Kristin Byrd, Ph.D.
Landscape Ecology, Remote Sensing, and Decision Support for Natural Resources Management
Current Position
I am an applied landscape ecologist with expertise in vegetation ecology, remote sensing, integrated landscape modeling and stakeholder engagement. I lead interdisciplinary teams in landscape-scale studies that help guide conservation planning, climate adaptation, and nature-based solutions within wetlands and working lands. My project sites span U.S. coastal wetlands, the State of California, and Puget Sound, Washington. I prioritize the use of open data and open-source software to make information readily available. All projects feature extensive outreach to land managers and landowners to support natural resources decision making.
Current Projects
Lead Author, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment. 2025 - 2027.
Team Member, Philippines Counter Wildlife Trafficking & Protected Area Management Project, U.S. Dept. of Interior International Technical Assistance Program short-term assignment. 2023 – 2025.
PI: “Climate-related impacts and restoration opportunities for culturally significant Klamath River willow riparian species.” USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. 2024 – 2027.
Co-PI: "Triage and Decision Support Tool for Evaluating Vulnerability of Indigenous Shell Middens and Loss of Marsh Habitat Diversity to Sea Level Rise. USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. 2024 – 2026. PI: Kathryn Smith, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Senior Personnel: “Shifting Culture and Mitigating Inequities in Landscape Ecology Through a Collaborative Network of Professional Societies.” NSF Leading Culture Change Through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS). 2024 – 2025. PI: Kusum Naithani, University of Arkansas.
PI: “Remote Sensing of Mercury Speciation in South San Francisco Bay: Applications of Emerging Technologies to Track Management and Climate Impacts." USGS Bay-Delta Priority Ecosystem Studies Program. 2022 – 2026.
Co-PI: “Coastal wetland vulnerability to climate change and sea-level rise: understanding ecological thresholds and ecosystem transformations.” USGS Large Landscapes Priority Ecosystem Studies Program. 2023 – 2025. PI: Michael Osland, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Co-PI: SHIFT (NASA Surface Biology and Geology High Density Time Series) Field Campaign. NASA SBG. 2022 - 2023. Lead: Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Co-PI: "Coastal Elevation Models and Land Surface Variables for Use in Forecasting Hurricane Impacts." Hurricane Coastal Impacts, Task 1, National Oceanographic Partnership Program. 2021 – 2024. PI: Dean Gesch, USGS EROS.
PI: "Remote Sensing and Forecasting Wetland and Watershed Ecosystem Services." USGS National Land Imaging Program. Ongoing.
Professional Experience
Research Physical Scientist, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, 2016 - present
Physical Scientist, USGS Western Geographic Science Center, 2009 - 2016
GIS Coordinator, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, 2007 - 2008
Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, U.C. Berkeley, 2006
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Science, Policy, and ManagementM.A., San Francisco State University
Ecology and SystematicsB.S., Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environmental Science
Affiliations and Memberships*
Co-Chair, California Biodiversity Network Systematic Conservation Planning Roundtable, 2023 - present
Councillor-at-Large and Founding Chair, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee, International Association of Landscape Ecology-North America, 2019 - 2023
Member, San Francisco Bay Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program People & Wetlands Working Group, 2024 - present
Member, Elkhorn Slough Waterbirds Working Group, 2025 - present
NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team member, 2017 - 2021
Member, Society for Conservation Biology, International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America, Ecological Society of America
Honors and Awards
Distinguished Service Award, International Association for Landscape Ecology - North American Region, 2022
USGS Environmental Achievement Award, 2024
National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Excellence in Partnering Award, 2025
Science and Products
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Variation in leaf reflectance spectra across the California flora partitioned by evolutionary history, geographic origin, and deep time Variation in leaf reflectance spectra across the California flora partitioned by evolutionary history, geographic origin, and deep time
Evolutionary relatedness underlies patterns of functional diversity in the natural world. Hyperspectral remote sensing has the potential to detect these patterns in plants through inherited patterns of leaf reflectance spectra. We collected leaf reflectance data from across the California flora from plants grown in a common garden. Regions of the reflectance spectra vary in the depth and...
Authors
Daniel M. Griffith, Kristin Byrd, Nicole Taylor, Elijah Allan, Liz Bittner, Bart O’Brien, V. Parker, Michael Vasey, Ryan Pavlick, Ramakrishna Nemani
Changes in habitat suitability for wintering dabbling ducks during dry conditions in the Central Valley of California Changes in habitat suitability for wintering dabbling ducks during dry conditions in the Central Valley of California
In arid and Mediterranean regions, landscape-scale wetland conservation requires understanding how wildlife responds to dynamic freshwater availability and conservation actions to enhance wetland habitat. Taking advantage of Landsat satellite data and structured and community science bird survey data, we built species distribution models to describe how three duck species, the Northern...
Authors
Erin Conlisk, Kristin Byrd, Elliott Matchett, Austen Lorenz, Michael Casazza, Gregory Golet, Mark Reynolds, Kristin Sesser, Matthew Reiter
Can coastal habitats rise to the challenge? Resilience of estuarine habitats, carbon accumulation, and economic value to sea-level rise in a Puget Sound estuary Can coastal habitats rise to the challenge? Resilience of estuarine habitats, carbon accumulation, and economic value to sea-level rise in a Puget Sound estuary
Sea-level rise (SLR) and obstructions to sediment delivery pose challenges to the persistence of estuarine habitats and the ecosystem services they provide. Restoration actions and sediment management strategies may help mitigate such challenges by encouraging the vertical accretion of sediment in and horizontal migration of tidal forests and marshes. We used a process-based soil...
Authors
Monica Moritsch, Kristin Byrd, Melanie Davis, Anthony Good, Judith Drexler, James Morris, Isa Woo, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Eric Grossman, Glynnis Nakai, Katrina Poppe, John Rybczyk
Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley
Concept California’s Central Valley provides critical habitat for migratory waterbirds, yet only 10% of naturally occurring wetlands remain. Competition for limited water supplies and climate change will impact the long-term viability of these intensively managed habitats.Objectives Forecast the distribution, abundance, and connectivity of surface water and managed wetland habitats...
Authors
Tamara Wilson, Elliott Matchett, Kristin Byrd, Erin Conlisk, Matthew Reiter, Cynthia Wallace, Lorraine Flint, Alan Flint, Monica Moritsch
Both real-time and long-term environmental data perform well in predicting shorebird distributions in managed habitat Both real-time and long-term environmental data perform well in predicting shorebird distributions in managed habitat
Highly mobile species, such as migratory birds, respond to seasonal and inter-annual variability in resource availability by moving to better habitats. Despite the recognized importance of resource thresholds, species distribution models typically rely on long-term average habitat conditions, mostly because large-extent, temporally-resolved, environmental data are difficult to obtain...
Authors
Erin Conlisk, Gregory Golet, Mark Reynolds, Blake Barbaree, Kristin Sesser, Kristin Byrd, Sam Veloz, Matt Reiter
Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary
Tidal marsh restorations may result in transitional mudflat habitats depending on hydrological and geomorphological conditions. Compared to tidal marsh, mudflats are thought to have limited value for carbon sequestration, carbon storage, and foraging benefits for salmon. We evaluated greenhouse gas exchange, sediment carbon storage, and invertebrate production at restoration and...
Authors
Isa Woo, Melanie Davis, Susan De La Cruz, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Judith Drexler, Kristin Byrd, Ellen Stuart-Haëntjens, Frank Anderson, Brian Bergamaschi, Glynnis Nakai, Christopher Ellings, Sayre Hodgson
BERM: A Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for estimating Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass BERM: A Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for estimating Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass
SummarySpatiotemporal patterns of Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass (BGB) are important for evaluating salt marsh resiliency. To solve this, we created the BERM (Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model), which estimates monthly BGB (30-m spatial resolution) from freely available data such as Landsat-8 and Daymet climate summaries.Our modeling framework relied on extreme gradient...
Authors
Jessica L. O'Connell, Deepak Mishra, Merryl Alber, Kristin Byrd
Editorial: Science and applications of coastal remote sensing Editorial: Science and applications of coastal remote sensing
No abstract available.
Authors
Kevin Turpie, Steven Ackleson, Kristin Byrd, Tiffany Moisan
Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California
This river corridor assessment documents sediment mobility and river response to flood disturbance along a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California. Field and remote sensing methods were used to assess fundamental indicators of active sediment transport and river response to a combination of natural runoff events and reservoir releases during...
Authors
Jennifer Curtis, Travis Poitras, Sandra Bond, Kristin Byrd
Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through remote sensing Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through remote sensing
Across the Central Valley of California, millions of wintering waterfowl rely on moist soil seed (MSS) plants that grow in managed seasonal wetlands as a critical source of food. Estimates of MSS plant production are used to set waterfowl habitat targets yet this information is not well known. We created the first Central Valley-wide time series maps of MSS plant distributions and...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Austen Lorenz, James Anderson, Cynthia Wallace, Kara Moore-O'Leary, Jennifer Isola, Ricardo Ortega, Matt Reiter
Corrigendum to "A remote sensing-based model of tidal marsh aboveground carbon stocks for the conterminous United States" [ISPRS J. Photogram. Rem. Sens.139 (2018) 255-271] Corrigendum to "A remote sensing-based model of tidal marsh aboveground carbon stocks for the conterminous United States" [ISPRS J. Photogram. Rem. Sens.139 (2018) 255-271]
The authors regret that two thirds of the San Francisco Bay biomass data included in the Landsat random forest models were not scaled to the proper units of grams per square meter. This error affects the Landsat-only models in the article, which are models #1-4 shown in Table 6. The authors have thoroughly investigated the error and found that the final random forest model, including the...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Laurel Ballanti, Nathan Thomas, Dung Nguyen, James Holmquist, Marc Simard, Lisamarie Windham-Myers
Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through time-series remote sensing Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through time-series remote sensing
Californias Central Valley, USA is a critical component of the Pacific Flyway despite loss of more than 90% of its wetlands. Moist soil seed (MSS) wetland plants are now produced by mimicking seasonal flooding in managed wetlands to provide an essential food resource for waterfowl. Managers need MSS plant area and productivity estimates to support waterfowl conservation, yet this remains...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Austen Lorenz, James Anderson, Cynthia Wallace, Kara Moore-O'Leary, Jennifer Isola, Ricardo Ortega, Matt Reiter
Non-USGS Publications**
Byrd, K.B., A. R. Rissman, and A. M. Merenlender. 2009. Impacts of conservation easements for threat abatement and fire management in a rural oak woodland landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 92(2):106-116. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.03.003.
Byrd, K.B. 2009. Remote sensing and spatial analysis of watershed and estuarine processes for conservation planning in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County, California, pp. 495-520 In X. Yang (ed.). Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Byrd, K.B., N. M. Kelly and A. M. Merenlender. 2007. Temporal and spatial relationships between watershed land use and salt marsh disturbance in a Pacific estuary. Environmental Management 39(1):98-112. doi: 10.1007/s00267-005-0217-z.
Byrd, K.B. and N. M. Kelly. 2006. Salt marsh vegetation response to edaphic and topographical changes from upland sedimentation in a Pacific estuary. Wetlands 26(3):813-829. doi: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[813:SMVRTE]2.0.CO;2.
Byrd, K.B. 2005. Temporal and Spatial Linkages Between Watershed Land Use and Wetland Vegetation Response in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed, Monterey, County, California. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. 173 pp.
Byrd, K.B., N. M. Kelly, and E. Van Dyke. 2004. Decadal changes in a Pacific estuary: a multi-source remote sensing approach for historical ecology. GIScience and Remote Sensing 41(4):347-370. doi: 10.2747/1548-1603.41.4.347.
Byrd, K.B., V. T. Parker, D. R. Vogler, and K. W. Cullings. 2000. The influence of clear-cutting on ectomycorrhizal fungus diversity in a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stand, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Gallatin National Forest, Montana. Canadian Journal of Botany 78(2):149-156.
Byrd, K.B. 1998. The Influence of Clear-cutting on Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Diversity in a Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Stand, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Gallatin National Forest, Montana. M.A. Thesis. San Francisco State University. 103 pp.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Wetland Moist Soil Seed Maps for the Central Valley of California 2007-2017 Wetland Moist Soil Seed Maps for the Central Valley of California 2007-2017
We produced a series of maps of moist soil seed plants within managed wetlands in the Central Valley of California from 2007-2011 & 2013-2017. Moist soil seed plants, such as swamp timothy (Crypsis schoenoides) and watergrass (Echinochloa crusgallim), are a critical food source for migratory birds. Vegetation maps were created by classifying Landsat imagery from 2007-2011 and 2013-2017...
Tidal marsh biomass field plot and remote sensing datasets for six regions in the conterminous United States Tidal marsh biomass field plot and remote sensing datasets for six regions in the conterminous United States
Remote sensing based maps of tidal marshes, both of their extents and carbon stocks, have the potential to play a key role in conducting greenhouse gas inventories and implementing climate mitigation policies. Our objective was to generate a single remote sensing model of tidal marsh aboveground biomass and carbon that represents nationally diverse tidal marshes within the conterminous...
Historical Time-series Classification of Habitat for 1957, 1980 and 2015 in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington Historical Time-series Classification of Habitat for 1957, 1980 and 2015 in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington
This USGS Data Release represents geospatial and tabular data for the Nisqually River Delta historical habitat mapping. The data release was produced in compliance with the new 'open data' requirements as a way to make the scientific products associated with USGS research efforts and publications available to the public. The dataset consists of 9 separate items: 1. Forest Change (raster...
Forecasting tidal marsh elevation and habitat change through fusion of Earth observations and a process model Forecasting tidal marsh elevation and habitat change through fusion of Earth observations and a process model
Regional models of tidal marsh elevation response to sea-level rise are needed to support coastal climate change adaptation decisions, including those related to land use planning, habitat management and infrastructure design. The Marsh Equilibrium Model (MEM) is a one-dimensional mechanistic elevation model that incorporates feedbacks of organic and inorganic inputs within the tidal...
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 47
Variation in leaf reflectance spectra across the California flora partitioned by evolutionary history, geographic origin, and deep time Variation in leaf reflectance spectra across the California flora partitioned by evolutionary history, geographic origin, and deep time
Evolutionary relatedness underlies patterns of functional diversity in the natural world. Hyperspectral remote sensing has the potential to detect these patterns in plants through inherited patterns of leaf reflectance spectra. We collected leaf reflectance data from across the California flora from plants grown in a common garden. Regions of the reflectance spectra vary in the depth and...
Authors
Daniel M. Griffith, Kristin Byrd, Nicole Taylor, Elijah Allan, Liz Bittner, Bart O’Brien, V. Parker, Michael Vasey, Ryan Pavlick, Ramakrishna Nemani
Changes in habitat suitability for wintering dabbling ducks during dry conditions in the Central Valley of California Changes in habitat suitability for wintering dabbling ducks during dry conditions in the Central Valley of California
In arid and Mediterranean regions, landscape-scale wetland conservation requires understanding how wildlife responds to dynamic freshwater availability and conservation actions to enhance wetland habitat. Taking advantage of Landsat satellite data and structured and community science bird survey data, we built species distribution models to describe how three duck species, the Northern...
Authors
Erin Conlisk, Kristin Byrd, Elliott Matchett, Austen Lorenz, Michael Casazza, Gregory Golet, Mark Reynolds, Kristin Sesser, Matthew Reiter
Can coastal habitats rise to the challenge? Resilience of estuarine habitats, carbon accumulation, and economic value to sea-level rise in a Puget Sound estuary Can coastal habitats rise to the challenge? Resilience of estuarine habitats, carbon accumulation, and economic value to sea-level rise in a Puget Sound estuary
Sea-level rise (SLR) and obstructions to sediment delivery pose challenges to the persistence of estuarine habitats and the ecosystem services they provide. Restoration actions and sediment management strategies may help mitigate such challenges by encouraging the vertical accretion of sediment in and horizontal migration of tidal forests and marshes. We used a process-based soil...
Authors
Monica Moritsch, Kristin Byrd, Melanie Davis, Anthony Good, Judith Drexler, James Morris, Isa Woo, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Eric Grossman, Glynnis Nakai, Katrina Poppe, John Rybczyk
Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley
Concept California’s Central Valley provides critical habitat for migratory waterbirds, yet only 10% of naturally occurring wetlands remain. Competition for limited water supplies and climate change will impact the long-term viability of these intensively managed habitats.Objectives Forecast the distribution, abundance, and connectivity of surface water and managed wetland habitats...
Authors
Tamara Wilson, Elliott Matchett, Kristin Byrd, Erin Conlisk, Matthew Reiter, Cynthia Wallace, Lorraine Flint, Alan Flint, Monica Moritsch
Both real-time and long-term environmental data perform well in predicting shorebird distributions in managed habitat Both real-time and long-term environmental data perform well in predicting shorebird distributions in managed habitat
Highly mobile species, such as migratory birds, respond to seasonal and inter-annual variability in resource availability by moving to better habitats. Despite the recognized importance of resource thresholds, species distribution models typically rely on long-term average habitat conditions, mostly because large-extent, temporally-resolved, environmental data are difficult to obtain...
Authors
Erin Conlisk, Gregory Golet, Mark Reynolds, Blake Barbaree, Kristin Sesser, Kristin Byrd, Sam Veloz, Matt Reiter
Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary
Tidal marsh restorations may result in transitional mudflat habitats depending on hydrological and geomorphological conditions. Compared to tidal marsh, mudflats are thought to have limited value for carbon sequestration, carbon storage, and foraging benefits for salmon. We evaluated greenhouse gas exchange, sediment carbon storage, and invertebrate production at restoration and...
Authors
Isa Woo, Melanie Davis, Susan De La Cruz, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Judith Drexler, Kristin Byrd, Ellen Stuart-Haëntjens, Frank Anderson, Brian Bergamaschi, Glynnis Nakai, Christopher Ellings, Sayre Hodgson
BERM: A Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for estimating Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass BERM: A Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for estimating Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass
SummarySpatiotemporal patterns of Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass (BGB) are important for evaluating salt marsh resiliency. To solve this, we created the BERM (Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model), which estimates monthly BGB (30-m spatial resolution) from freely available data such as Landsat-8 and Daymet climate summaries.Our modeling framework relied on extreme gradient...
Authors
Jessica L. O'Connell, Deepak Mishra, Merryl Alber, Kristin Byrd
Editorial: Science and applications of coastal remote sensing Editorial: Science and applications of coastal remote sensing
No abstract available.
Authors
Kevin Turpie, Steven Ackleson, Kristin Byrd, Tiffany Moisan
Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California Sediment mobility and river corridor assessment for a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California
This river corridor assessment documents sediment mobility and river response to flood disturbance along a 140-kilometer segment of the main-stem Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam, California. Field and remote sensing methods were used to assess fundamental indicators of active sediment transport and river response to a combination of natural runoff events and reservoir releases during...
Authors
Jennifer Curtis, Travis Poitras, Sandra Bond, Kristin Byrd
Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through remote sensing Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through remote sensing
Across the Central Valley of California, millions of wintering waterfowl rely on moist soil seed (MSS) plants that grow in managed seasonal wetlands as a critical source of food. Estimates of MSS plant production are used to set waterfowl habitat targets yet this information is not well known. We created the first Central Valley-wide time series maps of MSS plant distributions and...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Austen Lorenz, James Anderson, Cynthia Wallace, Kara Moore-O'Leary, Jennifer Isola, Ricardo Ortega, Matt Reiter
Corrigendum to "A remote sensing-based model of tidal marsh aboveground carbon stocks for the conterminous United States" [ISPRS J. Photogram. Rem. Sens.139 (2018) 255-271] Corrigendum to "A remote sensing-based model of tidal marsh aboveground carbon stocks for the conterminous United States" [ISPRS J. Photogram. Rem. Sens.139 (2018) 255-271]
The authors regret that two thirds of the San Francisco Bay biomass data included in the Landsat random forest models were not scaled to the proper units of grams per square meter. This error affects the Landsat-only models in the article, which are models #1-4 shown in Table 6. The authors have thoroughly investigated the error and found that the final random forest model, including the...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Laurel Ballanti, Nathan Thomas, Dung Nguyen, James Holmquist, Marc Simard, Lisamarie Windham-Myers
Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through time-series remote sensing Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through time-series remote sensing
Californias Central Valley, USA is a critical component of the Pacific Flyway despite loss of more than 90% of its wetlands. Moist soil seed (MSS) wetland plants are now produced by mimicking seasonal flooding in managed wetlands to provide an essential food resource for waterfowl. Managers need MSS plant area and productivity estimates to support waterfowl conservation, yet this remains...
Authors
Kristin Byrd, Austen Lorenz, James Anderson, Cynthia Wallace, Kara Moore-O'Leary, Jennifer Isola, Ricardo Ortega, Matt Reiter
Non-USGS Publications**
Byrd, K.B., A. R. Rissman, and A. M. Merenlender. 2009. Impacts of conservation easements for threat abatement and fire management in a rural oak woodland landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 92(2):106-116. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.03.003.
Byrd, K.B. 2009. Remote sensing and spatial analysis of watershed and estuarine processes for conservation planning in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County, California, pp. 495-520 In X. Yang (ed.). Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Byrd, K.B., N. M. Kelly and A. M. Merenlender. 2007. Temporal and spatial relationships between watershed land use and salt marsh disturbance in a Pacific estuary. Environmental Management 39(1):98-112. doi: 10.1007/s00267-005-0217-z.
Byrd, K.B. and N. M. Kelly. 2006. Salt marsh vegetation response to edaphic and topographical changes from upland sedimentation in a Pacific estuary. Wetlands 26(3):813-829. doi: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[813:SMVRTE]2.0.CO;2.
Byrd, K.B. 2005. Temporal and Spatial Linkages Between Watershed Land Use and Wetland Vegetation Response in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed, Monterey, County, California. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. 173 pp.
Byrd, K.B., N. M. Kelly, and E. Van Dyke. 2004. Decadal changes in a Pacific estuary: a multi-source remote sensing approach for historical ecology. GIScience and Remote Sensing 41(4):347-370. doi: 10.2747/1548-1603.41.4.347.
Byrd, K.B., V. T. Parker, D. R. Vogler, and K. W. Cullings. 2000. The influence of clear-cutting on ectomycorrhizal fungus diversity in a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stand, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Gallatin National Forest, Montana. Canadian Journal of Botany 78(2):149-156.
Byrd, K.B. 1998. The Influence of Clear-cutting on Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Diversity in a Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Stand, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Gallatin National Forest, Montana. M.A. Thesis. San Francisco State University. 103 pp.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Filter Total Items: 16
Wetland Moist Soil Seed Maps for the Central Valley of California 2007-2017 Wetland Moist Soil Seed Maps for the Central Valley of California 2007-2017
We produced a series of maps of moist soil seed plants within managed wetlands in the Central Valley of California from 2007-2011 & 2013-2017. Moist soil seed plants, such as swamp timothy (Crypsis schoenoides) and watergrass (Echinochloa crusgallim), are a critical food source for migratory birds. Vegetation maps were created by classifying Landsat imagery from 2007-2011 and 2013-2017...
Tidal marsh biomass field plot and remote sensing datasets for six regions in the conterminous United States Tidal marsh biomass field plot and remote sensing datasets for six regions in the conterminous United States
Remote sensing based maps of tidal marshes, both of their extents and carbon stocks, have the potential to play a key role in conducting greenhouse gas inventories and implementing climate mitigation policies. Our objective was to generate a single remote sensing model of tidal marsh aboveground biomass and carbon that represents nationally diverse tidal marshes within the conterminous...
Historical Time-series Classification of Habitat for 1957, 1980 and 2015 in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington Historical Time-series Classification of Habitat for 1957, 1980 and 2015 in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington
This USGS Data Release represents geospatial and tabular data for the Nisqually River Delta historical habitat mapping. The data release was produced in compliance with the new 'open data' requirements as a way to make the scientific products associated with USGS research efforts and publications available to the public. The dataset consists of 9 separate items: 1. Forest Change (raster...
Forecasting tidal marsh elevation and habitat change through fusion of Earth observations and a process model Forecasting tidal marsh elevation and habitat change through fusion of Earth observations and a process model
Regional models of tidal marsh elevation response to sea-level rise are needed to support coastal climate change adaptation decisions, including those related to land use planning, habitat management and infrastructure design. The Marsh Equilibrium Model (MEM) is a one-dimensional mechanistic elevation model that incorporates feedbacks of organic and inorganic inputs within the tidal...
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government