Benjamin Sleeter
My research activities focus on characterizing changes in land use and disturbance – past, present and future - and how they impact ecosystem carbon dynamics.
I lead two large projects which have shared goals of further developing USGS capabilities in land change science and ecosystem carbon cycling. I lead the development of the LUCAS modeling framework (Land Use and Carbon Scenario Simulator).
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A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes
Changes in land use, land cover, disturbance regimes, and land management have considerable influence on carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes within ecosystems. Through targeted land-use and land-management activities, ecosystems can be managed to enhance carbon sequestration and mitigate fluxes of other GHGs. National-scale, comprehensive analyses of carbon sequestration potential by...
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Terry Sohl, Benjamin Sleeter, Zhi-Liang Zhu, Kristi Sayler, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan Reker, Todd Hawbaker, Anne Wein, Shu-Guang Liu, Ronald Kanengieter, William Acevedo
Future scenarios of land-use and land-cover change in the United States--the Marine West Coast Forests Ecoregion Future scenarios of land-use and land-cover change in the United States--the Marine West Coast Forests Ecoregion
Detecting, quantifying, and projecting historical and future changes in land use and land cover (LULC) has emerged as a core research area for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Changes in LULC are important drivers of changes to biogeochemical cycles, the exchange of energy between the Earth’s surface and atmosphere, biodiversity, water quality, and climate change. To quantify the rates...
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Tamara Wilson, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Glenn Griffith, William Acevedo, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan Reker, Christy Ryan, Kristi Sayler, Rachel Sleeter, Christopher Soulard
Estimation of late twentieth century land-cover change in California Estimation of late twentieth century land-cover change in California
We present the first comprehensive multi-temporal analysis of land-cover change for California across its major ecological regions and primary land-cover types. Recently completed satellite-based estimates of land-cover and land-use change information for large portions of the United States allow for consistent measurement and comparison across heterogeneous landscapes. Landsat data were...
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Benjamin Sleeter, Tamara Wilson, Christopher Soulard, Jinxun Liu
Estimating California ecosystem carbon change using process model and land cover disturbance data: 1951-2000 Estimating California ecosystem carbon change using process model and land cover disturbance data: 1951-2000
Land use change, natural disturbance, and climate change directly alter ecosystem productivity and carbon stock level. The estimation of ecosystem carbon dynamics depends on the quality of land cover change data and the effectiveness of the ecosystem models that represent the vegetation growth processes and disturbance effects. We used the Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS) and a set...
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Jinxun Liu, James E. Vogelmann, Zhiliang Zhu, Carl Key, Benjamin Sleeter, D.T. Price, Jing Chen, Mark Cochrane, Jeffery Eidenshink, Stephen Howard, Norman Bliss, Hong Jiang
Addressing foundational elements of regional land-use change forecasting Addressing foundational elements of regional land-use change forecasting
Regional land-use models must address several foundational elements, including understanding geographic setting, establishing regional land-use histories, modeling process and representing drivers of change, representing local land-use patterns, managing issues of scale and complexity, and development of scenarios. Key difficulties include managing an array of biophysical and...
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Terry Sohl, Thomas Loveland, Benjamin Sleeter, Kristi Sayler, Christopher Barnes
Land-cover trends in the Mojave basin and range ecoregion Land-cover trends in the Mojave basin and range ecoregion
The U.S. Geological Survey's Land-Cover Trends Project aims to estimate the rates of contemporary land-cover change within the conterminous United States between 1972 and 2000. A random sampling approach was used to select a representative sample of 10-km by 10-km sample blocks and to estimate change within +/- 1 percent at an 85-percent confidence interval. Landsat Multispectral Scanner...
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Benjamin Sleeter, Christian Raumann
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A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes
Changes in land use, land cover, disturbance regimes, and land management have considerable influence on carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes within ecosystems. Through targeted land-use and land-management activities, ecosystems can be managed to enhance carbon sequestration and mitigate fluxes of other GHGs. National-scale, comprehensive analyses of carbon sequestration potential by...
Authors
Terry Sohl, Benjamin Sleeter, Zhi-Liang Zhu, Kristi Sayler, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan Reker, Todd Hawbaker, Anne Wein, Shu-Guang Liu, Ronald Kanengieter, William Acevedo
Future scenarios of land-use and land-cover change in the United States--the Marine West Coast Forests Ecoregion Future scenarios of land-use and land-cover change in the United States--the Marine West Coast Forests Ecoregion
Detecting, quantifying, and projecting historical and future changes in land use and land cover (LULC) has emerged as a core research area for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Changes in LULC are important drivers of changes to biogeochemical cycles, the exchange of energy between the Earth’s surface and atmosphere, biodiversity, water quality, and climate change. To quantify the rates...
Authors
Tamara Wilson, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Glenn Griffith, William Acevedo, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan Reker, Christy Ryan, Kristi Sayler, Rachel Sleeter, Christopher Soulard
Estimation of late twentieth century land-cover change in California Estimation of late twentieth century land-cover change in California
We present the first comprehensive multi-temporal analysis of land-cover change for California across its major ecological regions and primary land-cover types. Recently completed satellite-based estimates of land-cover and land-use change information for large portions of the United States allow for consistent measurement and comparison across heterogeneous landscapes. Landsat data were...
Authors
Benjamin Sleeter, Tamara Wilson, Christopher Soulard, Jinxun Liu
Estimating California ecosystem carbon change using process model and land cover disturbance data: 1951-2000 Estimating California ecosystem carbon change using process model and land cover disturbance data: 1951-2000
Land use change, natural disturbance, and climate change directly alter ecosystem productivity and carbon stock level. The estimation of ecosystem carbon dynamics depends on the quality of land cover change data and the effectiveness of the ecosystem models that represent the vegetation growth processes and disturbance effects. We used the Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS) and a set...
Authors
Jinxun Liu, James E. Vogelmann, Zhiliang Zhu, Carl Key, Benjamin Sleeter, D.T. Price, Jing Chen, Mark Cochrane, Jeffery Eidenshink, Stephen Howard, Norman Bliss, Hong Jiang
Addressing foundational elements of regional land-use change forecasting Addressing foundational elements of regional land-use change forecasting
Regional land-use models must address several foundational elements, including understanding geographic setting, establishing regional land-use histories, modeling process and representing drivers of change, representing local land-use patterns, managing issues of scale and complexity, and development of scenarios. Key difficulties include managing an array of biophysical and...
Authors
Terry Sohl, Thomas Loveland, Benjamin Sleeter, Kristi Sayler, Christopher Barnes
Land-cover trends in the Mojave basin and range ecoregion Land-cover trends in the Mojave basin and range ecoregion
The U.S. Geological Survey's Land-Cover Trends Project aims to estimate the rates of contemporary land-cover change within the conterminous United States between 1972 and 2000. A random sampling approach was used to select a representative sample of 10-km by 10-km sample blocks and to estimate change within +/- 1 percent at an 85-percent confidence interval. Landsat Multispectral Scanner...
Authors
Benjamin Sleeter, Christian Raumann