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K. BRUCE JONES, Ph.D.
Mailing Address: Desert Research Institute
Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 USA
Tel: 702.862.5362; kbjones@usgs.gov
Education
1. Jacksonville University
Biology
B.S. 1974
2. New Mexico State University
Ecology
M.S. 1978
3. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Environmental Biology
Ph.D. 1995
Expertise
National and international scale strategic research planning; scientific leadership and
management of large national programs with diverse staff; establishment of national and multinational partnerships; internationally recognized expert in environmental monitoring, regional
vulnerability assessments, and spatial modeling; internationally recognized expert in landscape
ecology and ecosystem services analyses; advanced applications in remote sensing and
geographic information systems; multi-scaled analysis of landscape/stream ecological
interactions; riparian habitat dynamics and assessment.
Appointments
Executive Director, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las
Vegas, NV, 2012 to current
Senior Scientist, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, USGS, Las Vegas, NV,
2011 to 2012
Chief Scientist for Biology (Senior Executive Service), USGS, Reston, VA, 2008 to 2011
Chief Scientist for Geography (Senior Executive Service), USGS, Reston, VA, 2006 to 2008
Senior Scientist (ST) for Spatial Analysis and GIS, EPA, Las Vegas, NV, 2003 to 2006
Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Biology Department, 2004 to 2006
Chief, Landscape Ecology Branch, US EPA, Las Vegas, NV, 1998 to 2003
Senior Research Ecologist, US EPA, Landscape Ecology Branch, Las Vegas, NV, 1992 - 1998
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Associate Director, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, US EPA, Las Vegas,
1988 - 1992
Senior Biologist, US Office of Endangered Species, Washington, DC, 1985-1988
National Wildlife Training Coordinator, US BLM, Phoenix, AZ, 1981-1985
Team Leader, Wildlife Habitat Surveys, US BLM, Phoenix, AZ 1977-1981
Biologist, US BLM, Las Cruces, NM 1976-1977
Significant Career Accomplishments
Developed and implemented BLM’s first comprehensive wildlife monitoring program
Developed and implemented BLM’s first national-scale training program in wildlife
Developed specific linkages between the Farm Bill and the Endangered Species Act
Developed and implemented national terrestrial monitoring programs (EMAP)
Transformed EPA from single pollutant approach to multi-scale watershed and landscape
analyses of multiple stressors
Conducted and published the first comprehensive ecological assessment of a broad geographic
region of the US
Developed and implemented national landscape indicators for the Heinz State of the Nation’s
Ecosystem Reports (2003 and 2008)
Established and implemented landscape assessment methodologies (indicators and models) for
Australian and European regional and national scale environmental assessments. Results have
been used extensively across Australia and Europe
Developed and wrote the scaling section for the National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON). The white paper resulted in funding from Congress through NSF
Provided leadership that resulted in completion of the National Land Cover Database
Established research and implementation agenda for Ecological Forecasting as part of the
Interagency Working Group on Earth Observations (GEOSS)
Successfully transitioned the USGS Geography Discipline from a mapping group to a science
organization; increased research grade scientists by 30%
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Organized and implemented the North American Land Cover Summit
Conceived and implemented the international conference … “A Conference on Ecosystem
Services”
Conceived and implemented national science awards programs for the USGS Geography and
Biology Disciplines
Provided leadership in establishment of the partner-based, National Climate Change and Wildlife
Science Center (new funding from Congress)
Committees/ Task and Working Groups
International Ecosystem Services Partnership (2008 to present). Contrast, compare, and develop
approaches to assess multiple ecosystem services, especially related to spatial modeling.
Cross-agency Working Group on Broad Scale Environmental Assessments (BLM host, 2010 to
present)
Convention on Biological Diversity (2008-2010). US Department of Interior representative to
the Convention working with the US State Department
National Interorganizational Working Group on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments
(2009 – Present). Develop and disseminate methodologies to assess vulnerability of wildlife
communities and ecosystems to climate change. Chaired by the National Wildlife Federation.
LandFire Executive Oversight Committee (2006 – Present). LandFire includes national scale
databases (derived from spatial data and models) to evaluate fire risk, restoration, and ecosystem
performance
RUBICODE (Rationalising Biodiversity Conservation in Dynamic Ecosystems) Working Group
(2006 – 2009). Funded by the EU Sixth Framework Programme involving 23 organizations
USGS Regional Executive/Chief Scientists Working Group (2007 – 2010). Goal is to establish
an interdisciplinary planning framework.
USGS Data Integration Council (2009 – Present). Multi-scale data integration to facilitate crossdisciplinary models.
USGS Modeling Conference Committee (2006 – Present). Comprehensive planning for
interdisciplinary modeling conferences sponsored by USGS
National Phenology Network Implementation Workgroup (2005-2008). National scale
implementation of a four-tiered monitoring network, including an extensive citizen science
component.
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National Landscape Pattern Working Group, the Heinz Center, Washington, D.C. USA (2002 –
2008). Selection, testing, and delivery of national scale landscape indicator results.
CENR Subcommittee on Ecological Systems, Washington, D.C. USA (2004 – Present).
Western Rangelands Ecosystem Working Group (2003 – 2006). Review of and
recommendations for rangeland research for 21 State university programs (land-grant
institutions).
NATO CCMS Landscape Pilot Project (2002 – 2006). Completion of multi-scaled landscape
analyses across Europe involving the US, Australia, and 15 European countries.
Global Land Observation System Working Group, GEOSS, USA (2004 – 2006). Development
of regional to global scale protocols to monitor land surface changes.
Chair, US EPA Committee on Uncertainty in Ecological Risk Assessments (2004-2006).
Development of approaches to estimate uncertainty in ecological risk assessments (cross EPA
group)
US EPA Report on the Environment Science Committee, Washington, D.C. USA (1999 –
2002). Delivery of nationally consistent landscape indicators, including national riparian
metrics.
National Habitat Assessment of Breeding Birds Committee, Washington, D.C. USA (1999 –
2001). Protocols to model and assess regional and national patterns of habitats for the Breeding
Bird Survey.
International Committee on Environmental Indices, INENCO (Russia) (1997 – 2003).
Development of international standards for environmental indicators and models.
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Working Group (NSF Funded/AIBS
sponsored) (2002 to 2004). White paper on a comprehensive in-situ monitoring network (for
Congress).
GAP Analysis Advisory Group, USA (1992 – 1995). Evaluation and recommendations for
multi-scaled habitat modeling approaches and assessments.
National Forest Health Monitoring Review Committee (1991 -- 1992). Evaluation and
recommendations for national forest health monitoring.
OTA Committee, In-situ Biological Diversity Monitoring Technology (1984 – 1987).
Evaluation and recommendations for regional and national scale monitoring of biodiversity,
including sampling protocols, indicators and models.
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Editorial Boards
Editorial Board, Landscape On-line (2007 -- Present)
Editorial Board, Ecological Indicators (2005 -- Present)
Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment –
(2001 -- Present)
Professional Affiliations and Positions Held
President, International Association for Landscape Ecology (2007-2011)
Councilor at Large, U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Landscape Ecologists
(2002-2004)
President, Arizona Chapter of the Wildlife Society (1985)
Member, American Institute of Biological Sciences
Member, International Association of Landscape Ecologists (US and International)
Member, Desert Fishes Council
Member, Ecological Society of America
Member, International Association of Biogeographers
Rendering Scientific Judgment
Joint Fire Science Center Program Review (Co-Chair, November 2008)
LandFire Executive Oversight Committee Review (2007 – Current)
S/T Annual Performance Review (40 scientists) (2006 – Current)
CEMAGREF (France) Program Review (2008)
Italian Map of Nature Program Review (2001)
GAP Analysis Program Review (1992)
Forest Inventory and Analysis Program Review (1991)
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Referee for the following journals: Landscape Ecology, Ecosystems, Ecosystem Health,
BioScience, Ecological Complexity, Biological Conservation, Conservation Ecology, American
Journal of Water Resources, Environmental Management, Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, Ecological Indicators, Ecology, Southwest Naturalist
Honors and Awards
Partners in Conservation Award, Department of Interior -- Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Guide (2011)
EPA STAA Award – New York City Drinking Watersheds paper (2007)
EPA Group Award – Estuaries Monitoring Program (2006)
EPA Bronze Metal – Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program (2005)
EPA Silver Metal – Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (2002)
EPA ORD Diversity Award (2001)
Department of Agriculture Science Team Award - Semi-arid Land-Surface-Atmosphere
(SALSA) project (2001)
EPA Bronze Metal – Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (2000)
EPA Bronze Metal – Mid-Atlantic Landscape Atlas (2000)
Twentieth Century Distinguished Service Award (International Statistical Institute) (1999)
Most Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation, Nevada University System (1996)
Most Outstanding Federal Technical Publication (1986)
Professional Award, the Wildlife Society (1981)
Federal Executive Services Most Outstanding Federal Employee (Phoenix area) (1981)
U.S. Department of Interior Unit Citation Award - Wildlife monitoring and assessment (1980)
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Publications
Journals
Jones, K.B., G. Zurlini, F. Kienast, I. Petrosillo, T. Edwards, T.G., Wade, B. Li, and N.
Zaccarelli. 2013. Informing landscape planning and design for sustaining ecosystem services
from existing spatial patterns and knowledge. Landscape Ecology. 28:1175-1192.
Zurlini, G., Petrosillo, I, Jones, K.B., Li, B., Riitters, K.H., Medaglie, P., Marchiorie, S., and N.
Zaccarelli. 2013. Towards the planning and design of disturbance patterns across scales to
counter biological invasions. J. Environmental Management 128:192-203.
Zurlini, G., I. Petrosillo, K.B. Jones, and N. Zaccarelli, 2013. Highlighting order and disorder in
social-ecological landscapes to foster adaptive capacity and sustainability. Landscape Ecology
28:1161-1173.
Jones, K.B., Slonecker, E.T., Nash, N.S., Neale, A.C., Wade, T.G., and Hamann,
S. 2010. Riparian habitat changes across the continental United States (1972-2003) and
potential implications for sustaining ecosystem services. Landscape Ecology 25: 1261-1275.
Feld, C.K., da Silva, P.M., Sousa, J.P., de Bello, F., Bugter, R., Grandin, U., Hering, D., Lavorel,
S., Mountford, O, Pardo, I, Pärtel, M., Römbke, J., Sandin, L., Jones, K.B., and Harrison,
P. 2009. Indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services: a synthesis across ecosystems and
spatial scales. Oikos 118:1862-1871.
Opdam, P., Luque, S., and Jones, K.B. 2009. Changing landscapes to accommodate for climate
change impacts: a call for landscape ecology. Landscape Ecology 24:715-721.
Hall, R.K., R.L. Watkins, D.T. Heggem, K.B. Jones, P.R. Kaufmann, S.B. Moore, and S.J.
Gregory. 2009. Quantifying structural physical habitat attributes using LIDAR and
hyperspectral imagery. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 159-63-83.
Jones, K.B., C.E. Edmonds, T.E. Slonecker, J.D. Wickham, A.C. Neale, T.G. Wade, K.H.
Riitters, and W.G. Kepner. 2008. Detecting changes in riparian habitat conditions based on
patterns of greenness change: a case study from the Upper San Pedro River Basin, USA.
Ecological Indicators 8:89-99.
Zurlini, G., K.H. Riitters, N. Zaccarelli, I. Petrosillo, K.B. Jones, and L. Rossi. 2006.
Disturbance patterns in a socio-ecological system at multiple scales. Ecological Complexity
3:119-128
Diamond, D.D., C.D. True, S.P. Sowa, W.E. Foster, and K.B. Jones. 2005. Influence of
Targets and Area of Assessment on Perceived Conservation Priorities. Environmental
Management 35:130-137.
Lawler, J.J., R.J. O'Connor, C.T. Hunsaker, K.B. Jones, T.R. Loveland, and D. White. 2005.
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The effects of habitat resolution on models of avian diversity and distributions: a comparison of
two land-cover classifications. Landscape Ecology 19:515-530.
Wickham, J.D., K.H. Riitters, T.G. Wade, and K.B. Jones. 2005. Evaluating the relative roles
of ecological regions and land-cover composition for guiding establishment of nutrient criteria.
Landscape Ecology 20:791-798.
Wade, T.G., K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, and K.B. Jones. 2003. Distribution and causes of
global forest fragmentation. Conservation Ecology 7(2):7.
Wade, T.G., J.D.Wickham, M.S. Nash, A.C. Neale, K.H. Riitters, and K.B. Jones. 2003. A
comparison of vector and raster GIS methods for calculating landscape metrics used in
environmental assessments. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 69:1399-1405.
McDonald, M., R. Blair, J. Dlugosz, S. Hale, S. Hedtke, D. Heggem, L. Jackson, K. B. Jones,
B. Levinson, A. Olsen, S. Paulsen, J. Stoddard, K. Summers, and G. Veith. 2002. EPA's
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) in the 21st Century. Hydrological
Science and Technology 18:133-143.
Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, R.V. O'Neill, K.B. Jones, E.R. Smith, J.W. Coulston, T.G. Wade,
and J.H. Smith. 2002. Fragmentation of Continental United States Forests. Ecosystems 5:815822.
Wickham, J.D., R.V. O'Neill, K.H. Riitters, E.R. Smith, T.G. Wade, K. B. Jones. 2002.
Geographic targeting of increases in nutrient export due to future urbanization. Ecological
Applications, 12(1):93-106.
Wickham, J.D., T.G. Wade, K.H. Riitters, R.V. O'Neill, J.H. Smith, E.R. Smith, K.B. Jones, and
A.C. Neale. 2002. Upstream-to-downstream changes in nutrient export risk. Landscape
ecology 18:193-206.
Jones, K.B., A.C. Neale, T.G. Wade, J.D. Wickham, C.L. Cross, C.M. Edmonds, T.R. Loveland,
M.S. Nash, K.H. Riitters, and E.R. Smith. 2001. The consequences of landscape change on
ecological resources: an assessment of the United States Mid-Atlantic Region, 1973-1993.
Ecosystem Health 7:229-242.
Jones, K.B., A.C. Neale, M.S. Nash, R.D. Van Remotel, J.D. Wickham, K.H. Riitters, and R.V.
O’Neill. 2001. Predicting nutrient and sediment loadings to streams from landscape metrics: a
multiple watershed study from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region. Landscape Ecology
16:301-312.
Smith, J.H., J.D. Wickham, D. Norton, T.G. Wade, and K.B. Jones. 2001. Utilization of
landscape indicators to model potential pathogen impaired waters. Journal American Water
Resources Association 37:805-814.
Wickham, J.D., K.H. Riitters, R.V. O'Neill, K.H. Reckow, T.G. Wade, and K.B. Jones. 2001.
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Land cover as a framework for assessing risk of water pollution. Water Resources Journal, Sept,
2001: 39-46.
Heggem, D.T., C.M. Edmonds, A.C. Neale, L. Bice, and K.B. Jones. 2000. A landscape
ecology assessment of the Tensas River Basin. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
64:41-54.
Hernandez, M., S.N. Miller, D.C. Goodrich, B.F. Goff, W.G. Kepner, C.M. Edmonds, and K.B.
Jones. 2000. Modeling runoff response to land cover and rainfall spatial variability in semi-arid
watersheds. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 64:285-298.
Jones, K.B., D.T. Heggem, T.G. Wade, A.C. Neale, D.W. Ebert, M.S. Nash, M.H. Mehaffey,
K.A. Hermann, A.R. Selle, S. Augustine, I.A. Goodman, J. Pedersen, D. Bolgrien, J.M. Viger, D.
Chiang, C.J. Lin, Y. Zhong, J. Baker, and R.D. Van Remortel. 2000. Assessing landscape
conditions relative to water resources in the western United States: a strategic approach.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 64:227-245.
Jones, K.B., A.C. Neale, M.S. Nash, K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, R.V. O’Neill, and R.D. Van
Remortel. 2000. Landscape correlates of breeding bird richness across the United States MidAtlantic Region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 63:159-174.
Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, J.E. Vogelmann, and K.B. Jones. 2000. National land-cover
pattern data. Ecology 81: 604.
Riitters, K.H. J.D. Wickham, J.E. Volgelmann, and K.B. Jones. 2000. Global patterns of forest
fragmentation. Conserv.Ecol. 4(2):3 [online]. URL:http://www.consecol.org/vol4/iss2/art3.
Wickham, J.D., R.V. O'Neill, and K.B. Jones. 2000. A geography of ecosystem vulnerability.
Landscape Ecology15:495-504.
Wickham, J.D., R.V. O'Neill, and K.B. Jones. 2000. Forest fragmentation as an economic
indicator. Landscape Ecology 15:171-179.
Wickham, J.D., K. H. Riitters, R.V. O'Neill, K.H. Reckhow, T.G. Wade, and K.B. Jones. 2000.
Land cover as a framework for assessing risk of water pollution. Journal American Water
Resources 36:1417-1422.
Heggem, D.T., C.M. Edmonds, A.C. Neale, L. Bice, and K.B. Jones. 1999. Forested wetland
restoration: identifying potential sites in Northeast Louisiana. GeoInfo Systems, May 1999, 3339.
Minor, T.B., J. Lancaster, T.G. Wade, J.D. Wickham, W. Whitford, and K.B. Jones. 1999.
Evaluating change in rangeland condition using multitemporal AVHRR data and geographic
information system analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 59:211-223.
O'Neill, R. V., K. H. Riitters, J. D. Wickham, and K. B. Jones. 1999. Landscape pattern metrics
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and regional assessment. Ecosystem Health 4:225-233
Wickham, J.D., K.B. Jones, K.H. Riitters, T. Wade, and R.V. O'Neill. 1999. Transitions
in forest fragmentation: implications for restoration opportunities at regional scales. Landscape
Ecology 14:137-145.
Wickham, J.D., K.B. Jones, K.H. Riitters, R.V. O'Neill, R.D. Tankersley, A.C. Neale, E.R.
Smith, and D.J. Chaloud. 1999. Characterizing cumulative environmental impacts on midAtlantic watersheds. Environmental Management 24:553-560.
Rapport, D.J., C. L. Gaudet, J.R. Karr, J.S. Baron, C. Bohlen, W. Jackson, B. Jones, R.J.
Naiman, B. Norton, and M.M. Pollock. 1998. Evaluating landscape health: integrating societal
goals and biophysical processes. Environmental Management 53:1-15.
O'Neill, R.V., C.T. Hunsaker, K.B. Jones, K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, P. Schwarz, I.A.
Goodman, B. Jackson, and W.S. Baillargeon. 1997. Monitoring environmental quality at the
landscape scale. BioScience 47:513-520.
Riitters, K.H., R.V. O'Neill, and K.B. Jones. 1997. Assessing habitat suitability at multiple
scales: a landscape-level approach. Biological Conservation 81:191-202.
Wickham, J.D., R.V. O'Neill, K.H. Riitters, T.G. Wade, and K.B. Jones. 1997. Sensitivity of
selected landscape pattern metrics to land cover missclassification and differences in land cover
composition. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 63:397-402.
Zamudio, K.R., K.B. Jones, and R.H. Ward. 1997. Molecular systematics of short-horned
lizards: biogeography and taxonomy of a widespread species complex. Systematic Biology
46:284-305.
O'Connor, R.J., M. T. Jones, D. White, C. Hunsaker, T. Loveland, B. Jones, and E. Preston.
1996. Spatial partitioning of environmental correlates of avian biodiversity in the conterminous
United States. Biodiversity Letters 3:97-110.
O'Neill, R.V., C.T. Hunsaker, S.P. Timmins, B.L. Jackson, K.B. Jones, K.H. Riitters, and J.D.
Wickham. 1996. Scale problems in reporting landscape pattern at the regional scale. Landscape
Ecology 11:169-180.
Riitters, K.H., R.V. O'Neill, J.D. Wickham, and K.B. Jones. 1996. A note on contagion indices
for landscape analysis. Landscape Ecology 11:197-202.
Wickham, J.D., K.H. Riitters, R.V. O'Neill, K.B. Jones, and T.G. Wade. 1996. Landscape
"contagion" in raster and vector environments. International Journal Geographical Information
Systems: 10:891-899.
Jones, K.B., D.M. Shaw, R. Czaplewski, and D.J. Norton. 1995. Integrated landscape
monitoring: conceptual approaches and applications. Toxicological and Environmental
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Chemistry 49:109-117.
Riitters, K.H., R.V. O'Neill, C.T. Hunsaker, J.D. Wickham, D.H. Yankee, S.P. Timmins, K.B.
Jones, and B.L. Jackson. 1995. A factor analysis of landscape pattern and structure metrics.
Landscape Ecology 10:23-29.
Wickham, J.D., T.G. Wade, K.B. Jones, R.V. O'Neill, and K.H. Riitters. 1995. Diversity of
ecological communities of the United States. Vegetatio 119:91-100.
Jones, K.B. 1990. Habitat use and predatory behavior of Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Serpentes:
Colubridae) in a seasonally variable aquatic environment. Southwestern Naturalist 35:115-122.
Jones, K.B., and W.G. Whitford. 1989. Feeding behavior of Masticophis flagellum
(Colubridae): an efficient ambush predator. Southwestern Naturalist 34:460-467.
Jones, K.B. 1988. The effects of prey type on the feeding behavior of Trimorphodon biscutatus
lambda (Colubridae). Southwestern Naturalist 33:488-489.
Jones, K.B. 1988. The Farm Bill (Food Security Act) and endangered species. Endangered
Species Technical Bulletin 13(2):1-9.
Jones, K.B., L.P. Kepner, and T.E. Martin. 1985. Species of reptiles associated with habitat
islands in western Arizona: a deterministic assemblage. Oecologia 66:595-601.
Jones, K. Bruce. 1985. Eumeces gilberti. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.
372:1-3.
Jones, K.B. 1983. Movement patterns and foraging ecology of Gila monsters (Heloderma
suspectum Cope) in western Arizona. Herpetologica 39:247-253.
Jones, K.B., L.P. Kepner, and W.G. Kepner 1983. Anurans of Vekol Valley, Central, Arizona.
Southwestern Naturalist 28:469-470.
Jones, K .B., L.M. Porzer, and K.J . Bothwell . 1982. Herpetological records from west central
Arizona. Herpetological Review 13:54.
Jones, K .B., D.R. Abbas, and T.A. Bergstedt. 1981. Herpetological records from central and
northwestern Arizona. Herpetological Review 12:16.
Jones, K.B. 1981. Effects of grazing on lizard abundance and diversity in western Arizona.
Southwestern Naturalist 26:107-115.
Books Edited
Fu, B., and K.B. Jones (eds.). 2013. Landscape ecology for sustainable environment and
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culture. Springer, The Netherlands.
Petrosillo, I., F. Müller, K.B. Jones, K. Krause, S. Victorov, L. Bai-li, and W.G. Kepner (eds.).
2008. Using the Landscape Sciences to Assess Environmental Security. Springer, The
Netherlands
Wu, J., K.B. Jones, H. Li, and O.L. Loucks (eds.). 2006. Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in
Ecology: Methods and Applications. Springer, The Netherlands.
Book Chapters
Glick, P., Stein, B.A., and N.A. Edelson (eds). 2011. Scanning the Conservation Horizon:
A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation,
Washington, D.C.
Jones, K.B., Bogena, H., Vereecken, H., and Weltzin, J.F. 2010. Design and importance of
multi-tiered ecological monitoring networks. Pp. 355-374, in Müller, F., Schubert, H., and Klotz
S. (eds), Long-Term Ecological Research. Between Theory and Application, Springer, Berlin,
Germany.
Jones, K.B., M.S. Nash, T.G. Wade, J. Walker, A.C. Neale, F. Müller, G. Zurlini, N. Zaccarelli,
S. Hamann, R. Jongman, S. Nedkov, W.G. Kepner, and C.G. Knight. 2008. Cross-European
landscape analyses: illustrative examples using existing spatial data. Pp. 258-316, in Petrosillo, I
et al. (eds.), Use of Landscape Sciences for the Assessment of Environment Security. Springer,
The Netherlands.
Jones, K.B., K. Krause, F. Müller, I. Petrosillo, Giovanni Zurlini, S. Victorov, and B. Li. 2008.
Landscape approaches to assess environmental security: summary, conclusions, and
recommendations. Pp., 475-486, in Petrosillo, I et al. (eds.), Use of Landscape Sciences for the
Assessment of Environment Security. Springer, The Netherlands.
Petrosillo, I., F. Müller, K.B. Jones, G. Zurlini, K. Krauze, S. Victorov, L. Li and W.G. Kepner.
2008. Contributions of Landscape Sciences to the Development of Environmental Security. Pp.
1-17, in Petrosillo, I et al. (eds.), Use of Landscape Sciences for the Assessment of Environment
Security. Springer, The Netherlands.
Jones, K.B., A.C. Neale, T.G. Wade, C.L. Cross, J.D. Wickham, M.S. Nash, C.M. Edmonds,
K.H. Riitters, R.V. O’Neill, E.R. Smith, and R. Van Remortel. 2006. Multiscale relationships
between landscape characteristics and nitrogen concentrations in streams. Pp. 205-224, in Wu,
J., Jones, K.B., Li, H., Loucks, O.L (eds.), Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology:
Methods and Applications. Springer, The Netherlands.
Wickham, J.D., K.B. Jones, T.G. Wade, and K.H. Riitters. 2006. Uncertainty in scaling
nutrient export coefficients. Pp. 225-238, in Wu, J, Jones, K.B., Li, H., and Loucks, O. (eds.),
Scaling and uncertainty analysis in ecology: methods and applications. Springer, The
Netherlands.
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McDonald, M., R. Blair, D. Bolgrien, B. Brown, J. Dlugosz, S. Hale, S. Hedtke, D. Heggem, L.
Jackson, K. Jones, B. Levinson, R. Linthurst, J. Messer, A. Olsen, J. Paul, S. Paulsen, J.
Stoddard, K. Summers, and G. Veith. 2004. The Environmental Protection Agency's
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program. Pp. 649-668, in G.B. Wiersma (ed.),
Environmental Monitoring, CRC Press LLC, New York.
Neale, A.C., K.B. Jones, M.S. Nash, R.D. Van Remortel, J.D. Wickham, K.H. Riitters, and
R.V. O'Neill. 2004. Pp. 577-588, in Rapport, D.J., W.L Lasley, D.E. Rolston, N.O. Nielsen,
C.O. Qualset, and A.B. Damania (eds.), Managing for Healthy Ecosystems. Lewis Press, New
York.
Smith, E.R., R.V. O'Neill, J.D. Wickham, and K.B. Jones. 2004. EPA's Regional Vulnerability
Assessment Program: Using monitoring data and model results to target actions. Pp. 649-668, in
G.B. Wiersma (ed.), Environmental Monitoring, CRC Press LLC, New York.
Edmonds, C.M., A.C. Neale, D.T. Heggem, J.D. Wickham, and K.B. Jones. 2003. A
comparison of landscape change detection methods. Pp. 403-412, in Rapport, D.J., W.L Lasley,
D.E. Rolston, N.O. Nielsen, C.O. Qualset, and A.B. Damania (eds.), Managing for Healthy
Ecosystems. Lewis Press, New York.
Jones, K.B., K.H. Riitters, T.G. Wade, and J.D. Wickham. 2003. Forest Fragmentation in the
United States. ESRI Map Book Volume 18, p. 76.
Walker, J., T.I. Dowling, K.B. Jones, D.P. Richardson, K.H. Riitters, and J.D. Wickham. 2002.
Testing readily available catchment-scale indicators as measures of catchment salinity status. In:
McVicar, T.R., Li Rui, Walker, J., Fitzpatrick, R.W. and Liu Changming (eds), Regional Water
and Soil Assessment for Managing Sustainable Agriculture in China and Australia, ACIAR
Monograph No. 84, 333–341.
Jones, K.B., J. Walker, K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, and C. Nicoll. 1996. Indicators of
landscape integrity. Pp. 155-168, in J. Walker and D. J. Reuter (eds.), Indicators of Catchrnent
Health: A Technical Perspective. CSIRO Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Jones, K.B., and B.R. Riddle. 1996. Regional scale monitoring of biological diversity.
Pp. 193-209, in Szaro, R.C (ed.), Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes: Theory and Practice.
Oxford University Press.
Riddle, B.R., and K.B. Jones. 1996. Relating phylogeographic population structure to
issues in conservation biology. Pp. 108-120, in R.C. Szaro (ed.), Conservation of Biodiversity in
Managed Landscapes. Oxford Univ Press.
Walker, J., D. Alexander, C. Irons, K.B. Jones, H. Penridge, and D. Rapport. 1996. Catchment
health overview. Pp. 3-18 in J. Walker and D.J. Reuter (eds.), Indicators of catchment health: a
technical perspective. CSIRO Publishing, Victoria, Australia.
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Mouat, D., A. Banin, and K.B. Jones. 1995. Methods to assesss the effects of chemicals on
arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Pp. 207-222, in R.A. Linthurst, P. Bourdeau, and R.g. Tardiff
(eds.), Methods to assess the effects of chemicals on ecosystems. John Wiley & Sons, New
York.
Walker, J, and K.B. Jones. 1992. Introduction: Arid ecosystems monitoring. Pp. 713-716, in
D.H. McKenzie, D.E. Hyatt, and V.J. McDonald (eds.), Ecological indicators. Elsevier Appl.
Sci., London.
Walker, J., and K.B. Jones. 1992. The US-EPA Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment Program (EMAP): towards the use of indicators to assess ecological sustainable
development at regional and continental scales. Pp. 44-53, in A. Hamblin (ed.), Environmental
indicators for sustainable agriculture. Goanna Print, Canberra, Australia.
Jones, K.B. 1990. The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: an ecological
monitoring program for the 1990's and beyond. Pages 669-681, in GIS/LIS 90 Proceedings,
Anaheim, California ISBN 0-944426-32-8
Jones, K.B. 1986. Techniques for sampling amphibians and reptiles. Pp. 267-290, in A.
Cooperrider (ed.), Inventory and monitoring of wildlife habitat. U.S. Bureau of Land
Management, Denver.
Jones, K.B. 1986. Sampling desert habitats. Pp.123-148, in A. Cooperrider (ed.), Inventory
and monitoring of wildlife habitat. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver.
Jones, K.B. 1986. Inventory and monitoring process. Pp. 1-10, in A. Cooperrider (ed.),
Inventory and monitoring of wildlife habitat. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver.
Jones, K.B. 1986. Sampling considerations and types of data used in inventory and monitoring.
Pp. 11-28, in A. Cooperrider (ed.), Inventory and monitoring of wildlife habitat. U.S. Bureau of
Land Management, Denver.
Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports
Lopez, R.D., D.T. Heggem, C.M. Edmonds, K.B. Jones, L.A. Bice, M. Hamilton, E. Evanston,
C.L. Cross, and D.W. Ebert. 2003. A landscape atlas of ecological vulnerability: Arkansas'
White River watershed and the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Ecoregion. EPA/600/R-03/057.
Mehaffey, M.H., M.S. Nash, T.G. Wade, C.M. Edmonds, D.W. Ebert, K.B. Jones, and A. Rager.
2001. A landscape assessment of the Catskill/Delaware watersheds (1975-1998): New York
City's drinking water supply watersheds. EPA/600/R-01/075.
Heggem, D.T., A.C. Neale, C.M. Edmonds, L.A. Bice, R.D. Van Remortel, and K.B. Jones.
1999. An ecological assessment of the Louisiana Tensas River Basin. EPA/600/R-99/016.
Jones, K.B., J.D. Wickham, K.H. Riitters, and R.V. O'Neill. 1999. Taking a broader landscape
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view: an ecological assessment of the mid-Atlantic Region of the United States from space. Pp.
572-588, in Pykh, Y., D.E. Hyatt, and R.J.M. Lenz, eds., Environmental indices systems analysis
approach. EOLSS Publishers Co., Ltd. Oxford, United Kingdom.
Jones, K.B., T.G. Wade, J.D. Wickham, K.H. Riitters, and C.M. Edmonds. 1999.
Characterizing forest fragmentation and vulnerability based on patch characteristics. Pp. 359366, in Aguirre-Bravo, C., and Franco, C.R. (eds.), North American Science Symposium:
Toward a Unified Framework for Inventorying and Monitoring Forest Ecosystem Resources.
U.S. Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-12, Fort Collins, Colorado USA.
Jones, K.B., K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, R.D. Tankersley, Jr., R.V. O’Neill, D.J. Chaloud, E.R.
Smith, and A.C. Neale. 1997. An Ecological Assessment of the United States Mid-Atlantic
Region: A Landscape Atlas. EPA/600/R-97/130.
Riitters, K.H., J.D. Wickham, and K.B. Jones. 1996. A landscape atlas of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. Second Edition. Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris, TN.
Jones, K.B., and K.H. Riitters. 1995. Evaluating wildlife habitat suitability using a multi-scaled
landscape assessment approach. Pp. 140-146, in Meyer, M.M., and J.L. Rosenberger (eds.),
Proceedings of the 27th Symposium on the Interface (Vol. 72), Pittsburgh, PA, June 21-24, 1995.
Kepner, W.G., K.B. Jones, and D.J. Chaloud. 1995. Mid-Atlantic landscape indicators project
plan. EPA 620/R-95/003, Washington, D.C.
O'Neill, R.V., K.B. Jones, K.H. Riitters, J.D. Wickham, I.A. Goodman. 1994.
Landscape monitoring and assessment research plan. EPA 620/R-94/009, Washington, D.C.
Jones, K.B. 1988. Distribution and habitat associations of amphibians and reptiles in Arizona:
comparisons by ecosystem. Pp. 109-128, in Management of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small
Mammals in North America. U.S. Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rept. RM-166, Fort Collins.
Jones, K.B. 1988. Herpetofauna of a natural vs. altered riparian ecosystem. Pp. 222-227, in
Management of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in North America. U.S. Forest
Service Gen. Tech. Rept. RM-166, Fort Collins.
Jones, K.B., and P.A. Glinski. 1985. Microhabitats of lizards in a southwestern riparian
community. Pp. 342-346, in Riparian ecosystems and their management. U.S. Forest Service
Gen. Tech. Rept. RM-120, Fort Collins.
Selected Invited Presentations (since 2001)
Future of Landscape Ecology, International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World
Congress, Beijing, China (August 2011)
Landscape Ecology and Organic Farming: Challenges and Opportunities, Joint China/US
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Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture, Beijing and Urumqi, China (August 2011)
National Assessment of Riparian Habitat Status and Trends, International Congress of Ecology,
Bribane, Australia (August, 2009)
Assessing Riparian Ecosystem Status and Trends Using Remote Sensing, Presentation to the
Swiss Federal Research Centre, Zurich, Switzerland (July 2009)
Multi-scaled Ecosystem Services Associated with Riparian Ecosystems, International
Conference on Ecosystem Services, Lecce, Italy (May, 2009)
Overview of USGS Research in Landscape Ecology and Environmental Monitoring. Cemagref,
Grenoble France (October, 2008)
Issues of Scale and Context in Assessing and Managing for Ecosystem Services. JUCCES
conference, Beijing, China (October, 2008)
Beyond the Boundaries: Meeting the Challenge of Landscape Conservation. American Fish and
Wildlife Association Conference, Sarasota, NY (September, 2008)
National Scale Assessment of Riparian Habitat Change: 1972-2003. American Association of
Geographer’s Conference , Boston, MA (April, 2008)
Strategic Directions for Geographic Sciences in the Next Decade: USGS Perspective. National
Academy of Science (March, 2008)
Modeling Species Responses to Historical Climate Change: From Molecules to Continental
Landscapes. USGS National Modeling Conference, Perdido Bay, Alabama (February, 2008)
Landscape Dynamics Influencing Ecosystem Services. RUBICODE Workshop, Helsingborg,
Sweden (February, 2008)
Detecting Changes in Riparian Habitat Conditions Based on Patterns of Greenness
Change: A Case Study from the Upper San Pedro River Basin, USA. Forestat Conference,
Montpellier, France (November, 2007)
A Cross-European Landscape Assessment: Potential for Change Analysis Using Existing Data.
World Congress, International Association for Landscape Ecology, Wageningen, The
Netherlands (July, 2007)
Summary of the World Congress of Landscape Ecology. Wageningen, The Netherlands (July,
2007)
A Cross-European Landscape Assessment: Potential for Change Analysis From Existing Data.
EcoSummit, Beijing, China (May, 2007)
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A Panel on A National Framework for Natural Hazards Risk Reduction and Management:
Developing a Research Agenda, American Association of Geographers Conference, San
Francisco, CA (April, 2007)
Multiple-scale Relationships of Landscape Characteristics and Nitrogen Concentrations in
Streams Across a Large Geographic Region. Pennsylvania State University Lecture Series,
University Park, PA (February, 2007)
Land Cover and Its Role in Assessing and Protecting the Environment. North American Land
Cover Summit, Washington, DC (September, 2006)
Cross-European Landscape Analyses: NATO CCMS Workshop, Saint Petersburg, Russia (July,
2006)
Cross-boundary Environmental Assessments, NATO CCMS Workshop on Landscape Analysis
and Environmental Security, VelikoTurnovo, Bulgaria (September, 2005)
Spatial Indicators of Rangeland Condition, Society of Rangeland Management Annual
Conference, Fort Worth, Texas (February, 2005)
Ecological Forecasting, NCSE National Conference on Environmental Change, Washington,
D.C., (February, 2005)
Integrating Field-based and Remote Sensing Data for Regional Scale Assessments, EMAP
Symposium, Narragansett, RI (May, 2004)
Multi-scaled Relationships between Water Quality and Landscape Characteristics across the US
Mid-Atlantic Region, Cary Conference, Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes,
Millbrook, New York (May, 2003)
Use of Landscape Models in Environmental Assessments, presentation to EU/EC members and
Cemagref, Montpellier, France (November, 2002)
Integrated Watershed Assessments, Quality of Life Conference, Rome, Italy (September, 2001)
Catchment-scale Indicators of Environmental Condition, presentation to CSIRO-Australia and
the National Water Audit group, Canberra, ACT Australia (January 2001)