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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Asner, G.P. and S.W. Beatty. 1996. Effects of an African grass invasion on Hawaiian shrubland nitrogen biogeochemistry. Plant and Soil 186:205-211.
  2. Asner, G.P., T.R. Seastedt, and A.R. Townsend. 1997. The decoupling of terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycles. BioScience 47:226-234.
  3. Asner, G.P. and G. Goldstein. 1997. Correlating stem biomechanical properties of Hawaiian canopy trees with hurricane wind damage. Biotropica 29:145-150.
  4. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, and J.L. Privette. 1997. Unmixing the directional reflectances of AVHRR sub-pixel landcovers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 35:868-878.
  5. Asner, G.P. and C.A. Wessman. 1997. Scaling PAR absorption from the leaf to landscape level in spatially heterogeneous ecosystems. Ecological Modelling 103:81-97.
  6. Asner, G.P., B.H. Braswell, D.S. Schimel, and C.A. Wessman. 1998. Ecological research needs from multi-angle remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment 63:155-165.
  7. Asner, G.P. 1998. Biophysical and biochemical sources of variability in canopy reflectance. Remote Sensing of Environment 64:234-253.
  8. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, D.S. Schimel, and S. Archer. 1998. Variability in leaf and litter optical properties: implications for canopy BRDF model inversions using AVHRR, MODIS, and MISR. Remote Sensing of Environment 63:200-215.
  9. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, and S. Archer. 1998. Scale dependence of absorption of photosynthetically active radiation in terrestrial ecosystems. Ecological Applications 8:906-925.
  10. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, and D.S. Schimel. 1998. Heterogeneity of savanna canopy structure and function from imaging spectrometry and inverse modeling. Ecological Applications 8:926-941.
  11. Asner, G.P., C.A. Bateson, J.L. Privette, N. Z. El Saleous, and C.A. Wessman. 1998. Vegetation structural effects on carbon uptake using satellite data fusion and inverse modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research 103:28839-28853.
  12. Mesarch, M.A., E.A. Walter-Shea, G.P. Asner, E.M. Middleton, and S.S. Chan. 1999. A revised measurement methodology for conifer needle spectral optical properties. Remote Sensing of Environment 68:177-192.
  13. Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend, and M.C.M. Bustamante. 1999. Spectrometry of pasture condition and biogeochemistry in the Central Amazon. Geophysical Research Letters 26:2769-2772.
  14. Diner, D.J., G.P. Asner, R. Davies, J.-P. Muller, B. Pinty, C.B. Schaaf, and J. Stroeve. 1999. New directions in Earth observing: scientific applications of multiple-view-angle remote sensing. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80 (11):2209-2228.
  15. Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend, and B.H. Braswell. 2000. Satellite observation of El Niño effects on Amazon forest phenology and productivity. Geophysical Research Letters 27:981-984.
  16. Bateson, C.A., G.P. Asner, and C.A. Wessman. 2000. Endmember bundles: A new approach to incorporating endmember variability in spectral mixture analysis. Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 38:1083-1094.
  17. White, M.A., G.P. Asner, R.R. Nemani, J.L. Privette, and S.W. Running. 2000. Monitoring fractional cover and leaf area index in arid ecosystems: digital camera, radiation transmittance, and laser altimetry results. Remote Sensing of Environment 74:45-57.
  18. Privette, J.L., G.P. Asner, F. Huemmrich, et al. 2000. The Prototype Validation Exercise (PROVE) for EOS land and atmosphere products. Remote Sensing of Environment 74:1-12.
  19. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, C.A. Bateson, and J.L. Privette. 2000. Impact of tissue, canopy and landscape factors on reflectance variability of arid ecosystems. Remote Sensing of Environment 74:69-84.
  20. Asner, G.P. and D.B. Lobell. 2000. A biogeophysical approach for automated SWIR unmixing of soils and vegetation. Remote Sensing of Environment 74:99-112.
  21. Asner, G.P. 2000. Contributions of multi-view angle remote sensing to land surface and biogeochemical research. Remote Sensing Reviews 18:137-162.
  22. Neff, J.C. and G.P. Asner. 2001. Dissolved organic carbon in terrestrial ecosystems: synthesis and model. Ecosystems 4:29-48.
  23. Lobell, D.B., G.P. Asner, B. Law, R. Treuhaft. 2001. Sub-pixel canopy cover estimation of coniferous forest using SWIR imaging spectrometry. Journal of Geophysical Research 106:5151-5160.
  24. Asner, G.P. 2001. Cloud cover in Landsat observations of the Brazilian Amazon. International Journal of Remote Sensing 22:3855-3862.
  25. Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend, W. Riley, P.A. Matson, J.C. Neff, and C.C. Cleveland. 2001. Physical and biogeochemical controls of terrestrial ecosystems responses to nitrogen deposition. Biogeochemistry 54:1-39.
  26. Asner, G.P. and R.O. Green. 2001. Imaging spectroscopy measures desertification in the Southwest U.S. and Argentina. EOS Transactions 82(49):601-606.
  27. Asner, G.P., M. Keller, R. Pereira, and J. Zweede.  2002. Remote sensing of selective logging in Amazônia: Assessing limitations based on detailed field measurements, Landsat ETM+ and textural analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment 80(3):483-496.
  28. Lobell, D.B., G.P. Asner, B. Law, R. Treuhaft. 2002. View angle effects on canopy reflectance and spectral mixture analysis of coniferous forests using AVIRIS. International Journal of Remote Sensing 23:2247-2262.
  29. Lobell, D.B. and G.P. Asner. 2002. Moisture effects on soil reflectance. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:722-727.
  30. Hicke, J.A., G.P. Asner, J. Randerson, S. Los, S. Birdsey, C.J. Tucker, and C.B. Field. 2002. Changes in North American net primary production, 1982-1998. Geophysical Research Letters 29:69-73.
  31. Lobell, D.B., J.A. Hicke, G.P. Asner, C.B. Field, C.J. Tucker, and S. O. Los. 2002. Satellite estimates of productivity and light use efficiency in United States agriculture, 1982-1998. Global Change Biology 8:722-735.
  32. Asner, G.P. and K.B. Heidebrecht. 2002. Spectral unmixing of vegetation, soil and dry carbon in arid regions: Comparing multi-spectral and hyperspectral observations. International Journal of Remote Sensing 23:3,939-3,958.
  33. Hicke, J.A., G.P. Asner, J.T. Randerson, S. Los, R. Birdsey, J.C. Jenkins, C.J. Tucker, and C.B. Field. 2002. Trends in North American net primary productivity derived from satellite observations, 1982-1998. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16(2):10.1029/2001GB001550.
  34. Pereira, R., J. Zweede, G.P. Asner, and M. Keller. 2002. Forest canopy damage from conventional and reduced impact selective logging in Eastern Amazon, Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management 168:77-89.
  35. Townsend, A.R., G.P. Asner, P.P. Tans, and J.W.C. White. 2002. Land use effects on atmospheric 13C imply a sizable terrestrial CO2 sink in tropical latitudes. Geophysical Research Letters 29(10): 10.1029/2001GL013454.
  36. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, B.E. Law, and S. Van Tuyl. 2002. Forest leaf area density profiles from the quantitative fusion of radar and hyperspectral data. Journal of Geophysical Research DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000646
  37. Lobell, D.B., G.P. Asner, I. Ortiz-Monasterio, and T. Benning. 2002. Remote sensing of regional crop production in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico: Estimates and uncertainties. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 94(2):205-220.
  38. Townsend, A.R., G.P. Asner, C.C. Cleveland, M. Lefer, and M.M.C. Bustamante. 2002. Unexpected changes in soil phosphorus dynamics following forest-to-pasture conversion in the humid tropics. Journal of Geophysical Research 107(D20):8,067-8,076.
  39. Lobell, D.B., J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio, C.L. Addams, and G.P. Asner. 2002. Soil, climate and management impacts on regional agricultural productivity from remote sensing. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 114(1):31-43.
  40. Asner, G.P., M. Palace, M. Keller, R. Pereira Jr., J.N.M. Silva, and J.C. Zweede. 2002. Estimating canopy structure in an Amazon forest from laser rangefinder and IKONOS satellite observations. Biotropica 34:483-492.
  41. Asner, G.P., S.A. Archer, R.F. Hughes, J.N. Ansley, and C.A. Wessman. 2003. Net changes in regional woody vegetation cover and carbon storage in North Texas rangelands, 1937-1999. Global Change Biology 9:316-335.
  42. Lobell, D.B. and G.P. Asner. 2003. Climate and management contributions to recent trends in U.S. agricultural yields. Science 299:1032.
  43. Asner, G.P., J.M.O. Scurlock, and J.A. Hicke. 2003. Global synthesis of leaf area index observations: Implications for ecological and remote sensing studies. Global Ecology and Biogeography 12:195-205.
  44. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.E. Law. 2003. Structure-based forest biomass from fusion of radar and hyperspectral observations. Geophysical Research Letters 30:1472-1476.
  45. Lobell, D.B. and G.P. Asner. 2003. Comment on climate and management contributions to recent trends in U.S. agricultural yields. Science 300:1505.
  46. Asner, G.P., C. Borghi, and R. Ojeda. 2003. Desertification in Central Argentina: Regional changes in ecosystem carbon-nitrogen from imaging spectroscopy. Ecological Applications 13:629-648.
  47. Harris, A.T., G.P. Asner, and M.E. Miller. 2003. Changes in vegetation structure following long-term grazing in pinyon-juniper ecosystems: Integrating imaging spectroscopy and field studies. Ecosystems 6:368-383.
  48. Martin, R.E., G.P. Asner, R.J. Ansley, and A.R. Mosier. 2003. Effects of woody vegetation encroachment on soil nitrogen oxide emissions in a temperate savanna. Ecological Applications 13(4):897-910.
  49. Zavaleta, E.S, B.D. Thomas, N.R. Chiariello, G.P. Asner, M.R. Shaw, and C.B. Field. 2003. Plants reverse warming effect on ecosystem water balance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(17):9892-9893.
  50. Asner, G.P. and K.B. Heidebrecht. 2003. Imaging spectroscopy for desertification studies: Comparing AVIRIS and EO-1 Hyperion in Argentina drylands. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41(6):135-155.
  51. Lobell, D.B. and G.P. Asner. 2003. Comparison of Earth Observing-1 ALI and Landsat ETM+ for crop identification and yield prediction in Mexico. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41(6): 128-134.
  52. Harris, A.T. and G.P. Asner. 2003. Grazing gradient detection with airborne imaging spectroscopy on a semi-arid rangeland. Journal of Arid Environments 55:391-404.
  53. Asner, G.P., M.M.C. Bustamante, and A.R. Townsend. 2003. Scale dependence of biophysical structure in deforested lands bordering the Tapajós National Forest, Central Amazon. Remote Sensing of Environment 87:507-520.
  54. Asner, G.P. and A.S. Warner. 2003. Canopy shadow in IKONOS satellite observations of tropical forests and savannas. Remote Sensing of Environment 87:521-533.
  55. Hicke, J.A., G.P. Asner, E.S. Kasishke, N.H.F. French, J.T. Randerson, G.J. Collatz, B.J. Stocks, C.J. Tucker, S.O. Los, C.B. Field. 2003. Postfire response of North American boreal forest net primary productivity analyzed with satellite observations. Global Change Biology 9:1145-1157.
  56. Hurtt, G., X. Xiao, M. Keller, M. Palace, G.P. Asner, et al. 2003. IKONOS imagery for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazônia (LBA). Remote Sensing of Environment 88:111-127.
  57. Asner, G.P., D. Nepstad, G. Cardinot, and D. Ray. 2004. Drought stress and carbon uptake in an Amazon forest measured with spaceborne imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101(16):6039-6044.
  58. Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend, M.M.C. Bustamante, G.B. Nardoto, and L.O. Olander. 2004. Pasture degradation in the Central Amazon: Linking carbon and nutrient dynamics with remote sensing. Global Change Biology 10(5):844-862.
  59. Keller, M., M. Palace, G.P. Asner, R. Pereira Jr., and J.N.M. Silva. 2004. Coarse woody debris in undisturbed and logged forests in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. Global Change Biology 10(5):
  60. 784-795.
  61. Asner, G.P., M. Keller, and J.N.M. Silva. 2004. Spatial and temporal dynamics of forest canopy gaps following selective logging in the eastern Amazon. Global Change Biology 10(5):765-783.
  62. Lobell, D.B., I. Ortiz-Monasterio, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Relative importance of soil and climate variability for nitrogen management in irrigated wheat. Field Crops Research 87(2-3):155-165.
  63. Ustin, S.L., D.A. Roberts, J.A. Gamon, G.P. Asner, and R.O. Green. 2004. Using imaging spectroscopy to study ecosystem processes and properties. BioScience 54(6):523-534.
  64. Treuhaft, R.N., B.E. Law, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Forest attributes from radar interferometric profiling and its fusion with optical data. BioScience 54(6):561-571.
  65. Defries, R., J. Foley, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Trade-offs from land-use change: Using ecological knowledge to balance human needs and ecosystem function. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 2(5):249-257.
  66. Hicke, J.A., D.B. Lobell, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Cropland area and net primary production computed from 30 years of USDA agricultural harvest data. Earth Interactions 8(10):1-20.
  67. Asner, G.P., M. Keller, R. Pereira, J.C. Zweede, and J.N.M. Silva. 2004. Canopy damage and recovery following selective logging in an Amazon forest: Integrating field and satellite studies. Ecological Applications 14(4):280-298.
  68. Hicke, J.A., R.L. Sherriff, T.T. Veblen, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Carbon accumulation in Colorado ponderosa pine stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34:1283-1295.
  69. Asner, G.P., A. Elmore, L. Olander, R.E. Martin, and A.T. Harris. 2004. Grazing systems, ecosystem responses and global change. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 29:261-299.
  70. Hall, S.J., G.P. Asner, and K. Kitayama. 2004. Land use, climate and substrate controls over soil nitrogen dynamics and N-oxide emissions in Borneo. Biogeochemistry 70:27-58.
  71. Galloway, J., et al., G.P. Asner, et al. 2004. Regional and global N cycles: Past, present and future. Biogeochemistry 70:153-226.
  72. Asner, G.P. and K.B. Heidebrecht. 2004. Desertification alters ecosystem-climate interactions. Global Change Biology 10:1-13.
  73. Lobell, D.B. and G.P. Asner. 2004. Cropland distributions from temporal unmixing of MODIS data. Remote Sensing of Environment 93:412-422.
  74. Martin, R.E. and G.P. Asner. 2005. Regional estimate of nitric oxide emissions following woody encroachment: linking imaging spectroscopy and field studies. Ecosystems 8:33-47.
  75. Asner, G.P. and P.M. Vitousek. 2005. Remote analysis of biological invasion and biogeochemical change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(12):4,383-4,386.
  76. Olander, L.O., M.C.C. Bustamante, G.P. Asner, E. Telles, and Z.A. do Prado. 2005. Surface soil changes following selective logging in an Eastern Amazon forest. Earth Interactions 9(4):1-19.
  77. Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, A.N. Cooper, M.C.C. Bustamante, and L.O. Olander. 2005. Ecosystem structure throughout the Brazilian Amazon from Landsat data and spectral unmixing. Earth Interactions 9(7):1-31.
  78. Lobell, D.B., J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio, G.P. Asner, R.L. Naylor, and W.P. Falcon. 2005. Combining field surveys, remote sensing, and regression trees to understand yield variations in an irrigated wheat landscape. Agronomy Journal 97:241-249.
  79. Lobell, D.B., J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio, G.P. Asner, R. Naylor, W. Falcon, and P. Matson. 2005. Analysis of wheat yields and climate trends in Mexico. Field Crops Research 94:250-256.
  80. Asner, G.P., A.J. Elmore, R.F. Hughes, A.S. Warner, and P.M. Vitousek. 2005. Ecosystem structure along bioclimatic gradients in Hawaii from imaging spectroscopy. Remote Sensing of Environment 96:497-508.
  81. Foley, J., R. DeFries, G.P. Asner, et al. 2005. Global consequences of land use. Science 309:570-574.
  82. Porder, S., G.P. Asner, and P.M. Vitousek. 2005. Field-based and remotely sensed nutrient availability across a tropical landscape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102:10,909-10,912.
  83. Asner, G.P., K.M. Carlson, and R.E. Martin. 2005. Substrate and precipitation effects on Hawaiian forest canopies from spaceborne imaging spectroscopy. Remote Sensing of Environment 98:457-467.
  84. Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva. 2005. Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon. Science 310:480-482.
  85. Elmore, A.J., G.P. Asner, and R.F. Hughes. 2005. Satellite monitoring of vegetation phenology and fire fuel conditions in Hawaiian drylands. Earth Interactions 9(21):1-21.
  86. Keller, M., R.K. Varner, J. Dias, H. Silva, P. Crill, R. De Oliveira Jr., and G.P. Asner. 2005. Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, methane, and carbon dioxide in logged and undisturbed forest in the Tapajos National Forest, Brazil. Earth Interactions 9(23):1-28.
  87. Broadbent, E.N., D.J. Zarin, G.P. Asner, M. Pena-Claros, A. Cooper, and R. Littell. 2006. Forest structure and spectral properties after selective logging in Bolivia. Ecological Applications 16:1148-1163.
  88. Asner, G.P., E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, D.E. Knapp, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva. 2006. Condition and fate of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(34):12947-12950.
  89. Bustamante, M.M.C., E. Medina, G.P. Asner, G.B. Nardoto, and D.M. Garcia. 2006. Nitrogen cycling in tropical and temperate savannas. Biogeochemistry 79:209-237.
  90. Elmore, A.J. and G.P. Asner. 2006. Effects of deforestation and grazing intensity on soil carbon stocks of Hawaiian dry tropical forest. Global Change Biology 12:1761-1772.
  91. Defries, R., G.P. Asner, and J. Foley. 2006. A glimpse out the window: Landscapes, livelihoods, and the environment. Environment 48:22-36.
  92. Asner, G.P., R.E. Martin, K.M. Carlson, U. Rascher, and P.M. Vitousek. 2006. Vegetation-climate interactions among native and invasive species in Hawaiian rainforest. Ecosystems 9:1,106-1,117.
  93. Hill, M. G.P. Asner, and A. Held. A biogeophysical approach to remote sensing of vegetation in coupled human-environment systems – Societal benefits and global context. Journal of Spatial Science 53:49-66.
  94. Hughes, R.F., S. Archer, G.P. Asner, C.A. Wessman, and J. Nelson. 2006. Effects of woody encroachment on C and N pools of a Texas savanna. Global Change Biology 12:1733-1747.
  95. Palace, M., M. Keller, G.P. Asner, J.N.M. Silva, and C. Passos. 2007. Necromass in undisturbed and logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Forest Ecology and Management 238:309-318.
  96. Townsend, A.R., C.C. Cleveland, G.P. Asner, and M.C.C. Bustamante. 2007. Controls over foliar N:P ratios in tropical rain forests. Ecology 88:107-118.
  97. Foley, J., G.P. Asner, M.H. Costa, M.T. Coe, R. DeFries, H.K. Gibbs, E.A. Howard, S. Olson, J. Patz, N. Ramankutty, and P. Snyder. 2007. Amazon revealed: forest degradation and the loss of ecosystem goods and services in the Amazon basin. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:25-32.
  98. Martin, R.E., G.P. Asner, and L. Sack. 2007. Genetic variation in leaf pigment, optical and photosynthetic function among diverse phenotypes of Metrosideros polymorpha grown in a common garden. Oecologia 151:387-400.
  99. Carvalho, A.P.F., M.M.C. Bustamante, A.R. Kozovits, and G.P. Asner. 2007. Variações sazonais nas concentrações de pigmentos e nutrientes em folhas de espécies de cerrado com diferentes estratégias fenológicas. Revista Brasileira de Botanico 30(1):19-27.
  100. Keller, M. G.P. Asner, G. Blate, J. McGlocklin, F. Merry, M. Pena-Claros, and J. Zweede. 2007. Timber production in selectively logged tropical forests in South America. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 5:213-216.
  101. Sano, E.E., L.E. Ferreira, G.P. Asner, and E.T. Steinke. 2007. Spatial and temporal probabilities of obtaining cloud-free Landsat images over the Brazilian tropical savanna. International Journal of Remote Sensing 28(12): 2739-2752.
  102. Chambers, J.Q., G.P. Asner, D.C. Morton, L.O. Anderson, S.S. Saatchi, D.B. Espirito-Santo, M. Palace, and C. Souza Jr. 2007. Regional ecosystem structure and function: Ecological insights from remote sensing of tropical forests. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22(8):414-423.
  103. Oliveira, P.J., G.P. Asner, D.E. Knapp, A. Almeyda, R. Galvan-Gildemeister, S. Keene, R.F. Raybin, and R.C. Smith. 2007. Land-use allocation protects the Peruvian Amazon. Science 317:1233-1236.
  104. Hall, S. and G.P. Asner. 2007. Biological invasion alters regional N-oxide emissions from tropical rainforests. Global Change Biology 13:2143-2160.
  105. Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, M.O. Jones, T. Kennedy-Bowdoin, R.E. Martin, J. Boardman, and C.B. Field. 2007. Carnegie Airborne Observatory: In-flight fusion of hyperspectral imaging and waveform light detection and ranging (wLiDAR) for three-dimensional studies of ecosystems. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 1; DOI: 10.1117/1.2794018
  106. Carlson, K.C., G.P. Asner, R.F. Hughes, R. Ostertag, and R.E. Martin. 2007. Hyperspectral remote sensing of canopy biodiversity in Hawaiian lowland rainforests. Ecosystems 10:536-549.
  107. Wheeler, C.W., S. Archer, G.P. Asner, and C. R. McMurtry. 2007. Climate and edaphic controls on soil carbon/nitrogen response to shrub encroachment in desert grassland. Ecological Applications 17:1911-1928.
  108. Ferreira, A.P., M.M.C. Bustamante, A.R. Kozovits, and G.P. Asner. 2007. Variações sazonais nas concentrações de pigmentos e nutrientes em folhas de espécies de cerrado com diferentes Estratégias fenológicas. Revista Brasileira de Botânica 30(1):19-27.
  109. Boelman, N.T., G.P. Asner, P.J. Hart, and R.E. Martin. 2007. Multi-trophic invasion resistance in Hawai'i: bioacoustics, field surveys and airborne remote sensing. Ecological Applications 17:2137-2144.
  110. Huang, M., G.P. Asner, M. Keller, and J.A. Berry. 2007. An ecosystem model for tropical forest disturbance and selective logging. Journal of Geophysical Research 113, doi:10.1029/ 2007JG000438
  111. Palace, M., M. Keller, G.P. Asner, S. Hagen, and B.H. Braswell. 2008. An analysis of two Amazonian forests using an automated crown detection algorithm and IKONOS imagery. Biotropica 40:141-150.
  112. Asner, G.P., R.F. Hughes, P.M. Vitousek, D.E. Knapp, T. Kennedy-Bowdoin, J. Boardman, R.E. Martin, M. Eastwood, and R.O. Green.  2008. Invasive plants alter 3-D structure of rainforests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(11):4519-4523.
  113. Asner, G.P. and R.E. Martin. Airborne spectranomics: Mapping canopy chemical and taxonomic diversity in tropical forests. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. In press.
  114. Asner, G.P., M.O. Jones, R.E. Martin, D.E. Knapp, and R.F. Hughes. 2008. Remote sensing of native and invasive species in Hawaiian forests. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:1912-1926
  115. Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, T. Kennedy-Bowdoin, M.O. Jones, R.E. Martin, J. Boardman, and R.F. Hughes. 2008. Invasive species detection in Hawaiian rainforests using airborne imaging spectroscopy and LiDAR. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:1942-1955.
  116. Browning, D.W., S.R. Archer, G.P. Asner, M.P. McClaran, and C.A. Wessman. Woody plants in grasslands: post-encroachment stand dynamics. Ecological Applications. In press.
  117. Varga, T.A., and G.P. Asner. Hyperspectral and LiDAR remote sensing of fire fuels in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Ecological Applications. In press.
  118. Broadbent, E.N., G.P. Asner, M. Pena-Claros, M. Palace, and M. Soriano. Spatial partitioning of biomass in a subtropical moist forest in lowland Bolivia: linking field and remote sensing measurements. Forest Ecology and Management. In press.
  119. Townsend, A.R., G.P. Asner, and C.C. Cleveland. Biogeochemical diversity of tropical forests. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. In press.
  120. Faret, J.B., C. Francois, G.P. Asner, A.A. Gitelson, R.E. Martin, L.P.R. Bidel, S.L. Ustin, G. le Maire, and S. Jacquemoud. PROSPECT-4 and 5: Advances in the leaf optical properties model separating photosynthetic pigments.  Remote Sensing of Environment. In press.
  121. Davidson, E.A., G.P. Asner, T.A. Stone, C. Neill, and R. de O. Figueiredo. Objective indicators of pasture degradation from spectral mixture analysis of Landsat imagery. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences. In press.
  122. Broadbent, E.N., G.P. Asner, P.J.C. Oliveira, D.E. Knapp, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva. Forest fragmentation from deforestation and selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon. Submitted to Conservation Biology.
  123. Kokaly, R.F., G.P. Asner, S.V. Ollinger, M.E. Martin, and C.A. Wessman. Characterizing canopy biochemistry from imaging spectrometer data for studying ecosystem processes. Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
  124. Martin, R.E., and G.P. Asner. Leaf biochemical and optical properties of Metrosideros polymorpha across environmental gradients in Hawai'i. Submitted to Biotropica.
  125. Koltunov, A., S. Ustin, G.P. Asner, and I. Fung. Selective logging changes forest phenology in the Brazilian Amazon. Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
  126. Huang, C.-Y., G.P. Asner, R.E. Martin, N.C. Barger, and J.C. Neff. Multi-scale analysis of woody vegetation cover and aboveground biomass in pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Colorado Plateau, USA. Submitted to Ecological Applications.
  127. Giambelluca, T.W., R.E. Martin, G.P. Asner, M. Huang, R.G. Mudd, M.A. Nullet, J.K. DeLay, and D. Foote. Evapotranspiration and energy balance of native wet montane cloud forest in Hawaii. Submitted to Agricultural Forest Meteorology.
  128. Asner, G.P., R.E. Martin, A.J. Ford, D.J. Metcalfe, and M.J. Liddell. Leaf chemical and spectral diversity in Australian tropical forests. Submitted to Ecological Applications.
  129. Ustin, S.L., G.P. Asner, J.A. Gamon, A.A. Gitelson, K.F. Huemmrich, S. Jacquemoud, M.E. Schaepman, and P.J. Zarco-Tejada. Retrieval of quantitative and qualitative information about plant pigment systems from high resolution spectroscopy. Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
  130. Jacquemoud, S., W. Verhoef ,F. Baret, C. Bacour, P.J. Zarco-Tejada, G.P. Asner, C. Francois, and S.L. Ustin. PROSPECT+SAIL: 16 years of use for vegetation characterization.  Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
  131. Vitousek, P.M., G.P. Asner, P. Chadwick, and S. Hotchkiss. Top-down analysis of landscape-level variation in forest structure and biogeochemistry along a substrate age gradient in Hawaii. Submitted to Ecology.
  132. Asner, G.P., R.F. Hughes, T.A. Varga, D.E. Knapp, and T. Kennedy-Bowdoin. Environmental and biotic controls over aboveground biomass throughout a Hawaiian rain forest. Submitted to Ecosystems.

Edited Books

  1. Defries, R., G.P. Asner, and R.A. Houghton. 2004. Ecosystems and Land Use Change. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. 344 pp.

Peer-reviewed Book Chapters

  1. Wessman, C.A. and G.P. Asner. 1998. Ecosystems and the problems of large-scale measurements.  Successes, Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Ecology. P. Groffman and M. Pace (eds.) Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. Asner, G.P., J.A. Hicke, and D.B. Lobell. 2003. Per-pixel analysis of forest structure: Vegetation indices, spectral mixture analysis and canopy reflectance modeling. Methods and Applications for Remote Sensing of Forests: Concepts and Case Studies. M. Wulder and S.E. Franklin (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York.
  3. Asner, G.P. 2004. Biophysical remote sensing signatures of arid and semi-arid regions. Remote Sensing for Natural Resources, Management and Environmental Monitoring. S. Ustin (ed.) John Wiley & Sons, New York.
  4. Ustin, S.L., S. Jacquemoud, P.J. Zarco-Tejada, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Remote sensing of environmental processes: State of the science and new directions. Remote Sensing for Natural Resources, Management and Environmental Monitoring. S. Ustin (ed.) John Wiley & Sons, New York.
  5. Keller, M., G.P. Asner, J.N.M. Silva, and M. Palace. 2004. Sustainability of selective logging of upland forests in the Brazilian Amazon: Carbon budgets and remote sensing as tools for evaluation of logging effects. Working Forests in the Tropics: Conservation through Sustainable Management? D. Zarin, J. Alavalapati, F.E. Putz, M. Schmink (eds.) Columbia University Press, New York.
  6. Houghton, R.A., F. Joos, G.P. Asner. 2004. The effects of land use and management on the global carbon cycle. Land Change Science: Observing, Monitoring and Understanding Trajectories of Change on the Earth's Surface. G. Gutman, A.C. Janetos, C.O. Justice et al. (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, London.
  7. Wessman, C.A., S. Archer, L.C. Johnson, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Woodland expansion in the US grasslands: Assessing land-cover change and biogeochemical impacts. Land Change Science: Observing, Monitoring and Understanding Trajectories of Change on the Earth's Surface. G. Gutman, A.C. Janetos, C.O. Justice et al. (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, London.
  8. Asner, G.P. and R.E. Martin. 2004. Biogeochemistry of desertification and woody encroachment in grazing systems. Ecosystems and Land Use Change. R. Defries, G.P. Asner, R.A. Houghton (eds.) American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.
  9. DeFries, R., G.P. Asner, and R.A. Houghton. 2004. Trade-offs in land use decisions: Towards a framework for assessing multiple ecosystem responses to land-use change. Ecosystems and Land Use Change. R. Defries, G.P. Asner, R.A. Houghton (eds.) American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.
  10. Asner, G.P., R. DeFries, and R.A. Houghton. 2004. Typological responses of ecosystems to land use change. Ecosystems and Land Use Change. R. Defries, G.P. Asner, R.A. Houghton (eds.) American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.
  11. Boyer E.W., R.W. Howarth, J.N. Galloway, F.J. Dentener, C. Cleveland, G.P. Asner, P. Green, and C. Vörösmarty. 2004. Current nitrogen inputs to world regions. Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle: Assessing the Impact of Fertilizer Use on Food Production and the Environment. A.R. Mosier, K. Syers, and J.R. Freney (eds.) Island Press. Washington, DC.
  12. DeFries, R., G.P. Asner, F. Achard, C. Justice, N. Laporte, K. Price, C. Small, and J. Townshend. 2005. Monitoring tropical deforestation for emerging carbon markets. Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change. P. Moutinho and S. Schwartzman (eds.) Amazon Institute for Environmental Research, Belém, Brazil.
  13. Bustamante, M.M.C., E. Medina, G.P. Asner, G.B. Nardoto, and D.C. Garcia-Montiel. 2006. Nitrogen cycling in tropical and temperate savannas. Nitrogen Cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls. L.A. Martinelli and R.W. Howarth (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, London.
  14. Asner, G.P., B. Haxo, and D.E. Knapp. 2007. Computing for analysis and modeling of hyperspectral imagery. Chapter 6 in A. Plaza and C.I. Chang (eds.) High Performance Computing for Remote Sensing.  Chapman and Hall Press, New York. ISBN: 1584886625
  15. Asner, G.P. 2008. Hyperspectral remote sensing of canopy chemistry, physiology and diversity in tropical rainforests. Chapter 12 in Hyperspectral remote sensing of tropical and subtropical forests. M. Kalacska and G.A. Sanchez-Azofeifa (eds.) Taylor and Francis Group.
  16. Asner, G., and S. Archer. 2008. Livestock and the global carbon cycle.  In: H. Mooney, H. Steinfeld, F. Schneider, and L. E. Neville, editors. Livestock in a Changing Landscape: Drivers, Consequences and Responses. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
  17. Asner, G.P. and S.W. Ollinger. Remote sensing for terrestrial biogeochemical modeling. Handbook of Remote Sensing. G. Foody, T. Warner (eds.). In press.
  18. Asner, G.P., M. Keller, M. Lentini, F. Merry, and C. Souza Jr. Selective logging and its relation to deforestation. In: M. Keller, J. Gash and P. Silva Dias, editors. Amazonia and Global Change. American Geophysical Union. In press.

Published Proceedings

  1. Asner, G.P., J.L. Privette, C.A. Wessman, and C.A. Bateson. 1996. Extracting sub-pixel endmember bidirectional reflectance for canopy model inversions using NOAA AVHRR satellite imagery. Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 3: 1663-1665.
  2. Bateson, C.A., G.P. Asner, and C.A. Wessman. 1998. Incorporating endmember variability in spectral mixture analysis through endmember bundles. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop 1:43-52.
  3. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman, and C.A. Bateson.  1998. Sources of variability in plant canopy hyperspectral reflectance data in a savanna ecosystem. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop 1:23-32.
  4. Wessman, C.A., E.M. Nel, C.A. Bateson, and G.P. Asner. 1998. A method to access absolute fIPAR of vegetation in spatially complex ecosystems. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop 1:409-418.
  5. Villeneuve, P.V., S.A. Gerstl, and G.P. Asner. 1998. Estimating nonlinear mixing effects for arid vegetation scenes with MISR channels and observation directions. Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 3:31-35.
  6. Asner, G.P., R. Conant, and D.S. Schimel. 1998. Global biogeochemical cycles and process-based ecosystem models. Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere, National Center for Atmospheric Research Technical Notes, pp. 135-144.
  7. Privette, J.L. and G.P. Asner. 1999. The Prototype Validation Exercise (PROVE) for EOS land and atmosphere products. Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1:586-588.
  8. Asner, G.P., C.A. Bateson, A.R. Townsend, and C.A. Wessman. 1999. Resolving vegetation condition and biogeochemical processes using hyperspectral BRDF inverse modeling. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop, 37-46.
  9. Treuhaft, R.N., B.E. Law, and G.P. Asner. 1999. The vertical structure of vegetated surfaces from interferometric and polarimetric radar data. Remote Sensing and the Kyoto Protocol: A Review of Available and Future Technology for Monitoring Treaty Compliance, Ann Arbor, MI.
  10. Treuhaft, R.N., B.E. Law, G.P. Asner, and P.R. Siqueira. 1999. Estimating forest vertical structure from multialtitude, fixed-baseline radar interferometric and polarimetric data. IGARSS99 , Hamburg, Germany.
  11. Asner, G.P. 2000. A hyperspectral photon transport system for simulating imaging spectrometer observations of terrestrial ecosystems. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop.
  12. Asner, G.P., R.N. Treuhaft, and B.E. Law. 2000. Vegetation structure from quantitative fusion of hyperspectral optical and radar interferometric remote sensing. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop.
  13. Asner, G.P. and D.B. Lobell. 2000. AutoSWIR: A general spectral unmixing algorithm based on 2000-2400 nm endmember datasets and Monte Carlo analysis. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop.
  14. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.E. Law 2000. Structural approaches to biomass monitoring with multibaseline, multifrequency, polarimetric interferometry, EUSAR2000, Munich.
  15. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.E. Law 2000. Forest vegetation profiling withAIRSAR polarimetric radar interferometry, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Cambridge.
  16. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.E. Law 2000. Vegetation structure from the quantitative fusion of radar interferometric and hyperspectral optical remote sensing, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Cambridge.
  17. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.E. Law 2000. Vegetation profile estimates from multialtitude, multifrequency radar interferometric and polarimetric data, Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu.
  18. Asner, G.P. and P.M. Vitousek. 2001. Canopy structure and chemistry of Hawaiian tropical forests using imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  19. Asner, G.P. and K.B. Heidebrecht. 2001. Green canopy cover and dry carbon content in arid regions using imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  20. Ustin S.L., P.J. Zarco-Tejada, and G.P. Asner. 2001. The role of hyperspectral data in understanding the global carbon cycle. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  21. Ustin, S.L., D.A Roberts, G.P. Asner and R.O. Green. 2001. An ESSP mission for AVIRIS-class measurements and science from space. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  22. Huete, A., X. Gao, G.P. Asner, H.J. Kim, and T. Miura. 2001. Characterization of vegetation conditions at the Nacunan and Chancani Reserves in Argentina with ground-, air- and EO-1 Hyperion data.  Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.
  23. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, B.E. Law, and P.R. Siqueira. 2001. Vegetation structure and biomass from PALSAR, AVNIR-2, and PRISM. ALOS Workshop, Tokyo.
  24. Lobell, D.B., G.P. Asner, and J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio. 2001. Regional wheat yield prediction using Landsat 7 satellite imagery. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry, Denver, CO.
  25. Asner, G.P., K.B. Heidebrecht, R. Ojeda, and C. Borghi. 2002. Desertification analysis in Central Argentina using imaging spectroscopy: I. Linking AVIRIS and carbon cycle studies. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  26. Asner, G.P., K.B. Heidebrecht, R. Ojeda, and C. Borghi. 2002. Desertification analysis in Central Argentina using imaging spectroscopy: II. Comparing AVIRIS and EO-1 Hyperion. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  27. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.V. Law. 2002. Forest biomass based on leaf area densities from multialtitude AIRSAR and AVIRIS spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Annual Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  28. Treuhaft, R.N., G.P. Asner, and B.V. Law. 2002. Biomass from forest density profiles from multialtitude radar interferometry and imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of PIERS2002. Cambridge, MA.
  29. Martin, R.E., and G.P. Asner. 2003. Ecosystem impacts of woody encroachment in Texas: A spatial analysis using AVIRIS. Proceedings of the 12th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  30. Lobell, D.B., and G.P. Asner. 2003. Hyperion studies of crop stress in Mexico. Proceedings of the 12th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  31. Asner, G.P. and D. Nepstad. 2003. EO-1 Hyperion measures of canopy drought stress in Amazônia. Proceedings of the 12th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  32. Asner, G.P., D. Knapp, E. Broadbent, P. Oliveira, M. Bustamante, M. Keller, J.N. Silva, and D. Williams. 2004. Remote sensing of forest disturbance and selective logging throughout the Brazilian Amazon. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
  33. Lobell, D.B and G.P. Asner. 2004. Testing hyperspectral indices for crop identification and stress detection. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
  34. Defries, R., D. Ojima, J. Foley, G. Asner, and R. Houghton. 2004. A framework for assessing ecosystem responses to land use change. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
  35. Keller, M., R.K. Varner, J.D. Dias, H. Silva, P.M. Crill, R.C. de Oliveira, and G.P. Asner. 2004. Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, methane and carbon dioxide in logged and undisturbed forest in the Tapajos National Forest, Brazil. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
  36. Asner, G.P. 2005. Airborne imaging spectroscopy across diverse ecosystems: The Carnegie program in Hawaii. Proceedings of the 14th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  37. Asner, G.P. and P.M. Vitousek 2005. Remote analysis of biological invasion and biogeochemical change. Proceedings of the 14th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  38. Asner, G.P., S. Ungar, R. Green, and R. Knox. 2005. FLORA: Leaping from AVIRIS to high-fidelity spaceborne imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of the 14th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  39. Carlson, K.M. and G.P. Asner. 2005. Spaceborne imaging spectroscopy of tropical forest properties in Hawaii. Proceedings of the 14th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  40. Martin, R.E. and G.P. Asner. 2005. New insight to carbon and nutrient cycles from airborne imaging spectroscopy. Proceedings of the 14th Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. Pasadena, CA.
  41. Jacquemoud S., Verhoef W., Baret F., Zarco-Tejada P.J., Asner G.P., François C., Ustin S.L. 2006.  PROSPECT+SAIL: 15 years of use for land surface characterization, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, Denver (CO), 31 July – 04 August 2006, pages 1992-1995. (DOI 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.516)
  42. Feret, J.-B., G.P. Asner, C. Francois, R. Martin, S.L. Ustin, and S. Jacquemoud. 2007. An advanced leaf optical properties model including photosynthetic pigments. 10th Intl. Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing. Davos, Switzerland.
  43. Poff, B., D.G. Neary, and G.P. Asner. 2008. Using LiDAR to establish a stream gauging network in a tropical experimental forest: What works and what doesn't. In David Maidment (Editor) GIS and Water Resources V. AWRA 2008 Spring Speciality Conference Proceedings, American WaterResources Association, Middleburg, Virgina.

Published Book Reviews

  1. Asner, G.P. 2000. Plato's Plant: On the Mathematical Structure of Plants and Canopies, by Feike Schieving, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. The Quarterly Review of Biology.
  2. Asner, G.P. 2002. The Cutting Edge: Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forests, by R.A. Fimbel et al., Columbia Press, New York. The Quarterly Review of Biology.

Published Technical Reports

  1. Walthall, C. and G.P. Asner. What benefit is gained from using off-nadir (single or multiple angles) versus nadir-only viewing?  Pages 43-48 in Privette, J.L., D.W. Deering, and D.E. Wickland (editors), Workshop on Multi-angular Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications. NASA Technical Memorandum 113202, October 1997.
  2. Scurlock, J.M.O., G.P. Asner, and S.T. Gower. 2001. Worldwide Historical Estimates and Bibliography of Leaf Area Index, 1932-2000. ORNL Technical Memorandum 2001/268.