Latham, R. E., D. Zercher, P. McElhenny, P. Mooreside and B. Ferster. 2007. Habitat restoration and management for the eastern regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia idalia (Drury), at a military installation in Pennsylvania. Ecological Restoration 25: 103-111. [download] Latham, R. E. (ed.), M. D. Grund, S. B. Horsley, B. C. Jones, W. H. McWilliams, C. K. Nielsen, C. S. Rosenberry, R. S. Seymour, B. P. Shissler and D. M. Waller. 2009. Monitoring Deer Effects on Forest Ecosystems in Pennsylvania State Forests. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Harrisburg. 49 pp. [download] Latham, R. E. 2003. Shrubland longevity and rare plant species in the northeastern USA. Forest Ecology and Management 185: 21-39. [download] OTHER RECENT PUBLICATIONS Gustafson, D. J. and R. E. Latham. 2005. Is the serpentine aster, Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fern.) Neesom, a valid species and actually endemic to eastern serpentine barrens? Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 1445-1452. [download] Wibiralske, A. W., R. E. Latham and A. Johnson. 2004. A biogeochemical analysis of the Pocono till barrens and adjacent hardwood forest underlain by Wisconsinan and Illinoian till in northeastern Pennsylvania. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 1819-1832. [download] Maurice, K. R., J. M. Welch, C. P. Brown and R. E. Latham. 2004. Mesic till barrens in retreat: topography, fire and forest contagion effects. Landscape Ecology 19: 603-620. [download] Gustafson, D. J., G. Romano, R. E. Latham and J. Morton. 2003. Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of genetic relationships among the serpentine barrens endemic Cerastium velutinum Rafinesque var. villosissimum Pennell (Caryophyllaceae) and closely related Cerastium species. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 130: 218-223. [download] Eberhardt, R. W. and R. E. Latham. 2000. Relationships among vegetation, surficial geology and soil water content at the Pocono mesic till barrens. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 127: 115-124. [download] Castelli, J. P., J. Sullivan, B. B. Casper and R. E. Latham. 1999. Early understory succession following catastrophic wind damage in a deciduous forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29: 1-6. [download] Petraitis, P. S. and R. E. Latham. 1999. The importance of scale in testing the origins of alternative community states in ecosystems. Ecology 80: 429-442. [download] Ricklefs, R. E., R. E. Latham and H. Qian. 1999. Global patterns of tree species richness in moist forests: distinguishing ecological influences and historical contingency. Oikos 86: 369-373. [download] Latham, R. E., J. E. Thompson, S. A. Riley and A. W. Wibiralske. 1996. The Pocono till barrens: shrub savanna persisting on soils favoring forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 123: 330-349. [download] Latham, R. and A. F. Rhoads. 2006. The historical flora of Wykers Island in the Delaware River, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from the 1884 to 1887 botanical notes of John and Harvey Ruth. Bartonia 63: 29-47. [download]
Latham, R. 2006. Smart Conservation’s™ plant community module: a tool for rapid quality-assessment of natural communities by non-experts. Pages 139-146 in R. B. McKinstry, Jr., C. M. Ripp and E. Lisy (eds.), Biodiversity Conservation Handbook: State, Local and Private Protection of Biological Diversity, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C.
Latham, R. E. 2005. Protecting the Unionville Barrens: biological, historical and value considerations. For the Brandywine Conservancy’s Environmental Management Center, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. 30 pp. [download]
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Latham, R. E., J. Beyea, M. Benner, C. A. Dunn, M. A. Fajvan, R. Freed, S. B. Horsley A. F. Rhoads and B. P. Shissler. 2005. Managing White-tailed Deer in Forest Habitat from an Ecosystem Perspective: Pennsylvania Case Study. Audubon Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Habitat Alliance, Harrisburg. 340 pp. [download] Latham, R. E. 2004. [Book review of] Measuring Biological Diversity, by Anne E. Magurran. Journal of Vegetation Science 15: 854-856. [download] Latham, R. and J. F. Thorne. 2007. Keystone Grasslands: Restoration and Reclamation of Native Grasslands, Meadows, and Savannas in Pennsylvania State Parks and State Game Lands. For the Wild Resource Conservation Program, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Harrisburg. 100 pp. [download] Latham, R. E., D. B. Steckel, H. M. Harper and D. C. Rosencrance. 2003. Conservation and Stewardship Plan for the Crum Woods of Swarthmore College. Report for Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania by Natural Lands Trust, Media, Pennsylvania and Continental Conservation, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. 149 pp. + 19 maps, 12 appendices. [download] Return to main page Moyer, B., B. Shissler and R. Latham. 2006. Deer, communities and quality of life. Ecosystem Management Project, Fort Hill, Pennsylvania. 8 pp. [download] Latham, R. E., D. B. Steckel, H. M. Harper, C. Steckel and M. Boatright. 2007. Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge Ecological Assessment. For the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Slatington, Pennsylvania, by Natural Lands Trust, Media, Pennsylvania; Continental Conservation, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania; and Botanical Inventory, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 62 pp. + 8 maps, 5 appendices. [download -- large document (36 MB)]
Ricklefs, R. E., M. T. Kalin-Arroyo, R. E. Latham, T. M. Lewinsohn, D. J. Lodge, N. I. Platnick and D. Wright. 1995. The distribution of biodiversity. Pages 139–173 in V. H. Heywood (ed.), Global Biodiversity Assessment, Cambridge University Press for United Nations Environmental Programme.
Latham, R. E. and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993. Continental comparisons of temperate-zone tree species diversity. Pages 294–314 in R. E. Ricklefs and D. Schluter (eds.), Species Diversity in Ecological Communities: Historical and Geographical Perspectives, University of Chicago Press. [download -- large document (17 MB)] Latham, R. E. and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993. Global patterns of tree species richness in moist forests: energy-diversity theory does not account for variation in species richness. Oikos 67: 325–333. [download]
Ricklefs, R. E. and R. E. Latham. 1993. Global patterns of diversity in mangrove floras. Pages 215–229 in R. E. Ricklefs and D. Schluter (eds.), Species Diversity in Ecological Communities: Historical and Geographical Perspectives, University of Chicago Press.
Latham, R. E. 1992. Co-occurring tree species change rank in seedling performance with resources varied experimentally. Ecology 73: 2129–2144. [download] Ricklefs, R. E. and R. E. Latham. 1992. Intercontinental correlation of geographical ranges suggests stasis in ecological traits of relict genera of temperate perennial herbs. American Naturalist 139: 1305–1321. [download] Petraitis, P. S., R. E. Latham and R. A. Niesenbaum. 1989. The maintenance of species diversity by disturbance. Quarterly Review of Biology 64: 393–418. [download] Latham, R. E. 2008. Pink Hill Serpentine Barrens Restoration and Management Plan. John J. Tyler Arboretum, Media, Pennsylvania, and Mt. Cuba Center, Greenville, Delaware. 87 pp. [download] Steckel, D. B. and H. M. Harper with R. Latham, S. Charkes and A. F. Rhoads. 2008. Stewardship Handbook for Natural Lands in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Natural Lands Trust, Media, Pennsylvania. 222 pp. [download] Furedi, M. A., R. Latham, T. Davis and G. Podniesinski. 2008. Management Plan for Goat Hill Wild Plant Sanctuary. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Harrisburg. 49 pp. Latham, R. and M. McGeehin. 2012. Unionville Barrens Restoration and Management Plan. Continental Conservation, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania and Natural Lands Trust, Media, Pennsylvania. 157 pp. + 10 maps. [download -- large document (15 MB)] Latham, R. E. 2011. Desired Condition of Grasslands and Meadows in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/NER/VAFO/NRTR—2011. National Park Service, Philadelphia. 270 pp. [download]