The following are peer-reviewed scientific journal publications relating to the DSL project. These publications make reference to many of the technical documents and data products.

Urban Growth (SPRAWL)

McGarigal, K, E.B. Plunket, L.L. Willey, B.W. Compton, W.V. DeLuca, J. Grand. 2018. Modeling non-stationary urban growth: the SPRAWL model and the ecological impacts of development. Landscape and Urban Planning 177:178-190.
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Ecological Integrity

McGarigal, K., B.W. Compton, E.B. Plunkett, W.V. DeLuca, J. Grand, E. Ene, S.D. Jackson. 2018. A landscape index of ecological integrity to inform landscape conservation. Landscape Ecology 33:1029-1048.
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Resistant Kernels

Compton, B.W., McGarigal, K., Cushman, S.A. and Gamble, L.R. 2007. A Resistant-Kernel Model of Connectivity for Amphibians that Breed in Vernal Pools. Conservation Biology 21:788-799.
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Species Landscape Capability

Loman, Z.G., Blomberg, E.J., Deluca, W.V., Harrison, D.J., Loftin, C.S., & Wood, P.B. 2017. Landscape capability predicts upland game bird abundance and occurrence. The Journal of Wildlife Management 81:1110-1116.
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Loman, Z.G., Deluca,W.V., Loman, Harrison, D.J., Loftin, C.S., Rolek, B.W. & Wood, P.B. 2018. Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance. Landscape Ecology 33:77-91.
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Loman, Z.G., Deluca, W.V., Harrison, D.J., Loftin C.S., and Schwenk W.S. 2021. How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species? Landscape Ecology 36:2863–2877.
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