Jennifer J. Swenson, Associate Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis

Please note: Jennifer has left the "Center for Latin American Caribbean Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Swenson's research tracks changes in terrestrial Earth's living surface at the landscape to region scale with remote sensing and geospatial analysis. Her interest include: how patterns and canopy structure are effected by drought, afforestation, and deforestation, patterns and climate shifts of ecosystem biodiversity, and providing access to practitioners to remotely sensed data and analysis. Prior to her 15 years in Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, she held positions in NGOs (NatureServe in DC, EcoCiencia in Quito, Ecuador), as well as in the US Federal Government (US Forest Service-Oregon, National Park Service-Colorado). Her research has been supported by NASA, NSF, USDA and other institutions.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	A319 LSRC, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 668-0606
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/jenniferswenson/ http://swensonlab.weebly.com

Education:

Ph.D.	Oregon State University	2003
PhD	Forest Ecology, Oregon State University	2004
M.A.	San Diego State University	1995
B.A.	University of California - Santa Barbara	1990

Specialties:

biodiversity
geospatial technologies
forest management and silviculture
conservation biology
land use and sprawl
tropical ecology
landscape dynamics

Keywords:

Biodiversity • Conservation of Natural Resources • Ecosystem • Geography • Latin America • Models, Theoretical • Plant Physiological Phenomena • Remote Sensing Technology

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Qiu, T; Bell, AJ; Swenson, JJ; Clark, JS, Habitat–trait interactions that control response to climate change: North American ground beetles (Carabidae), Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 32 no. 6 (June, 2023), pp. 987-1001 [doi]  [abs]
2. Bogdziewicz, M; Acuña, MCA; Andrus, R; Ascoli, D; Bergeron, Y; Brveiller, D; Boivin, T; Bonal, R; Caignard, T; Cailleret, M; Calama, R; Calderon, SD; Camarero, JJ; Chang-Yang, CH; Chave, J; Chianucci, F; Cleavitt, NL; Courbaud, B; Cutini, A; Curt, T; Das, A; Davi, H; Delpierre, N; Delzon, S; Dietze, M; Dormont, L; Farfan-Rios, W; Gehring, CA; Gilbert, GS; Gratzer, G; Greenberg, CH; Guignabert, A; Guo, Q; Hacket-Pain, A; Hampe, A; Han, Q; Hoshizaki, K; Ibanez, I; Johnstone, JF; Journé, V; Kitzberger, T; Knops, JMH; Kunstler, G; Kobe, R; Lageard, JGA; LaMontagne, JM; Ledwon, M; Leininger, T; Limousin, JM; Lutz, JA; Macias, D; Marell, A; McIntire, EJB; Moran, E; Motta, R; Myers, J; Nagel, TA; Naoe, S; Noguchi, M; Oguro, M; Kurokawa, H; Ourcival, JM; Parmenter, R; Perez-Ramos, IM; Piechnik, L; Podgórski, T; Poulsen, J; Qiu, T; Redmond, MD; Reid, CD; Rodman, KC; Šamonil, P; Holik, J; Scher, CL; Van Marle, HS; Seget, B; Shibata, M; Sharma, S; Silman, M; Steele, MA; Straub, JN; Sun, IF; Sutton, S; Swenson, J; Thomas, PA; Uriarte, M; Vacchiano, G; Veblen, TT; Wright, B; Wright, SJ; Whitham, TG; Zhu, K; Zimmerman, JK; Zywiec, M; Clark, JS, Linking seed size and number to trait syndromes in trees, Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 32 no. 5 (May, 2023), pp. 683-694 [doi]  [abs]
3. Rico-Straffon, J; Wang, Z; Panlasigui, S; Loucks, CJ; Swenson, J; Pfaff, A, Forest concessions and eco-certifications in the Peruvian Amazon: Deforestation impacts of logging rights and logging restrictions, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 118 (March, 2023) [doi]  [abs]
4. Schaffer-Smith, D; Swift, M; Killea, A; Brennan, A; Naidoo, R; Swenson, JJ, Tracking a blue wave of ephemeral water across arid southern Africa, Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17 no. 11 (November, 2022), pp. 114063-114063, IOP Publishing [doi]  [abs]
5. Journé, V; Andrus, R; Aravena, M-C; Ascoli, D; Berretti, R; Berveiller, D; Bogdziewicz, M; Boivin, T; Bonal, R; Caignard, T; Calama, R; Camarero, JJ; Chang-Yang, C-H; Courbaud, B; Courbet, F; Curt, T; Das, AJ; Daskalakou, E; Davi, H; Delpierre, N; Delzon, S; Dietze, M; Donoso Calderon, S; Dormont, L; Maria Espelta, J; Fahey, TJ; Farfan-Rios, W; Gehring, CA; Gilbert, GS; Gratzer, G; Greenberg, CH; Guo, Q; Hacket-Pain, A; Hampe, A; Han, Q; Lambers, JHR; Hoshizaki, K; Ibanez, I; Johnstone, JF; Kabeya, D; Kays, R; Kitzberger, T; Knops, JMH; Kobe, RK; Kunstler, G; Lageard, JGA; LaMontagne, JM; Leininger, T; Limousin, J-M; Lutz, JA; Macias, D; McIntire, EJB; Moore, CM; Moran, E; Motta, R; Myers, JA; Nagel, TA; Noguchi, K; Ourcival, J-M; Parmenter, R; Pearse, IS; Perez-Ramos, IM; Piechnik, L; Poulsen, J; Poulton-Kamakura, R; Qiu, T; Redmond, MD; Reid, CD; Rodman, KC; Rodriguez-Sanchez, F; Sanguinetti, JD; Scher, CL; Marle, HSV; Seget, B; Sharma, S; Silman, M; Steele, MA; Stephenson, NL; Straub, JN; Swenson, JJ; Swift, M; Thomas, PA; Uriarte, M; Vacchiano, G; Veblen, TT; Whipple, AV; Whitham, TG; Wright, B; Wright, SJ; Zhu, K; Zimmerman, JK; Zlotin, R; Zywiec, M; Clark, JS, Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients., Ecology Letters, vol. 25 no. 6 (June, 2022), pp. 1471-1482 [doi]  [abs]

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