Leslie Brandt, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Jacy S. Bernath‐Plaisted, Stephen Handler, Marissa Ahlering, Leslie Brandt, Scott B. Maresh Nelson, Neal D. Niemuth, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney L. Peterson, Christine A. Ribic, Delane Strohmeyer, Benjamin Zuckerberg. 2025. A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands
• P. Danielle Shannon, Leslie Brandt, Matthew Peters, Steven E. Yochum, Robert Gubernick, Rebecca Ewing. 2025. Mark Twain National Forest climate change impact assessment and vulnerability framework for recreation
• Brian W Miller, Gregor W Schuurman, Wylie Carr, David J Lawrence, Lindsey L Thurman, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Leslie Brandt, Shelley D Crausbay, Molly S Cross, Mitchell J Eaton, Maria Janowiak, D Todd Jones-Farrand, Julian Reyes. 2025. Toward a shared vision for climate‐informed resource stewardship
• Richard Hallett, Max R. R. Piana, Michelle Johnson, Leslie Brandt. 2024. Climate change and urban forests
• Andrew D. Bower, Katie L. Frerker, Carolyn C. Pike, Nicholas R. Labonte, Brian J. J. Palik, Alejandro A. Royo, Sarah Anderson, Arnaldo R. Ferreira, Leslie Brandt. 2024. A practical framework for applied forestry assisted migration
• Annamarie Rutledge, Leslie Brandt, Matthew Peters, Madeline J. Baroli, Fai Foen, Anita Harrington, Katherine Grantham. 2024. Detroit region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework
• Jenna Drolen, Leslie Brandt, Yanning Wei, Ray Dybzinski. 2023. Modeling Management-Relevant Urban Forest Stand Characteristics to Optimize Carbon Storage and Sequestration
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. Guía rápida de planificación para la adaptación al cambio climático para profesionales de recursos naturales: Versión internacional
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. A Quick Guide to Adaptation Planning for Land Trusts
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. A quick guide to adaptation planning for natural resources professionals
• Stephen Handler, Leslie Brandt, Katie Frerker, Joanna Gilkeson, Clinton Gregory, Nicholas Labonte, Carl Layman, Kathleen McTighe, Kaysee Miller, Kyle Stover, Myra Theimer. 2022. Developing an assisted migration plan for the Superior National Forest
• Marcella Windmuller-Campione, Mary Hammes, Leslie Brandt, Auste Eigirdas, Rebecca Montgomery, Linda Nagel, Courtney Peterson. 2022. Adaptive silviculture in an urban environment: Initial survival and design set-up
• Martha Sample, Andrea E. Thode, Courtney Peterson, Michael R. Gallagher, William Flatley, Megan M. Friggens, Alexander Evans, Rachel A. Loehman, Shaula Hedwall, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston. 2022. Adaptation strategies and approaches for managing fire in a changing climate
• Max R. R. Piana, Richard Hallett, Michelle Johnson, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Leslie Brandt, Myla F. J. Aronson, Mark Ashton, Max Blaustein, David Bloniarz, Ashley A. Bowers, Megan E. Carr, Vince D’Amico, Laura Dewald, Heather Dionne, Danica A. Doroski, Robert T. Fahey, Helen Forgione, Todd Forrest, Jack Hale, Eric Hansen, Lisa Hayden, Sarah Hines, Jessica M. Hoch, Taro Ieataka, Susannah B. Lerman, Charles Murphy, Eliot Nagele, Keith Nislow, Dhan Parker, Clara C. Pregitzer, Luke Rhodes, Jessica Schuler, Alexander Sherman, Tara Trammell, Brittany M. Wienke, Thomas Witmer, Thomas Worthley, Ian Yesilonis. 2021. Climate Adaptive Silviculture for the City: Practitioners and Researchers Co-create a Framework for Studying Urban Oak-Dominated Mixed Hardwood Forests
• Leslie Brandt, Gary R. Johnson, Eric A. North, Jack Faje, Annamarie Rutledge. 2021. Vulnerability of Street Trees in Upper Midwest Cities to Climate Change
• Lara Roman, Richard Hallett, Leslie Brandt, Annamarie Rutledge, Phillip Rodbell. 2021. Growing Resilience in Our Urban and Community Forests
• Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Kathleen Wolf, Mattison Brady, Lindsay Darling, Abigail Derby Lewis, Robert T. Fahey, Kristen Giesting, Eboni Hall, Molly Henry, Maise Hughes, Jason W. Miesbauer, Kailey Marcinkowski, Todd A. Ontl, Annamarie Rutledge, Lydia Scott, Chris Swanston. 2021. Climate adaptation actions for urban forests and human health
• Kristen M. Schmitt, Todd A. Ontl, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, P. Danielle Shannon, Courtney L. Peterson, Chris Swanston. 2021. Beyond Planning Tools: Experiential Learning in Climate Adaptation Planning and Practices
• Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Kimberly R. Hall, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Kyle Merriam, Marc Meyer, Nicole Molinari, Kristen Schmitt, P. Danielle Shannon, Jennifer B. Smith, Amarina Wuenschel, Steven M. Ostoja. 2020. Adaptation strategies and approaches for California forest ecosystems
• Leslie Brandt. 2020. Climate as a driver of change in U.S. forests
• Leslie Brandt, Michael Sertle, Heath Hamilton, Chad Deaton, Karen Mangan, Christopher W. Swanston, Mary Hammes, Linda M. Nagel, Courtney L. Peterson, Christopher Looney, Marcella Windmuller- Campione, Rebecca A. Montgomery. 2020. Adapting bottomland hardwood forests to a changing climate
• Courtney L. Peterson, Linda M. Nagel, Jim M. Guldin, Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Michael A. Battaglia, Seth W. Bigelow, Leslie Brandt, Anthony W. D’Amato, Christopher Looney, Kevin Evans, Steve B. Jack, Terrie B. Jain, Melissa M. Jenkins, Elaine K. Sutherland, Mary Hammes, Brian J. J. Palik, Matt C. Tuten, Christopher W. W. Woodall. 2020. Adaptive silviculture for climate change network: learning from land manager-research partnerships
• Heather L. Reynolds, Leslie Brandt, Burnell C. Fischer, Brady S. Hardiman, Donovan J. Moxley, Eric Sandweiss, James H. Speer, Songlin Fei. 2020. Implications of climate change for managing urban green infrastructure: an Indiana, US case study
• Daniel O'Toole, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Kristen M. Schmitt, P. Danielle Shannon, Patricia R. Leopold, Stephen Handler, Todd A. Ontl, Chris Swanston. 2019. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Outdoor Recreation
• Patricia Butler-Leopold, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Patricia D. Shannon, Anonymous Anonymous, Chris Swanston. 2019. Identifying and addressing vulnerabilities of oak ecosystems
• P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Handler, Kristen M. Schmitt, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl. 2019. Adaptation strategies and approaches for forested watersheds
• Richard P. Phillips, Leslie Brandt, P. David Polly, Patrick Zollner, Michael R. Saunders, Keith Clay, Louis Iverson, Songlin Fei. 2019. An integrated assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on Indiana forests
• Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Scott Bearer, Alexander M. Bryan, Ken Clark, Greg Czarnecki, Philip DeSenze, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Paul F. Gugger, Andrea Hille, Justin Hynicka, Claire A. Jantz, Matthew C. Kelly, Katrina M. Krause, Inga La Puma, Deborah Landau, Richard G. Lathrop, Laura P. Leites, Evan Madlinger, Stephen Matthews, Gulnihal Ozbay, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, David A. Schmit, Collin Shephard, Rebecca Shirer, Nicholas Skowronski, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, John Thompson, Richard M. Turcotte, David A. Weinstein, Alfonso Yáñez. 2018. Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project
• Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Todd A. Ontl, P. Danielle Shannon. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change
• Maria Janowiak, Anthony W. D'Amato, Chris Swanston, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jacob S. Fraser, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Diane Burbank, John Campbell, Charles Cogbill, Matthew Duveneck, Marla R. Emery, Nicholas Fisichelli, Jane Foster, Jennifer Hushaw, Laura S. Kenefic, Amanda Mahaffey, Toni Lyn Morelli, Nicholas J. Reo, Paul Schaberg, K. Rogers Simmons, Aaron Weiskittel, Sandy Wilmot, David Hollinger, Erin D. Lane, Lindsey Rustad, Pamela H. Templer. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project
• Todd A. Ontl, Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Anthony W. D’Amato, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon. 2018. Adaptation pathways: ecoregion and land ownership influences on climate adaptation decision-making in forest management
• E. Carol Adair, William J. Parton, Jennifer Y. King, Leslie Brandt, Yang Lin. 2017. Accounting for photodegradation dramatically improves prediction of carbon losses in dryland systems
• Leslie Brandt, Abigail Derby Lewis, Lydia Scott, Lindsay Darling, Robert T. Fahey, Louis Iverson, David J. Nowak, Allison Bodine, Andrew Bell, Shannon Still, Patricia R. Butler, Andrea Dierich, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Matthews, Jason W. Miesbauer, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, P. Danielle Shannon, Douglas Stotz, Chris Swanston. 2017. Chicago Wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework Chicago Wilderness pilot project
• Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston. 2017. Integrating Science and Management to Assess Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change
• Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Wen J. Wang, Brice Hanberry, Hong He, Maria Janowiak, Patricia Butler, Leslie Brandt, Chris Swanston. 2017. Multi-model comparison on the effects of climate change on tree species in the eastern U.S.: results from an enhanced niche model and process-based ecosystem and landscape models
• Leslie Brandt, Abigail Derby Lewis, Robert Fahey, Lydia Scott, Lindsay Darling, Chris Swanston. 2016. A framework for adapting urban forests to climate change
• Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Abigail Derby Lewis, Kimberly Hall, Robert T. Fahey, Lydia Scott, Angela Kerber, Jason W. Miesbauer, Lindsay Darling, Linda Parker, Matt St. Pierre. 2016. Forest Adaptation Resources: climate change tools and approaches for land managers, 2nd edition
• Patricia R. Butler, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Kent Karriker, Jarel Bartig, Stephanie Connolly, William D. Dijak, Scott Bearer, Steve Blatt, Andrea Brandon, Elizabeth Byers, Cheryl Coon, Tim Culbreth, Jad Daly, Wade Dorsey, David Ede, Chris Euler, Neil Gillies, David M. Hix, Catherine Johnson, Latasha Lyte, Stephen Matthews, Dawn McCarthy, Dave Minney, Daniel Murphy, Claire O’Dea, Rachel Orwan, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Cotton Randall, Jason Reed, Cynthia Sandeno, Thomas M. Schuler, Lesley Sneddon, Bill Stanley, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Randy Swaty, Jason Teets, Tim Tomon, Jim Vanderhorst, John Whatley, Nicholas Zegre. 2015. Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework project
• Patricia R. Butler, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Patricia D. Shannon, Chris Swanston. 2014. A framework for assessing climate change vulnerability and identifying adaptation responses in the central hardwoods region
• Stephen Handler, Chris Swanston, Patricia R. Butler, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Matthew Powers, P. Danielle Shannon. 2014. Climate change vulnerabilities within the forestry sector for the Midwestern United States
• Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston, Linda M. Nagel, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Louis Iverson, Stephen Matthews, Anantha M. Prasad, Matthew Peters. 2014. A practical approach for translating climate change adaptation principles into forest management actions
• Maria Janowiak, Louis Iverson, David J. Mladenoff, Emily Peters, Kirk R. Wythers, Weimin Xi, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Linda R. Parker, Amy J. Amman, Brian Bogaczyk, Christine Handler, Ellen Lesch, Peter B. Reich, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Sami Khanal, Feng Liu, Tara Bal, Dustin Bronson, Andrew Burton, Jim Ferris, Jon Fosgitt, Shawn Hagan, Erin Johnston, Evan Kane, Colleen Matula, Ryan O'Connor, Dale Higgins, Matt St. Pierre, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, David Fehringer, Christopher L. Hoving, Gary Johnson, David Neitzel, Michael Notaro, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis for northern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Stephen Handler, Matthew Duveneck, Louis Iverson, Emily Peters, Robert M. Scheller, Kirk R. Wythers, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Kelly Barrett, Randy Kolka, Casey McQuiston, Brian J. J. Palik, Peter B. Reich, Clarence Turner, Mark White, Cheryl Adams, Anthony D'Amato, Suzanne Hagell, Patricia Johnson, Rosemary Johnson, Mike Larson, Stephen Matthews, Rebecca Montgomery, Steve Olson, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jack Rajala, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, David Fehringer, Christopher L. Hoving, Gary Johnson, Lucinda Johnson, David Neitzel, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Minnesota forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Stephen Handler, Matthew Duveneck, Louis Iverson, Emily Peters, Robert M. Scheller, Kirk R. Wythers, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Amy Clark Eagle, Joshua G. Cohen, Rich Corner, Peter B. Reich, Tim Baker, Sophan Chhin, Eric Clark, David Fehringer, Jon Fosgitt, James Gries, Christine Hall, Kimberly R. Hall, Robert Heyd, Christopher L. Hoving, Ines Ibáñez, Don Kuhr, Stephen Matthews, Jennifer Muladore, Knute Nadelhoffer, David Neumann, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Matt Sands, Randy Swaty, Leiloni Wonch, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, Gary Johnson, Lucinda Johnson, David Neitzel, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Michigan forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Leslie Brandt, Hong He, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Patricia Butler, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Matthew Albrecht, Richard Blume-Weaver, Paul Deizman, John DePuy, William D. Dijak, Gary Dinkel, Songlin Fei, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Michael Leahy, Stephen Matthews, Paul Nelson, Brad Oberle, Judi Perez, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, John Shuey, Adam B. Smith, Charles Studyvin, John M. Tirpak, Jeffery W. Walk, Wen J. Wang, Laura Watts, Dale Weigel, Steve Westin. 2014. Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Randy Johnson, Sandy Boyce, Leslie Brandt, Vicky Erickson, Louis Iverson, Greg Kujawa, Borys Tkacz. 2013. Policy and strategy considerations for assisted migration on USDA Forest Service lands
• Patricia Butler, Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Linda Parker, Matt St. Pierre, Leslie Brandt. 2012. Adaptation strategies and approaches: Chapter 2
• Maria Janowiak, Patricia Butler, Chris Swanston, Linda Parker, Matt St. Pierre, Leslie Brandt. 2012. Adaptation workbook: Chapter 3
• Leslie Brandt, Chris Swanston, Linda Parker, Maria Janowiak, Richard Birdsey, Louis Iverson, David Mladenoff, Patricia Butler. 2012. Climate change science applications and needs in forest ecosystem management: a workshop organized as part of the northern Wisconsin Climate Change Response Framework Project
• Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Louis Iverson, Linda Parker, David Mladenoff, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler, Matt St. Pierre, Anantha M. Prasad, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Dale Higgins, Avery Dorland. 2011. Ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Climate Change Response Framework Project in northern Wisconsin

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• King, J.Y., L.A. Brandt, and E.C. Adair. 2012. Shedding light on plant litter decomposition: advances, implications and new directions in understanding the role of photodegradation. Biogeochemistry 111: 1-3. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9737-9Brandt, L.A., J.Y. King, S.E. Hobbie, D.G. Milchunas, and R.L. Sinsabaugh. 2010. The role of photodegradation in surface litter decomposition across a grassland ecosystem precipitation gradient. Ecosystems 13: 765-781.Brandt, L.A., C. Bohnet, and J.Y. King. 2009. Photochemically-induced carbon dioxide production as a mechanism for carbon loss from plant litter in arid ecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 114: G02004, doi:10.1029/2008JG000772. Brandt, L. A., J. Y. King, and D. G. Milchunas. 2007. Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Litter Decomposition Depend on Precipitation and Litter Chemistry in a Shortgrass Steppe Ecosystem." Global Change Biology 13.10: 2193-205. Parton W, Silver WL, Burke IC, Grassens L, Harmon ME, Currie WS, King, J.Y. Adair, E.C.,Brandt, L.A. , Hart, S.C. , Fasth, B. 2007. Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns during Long-Term Decomposition. Science 315.5810: 361-4. Brandt, L. A., and E. W. Koch. 2003. Periphyton as a UV-B Filter on Seagrass Leaves: A Result of Different Transmittance in the UV-B and PAR Ranges. Aquatic Botany 76.4: 317-27.

Data and Tools

• Dataset
  

  Silvics of North America

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/dataandtools/silvics-north-america

Multimedia

• Webinars

  SCIENCE x Adapting to Future Conditions

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/science-x-adapting-future-conditions

• University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 2009
• Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., Biology, 2002