Wainger Lab
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Publications

Journal Articles

Wainger, L.A., G. Van Houtven, R. Loomis, J. Messer, R. Beach, and M. Deerhake. 2013. Tradeoffs among ecosystem services, performance certainty, and cost-efficiency in the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42(1):196-224. 

Setterfield S, N.A. Rossiter-Rachor, M.M. Douglas, L.A. Wainger, K.B. Ferdinands, A. Petty, I.J. Shepherd, P. Barrow. 2013. Adding fuel to the fire: The impacts of non-native grass invasion on fire management at a regional scale. PLoS ONE 8(5): e59144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059144.

Wainger, L. A. 2012. Opportunities for Reducing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Compliance Costs: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay. Environmental Science & Technology 46:9256–9265.

Suarez-Rubio, M., T. Lookingbill, and L. Wainger. 2012. Modeling exurban development near Washington, DC, USA: comparison of a pattern-based model and a spatially-explicit econometric model. Landscape Ecology 27:1045–1061.

Tallis, H., S. Lester, M. Ruckelshaus, M. Plummer, K. McLeod, A. Guerry, S. Andelman, M.R Caldwell, M. Conte, S. Copps, D. Fox, R. Fujita, S. D Gaines, G. Gelfenbaum, B. Gold, P. Kareiva, C. Kim, K. Lee, M. Papenfus, S. Redman, B. Silliman, L. Wainger, C. White. 2012.  New Metrics for Managing and Sustaining the Ocean's Bounty. Marine Policy 36:303-306.

Wainger, L.A. and M.J. Mazzotta. 2011.  Realizing the potential of ecosystem services: A framework for relating ecological changes to economic benefits. Environmental Management 48:710-733. Environmental Management. Available online: http://www.springerlink.com/content/l59666mm22777225/

Wainger, Lisa A., Dennis M. King, Richard N. Mack, Elizabeth W. Price, Thomas Maslin.  2010.  Can the concept of ecosystem services be practically applied to improve natural resource management decisions?  Ecological Economics  69 (2010):  978-987.

Mehaffey, Megan, Lisa Wainger, Timothy Wade, Dennis Yankee, Elizabeth Smith, Vicki Bott, Rebecca Yarbourgh. 2008. Assessing vulnerabilities from alternative development patterns.  Landscape and Urban Planning 87:84–95.

Chornesky, E.A. & 15 coauthors, 2005.  Science priorities to reduce the threat of invasive species to sustainable forestry.  BioScience 55(4): 335-349.

Wainger, Lisa A., Dennis M. King, Sandra L. Bird and Joyce A. Cantrell, 2004.  Indicators for Assessing Economic Vulnerabilities to Changes in Ecosystem Services: Case Study of Counties in Maryland, USA.  Environmental Management 34(5):730-747.

Wainger, Lisa A. and Elizabeth W. Price, 2004.  Evaluating Quality of Life, Economic Vulnerabilities and Drivers of Ecosystem Change.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.  94:69-84.

Boyd, J. and L.A. Wainger, 2002.  Landscape Indicators of Ecosystem Service Benefits.  American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84(5):1371-1378.

Boyd, J. and L.A. Wainger, 2002.  Measuring Ecosystem Service Benefits for Wetland Mitigation.  National Wetlands Newsletter 24(6):1.  Environmental Law Institute.

Shabman, L., L. Zepp, L. Wainger and D. King, 2002.  Incentives for reforestation of agricultural land: What will a market for carbon sequestration credits contribute?  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (17(2): 116-124).

Costanza R., A. Voinov, R. Boumans, T. Maxwell, F. Villa, L. Wainger, H. Voinov, 2002.  Integrated ecological economic modeling of the Patuxent River watershed, Maryland.  Ecological Monographs 72(2):203-231.

Wainger, L. A., D. M. King, J. Salzman and J. Boyd, 2001. Wetland Value Indicators for Scoring Mitigation Trades. Stanford Environmental Law Journal 20(2):413-478.

Voinov, A. A., R. Costanza, L. Wainger, R. Boumans, F. Villa, T. Maxwell and H. Voinov, 1999. Patuxent landscape model: integrated ecological economic modeling of a watershed. Environmental Modelling & Software 14(5): 473-491.

Geoghegan, J., L. Wainger and N. Bockstael, 1997. Spatial landscape indices in a hedonic framework:  An ecological economics analysis using GIS. Ecological Economics 23(3): 251-264.

Fitz, H. C., E. DeBellevue, R. Costanza, R. Boumans, T. Maxwell, L. Wainger and F. Sklar, 1996. Development of a general ecosystem model for a range of scales and ecosystems. Ecological Modelling 88(1/3): 263-295.

Bockstael, N., R. Costanza, I. Strand, W. Boynton, K. Bell and L. Wainger, 1995. Ecological economic modeling and valuation of ecosystems. Ecological Economics 14: 143-159.

Costanza, R., L. Wainger, C. Folke and K.-G. Maler, 1993. Modeling complex ecological and economic systems:  Towards an evolutionary, dynamic understanding of people and nature. BioScience 43(8): 545-555. 

Online Products

Tool developed for National Park Service to analyze return on investment for invasive species management:
Spatial Economic Decision Support Tool.

Literature review of invasive species impacts:  Visual Display of Findings.

Book Chapters

Wainger, L. A. and J. Boyd, (May 2009).  Valuing Ecosystem Services. Chapter 6 In: Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans: Applying Resilience Thinking (K. McLeod, and H. Leslie, eds.) Island Press.

Lookingbill, T., R. Gardner, L. Wainger and C. Tague.  2008.  Landscape Modelling.  In: Encyclopedia of Ecology (Sven Erik Jorgensen, editor).  Elsevier.

King, D. M. and L. A. Wainger, 2001. Assessing the economic value of biodiversity using indicators of site conditions and landscape context. In: Valuation of Biodiversity Benefits: Selected Studies, pp. 121-150. Paris, France, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Wainger, L. A. and D. M. King, 2001. Priorities for Weed Risk Assessment:  Using A Landscape Context to Assess Indicators of Functions, Services and Values.  In:  Weed Risk Assessment.  R.H. Groves, F.D. Panetta and J.G. Virtue (eds).  pp. 34-51.  Victoria, Australia, CSIRO Publishing.

Costanza, R., L. Wainger and N. Bockstael, 1995. Integrated ecological economic systems modeling: Theoretical issues and practical applications. In:  Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators:  Practical Methods for Environmental Policy Analysis. J. W. Milon and J. F. Shogren (eds.). Westport, CN, Praeger.

Costanza, R. and L. Wainger, 1991. Ecological Economics. In:  Mending the Earth: a World for Our Grandchildren. P. Rothkrug and R. L. Olsen (eds.). Berkeley, North Atlantic Books.

Peer-reviewed Reports and Submitted Manuscripts

Lookingbill, T. R., E.S. Minor, J. R. Ferrari, N. Bukach & L.A.Wainger. (in review). Using Risk of Reinvasion to Prioritize Invasive Plant Species Management. Natural Areas Journal.

Koch, B., C. Febria, M. Gevrey, L. Wainger, M. Palmer. (in review) Nitrogen removal by stormwater management structures: a data synthesis.

Wainger, L.A., T. Lookingbill, and E. Minor. 2012.  To Weed or Not to Weed?  An Economic Decision Support Tool for National Capital Region Parks. Prepared for:  National Park Service, Center for Urban Ecology.  Cooperative agreement #:  NPS: H399060006, UMCES 075-25595.

Wainger, Lisa A., Jay J. Messer, Mary C. Barber, Robert M. Wolcott and Andrew L. Almeter. (2012). Lowering Barriers to Achieving Multiple Environmental Goals in the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Ecosystem Services Research Program (ESRP).

Wainger. L.A. and A.R. Bayard. 2012. Spatial Analysis of Water Quality Conditions and Drivers, Chapter 4, in Ecosystem Processes Component (EPC). Maryland Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program, Level 1 report No. 29. In draft.

Wainger, L. and M. Barber. 2011.  Innovations Suggested by Case Studies.  Chapter 1 in: Lowering Barriers to Achieving Multiple Environmental Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: EPA ORD Report. http://www.epa.gov/research/ecoscience/eco-services.htm

U.S. EPA 2011. An Optimization Approach to Evaluate the Role of Ecosystem Services in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategies. US EPA/600/R-11/001.

Luckenbach, M., L. Wainger, S. Bell, M. Fonseca, K. Heck, H. Neckles, M. Smart, C. Pickerell, and D. Weller. (2011). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of SAV Restoration Approaches in the Chesapeake Bay (CRC# STAC 11-03). STAC.

Paolisso, M., E. Van Dolah, T.W. Hartley, L.A. Wainger, J. Pease, D. Lipton, S. Julius. (2011). Integrating Social Science Research into Chesapeake Bay Restoration (CRC# STAC 11-05). STAC.

Wainger. L.A. and A.R. Bayard. 2011. Spatial Analysis of Water Quality Conditions, Chapter 4, in Ecosystem Processes Component (EPC). Maryland Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program, Level 1 report No. 28. Ref. No. [UMCES] CBL 11-024. [UMCES Technical Series No. TS-620-11-CBL].

Wainger, L.A., W.R. Boynton, A.F. Drohan, A.R. Bayard, and E.M. Bailey. 2010. Water Quality & Habitat Characteristics of Littoral and Pelagic Zones using Spatial Datasets, Chapter 3, Ecosystem Processes Component (EPC). Maryland Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program, Level 1 report No. 27. Ref. No. [UMCES] CBL 10-098. [UMCES Technical Series No. TS-620-11-CBL].

Reports, Discussion Papers, Draft Manuscripts

Wainger, L., Y. Shao, S. Sifleet and B. Smith. (in prep.)  Modeling demand for outdoor recreation at regional scales. 

Wainger, L. and A. Bayard. (in prep). Applying spatial benefit transfer to measure the economic returns on investment from ecological restoration. 

Mazzotta, M. and L.A. Wainger.  2010.  Policy-Relevant Wetlands Valuation at the Local, Regional, and National Level. Presented at the Workshop on Wetlands Management, Economics and Policy. Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia, January 13-15, 2010.

Palmer, M.A., L.A. Wainger, L.S. Craig, K.K. Politano, J. Hosen, A.P Davis, and J.M. Olszewski. 2010. Promoting Successful Watershed Restoration Through Effective Monitoring and Assessment. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), Univ. of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688-0038. CBL report: CBL11-061.

Wainger, L.A. and K. Politano 2009. Economic Benefit and Damage Functions. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), Univ. of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688. Report to National Park Service, Center for Urban Ecology.

Politano, K., and L.A. Wainger 2009. Ecological Quality and Stressor Response Functions. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), Univ. of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688. Report to National Park Service, Center for Urban Ecology.

Wainger, Lisa A., Jillian Rayburn, and Elizabeth W. Price, 2007.  Review of Land Use Change Models Applicability to Projections of Future Energy Demand in the Southeast United States.  Report to EPA Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program, Betsy Smith, Director, Southeast Energy Futures 07-02, March 28, 2007.

Wainger, Lisa A., Elizabeth W. Price, and Abby W. H. Lund.  2007. How Quality of Life Affects Economies:  Firm Location Decisions and Potential Economic Impacts. Report to EPA Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program, Betsy Smith, Director. March 26, 2007.

Wainger, Lisa A. and Elizabeth Price, 2007. Fiscal Impact Analysis of the Future Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area (SEQL Region). Technical Report to EPA Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program, Betsy Smith, Director, SEQL 01-04E. March 31, 2007.

Wainger, Lisa A., Elizabeth W. Price, and Jillian K. Rayburn. 2007. Economic Impacts of Alternative Growth Scenarios in the Charlotte Metropolitan Region in 2030. Report to EPA Regional Vulnerability Assessment Program, Betsy Smith, Director, March 27, 2007.

King, Dennis, Lisa Wainger, and Peter Kuch, 2007. Strategy for Assessing Impacts of Land Use, Transportation, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas Policies on Local/County Energy Demand in Eight Southeast States. Report to EPA, Tim Johnson Project Manager. SE Energy Futures Report 07-01, March 28, 2007.

Wainger, Lisa A., Dennis M. King, Richard N. Mack, Elizabeth W. Price and Thomas Maslin, 2007. Prioritizing Invasive Species Management by Optimizing Production of Ecosystem Service Benefits.  Final Report to USDA ERS PREISM Program, August 31, 2007.  Project Manager:  Craig Osteen, Resource Economics Division; Agreement #: 43-3AEM-3-80092.

Wainger, Lisa A. and Dennis M. King, 2007.  Establishing Trading Ratios for Point – Non-Point Source Water Quality Trades:  Can we Capture Environmental Variability without Breaking the Bank?  University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Technical Report No. TS-523-07, Manuscript CBL 07-056 on file at Chesapeake Biological Lab and available at http://www.cbl.umces.edu/cms108/images/stories/user_content/ScoringWatQualityTrades_TechRpt.pdf.

Wainger, Lisa A., Elizabeth W. Price and Dennis M. King, 2006.  James and Barren Islands Restoration Projects Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement:  Report on Existing Conditions and Impacts: Noise, Light, Socioeconomics, Aesthetics and Recreational Resources,  (Revised Report).  Prepared for: Maryland Port Administration under contract to Maryland Environmental Service, MES Contract # 05-07-16.  November 2006.

Price, Elizabeth W., Lisa A. Wainger, and Dennis M. King, 2006.  Masonville Dredged Material Containment Facility Restoration Projects Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement:  Report on Existing Conditions and Impacts: Noise, Light, Socioeconomics, Aesthetics and Recreational Resources.  Prepared for: Maryland Port Administration under contract to Maryland Environmental Service, MES Contract # 06-07-24.  November 2006.

Wainger, L.A. and D.M. King, 2006.  Regional indicators of environmental restoration industry potential in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands.  Discussion paper.

Wainger, Lisa A. and Dennis M. King. 2005. Regional Indicators of Environmental Restoration Industry Potential in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands.  Full Report.  Prepared for Canaan Valley Institute. September 2005.

Wainger, Lisa A., Elizabeth W. Price and Dennis M. King, 2004. Poplar Island Expansion Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement:  Report on Existing Conditions and Impacts to Socioeconomics, Aesthetics and Recreational Resources.  Prepared for Maryland Port Administration. December 2004.

Wainger, Lisa A., Elizabeth W. Price and Dennis M. King, 2004. James and Barren Islands Restoration Projects Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement:  Report on Existing Conditions and Impacts to Socioeconomics, Aesthetics and Recreational Resources.  Prepared for: Maryland Port Administration under contract to Maryland Environmental Service, MES Contract # 05-07-16.  October 2004

Wainger, Lisa A. and Elizabeth W. Price, 2004.  A Statistical Test of the Effect of Hart Miller Island on Property Values.  March 30, 2004.  Technical Report to Maryland Port Administration.

Boyd, James and Lisa Wainger. 2003. Measuring Ecosystem Service Benefits: The Use of Landscape Analysis to Evaluate Environmental Trades and Compensation.  Resources for the Future, Discussion Paper 02-63. April 2003. http://www.rff.org/disc_papers/PDF_files/0263.pdf

Wainger, Lisa A., Dennis M. King, Sandra Bird and Joyce A. Cantrell, 2003.  Indicators for Assessing Regional Environmental Economic Trade-offs: Case Study of Counties in Maryland, USA.  Final Report to US EPA NERL, Coop. Agreement: R82869101-0.  February 28, 2003.

Wainger, Lisa A. and Elizabeth W. Price, 2003.  Socio-economic Aspects of Vulnerability to Changes in Ecosystems:  Risk Profiles of Counties, Watersheds and EMAP Hexagons within the ReVA Region.  Technical Report to US EPA NERL.  April 26, 2003.

Wainger, L.A. and J. Boyd, 2002.  Use of Ecosystem Service Zones to Streamline Evaluation of Wetland Mitigation Trades.  Chapter 8 In:  Landscape Indicators of Ecosystem Service Benefits.  Final Report to EPA STAR Program for grant # R827921. April 16, 2002. 

Wainger, L.A. and D.M. King, 2002.  Spatial Decision Support System for Applying Investment Criteria to Environmental Decision Making:  The Case of Non-Indigenous Invasive Plant Management.  Final Report to USDA.  Deborah Hayes, Project Manager.

Wainger, L. A., D. M. King, J. Boyd and J. Wakeley, 2001. Expanding Wetland Assessment Procedures: Landscape Indicators of Relative Wetland Value with Illustrations for Scoring Mitigation Trades.  US Army Corps of Engineers. Engineer Research and Development Center.  Environmental Laboratory.

King, D.M., L.A. Wainger and P.J. Kuch, 2001. Value-Added Processing of Corn and Soybeans in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed:  A Life-Cycle Assessment of Economic and Environmental Impacts.  July 2001.  Report to US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation.

Wainger, L.A., D. M. King, L. Shabman and L. Zepp.  2000.  The Benefits and Costs of Reforesting Economically Marginal Cropland in the Mississippi Delta.  Report to Delta Land Trust.  Jackson, Mississippi.  May 3, 2000.

King, D. M., L. A. Wainger, C. C. Bartoldus and J. S. Wakeley, 2000. Expanding Wetland Assessment Procedures:  Linking Indices of Wetland Function with Services and Values.  US Army Corps of Engineers.  Engineer Research and Development Center.  Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS. ERDC/EL TR-00-17.

Wainger, L. A., 2000. Evaluating indicators to assess land use change impacts on urbanized watershed streams. (Discussion paper on file with author at Chesapeake Biological Lab).

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