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Recent Publications
Poulton Kamakura, R., Kazanski, C. E., Shapiro-Garza, E., Clark, J. S., Ciccone, L., Laquidara, L. M., & Holmes, R. V. (2026). Gentrification and urban forest structure and stress: Lessons from two cities. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 117, 129257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129257
Poulton Kamakura, R. Schueller, C., Wofford, B., Kazanzki, C.E., Hallett, R., Hauer, R., Holmes, R.V. (2025) Socio-ecological context and tree care for street and park trees in urban and suburban areas. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 114, 129121 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129121
Poulton Kamakura, R. & Simoniello, C. (2025). Marine Heatwave Impact Reports/Informes Breves Sobre los Impactos de las Olas de Calor Marinas. White Papers. Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System. https://gcoos.org/marine-heatwaves/ (ENG) https://gcoos.org/olas-de-calor/ (ESP)
Cerpa, C., & Poulton Kamakura, R. (2025). Designing Living Things: Human Relationships with Nature. Carolina Planning Journal, 50, 14–21.
Poulton Kamakura, R. Bai, J., Sheel, V., Katti, M (2024). Biodiversity is not a luxury: unpacking wealth and power to accommodate the complexity of urban biodiversity. Ecosphere. 15(11), e70049. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70049
Ernst, A., Barak, R., Glasenhardt, MC., Kramer, A., Larkin, D., Marx, H., Poulton Kamakura, R., Hipp, A. (2023) Dominant species establishment may influence invasion resistance more than phylogenetic or functional diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. 00, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14534
Tang, B., Poulton Kamakura, R., Barnett, D., Clark, J. (2023) Learning from monitoring networks: Few-large versus many-small (FLvMS) plots and multi-scale analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1114569/full
Dyson, K., Dawas, E., Poulton Kamakura, R., Alberti, M., Fuentes, T.L. (2023). Say where you sample: Increasing site selection transparency in urban ecology. Ecosphere. 14(3): e4466. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.duke.edu/10.1002/ecs2.4466
Recent Presentations
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2025). What is biodiversity and why does it matter in cities? Invited Talk. Urban Biodiversity Futures Workshop. October 16. Chicago, IL.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2025) Marine heatwaves in the Gulf: understanding impacts in marine and coastal regions. Invited Lecture. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) summer seminar series. June 6. Cocodrie, LA.
Poulton Kamakura, R. Simoniello, C., Rao, D.R., Howson, M., Dzwonkowski, B., Qi, X., & Brenner, J. (2025) Marine Heatwave Impacts in the Caribbean, Gulf, and Southeastern U.S. Poster. Gulf Resilience Community of Practice Meeting. June 4. Houma, LA.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2024). Structural Inequality, Construction, and Street Trees in Durham, NC. Oral Presentation. Duke University Ecology at 100 Symposium. April 18. Durham, NC.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2024). Urban Tree Health Across Space and Time. Invited Lecture. Berry College Environmental Science and Studies Lecture Series. Mar. 28. Rome, GA.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2024). Mass Surveillance, Big Data, and The Desire for Knowledge. Oral Presentation. University Scholars Program Spring Symposium: Autonomy & Autonomation: A Dialogue Between Us and Our Tools. Mar. 2. Durham, NC.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2023) Urban Street Tree Stewardship and Health in Socio-ecological Systems. Invited Lecture. E&E Seminar. Biology Department, University of Illinois at Chicago. November 7. Chicago, IL.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2023) Urban Street Tree Stewardship and Health in Socio-ecological Systems. Invited Lecture. Morton Arboretum Tree Talk. November 6. Chicago, IL.
Poulton Kamakura, R., Kazanski, C., Clark, J.S., Huang, E., Nunes, A., Orozco, K., Rollinson, C.R., Johnson, M.L.L., & Holmes, R.V. (2023). Tree Health Depends on Local Site Characteristics and Patterns of Urban Displacement in Chicago’s West Side. Oral Presentation. Ecological Society of America. August 10. Portland, OR.
Poulton Kamakura, R., Bai, J., Sheel, V., & Katti, M. (2023). Biodiversity is not a Luxury: unpacking wealth and power to complicate our understanding of urban biodiversity. Oral Presentation. Ecological Society of America. August 10. Portland, OR.
Poulton Kamakura, R. (2023). Tree health in Durham: The importance of tree age, species, local growing conditions, and what they mean for our urban forest. Invited Lecture. TreesDurham Monthly Member Meeting. Apr 25. Durham, NC
