Publications
Peer-reviewed
Wilfong M., Litvak E., Grijseels N. H., Hamilton K., Kucera D., Welsh L., Endter-Wada J., Jenerette G. D., Pataki D. E.: Irrigation rates and turfgrass evapotranspiration in cities with contrasting water availability. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, in review.
Mejía G. A., Groffman P. M., Avolio M. L., Bratt A. R., Engebretson J. M., Grijseels N. H., Hall S. J., Hobbie S. E., Lerman S. B., Litvak E., Locke D. H., Narango D. L., Padullés Cubino J., Pataki D. E., Trammell T. L. E.: How do urban trees vary across the USA: It depends on where and how you look. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, in press.
Litvak E. and Pataki D. E., 2024: The influence of climate and management on transpiration of residential trees during a bark beetle infestation. Ecosphere, DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4881
Grijseels N. H., Litvak E., Avolio M. L., Bratt A. R., Cavender-Bares J., Groffman P. M., Hall S. J., Hobbie S. E., Lerman S. B., Morse J. L., Narango D. L., Neill C., O'Neil-Dunne J., Padullés Cubino J., Trammell T. L. E., Pataki D. E., 2023: Evapotranspiration of residential lawns across the United States. Water Resources Research, DOI: 10.1029/2022WR032893
Pincetl S., Porse E., Mika K. B., Litvak E., Manago K. F., Hogue T. S., Gillespie, T., Pataki D. E., Gold M., 2018: Adapting urban water systems to manage scarcity in the 21st century: the case of Los Angeles. Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/s00267-018-1118-2
Porse E., Mika K. B., Litvak E., Manago K. F., Hogue T. S., Gold M., Pataki D. E., Pincetl S., 2018: The economic value of local water supplies in Los Angeles. Nature Sustainability, doi: 10.1038/s41893-018-0068-2
Porse E., Mika K. B., Litvak E., Manago K. F., Naik K., Glickfeld M., Hogue T., Gold M., Pataki D. and Pincetl S., 2017: Systems analysis and optimization of local water supplies in Los Angeles. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 143(9), 04017049.
Litvak E., Manago K. F., Hogue T. S. and Pataki D. E., 2017: Evapotranspiration of urban landscapes in Los Angeles, California at the municipal scale. Water Resources Research, 53, DOI: 10.1002/2016WR020254.
Litvak E., McCarthy H. R. and Pataki D. E., 2017: A method for estimating transpiration from irrigated urban trees in California. Landscape and Urban Planning, 158, 48-61.
Litvak E. and Pataki D. E., 2016: Evapotranspiration of urban lawns in a semi-arid environment: an in situ evaluation of microclimatic conditions and watering recommendations. Journal of Arid Environments, 134, 87-96.
Litvak E., Bijoor N. S. and Pataki D. E., 2013: Adding trees to irrigated turfgrass lawns may be a water-saving measure in semi-arid environments. Ecohydrology, DOI: 10.1002/eco.1458.
Litvak E., McCarthy H. R. and Pataki D. E., 2012: Transpiration sensitivity of urban trees in a semi-arid climate is constrained by xylem vulnerability to cavitation. Tree Physiology 32, 373-388.
Litvak E., McCarthy H. R. and Pataki D. E., 2011: Water relations of coast redwood planted in the semi-arid climate of southern California. Plant Cell and Environment 34, 1384-1400.
Pataki D. E., McCarthy H. R., Litvak E. and Pincetl S., 2011: Transpiration of urban forests in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Ecological Applications 21, 661-677.
Non-peer-reviewed
Litvak E. and Pataki D.E., 2017: Water use by lawns and trees in Los Angeles region. Technical paper for California Department of Water Resources.
Litvak E. and Pataki D.E., 2017: Evapotranspiration by urban lawns and trees in Los Angeles. Methodological fact sheet for California Department of Water Resources.
Litvak E. and Pataki D.E., 2017: Evaluation of current irrigation practices and developing water conservation strategies. Policy fact sheet for California Department of Water Resources.
Litvak E. and Pataki D.E., 2016: Curbing over-irrigation: Low-hanging fruit for urban water conservation. Global Water Forum, invited article.