Jonathan A. Foley

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Jonathan A. Foley

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Jonathan A. Foley

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PhD Ecology Stanford University
Masters Environmental Science Stanford University

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Global Consequences of Land Use (2005) (9982)
A safe operating space for humanity (2009) (9107)
Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems (2001) (6107)
Solutions for a cultivated planet (2011) (5911)
Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity (2009) (4616)
Impact of regional climate change on human health (2005) (2584)
Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050 (2013) (2316)
Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management (2012) (2071)
Global response of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function to CO2 and climate change: results from six dynamic global vegetation models (2001) (2004)
Estimating historical changes in global land cover: Croplands from 1700 to 1992 (1999) (1912)
Farming the planet: 1. Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands in the year 2000 (2008) (1649)
Monitoring and estimating tropical forest carbon stocks: making REDD a reality (2007) (1562)
Comparing the yields of organic and conventional agriculture (2012) (1560)
Beneficial Biofuels—The Food, Energy, and Environment Trilemma (2009) (1552)
Tropical forests were the primary sources of new agricultural land in the 1980s and 1990s (2010) (1530)
Farming the planet: 2. Geographic distribution of crop areas, yields, physiological types, and net primary production in the year 2000 (2008) (1508)
An integrated biosphere model of land surface processes (1996) (1207)
Recent patterns of crop yield growth and stagnation (2012) (1140)
Ecological forecasts: an emerging imperative. (2001) (861)
Land‐use choices: balancing human needs and ecosystem function (2004) (842)
Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the Twentieth Century: Analyses of CO2, climate and land use effects with four process‐based ecosystem models (2001) (806)
Crop planting dates: an analysis of global patterns. (2010) (711)
Testing the performance of a dynamic global ecosystem model: Water balance, carbon balance, and vegetation structure (2000) (675)
Geographic distribution of major crops across the world (2004) (655)
The global distribution of cultivable lands: current patterns and sensitivity to possible climate change (2002) (632)
Amazonia revealed: forest degradation and loss of ecosystem goods and services in the Amazon Basin (2007) (561)
Mind the gap: how do climate and agricultural management explain the ‘yield gap’ of croplands around the world? (2010) (523)
Feedbacks between climate and boreal forests during the Holocene epoch (1994) (518)
Redefining agricultural yields: from tonnes to people nourished per hectare (2013) (499)
Carbon payback times for crop-based biofuel expansion in the tropics: the effects of changing yield and technology (2008) (467)
Characterizing patterns of global land use: An analysis of global croplands data (1998) (409)
Challenges to estimating carbon emissions from tropical deforestation (2007) (407)
Combined Effects of Deforestation and Doubled Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on the Climate of Amazonia (2000) (393)
Vegetation and soil feedbacks on the response of the African monsoon to orbital forcing in the early to middle Holocene (1996) (391)
Green surprise? How terrestrial ecosystems could affect earth’s climate (2003) (365)
Trading carbon for food: Global comparison of carbon stocks vs. crop yields on agricultural land (2010) (309)
Human and natural impacts on the water resources of the Lake Chad basin (2001) (297)
Coupling dynamic models of climate and vegetation (1998) (290)
Evaluating the influence of different vegetation biomes on the global climate (2004) (272)
Changing feedbacks in the climate–biosphere system (2008) (268)
Regime Shifts in the Sahara and Sahel: Interactions between Ecological and Climatic Systems in Northern Africa (2003) (263)
New evidence for a relationship between Atlantic tropical cyclone activity and African dust outbreaks (2006) (259)
Terrestrial biotic responses to environmental change and feedbacks to climate (1996) (257)
Climate Change and Global Health: Quantifying a Growing Ethical Crisis (2007) (240)
Estimating historical changes in land cover:North American croplands from 1850 to 1992 (1999) (230)
Global-Scale Relationships between Climate and the Dengue Fever Vector, Aedes Aegypti (2001) (228)
People on the Land: Changes in Global Population and Croplands during the 20th Century (2002) (205)
INCORPORATING DYNAMIC VEGETATION COVER WITHIN GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS (2000) (203)
Improvements in crop water productivity increase water sustainability and food security—a global analysis (2013) (202)
El Niño–Southern oscillation and the climate, ecosystems and rivers of Amazonia (2002) (177)
A model of carbon evasion and sedimentation in temperate lakes (2004) (175)
Drought and Deforestation: Has Land Cover Change Influenced Recent Precipitation Extremes in the Amazon? (2014) (175)
Effects of Land Cover Change on the Energy and Water Balance of the Mississippi River Basin (2004) (174)
Global Land-Cover Change: Recent Progress, Remaining Challenges (2006) (173)
Increasing global crop harvest frequency: recent trends and future directions (2013) (171)
Large-Scale Vegetation Feedbacks on a Doubled CO2 Climate (2000) (170)
Agricultural land-use change in Brazilian Amazônia between 1980 and 1995: Evidence from integrated satellite and census data (2003) (170)
Trends in the hydrologic cycle of the Amazon basin (1999) (165)
Water balance of the Amazon Basin: Dependence on vegetation cover and canopy conductance (1997) (161)
Measurements and Modeling of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Agroecosystems of Southern Wisconsin: Potential for SOC Sequestration during the Next 50 Years (2001) (160)
Global agriculture and carbon trade-offs (2014) (155)
Land surface feedbacks and palaeomonsoons in northern Africa (1998) (149)
Impact of changing land use practices on nitrate export by the Mississippi River (2004) (148)
Fully coupled climate/dynamical vegetation model simulations over Northern Africa during the mid-Holocene (2000) (147)
Understanding Regional Change: A Comparison of Two Lake Districts (2007) (147)
Modeling the impact of hydrological changes on nitrate transport in the Mississippi River Basin from 1955 to 1994 (2002) (147)
Effects of logging on carbon dynamics of a jack pine forest in Saskatchewan, Canada (2004) (146)
Measuring the sensitivity of southern Wisconsin lake ice to climate variations and lake depth using a numerical model (1996) (145)
An equilibrium model of the terrestrial carbon budget (1995) (142)
Potential role of vegetation feedback in the climate sensitivity of high-latitude regions: A case study at 6000 years B.P. (1996) (141)
Worldwide fluctuations in dengue fever cases related to climate variability (2003) (138)
Potential high‐latitude vegetation feedbacks on CO2‐induced climate change (1999) (125)
Can we feed the world & sustain the planet? (2011) (120)
Net primary productivity in the terrestrial biosphere: The application of a global model (1994) (117)
A tradeoff frontier for global nitrogen use and cereal production (2014) (115)
CO2, climate, and vegetation feedbacks at the Last Glacial Maximum (1999) (112)
Abrupt changes in rainfall during the twentieth century (2007) (111)
Our share of the planetary pie (2007) (104)
Resetting global expectations from agricultural biofuels (2009) (104)
Decadal variability of rainfall in the Sahel: results from the coupled GENESIS-IBIS atmosphere-biosphere model (2004) (104)
A comparison of precipitation datasets for the Amazon Basin (1998) (102)
Evaluating the performance of a land Surface / ecosystem model with biophysical measurements from contrasting environments (1999) (90)
Links between Climate, Malaria, and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin (2009) (87)
Toward a more resilient agriculture (2014) (83)
People on the land: changes in global population and croplands during the 20th century. (2002) (81)
Surface water balance of the continental United States, 1963–1995: Regional evaluation of a terrestrial biosphere model and the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis (2000) (79)
Long‐term variations of climate and carbon fluxes over the Amazon basin (2002) (75)
An alternative approach for quantifying climate regulation by ecosystems (2011) (75)
Effects of land cover change on moisture availability and potential crop yield in the world’s breadbaskets (2012) (74)
The sensitivity of the terrestrial biosphere to climatic change: A simulation of the Middle Holocene (1994) (74)
From Miami to Madison: Investigating the relationship between climate and terrestrial net primary production (2007) (71)
The Need for Improved Maps of Global Cropland (2013) (70)
Producer and consumer responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production—a perspective from the Brazilian Amazon (2009) (69)
Global patterns of lake ice phenology and climate' Model simulations and observations (1998) (68)
Simulated impacts of irrigation on the atmospheric circulation over Asia (2009) (65)
Long-Term Variability in a Coupled Atmosphere–Biosphere Model (2004) (65)
On the stability of the high-latitude climate-vegetation system in a coupled atmosphere-biosphere model (1999) (65)
Evaluation of terrestrial carbon cycle models with atmospheric CO2 measurements: Results from transient simulations considering increasing CO2, climate, and land‐use effects (2002) (64)
Predicted hexameric structure of the Agrobacterium VirB4 C terminus suggests VirB4 acts as a docking site during type IV secretion. (2005) (62)
Analyzing the effects of complete tropical forest removal on the regional climate using a detailed three‐dimensional energy budget: An application to Africa (2004) (56)
Effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on the climate, water balance, and streamflow of the Mississippi River basin (2005) (52)
Validation of the Integrated Biosphere Simulator over Canadian deciduous and coniferous boreal forest stands (2001) (51)
Simulated Response of the Atmosphere‐Ocean System to deforestation in the Indonesian Archipelago (2001) (50)
Farming the Planet. Part 1: The 1 Geographic Distribution of Global Agricultural Lands in the Year 2000 (2007) (50)
Carbon and water cycling in lake‐rich landscapes: Landscape connections, lake hydrology, and biogeochemistry (2007) (48)
Tipping Points in the Tundra (2005) (47)
Comparison of the climate simulated by the CCM3 coupled to two different land-surface models (2002) (46)
Evaluating the carbon cycle of a coupled atmosphere‐biosphere model (2003) (45)
Effects of climate variability and disturbances on the Amazonian terrestrial ecosystems dynamics (2002) (43)
Land Use, Land Cover, and Climate Change Across the Mississippi Basin: Impacts on Selected Land and Water Resources (2013) (40)
Evaluating greenhouse gas emissions inventories for agricultural burning using satellite observations of active fires. (2012) (39)
Farming the Planet. 2: The Geographic Distribution of Crop Areas and Yields in the Year 2000 (2007) (39)
Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises (2014) (38)
Prairie restoration and carbon sequestration: difficulties quantifying C sources and sinks using a biometric approach. (2009) (36)
Boundaries for a healthy planet. (2010) (35)
Planktonic dimethylsulfide and cloud albedo: An estimate of the feedback response (1991) (35)
Hydrologic budget of a land surface model: A global application (1996) (34)
Evaluating the seasonal and interannual variations in water balance in northern Wisconsin using a land surface model (2006) (34)
Corrigendum: Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management (2013) (33)
Influence of Geoengineered Climate on the Terrestrial Biosphere (2003) (33)
Characterizing patterns of agricultural land use in Amazonia by merging satellite classifications and census data (2002) (32)
Role of Turbulent Heat Fluxes over Land in the Monsoon over East Asia (2011) (30)
ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover (2010) (30)
Living by the lessons of the planet (2017) (25)
Mobilizing the power of higher education to tackle the grand challenge of sustainability: Lessons from novel initiatives (2016) (23)
A Glimpse Out the Window: Landscapes, Livelihoods, and the Environment (2006) (22)
ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 (2010) (21)
Numerical models of the terrestrial biosphere (1995) (20)
Climate change and lakes: Estimating sensitivities of water and carbon budgets (2009) (20)
A Primer on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle: What We Don't Know, But Should (2004) (18)
A Simple, Minimal Parameter Model for Predicting the Influence of Changing Land Cover on the Land–Atmosphere System+ (2011) (17)
The other inconvenient truth: The crisis in global land use (2010) (17)
The War on Facts Undermines Democracy. (2017) (13)
Food Loss and Waste in the US: The Science Behind the Supply Chain (2014) (11)
Controls of climatic variability and land cover on land surface hydrology of northern Wisconsin, USA (2008) (11)
Integrated Biosphere Simulator Model (IBIS), Version 2.5 (2005) (11)
Land-Use Change and Global Food Production (2008) (10)
Assessing the comparative productivity advantage of bioenergy feedstocks at different latitudes (2012) (9)
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry in the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) (2006) (8)
State of the art in simulating future changes in ecosystem services (2005) (8)
Climate Solutions Double as Health Interventions (2021) (7)
The effects of CO2, climate and land-use on terrestrial carbon balance, 1920-1992: An analysis with four process-based ecosystem models (2001) (7)
Widespread Occurrence of Glyphosate and its Degradation Product (AMPA) in U.S. Soils, Surface Water, Groundwater, and Precipitation, 2001-2009 (2011) (6)
Large-scale patterns of lake ice phenology and climate: model simulation and observations (2000) (3)
Changing precipitation regimes and terrestrial ecosystems: a North American perspective (2005) (3)
General circulation models, climate change and ecological impact studies (1995) (3)
The letters about our commentary raise. (2009) (2)
State of art in describing future changes in ecosystem services (2005) (2)
Effects of Logging on Carbon Dynamics of a Jack Pine Forest Chronosequence in Saskatchewan, Canada (2002) (2)
Scientists rebut NYTimes op-ed ‘To Save the Planet, Don’t Plant Trees’ (2014) (1)
ADVANCES SERIES RECENT ADVANCES SERIES Changing feedbacks in the climate – biosphere system (2010) (1)
LBA Regional Historical Croplands, 5-min, 1900-1992 (Ramankutty and Foley) (2003) (1)
Carbon Cycling in Restored Wisconsin Grasslands: Examining Linkages Between Plant Diversity, Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Processes (2002) (1)
AtmospheRIC science. Tipping points in the tundra. (2005) (1)
Land-cover change over the three last centuries due to human activities. (2001) (1)
Carbon Cycle Model Linkage Project (CCMLP): Evaluating Biogeochemical Process Models with Atmospheric Measurements and Field Experiments (2001) (0)
Carbon balance Energy balance Water balance Unmodified climate feedback (2008) (0)
Growing enough to feed ~10 billion under climate change (Invited) (2013) (0)
Optimization of Spinel Site Occupancies and Derivation of Spinel Thermodynamic Data from Crystal Structure Studies (2001) (0)
Diane Wickland receives 2007 Edward A. Flinn III award (2007) (0)
Boosting crop harvest frequency as the third triad in increasing global crop production (2013) (0)
The impact of changing land use practices and climate variability on nitrate export by the Mississippi River (2003) (0)
Changes in Global terresatrial ecosystems during the holocene - a modeling study (1993) (0)
Food vs. water: the magnitude and range of global tradeoffs in agricultural production and impact (2013) (0)
Mapping Human-Dominated Landscapes: the Distribution and Yield of Major Crops of the World (2005) (0)
The Other Inconvenient Truth: Feeding 9 Billion While Sustaining the Earth System (2010) (0)
Title Evaluating greenhouse gas emissions inventories for agricultural burning using satellite observations of active fires Permalink (2012) (0)
Chapter 4 State of the Art in Simulating Future Changes in Ecosystem Services Coordinating Lead (2006) (0)
Modelling Changes to Crop Yield Under Climate Change Scenarios (2010) (0)
Identifying opportunities to reduce excess nitrogen in croplands while maintaining current crop yields (2011) (0)
The increasing divergence of raw agricultural production from edible calories (2012) (0)
The Fall of Arthur Andersen: A Study of Newspaper Coverage in Germany (2008) (0)
Media Regulation and Law (1978) (0)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Can we feed a growing world and sustain the planet? (2012) (0)
Hotspots of human nutrition: Micronutrient supply, demand, and pollinator dependence (2012) (0)
Maximizing Amazonia's Ecosystem Services: Juggling the potential for carbon storage, agricultural yield and biodiversity in the Amazon (2011) (0)
Investigating the Influences of Climatic Variability and Land Cover Change on the Land Surface Hydrology of Northern Wisconsin, USA (2005) (0)
New Tools to Assess Global Land Use, Agriculture, Food Security and Environment (Invited) (2010) (0)
Sustainability Science Award (2004) (0)
Are the yields of major cereal crops stagnating? Results from the newly developed high spatial resolution crop yield time series (2011) (0)
Using new models and data to examine regional and global food systems and their relationship to the environment (2012) (0)
Global Science: In California museum collections (2015) (0)
Opportunities and tradeoffs for global agricultural intensification (2011) (0)
A Novel Approach to Simulating Land Use Impacts on Regional Climate and Ecosystem Services (2009) (0)
A Brief Description of the VINCERA Project; Vulnerability and Impacts of North American Forests to Climate Change (2015) (0)
When the globe is your classroom: teaching and learning about large-scale environmental change online (2005) (0)
Realizing resilient food systems at the global scale (2013) (0)
Correction to “Net primary production in the terrestrial biosphere: The application of a global model” by Jonathan A. Foley (1995) (0)
Agricultural Management Practices Explain Variation in Global Yield Gaps of Major Crops (2010) (0)
Precipitation Based Malaria Patterns in the Amazon -- Will Deforestation Alter Risk? (2007) (0)
LBA-ECO LC-04 Satellite/Census-Based 5-Minute Land Use Data, Amazonia: 1980 and 1995 (2009) (0)
VII.7 Agriculture, Land Use, and the Transformation of Planet Earth (2009) (0)
Hotspots of inefficiency: Mapping the difference between crop production and food calorie delivery (2012) (0)
From Domination to Stewardship? Living with the Biosphere in the Age of the Anthropocene. (2014) (0)
LBA Regional Potential Vegetation, 5-min (Ramankutty and Foley) (2003) (0)
Resetting global expectations from agricultural biofuels (2009) (0)
Inter-annual Variability in Large-Scale Flooding of Aquatic Ecosystems and Associated CO2 Evasion in Amazonia: A Modeling Strategy (2005) (0)
Reply to Vermeulen and Wollenberg: Distinguishing food security and crop yields (2011) (0)
From Field to Fork: Mapping Agricultural Land Use in Terms of Calories Delivered to Humans (2010) (0)
Title Changing feedbacks in the climate-biosphere system (2010) (0)
Agricultural sectoral demand and crop productivity response across the world (2013) (0)
The Influence of Amazonian Deforestation under Varied Rainfall Regimes (2011) (0)
SAFARI 2000 Potential Vegetation, 5-min (Ramankutty and Foley) (2002) (0)
Targeting Solutions to Improve Crop Production and the Environment (2012) (0)

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