Sub-parcel scale analysis is needed to capture socially-driven canopy cover change in Baltimore, MD.

Locke, D. H., Ossola, A., Paul Schmit, J., & Morgan Grove, J. (2025). Sub-parcel scale analysis is needed to capture socially-driven canopy cover change in Baltimore, MD. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253(September 2024), 105187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105187 [LINK]

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Mobilization in Residential Lawns

Suchy, A. K., Groffman, P. M., Band, L. E., Duncan, J. M., Gold, A. J., Grove, J. M., Locke, D. H., Templeton, L., & Zhang, R. (2023). Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Mobilization in Residential Lawns. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00848-y [LINK]

Spatial contagion structures urban vegetation from parcel to landscape.

Locke, D.H., Ossola, A., Minor, E., Lin, B.. (2021) Spatial contagion structures urban vegetation from parcel to landscape. People and Nature. 00(August 2020): 1–15. doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10254 [LINK] metadata, data, and reproducible code available here via Locke, D. H., Ossola, A., Minor, E., & Lin, B. (2021). Yards, block groups, and vegetationcover measures. Dryad Digital Repository, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.jdfn2z3bbOr https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-ext-2021-0003

A landscape approach to nitrogen cycling in urban lawns reveals the interaction between topography and human behaviors

Suchy, A.K,. Groffman, P.M., Band, L.E., Duncan, J.M., Gold, A.J., Grove, J.M., Locke, D.H., Templeton, L. (2021) A landscape approach to nitrogen cycling in urban lawns reveals the interaction between topography and human behaviors. Biogeochemistry. doi: 10.1007/s10533-020-00738-8 [LINK]

Time is not money: Income is more important than lifestage for explaining patterns of residential yard plant community structure and diversity in Baltimore

Avolio, M. L., Blanchette, A., Sonti, N. F., Locke, D. H.. (2020). Time is not money: Income is more important than lifestage for explaining patterns of residential yard plant community structure and diversity in Baltimore. Frontiers in Ecology And Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00085 [LINK]

Urban form, architecture and the structure of front and backyard vegetation.

Ossola, A., Locke, D. H., Lin, B., & Minor, E. (2019). Urban form, architecture and the structure of front and backyard vegetation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 185(November 2018), 141–157. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.02.014 [LINK]

Social norms, yard care, and the difference between front and back yard management: examining the Landscape Mullets concept on urban residential lands.

Locke, D.H., Roy Chowdhury, R., Grove, J. M., Martin, D.G., Goldman, E., Rogan, J., Groffman, P.M.. (2018). Social norms, yard care, and the difference between front and back yard management: examining the Landscape Mullets concept on urban residential lands. Society and Natural Resources. doi:10.1080/08941920.2018.1481549 [LINK]

A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard Differences in Plant Species Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Residential Landscapes

Locke, D.H., Avolio, M., Trammel, T.L.E., Roy Chowdhury, R., Grove, J.M., Rogan, J., Martin, D.G., Bettez, N., Cavender-Bares, J., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Larson, K.L., Morse, J.L., Neill, C., Nelson, K.C., Ogden, L.A., O’Neil-Dunne, J.P.M., Pataki, D., Pearse, W., Polsky, C., Wheeler, M.M.. (2018). A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard[…]