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D-Index
47
Citations
9808
World Ranking
4385
National Ranking
1526

Overview

Mark S. Ashton is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Forestry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Their recent papers reflect these areas of expertise, with publications such as:

  • "People plant trees for utility more often than for biodiversity or carbon," 2021, Biological Conservation
  • "The future urban forest - A survey of tree planting programs in the Northeastern United States," 2020, Urban forestry & urban greening
  • "Tropical surface gold mining: A review of ecological impacts and restoration strategies," 2022, Land Degradation and Development
  • "Forest Restoration in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," 2021, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Legacy forest structure increases bird diversity and abundance in aging young forests," 2020, Ecology and Evolution

Most of their publications appear in venues frequently associated with their research interests, including:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Ecosphere
  • Urban forestry & urban greening
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Collaborations play a notable role in their scientific activities. Frequent co-authors include Marlyse C. Duguid, Meredith P. Martin, David J. Woodbury, Danica A. Doroski, and Mark A. Bradford.

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Mapping tree density at a global scale

    T. W. Crowther;H. B. Glick;K. R. Covey;C. Bettigole

  • Accuracy assessments of hyperspectral waveband performance for vegetation analysis applications

    Prasad S. Thenkabail;Eden A. Enclona;Mark S. Ashton;Bauke Van Der Meer

  • Hyperion, IKONOS, ALI, and ETM+ sensors in the study of African rainforests

    Prasad S Thenkabail;Eden A Enclona;Mark S Ashton;Christopher Legg

  • Restoration of dry tropical forests in Central America: A review of pattern and process

    Heather P. Griscom;Mark S. Ashton

  • Restoration pathways for rain forest in southwest Sri Lanka: a review of concepts and models

    Mark S Ashton;C.V.S Gunatilleke;B.M.P Singhakumara;I.A.U.N Gunatilleke

  • Soil‐related habitat specialization in dipterocarp rain forest tree species in Borneo

    Peter A. Palmiotto;Stuart James Davies;Stuart James Davies;Kristiina A. Vogt;Kristiina A. Vogt;Mark S. Ashton;Mark S. Ashton

  • Biomass estimations and carbon stock calculations in the oil palm plantations of African derived savannas using IKONOS data

    Prasad S. Thenkabail;N. Stucky;B. W. Griscom;M. S. Ashton

  • A meta-analysis of the effect of forest management for timber on understory plant species diversity in temperate forests

    Marlyse C. Duguid;Mark S. Ashton

  • A field guide to the common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka

    Mark S. Ashton

  • Early growth and survival of 49 tropical tree species across sites differing in soil fertility and rainfall in Panama

    Michiel van Breugel;Jefferson S. Hall;Dylan J. Craven;Dylan J. Craven;Timothy G. Gregoire

  • Forest Regeneration from Pasture in the Dry Tropics of Panama: Effects of Cattle, Exotic Grass, and Forested Riparia

    Heather P. Griscom;Bronson W. Griscom;Mark S. Ashton

  • The ecology and ecosystem services of native trees: Implications for reforestation and land restoration in Mesoamerica

    Jefferson S. Hall;Mark S. Ashton;Eva J. Garen;Shibu Jose

  • People plant trees for utility more often than for biodiversity or carbon

    Meredith P. Martin;David J. Woodbury;Danica A. Doroski;Eliot Nagele

  • Seedling growth of co-occurring Shorea species in the simulated light environments of a rain forest

    Mark S. Ashton

  • An evaluation of farmers’ experiences planting native trees in rural Panama: implications for reforestation with native species in agricultural landscapes

    Eva J. Garen;Kristin Saltonstall;Jacob L. Slusser;Shane Mathias

  • Germination and seedling growth of Quercus (section Erythrobalanus) across openings in a mixed-deciduous forest of southern New England, USA

    Mark S. Ashton;Bruce C. Larson

  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on the buffering capacity of edge environments in a seasonally dry tropical oak forest ecosystem in Oaxaca, Mexico

    Heidi Asbjornsen;Mark S. Ashton;Daniel J. Vogt;Sergio Palacios

  • Harvesting impact and economic value of Geonoma deversa, Arecaceae, an understory palm used for roof thatching in the Peruvian Amazon.

    César F. Flores;P. Mark S. Ashton

  • Forest recovery after swidden cultivation across a 40-year chronosequence in the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

    Daniel Piotto;Florencia Montagnini;Wayt Thomas;Mark Ashton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jefferson S. Hall
Jefferson S. Hall Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Dylan Craven
Dylan Craven Universidad Mayor
Florencia Montagnini
Florencia Montagnini Yale University
Michiel van Breugel
Michiel van Breugel National University of Singapore
Mark A. Bradford
Mark A. Bradford Yale University
Peter S. Ashton
Peter S. Ashton Harvard University
Daniel S. Maynard
Daniel S. Maynard University of Chicago
Xuhui Lee
Xuhui Lee Yale University
Timothy G. Gregoire
Timothy G. Gregoire Yale University
Heidi Asbjornsen
Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire

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