Publications

Books

The first global synthesis of novel ecosystems (Wiley, 2013; R. Hobbs, E. Higgs and C. Hall, Eds).

"Who should read this book? Novel ecosystems are here to stay, by definition, and it is clear that we need to know a lot more about when and how to manage them. ...if you teach ecology, supervise graduate students, or manage protected areas, you probably need to read this book to get an idea of the emerging issues."--Richard Corlett

The story of M.P. Bridgland, one of Canada's great early mountaineers and surveyors (University of Alberta Press, 2005; I.S. MacLaren, with E. Higgs and G. Zezulka-Mailloux).

“Every decade or so a book comes along that so perfectly fills such an obvious hole in our country’s historical record that it makes it difficult to imagine how we managed to live without it until now."--Bob Sanford

A comprehensive look at ecological restoration (MIT Press, 2003)

"Nature by Design is a wonderful book—an eloquent, wise, and useful guide to the potentials and ambiguities of ecological restoration. By connecting nature, community, memory, and intention so artfully, Eric Higgs has redefined the field."
--David Orr

A re-examination of philosophy of technology through the work of Albert Borgmann (University of Chicago Press, 2000; E. Higgs, A. Light and D. Strong, Eds).

"This book is satisfying in several ways. It is large enough to deal with its topics from a number of angles and in considerable depth. It is focused enough to promote real understanding of its subject. It is clear enough to communicate with readers from a wide range of backgrounds. And it is urgent enough, in its intense desire to help usher in a better postmodern world, to set up positive resonances with.... readers...."--F. Ferré.

Selected articles & chapters

higgs_et_al_2024.pdfHiggs, E. S., J. A. Harris, R. J. Hobbs, S. D. Murphy, and K. N. Suding. 2024. Toward an agenda for restoration science. Restoration Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/rec.14287.

Wright_et_al_2024, C., C. Bone, D. Mathews, J. Tricker, B. Wright, and E. Higgs. 2024. Mountain Image Analysis Suite (MIAS): A new plugin for converting oblique images to land cover maps in QGIS. Transactions in GIS. DOI: 10.1111/tgis.13229.

McClenachan, L., T. Rick, R. H. Thurstan, A. Trant, P. S. Alagona, H. K. Alleway, C. Armstrong, R. Bliege Bird, N. T. Rubio-Cisneros, M. Clavero, A. C. Colonese, K. Cramer, A. O. Davis, J. Drew, M. M. Early-Capistrán, G. Gil-Romera, M. Grace, M. B. A. Hatch, E. Higgs, K. Hoffman, J. B. C. Jackson, A. Jerardino, M. J. LeFebvre, H. K. Lotze, R. S. Mohammed, N. Morueta-Holme, C. Munteanu, A. M. Mychajliw, B. Newsom, A. O’Dea, D. Pauly, P. Szabó, J. Torres, J. Waldman, C. West, L. Xu, H. Yasuoka, P. S. E. zu Ermgassen, and K. S. Van Houtan. 2024. Global research priorities for historical ecology to inform conservation. Endangered Species Research. doi.org/10.3354/esr01338.

volpe_et_al_2024.pdf.Volpe, J. P., E. S. Higgs, J. M. Jeschke, K. Barnhill, C. Brunk, J. Dudney, L. L. Govers, R. J. Hobbs, K. Keenleyside, S. D. Murphy, P. J. Seddon, J. Sudweeks, O. Telhan, and S. Voicescu. 2024. Bionovelty and ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology doi: 10.1111/rec.14152

Tricker, J., C. Wright, S. Rose, J. Rhemtulla, T. Lantz, and E. Higgs. 2023. Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. doi: 10.1002/rse2.379.

Alamenciak, T., D. Pomezanski, N. Shackelford, S. D. Murphy, S. J. Cooke, L. Rochefort, S. Voicescu, and E. Higgs. 2023. Ecological restoration research in Canada: who, what, where, when, why, and how. FACETS 8:1-11. doi.org/10.1139/facets-2022-0157

Voicescu, S. A., J. Lane, S. J. Cooke, E. Higgs, A. C. Fisher, L. Rochefort, N. Shackelford, and S. Murphy. 2022. Awareness and use of the Society for Ecological Restoration’s International Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Canada. Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/rec.13789.

Green, J., P. Govindarajulu, and E. Higgs. 2020. Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landgreen_et_al_2020_copy.pdfscape. Urban Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-01057-4

Trant, A., E. Higgs, and B. M. Starzomski. 2020. A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Scientific Reports 10:9698 | doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66277-2

Fortin JA, Fisher JT, Rhemtulla JM, Higgs ES. Estimates of landscape composition from terrestrial oblique photographs suggest homogenization of Rocky Mountain landscapes over the last century. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv. 2018. 10:417–13.

Beller EE, Spotswood EN, Robinson AH, Anderson MG, Higgs ES, Hobbs RJ, et al. Building Ecological Resilience in Highly Modified Landscapes. BioScience. 2019. 69(1):80–92.

Higgs E, Harris J, Murphy S, Bowers K, Hobbs R, Jenkins W, et al. On principles and standards in ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. 2018. 19:683–5.

Higgs ES, Harris JA, Heger T, Hobbs RJ, Murphy SD, Suding KN. Keep ecological restoration open and flexible. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2018 [published on-line February 5]

Park H, Higgs E. A criteria and indicators monitoring framework for food forestry embedded in the principles of ecological restoration. Environ Monit Assess.2018 190(3):113.

Park H, Turner N, Higgs E. Exploring the potential of food forestry to assist in ecological restoration in North America and beyond. Restoration Ecology. 2017 Sep 17;53:1169–10.

Hobbs RJ, Higgs ES, Hall CM. Expanding the Portfolio: Conserving Nature's Masterpieces in a Changing World. BioScience. 2017;67(6):568–75.

Beller E, McClenachan L, Trant A, Sanderson EW, Rhemtulla J, Guerrini A, Grossinger R, and Higgs E. Toward principles of historical ecology. Am J Bot. 2017 May;104(5):645–8.

Shaffer JA, Higgs E, Walls C, Juanes F. Large-scale Dam Removals and Nearshore Ecological Restoration: Lessons Learned from the Elwha Dam Removals. Ecological Restoration. 2017;35(2):87–101.

Higgs E. Novel and designed ecosystems. Restoration Ecology. 2017. 25(1):8-13..