PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

In Preparation

Nunez-Mir, G., Tovar, E*., Allen, J., and Suzzi-Simmons, A. Invasive winners and losers: the influence of traits on climate-driven invasive plant range changes,
Lieurance, D., A. Suzzi-Simmons, A. E. Evans, G. Nunez-Mir, A. Richman*, J. Lockwood, S. Romy*, S. M. A. Al-Shayeb*, C. R. Earnest*, C. Aguilar*, L. Meyerson. Horizon Scanning for Range Shifting Forest Pests in a Changing Climate.
Canavan, S., E. M. Beaury, K. T. Faulkner, H. Himes, A. Kendig, A. D. Richman*, A. Waine, D. Albuja Carbonell, J. D. Avery, J. N. Barney, W. Daniel, P. Engelstad, L. Elwell, L. Greenwood, C. Jarnevich, J. Lockwood, H. McMaster, C. W. Martin, L. A. Meyerson, K. A. O’Shaughnessy, E. Parsons, K. Shea, A. Suzzi-Simmons, H. R. Sofaer, R. Sturtevant, A. Taheri, E. van der Heide, D. Lieurance. Secondary pathways are an important, but neglected aspect of biological invasion. Proposed Journal: Ecological Applications [Article type: Review]
Hodson, P.*, A. Suzzi-Simmons, D. Murray. Manatee Acoustic Behavior Analysis
Meyerson, L., D. Simberloff, A. Suzzi-Simmons. Reviewer Crisis in Biological Invasions. Proposed Journal: Biological Invasions [Article type: Editorial]
Meyerson, L. A. , A. Waine, S, Canavan, J. Lockwood, A. Suzzi-Simmons, E. Beaury, K. O’Shaungnessy, K. Shea, D. Simberloff, J. T. Carlton, D. Lieurance. Uncovering Sleeper Pathways: Hidden Routes and Vectors Fueling Biological Invasions.
Rooney, B. R. et at [over 100 co-authors], Snapshot USA 2024. Proposed Journal: Global Ecology and Biogeography [Article type: Data Article]
K. McCusker*, A. Suzzi-Simmons, R. Thiet. Habitat suitability and seasonal movements of nesting Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in a partially restored salt marsh lagoon at Cape Cod National Seashore.

In Review

A Place to Go?

We looked at the challenges and opportunities for climate-induced population shifts across seven Northeast states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This analysis includes metrics like physical habitability, socioeconomic conditions, and coordinated governance and the relationships among them, to determine capacity for “effective” integration of climate migrants.

Winkley, E., A. Suzzi-Simmons, H. Brown, A. Abrash Walton. (In Review) A Place to Go? Challenges and opportunities for climate-induced population shifts in the Northeast U.S.

A Place to Go? Challenges and opportunities for climate-induced population shifts in the Northeast U.S.

2023

Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessment of GGRW

We surveyed the flora and fauna of Green Glades Ranches West, a private property located in Hendry County of south-central Florida, in August 2021 as part of a biodiversity field course. This survey was the first attempt to formally inventory the biodiversity of Green Glades Ranches West, where we documented over 275 different species.

McHugh, S. M., Suzzi-Simmons, A., & Sveiven, S. J. (2023). First Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessment of Green Glades Ranches West, Hendry County, Florida. Southeastern Naturalist, 22(3), 364-378. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0309

Deforestation in Madagascar

Time-series analysis of Landsat images empirically show that Madagascar, which covers an area of about 59 million hectares (230,000 square miles), has lost 4.85 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a 25% decrease in tree cover, and a gross estimate of 2.52 gigatonnes of CO2e – carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. Without breaking the intertwined cycle of poverty and deforestation, increasing rates of extinction will continue to impact Madagascar's flora and fauna.

Suzzi-Simmons, A. (2023). Status of Deforestation of Madagascar: 2000-2021. Global Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02389

2022

Sleeper species

O'Uhuru, A., A. Barker-Plotkin, J. Dalaba, W. Pfadenhauer, A. Suzzi, T. L. Morelli. (2022) Are you Sleeping? Are you Sleeping? Predicting Invasion Potential of Non-Native Plants. Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management Challenge, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

invasive crabs

Putnam, A., M. Nelson, W. Pfadenhauer, M. Fertakos, A. Suzzi. (2022) Marine Mischief: Salt marshes, climate change, and invasive species, oh my! Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management Challenge, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Summary of American Society of Primatologists Conference 2021

Suzzi, A., C. Karaskiewicz. (2022) Summary of American Society of Primatologists Conference 2021. Evolutionary Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21936

Forest classification for carbon inventory

With the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of fossil fuel consumption and deforestation, there is a pressing need to estimate carbon pools in local forests. The present study was aimed at classifying forest types on Franklin Pierce University’s campus and estimating above ground biomass and carbon stock using the Jenkins method of allometric equations.

Suzzi, A. (2022). Estimating Aboveground Carbon Stock at Franklin Pierce University. The Northeastern Geographer. Vol. 13, p74-84. 11p.

Before 2022

Otter Habitat Suitability

Information regarding the distribution of many species in Massachusetts is needed before conservation decisions can be made. Geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis was used to make a suitability model-based prediction of North American river otter distribution across Massachusetts using a weighted factor matrix of covariates, helping to identify priority conservation areas and hot-spots. This methodology can be used for other local species.

Suzzi, A., B. Griffin. (2019) Habitat Suitability Assessment of North American River Otter using GIS Modelling. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Geography, University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

Wetland site overview

The aim of the study was to provide an assessment of the Ingalls Road Stream Marsh. IRSM is located west of Franklin Pierce University and forms part of the headwaters of the Connecticut River. The study area covered 10 acres, or 25% of the wetland. The wetland is mostly undisturbed natural areas. Due to the sand filter at the crossing of the woods road footpath, there will be future improvements in wetland conditions as phosphorus levels drop.

Suzzi, A. (2018). Wetland Site Report at the Ingalls Road Stream Marsh. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity. 8: 149-165.

BOOK REVIEWS

Suzzi, A. (2021). Conservation GIS for Primates [Review of the book Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology]. Evolutionary Anthropology. 2021; 30:362–363. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21925

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