Gavin M. Jones, PhD

Research Ecologist

Rocky Mountain Research Station

0000-0002-5102-1229

gavin.jones@usda.gov

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Sue Miller, Gavin M. Jones. 2026. It’s Alive! “Living Maps” offer a state-of-the-art wildlife habitat monitoring system
Grant D. Linley, Chris J. Jolly, Tim S. Doherty, William L. Geary, Dolors Armenteras, Claire M. Belcher, Rebecca Bliege Bird, Andrea Duane, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Melisa A. Giorgis, Angie Haslem, Gavin M. Jones, Luke T. Kelly, Calvin K. F. Lee, Rachael H. Nolan, Catherine L. Parr, Juli G. Pausas, Jodi N. Price, Adrian Regos, Euan G. Ritchie, Julien Ruffault, Grant J. Williamson, Qianhan Wu, Dale G. Nimmo. 2025. ‘Megafire’ - You may not like it, but you cannot avoid it
Jamie S. Sanderlin, Gavin M. Jones, Brenda E. Strohmeyer, Connor M. Wood, Valerie Stein Foster, Rene Guaderrama, Andrea Chavez, Paige Handley, Stefan Kahl, Rebecca Kirby, Kari E. Norman, Jack Williams. 2025. Expanding biodiversity monitoring in the southwestern United States with passive acoustic monitoring
Andrew N. Stillman, Gavin M. Jones, Matthew Strimas-Mackey, Guillermo Duran, Caitlin Andrews, Shawn Ligocki, Tom Auer, Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez, Sarah Sawyer, Daniel Fink. 2025. Evaluating macroecological fire impacts on bird populations
Ana Kuile, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Jessalyn Ayars, Helen E. Chmura, Melissa Dressen, Jessie Golding, Gavin M. Jones, Rebecca Kirby, Kari Norman, Zachary Steel, Valerie Stein Foster. 2025. Functionalizing ecological integrity: Using functional ecology to monitor animal communities
Joshua F. Goldberg, Kyle C. Rodman, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. Characterizing climate‑ and fire‑driven habitat vulnerability for an old‑forest species
Sylvia Kantor, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. A big fire with low fire severity: Lessons from the Black Fire
Gavin M. Jones, Dana Reid, Ceeanna Zulla, Jack Williams, Shaula Hedwall, Rebecca Kirby. 2025. Mexican spotted owls use forest mosaics affected by timber harvest, insects, and wildfire
Ronan Hart, Craig M. Thompson, Jody M. Tucker, Sarah Sawyer, Stephanie A. Eyes, Saba J. Saberi, Zhiqiang Yang, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. Rapid declines in southern Sierra Nevada fisher habitat driven by drought and wildfire
Gavin M. Jones, Brandon M. Collins, Lacey E. Hankin, Ronan Hart, Marc D. Meyer, Jon Regelbrugge, Zachary Steel, Craig Thompson. 2025. Collapse and restoration of mature forest habitat in California
Joshua M. Barry, Gavin M. Jones, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Richard Tanner, Nicholas F. Kryshak, M. Zachariah Peery. 2025. Rarity of spotted owls in Southern California
Gavin M. Jones, Craig Thompson, Sarah Sawyer, Kari Norman, Sean A. Parks, Tanya M. Hayes, Don L. Hankins. 2025. Conserving landscape dynamics, not just landscapes
Kristin M. Brunk, Joshua F. Goldberg, Charles Maxwell, M. Zachariah Peery, Gavin M. Jones, Lief Gallagher, H. Anu Kramer, Anthony LeRoy Westerling, John J. Keane, Stefan Kahl, Connor M. Wood. 2025. Bioregional-scale acoustic monitoring can support fire-prone forest restoration planning
Matthew D. Hurteau, Reese Baker, Kyle Gonterman, Abigail Granath, Josh Lopez-Binder, M. Dylan Taylor, Lorraina S. Rojas, Lindsey Rotche, Andy Graves, Marissa J. Goodwin, Gavin M. Jones, Christopher Marsh. 2025. Changing climate and disturbance effects on southwestern US forests
Kate McGinn, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Gavin M. Jones, Connor M. Wood, Stefan Kahl, Kevin G. Kelly, Sheila A. Whitmore, H. Anu Kramer, Josh M. Barry, Elizabeth Ng, M. Zachariah Peery. 2025. Frequent, heterogenous fire supports a forest owl assemblage
Erika Reiter, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. Roosts and woodrats: Forest restoration can provide both nesting habitat and food for spotted owls in the Sierra Nevada
Gavin M. Jones, Alexander Spannuth, Angela Chongpinitchai, Matthew D. Hurteau. 2025. Prescribed fire, managed burning, and previous wildfires reduce the severity of a southwestern US gigafire
Dana S. Reid, Ceeanna J. Zulla, Nicholas F. Kryshak, Jack Williams, Shaula J. Hedwall, Rebecca Kirby, Gavin M. Jones. 2025. Testing the efficacy of protected areas: Use of protected activity centers by GPS-tagged Mexican Spotted Owls
Kate McGinn, Ceeanna Zulla, Marilyn Wright, Zachary Wilkinson, Brian Dotters, Kevin Roberts, John J. Keane, M. Zachariah Peery, Gavin M. Jones. 2024. Energetics explain predator occurrence and movement in pyrodiverse landscapes
Gavin M. Jones. 2024. Complex biodiversity outcomes after megafires
Whitney A. Watson, Daniel F. Hofstadter, Gavin M. Jones, H. Anu Kramer, Nicholas F. Kryshak, Ceeanna J. Zulla, Sheila A. Whitmore, Virginia O’Rourke, John J. Keane, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2024. Characterizing juvenile dispersal dynamics of invasive Barred Owls: Implications for management
Gavin M. Jones. 2024. What’s the point of peer review?
Quresh S. Latif, Jonathon J. Valente, Alison Johnston, Kayla L. Davis, Frank A. Fogarty, Adam W. Green, Gavin M. Jones, Matthias Leu, Nicole L. Michel, David C. Pavlacky, Elizabeth A. Rigby, Clark S. Rushing, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Morgan W. Tingley, Qing Zhao. 2024. Designing count‐based studies in a world of hierarchical models
Gavin M. Jones, C. K. Stanley, M. Z. Peery, C. Maxwell, K. N. Wilson. 2024. Accelerated forest restoration may benefit spotted owls through landscape complementation
Gavin M. Jones, Marion A. Clément, Christopher E. Latimer, Marilyn E. Wright, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Shaula J. Hedwall, Rebecca Kirby. 2024. Frequent burning and limited stand‑replacing fire supports Mexican spotted owl pair occupancy
Zachary A. Wilkinson, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Ceeanna J. Zulla, Kate McGinn, Josh M. Barry, Sarah Sawyer, Richard Tanner, R. J. Gutierrez, John J. Keane, Zachariah Peery. 2023. Tall, heterogeneous forests improve prey capture, delivery to nestlings, and reproductive success for Spotted Owls in southern California
Ceeanna J. Zulla, Gavin M. Jones, H. Anu Kramer, John J. Keane, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Kevin G. Kelly, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2023. Forest heterogeneity outweighs movement costs by enhancing hunting success and reproductive output in California spotted owls
John R. Squires, Jacob S. Ivan, Kelsey E. Paolini, Lucretia E. E. Olson, Gavin M. Jones, Joseph D. Holbrook. 2023. Keystone structures maintain forest function for Canada lynx after large-scale spruce beetle outbreak
Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-adapted traits in animals
Jessalyn Ayars, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones. 2023. The 2020 to 2021 California megafires and their impacts to wildlife habitat
Zachary Steel, Jesse E. D. Miller, Lauren C. Ponisio, Morgan W. Tingley, Kate Wilkin, Rachel Blakey, Kira M. Hoffman, Gavin M. Jones. 2023. A roadmap for pyrodiversity science
Marilyn E. Wright, M. Zachariah Peery, Jessalyn Ayars, Brian P. Dotters, Kevin N. Roberts, Gavin M. Jones. 2023. Fuels reduction can directly improve spotted owl foraging habitat in the Sierra Nevada
Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
Gavin M. Jones, Christopher Witt, Rene Guaderrama. 2023. Spoiler alert: Mexican spotted owl habitat trends in the Southwestern United States
Beth E. Ross, Daniel P. Collins, Matthew A. Boggie, Christopher Coxen, Scott Carleton, Gavin M. Jones. 2022. Habitat use of conifer forests for Interior Band-tailed Pigeons is mediated by precipitation
Ceeanna J. Zulla, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, John J. Keane, Kevin N. Roberts, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Kevin G. Kelly, Amy K. Wray, M. Zachariah Peery. 2022. Large trees and forest heterogeneity facilitate prey capture by California Spotted Owls
Grant D. Linley, Chris J. Jolly, Tim S. Doherty, William L. Geary, Dolors Armenteras, Claire M. Belcher, Rebecca Bliege Bird, Andrea Duane, Michael-Shawn Fletcherm, Melisa A. Giorgis, Angie Haslem, Gavin M. Jones, Luke T. Kelly, Calvin K. F. Lee, Rachael H. Nolan, Catherine L. Parr, Juli G. Pausas, Jodi N. Price, Adrian Regos, Euan G. Ritchie, Julien Ruffault, Grant J. Williamson, Qianhan Wu, Dale G. Nimmo. 2022. What do you mean, ‘megafire’?
Kate McGinn, Fidelis A. Atuo, Gavin M. Jones, Brendan K. Hobart, Douglas J. Tempel, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2022. Implications of non-ideal occupancy for the measurement of territory quality
Vratika Chaudhary, Varun R. Goswami, Gavin M. Jones, Kok Ben Toh, Tana Tapi, Chandan Ri, Marc Kery, Madan K. Oli. 2022. Using population monitoring programs to detect changes in mammalian communities
Gavin M. Jones, Andrew J. Shirk, Zhiqiang Yang, Raymond J. Davis, Joseph L. Ganey, R. J. Gutierrez, Sean P. Healey, Shaula J. Hedwall, Serra J. Hoagland, Ron Maes, Karl Malcolm, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael K. Schwartz, Mark E. Seamans, Ho Yi Wan, Samuel A. Cushman. 2022. Spatial and temporal dynamics of Mexican spotted owl habitat in the southwestern US
Andrew J. Shirk, Gavin M. Jones, Zhiqiang Yang, Raymond J. Davis, Joseph L. Ganey, R. J. Gutierrez, Sean P. Healey, Shaula J. Hedwall, Serra J. Hoagland, Ron Maes, Karl Malcolm, Kevin S. McKelvey, Carly Vynne, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael K. Schwartz, Mark E. Seamans, Ho Yi Wan, Samuel A. Cushman. 2022. Automated habitat monitoring systems linked to adaptive management: A new paradigm for species conservation in an era of rapid environmental change
Zachary Steel, Gavin M. Jones, Brandon M. Collins, Rebecca E. Green, Alexander Koltunov, Kathryn L. Purcell, Sarah Sawyer, Michele R. Slaton, Scott L. Stephens, Peter Stine, Craig M. Thompson. 2022. Mega-disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California
Gavin M. Jones, Emily K. Vraga, Paul F. Hessburg, Matthew D. Hurteau, Craig D. Allen, Robert E. Keane, Thomas Spies, Malcolm P. North, Brandon M. Collins, Mark A. Finney, Jamie Lydersen, A. Leroy. Westerling. 2022. Counteracting wildfire misinformation
Gavin M. Jones, J. Ayars, Sean A. Parks, Helen E. Chmura, Samuel A. Cushman, Jamie S. Sanderlin. 2022. Pyrodiversity in a warming world: Research challenges and opportunities
William L. Gaines, Paul F. Hessburg, Gregory H. Aplet, Paul Henson, Susan J. Prichard, Derek J. Churchill, Gavin M. Jones, Daniel J. Isaak, Carly Vynne. 2022. Climate change and forest management on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Managing for dynamic landscapes
Douglas J. Tempel, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, R. J. Gutierrez, Sarah Sawyer, Alexander Koltunov, Michele Slaton, Richard Tanner, Brendan K. Hobart, M. Zachariah Peery. 2022. Population decline in California spotted owls near their southern range boundary
Christopher Witt, Raymond J. Davis, Zhiqiang Yang, Joseph L. Ganey, R. J. Gutierrez, Sean P. Healey, Shaula Hedwall, Serra J. Hoagland, Ron Maes, Karl Malcolm, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Mark Seamans, Gavin M. Jones. 2022. Linking robust spatiotemporal datasets to assess and monitor habitat attributes of a threatened species
Gavin M. Jones, Morgan W. Tingley. 2022. Pyrodiversity and biodiversity: A history, synthesis, and outlook
Gavin M. Jones, Berry Brosi, Jason M. Evans, Isabel G. W. Gottlieb, Xingwen Loy, Mauricio M. Nunez-Regueiro, Holly K. Ober, Elizabeth Pienaar, Rajeev Pillay, Kathryn Pisarello, Lora L. Smith, Robert J. Fletcher Jr. 2021. Conserving alpha and beta diversity in wood-production landscapes
Gavin M. Jones, Alisa R. Keyser, A. Leroy Westerling, W. Jonathan Baldwin, John J. Keane, Sarah Sawyer, John D. J. Clare, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2021. Forest restoration limits megafires and supports species conservation under climate change
Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Sheila A. Whitmore, John J. Keane, Fidelis A. Atuo, Brian P. Dotters, Sarah Sawyer, Sarah L. Stock, R.J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2021. California spotted owl habitat selection in a fire-managed landscape suggests conservation benefit of restoring historical fire regimes
Malcolm P. North, R York, Brandon M. Collins, M Hurteau, Gavin M. Jones, Eric E. Knapp, L Kobziar, H McCann, M Meyer, S Stephens, R Tompkins, C L. Tubbesing. 2021. Pyrosilviculture needed for landscape resilience of dry western United States forests
Gavin M. Jones, H. A. Kramer, W. J. Berigan, S. A. Whitmore, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Z. Peery. 2021. Megafire causes persistent loss of an old-forest species
H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Van R. Kane, Bryce Bartl-Geller, Jonathan T. Kane, Sheila A. Whitmore, William J. Berigan, Brian P. Dotters, Kevin N. Roberts, Sarah Sawyer, John J. Keane, Malcolm P. North, R. J. Gutierrez, M. Zachariah Peery. 2021. Elevational gradients strongly mediate habitat selection patterns in a nocturnal predator
Robert A. Andrus, Anthony J. Martinez, Gavin M. Jones, Arjan J. H. Meddens. 2021. Assessing the quality of fire refugia for wildlife habitat
Brendan K. Hobart, H. Anu Kramer, Gavin M. Jones, Brian P. Dotters, Sheila A. Whitmore, John J. Keane, M. Zachariah. Peery. 2021. Stable isotopes reveal unexpected relationships between fire history and the diet of Spotted Owls
Sylvia Kantor, Samuel A. Cushman, Joe Ganey, Gavin M. Jones, Ho Yi Wan, Karl Malcolm, Shaula Hedwall. 2020. Through the smoke: spotted owls, wildfire, and forest restoration
Gavin M. Jones, R. J. Gutierrez, William M. Block, Peter C. Carlson, Emily J. Comfort, Samuel A. Cushman, Raymond J. Davis, Stephanie A. Eyes, Alan B. Franklin, Joseph L. Ganey, Shaula Hedwall, John J. Keane, Rodd Kelsey, Damon B. Lesmeister, Malcolm P. North, Susan L. Roberts, Jeremy T. Rockweit, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Sarah C. Sawyer, Ben Solvesky, Douglas J. Tempel, Ho Yiwan, A. Leroy Westerling, Gary C. White, M. Zachariah Peery. 2020. Spotted owls and forest fire: Comment