THE SPICE LAB
Selected Publications

  1. Fazey, I., J. A. Fazey, J. Fischer, K. Sherren, J. Warren, R.F. Noss, and S.R. Dovers. 2007. Adaptive capacity and learning to learn as leverage for social-ecological resilience. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:375-380.
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  2. Noss, R.F. 2007. Values are a good thing in conservation biology. Conservation Biology 21:18-20.
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  3. Smith, D.J., R.F. Noss, and M.B. Main. 2006. East Collier County wildlife movement study: SR 29, CR 846, and CR 858 wildlife crossing project. University of Central Florida and University of Florida IFAS. Southwest Florida REC Research Report, SWFREC-IMM-2007-01. 141 pp.
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  4. Appendices for Smith et al. 2006.
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  5. Noss, R.F., J.F. Franklin, W.L. Baker, T. Schoennagel, and P.B. Moyle. 2006. Managing fire-prone forests in the western United States. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4:481-487.
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  6. Noss, R.F., and D.B. Lindenmayer. 2006. Introduction: The ecological effects of salvage logging after natural disturbance. Conservation Biology 20:946-948.
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  7. Meine, C., M. Soulé, and R.F. Noss. 2006. “A mission-driven discipline”: the growth of conservation biology. Conservation Biology 20:631-651.
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  8. Fleishman, E., R.F. Noss, and B.R. Noon. 2006. The utility and limitations of species richness metrics in conservation. Ecological Indicators 6:543-553.
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  9. Noss, R.F., P. Beier, W.W. Covington, R.E. Grumbine, D.B. Lindenmayer, J.W. Prather, F. Schmiegelow, T.D. Sisk, and D.J. Vosick. 2006. Integrating restoration ecology and conservation biology: a case study from ponderosa pine forests of the southwestern USA. Restoration Ecology 14:4-10.
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  10. Meretsky, V.J., D. Ashe, R.L. Fischman, J.R. Karr, J.M. Scott, R.F. Noss, and R. Schroeder. 2006. Biological diversity, integrity, and environmental health: conservation under the National Wildlife Improvement Act of 1997. BioScience 56:135-143.
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  11. Carroll, C., L. Craighead, R.F. Noss, and J. Vucetich. 2006. Comments of the North American Section of the Society for Conservation Biology on Proposed Rule to Delist the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Population (70 Fed. Reg. 69854-69884). Society for Conservation Biology, Washington, D.C.
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  12. Svancara, L.K., R. Brannon, J.M. Scott, C.R. Groves, R.F. Noss, and R.L. Pressey. 2005. Policy-driven vs. evidence-based conservation: a review of political targets and biological needs. BioScience 55:989-995.
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  13. Czech, B., D. L. Trauger, J. Farley, R. Costanza, H. E. Daly, C. A. S. Hall, R. F. Noss, L. Krall, and P. R. Krausman. 2005. Establishing indicators for biodiversity. Science 308:791-792.
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  14. Smith, D.J., R.F. Noss and T.S. Hoctor. 2005. US 331 wildlife impact study, Final Report. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 149 pp.
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  15. Noss, R.F. 2004. Information needs for large-scale conservation planning. Natural Areas Journal 24:223-231.
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  16. Carroll, C., R.F. Noss, P.C. Paquet, and N.H. Schumaker. 2004. Extinction debt of protected areas in developing landscapes. Conservation Biology 18:1110-1120.
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  17. Lindenmayer, D.B., D.R. Foster, J.F. Franklin, M.L. Hunter, R.F. Noss, F.A. Schmiegelow, and D. Perry. 2004. Saving forests or saving fiber? Salvage harvesting policies after natural disturbance impairs ecosystem and species recovery. Science 303:1303.
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  18. Noss, R.F. 2003. A checklist for wildlands network designs. Conservation Biology 17:1270-1275.
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  19. Carroll, C., R.F. Noss, P.C. Paquet, and N.H. Schumaker. 2003. Integrating population viability analysis and reserve selection algorithms into regional conservation plans. Ecological Applications 13:1773-1789.
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  20. Noss, R.F., C. Carroll, K. Vance-Borland, and G. Wuerthner. 2002. A multicriteria assessment of the irreplaceability and vulnerability of sites in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Conservation Biology 16:895-908.
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  21. Noss, R.F. 2001. Beyond Kyoto: Forest management in a time of rapid climate change. Conservation Biology 15:578-590.
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  22. Noss, R.F. 1999. Is there a special conservation biology? Ecography 22:113-122.
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  23. Noss, R.F. 1999. Assessing and monitoring forest biodiversity: a suggested framework and indicators. Forest Ecology and Management 115:135-146.
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  24. Noss, R.F. 1997. The failure of universities to produce conservation biologists. Conservation Biology 11: 1267-1269.
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  25. Noss, R.F. 1996. Ecosystems as conservation targets. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 11:351.
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  26. Noss, R.F. 1996. The naturalists are dying off. Conservation Biology 10:1-3.
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  27. Noss, R.F., H.B. Quigley, M.G. Hornocker, T. Merrill, and P. Paquet. 1996. Conservation biology and carnivore conservation. Conservation Biology 10:949-963.
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  28. Noss, R.F., E.T. LaRoe, and J.M. Scott. 1995. Endangered Ecosystems of the United States: A Preliminary Assessment of Loss and Degradation. Biological Report 28. USDI National Biological Service, Washington, DC.
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  29. Noss, R.F. 1990. Indicators for monitoring biodiversity: A hierarchical approach. Conservation Biology 4:355-364.
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  30. Noss, R.F., and L.D. Harris. 1986. Nodes, networks, and MUM's: preserving diversity at all scales. Environmental Management 10:299-309.
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