Publications

Here are some of the publications in which IGIS has played an important role. Where possible, we have provided a link to the paper. 

  • Starrs, G, I, K J Siegel, S Larson, and V Butsic. 2024. Quantifying large-scale impacts of cattle grazing on annual burn probability in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California. Ecology and Society
  • Taylor, A, A Sigona, and M Kelly. 2024. Centering Amah Mutsun voices in the analysis of a culturally important, fire-managed coastal grassland. Ecological Applications 2024: e3014
  • Taylor, A, I Dronova, A Sigona, M Kelly. 2024. Using Sentinel-2 imagery to measure spatiotemporal changes and recovery across three adjacent grasslands with different fire. Remote Sensing 16, 2232
  • Taylor, A, A Sigona, and M Kelly. 2023. Modeling spatial distributions of Amah Mutsun priority cultural plants to support Indigenous cultural revitalization. Ecosphere 14(1): January, e4374
  • Jacygrad, M Kelly, S Hogan, J E Preece, D Golino, and R Michelmore. 2022. Comparison between field measured and UAV-derived Pistachio tree crown characteristics throughout a growing season. Drones 6(11): 343
  • Kislik, C, I Dronova, T Grantham, and M Kelly. 2022. Mapping Algal Bloom Dynamics in Small Reservoirs of Northern California using Sentinel-2 Imagery in Google Earth Engine. Ecological Indicators 140: 109041
  • Hahn, M, S Feirer, R Eisen, R Lane, A Mognahan, and M Kelly. 2021. Modeling future climate suitability for the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in California with a focus on land access and ownership. Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases 12(5): 101789
  • Dronova, I, C Kislik, Z Dinh, and M Kelly. 2021. A review of unoccupied aerial vehicles for wetland applications: Emerging opportunities in approach, technology, and data. Drones 5(2): 45
  • Kislik, C, L Genzoli, A Lyons and M Kelly. 2020. Application of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery to detect and quantify submerged filamentous algae and rooted macrophytes in a non-wadeable river. Drones; 12(20): 3332 (She Maps special issue)
  • Jahanzad, E, B. Holtz, C. Zuber, D. Doll, K. Brewer, S. Hogan, A. Gaudin. 2020. Orchard recycling improves climate change adaptation and mitigation potential of almond production systems. Plos One. 
  • Spiegal, Sheri, Richard E. Estell, Andres F. Cibils, Darren K. James, H. Raul Peinetti, Dawn M. Browning, Kirsten B. Romig, Alfredo L. Gonzalez, Andrew J. Lyons, and Brandon T. Bestelmeyer. 2019. Seasonal Divergence of Landscape Use by Heritage and Conventional Cattle on Desert Rangeland. Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Deitch M.J. and S.T. Feirer. 2019. Cumulative impacts of residential rainwater harvesting on stormwater discharge through a peri-urban drainage network. Journal of Environmental Management 2019 Aug 1, 243: 127-136
  • Easterday, K, C Kislik, T E Dawson, S Hogan, and M Kelly. 2019. Remotely sensed water limitation in vegetation: insights from an experiment with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Remote Sensing 11(16): 1853
  • Frankie, G. W., J. C. Pawelek, S. S. Leon Guerrero, R. W. Thorp, M. A. Rizzardi, M. H. Chase, C. C. Jadallah, A. Smith-Pardo, A. Lyons, I. C. Feng, and S. L. Witt. 2019. Survey of Native and Honey Bees from Agricultural Brentwood and their Constructed Bee Gardens in Northern California, 2010-2018. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 91(4), 2018, pp. 310-331
  • Cooper O., Keeley A., and A. Merenlender. 2019. A. Curriculum gaps for adult climate literacy. Conservation Science and Practice. 8 Aug 2019. 1(10)
  • Eisen, RJ, S Feirer, A Monaghan, K Padgett, MB Hahn, and R Lane and M Kelly. 2018. A climate suitability model of the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) in California forests, grasslands, scrub-shrublands and riparian areas. Journal of Medical Entomology 55 (5): 1133–1142
  • Easterday K, McIntyre P, and M. Kelly. 2018. Land ownership and 20th century changes to forest structure in California. Forest Ecology and Management. 2018 Aug 15; 422:137-46
  • Easterday, K., Paulson, T., DasMohapatra, P., Alagona, P., Feirer, S. and M. Kelly. 2018. From the field to the cloud: A review of three approaches to sharing historical data from field stations using principles from data science. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 6, p.88
  • Csillik, O, J Cherbini, R Johnson, A Lyons, and M Kelly. 2018. Identification of citrus trees from UAV imagery using Convolutional Neural Networks. Drones 2(4), 39
  • Kelly, M, KJ Easterday, M Koo, JH Thorne, S Mukythar and B Galey. 2017. Geospatial informatics key to recovering and sharing historical ecological data for modern use. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 83(11): 779–786
  • Kelly, M. 2017. Drones in California research and extension. California Agriculture 71(1): 4
  • Hogan, SD, M Kelly, B Stark, and Y Chen. 2017. Unmanned aerial systems for agriculture and natural resources. California Agriculture 71(1): 5-14
  • Deitch, M., Sapundjieff, M., and S. Feirer. 2017. Characterizing precipitation variability and trends in the world's Mediterranean-climate areas. Watermark 9(12), 259
  • Macaulay L, and V. Butsic. 2017. Ownership characteristics and crop selection in California cropland. California Agriculture 71(4):221-230
  • Deitch, M. J., M. van Docto, and S. T. Feirer. 2016. A spatially explicit framework for assessing the effects of weather and water rights on streamflow. Applied Geography 67:14–26