Publications

Work from the lab spans ecological networks, pollinator conservation, fire and restoration, disease ecology, agricultural systems, and ecological data science.

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In review / revision

• McDonald, R., Jackson, A., Humphreys, Moriarty, K., Rivers, J., Ponisio, L.C. From slash piles to pollinator patches: native forb seeding enhances floral resources and bee use in harvested forests (in review, Ecological Applications)
• Martínez-Llaurador, N, Best, L, Jha, S., Ponisio, L.C. Host and parasite identity shape biodiversity dilution and amplification of wild bee parasite prevalence (in revision, Ecology)
• Hayes, R., Bohannan, B., Jha, S., Ponisio, L.C. Drivers of distance decay of host-associated microbiomes vary by host sociality and microbial association strength (in review, Frontiers of Biogeography)

In press

• Hayes, R., Kern, A., Ponisio, L.C. Assessing the potential of bee-collected pollen sequence data to train machine learning models for geolocation of sample origin (in press, Ecological Informatics) preprint doi:10.64898/2026.03.29.715128
• Lee, M., Ponisio, L.C., Konicek, K., Ana Miller-ter Kuile A., Young, H.S. Island pollination networks are primarily shaped by habitat size (in press, Diversity and Distributions)
• Melanson, J.B., Kelly, T.T., Waters, S.M., Kremen, C., Ponisio, L.C. Invasive Bombus impatiens shapes parasite prevalence in wild bumblebees while landscape simplification modulates community composition (in press, Basic and Applied Ecology)

2026

• Jones, L., Ponisio, L.C., Jha, S. Comparative population genomics reveal stark differences in the genomic structure and drivers of isolation for two sky island bumble bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences doi:10.1098/rspb.2026.1217
• Brito, E.L.S., McDonald, R., Almeida-Neto, M., Ponisio, L.C. 2026. Geographic biases and gaps in the sampling of plant–pollinator networks. Ecography 2026(7):e08368. doi:10.1002/ecog.08368
• Fan Brown, J.J., Moriarty, K., McDonald, R., Best, L.R., Zorn, J.F., Ponisio, L.C. 2026. Mid-seral thinned stands in Pacific Northwest coastal forests show enhanced floral and bee diversity without increased parasite prevalence in wild bees. Journal of Forestry 124(1):87–113. doi:10.1007/s44392-025-00033-0
• McDonald, R., Fan Brown, J., Hayes, R.A., Martínez-Llaurador, N., Boulay, P., Moriarty, K., Ponisio, L.C. 2026. Enhancing floral resources for pollinators in harvested conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Forestry 124(1):201–224. doi:10.1007/s44392-025-00025-0

2025

• Plumanns-Pouton, E., Santos, J., Aponte, C., Brotons, L., Kelly, L., Mason, S., Parris, K., Ponisio, L.C., Keith, D.A. 2025. The mechanisms through which fire drives population change in terrestrial biota. Global Change Biology 31(9):e70479. doi:10.1111/gcb.70479
• Bishop, G. et al. (80 authors, including Ponisio) 2025. Critical habitat thresholds for effective pollinator conservation in agricultural landscapes. Science 389(6767):1314–1319. doi:10.1126/science.adr2146
• Gaiarsa, M.P., Mora, B.B., Kremen, C., Ponisio, L.C. 2025. Changes in species composition and community structure during plant–pollinator community assembly. Ecology 106(6):e70119. doi:10.1002/ecy.70119
• Haring, S., Aoyama, L., Lane-Massee, M., Ponisio, L.C., Hallett, L.M. 2025. Agricultural sustainability requires multidimensional solutions that address environmental and financial benefits in the Oregon hazelnut industry. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 40:e10. doi:10.1017/S174217052500002X
• Tsang, Pak Nok Toby (data contributing authors) Ponisio, L. C.; Bonebrake, Timothy. 2025. Land use change consistently reduces α- but not β- and γ-diversity of bees. Global Change Biology 31(1):e70006. doi:10.1111/gcb.70006

2024

• Smith, G.P., Cohen, H., Zorn, J., McFrederick, Q.S., Ponisio, L.C. 2024. Plant–pollinator network architecture does not impact intraspecific microbiome variability. Molecular Ecology 33(7):e17306. doi:10.1111/mec.17306
• Ponisio, L.C., Cohen, H., Galbraith, S.M., Zorn, J., Zitomer, R.A., Rivers, J.W. 2024. Host and floral communities shape parasite prevalence and reproduction in intensively managed forests. Ecosphere 15(1):e4709. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4709
• Hutchins, L., Guzman, A., Ponisio, L.C. 2024. Agricultural ecosystems. In Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Third Edition), 1–26. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-822562-2.00125-0
• Steel, Z.L., Miller, J.E.D., Ponisio, L.C., Tingley, M.W., Wilkin, K., Blakey, R., Hoffman, K.M., Jones, G. 2024. A roadmap for pyrodiversity science. Journal of Biogeography 51(2):280–293. doi:10.1111/jbi.14745

2023

• Tsang, T.P.N., Bonebrake, T., Ponisio, L.C., Cadotte, M. 2023. Controlling for the effects of environmental availability when testing how the environment determines community compositional uniqueness. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14(12):3112–3122. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.14211
• Vendig, I., Guzman, A., De La Cerda, G., Esquivel, K., Mayer, A.C., Ponisio, L.C., Bowles, T.M. 2023. Quantifying direct yield benefits of soil carbon increases from cover cropping. Nature Sustainability 6:1125–1134. doi:10.1038/s41893-023-01131-7
• Tsang, T.P.N., Ponisio, L.C., Bonebrake, T.C. 2023. Increasing synchrony opposes stabilizing effects of species richness on terrestrial communities. Diversity and Distributions 29(7):849–861. doi:10.1111/ddi.13696
• Halpern, B.S., et al. (160 authors including Ponisio) 2023. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. Ecosphere 14(1):e4342. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4342

2022

• Cohen, H., Ponisio, L.C., Russell, K.A., Philpott, S.M., McFrederick, Q.S. 2022. Floral resources shape parasite and pathogen dynamics in bees facing urbanization. Molecular Ecology 31(7):2157–2171. doi:10.1111/mec.16374

2021

• Smith, G.P., Gardner, J., Gibbs, J., Griswold, T., Hauser, M., Yanega, D., Ponisio, L.C. 2021. Sex-associated differences in the network roles of pollinators. Ecosphere 12(12):e03863. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3863
• Wilkin, K., Ponisio, L.C., Fry, D.L., Collins, B.M., Moody, T., Stephens, S.L. 2021. Drivers of understory plant communities in Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests with pyrodiversity. Fire Ecology 17:30. doi:10.1186/s42408-021-00111-6
• Cohen, H., Smith, G.P., Sardiñas, H., Zorn, J., McFrederick, Q.S., Woodard, S.H., Ponisio, L.C. 2021. Mass-flowering monoculture attracts bees, amplifying parasite prevalence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288(1960):20211369. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1369
• Mason, S.C. Jr., Shirey, V., Ponisio, L.C., Gelhaus, J. 2021. Responses from bees, butterflies, and ground beetles to different fire and site characteristics: A global meta-analysis. Biological Conservation 261:109265. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109265
• Stephens, S., Thompson, S., Boisrame, G., Collins, B., Ponisio, L.C., Rakhmatulina, K., Steel, Z., Stevens, J., van Wagtendonk, J., Wilkin, K. 2021. Fire, water, and biodiversity in the Sierra Nevada: A possible triple win. Environmental Research Communications 3(8):081004. doi:10.1088/2515-7620/ac17e2
• Durant, J. & Ponisio, L.C. 2021. A regional, honey bee-centered approach is needed to incentivize grower adoption of bee-friendly practices in the almond industry. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:628802. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2021.628802
• Gaiarsa, M.P., Kremen, C., Ponisio, L.C. 2021. Pollinator interaction flexibility across scales affects patch colonization and occupancy. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5(6):787–793. doi:10.1038/s41559-021-01434-y (cover article)

2020

• S.H. Woodard, S. Federman, R.R. James, B.N. Danforth, T.L. Griswold, D. Inouye, Q.S. McFrederick, L. Morandin, D.L. Paul, E. Sellers, J.P. Strange, M. Vaughan, N.M. Williams, M.G. Branstetter, C. Burns, J. Cane, A.B. Cariveau, D.P. Cariveau, A. Childers, C. Childers, D.L. Cox-Foster, E.C. Evans, K.K. Graham, K. Hackett, K.T. Huntzinger, R.E. Irwin, S. Jha, S.P. Lawson, C. Liang, M.M. López-Uribe, A. Melathopoulos, H.M.C. Moylett, C. Otto, L.C. Ponisio, L.L. Richardson, R. Rose, R. Singh, W. Wehling. 2020. Toward a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees. Biological Conservation 252:108821. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821
• Ponisio, L.C. 2020. Pyrodiversity promotes interaction complementarity and population resistance. Ecology and Evolution 10(10):4431–4447. doi:10.1002/ece3.6210
• Ponisio, L.C., de Valpine, P., Michaud, N., Turek, D. 2020. One size does not fit all: Customizing MCMC methods for hierarchical models using NIMBLE. Ecology and Evolution 10(5):2385–2416. doi:10.1002/ece3.6053

2019

• Ponisio, L.C., Valdovinos, F.S., Allhoff, K.T., Gaiarsa, M.P., Barner, A., Guimaraes, P.R. Jr., Hembry, D.H., Morrison, B., Gillespie, R. 2019. A network perspective for community assembly. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:103. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00103
• Ponisio, L.C., de Valpine, P., M'Gonigle, L.K., Kremen, C. 2019. Proximity of restored hedgerows interacts with local floral diversity and species' traits to shape long-term pollinator metacommunity dynamics. Ecology Letters 22(7):1048–1060. doi:10.1111/ele.13257

2018

• Kremen, C., M'Gonigle, L.K., Ponisio, L.C. 2018. Pollinator community assembly tracks changes in floral resources as restored hedgerows mature in agricultural landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:170. doi:10.3389/fevo.2018.00170

2017

• Ponisio, L.C., Gaiarsa, M.P., Kremen, C. 2017. Opportunistic attachment assembles plant–pollinator networks. Ecology Letters 20(10):1261–1272. doi:10.1111/ele.12821
• Wilkin, K.M., Ponisio, L.C., Fry, D.L., Tubbesing, C., Potts, J.B., Stephens, S.L. 2017. Decade-long plant community responses to shrubland fuel hazard reduction. Fire Ecology 13(2):105–136. doi:10.4996/fireecology.130210513
• Ponisio, L.C. and M'Gonigle, L.K. 2017. Coevolution leaves a weak signal on ecological networks. Ecosphere 8(4):e01798. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1798

2016

• Ponisio, L.C. and Ehrlich, P.R. 2016. Diversification, yield and a new agricultural revolution: Problems and prospects. Sustainability 8(11):1118. doi:10.3390/su8111118
• Karp, D.S., Moses, R., Gennet, S., Jones, M.S., Joseph, S., M'Gonigle, L.K., Ponisio, L.C., Snyder, W.E., Kremen, C. 2016. Agricultural practices for food safety threaten pest control services for fresh produce. Journal of Applied Ecology 53(5):1402–1412. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12707
• Sardiñas, H.S., Tom, K.C., Ponisio, L.C., Rominger, A.J., Kremen, C. 2016. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) pollination in California's Central Valley is limited by native bee nest site location. Ecological Applications 26(2):438–447. doi:10.1890/15-0033
• Sardiñas, H.S., Ponisio, L.C., Kremen, C. 2016. Hedgerow presence does not enhance indicators of nest-site habitat quality or nesting rates of ground-nesting bees. Restoration Ecology 24(4):499–505. doi:10.1111/rec.12338
• Ponisio, L.C., Wilkin, K., M'Gonigle, L.K., Kulhanek, K., Cook, L., Thorp, R., Griswold, T., Kremen, C. 2016. Pyrodiversity begets plant–pollinator community diversity. Global Change Biology 22(5):1794–1808. (This publication received media attention from NBC) doi:10.1111/gcb.13236
• Ponisio, L.C. and Kremen, C. 2016. System-level approach is needed to evaluate the transition to more sustainable agriculture. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283(1824):20152913. doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.2913
• Leong, M., Ponisio, L.C., Kremen, C., Thorp, R.W., Roderick, G.K. 2016. Temporal dynamics influenced by global change: bee community phenology in urban, agricultural, and natural landscapes. Global Change Biology 22(3):1046–1053. doi:10.1111/gcb.13141
• Ponisio, L.C., M'Gonigle, L.K., Kremen, C. 2016. On-farm habitat restoration counters biotic homogenization in intensively managed agriculture. Global Change Biology 22(2):704–715. doi:10.1111/gcb.13117

2015

• M'Gonigle, L.K., Ponisio, L.C., Cutler, K., Kremen, C. 2015. Habitat restoration promotes pollinator persistence and colonization in intensively managed agriculture. Ecological Applications 25(6):1557–1565. doi:10.1890/14-1863.1
• Ponisio, L.C., M'Gonigle, L.K., Mace, K.C., Palomino, J., de Valpine, P., Kremen, C. 2015. Diversification practices reduce organic to conventional yield gap. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282(1799):20141396. (This publication received media attention from outlets such as CNBC, Huffingtonpost and the Union of Concerned Scientists) doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.1396

2010

• Bonebrake, T.C., Ponisio, L.C., Boggs, C.L., Ehrlich, P.R. 2010. More than just indicators: A review of tropical butterfly ecology and conservation. Biological Conservation 143(8):1831–1841. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.044

Software

• Goldstein, B.R., Daniel Turek, D., Ponisio, L.C. and de Valpine, P. 2019. nimbleEcology: Distributions for Ecological Models in 'nimble'. R package version 0.1.0. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=nimbleEcology

Book chapters

• Kremen, C., Albrecht, M., Ponisio, L.C. 2019. Restoring pollinator communities and pollination services in hedgerows in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. In The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins, ed. J.W. Dover, 163–185. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315121413-9
• Kulhanek, K.A., Ponisio, L.C., Schneider, A.S., Walsh, R.E. 2017. Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks. In Science, Conservation, and National Parks, 64–72. University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226423142.003.0004

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