George R. Hess

Variations in reproduction and age structure in the North American river otter in North Carolina, USA

The Journal of Wildlife Management, 87(3).

Carolina critters: a collection of camera‐trap data from wildlife surveys across North Carolina

Lasky, M., Parsons, A. W., Schuttler, S. G., Hess, G., Sutherland, R., Kalies, L., … Kays, R. (2021, April 18). Ecology, Vol. 6.

SNAPSHOT USA 2019: a coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States

Cove, M. V., Kays, R., Bontrager, H., Bresnan, C., Lasky, M., Frerichs, T., … McShea, A. J. (2021, April 1). Ecology, Vol. 6.

LEPTOSPIRA, PARVOVIRUS, AND TOXOPLASMA IN THE NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER (LONTRA CANADENSIS) IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Sanders, C. W., Olfenbuttel, C., Pacifici, K., Hess, G. R., Livingston, R. S., & DePerno, C. S. (2020, April 22). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 56, pp. 791–802.

Metal contamination of river otters in North Carolina

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(2).

Educational attainment predicts negative perceptions women have of their own climate change knowledge

Selm, K. R., Peterson, M. N., Hess, G. R., Beck, S. M., & McHale, M. R. (2019, January 4). PLoS ONE.

Research note: Shout-out survey for quantifying reasons for trail use

Hess, G. R., Loflin, A. M., & Selm, K. R. (2019, September 19). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.

Developing an Instrument to Measure Autonomous Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change among Urban Households

Selm, K. R., Hess, G. R., Peterson, M. N., Beck, S. M., & McHale, M. R. (2018, February 9). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Predictors of Bachman's Sparrow Occupancy at its Northern Range Limit

Fish, A. C., Moorman, C. E., DePerno, C. S., Schillaci, J. M., & Hess, G. R. (2018, February 1). Southeastern Naturalist, Vol. 17, pp. 104–116.

Reproductive consequences of habitat fragmentation for a declining resident bird of the longleaf pine ecosystem

Ecosphere, 8(7), e01898.

Beyond Impervious: Urban Land-Cover Pattern Variation and Implications for Watershed Management

Beck, S. M., McHale, M. R., & Hess, G. R. (2016, April 19). Environmental Management.

Cats are rare where coyotes roam

Journal of Mammalogy, 96(5), 981–987.

Demographic shifts around drinking water supply reservoirs in North Carolina, USA

Local Environment, 21(7), 827–843.

Same time, same place: analyzing temporal and spatial trends in urban metabolism using proximate counties in the North Carolina Triangle

Metzger, A. E., McHale, M. R., Hess, G. R., & Steelman, T. A. (2015, November 23). Urban Ecosystems.

The new global urban realm: complex, connected, diffuse, and diverse social-ecological systems

Sustainability, 7(5), 5211–5240.

Urban Morphology Drives the Homogenization of Tree Cover in Baltimore, MD, and Raleigh, NC

Bigsby, K. M., McHale, M. R., & Hess, G. R. (2013, October 15). Ecosystems.

Local comprehensive plan quality and regional ecosystem protection: The case of the Jordan Lake watershed, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Berke, P., Spurlock, D., Hess, G., & Band, L. (2012, October 13). Land Use Policy.

Overcoming socio-economic barriers to conservation subdivisions: A case-study of four successful communities

Landscape and Urban Planning, 106(3), 244–252.

Predicting success incorporating conservation subdivisions into land use planning

Land Use Policy, 33, 31–35.

Assessing embedded geospatial student learning outcomes in forestry and natural resources curricula

Journal of Forestry, 109(7), 409–416.

A new object-oriented method of impervious surface classification using feature analyst

Professional Geographer, 61, 1–15.

An Object Extraction Approach for Impervious Surface Classification with Very-High-Resolution Imagery

The Professional Geographer, 61(2), 250–264.

Avian use of suburban greenways as stopover habitat

Kohut, S. M., Hess, G. R., & Moorman, C. E. (2009, May 14). Urban Ecosystems, Vol. 12, pp. 487–502.

Counting grass as a rich introduction to population estimation

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 38, 56–60.

Courses without Borders?: Collaborative graduate education across multiple campuses

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 38.

Creating effective poster presentations: AMEE Guide no. 40

Hess, G. R., Tosney, K. W., & Liegel, L. H. (2009, January 1). Medical Teacher.

Effective Protection of Open Space: Does Planning Matter?

Steelman, T. A., & Hess, G. R. (2009, February 14). Environmental Management.

Where is biodiversity conservation in local planning?

Conservation Biology.

Designing suburban greenways to provide habitat for forest-breeding birds

Mason, J., Moorman, C., Hess, G., & Sinclair, K. (2006, August 25). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 80, pp. 153–164.

Effectiveness of biodiversity indicators varies with extent, grain, and region

Hess, G. R., Bartel, R. A., Leidner, A. K., Rosenfeld, K. M., Rubino, M. J., Snider, S. B., & Ricketts, T. H. (2006, July 8). Biological Conservation, Vol. 132, pp. 448–457.

Guided by planning, powered by people: open space protection in the Triangle

Raleigh: Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University.

Recommendations for Assessing the Effectiveness of Surrogate Species Approaches

Favreau, J. M., Drew, C. A., Hess, G. R., Rubino, M. J., Koch, F. H., & Eschelbach, K. A. (2006, June 30). Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 15, pp. 3949–3969.

Southern two-lined salamanders in urbanizing watersheds

Urban Ecosystems, 10(1), 73–85.

Comparing the potential effectiveness of conservation planning approaches in central North Carolina, USA

Hess, G. R., Koch, F. H., Rubino, M. J., Eschelbach, K. A., Drew, C. A., & Favreau, J. M. (2005, November 22). Biological Conservation, Vol. 128, pp. 358–368.

Fraser fir population size and pollen dispersal: a landscape genetics model

20th Annual Symposium for the US Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology.

Mammalian nest predators respond to greenway width, landscape context and habitat structure

Landscape and Urban Planning, 71(2-4), 277–293.

Book Review: Road Ecology: Science and Solutions

[Review of Road Ecology: Science and Solutions, by R. T. T. Forman, D. Sperling, J. A. Bissonette, A. P. Clevenger, C. D. Cutshall, V. H. Dale, … T. C. Winter]. Landscape Ecology, 19(5), 563–565.

Mammalian nest predators respond to greenway width, landscape context and habitat structure

Sinclair, K. E., Hess, G. R., Moorman, C. E., & Mason, J. H. (2004, June 12). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 71, pp. 277–293.

Teaching and learning through inquiry: A guidebook for institutions and instructors

Sterling, Va.: Stylus Pub.

Economic and ecological impacts of wood chip production in North Carolina: an integrated assessment and subsequent applications

Schaberg, R. H., Aruna, P. B., Cubbage, F. W., Hess, G. R., Abt, R. C., Richter, D. D., … Flournoy, W. (2003, July 22). Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 7, pp. 157–174.

Estimating patch occupancy when patches are incompletely surveyed

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2543, 1–20.

Planning open spaces for wildlife 2: modeling and verifying focal species habitat

Rubino, M. J., & Hess, G. R. (2003, April 30). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 64, pp. 89–104.

Response to G.S. Cumming (2002). 'Habitat shape, species invasions, and reserve design: insights from simple models.' - Online publication enhances integration of current research in the classroom

Conservation Ecology, 7(1).

Planning open spaces for wildlife

Hess, G. R., & King, T. J. (2002, January 1). Landscape and Urban Planning.

Spatial aspects of disease dynamics

In Ecology of wildlife diseases (pp. 102–118). New York: Oxford University Press.

Spatial information technologies: Integrating the tools with the curricula

Journal of Forestry, 100(1), 29.

Communicating clearly about conservation corridors

Hess, G. R., & Fischer, R. A. (2001, July 1). Landscape and Urban Planning.

Woody debris volume on clearcuts with and without satellite chip mills

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 25(4), 173.

A regional assessment of windbreak habitat suitability

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 61(2), 237–254.

A Conceptual Model and Indicators for Assessing the Ecological Condition of Agricultural Lands

Hess, G. R., Campbell, C. L., Fiscus, D. A., Hellkamp, A. S., McQuaid, B. F., Munster, M. J., … Shafer, S. R. (2000, May 1). Journal of Environmental Quality.

Assessment of the Condition of Agricultural Lands in Six Mid‐Atlantic States

Hellkamp, A. S., Bay, J. M., Campbell, C. L., Easterling, K. N., Fiscus, D. A., Hess, G. R., … Tooley, M. B. (2000, May 1). Journal of Environmental Quality.

Assessment of the Condition of Agricultural Lands in Five Mid-Atlantic States

Hellkamp, A. S., Shafer, S. R., Campbell, C. L., Bay, J. M., Fiscus, D. A., Hess, G. R., … Tooley, M. B. (1998, June 1). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Evaluating a web-based course

In Program evaluation handbook (pp. 57–60). Needham Heights, Mass.: Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing.

Reshaping expectations for web-based collaborative learning

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, 7(1998), 104–109.

The class poster conference as a teaching tool

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 27(1998), 155–158.

Generating confidence intervals for composition-based landscape indexes

Hess, G. R., & Bay, J. M. (1997, January 1). Landscape Ecology.