Monica Dimson
Biography
Monica Dimson is Academic Director of the Master of Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies (MAGIST) Program. She teaches courses in GIS, cartography, and geospatial research methods.
Selected Publications
George, J., Dimson, M., Dunn, R. E., Lindsey, E. L., Farrell, A. B., Aguilar, B. P., & MacDonald, G. M. (2024). Identification of fossil Juniper seeds from Rancho La Brea (California, USA): Drought and extirpation in the Late Pleistocene. New Phytologist.
Dimson, M., Cavanaugh, K. C., von Allmen, E., Burney, D. A., Kawelo, K., Beachy, J., & Gillespie, T. W. (2024). Monitoring native, non-native, and restored tropical dry forest with Landsat: A case study from the Hawaiian Islands. Ecological Informatics, 83, 102821.
Berio Fortini, L., Kaiser, L. R., Daehler, C. C., Jacobi, J. D., Dimson, M., & Gillespie. T. W. (2024). Exploring and integrating differences in niche characteristics across regional and global scales to better understand plant invasions in Hawaiʻi. Biological Invasions, 26(6), 1827-1843.
Dimson, M., Berio Fortini, L., Tingley, M. W., & Gillespie, T. W. (2023). Citizen science can complement professional invasive plant surveys and improve estimates of suitable habitat. Diversity & Distributions, 29(9), 1141-1156.
Dimson, M., & Gillespie, T. W. (2023). Who, where, when: Observer behavior influences spatial and temporal patterns of iNaturalist participation. Applied Geography, 153.
Madson, A., Dimson, M., Fortini, L. B., Kawelo, K., Ticktin, T., Keir, M., Dong, C., Ma, Z., Beilman, D. W., Kay, K., Ocón, J. P., Gallerani, E., Pau, S., & Gillespie, T. W. (2022). A near four-decade time series shows the Hawaiian Islands have been browning since the 1980s. Environmental Management, 71, 965-980.
Dimson, M., & Gillespie, T. W. (2020). Trends in active restoration of tropical dry forest: Methods, metrics, and outcomes. Forest Ecology and Management, 467, 118150.
