Publications
Books
- Botkin, D.B., 2000, NO MAN’S GARDEN: Thoreau and A New Vision for Civilization and Nature, Shearwater Books/Island Press.
- West, D.C., H.H. Shugart and D.B. Botkin (eds.), 1981, Forest Succession: Concepts and Applications, Springer- Verlag, NY., 517 pp.
- Botkin, D.B. and E.A. Keller, 1987, Environmental Studies: Earth as a Living Planet, Charles E. Merrill, Pub. Co., Columbus, Ohio, 500 pp. (2nd edition; 1st edition published 1982).
- Botkin, D.B., Caswell, M., Estes, J.E., and A. Orio, (Eds.) 1989, Changing the Global Environment: Perspectives on Human Involvement, Academic Press, N.Y.
- Botkin, D.B., 1990, Discordant Harmonies: A New Ecology for the 21st Century, Oxford University Press (paperback published 1993; Spanish translation published 1993).
- Botkin, D.B., 1993. Forest Dynamics: An Ecological Model, Oxford University Press.
- Botkin, D. B., 1993, JABOWA-II: A Computer Model of Forest Growth, Oxford University Press, N.Y. (Software and manual)
- Botkin, D. B., 1993 contributing editor to Art, H. W., 1993, The Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science, Henry Holt and Company, N.Y.
- Botkin, D. B. and E. A.. Keller, 1995 (1st edition) 1997 (2nd edition), Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, John Wiley, N. Y.
- Botkin, D. B., 1995, Our Natural History: Lessons From Lewis and Clark, Putnam, N.Y. (Paperback edition published fall, 1996)
- Skinner, B., S. Porter, and D.B. Botkin, 1998, The Blue Planet, John Wiley & Sons (in press).
Journal Articles
More than 100 scientific, peer-reviewed journal articles; Numerous editorials and short essays published in newspapers and magazines about environmental sciences.
Botkin, D.B.,, G.M. Woodwell and N. Tempel, 1970, Forest productivity estimated from carbon dioxide uptake, Ecology 51:1057 – 1060.
Botkin, D.B., J.F. Janak and J.R. Wallis. 1970, A simulator for northeastern forest growth: a contribution of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study and IBM Research, IBM Research Report 3140, Yorktown Heights, NY. 21 pp.
Jordan, P.A., D.B. Botkin and M.I. Wolfe, 1971, Biomass dynamics in a moose population, Ecology 52: 147 – 152.
Botkin, D.B., J.R. Janak and J.R. Wallis, 1971, A simulation of forest growth, pp. 812 – 819, In: Proceedings of the Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Board of Simulation Conferences, Denver, CO.
Botkin, D.B., W.H. Smith, R.W. Carlson, 1971, Ozone Suppression of White Pine Net Photosynthesis, J. Air Pollution Control Association 21:778-780.
Botkin, D.B., J.R. Janak and J.R. Wallis, 1972A, Rationale, limitations and assumptions of a northeast forest growth simulator, IBM J. of Research and Development 16: 101 – 116.
Botkin, D.B., W.H. Smith, R.W. Carlson and T.L. Smith, 1972, Effects of ozone on white pine saplings: variation in inhibition and recovery of net photosynthesis, Environ. Pollut. 3: 273 – 289.
Miller, R.S., G.S. Hochbaum and D. B. Botkin, 1972, A simulation model for management of sandhill cranes, Yale Univ. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Bull. No. 80. 49 pp.
Botkin, D.B., J.F. Janak and J.R. Wallis, 1972B, Some ecological consequences of a computer model of forest growth, J. Ecology 60: 849 – 872.
Botkin, D.B., J.F. Janak and J.R. Wallis, 1973, Estimating the effects of carbon fertilization on forest composition by ecosystem simulation, pp. 328 – 344, In: G.M. Woodwell and E.V. Pecan, eds., Carbon and the Biosphere, Brookhaven National Laboratory Symposium No. 24, Technical Information Center, U.S.A.E.C., Oak Ridge, TN.
Botkin, D.B., P.A. Jordan, A.S. Dominski, H.D. Lowendorf and G.E. Hutchinson, 1973, Sodium dynamics in a northern terrestrial ecosystem, Proc. NAS. 70: 2745 – 2748.
Botkin, D.B. and R.S. Miller, 1974, Mortality rates and survival of birds, American Nat. 108: 181 – 192.
Miller, R.S. and D.B. Botkin, 1974, Endangered species: models and predictions, Amer. Sci. 62: 172 – 181.
Botkin, D.B. and R.S. Miller, 1974, Complex ecosystems: models and predictions, Amer. Sci. 62: 448 – 453.
Miller, R.S., D.B. Botkin and R. Mendelssohn, 1974, The whooping crane (Grus americana) population of North America, Biol. Conservation 6: 106 – 111.
Lehman, J.T., D.B. Botkin and G.E. Likens, 1975, The assumptions and rationale of a computer model of phytoplankton population dynamics, Limnology and Oceanography 20: 343 – 364.
Botkin, D.B. and M.J. Sobel, 1975, Stability in time-varying ecosystems, Amer. Nat. 109: 625 – 646.
Lehman, J.T., D.B. Botkin and G.E. Likens, 1975, Lake eutrophication and the limiting CO2 concept: a simulation study, pp. 300 - 307, in V. Sladecek (ed.) Proceedings of the International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Nagele and Obermiller, Stuttgart.
Botkin, D. B. (ed.) 1978, Long-term Ecological Measurements: Report of a Conference, Woods Hole, Ma, March 11-18, 1977, NSF National Technical Information Services, Springfield, Va., 26pp.
Botkin, D.B., 1976, The role of species interactions in the response of a forest ecosystem to environmental perturbation, pp. 147 – 171. In: B.C. Patten, (ed.), System Analysis and Simulation in Ecology, vol. IV. Academic Press, NY.
Botkin, D.B., 1977, Strategies for the reintroduction of species into damaged ecosystems, pp. 241 – 260. In: J.Cairns, (ed.), Recovery and Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems. University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, VA.
Botkin, D.B., 1977. Life and death in a forest community: the computer as an aid to understanding, pp. 213 – 234. In: C.Hall and J.Day, eds., Models as Ecological Tools: Theory and Case Histories. Wiley, NY.
Woodwell, G.M., R.H. Whittaker, W.A. Reiners, G.E. Likens, C.A.S. Hall, C.C. Delwiche, and D.B. Botkin, 1977, The biota and the world carbon budget, Science 199: 141 – 146.
Botkin, D.B. and R.E. Levitan, 1977, Wolves, moose and trees: an age specific trophic-level model of Isle Royale National Park, IBM Research Report in Life-Sciences RC 6834, 64 pp.
Aber, J.S., D.B. Botkin and J.M. Melillo, 1978, Predicting the effects of different harvesting regimes on forest floor dynamics in northern hardwoods, Canad. J. Forest Research 8: 306 – 315.
Botkin, D.B., D.S. Schimel, L.S. Wu and W.S. Little, 1978, Some comments on the density dependent factors in sperm whale populations, pp. 83 - 88. In: Annual Proceedings of the International Whaling Commission, Rep. Int. Whale Commission (special issue 2), 1980.
Aber, J.D., D.B. Botkin and J.M. Melillo, 1979, Predicting the effects of different harvesting regimes on productivity and yield in northern hardwoods, Canadian J. Forest Research 9: 10 – 14.
Botkin, D.B., J.M. Melillo and L.S. Wu, 1981, How ecosystem processes are linked to large mammal population dynamics, pp. 373 – 387.In: C.W. Fowler and T. Smith, eds. Population Dynamics of Large Mammals, John Wiley and Sons, NY.
Aber, J.D., G.R. Hendrey, A.J. Francies, D.B. Botkin and J.M. Melillo, 1982, Potential effects of acid precipitation on soil nitrogen and productivity of forest ecosystems, pp. 411 – 433, In: F.M. D’itri, ed., Acid Precipitation: Effects on Ecological Systems. Ann Arbor Science, MI.
Bockstoce, J.R. and D.B. Botkin, 1982, The harvest of Pacific walrus by the whaling industry, 1848 – 1914, Arctic and Alpine Research 14: 183 – 188.
Botkin, D.B., 1984, The garden of the unicorn: the ecosystem context for the management of endangered species In: A.V Hall (ed) Conservation of Threatened Habitats, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Cooperative Scientific Programs, Pretoria 92:66-81 (1984).
Botkin, D.B., J.E. Estes, R.M. MacDonald, M.V. Wilson, 1984, Studying the Earth’s Vegetation from Space, BioScience 34(8):508-514.
Davis, M. B. and D. B. Botkin, 1985, Sensitivity of the Cool–Temperate Forests and Their Fossil Pollen to Rapid Climatic Change, Quarternary Research 23:327-340.
Bretherton, F.P., D. J. Baker, D.B.Botkin, K.C.A.Burke, M. Chahine, J.A. Dutton, L.A. Fisk, N.W.Hinners, D.A. Landgrebe, J.J. McCarthy, B. Moore, R.G. Prinn, C.B. Raleight, WV.H.Reis, W.F. Wee,s, P.J. Zinke, 1986, Earth Systems Science: A Program for Global Change, NASA Earth Systems Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council, Washington, D. C. 48pp + supplements
Botkin, D.B., W.S.Broecker, L. G. Everett, J. Shapiro, and J. A. Wiens, 1988, The Future of Mono Lake, California Water Resources Center, University of California, Riverside, Report #68.
Botkin, D.B. and J. A. Wiens, 1988, Mono Lake: Solving An Environmental Dilemma, The World and I, 3 (5): 198 – 205.
Botkin, D.B., 1989, “Science and The Global Environment,” pp. 3 – 14 (Chapter 1) in Botkin, D.B., M. Caswell, J.E.Estes, A.Orio (eds) Man’s Role in Changing The Global Environment:Perspectives on Human Involvement, Academic Press, Boston.
Stolz, J.F. Botkin, D.B. and M.N.Dastoor, 1989, “The Integral Biosphere”, pp. 31-49 (Chapter 3) in M. B. Rambler and L. Margulis (eds.), Global Ecology:Towards a Science of the Biosphere , Academic Press Pub., Boston.
Botkin, D. B., R. A. Nisbet, and T. E. Reynales, 1989, “Effects of Climate Change on Forests of the Great Lake States, pp.2-1 to 2-31 in The Potential Effects of Global Climate Change on the United States, J. B. Smith and D. A. Tirpak (eds.) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D. C., EPA -203-05-89-0.
Botkin, D. B. and L. Simpson, 1990, The First Statistically Valid Estimate of Biomass for a Large Region, Biogeochemistry 9:161-174.
Botkin, D. B., 1990, Minimum Standards/Criteria for Assessing Models of Air Pollution Impact on Stand Productivity, pp. 6-16 in National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, Technical Bulletin 593, New York.
Botkin, D. B., 1990, The difference between nature preserves and strawberry preserves, Man and the Biosphere Bulletin 14 (4):4-6.
Botkin, D. B. and L. G. Simpson, 1990, Distribution of Biomass in the North American Boreal Forest, pp. 1036-1045 in G. Lund (ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Natural Resource Monitoring and Assessments: Preparing for the 21st Century, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
Botkin, D. B., D. Foreman, J. Lovelock, F. Turner, R. D. Yaro, and M. Pollan, 1990, “Only Man’s Presence Can Save Nature,” Harper’s 280: 37-48 (A “forum”: an article based on a conversation of the five participants).
Botkin, D. B., D. Foreman, J. Lovelock, F. Turner, R. D. Yaro, and M. Pollan, 1990, “Only Man’s Presence Can Save Nature,” J. of Forestry 88:24-33; reprint of Harper’s “Forum” in vol. 280: 37-48.
Botkin, D. B., 1990, “Think Like A Seashore: Every Changing,” Op-Ed article, Los Angeles Times (June 11, 1990).
Botkin, D. B., 1990, “Fire Dangers Are Knowable, So Make Them Known, Op-Ed article, Los Angeles Times (July 28, 1990).
Botkin, D. B., 1990, “Can’t See Forest For the Monument,” Op-Ed article, Los Angeles Times (September 9, 1990).
Botkin, D. B., 1990, Review of Trashing The Planet: How Science Can Help us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nuclear Waste (Among Other Things) by Dixie Lee Ray, New York Times Book Review 9/30/90 p.29.
Botkin, D. B., 1990, “After Big Green, You Can’t Trust Legislators, Scientists — and Citizens,” Op-Ed article, Los Angeles Times (November 11, 1990).
Botkin, D. B., 1991, “The Tiny Fish That May Eat a Water System,” Op-Ed article, Los Angeles Times (Sunday, June 16, 1991).
Botkin, D. B., 1991, Recommendations For Reviewing The Oregon Board of Forestry’s Forest Practices Issues Forum, Forest Log, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, 60(4): 4-6.
Botkin, D. B., D. A. Woodby, and R. A. Nisbet, 1991, Kirtland’s Warbler Habitats: A Possible Early Indicator of Climatic Warming, Biological Conservation 56 (1): 63-78.
Hall, F.G., D. B. Botkin, D. E. Strebel, K. D. Woods, and S. J. Goetz, 1991, Large Scale Patterns in Forest Succession As Determined by Remote Sensing, Ecology 72: 628 – 640.
Botkin, D. B., 1991, Global Warming: What it is, What is Controversial About it, and What We Might Do In Response To It, UCLA J. of Environmental Law and Policy, 9: 119-142.
Woods, K.D., A. H. Fieveson, and D. B. Botkin, 1991, Statistical error analysis for biomass density and leaf area index estimation, Canad. J. Forest Research, 21: 974-989.
Botkin, D. B. and R. A. Nisbet, 1992, Projecting the effects of climate change on biological diversity in forests, pp. 277 – 293 in R. Peters and T. Lovejoy, (Eds.) Consequences of the Greenhouse Effect for Biological Diversity, Yale University Press, New Haven.
Botkin, D. B. , and L. M. Talbot, 1992, Biological diversity and forests, in N. Sharma (ed.) , Contemporary Issues in Forest Management: Policy Implications, The World Bank, Washington, D. C.
Botkin, D. B., 1992, Global Warming and Forests of the Great Lakes States, pp. 154-166 in J. Schmandt & J. Carlson (ed.) The Regions and Global Warming: Impacts and Response Strategies, Oxford University Press, N.Y.
Hunsaker, C. T., R. A. Nisbet, D. Lam, J. A. Browder, W. L. Baker, M. G. Turner, and D. B. Botkin, 1992, Spatial models of ecological systems and processes: The role of GIS, in M. Goodchild, B. Parks, and L. Steyaert (eds.), Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling, Oxford University Press, N.Y.
Botkin, D. B., Simpson, L. G., and H. J. Schenk, 1992, Estimating Biomass, Science Letters.
Botkin, D.B., K. Cummins, T. Dunne, H. Regier, M.J. Sobel, and L.M. Talbot, 1993, Status and Future of Anadromous Fish of Western Oregon and Northern California, Rationale for a New Approach, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 40 pp.
Botkin, D.B., K. Cummins, T. Dunne, H. Regier, M.J. Sobel, and L.M. Talbot, 1993, Status and Future of Anadromous Fish of Western Oregon and Northern California, Related Studies, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 44 pp.
Botkin, D.B., K. Cummins, T. Dunne, H. Regier, M.J. Sobel, and L.M. Talbot, 1993, Status and Future of Anadromous Fish of Western Oregon and Northern California, Available Data on Fish Populations, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 44 pp.
Simpson, L.G., D. B. Botkin, R. A. Nisbet, 1993, The Potential Aboveground Carbon Storage of North American Forests, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 70:197-205.
Nisbet, R.A. and D. B. Botkin, 1993, Integrating a Forest Growth Model With a Geographic Information System, pp.265-269 in Goodchild, M.S. , B.O. Parks, L.T. Steyaert (eds.) Environmental Modeling with GIS, Oxford University Press, N.Y.
Hunsaker, C.T.,R. A. Nisbet, D. C. L. Lam, J. A. Browder, W. L. Baker, M. G. Turner, D. B. Botkin, 1993, pp.248-264 in Goodchild, M.S. B.O. Parks, L.T. Steyaert (eds.) Environmental Modeling with GIS, Oxford University Press, N.Y.
Wiens, J. A., D. T. Patten, D. B. Botkin, 1993, Assessing Ecological Impact Assessment:: Lessons from Mono Lake, California, Ecological Applications 3(4): 595-609.
Botkin, D.B., R.A. Nisbet, and M. J. Sobel, 1994, Status and Future of Salmon of Western Oregon and Northern California, Analysis of Fish Models, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 35 pp.
Sobel, M.J., and D. B. Botkin, 1994, Status and Future of Salmon of Western Oregon and Northern California, Forecasting Spring Chinook Runs, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 42 pp.
Cummins, K., T. Dunne, D. Botkin, H. Regier, M.J. Sobel, and L. M. Talbot, 1994, Status and Future of Salmon of Western Oregon and Northern California, Management of the Riparian Zone for Conservation and Production of Salmon, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 55pp.
Botkin, D. B. , 1994, Preface, pp. xxi – xxiv in Sampson, R. N., and D. L. Adams (eds.) Assessing Forest Ecosystem Health in the Inland West,Haworth Press, N.Y.
D. B. Botkin, Cummins, K., T. Dunne, H. Regier, M. J. Sobel, and L. M. Talbot, 1995, Status and Future of Salmon of Western Oregon and Northern California: Findings and Options, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, 300pp.
Mangel, M., L. M. Talbot, G. K. Meffe, M. T. Agardy, D. L. Alverson, J. Barlow, D. B. Botkin, G. Budowski, T. Clark, J. Cooke, R. H. Crozier, P. K. Dayton, D. L. Elder, C. W. Fowler, S. Funtowicz, J. Giske, R. J. Hofman, S. J. Holt, S. R. Kellert, L. A. Kimball, D. Ludwig, K. Magnusson, B. S. Malayang III, C. Mann, E. A. Norse, S. P. Northridge, W. F. Perrin, C. Perrings, R. M. Peterman, G. B. Rabb, H. A. Regier, J. E. Reynolds III, K. Sherman, M. P. Sisenwine, T. D. Smith, A. Starfield, R. J. Taylor, M. F. Tillman, C. Toft, J. R. Twiss, Jr., J. Wilen, and T. R. Young, 1996, Principles for the Conservation of Wild Living Resources, Ecol. Applications 6(2): 338-362.
Guggenheim, D. and D. B. Botkin, 1996, CO2 Offset Opportunities in Siberian Forests, Report to the Electirc Power Research Institute, Center for the Study of the Environment, Santa Barbara, CA, EPRI report # TR-106059,
Botkin, D. B. And C. E. Beveridge, 1997, Cities as Environments, Urban Ecosystems vol 1 (No. 1):3-20.
Botkin, D. B., 1997, Adjusting Law to Nature’s Discordant Harmonies, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, VII (1):25 – 38.
Botkin, D. B., 1997, “The New Ecological Order,” review of book by Luc Ferry, Environmental History: 2 (2): 220-221.
Botkin, D. B., 1998, Introduction to The Colonists: In Their Own Words, by T. J. Stiles (ed.), Perigree Book, Berkley Pub. Group, New York, (in press).
Bockstoce and Botkin Historical Sea Ice Data