PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
Publications
1963 Patten, D. T. Vegetation patterns in relation to environments in the Madison Range, Montana. Ecological Monographs 33:375-406.
1963 Patten, D. T. Light and temperature influence on Engelmann spruce seed germination and forest advance. Ecology 44:817-818.
1968 Patten, D. T. Dynamics of the shrub continuum along the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park. Ecology 49:1107-1112.
1969 Patten, D. T. Succession from sagebrush to mixed conifer forest in the northern Rocky Mountains. American Midland Naturalist 82:229-240.
1969 Patten, D. T. Forest succession in Yellowstone National Park. National Park Magazine 43:21-22.
1969 Patten, D. T., and B. E. Dinger. Carbon dioxide exchange patterns of cacti from different environments. Ecology 50:686-688.
1970 Gibbs, J. G., and D. T. Patten. Heat flux and plant temperatures in a Sonoran Desert ecosystem. Oecologia 5:165-184.
1972 Dinger, B. E., and D. T. Patten. Carbon dioxide in selected species of Echinocereus (Cactaceae). Photosynthetica 6:345-353.
1972 Patten, D. T. Growth and productivity of cacti in relation to environments in the Sonoran Desert, North America. Pages 39-41 in L. E. Robin, ed., Eco-physiological Foundation of Ecosystems Productivity in Arid Zones, Nauka Publishing House, Leningrad, USSR.
1974 Dinger, B. E., and D. T. Patten. Carbon dioxide exchange and transpiration in species of Echinocereus (Cactaceae), as related to their distributions within the Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona. Oecologia 14:389-411.
1974 Halvorson, W. L., and D. T. Patten. Moisture stress in Upper Sonoran Desert shrubs in relation to soil moisture and topography. Ecology 55:173-177.
1974 Nisbet, R. A., and D. T. Patten. Seasonal temperature acclimation of a prickly pear cactus in south central Arizona. Oecologia 15:345-352.
1975 Halvorson, W. L., and D. T. Patten. Productivity and flowering of winter ephemerals in relation to Upper Sonoran Desert shrubs. American Midland Naturalist 93:311-319.
1975 Longstreth, D. J., and D. T. Patten. Conversion of chaparral to grass in central Arizona: effects on selected ions in watershed runoff. American Midland Naturalist 93:25-34.
1975 Patten, D. T. Energy flux and the thermal regime of desert plants. Pages 1-16 in N. D. Hadley, ed., Environmental Physiology of Desert Organisms, Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc., Stroudsburg, PA. 1978 Patten, D. T. Productivity and production efficiency of an Upper Sonoran Desert ephemeral community. American Journal of Botany 65:891-895.
1984 Cave, G. H., and D. T. Patten. Short-term vegetation responses to fire in the Upper Sonoran Desert. Journal of Range Management 37:491-496.
1984 Patten, D. T., and G. H. Cave. Fire temperatures and physical characteristics of a controlled burn in the Upper Sonoran Desert. Journal of Range Management 37:277-280.
1987 Smith, S. D., R. Monson, and D. T. Patten. Effects of artificially imposed shade on a Sonoran Desert ecosystem: microclimate and vegetation. Journal of Arid Environments 13:65-82.
1987 Smith, S. D., W. E. Smith, and D. T. Patten. Effects of artificially imposed shade on a Sonoran Desert ecosystem: arthropod and soil chemistry responses. Journal of Arid Environments 13:245-257.
1987 Patten, D.T., F. P. Conte, W.E. Cooper, J. Dracup, S. Dreiss, K. Harper, G.L. Hunt, Jr., P. Kilham, H.E. Kleiforth, J.M. Melack, and S.A. Temple. The Mono Basin Ecosystem. Effects of Changing Lake Level. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
1987 Stromberg-Wilkins, J., and D. T. Patten. Mast cropping in Arizona walnut. Pages 309-314 in Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, 26-29 May 1987, Seattle, WA.
1989 Patten, D. T. Effects of phased highway improvements, browsing and moisture stress on the riparian ecosystem along the Upper Gallatin River, Montana. Page 185 in R. E. Gresswell, B. A. Barton, and J. L. Kersher, eds., Proceedings of a Workshop on Riparian Resource Management, 8-11 May 1989, Billings, MT. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Billings, MT.
1989 Patten, D. T., and W. C. Hunter. The formation of the Arizona Riparian Council: an example of lasting public interest in riparian resources. Pp. 537-539 in Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference, U.S. Forest Service, General Technical Report PSW-110, Berkeley, CA. 1989 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Early recovery of an eastern Sierran riparian system following forty years of stream diversion. Pp. 399-404 in Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference, U.S. Forest Service, General Technical Report PSW-110, Berkeley, CA.
1989 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Instream flow requirements for riparian vegetation. Pages 123-130 in G. R. Baumli, ed., Legal, institutional, financial, and environmental aspects of water issues. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY.
1990 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Riparian vegetation instream flow requirements: a case study from a diverted stream in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Environmental Management 14:185-194.
1990 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Seed production and seedling establishment of a southwest riparian tree, Arizona walnut (Juglans major). Great Basin Naturalist 50(1):47-56.
1990 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Variation in seed size of a Southwestern riparian tree, Arizona walnut (Juglans major). American Midland Naturalist 124(2):269-277.
1990 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Flower production and floral ratios of a Southwestern riparian tree, Arizona walnut (Juglans major). American Midland Naturalist 124(2):278-288.
1991 Patten, D. T. Human impacts in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem: evaluating sustainability goals and eco-redevelopment. Conservation Biology 5 (3): 405-411.
1991 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Dynamics of the spruce-fir forest on the Pinaleno Mountains, Graham County, Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 36(1):37-48.
1991 Stromberg, J. C., and D. T. Patten. Instream flow requirements for cottonwoods at Bishop Creek, Inyo County, California. Rivers 2(1):1-11.1991 Stromberg, J.C., D. T. Patten, and B. D. Richter. Flood flows and dynamics of Sonoran riparian forests. Rivers 2(3): 221-235.
1991 Wolden, L., J. Stromberg, D. Patten, and H. Richter. Understory restoration in three riparian forest types (Arizona). Restoration and Management Notes 8(2):116-117.
1991 Patten, D. T., and J. C. Stromberg. Ecological effects of urbanized watersheds. Pages 17-25 in Proceedings of the Third Bennial Watershed Conference, California Watershed Conference, California Water Resources Center, Univ. of California, Report No. 75, April 1991.
1991 Patten, D. T. Glen Canyon Environmental Studies research program: past, present, and future. Pp.239-253 in National Research Council. Colorado River ecology and dam management. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 276 pp.
1991 Patten, D. T. Defining the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Pp. 19-26 in R. B. Keiter and M. K. Boyce (eds.), The greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Yale University Press.
1991 Patten, D.T. Ecosystem risk assessment: case studies of natural resource perturbation. Pp. 113-120 in National Research Council. Opportunities in Applied Environmental Research and Development. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
1991 Patten, D.T. and J.C. Stromberg. Instream flows for aquatic/riparian ecosystem integrity. Pp. 28-41 in Proceedings of the 1991 Annual Meeting of the University Council on Water Resources. UCOWR, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
1991 Andrews, R.N.L., D. Bates, R.A. Conway, D. Hornig, D.T. Patten, F.S. Rowland, and A.C. Upton. Opportunities in Applied Environmental Research and Development. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
1992 Stromberg, J.C. and D.T. Patten. Mortality and age of black cottonwood stands along diverted and undiverted streams in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Madrono 39:205-223.
1992 Stromberg, J.C. and D.T. Patten. Response of Salix lasiolepis to augmented stream flows in the upper Owens River. Madrono 39:224-235.
1992 Risser, P.G., A.M. Bartuska, J.W. Bright, R.J. Contor, J.F. Franklin, T.A. Heberlein, J.C. Hendee, I.L. McHarg, D.T. Patten, R.O. Peterson, R.H.Wauer and P.S. White. Science and the National Parks. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
1992 Tarlock, A.D., D.C. Bell, B. Colby, L.M. Eisel, D.H. Getches, T.J. Graff, F. Gregg, R. K. Higginson, M.E. Jensen, D.T. Patten, C.B. Stalnaker, L.S. Torres, R. Trudell, H.J. Vaux, Jr., and S. Williams. Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity and the Environment. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
1993 Patten, D.T. Herbivore optimization and overcompensation, does response of western rangelands to native herbivory support these theories? Ecological Applications 3:35-36.
1993 Stromberg, J.C., B.D. Richter, D.T. Patten, and L.G. Woldon. Response of a Sonoran riparian forest to a 10-year return flood. Great Basin Naturalist 53(2):118-130.
1993 Stromberg, J.C. and D.T. Patten. Seed and cone production by Engelmann spruce in the Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona. J. Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences. 27(1): 79-88.
1993 Wiens, J.A., D.T. Patten, D.B. Botkin. Assessing ecological impact assessment: lessons from Mono Lake, California. Ecological Applications 3:595-609.
1993 Patten, D.T. Integrating science and decision making. Pp. 167-172. In Telman, B., H. Cortner, M. Wallace, L. DeBano, R. Hamre (tech. coords). Riparian management: common threads and shared interests. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RM 226, Fort Collins, CO.
1993 Stromberg, J.C., M.R. Sommerfeld, D.T. Patten, J. Fry, C. Kramer, F. Amalfi, C. Christian. Release of effluent into the upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona: Ecological considerations. Pages 81-90 in Proceedings of the Symposium on Effluent Use Management. American Water Resources Association 29th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ.
1994 Gabriel, I.E. and D.T. Patten. Distribution of copper smelter emissions in southeastern Arizona - using honey mesquite as a bioindicator. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 72:67-87.
1994 Suzan, H., G. Nabhan, D.Patten. Nurse plant and floral biology of a rare night-blooming Cereus (Peniocereus striatus). Conservation Biology 8:461-470.
1994 Gabriel, I.E. and D.T. Patten. Changes in the inorganic element concentration spectrum of mesquite foliage during operational and non-operational periods of a copper smelter. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 81:207-217.
1994 Averitt, E., F. Steiner, R.A. Yabes, D. Patten. An assessment of the Verde River Corridor Project in Arizona. Landscape and Urban Planning 28:161-178.
1995 Gabriel, I.E. and D.T. Patten. Establishing a "Sonoran Reference Plant" as standard for monitoring industrial and urban pollution throughout the Sonoran Desert. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 36:27-43.
1995 Wolden, L.C., J.C. Stromberg, D.T. Patten. Flora and vegetation of the Hassayampa River Preserve, Maricopa County, Arizona. J. Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences 28:76-111.
1995 Patten, Duncan T. and Juliet C. Stromberg. Dynamics of the landscape patches in the old growth forest on Mount Graham (Pinaleno Mountains), Arizona. In DeBano et al (Tech. Coords.). Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands of southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. USDA Forest Service. Gen. Tech. Report RM -GTR-264.
1995 Stromberg, J.C. and D.T. Patten. Vegetation dynamics of the spruce-fir forests of the Pinaleno Mountains. In Istock, C.A. and R.S. Hoffman (eds). Storm Over a Mountain: Conservation Biology and the Mt. Graham Affair. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
1996 Suzan, H., G.P. Nabhan and D.T. Patten. The importance of Olneya tesota as a nurse plant in the Sonoran Desert. J. of Vegetation Science 7: 635-644.
1996 Jacquez, G.M. and D.T. Patten. Chesneya nubigena on a Himalayan glacial moraine: a case of facilitation in primary succession. Mountain Research and Development 16: 265-273.
1996 Stromberg, J.C., and D.T. Patten. Instream flow and cottonwood growth in the Eastern Sierra Nevada of California, USA. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 12:1-12.
1997 Stromberg, J.C., J. Fry, and D.T. Patten. Marsh development after large floods in an alluvial, arid-land river. Wetlands 17:292-300.
1997 Patten, D.T., J.C. Stromberg, M.L. Scott and M.K. Chew. Sustainability of western riparian ecosystems. p. 17-31 In W.L. Minckley (ed.) Aquatic Ecosystem Symposium. Denver, CO: Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission. Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service.
1998 Patten, D.T. Restoration as the order of the 21st Century: an ecologists perspective. pp. 69-77 In Keiter, R.B. (ed). Reclaiming the Native Home of Hope: community, ecology and the American West. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.
1998 Patten, D.T. Riparian ecosystems of semi-arid North America: diversity and human impacts. Wetlands 18:498-512.
1998 Shaftroth, P.B., G.T. Auble, J.C. Stromberg, and D.T. Patten. Establishment of woody riparian vegetation in relation to annual patterns of streamflow, Bill Williams River, Arizona. Wetlands 18:577-590.
1999 Springer, A.E., J.M. Wright, P.B. Shafroth, J.C. Stromberg, and D.T. Patten. Coupling groundwater and riparian vegetation models to assess effects of reservoir releases. Water Resources Research 35:3621-3630.
1999 Webb, R.H., D.L. Wegner, E.D. Andrews, R.A. Valdez, and D.T. Patten. Downstream effects of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: A Review. Pp. 1-22 In Webb, R.H., J.C. Schmidt, G.R. Marzolf, and R.A Valdez (eds.). The Controlled Flood in the Grand Canyon. Geophysical Monograph 110. American Geophysical Union. Washington, D.C.
1999 Schmidt, J.C., E.D. Andrews, D.L. Wegner, D.T. Patten, G.R. Marzolf, and T.O. Moody. Origins of the 1996 controlled flood in Grand Canyon. Pp. 23-36 In Webb, R.H., J.C. Schmidt, G.R. Marzolf, and R.A Valdez (eds.). The Controlled Flood in the Grand Canyon. Geophysical Monograph 110. American Geophysical Union. Washington, D.C.
2000 Shafroth, P.B., J.C. Stromberg, and D.T. Patten. Woody riparian vegetation response to different alluvial water table regimes. Western North America Naturalist 60:66-76.
2000 Patten, D.T. Riparian ecosystems of North Americas Intermountain West and adjacent plains. Pp. 245-250 In Wigington, P.J. and R.L Beschta (eds). Riparian Ecology and Management in Multi-Land Use Watersheds. American Water Resources Association. Middleburg, VA. TPS-00-2. 616 pp.
2001 Patten, D.T. Transformation of the Colorado River. Pp. 211-215. In A.S. Goudie and D.J. Cuff (eds.) Encyclopedia of Global Change. Oxford University Press.
2001 Patten, D.T., and L.E. Stevens. Restoration of the Colorado River ecosystem using planned flooding. Ecological Applications 11:633-634.
2001 Patten, D.T., D.A. Harpman, M.I. Voita, and T.J. Randle. A managed flood on the Colorado River: background, objectives, design, and implementation. Ecological Applications 11:635-643.
2001 Marler, R.J., J.C. Stromberg, and D.T. Patten. Growth response of Populus fremontii, Salix gooddingii, and Tamarix ramosissima seedlings under different nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Journal of Arid Environments 49:133-146.
2002 Shafroth, P.B., J.C. Stromberg, and D.T. Patten. Riparian vegetation response to altered disturbance and stress regimes. Ecological Applications. 12:107-123.
2006 Healey, M.C., P.L. Angermeier, K.W. Cummins, T. Dunne, W. J. Kimmerer, G.M. Kondolf, P.B. Moyle, D. D. Murphy, D.T. Patten, D.J. Reed, R.B. Spies, R.H. Twiss. (forthcoming). Conceptual Models and Adaptive Management in Ecological Restoration: The CALFED Bay-Delta Environmental Restoration Program. Environmental Management.
2006 Patten, D.T. (in press). Restoration Goals and Success for Wetland and Riparian Systems: The Role of Science, Adaptive Management, Historic Perspectives, and Public Values and Policy. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education.
2007 Patten, D.T. Vegetation dynamics of Great Basin springs: Potential effects of groundwater withdrawal.Chapter 14 In Stevens, L. and V. Meretsky (eds). Every Last Drop. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.