Publications
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Manuscripts Accepted for Publication (in press):
35) McCaslin, H.M. §, Pearce, T. §, Martinson, S.J., Nelson-Olivieri, J.§, Antunez, E.§, Verahrami, A.K. §, S.P. Bombaci. In press. Many DEI Initiatives are Viewed as Generally Effective by Students and Educators. Nature Humanities and Social Sciences.
34) Funosas, D. + 105 other authors including S.P. Bombaci. In press. A global assessment of BirdNET performance: differences among continents, biomes, and species. Ecological Indicators.
33) Pérez-Granados and E. Sebastián-González + 37 authors including S.P. Bombaci. In press. WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring. Ecology.
Manuscripts Published:
32) Pérez-Granados and D. Funosas + 94 other authors including S.P. Bombaci. 2025. Optimisation of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings. Ibis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.70013
31) Jimenez, M.F.†, S.P. Bombaci, G. Gifford†, C.J. Schell, J.X. Wu, L. Pejchar. 2025. Making conservation more inclusive is a realization of our land ethic. Biological Conservation 311:111466.
30) Bombaci, S.P., C. Farr, L. Pejchar, K. Wilkins, and T. Wittman, and An Anonymous Federal Government Employee. 2025. Forward steps, lingering gaps: gender representation among distinguished speakers at professional conferences. BioScience biaf063.
29) Verahrami, A.§, C.R. Swider, F. Bien-Dorvillion Bambi, P. Jackel Ferdy Malonga, O. Jared Samba, D. Hedwig, and S.P. Bombaci. 2025. Forest elephants modulate their behavior to adapt to sounds of danger. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci.380(1928):20240051.
28) Layden, T.J.§, D. David-Chavez, E. Galofré García†, G. Gifford†, A. Lavoie, E.R. Weingarten†, and S.P. Bombaci. 2025. Confronting colonial history: toward healing, just, and equitable Indigenous conservation futures. Ecology and Society 30(1).
27) Darras, K.A., R. Rountree, S. Van Wilgenburg, et al. including S.P. Bombaci. 2025. Worldwide Soundscapes: a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(5):e70021.
26) Murphy, M. †, E. Diaz-Clark†, M. Rodriguez†, M. Morado†, N. Stafford, R. Frierson, S. P. Bombaci, M. M. Balgopal, and A. Lavoie. 2025. Impact of a Wildlife Conservation Immersion Event on Youth of Color. Connected Science Learning:1–9.
25) Collins, A., A. Feuka, J. Nelson§, A. Verahrami§, and S.P. Bombaci. 2024. Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community. Conservation Biology 38(6):e14389.
24) Layden, T.J.§, S. Fernández, M. Sandoval-Lemus, K.J. Sonius‡, D. David-Chavez, and S.P. Bombaci. 2024. Shifting power in practice: Implementing relational practice & evaluation in conservation science. Social Sciences 13(10):555.
23) Jensen, A. J., and S.P. Bombaci. 2024. Shaping scientists: How faculty values influence graduate student recruitment and diversity, equity, and inclusion. BioScience:biae047.
22) Nelson-Olivieri§, J. R., T. J. Layden§, E. Antunez§, A. Khalighifar, M. Lasky§, T. M. Laverty, K. A. Sanchez, G. Shannon, S. Starr‡, A.K. Verahrami§, and S.P. Bombaci. 2023. Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8:163–174. (Impact factor: 16.5, Citations: 6, 99th percentile in Altmetric).
21) Barrile, G. M., R. F. Bernard, R. C. Wilcox, J. A. Becker, M. E. Dillon, R. R. Thomas-Kuzilik, S.P. Bombaci, and B. G. Merkle. 2023. Equity, community, and accountability: Leveraging a department-level climate survey as a tool for action. PLOS ONE 18(8): e0290065. (Impact factor: 3.7, Citations: 0).
20) Lasky, M.§ and S.P. Bombaci. 2023. The impact of humans on fear responses in wildlife: A review of current research. Journal for Nature Conservation 74:126448. (Impact factor: 2.2, Citations: 7, 90th percentile in Altmetric).
19) Lundin, M.‡ and S.P. Bombaci. 2022. Making outdoor field experiences more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community. Ecological Applications e2771. (Impact factor: 6.105, Citations: 9, 89th percentile in Altmetric). Received certificate from Wiley publishing for this paper being one of the most downloaded during its first 12 months of publication in Ecological Applications.
18) Dott, C., S. Bombaci, A. Kasprak, and J. Korb. 2022. A tale of two rivers: Dam‐induced hydrologic drought on the lower Dolores River and its impact on tamarisk establishment. Ecohydrology 15:e2429. (Impact factor: 2.81, Citations: 3).
17) Hahn, N.†, S.P. Bombaci, and G. Wittemyer. 2022. Identifying gaps, needs, and barriers for conservation technology collaborations. Scientific Reports 12:4802. (Impact factor: 4.99, Citations: 8, 81st percentile in Altmetric).
16) Bombaci, S.P., and L. Pejchar. 2022. Advancing equity in faculty hiring with diversity statements. BioScience 72:biab136. (Impact Factor = 8.6, Citations: 15, 96th percentile in Altmetric).
15) Nagy, R.C., J.K. Balch, + 120 other authors including S.P. Bombaci. 2021. Harnessing the NEON data revolution to advance open environmental science with a diverse and data-capable community. Ecosphere 12:e03833. (Impact factor: 3.2, Citations: 22, 89th percentile in Altmetric). Received certificate from Wiley publishing for this paper being one of the most downloaded during its first 12 months of publication in Ecosphere.
14) Bombaci, S. P., R. E. Russell, M. J. St. Germain, C. A. Dobony, W. M. Ford, S. C. Loeb, and D. S. Jachowski. 2021. Context dependency of disease‐mediated competitive release in bat assemblages following white‐nose syndrome. Ecosphere 12: e03825. (Impact factor: 3.2, Citations: 9, 67th percentile in Altmetric).
13) Kitzes, J., R. Blake, S. Bombaci, M. Chapman, S. M. Duran, T. Huang, M. B. Joseph, S. Lapp, S. Marconi, W. K. Oestreich, T. A. Rhinehart, A. K. Schweiger, Y. Song, T. Surasinghe, D. Yang, and K. Yule. 2021. Expanding NEON biodiversity surveys with new instrumentation and machine learning approaches. Ecosphere 12: e03795. (Impact factor: 3.2, Citations: 8, 83rd percentile in Altmetric).
12) Jensen, A. J., S. P. Bombaci*, L. C. Gigliotti, S. N. Harris, C. J. Marneweck, M. S. Muthersbaugh, B. A. Newman, S. L. Rodriguez, E. A. Saldo, K. E. Shute, K. L. Titus, A. L. Williams, S. W. Yu, and D. S. Jachowski. 2021. Attracting diverse students to field experiences requires adequate pay, flexibility, and inclusion. BioScience 71:biab039. (Impact Factor = 8.6, Citations: 33, 99th percentile in Altmetric). *co-lead authorship
11) Bombaci, S. P., J. Innes, D. Kelly, V. Flaherty‡, and L. Pejchar. 2021. Excluding mammalian predators increases bird densities and seed dispersal in fenced ecosanctuaries. Ecology 102:e03340. (Impact Factor = 5.2, Citations: 15, 87th percentile in Altmetric).
10) Pardo, L.E, S.P. Bombaci, S.E. Huebner +22 authors. 2021. Snapshot Safari: a large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa’s remarkable biodiversity. South African Journal of Science 117:1-4 (Impact Factor = 1.1, Citations: 23, 92nd percentile in Altmetric).
9) Jimenez, M., T. Laverty, S.P. Bombaci, D. Bennett, K. Wilkins and L. Pejchar. 2019. Underrepresented faculty play disproportionate role in advancing diversity and inclusion. Nature Ecology and Evolution 3:1030–1033. (Impact factor: 16.9, Citations: 231, 99th percentile in Altmetric).
8) Bombaci, S. P., and L. Pejchar. 2019. Using paired acoustic sampling to enhance population monitoring of New Zealand’s forest birds. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 43:3356. (Impact factor: 1.5, Citations: 18).
7) Bombaci, S. P., J. Innes, and L. Pejchar. 2018. Fenced sanctuaries deliver conservation benefits for most common and threatened native island birds in New Zealand. Ecosphere 9: e02497. (Impact factor: 3.2, Citations: 29, 92nd percentile in Altmetric).
6) Farr, C. M., D. Bennett, S. P. Bombaci, H. T. Gallo, A. M. Mangan, T. Nogeire, H. Riedl, L. T. Stinson, K. Wilkins, and L. Pejchar. 2017. Addressing the gender gap in distinguished speakers at professional ecology conferences. BioScience 67:bix013. (Impact factor: 8.6, Citations: 53, 95th percentile in Altmetric).
5) Bombaci, S. P., T. Gallo, and L. Pejchar. 2017. Small-scale woodland reduction practices have neutral or negative short-term effects on birds and small mammals. Rangeland Ecology and Management 70:363-373. (Impact factor: 1.9, Citations: 9, 67th percentile in Altmetric).
4) Bombaci, S. P., and L. Pejchar. 2016. The consequences of pinyon and juniper woodland reduction for wildlife in North America. Forest Ecology and Management 365:34-50. (Impact factor: 3.1, Citations: 74, 68th percentile in Altmetric).
3) Bombaci, S. P., C. M. Farr, H. T. Gallo, A. M. Mangan, L. T. Stinson, M. Kaushik, and L. Pejchar. 2015. Using Twitter to communicate conservation science from a professional conference. Conservation Biology 30:216-255. Received the highest Altmetric score for all Conservation Biology publications from 2015-2016 and remains #36 of all articles tracked for this journal, Impact factor: 5.4, Citations: 117, 99th percentile in Altmetric.
2) Korb, J. E., S.P. Bombaci, and R. Siegel. 2014. The effect of sudden aspen decline on understory microclimate and vegetation in southwestern Colorado. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44:914–921. (Impact factor: 1.6, Citations: 4).
1) Lehmer, E.M., J. Korb, P. Bombaci, J. Ghachu, L. Hart, A. Kelly, N. McLean, C. O’Brien, K. Wright, and T. Schountz. 2012. The interplay of plant and animal disease in a changing landscape: the role of sudden aspen decline in moderating sin nombre virus prevalence in natural deer mouse populations. EcoHealth 9:205-216. (Impact factor: 2.2, Citations: 18).
Refereed Proceedings:
2) Bombaci, S.P. and J.E. Korb. 2012. The effects of sudden aspen decline on avian species composition and biodiversity in southwestern Colorado, In: The Colorado Plateau V: Research, environmental planning, and management for collaborative conservation, (van Riper, C., III, M. L. Villarreal, C. J. van Riper, and M. J. Johnson, eds). University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. Pp. 95-112 of 343 pp.
1) Bombaci, S.P. and J. Korb. 2011. Differences in avian community structure and biodiversity following a sudden aspen decline disturbance in southwest Colorado. Metamorphosis 4:1-14.