Publications
Ellis, E. C. and N. Ramankutty. 2008. Putting people
in the map: anthropogenic biomes of the world.
Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment 6(8):439-447,
doi:10.1890/070062. [download]
Ellis, E. C., and Wang,
H. 2006. Estimating area errors for fine-scale feature-based ecological
mapping.
International Journal of Remote Sensing 27(21):4731-4749.
[download]
Ellis E. C., H. Wang, H.
Xiao, K. Peng, X. P. Liu, S. C. Li, H. Ouyang, X. Cheng, and L. Z. Yang.
2006. Measuring long-term ecological changes in densely populated
landscapes using current and historical high resolution imagery.
Remote Sensing of
Environment 100(4):457-473. [download]
Wang, H., and
E. C. Ellis. 2005.
The effect of image misregistration on feature-based change
measurements.
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 71(9):1037-1044.
[download]
Wang, H., and
E. C. Ellis. 2005. Spatial accuracy of
orthorectified IKONOS imagery and historical aerial photographs across five
sites in China.
International Journal of Remote Sensing 26(9):1893-1911. [download]
Ellis, E. C.
2004. Long-term ecological
changes in the densely populated rural landscapes of China. Pages 303-320 in
R. S. DeFries, G. P. Asner, and R. A. Houghton, editors.
Ecosystems and Land Use Change. Geophysical Monograph Series Vol.
153. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. [download]
Mosier, A. R., M. A. Bleken, P. Chaiwanakupt, E. C. Ellis,
J. R. Freney, R. B. Howarth, P. A. Matson, K. Minami, R. Naylor, K. N.
Weeks, and Z. Zhao-liang. 2001. Policy implications of human accelerated
nitrogen cycling. Biogeochemistry 52:281-320
Ellis, E. C., R. G. Li, L. Z. Yang,
and X. Cheng. 2000. Nitrogen and the sustainable
village. Pages 95-104 in S. R. Gliessman, editor.
Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical
Strategies. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. [download]
Muramoto, J., E. C. Ellis, Z. Li, R. M. Machado, and
S. R. Gliessman. 2000. Field-scale nutrient cycling and
sustainability: comparing natural and agricultural ecosystems. Pages 121-134
in S. R. Gliessman, Editor.
Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical
Strategies. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Ellis, E.C., R.G. Li, L.Z. Yang,
and X. Cheng. 2000b. Changes in village-scale
nitrogen storage in China's Tai Lake Region. Ecological Applications
10(4):1074-1089. [download]
Ellis, E.C., R.G. Li, L.Z. Yang,
and X. Cheng. 2000a. Long-term change in
village-scale ecosystems in China using landscape and statistical methods.
Ecological Applications 10(4):1057-1073. [download]
Ellis, E.C.
and Wang, S.M., 1997. Sustainable
traditional agriculture in the Tai Lake Region of China. Agriculture,
Ecosystems, and Environment 61:177-193. [download]
Ellis, E.C., Turgeon, R., and Spanswick, R.M., 1992.
Quantitative analysis of photosynthate unloading in developing seeds of
Phaseolus vulgaris L. I. The use of steady state labeling. Plant
Physiology 99:635 642. [download]
Ellis, E.C., Turgeon, R., and
Spanswick, R.M., 1992. Quantitative analysis of photosynthate unloading in
developing seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. II. Pathway and turgor-sensitivity.
Plant Physiology 99:643 651. [download]
Ellis, E.C., Turgeon, R., and
Spanswick, R.M., 1992. Changes in photosynthate unloading from perfused
seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. induced by osmoticum and
Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA). Journal of Experimental Botany
43:1235 1241.[download]
Ellis, E.C., and Spanswick,
R.M., 1987. Sugar efflux from attached seed coats of Glycine
max (L.) Merr.. Journal of Experimental Botany 38:1470 1483.[download]
Publications in Chinese
Wu, J. X., J. G. Jiao, H. S. Xiao, H. Q. Wang, L. Z. Yang, X.
Cheng, and Ellis, E.C.. 2008. Landscape structure,
management and soil total nitrogen, total phosphorus in the densely
populated rural landscapes of China's Yangtze Plain (in Chinese).
Acta
Ecologica Sinica 28(8):3606-3617. [in Chinese:
武俊喜, 焦加国, 肖红生, 王洪庆, 杨林章, 程序, Ellis Erle C. 2006. 长江平原区乡村景观的结构、管理及其对土壤氮磷的影响. 生态学报 28(8):3606-3617]. [download]
Jiao, J.G., Li, H.X., Wu, J.X., Yang, L.Z., and Ellis,
E.C. 2007. Soil organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus distribution in
the densely populated village landscapes of different hilly regions (in
Chinese). Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 18(7):1471-1478.
[in Chinese: 焦加国, 杨林章, 武俊喜, 李辉信, Ellis, Erle C. 2007.
我国人口密集的典型丘陵区乡村景观中土壤碳、氮、磷的研究. 应用生态学报 18(7):1471-1478.][download]
Jiao, J. G., J. X. Wu, H. X. Li, L. Z. Yang, H. S. Xiao, and
Ellis, E. C.. 2007. Soil quality in relationship to land use/land
cover in landscape at a village level in Hilly Regions South China (in
Chinese). Acta Pedologica Sinica 44(2):204-211.[in Chinese:
焦加国, 武俊喜, 李辉信, 杨林章, 肖红生, and Ellis, Erle C. 2007. 华南丘陵区村级景观下土地利用/ 土地
覆盖对土壤质量的影响. 土壤学报 44(2):204-211.][download]
Jiao, J., L. Yang, J. Wu, H. Li, and Ellis, E.C..
2007. Soil organic carbon distribution in densely populated village
landscape of different regions (in Chinese).
Acta
Ecologica Sinica 27(5):1969-1977. [in Chinese:
焦加国, 杨林章, 武俊喜, 李辉信, Ellis, Erle C.. 2007. 不同区域的人口密集农村地区土壤有机碳的分布. 生态学报
27(5):1969-1977.] [download]
Wu J.X., Jiao J.G., Xiao H.S., Cheng X., Yang L.Z. and
Ellis E.C.. 2006. Landscape structure, management and soil organic
carbon in the densely populated village landscapes of China's Yangtze Delta
Plain.
Acta Ecologica Sinica 26(12):4135-4147. [in Chinese:
武俊喜, 焦加国, 肖红生, 王洪庆, 程序, 杨林章, Ellis Erle C. 2006. 长江下游平原区乡村景观的结构、管理 和土壤有机碳研究.
生态学报 26(12): 4135-4147]. [download]
Jiao, J.G., Wu, J.X., Yang, L.Z., Li, H.X. and Ellis, E.C.
2006. Effects of land use on soil total nitrogen and phosphorus in different
densely populated village landscapes (in Chinese). Journal of Soil and
Water Conservation (China) 20(3): 97-101. [in Chinese:
焦加国, 武俊喜, 杨林章,李辉信, Ellis. E.C. 2006. 不同区域人口密集的乡村景观中土地利用对土壤氮磷的影响. 水土保持学报
20(3): 97-101.][download]
Ruan, R. Z., and E. C. Ellis. 2005. An illustrative
study on local landscape based on IKONOS (in Chinese). Remote Sensing
Information (3):14-17. [in Chinese: 阮仁宗, E. C. Ellis. 2005.
利用IKONOS进行局部景观生态研究. 遥感信息 (3):14-17.]
Li, S. C., W. C. Liu, X. Cheng, and E. C. Ellis. 2005.
Pattern analysis of village landscapes in the Sichuan Basin Hilly Region
based on high resolution IKONOS remote sensing (in Chinese). Chinese
Journal of Applied Ecology 16:1830-1837. [in Chinese: 李首成,
刘文全, 程序, E. C. Ellis. 2005. 基于高分辨率卫星图的川中丘陵区村级景观格局特征研究.
应用生态学报 16(10):1830-1837]
Ruan, R. Z., and E. C. Ellis. 2004. An illustrative
study on local landscape and its long-term changes based on IKONOS and
historical aerial photo. Chinese Geographical Science 14:162-169.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Ellis, Erle (Lead Author); J. Emmett Duffy (Topic
Editor). 2008. "Ecosystem." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds.
Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition,
National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the
Encyclopedia of Earth July 7, 2008; Last revised October 7, 2008; Retrieved
October 7, 2008]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecosystem>
Ellis, Erle (Lead Author); Jay Gulledge (Topic
Editor). 2008. "Anthropocene." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J.
Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National
Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of
Earth August 26, 2008; Retrieved August 26, 2008]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Anthropocene>
Ellis, Erle (Lead Author); Leszek A. Bledzki (Topic
Editor). 2008. "Biosphere." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J.
Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National
Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of
Earth June 21, 2008; Retrieved June 23, 2008].
<http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biosphere>
Ellis, Erle and Navin Ramankutty (Lead Authors); Mark
McGinley (Topic Editor). 2007. "Anthropogenic biomes." In:
Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J.
Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National
Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of
Earth November 26, 2007; Retrieved November 27, 2007]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Anthropogenic_biomes>
Ellis, Erle (Lead Author); Sidney Draggan (Topic
Editor). 2007. "Ecotope." In: Encyclopedia
of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental
Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment).
[Published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 6, 2007; Retrieved November
6, 2007]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecotope>
Ellis, Erle (Lead Author); Robert Pontius (Topic
Editor). 2007. "Land-use and land-cover change." In:
Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J.
Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National
Council for Science and the Environment). [First published July 17, 2006;
Last revised January 31, 2007; Retrieved April 30, 2007]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Land-use_and_land-cover_change>
Lambin, Eric and Helmut J. Geist (Lead Authors); Erle
Ellis (Topic Editor). 2007. "Causes of land-use and land-cover change."
In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.:
Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the
Environment). [Published May 2, 2007; Retrieved May 7, 2007]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Causes_of_land-use_and_land-cover_change>
Letters
Ellis, E. C. 2008. Environmental revolution starts at
home. Science 320(5883; June 20):1587.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/320/5883/1587a (text
of letter).
Ellis, E.C., 2008. Measuring change. Frontiers in
Ecology and Environment. 6(2): 66-67. [pdf]
[doi
link]
Ellis, E.C. 2006. Ecological revitalization of Chinese villages.
Science 312(5778; June 2):1310.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/312/5778/1310a (text
of letter).
Ellis, E. C. 2005. Letter in response to Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The
Climate of Man” series, The New Yorker, June 13 & 20, 81(17):20.
[pdf]
Book Reviews
Ellis, E.C., 2008. Book Review: Key Topics in Landscape Ecology.
Quarterly
Review of Biology 83(1): 135. [pdf]
Lindert, P. H. 1998. Shifting Ground: The Changing Agricultural Soils of
China and Indonesia. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.