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Peer-Reviewed Articles
[23] Slobodian, L., Buelow, C., Baker, S., Alvarez, S., Wood, L., Villarreal-Rosas, J., Brown, C.J., Adame, M.F., Amir, A.A., Bukoski, J.J., Bell-James, J., Vazquez Vela, A.C., Carrie, R.H., Connolly, R.M., Golebie, E.J., Foster, R., Heck, N., Sidik, F., Turschwell, M., White, A.R., Andradi-Brown, D. 2025. Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection. Cell Reports Sustainability. 100430. DOI: PDF
[22] Betts, M.G., Franklin, J.F., Bukoski, J.J., Burivalova, Z., Conklin, E.E., DeLuca, T.H., Fitch, A., Himes, A., Panwar, R., Sachs, H., Wiebe, R.A., Cerullo, G. 2025. Benefits of oshoring forestry rely on science. Science. 100430. DOI: PDF
[21] Bukoski, J.J., Miller, M., Koenig, K., Reineman, D.R., Arroyo, M., Gallegos, D.S., Kittinger, J.N., and Atkinson, S. 2024. Opportunities to expand protection of carbon-dense ecosystems coincide with surf breaks. Conservation Science & Practice. e13193. DOI: PDF
[20] Busch, J., Bukoski, J.J., Cook-Patton, S.C., Griscom, B., Kaczan, D., Li, Y., Potts, M.D., and Vincent, J.R. 2024. Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation. Nature Climate Change. 14(2024):996-1002. DOI: PDF
[19] Bourgeois, C., Mackenzie, R.A., Sharma, S., Bhomia, R.K., Johnson, N.G., Rovai, A.S., Worthington, T.A., Krauss, K.W., Analuddin, K., Bukoski, J.J., Castillo, J.A., Elwin, A., Glass, L., Jennerjahn, T.C., Mangora, M.M., Marchand, C., Osland, M.J., Ratefinjanahary, I.A., Ray, R., Salmo III, S.G., Sasmito, S.D., Suaw, R., Tinh, P.H., Trettin, C.C. 2024. Four decades of data indicate that planted mangroves stored up to 75% of the carbon stocks found in intact mature stands. Science Advances. 10(27): eadk5430. DOI: PDF | USFS Press Release
[18] Holl, K.D., Bukoski, J.J., Curran, S.R., Potts, M.D., and Vincent, J.R. 2023. Abandoned land: Overestimated potential. Science 381(6655), 277-278. DOI: PDF
[17] Melikov, C., Bukoski, J.J., Ban, H., Chen, J.L., Cook-Patton, S.C., and Potts, M.D. 2023. The effects of management actions on biomass growth in forest plantations. Current Forestry Reports 9(2023), 131-148. DOI: PDF
[16] Haya, B., Evans, S.G., Brown, L., Bukoski, J.J., Butsic, V., Cabiyo, B., Jacobson, R., Kerr, A., Potts, M.D., and Sanchez, D.L. 2023. Comprehensive review of carbon quantification by improved forest management offset protocols. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6(958879). DOI: PDF | BNN Bloomberg | Time Magazine
[15] Holl, K.D., Ashton, M.S., Bukoski, J.J., Culbertson, K., Curran, S., Harris, T., Potts, M.D., Valverde, Y., and Vincent, J.R. 2022. Clearly defining "abandoned" land in the context of reforestation. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5(933877). DOI: PDF
[14] Bukoski, J.J., Cook-Patton, S.C., Melikov, C., Ban, H., Liu, J.C., Harris, N., Goldman, E., and Potts, M.D. 2022. Rates and drivers of aboveground carbon accumulation in global monoculture plantation forests. Nature Communications 13(4206). DOI: PDF | U.C. Berkeley Press Release | Springer Nature Sustainability Communities
[13] Bukoski, J.J., Dronova, I., and Potts, M.D. 2021. Net loss statistics underestimate carbon emissions from mangrove land use and land cover change. Ecography 2022(4). DOI: PDF | U.C. Berkeley Press Release
[12] Prieto, P.V., Bukoski, J.J., Barros, F.S.M., Beyer, H.L., Iribarrem, A., Brancalion, P.H.S., Chazdon, R.L., Lindenmayer, D.B., Strassburg, B.B.N., Guariguata, M.R., Crouzeilles, R. 2021. Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth. Conservation Biology e13842. DOI: PDF
[11] Golebie, E.J., Aczel, M., Bukoski, J.J., Chau, S., Ramirez-Bullon, N., Gong, M., and Teller, N. 2021. A qualitative systematic review of governance principles for mangrove conservation. Conservation Biology 36(1): e13850. DOI: PDF
[10] Rovai, A.S., Twilley, R.R., Castaneda-Moya, E., Midway, S.R., Friess, D.A., Trettin, C.C., Bukoski, J.J., et al. 2021. Macroecological patterns of forest structure and allometric scaling in mangrove forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30(5): 1000-1013. DOI: PDF
[9] Bukoski, J.J., Elwin, A., MacKenzie, R.A., Sharma, S., Purbopuspito, J., Kopania, B., Apwong, M., Poolsiri, R., Potts, M.D. 2020. The role of predictive model data in designing mangrove carbon offset programs. Environmental Research Letters 15: 084019. DOI: PDF | U.C. Berkeley Press Release
[8] Elwin, A., Bukoski, J.J., Robinson, E., Jintana, V., and Clark, J. 2019. Preservation and recovery of mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks in abandoned shrimp ponds. Scientific Reports 9: 18275. DOI: PDF
[7] Sanderman, J., T. Hengl, G. Fiske, K. Solvik, M.F. Adame, L. Benson, Bukoski, J.J., et al. 2018. A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution. Environmental Research Letters 13 (5): 055002. DOI: PDF | Mongabay
[6] Swamy, L., Drazen, E., Johnson, W.R., and Bukoski, J.J. 2018. The future of tropical forests under the united nations sustainable development goals. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 37 (2): 1–36. DOI: PDF | Yale Press Release
[5] Bukoski, J.J., Drazen, E., Johnson, W.R., and Swamy, L. 2018. Tropical forests for sustainable development: Shaping the 2030 agenda for sustainable development with knowledge from the field. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 37(2): 77–81. DOI: PDF
[4] Bukoski, J.J., Broadhead, J.S., Donato, D.C., Murdiyarso, D., and Gregoire, T.G. 2017. The use of mixed effects models for obtaining low-cost ecosystem carbon stock estimates in mangroves of the Asia-Pacific. PLoS One 12(1): e0169096. DOI: PDF
[3] Bukoski J.J., Chaiwiwatworakul, P., and Gheewala, S.H. 2017. “The life cycle assessment of an energy-positive peri-urban residence in a tropical regime.” Journal of Industrial Ecology 21(5): 1115–27. DOI: PDF
[2] Bukoski, J.J., Chaiwiwatworakul, P., and Gheewala, S.H. 2016. Energy savings versus costs of implementation for demand side management strategies in an energy-efficient tropical residence. Energy Efficiency 9(2): 473–85. DOI: PDF
[1] Bukoski, J., Gheewala, S.H., Mui, A., Smead, M., and Chirarattananon, S. 2014. The life cycle assessment of a solar-assisted absorption chilling system in Bangkok, Thailand. Energy and Buildings 72: 150–56. DOI: PDF
In Review & In Revision
[*] Betts, M.G., Segura, C., Lajtha, K., Bell, D.M., Bukoski, J.J., Collings, J.A., Conklin, E.E., Digregorio, L., Fitch, A.A., Jones, J.A., Nelson, M.P., O'connell, K.B., Penaluna, B., Pett-Ridge, J.C., Sullivan, P.L., Archibeque, B., Arismendi, I., Ashkenas, L.R., Busby, P.E., Bush, S.A., Cerullo, G., Daly, C., Diez, J.M., Doolittle, C.J., Epps, C.W., Ferrari, N.C., Friesen, C.A., Gray, E.R., Hayes, R.A., Heflin, L., Hirsch, W.R., Hoke, K.L., Holz, A., Krause, J.A., Krawchuk, M.A., Lamanna, J.A., Latorre-Beltran, T., Leismester, D.B., Maffia, M.M., Mayedo, A.L., Neat, A., Ortega, J., Perakis, S.S., Perry, Z.D., Pignotti, G.W., Powers, M.D., Reilly, M.J., Remillard, S.M., Schulze, M.D., Sutton, M., Still, C.J., Storksdieck, M., Swanson, F.J., Swartz, A.G., Takver, X., Vale, A.J., Wang, Y., Weldy, M.J., Warren, D.R. Ecosystem resiliency to fire in temperate rainforest: a priori hypotheses from long-term data. In review at Ecological Monographs. PDF
[*] Dickinson, M.B., Birch, J.D., Bukoski, J.J., Butz, R.J., Cox, E., Ewell, C., Flaherty, L., Hanan, E., Miesel, J., Nash, B.E., Seyfried, G.S., Vossmer, M., Wang, Y., Williams, R. Effects of low-intensity wildfire in old-growth Douglas fir/western hemlock forest. In review at Fire Ecology.
[*] Roehrdanz, P.R., Brock, C., Araujo, D., Bohner, T., Bukoski, J.J., Busch, J., Elsen, P.R., Munshi, E., Newman, E.A., Nikolopoulos, E., Noon, M.L., O'Shea, K., and Goldstein, A. Mapping threats to irrecoverable carbon from anthropogenic pressures and climate change. In review at PNAS.
[*] Riley, L., Cook-Patton, S.C., Albert, L., Still, C., Williams, C., and Bukoski, J.J. Accounting for albedo in carbon market protocols. In review at Nature Communications. PDF
Technical Documents
[7] Green, C., Thomas, F., Bukoski, J.J., Lovelock, C., Sasmito, S. 2025. GFOI Guidance: Advice on the inclusion of blue carbon in greenhouse gas inventories and relationship with REDD+ reporting. Global Forest Observations Initiative. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Rome, Italy. DOI: PDF
[6] Bukoski, J.J. Carbon sequestration potential from afforestation and reforestation in Oregon. (2025). Oregon’s 7th Climate Assessment. Corvallis, OR. DOI: PDF
[5] Wolosin, M., Hole, D., Griscom, B., Rockstrom, J., Barrera, L., Beringer, T., Bukoski, J.J., Comstock, M., Goldstein, A., Hepp, J., Kasprzyk, K., Loken, B., Munshi, E., Noon, M., Roehrdanz, P., Roopsind, A., Shrestha, S., Sprenkle-Hyppolite, S., Tabor, K., Toirai, E., and Wood, M. 2022. Exponential roadmap for natural climate solutions. Conservation International. Arlington, VA. DOI: PDF
[4] Wilson, S.J., Metzel, R., Harrigan, E., Sprenkle-Hyppolite, S., Begeladze, S., Bukoski, J.J., Donatti, C., Hillman, I. 2022. Where to restore? Using spatial data to inform restoration prioritization for climate, biodiversity, and community benefits. Conservation International.
[3] Bukoski, J.J., and Holland, T. 2019. Strategic environmental and social assessment (SESA) for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in Vanuatu: Scoping report. Report submitted to: The World Bank & the Department of Forestry of the Republic of Vanuatu. Climate Law & Policy.
[2] Broadhead, J.S., Bukoski, J.J., Beresnev, N. 2016. Mangrove carbon stock estimator and monitoring guide. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Regional Office for the Asia Pacific (UN FAO-RAP), United States Agency for International Development, Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (USAID LEAF) & International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
[1] Saah, D., Manley, P., Chen, Q., O’Neil-Dunne, J., White, A., Moody, T., Freed, T., Bukoski, J., Moghaddas, J. 2016. Monitoring desired conditions for vegetation and wildlife habitat: An independent test of proposed indicators for monitoring vegetation in the Lake Tahoe Basin. US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. SNPLMA Round 10 Science Project. 73 pp.