Paul K. Barten

Professor Emeritus (Forestry and Hydrology)

Yale University (1988-1997)

University of Massachusetts (1997-2022)

Email: pkbarten

Notable Publications

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). 2020. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 434 pp. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25851/review-of-the-new-york-city-watershed-protection-program [Committee Chair]

Vose, J.M., K.L. Martin, and P.K. Barten. 2016.  Applications of Forest Hydrologic Science to Watershed Management in the 21st Century.  Chapter 15 in Forest HydrologyProcesses, Management and Assessment, D. Amatya, T. Williams, L. Bren, and C. de Jong (Editors), CABI Publishers, London, UK, 294 pp.

https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781780646602

Naeem, J. C. Ingram, A. Varga, T. Agardy, P. Barten, G. Bennett, E. Bloomgarden, L. L. Bremer, P. Burkill, M. Cattau, C. Ching, M. Colby, D. C. Cook, R. Costanza, F. DeClerck, C. Freund, T. Gartner, R. Goldman-Benner, J. Gunderson, D. Jarrett, A. P. Kinzig, A. Kiss, A. Koontz, P. Kumar, J. R. Lasky, M. Masozera, D. Meyers, F. Milano, L. Naughton-Treves, E. Nichols, L. Olander, P. Olmsted, E. Perge, C. Perrings, S. Polasky, J. Potent, C. Prager, F. Quétier, K. Redford, K. Saterson†, G. Thoumi, M. T. Vargas, S. Vickerman, W. Weisser, D. Wilkie, S. Wunder. 2015. 2015. Getting the science right when paying for nature’s services. Science 347(6227):1206-1207 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6227/1206.summary?sid=66b2b6b6-515a-4701-ada1-28a940396ffe

Barten, P.K., C. Nicolson, W.R. VanDoren. 2013.  Land cover, water resources, and prioritizing parcels. Pages 31-39 in “Natural Infrastructure: Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection.”  Gartner, T., J. Mulligan, R. Schmidt, and J. Gunn (Editors), World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 140 pp.

http://www.wri.org/publication/natural-infrastructure

Barten, P.K. [Chair and principal author], M. Ashton, J. Boyce, R.T. Brooks, J. Buonaccorsi, J. Campbell, S. DeStefano, S. Jackson, M. Kelty, D. King, C.H. Sham, J. Tobiason, and M. Tyrrell. 2012.  Review of Massachusetts DWSP Watershed Forestry Program, Massachusetts DCR Division of Water Supply Protection Science and Technical Advisory Committee, 77 pp.

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/news/publicmeetings/materials/watershed/stacfinalreport11_2012.pdf

Brooks, K.N., P.F. Ffolliott, D.P. Guertin, Shiang-Yue Lu, J.L. Nieber, and S.R. Predmore, and P.K. Barten. 2011. Multiple resource models for peatland-upland forests of the northern Lake States. Chapter 15 in Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest. R. Kolka, S. Sebestyen, E.S. Verry, and K.N. Brooks (Editors), Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, and London, UK. https://www.crcpress.com/Peatland-Biogeochemistry-and-Watershed-Hydrology-at-the-Marcell-Experimental/Kolka-Sebestyen-Verry-Brooks/p/book/9781138074903

Barten, P.K., and C.E. Ernst. 2010. Land Conservation and Watershed Management for Source Protection. Chapter 24 in Sustainable Water Resources: A Compendium of Issues and Trends. Frederick Bloetscher (Editor), American Water Works Association, Denver, CO, pages 255-274.

https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/j.1551-8833.2004.tb10603.x

de la Crétaz, A.L., L.S. Fletcher, P.E. Gregory, W.R. VanDoren, and P.K. Barten. 2010. An Assessment of the Forest Resources of Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts Amherst and Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, 274 pp. [Project Leader]

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/qi/assessment-of-forest-resources.pdf

Barnes, M.C., A.H. Todd, R. Whitney, and P.K. Barten. 2009. Forests, Water and People: Drinking Water and Forest Lands in the Northeast and Midwest United States. US Forest Service, Newtown Square, PA, NA-FR-01-08. https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/15257

National Research Council., 2008. Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape. Water Science and Technology Board, National Academies Press, Washington, DC., 180 pp. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12223/hydrologic-effects-of-a-changing-forest-landscape [Committee Chair]

Avril L. de la Crétaz and Paul K. Barten., 2007. Land Use Effects on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Northeastern United States. CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida and London, 319 pp. https://www.crcpress.com/Land-Use-Effects-on-Streamflow-and-Water-Quality-in-the-Northeastern-United/de-la-Cretaz-Barten/p/book/9780367389031

National Research Council., 2004. Atlantic Salmon in Maine. Environmental Studies and Toxicology and Ocean Science Boards, National Academies Press, Washington, 275 pp. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10892/atlantic-salmon-in-maine [Committee Member]

Platt, R.H., P.K. Barten, and M.J. Pfeffer., 2003. New York protège ses sources rurales pour fournir de l’eau potable à ses habitants. [New York City protects rural sources of potable water for its residents]. LaRevueDurable 7: 38-41 [The Sustainability Journal], Fribourg, Switzerland.

National Research Council., 2002. Genetic Status of Atlantic Salmon in Maine. Environmental Studies and Toxicology and Ocean Science Boards, National Academies Press, Washington, 62 pp. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10273/genetic-status-of-atlantic-salmon-in-maine-interim-report-from [Committee Member]

Barten, P.K., D. Damery, P. Catanzaro, J. Fish, S. Campbell, A. Fabos, and L. Fish. 2001. Massachusetts Family Forests: Birth of a landowner cooperative. Journal of Forestry 99(3):23-30*

Platt, R.H., P.K. Barten, and M.J. Pfeffer., 2000. A full, clean glass? Managing New York City’s watersheds. Environment 42(5):8-20.

National Research Council., 2000. Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing New York City’s Approach. Water Science and Technology Board, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 549 pp.

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/9677/watershed-management-for-potable-water-supply-assessing-the-new-york [Committee Member]

Barten, P.K., T. Kyker-Snowman, P.J. Lyons, T. Mahlstedt, R. O’Connor, and B.A. Spencer., 1998. Managing a watershed protection forest.

Journal of Forestry 96(8):10-15

Rothrock. J.A., P.K. Barten, and G.L. Ingman., 1998. Land use, aquatic biointegrity, and management in the Blackfoot River watershed, Montana. Journal of the American Water Resources Assoc. 34(3):1-17.