Publications
Elizabeth Farnsworth

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Current contact information Electronic mail efarnswo@mtholyoke.edu.  

Books
Burk, J., Farnsworth, E. J., and A. Young. 2007. Twenty Years, Twenty Hikes: A Guide to Twenty Hikes on Protected Land in North Central Massachusetts. Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and New England Cartographics, Athol, Massachusetts.

Sinton, J., E. J. Farnsworth, and W. Sinton. 2007. A Connecticut River Boating Guide from Source to Sea. Globe-Pequot Press, Guilford, Connecticut.

Cobb, B., E. J. Farnsworth, and C. Lowe. 2005. Peterson Field Guide to the Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America. Houghton-Miflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.

Peer-reviewed publications on original research
Farnsworth, E. J. 2008. Physiological and morphological changes during early seedling growth: roles of phytohormones. Pages 150-171 in Leck, M. A., V. T. Parker, and R. L. Simpson (Editors) Seedling Ecology and Evolution. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Farnsworth, E. J. and D. E. Ogurcak. 2008. Functional groups of rare plants differ in levels of imperilment. American Journal of Botany 95: 943-953. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 2007. Prey availability directly affects physiology, growth, nutrient allocation, and scaling relationships among leaf traits in ten carnivorous plant species. Journal of Ecology 96: 213-221. Click here for .pdf file.
(This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Ecology: complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of Journal of Ecology,
is available on the journal's website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/jec )

Farnsworth, E. J. 2007. Sandplain plant life history traits as guides to multi-species management strategies for rare taxa. Biological Conservation 136: 44-52. Click here for .pdf file

Farnsworth, E. J. and D. E. Ogurcak. 2006. Biogeography and decline of rare plants in New England: historical evidence and contemporary monitoring. Ecological Applications 16: 1327-1337. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J., S. Klionsky, W. E. Brumback, and K. Havens. 2006. A set of simple decision matrices for prioritizing collection of rare plant species for ex situ conservation. Biological Conservation 128: 1-12. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 2005. The cost of carnivory for Darlingtonia californica (Sarraceniaceae): evidence from relationships of leaf traits. American Journal of Botany 92: 1085-1093. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2004. Patterns of plant invasions at sites with rare plant species throughout New England. Rhodora 106: 97-117. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J.  2004. Forging partnerships across the academic-agency divide.  Conservation Biology 18: 291-293. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2004. Hormones and shifting ecology throughout plant development. Commissioned article for Special Feature, Ecology 85: 5-15. Click here for .pdf file.

Moorhead, W. H. III, and E. J. Farnsworth. 2004. Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. Conservation and Research Plan for New England. New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham, Massachusetts. Click here for abridged .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2003. Planning for plants: The New England plant conservation and research plan project. Plant Talk 34: 24-28. Click here for .pdf file

Farnsworth, E. J. and L. A. Meyerson. 2003. Comparative ecophysiology of four wetland plant species along a continuum of invasiveness. Wetlands 23: 750-762. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2003. Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. Conservation and Research Plan for New England. New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham, Massachusetts. Click here for abridged .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2003. Management plan for Kitchel Wilderness Natural Area Preserve. Commissioned by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Natural Area Preserves Program, Hartford, Connecticut. 

Ellison, A. M., E. J. Farnsworth, and N. J. Gotelli. 2002. Ant diversity in pitcher-plant bogs of Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist 9: 267-284. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2002. Management plan for Canaan Mountain Wilderness Natural Area Preserve. Commissioned by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Natural Area Preserves Program, Hartford, Connecticut. 

Farnsworth, E. J. and M. J. DiGregorio. 2002. Asclepias purpurascens L. Conservation and Research Plan for New England. New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham, Massachusetts. Click here for abridged .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2001. Corydalis flavula Conservation and Research Plan. New England Wild Flower Society, Framingham, Massachusetts. Click here for abridged .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E J. and D. Ellis. Is Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) an invasive threat to freshwater wetlands? Conflicting evidence from three ecological metrics. Wetlands 21: 199-209. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J., K. E. Holsinger, L. J. Mehrhoff, N. Murray, J. Preston, and J. A. Silander, Jr. The REAL Team: a cooperative student training program in rapid ecological assessment. BioScience 51: 874-879. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 2001. Mangrove community ecology. Pages 423-442 In Bertness, M. D., S. Gaines, and M. E. Hay (eds.) Marine Community Ecology. Sinauer Press, Sunderland, Massachusetts.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2000. The ecology and physiology of viviparous and recalcitrant seeds. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 31: 107-138. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and L. A. Meyerson. 1999. Species composition and inter-annual dynamics of a freshwater tidal plant community following removal of the invasive grass, Phragmites australis. Biological Invasions 1: 115-127. Click here for .pdf file.

Kellogg, E. A., E. J. Farnsworth, E. T. Russo, and F. A. Bazzaz. 1999. Response of C₄ grasses to elevated CO₂. Annals of Botany 84: 279-288. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M., E. J. Farnsworth, and R. E. Merkt. 1999. Origins of mangrove ecosystems and the mangrove biodiversity anomaly. Global Ecology and Biogeography 8: 95-115. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and J. M. Farrant. 1998. Reductions in abscisic acid are linked with viviparous reproduction in mangroves. American Journal of Botany 85: 760-769. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1998. Issues of spatial, taxonomic and temporal scale in delineating links between mangrove diversity and ecosystem function. Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters 7: 15-25. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1997. The global conservation status of mangroves. Ambio 26: 328-334. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1997. Simulated sea level change alters anatomy, physiology, growth, and reproduction of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.). Oecologia 112: 435-446. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1997. Global patterns of pre-dispersal seed predation in mangrove forests. Biotropica 29: 318-330. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J., A. M. Ellison, and W. K. Gong. 1996. Elevated CO₂ alters anatomy, physiology, growth, and reproduction of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.). Oecologia 108: 599-609. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1996. Sun-shade adaptability of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae): changes through ontogeny at several levels of biological organization. American Journal of Botany 83: 1131-1143. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1996. Scale-dependent spatial and temporal variability in biogeography of mangrove-root epibiont communities. Ecological Monographs 66: 45-66. Click here for .pdf file.

Farrant, J. M., N. W. Pammenter, P. Berjak, E. J. Farnsworth, and C. W. Vertucci. 1996. Presence of dehydrin-like proteins and levels of abscisic acid in recalcitrant (desiccation sensitive) seeds may be related to habitat. Seed Science Research 6: 175-182.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1996. Anthropogenic disturbance of Caribbean mangrove ecosystems: past impacts, present trends, and future predictions. Biotropica 28(4a): 549-565. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M., E. J. Farnsworth, and R. R. Twilley. 1996. Facultative mutualism between red mangroves and root-fouling sponges in Belizean mangal. Ecology 77: 2431-2444 (nominated for Mercer Award of the Ecological Society of America). Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1996. Spatial and temporal variability in growth of Rhizophora mangle saplings: links with insolation, herbivory and local sedimentation regimes on Belizean coral cays. Journal of Ecology 84: 717-731. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and F. A. Bazzaz. 1995. Inter- and intra-generic differences in growth, reproduction, and fitness of nine herbaceous annual species grown in elevated CO₂ environments. Oecologia 104: 454-466. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J., J. Nuñez-Farfán, S. A. Careaga, and F. A. Bazzaz. 1995. Phenology and growth of three temperate forest life forms in response to artificial soil warming. Journal of Ecology 83: 967-977. Click here for .pdf file.

Berntson, G. M., E. J. Farnsworth and F. A. Bazzaz. 1995. Allocation within and between organs, and the dynamics of root length changes in two birch species. Oecologia 101: 439-447. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1993. Ecology of semi-evergreen plant assemblages in the Guánica dry forest, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 29: 106-123.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1993. Interactions between Cecropia peltata L. (Moraceae) and Paratrechina longicornis (Latrielle)(Formicidae) at a sinkhole in the Guánica dry forest, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 29: 124-125.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1993. Dynamics of herbivory in Belizean mangal. Journal of Tropical Ecology 9: 435-453. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1993. Seedling survivorship, growth and response to disturbance in Belizean mangal. American Journal of Botany 80: 1137-1145. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1992. The ecology of Belizean mangrove-root fouling communities: patterns of epibiont distribution and abundance, and effects on root growth. Hydrobiologia/Advances in Hydrobiology 247: 87-98. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. and A. M. Ellison. 1991. Patterns of herbivory in Belizean mangrove swamps. Biotropica 23: 555-567. Click here for .pdf file.

Ellison, A. M. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1990. The ecology of Belizean mangrove-root fouling communities. I. Epibenthic fauna are barriers to isopod attack of red mangrove roots. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 142: 91-104. Click here for .pdf file.

Reviews, Essays and Educational Materials
Farnsworth, E. J. 2008. A romp through the ferns of Massachusetts: Part II. Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine in press.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2007. Forest Stewardship by Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust: Case Studies and Lessons. Commissioned white paper published by Southern New England Forest Consortium, Inc., Chepachet, Rhode Island. Click here for .pdf file.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2007. A romp through the ferns of Massachusetts: Part I. Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine 62: 26-35.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2007. Scientific solutions for sprawl. Ecology 88: 531-532.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2006. Botanists saving the world, one plant at a time. Ecology 87: 1068-1069.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2006. Wildlife means flowers, too. Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine 56: 4-10.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2004. A blueprint for conservation. Ecology 85: 583-4.

Farnsworth, E. J., W. H. Moorhead III, M. Hickler, and T. Feher. 2004. A Field Inventory of the Green River Floodplain, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Report prepared for the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Westborough, Massachusetts.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2003. Planning for the future of over 100 rare species. New England Wild Flower 7: 6.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2003. The traprock mountains of southern New England. Natural New England (Winter issue 14): 38-45.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2002. Fern evolution and natural history. New England Wild Flower 6: 2-3.

Farnsworth, E. J. New England Wild Flower Society celebrates "The Year of the Fern." Hardy Fern Foundation Quarterly, Summer 2002: 64-66.

Farnsworth, E. J. 2002. Tapping talented students for conservation biology research. New England Wild Flower 6: 4.

Farnsworth, E. J. and L. A. Meyerson. 1999. Introduction to special issue. Biological Invasions 1: 105-106.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1999. The forgotten forests. Conservation Matters (Conservation Law Foundation), Summer: 17-21.

Caton, E., J. Cherrier, E. J. Farnsworth, S. Franklin, B. Hufnagel, E. Klopfer, J. Russell, and B. Sayler. 1998. New niches for life scientists. Science 282: 1265-1266.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1998. Values, uses and conservation of mangroves in India: lessons for mangroves of the world. Environmental Awareness (UNEP) 21: 11-19.

Goetze, D. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1998. Cooking in America: potential impacts of climate change. Nucleus 20: 1-3.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1998. Climate change impacts on the United States: A Summary of the North American Chapter of the IPCC Regional Impacts Report. Electronic, peer-reviewed Information Update produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists, May, 1998.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1996. How many people can the Earth support? Harvard Graduate School Alumni Association Newsletter (Spring): 11-12.

Farnsworth, E. J. 1995. Oikos and ethos: setting our house in order. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 10: 56-57.

Farnsworth, E. J. and J. Rosovsky. 1993. The ethics of ecological experimentation. Conservation Biology 7: 463-472. Click here for .pdf file.

Whittall, R. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1991. La Selva Biological Station: active in conservation education. Proceedings of the First Pan-American Congress on Conservation of Wildlife through Education. Caracas, Venezuela. Published on disk.

Farnsworth, E. J. and H. González. 1989. Guide to the Visitor's Natural History Trail, La Selva. Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), San Jose, Costa Rica.

Clark, D. A., D. B. Clark and E. J. Farnsworth. 1989. Guide for Biologists to the Camino Experimental, La Selva Biological Station. OTS, San Jose, Costa Rica.

González, H. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1989. Guía para el Sendero de Historia Natural de La Selva. OTS, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Whittall, R. and E. J. Farnsworth. 1989. Guide to the Trails of La Selva Biological Station. OTS, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Posters and Abstracts
New England Invasives Summit, September 2003 (Massachusetts).
Ecological Society of America meeting, August 2000 (Utah).
New England Regional Symposium on Ecology of Invasive Species, Yale University, February 1999 (Connecticut) -- Symposium co-organizer.
The Nature Conservancy Regional Stewardship Meeting, October 1997 (Massachusetts).
Ecological Society of America meeting, August 1995 (Utah).
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) National Meeting, Association for Tropical Biology Section, August 1994 (Tennessee).
AIBS National Meeting, Ecological Society of America Section, August 1994 (Tennessee).
Population Biologists of New England (PBONE) Meeting, October 1993 (Rhode Island).
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, July 1993 (Wisconsin).
30th Anniversary Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology, June 1993, (Puerto Rico).
AIBS National Meeting, Association of Tropical Biology Section, August 1992, (Hawaii).
Conference on the Ecology of Mangroves and Related Ecosystems, September 1990, (Kenya).
Population Biologists of New England (PBONE) Conference, November 16, 1991 (Boston).

Invited Presentations and Symposia
High Pond Farm, Plymouth, New Hampshire, August 2008: ferns.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 2007: Connecticut River.
Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, Massachusetts, October 2007:  plant conservation.
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Easthampton, Massachusetts, September 2007: ferns.
Friends of Weeks State Park, Lancaster, New Hampshire, August 2007: ferns.
Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, Rhode Island, April 2007: invasive species.
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, April 2007: plant restoration and management.
Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, Massachusetts, December 2006:  plant conservation.
New England Botanical Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2006: plant conservation.
Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 2006: global climate change.
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, Bristol, Rhode Island, April 2006: ferns.
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, Maine, March 2006: ferns. 
Connecticut Botanical Society, New Haven, Connecticut, February 2006:  ferns.
Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, Massachusetts, December 2005:  plant conservation.
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, April 2005: plant conservation.
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut, March 2005: plant conservation.
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, February 2005: plant conservation.
National Park Service and Connecticut Forest and Parks Association, October 2004: ecological values of the Metacomet-Mattabessett Trail (for National Scenic Trail Study).
The Trustees of Reservations, Northampton, Massachusetts, May 2004: rare plants of Mt. Tom and environs.
Springfield Society of Naturalists, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 2003: native plants of the Metacomet Mountains.
Southern California Botanists, Fullerton, California, October 2003: Introductory/keynote speaker, plant conservation. 
Sigma Xi, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, May 2003: plant conservation. 
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, April 2003: plant conservation. 
Guest for WHAI Radio Program, Massachusetts, April 2003: native plants of New England. 
Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, November 2002: conservation of the Mount Holyoke Range. 
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, November 2002: plant conservation. 
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2002: marine ecology. 
National Envirothon, Amherst, Massachusetts, August 2002: conservation of the Mount Holyoke Range. 
Harvard Forest, Petersham, Massachusetts, May 2002: conservation of 100 species of rare plants in New England.
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, November 2001: marine ecology.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2001: marine ecology.
New England Wild Flower Society, August 2001: wetland ecology.
New England Wild Flower Society, February 2001: plant conservation.
Harvard University, Massachusetts, November 2000: marine ecology.
Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, October 2000: aquatic ecology.
University of Connecticut, Extension Program, Connecticut, October 2000: Connecticut River ecology.
New England Botanical Club Annual "Away" meeting, Massachusetts, June 2000: invasive species.
Guest for two-part series on "Field Notes," WFCR Radio Program, Massachusetts, August 2000: Connecticut River natural history.
Holyoke Community College, Massachusetts, April 2000: conservation of the Mount Holyoke Range.
Brown University, Rhode Island, February 2000: wetland ecology.
University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, February 2000: ecology and landscape design.
Norfolk Land Trust, Connecticut, November 1999: invasive species.
Hitchcock Center for Environmental Studies, Massachusetts, October 1999: global climate change.
Guest for WHAI Radio Program, Massachusetts, October 1999: global climate change.
Conway School of Design, Massachusetts, October 1999: invasive species.
Estuarine Research Federation National Meeting, Louisiana, September 1999: wetland ecology.
Audubon Festival, Connecticut, August 1999: biological inventory methods.
International Botanical Congress, Missouri, August 1999: mangrove physiology.
Wesleyan University, Connecticut, April 1999: marine ecology.
Wesleyan University, Connecticut, March 1999: conservation.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Maryland, November 1998: mangrove ecology.
Harvard University, Massachusetts, November 1998: marine ecology.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Massachusetts, October 1998: mangrove physiology.
Yale University, Connecticut, October 1998: biological inventory methods.
The Nature Conservancy Workshop on Invasive Species, New York, September 1998: invasive species.
University of Connecticut, Connecticut, March 1998: biological inventory methods.
Tufts University, Massachusetts, November 1997: conservation biology.
Harvard University, Massachusetts, November 1997: marine ecology.
University of Connecticut, Connecticut, November 1997: conservation biology.
Trinity College, Connecticut, November 1997 (teaching): conservation biology.
ATB National Meeting, Rhode Island, August 1996 (Symposium co-coordinator): tropical ecology.
Mellon Foundation Mangrove Workshop, Stanford University, California, April 1996: tropical ecology.
Smith College, Massachusetts, February 1996: mangrove ecology.
Wesleyan University, Connecticut, November 1995: marine ecology.
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, November 1995: mangrove ecology.
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, March 1995: mangrove ecology.
Bose Institute, Calcutta, India, February 1995: mangrove ecology.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, January 1995: mangrove ecology.
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 1995: mangrove ecology.
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela, November 1994: ecology.
Brown University, Center for Environmental Studies, Rhode Island, September 1994: global change.
INTECOL VI International Congress of Ecology, Manchester, England, August 1994: ethics.
Environmental Protection Agency Conference, Florida, May 1992: global climate change.
Hitchcock Center for Environmental Studies, Massachusetts, March 1992: tropical coastal ecology.
Hitchcock Center for Environmental Studies, Massachusetts, March 1992: tropical dry forest ecology.
Five College Coastal and Marine Science Faculty Symposium, Massachusetts, February 1992: ecology.
Sigma Xi Chapter, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, February 1992: tropical dry forest ecology.

Other skills and interests:
Member and soloist in classical and contemporary chorales and performance groups; play guitar and piano. See music page.
Professional, published scientific illustrator (portfolio available on request). See arts page.
Wooden Boat builder and long-distance kayaker.
Experience and facility with the following software: ArcView GIS, MS Access, WordPerfect, MS Word, Lotus, MS Excel,
EstimateS, S-Plus, Systat, Sigma Plot, PC-Ord, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, Arts and Letters.
Certified in First Aid and CPR.

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