John A. Parrotta, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Takehiro Sasaki, Daniela Hoss, Yuanyuan Huang, Yuki Iwachido, Liting Zheng, Luis Abdala-Roberts, Eric Allan, Harald Auge, Nadia Barsoum, Jürgen Bauhus, Christel Baum, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Friderike Beyer, Pedro Brancalion, Seraina L. Cappelli, Chengjin Chu, Dylan Craven, Caroline Daniel, Jiri Dolezal, Anne Ebeling, Marina Fagundes, Olga Ferlian, Gislene Ganade, Tobias Gebauer, Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, Douglas Godbold, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramírez, Joannès Guillemot, Peter Hajek, Andy Hector, Dirk Hölscher, Hervé Jactel, Anke Jentsch, Julia Koricheva, Holger Kreft, Juergen Kreyling, Vojtech Lanta, Jan Leps, Wei Lin, Maybeth Mendoza-Espinosa, Celine Meredieu, Christian Messier, Sebastian T. Meyer, Florencia Montagnini, Bart Muys, Charles Nock, Alain Paquette, William C. Parker, John D. Parker, Victor Parra-Tabla, John A. Parrotta, Gustavo B. Paterno, Noémie A. Pichon, Daniel Piotto, Wayne Polley, Quentin Ponette, Catherine Potvin, Peter B. Reich, Boris Rewald, Agnès Robin, Christiane Roscher, Hans Sanden, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Florian Schnabel, Eric B. Searle, Alrun Siebenkäs, Rachel J. Standish, David Tilman, Jasper van Ruijven, Kris Verheyen, Alexandra Weigelt, Martin Weih, Ramona Werner, Brian Wilsey, Bernhard Schmid, Forest Isbell, Nico Eisenhauer. 2026. Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests
• Vera Lex Engel, Diego Carveira de Souza, John A. Parrotta. 2026. An overview of seeding methods to restore tropical forests of Brazil
• Liting Zheng, Kathryn E. Barry, Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez, Dylan Craven, Peter B. Reich, Kris Verheyen, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Nico Eisenhauer, Nadia Barsoum, Jürgen Bauhus, Helge Bruelheide, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Jiri Dolezal, Harald Auge, Marina V Fagundes, Olga Ferlian, Sebastian Fiedler, David I Forrester, Gislene Ganade, Tobias Gebauer, Josephine Haase, Peter Hajek, Andy Hector, Bruno Hérault, Dirk Hölscher, Kristin B. Hulvey, Bambang Irawan, Hervé Jactel, Julia Koricheva, Holger Kreft, Vojtech Lanta, Jan Leps, Simone Mereu, Christian Messier, Florencia Montagnini, Martin Mörsdorf, Sandra Müller, Bart Muys, Charles A. Nock, Alain Paquette, William C. Parker, John D. Parker, John A. Parrotta, Gustavo B. Paterno, Michael P. Perring, Daniel Piotto, H. Wayne Polley, Quentin Ponette, Catherine Potvin, Julius Quosh, Boris Rewald, Douglas L. Godbold, Jasper van Ruijven, Rachel J. Standish, Artur Stefanski, Leti Sundawati, Jon Urgoiti, Laura J. Williams, Brian J. Wilsey, Baiyu Yang, Li Zhang, Zhao Zhao, Yongchuan Yang, Hans Sandén, Anne Ebeling, Bernhard Schmid, Markus Fischer, Martyna M. Kotowska, Cecilia Palmborg, David Tilman, Enrong Yan, Yann Hautier. 2024. Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
• Lisa Hartmann, Yvonne Walz, Jonas Hansohm, Leticia Domingos Vellozo, Elizabeth Walinder, Olga Andreeva, Nicole Harari, John Hendrickson, Ivy Kinyua, John A. Parrotta, Daniel Rath, Magnus Sylvén, Charles L. Tumuhe, Joris de Vente, Barron Joseph. Orr. 2024. Assessing the contribution of land and water management approaches to sustainable land management and achieving land degradation neutrality
• William A. Gould, Nora Alvarez-Berrios, John A. Parrotta, Kathleen McGinley. 2023. Climate change and tropical forests
• Stephanie Mansourian, John A. Parrotta, Emily Donegan, Valerie Kapos, Constance McDermott, Marieke Sandker, Bhaskar Vira, Nelson Grima, Christoph Wildburger. 2022. Key Findings: The Evolving Role of REDD+ for Climate, Forests and People
• John A. Parrotta, Stephanie Mansourian, Nelson Grima, Christoph Wildburger. 2022. Forests, Climate, Biodiversity and People: Assessing a decade of REDD+
• John A. Parrotta, Stephanie Mansourian, Christoph Wildburger, Nelson Grima, Emily Donegan, Valerie Kapos, Constance McDermott, Marieke Sandker, Bhaskar Vira. 2022. A Decade of REDD+: Impacts, Challenges and Lessons
• Deivid L. Machado, Vera L. Engel, Diego S. Podadera, Luciane M. Sato, Ron G. M. de Goede, Luiz F. D. de Moraes, John A. Parrotta. 2021. Site and plant community parameters drive the effect of vegetation on litterfall and nutrient inputs in restored tropical forests
• Louise Willemen, Nichole N. Barger, Ben ten Brink, Matthew Cantele, Barend F. N. Erasmus, Judith L. Fisher, Toby Gardner, Timothy G. Holland, Florent Kohler, Janne S. Kotiaho, Graham P. von Maltitz, Grace Nangendo, Ram Pandit, John A. Parrotta, Matthew D. Potts, Stephen D. Prince, Mahesh Sankaran, Anastasia Brainich, Luca Montanarella, Robert Scholes. 2020. How to halt the global decline of lands
• Ram Pandit, John A. Parrotta, Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Douglas L. Karlen, Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira, Yaakov Anker, Ruishan Chen, Joe Morris, Jim Harris, Phumza Ntshotsho. 2020. A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making
• Stephanie Mansourian, John A. Parrotta, Poorna Balaji, Imogen Bellwood‐Howard, Suhas Bhasme, R. Patrick Bixler, Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono, Rachel Carmenta, Theresa Jedd, Wil Jong, Frank K. Lake, Agnieszka Latawiec, Melvin Lippe, Nitin D. Rai, Jeffrey Sayer, Kristina Van Dexter, Bhaskar Vira, Ingrid Visseren‐Hamakers, Carina Wyborn, Anastasia Yang. 2020. Putting the pieces together: Integration for forest landscape restoration implementation
• John A. Parrotta. 2019. Present challenges to global forests and the role of IUFRO
• Stephanie Mansourian, John A. Parrotta. 2019. From addressing symptoms to tackling the illness: Reversing forest loss and degradation
• Frank K. Lake, Christian P. Giardina, John A. Parrotta, Iain Davidson-Hunt. 2019. Considering diverse knowledge systems in forest landscape restoration
• John A. Stanturf, Michael Kleine, Stephanie Mansourian, John A. Parrotta, Palle Madsen, Promode   Kant, Janice Burns, Andreas Bolte. 2019. Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration under the Bonn Challenge: A Systematic Approach
• Danila M. Pontes, Vera Lex Engel, John A. Parrotta. 2019. Forest structure, wood standing stock, and tree biomass in different restoration systems in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
• Robert Scholes,  Luca Montanarella, Anastasia Brainich, Nichole Barger, Ben ten Brink, Matthew Cantele, Barend  Erasmus, Judith Fisher, Toby Gardner, Timothy G. Holland, Florent Kohler, Janne S. Kotiaho, Graham Von Maltitz, Grace Nangendo, Ram Pandit, John A. Parrotta, Matthew D. Potts, Steephen   Prince, Mahesh Sankaran, Louise Willemen. 2018. Summary for policymakers of the assessment report on land degradation and restoration of the Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
• Ram Pandit, John A. Parrotta, Yakov Anker, Emilie Coudel, Crstobal F. Diaz Morejón, Jim Harris, Douglas L. Karlen, Á Kertész, Juana L. Mariño De Posada, Phumza Ntshotsho Simelane, Noriani M. Tamin, Daniel L.M. Vieira. 2018. Responses to halt land degradation and to restore degraded land
• Frank K. Lake, Christian P. Giardina, John A. Parrotta, I. Hunt-Davidson. 2018. Considering diverse knowledge systems in forest landscape restoration
• Frank K. Lake, John A. Parrotta, Christian P. Giardina, Iain Hunt-Davidson, Yadav Uprety. 2018. Integration of Traditional and Western knowledge in forest landscape restoration
• Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez, Dylan Craven, Peter B. Reich, John J. Ewel, Forest Isbell, Julia Koricheva, John A. Parrotta, Harald Auge, Heather E. Erickson, David I. Forrester, Andy Hector, Jasmin Joshi, Florencia Montagnini, Cecilia Palmborg, Daniel Piotto, Catherine Potvin, Christiane Roscher, Jasper van Ruijven, David Tilman, Brian Wilsey, Nico Eisenhauer. 2017. Diversity-dependent temporal divergence of ecosystem functioning in experimental ecosystems
• John A. Parrotta, Yeo-Chang Youn, Leni D. Camacho. 2016. Traditional knowledge for sustainable forest management and provision of ecosystem services
• Diego S. Podadera, Vera L. Engel, John A. Parrotta, Deivid L. Machado, Luciane M. Sato, Giselda Durigan. 2015. Influence of Removal of a Non-native Tree Species Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. on the Regenerating Plant Communities in a Tropical Semideciduous Forest Under Restoration in Brazil
• Oscar Abelleira, Elvia J. Meléndez Ackerman, Diana García Montiel, John A. Parrotta. 2015. Seed dispersal turns an experimental plantation on degraded land into a novel forest in urban northern Puerto Rico
• Bhaskar Vira, Ramni Jamnadas, Daniela Kleinschmit, Stepha McMullin, Stephanie Mansourian, Henry Neufeldt, John A. Parrotta, Terry Sunderland, Christoph Wildburger. 2015. Conclusions (Chapter 7)
• John A. Parrotta, Jennie Dey de Pryck, Beatrice Darko Obiri, Christine Padoch, Bronwen Powell, Chris Sandbrook. 2015. The Historical, Environmental and Socio-Economic Context of Forests and Tree-Based Systems for Food Security and Nutrition (Chapter 3)
• Bina Agarwal, Ramni Jamnadas, Daniela Kleinschmit, Bhaskar Vira, Stepha McMullin, Stephanie Mansourian, Henry Neufeldt, John A. Parrotta, Terry Sunderland, Christoph Wildburger. 2015. Introduction: Forests, trees and landscapes for food security and nutrition (Chapter 1)
• John A. Parrotta, Cynthia F. Moser, Amy Scherzer, Nancy Koerth, Daryl Lederle. 2014. Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research [XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5–11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA – Abstracts]
• Ian D. Thompson, Kimiko Okabe, John A. Parrotta, David I. Forrester, Eckehard Brockerhoff, Hervé Jactel, Hisatomo Taki. 2014. Biodiversity and ecosystem processes: lessons from nature to improve management of planted forests for REDD-plus
• Lauro Rodrigues Nogueira, Vera Lex Engel, John A. Parrotta, Antonio Carlos Galvão de Melo, Danilo Scorzoni Ré. 2014. Allometric equations for estimating tree biomass in restored mixed-species Atlantic Forest stands
• Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Hervé Jactel, John A. Parrotta, Silvio F.B. Ferraz. 2013. Role of eucalypt and other planted forests in biodiversity conservation and the provision of biodiversity-related services
• S.M. Pawson, A. Brin, E.G. Brockerhoff, D. Lamb, T.W. Payn, A. Paquette, John A. Parrotta. 2013. Plantation forests, climate change and biodiversity
• Ronald L. Trosper, John A. Parrotta, Mauro Agnoletti, Vladimir Bocharnikov, Suzanne A. Feary, Monica Gabay, Christian Gamborg, Jesus García Latorre, Elisabeth Johann, Andrey Laletin, Hin Fui Lim, Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Miguel A. Pinedo-Vasquez, P.S. Ramakrishnan, Yeo-Chang Youn. 2012. The unique character of traditional forest-related knowledge: threats and challenges ahead
• Ronald L. Trosper, John A. Parrotta. 2012. Introduction: The Growing Importance of Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge
• John A. Parrotta, Mauro Agnoletti. 2012. Traditional forest-related knowledge and climate change
• Valerie Kapos, Werner A. Kurz, Toby Gardner, Joice Ferreira, Manuel Guariguata, Lian Pin Koh, Stephanie Mansourian, John A. Parrotta, Nokea Sasaki, Christine B. Schmitt, Jos Barlow, Markku Kanninen, Kimiko Okabe, Yude Pan, Ian D. Thompson, Nathalie van Vliet. 2012. Impacts of forest and land management on biodiversity and carbon
• John A. Parrotta, Stephanie Mansourian, Christoph Wildburger, Toby Gardner, Valerie Kapos, Werner A. Kurz, Constance L. McDermott, Bernardo B.N. Strassburg, Ian D. Thompson, Bhaskar Vira. 2012. Conclusions (Chapter 6)
• John A. Parrotta, Ronald L. Trosper, Mauro Agnoletti, Vladimir Bocharnikov, Sue Feary, Monica Gabay, Christian Gamborg, Jesus Garcia Latorre, Elisabeth Johann, Andrey Laletin, Hin Fui Lim, Jinlong Liu, Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez, P.S. Ramakrishnan, Yeo-Chang Youn. 2012. Traditional Knowledge Contributes to Sustaining Forests and Biocultural Diversity
• John A. Parrotta, Christoph Wildburger, Stephanie Mansourian. 2012. Understanding relationships between biodiversity, carbon, forests and people: The key to achieving REDD+ objectives. A global assessment report prepared by the Global Forest Expert Panel on Biodiversity,Forest Management, and REDD+.
• John A. Parrotta, Toby Gardner, Valerie Kapos, Werner A. Kurz, Stephanie Mansourian, Constance L. McDermott, Bernardo B.N. Strassburg, Ian D. Thompson, Bhaskar Vira, Christoph Wildburger. 2012. Introduction
• Ian D. Thompson, Joice Ferreira, Toby Gardner, Manuel Guariguata, Lian Pin Koh, Kimiko Okabe, Yude Pan, Christine B. Schmitt, Jason Tylianakis, Jos Barlow, Valerie Kapos, Werner A. Kurz, John A. Parrotta, Mark D. Spalding, Nathalie van Vliet. 2012. Forest biodiversity, carbon and other ecosystem services: relationships and impacts of deforestation and forest degradation
• Lauro R. Nogueira, José Leonardo M. Goncalves, Vera L. Engel, John A. Parrotta. 2011. Soil dynamics and carbon stocks 10 years after restoration of degraded land using Atlantic Forest tree species
• Ian Thompson, Kimiko Okabe, Jason Tylianakis, Pushpam Kumar, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Nancy Schellhorn, John A. Parrotta, Robert Nasi. 2011. Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy
• John A. Parrotta, Mary A. Carr. 2010. Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment [XXIII IUFRO World Congress, 23-28 August 2010, Seoul, Rep
• John A. Parrotta. 2010. Restoring biodiversity and forest ecosystem services in degraded tropical landscapes
• John A. Parrotta, Hin Fui Lim, Jinlong Liu, P.S. Ramakrishnan, Yeo-Chang Youn. 2009. Traditional Forest Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Asia
• Bastiaan Louman, Andreas Fischlin, Peter Glück, John Innes, Alan Lucier, John A. Parrotta, Heru Santoso, Ian Thompson, Anita Wreford. 2009. Forest Ecosystem Services: A Cornerstone for Human Well-Being
• Geoff Roberts, John A. Parrotta, Anita Wreford. 2009. Current adaptation measures and policies
• John A. Parrotta. 2009. Cananga odorata
• John A. Parrotta, Jinlong Liu, P.S. Ramakrishnan, Yeo-Chang Youn. 2009. Traditional Forest Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Asia
• Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Hervé Jactel, John A. Parrotta, Christopher Quine, Jeffrey Sayer. 2008. Plantation forests and biodiversity: oxymoron or opportunity?
• Mauro Agnoletti, Steven Anderson, Elisabeth Johann, Mart Kulvik, Andrey V. Kushlin, Peter Mayer, Cristina Montiel Molina, John A. Parrotta, Ian D. Rotherham, Eirini Saratsi. 2008. The introduction of cultural values in the sustainable management of European forests
• John A. Parrotta, Mauro Agnoletti. 2007. Traditional forest knowledge: challenges and opportunities
• Jean-Michel Carnus, John A. Parrotta, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Michel Arbez, Hervé Jactel, Antoine Kremer, David Lamb, Kevin O’Hara, Bradley Walters. 2006. Planted forests and biodiversity
• John A. Parrotta. 2006. Albizia lebbek [monograph]
• José Joaquin Campos, Francisco Alpizar, Bastiaan Louman, John A. Parrotta. 2005. An Integrated Approach to Forest Ecosystem Services
• Richard W. Guldin, John A. Parrotta, Eeva Hellstrom. 2005. Working Effectively at the Interface of Forest Science and Forest Policy
• John A. Parrotta. 2005. Meeting new challenges in tropical forest management – the role of research
• John A. Parrotta, Chris Hawkins, Kevin O’Hara, Henri-Felix Maître. 2005. Editorial: Silvicultural Research in a Changing World
• John A. Parrotta. 2005. Moringa oleifera [monograph]
• David Lamb, Peter Erskine, John A. Parrotta. 2005. Restoration of degraded tropical forest landscapes. Science 310(5754): 1628-1632.
• Richard W. Guldin, Niels Elers Koch, John A. Parrotta, Christian Gamborg, Bo J. Thorsen. 2004. Forest Science and forest policy in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: Building Bridges to a sustainable future
• Vera L. Engel, John A. Parrotta. 2003. Definindo a restauração ecológica: tendências e perspectivas mundiais
• John A. Parrotta, Oliver H. Knowles. 2003. Restauração forestal em áreas de mineração de bauxita na Amazônia
• John A. Parrotta. 2002. Restoration and management of degraded tropical forest landscapes
• John A. Parrotta, John K. Francis, Oliver H. Knowles, NO-VALUE. 2002. Harvesting intensity affects forest structure and composition in an upland Amazonian forest
• Oliver H. Knowles, John A. Parrotta. 2001. Restoring tropical forests on lands mined for bauxite: examples from the Brazilian Amazon
• Vera L. Engel, John A. Parrotta. 2001. An evaluation of direct seeding for reforestation of degraded lands in central São Paulo State, Brazil
• John A. Parrotta, Oliver H. Knowles. 1999. Restoration of tropical moist forest on bauxite mined lands in the Brazilian Amazon
• Rodney J. Keenan, David Lamb, John A. Parrotta. 1999. Ecosystem management in tropical timber plantations: satisfying economic, conservation and social objectives
• David Lamb, John A. Parrotta, Rodney Keenan, Nigel I.J. Tucker. 1997. Rejoining habitat remnants: restoration of degraded tropical landscapes
• Oliver H. Knowles, John A. Parrotta. 1997. Phenological observations and tree seed characteristics in an equatorial moist forest at Trombetas, Pará State, Brazil
• John A. Parrotta, O. H. Knowles, J.M. Wunderle Jr. 1997. Development of floristic diversity in 10-year-old restoration forests on a bauxite mined site in Amazonia.
• John A. Parrotta. 1997. Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. Northern black wattle. Leguminosae (Mimosoideae). Legume family.
• John A. Parrotta, J. W. Turnbull, N. Jones. 1997. Catalyzing native forest regeneration on degraded tropical lands.
• John A. Parrotta, Dwight D. Baker, Maurice Fried. 1996. Changes in dinitrogen fixation in maturing stands of Casuarina equisetifolia and Leucaena leucocephala
• Dwight D. Baker, Maurice Fried, John A. Parrotta. 1995. Theoretical implications for the estimation of dinitrogen fixation by large perennial plant species using isotope dilution
• John A. Parrotta, John K. Francis, Rionaldo R. de Almeida. 1995. Trees of the Tapajós: a photographic field guide
• Jess K. Zimmerman, William M. Pulliam, D. Jean Lodge, Vanessa Quinones-Orfila, Ned Fetcher, Sandra Guzman-Grajales, John A. Parrotta, Clyde E. Asbury, Lars R. Walker, Robert B. Waide. 1995. Nitrogen immobilization by decomposing woody debris and the recovery of tropical wet forest from hurricane disturbance
• Oliver H. Knowles, John A. Parrotta. 1995. Amazonian forest restoration: an innovative system for native species selection based on phenological data and performance indices
• John A. Parrotta. 1995. Influence of overstory composition on understory colonization by native species in plantations on a degraded tropical site
• John A. Parrotta, Dwight D. Baker, Maurice Fried. 1994. Estimation of nitrogen fixation in Leucaena leucocephala using 15N-enrichment methodologies
• John A. Parrotta, Dwight D. Baker, Maurice Fried. 1994. Application of 15N-enrichment methodologies to estimate nitrogen fixation in Casuarina equisetifolia
• John A. Parrotta, A. N. Chaturvedi. 1994. Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Neem, margosa. Meliaceae. Mahogany family.
• John A. Parrotta. 1994. Artocarpus altilis (S. Park.) Fosb. Breadfruit. Breadnut. Moraceae. Mulberry family.
• John A. Parrotta. 1993. Assisted recovery of degraded tropical lands: plantation forests and ecosystem stability
• John A. Parrotta. 1993. Secondary forest regeneration on degraded tropical lands: the role of plantations as ‘foster ecosystems’
• Ariel Lugo, John A. Parrotta, Sandra Brown. 1993. Loss in species caused by tropical deforestation and their recovery through management
• John A. Parrotta, J. K. Francis. 1993. Pouteria multiflora (A.DC.) Eyma. Jacana, Bully-tree. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla family.
• John A. Parrotta. 1992. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
• John A. Parrotta. 1992. Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. Aroma. Huisache. Leguminosae (Mimosoideae). Legume family.
• John A. Parrotta, J. K. Francis. 1990. Senna siamea Irwin & Barnaby. Yellow cassia, minjri. Leguminosae (Caesalpinioideae). Legume family.

• Yale University, Ph.D., Tropical forest ecology and management, 1987
• Yale University, M.S., Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1983
• University of Aberdeen (UK), M.Sc., Ecology, 1981
• Merrimack College, B.A., Biology, 1980
• Merrimack College, B.S., Chemistry, 1980