restoration of rare
butterfly habitat. pp. 50-60 in: J. Berger (ed.) Environmental Restoration: Science and Strategies for
Restoring the Earth. Island Press, Washington D.C.
Weiss, S.B., D.D. Murphy, and R.R. White. 1988. Sun, slope, and butterflies: topographic
determinants of habitat quality for Euphydryas editha bayensis. Ecology 69:1486-1496. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1988. Fractal geometry and caterpillar dispersal, or how many
inches do inchworms inch? Functional Ecology 2:116-118. pdf
Weiss, S.B., R.R. White, D.D. Murphy, and P.R. Ehrlich. 1987. Growth and dispersal of larvae of the
checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas editha. Oikos 50:161-166. pdf
Bellingham, P.J., E.V.J. Tanner, P.M. Rich, and T.C.R. Goodland. 1996. Changes in light below the
canopy of a Jamaican montane rain forest after a hurricane. Journal of Tropical Ecology 12:699–722.
Breshears, D.D., N.S. Cobb, P.M. Rich, K.P. Price, C.D. Allen, R.G. Balice, W.H. Romme, J.H. Kastens.,
M.L. Floyd, J. Belnap, J.J. Anderson, O.B. Myers, and C.W. Meyer. 2005. Regional vegetation die-off
in response to global-change type drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102
(42):15144-15148. pdf
Breshears, D.D., P.M. Rich, F.J. Barnes, and K. Campbell. 1997. Overstory–imposed heterogeneity
in solar radiation and soil moisture in a semiarid woodland. Ecological Applications 7:1201–1215. pdf
Chen, J.M., P.M. Rich, S.T. Gower, J.M. Norman, and S. Plummer. 1997. Leaf area index of boreal
forests: theory, techniques, and measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research, BOREAS Special
Issue 102(D24):29429–29444. pdf
Clark, D.B., D.A. Clark, and P.M. Rich. 1993. Comparative analysis of microhabitat utilization by
saplings of nine tree species in neotropical rain forest. Biotropica 25:397–407. pdf
Clark, D.B., D.A. Clark, P.M. Rich, S.B. Weiss, and S.F. Oberbauer. 1996. Landscape–scale
evaluation of understory light and canopy structure: methods and application in a neotropical
lowland rain forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26:747–757. pdf
Dubayah, R. and P.M. Rich. 1995. Topographic solar radiation models for GIS. International Journal
of Geographic Information Systems 9:405–419. pdf
Fournier, R.A., P.M. Rich, and R. Landry. 1997. Hierarchical characterization of canopy architecture
for boreal forest. Journal of Geophysical Research, BOREAS Special Issue 102(D24):29445–29454. pdf
Fu, P., and P.M. Rich. 2002. A geometric solar radiation model with applications in agriculture and
forestry. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 37:25-35. pdf
Fu, P., and P.M. Rich. 2000. The Solar Analyst user manual. Helios Environmental Modeling Institute,
USA. pdf
Goodchild, M.F., P. Fu, and P.M. Rich. 2007. Geographic information sharing: the case of the
Geospatial One-Stop portal. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 97: 250-266. pdf
Lerdau, M.T., Holbrook, N.M., H.A. Mooney, P.M. Rich, and J.L. Whitbeck. 1992. Seasonal patterns
of acid fluctuations and resource storage in the arborescent cactus Opuntia excelsa in relation to
light availability and size. Oecologia 92:166-171. pdf
Murphy, D.D., K.E. Freas, and S.B. Weiss. 1990. An environment-metapopulation approach to
population viability analysis for a threatened invertebrate. Conservation Biology 4:41-51. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1988. Ecological studies and the conservation of the Bay
checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha bayensis. Biological Conservation 46:183-200. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1988. A long-term monitoring plan for a threatened butterfly.
Conservation Biology 2:367-374. pdf
Murphy, D.D., and S.B. Weiss. 1987. A bibliography of Euphydryas. Journal of Research on the
Lepidoptera 26:256-264.
Mynard, C.R., G.N. Keating, and P.M. Rich. 2007. GIS community mutualism pays off in a New
Mexico fire emergency. Chapter 2. Fostering Collaboration and Communication, pp. 39-49 In:
Christopher Thomas (ed). Standards for Success: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability. ESRI
Press, Redlands, CA. pdf
Oberbauer, S.F., D.B. Clark, D.A. Clark, P.M. Rich, and G. Vega. 1993. Light environment, gas
exchange, and annual growth of saplings of three species of rain forest trees in Costa Rica. Journal
of Tropical Ecology 9:511–523. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.D. Breshears, and A.B. White. 2008. Phenology of mixed woody-herbaceous
ecosystems following extreme events: net and differential responses. Special Feature on
Phenology. Ecology 89:342-352. pdf
Rich, P.M., J. Chen, S.J. Sulatycki, R. Vashisht, and W.S. Wachspress. 1995. Calculation of leaf area
index and other canopy indices from gap fraction: a manual for the LAICALC software. Kansas
Applied Remote Sensing Program Open File Report. Lawrence, KS. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.A. Clark, D.B. Clark, and S.F. Oberbauer. 1993. Long–term study of solar radiation
regimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photography.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 65:107–127. pdf
Rich, P.M., R. Dubayah, W.A. Hetrick, and S.C. Saving. 1994. Using viewshed models to calculate
intercepted solar radiation: applications in ecology. American Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing Technical Papers. pp 524–529.
Rich, P.M., N.M. Holbrook, and N. Luttinger. 1995. Leaf development and crown geometry of two
iriarteoid palms. American Journal of Botany 82:328–336. pdf
Rich, P.M., D.M. Ranken, and J.G. George. 1989. A manual for microcomputer image analysis. Los
Alamos National Laboratory Technical Report LA–11732–M. pdf
Rich, P.M., J. Wood, D.A. Vieglais, K. Burek, and N. Webb. 1999. Guide to HemiView: software for
analysis of hemispherical photography. Delta–T Devices, Ltd., Cambridge, England. pdf
Rich, P.M. 1990. Characterizing plant canopies with hemispherical photographs. In: N.S. Goel and J.
M. Norman (eds). Instrumentation for studying vegetation canopies for remote sensing in optical
and thermal infrared regions. Remote Sensing Reviews 5:13–29. pdf
Rich, P.M. 1989. A manual for analysis of hemispherical canopy photography. Los Alamos National
Laboratory Publication LA–11733–M. pdf
Shaw, D.C., and S.B. Weiss. 2000. Canopy light and the distribution of hemlock dwarf mistletoe
(Arceuthobium tsugenses [Rosendahl] G.N. Jones subsp. tsugense) aerial shoots in an old-growth
Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest. Northwest Science 74:306-315. pdf
Van de Ven, C.M., S.B. Weiss, and W.G. Ernst. 2007. Plant species distributions under current
conditions and forecasted for warmer climates in an arid mountain range. Earth Interactions 11:1-
33. pdf
Wang, J., P.M. Rich, K.P. Price and W.D. Kettle. 2004. Relations between NDVI and tree productivity
in the central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25:3127-3138. pdf
Wang, J., P.M. Rich, and K.P. Price. 2003. Temporal responses of NDVI to precipitation and
temperature in the central Great Plains, USA. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24:2345-
2364. pdf
Wang, J., K.P. Price, and P.M. Rich. 2001. Spatial patterns of NDVI in response to precipitation and
temperature in the central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing 22: 3827-3844. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and A. Bytnerowicz. In review. Local population extinction of a threatened
checkerspot butterfly driven by vehicular ammonia emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research
Biogeosciences.
Weiss, S.B., D.C. Luth, and B. Guerra. 2003. Potential solar radiation in a VSP trellis at 38°N
latitude. Practical Winery and Vineyard 25:16-27. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2000. Vertical and temporal patterns of insolation in an old-growth forest. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research 30:1953-1964. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 1999. Cars, cows, and checkerspot butterflies: nitrogen deposition and grassland
management for a threatened species. Conservation Biology 13:1476-1486. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1993. Climatic consideration in reserve design and ecological
restoration. pp. 89-107 in Saunders, D.A., R.J. Hobbs, and P.R. Ehrlich (eds.) Nature Conservation 3:
Reconstruction of Fragmented Ecosystems. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton NSW, Australia.
Weiss, S.B., P.M. Rich, D.D. Murphy, W.H. Calvert, P.R. Ehrlich. 1991. Forest canopy structure at
overwintering monarch butterfly sites: measurements with hemispherical photography.
Conservation Biology 5:165–175. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1990. Thermal microenvironments and the restoration of rare
butterfly habitat. pp. 50-60 in: J. Berger (ed.) Environmental Restoration: Science and Strategies for
Restoring the Earth. Island Press, Washington D.C.
Weiss, S.B., D.D. Murphy, and R.R. White. 1988. Sun, slope, and butterflies: topographic
determinants of habitat quality for Euphydryas editha bayensis. Ecology 69:1486-1496. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.D. Murphy. 1988. Fractal geometry and caterpillar dispersal, or how many
inches do inchworms inch? Functional Ecology 2:116-118. pdf
Weiss, S.B., R.R. White, D.D. Murphy, and P.R. Ehrlich. 1987. Growth and dispersal of larvae of the
checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas editha. Oikos 50:161-166. pdf
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Reports
Weiss, S.B., and P.M. Rich. 2008. Recommendations for Restoration of Monarch Butterfly Winter
Habitat at Norma B. Gibbs Park, Huntington Beach, CA. Creekside Center for Earth Observation
Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., D.H. Wright, and C. Niederer. 2007. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project
Final Report. Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2006. Impacts of nitrogen deposition on California ecosystems and biodiversity.
California Energy Commission Report. pdf (report, 7.6 MB) xls (Appendix B, 600 KB)
Weiss, S.B. 2006. Barb goat grass control on Coyote Ridge, Santa Clara County, California.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.H. Wright. 2006. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project Interim Report.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., et al. 2005. Topoclimate and microclimate in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
(Mexico). World Wildlife Fund Report. pdf pdf (text only)
Weiss, S.B., and D.H. Wright. 2005. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project Report.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2002. Final report on NFWF grant for habitat restoration at Edgewood Natural
Preserve, San Mateo County, CA. Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report, Menlo Park, CA.
pdf (part 1, 3.4 MB) pdf (part 2, 2.4 MB)
Weiss, S.B., and D.C. Luth. 2002. Assessment of overwintering monarch butterfly habitat at
Cooper Grove (Andrew Molera State Park, Monterey County, CA) using hemispherical photography.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report, Menlo Park, CA. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 1998. Habitat suitability, restoration, and vegetation management at Monarch Grove
Sanctuary, Pacific Grove, California. TRA Environmental Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and P.M. Rich. 2008. Recommendations for Restoration of Monarch Butterfly Winter
Habitat at Norma B. Gibbs Park, Huntington Beach, CA. Creekside Center for Earth Observation
Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., D.H. Wright, and C. Niederer. 2007. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project
Final Report. Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2006. Impacts of nitrogen deposition on California ecosystems and biodiversity.
California Energy Commission Report. pdf (report, 7.6 MB) xls (Appendix B, 600 KB)
Weiss, S.B. 2006. Barb goat grass control on Coyote Ridge, Santa Clara County, California.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., and D.H. Wright. 2006. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project Interim Report.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B., et al. 2005. Topoclimate and microclimate in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
(Mexico). World Wildlife Fund Report. pdf pdf (text only)
Weiss, S.B., and D.H. Wright. 2005. Serpentine Vegetation Management Project Report.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 2002. Final report on NFWF grant for habitat restoration at Edgewood Natural
Preserve, San Mateo County, CA. Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report, Menlo Park, CA.
pdf (part 1, 3.4 MB) pdf (part 2, 2.4 MB)
Weiss, S.B., and D.C. Luth. 2002. Assessment of overwintering monarch butterfly habitat at
Cooper Grove (Andrew Molera State Park, Monterey County, CA) using hemispherical photography.
Creekside Center for Earth Observation Report, Menlo Park, CA. pdf
Weiss, S.B. 1998. Habitat suitability, restoration, and vegetation management at Monarch Grove
Sanctuary, Pacific Grove, California. TRA Environmental Report. pdf
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