Belaire, J.A., H. Bass, H. Venhaus, K. Barfield, T. Pannkuk, K. Lieberknecht, and S. Jha. 2023. High-Performance Landscapes: Re-Thinking Design and Management Choices to Enhance Ecological Benefits in Urban Environments. Land 12(9):1689.
Zoll, D., K. Lieberknecht, R.P. Bixler, J.A. Belaire, and S. Jha. 2023. Integrating equity, climate risks, and population growth for targeting conservation planning. Environmental Science & Policy 147:267-278.
Zoll, D., R.P. Bixler, K. Lieberknecht, J.A. Belaire, A. Shariatmadari, and S. Jha. 2023. Intersectional climate perceptions: Understanding the impacts of race and gender on climate experiences, future concerns, and planning efforts. Urban Climate 50:101576.
Belaire, J.A., C. Higgins, D. Zoll, K. Lieberknecht, R.P. Bixler, J.L. Neff, T.H. Keitt, and S. Jha. 2022. Fine-scale monitoring and mapping of biodiversity and ecosystem services reveals multiple synergies and few tradeoffs in urban green space management. Science of the Total Environment 849: 157801.
Gallo, T., M. Fidino, B. Gerber, A.A. Ahlers, J.L. Angstmann, M. Amaya, D. Drake, D. Gay, E.W. Lehrer, M.H. Murray, T.J. Ryan, C. Cassady St Clair, C.M. Salsbury, H.A. Sander, T. Stankowich, J. Williamson, J.A. Belaire, K. Simon, and S.B. Magle. 2022. Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization. eLife 11:e74756.
Bixler, R.P., J.A. Belaire, K.M. Faust, M. Scoggins, and A. Gonzalez. 2022. Exploring the connection between transdisciplinary co-production and urban sustainability solutions: A case study at an urban stream management symposium. Urban Ecosystems 25: 1207-1216.
Fidino, M., T. Gallo, E.W. Lehrer, M. Murray, C. Kay, H. Sander, B. MacDougall, C. Salsbury, T. Ryan, J. Angstmann, J.A. Belaire, B. Dugelby, C. Schell, T. Stankowich, M. Amaya, D. Drake, S. Hursh, A. Ahlers, J. Williamson, L. Hartley, A. Zellmer, K. Simon, and S. Magle. 2021. Landscape‐scale differences among cities alter common species’ responses to urbanization. Ecological Applications 31(2): e02253.
Bixler, R.P., K. Lieberknecht, S. Atshan, C.P. Zutz, S.M. Richter, and J.A. Belaire. 2020. Reframing urban governance for resilience implementation: The role of network closure and other insights from a network approach. Cities 103: 102726.
Magle, S.B., M. Fidino, E.W. Lehrer, T. Gallo, M.P. Mulligan, M.J. Ríos, A.A. Ahlers, J. Angstmann, J.A. Belaire, B. Dugelby, A. Gramza, L. Hartley, B. MacDougall, T. Ryan, C. Salsbury, H. Sander, C. Schell, K. Simon, and D. Drake. 2019. Advancing urban wildlife research through a multi-city collaboration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(4):232-239 (pdf).
Minor, E., E.C. Anderson, J.A. Belaire, M. Garfinkel, and A.D. Smith. 2018. Urban green infrastructures and ecological networks for urban biodiversity conservation. In: Ossola, A., and J. Niemala (Eds.), Urban Biodiversity: From Research to Practice. pp 186-199. (pdf)
Minor, E., J.A. Belaire, A. Davis, M. Franco, and M. Lin. 2016. Socioeconomics and neighbor mimicry drive yard and neighborhood vegetation patterns. In: Francis, R., Millington, J., and M. Chadwick (Eds.), Urban Landscape Ecology: Science, Policy and Practice. Routledge, London. (book)
Belaire, J.A., L.M. Westphal, and E. Minor. 2016. Different social drivers, including perceptions of urban wildlife, explain the ecological resources in residential landscapes. Landscape Ecology 31:401-413. (pdf)
Kreakie, B.J., K.C. Hychka, J.A. Belaire, E. Minor, and H.A. Walker. 2016. Internet-based approaches to building stakeholder networks for conservation and natural resources management. Environmental Management 57(2):345-354 (pdf)
Belaire, J.A., L.M. Westphal, C.J. Whelan, and E. Minor. 2015. Urban residents’ perception of birds in the neighborhood: biodiversity, cultural ecosystem services, and disservices. The Condor, 117(2):192-202. (pdf)
Belaire, J.A., C.J. Whelan, and E.S. Minor. 2014. Having our yards and sharing them too: The collective effects of yards on native bird species in an urban landscape. Ecological Applications 24(8):2132–2143. (pdf)
Belaire, J.A., B.J. Kreakie, T. Keitt, and E.S. Minor. 2014. Predicting and mapping potential whooping crane stopover habitat to guide site selection for wind energy projects. Conservation Biology 28(2):541-550. (pdf)
University of Illinois at Chicago, PhD in Biological Science. 2014. Doctoral dissertation: Conservation and stewardship in human-dominated landscapes (with Dr. Emily Minor).
Belaire, J.A. and E.S. Minor. 2013. Invited review of the book Urban bird ecology and conservation by C.A. Lepczyk and P.S. Warren, eds. Journal of Field Ornithology 84(2):217-219.
Belaire, J.A. and D. Yocca. 2012. Site Occupancy: Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring and Stewardship. In: Calkins, M (Ed.), Sustainable Sites Handbook: A complete guide to the principles, strategies, and best practices for sustainable landscapes. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA. (book)
Davis, A., J.A. Belaire, M.A. Farfan, D.C. Milz, E.R. Sweeney, S.R. Loss, and E.S. Minor. 2012. Green infrastructure, biodiversity, and ecosystem services across an urban socioeconomic gradient. Ecosphere 3(11):105. (pdf)
Belaire, J.A., A.K. Dribin, D.P. Johnston, D.L. Lynch, and E.S. Minor. 2011. Mapping stewardship networks in urban ecosystems. Conservation Letters 4, 464-473. (pdf)
Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks. 2009. Rating system for sustainable site development, developed in partnership with American Society of Landscape Architects, University of Texas – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and U.S. Botanic Garden. J.A. Belaire, D. Pieranunzi, H. Venhaus, S. Windhager, R. Mims, and L. Guthrie. (SITES)
Duke University, Master's of Environmental Management. 2007. Master’s project: Golden-cheeked warbler habitat prioritization in Central Texas (with Dr. Dean Urban). (pdf)
More about Amy’s work
Rockport Pilot, Belaire & Gambill get oyster farm permit #7, September 2023
KXAN Austin, New research shows Austin’s creeks do more than just control floods, August 2022
Austin American-Statesman, University of Texas study highlights importance of Waller Creek watershed, October 2022
Austin American-Statesman, What lurks in Waller Creek? Find out at upcoming ‘bioblitz’, April 2018
Video interview with KXAN news, Caught on camera: Austin's urban wildlife documented for nationwide effort, May 2017
The New York Times, On Safari in the City: A Guide to Urban Wildlife Viewing, May 2017
Travis Audubon Society, Think outside the park, September 2016
Reporting Texas, Citizens scientists track animal populations, September 2016
St. Edward's University News Center, Citizen Science, April 2016
Ecological Society of America, Backyards prove surprising havens for native birds, July 2015
DNAinfo Chicago, Birdfeeders Don't Attract Backyard Birds, But Plants and Berries Do, June 2015
Science Daily, Backyard Birds Enhance Life in Urban Neighborhoods
Next City, Why City Birds Might Like Us to "Think Outside the Park", June 2015
Conservation Magazine, Backyards Could Be a Boon for Urban Birds, April 2015
Science News, Before you plant this spring, consider the birds, April 2015
Phys.org, Make your home a home for the birds, April 2015
Anthrophysis Blog, Yards as Important Habitats for Urban Birds, January 2015
Conservation Magazine, How to Attract Birds to Your Yard, December 2014
Video interview with Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism “Environmental injustice in Chicago," 2013