PEER-REViewed ScIentific Journals
* denotes shared first authorship
26. Rohde, M.M., C.M. Albano, X. Huggins, K.R. Klausmeyer, C. Morton, A. Sharman, E. Zaveri, L. Saito, Z. Freed, J.K. Howard, N. Job, H. Richter, K. Toderich, A. Rodella, T. Gleeson, J. Huntington, H.A. Chandanpurkar, A.J. Purdy, J.S. Famiglietti, M.B. Singer, D.A. Roberts, K. Caylor, J.C. Stella. 2024. Groundwater-dependent ecosystem map exposes global dryland protection needs. Nature, doi: s41586-024-07702-8. [Link]
25. Zipper, S., A. Brookfield, H. Ajami, J. Ayers, C. Beightel, M. Fienen, T. Gleeson, J. Hammond, M. Hill, A. Kendall, B. Kerr, D. Lapides, S. Parimalarenganayaki, M. Porter, M.M. Rohde, C. Wardropeer. 2024. Streamflow depletion caused by groundwater pumping: Fundamental research priorities for management-relevant science. Water Resources Research, 60, e2023WR035727. [Link]
24. Rohde, M.M., J.C. Stella, M.B. Singer, D. A. Roberts, K. Caylor, C.M. Albano. 2024. Establishing ecological thresholds and targets for groundwater management. Nature Water, doi: 10.1038/s44221-024-00221-w. [Link]
23. Sacco, M., S. Mammola , F. Altermatt , R. Alther , R. Bolpagni , A. Brancelj , D. Brankovits , C. Fišer , V. Gerovasileiou , C. Griebler , S. Guareschi , G. Hose , K. Korbel , E. Lictevout , F. Malard , A. Martinez , M. Niemiller , A. Robertson , K. Tanalgo , M. Bichuette , Š. Borko , T. Brad , M. Campbell , P. Cardoso , F. Celico , S. Cooper , D. Culver , T. Di Lorenzo , D. Galassi , M. Guzik , A. Hartland , W. Humphreys , R. Ferreira , E. Lunghi , D. Nizzoli , G. Perina , R. Raghavan , Z. T. Richards , A. Reboleira , M.M. Rohde , D. Sánchez-Fernández , S. Schmidt , M. van der Heyde , L. Weaver , N. White , M. Zagmajster , I. Hogg , A. Ruhi , M. Monique Gagnon, M. Allentoft , R. Reinecke. 2023. Groundwater is a globally threatened keystone ecosystem. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.17066. [Link]
22. Rohde, M.M. 2023. Financial incentives can leverage existing infrastructure to replenish groundwater. Nature Water, doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00140-2. [Link]
21. Dyring, M., M.M. Rohde, R. Froend, H. Hoffman. 2023. Coastal groundwater-dependent ecosystems fall through policy gaps. Groundwater, doi: 10.1111/gwat.13352. [Link]
20. Perrone, D.*, M.M. Rohde*, C.H. Wagner*, R. Anderson, S. Arthur, N. Atume, M. Brown, L. Esaki-Kua, M. Gonzalez, K. Garvey, K. Heidel, W. Jones, S. Khosrowshahi Asl, C. Munill, R. Nelson, J.P. Ortiz-Partida, E. Remson. 2023. Stakeholder integration predicts better outcomes from groundwater sustainability policy. Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39363-y. [Link]
19. Howard, J.K., K. Dooley, K. Brauman, K.R. Klausmeyer, M.M. Rohde. 2023. Ecosystem services produced by groundwater dependent ecosystems: a framework and case study in California. Frontiers in Water, doi: 10.3389/frwa/2023.1115416. [Link]
18. Huggins, X., T. Gleeson, D. Serrano, S. Zipper, F. Jehn, M.M. Rohde, A. Hartmann. 2023. Overlooked risks and opportunities for global protected areas revealed by mapping groundwatersheds. Nature Sustainability, doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01086-9. [Link]
17. Rohde, M.M. 2023. Floods and Droughts are Intensifying Globally. Nature Water, doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00047-y. [Link]
16. Rohde, M.M., T. Biswas, I.W. Housman, L.S. Campbell, K.R. Klausmeyer, J.K. Howard. 2021. A machine learning approach to predict groundwater levels in California reveals ecosystems at risk. Frontiers in Earth Science, doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.784499. [Link]
15. Rohde, M.M., J. Stella, D. Roberts, M.B. Singer. 2021. Groundwater dependence of riparian woodlands and the disrupting effect of anthropogenically altered streamflow. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.2026453118. [Link]
14. Saito, L., B. Christian, J. Diffley, H. Richter, M.M. Rohde, S. Morrison. 2021. Managing groundwater to ensure ecosystem function. Groundwater, doi:10.1111/gwat.13089. [PDF]
13. Kang, M., D. Perrone, Z. Wang, S. Jasechko, M.M. Rohde. 2020. Base of fresh water, groundwater salinity and well distribution across California. PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015784117. [Link]
12. Rohde, M.M., M. Reynolds, and J. Howard. 2019. Dynamic multibenefit solutions for global water challenges. Conservation Science and Practice, doi:10.1111/csp2.144. [PDF]
11. Rohde, M.M., S.B. Sweet, C. Ulrich, and J. Howard. 2019. A Transdisciplinary Approach to Characterize Hydrological Controls on Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Health. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7:175. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00175. [PDF]
10. Zipper, S., J. Carah, C. Dillis, T. Gleeson, B. Kerr, M.M. Rohde, J. Howard, J. Zimmerman. 2019. Cannabis and residential groundwater pumping impacts on streamflow and ecosystems in Northern California. Environmental Research Communications, 1:125005. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ab534d. [PDF]
9. Matsumoto, S., M.M. Rohde, S. Heard. 2019. Economic Tools to Achieve Groundwater Sustainability for Nature: Two Experimental Case Studies from California. Water Economics and Policy, doi: 10.1142/S2382624X19710024. [Link]
8. Zipper, S.C., T. Gleeson, B. Kerr, J.K. Howard, M.M. Rohde, J. Carah, and J. Zimmerman. 2019. Rapid and accurate estimates of streamflow depletion caused by groundwater pumping using analytical depletion functions. Water Resources Research, 55(7): 5807-5829 [Link]
7. Rohde, M.M., R. Froend, J. Howard 2017. A Global Synthesis of Managing Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Under Sustainable Groundwater Policy. Groundwater, 55(3) [PDF]
6. Perrone, D. and M.M. Rohde. 2016. Benefits and Economic Costs of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California. San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, 14(2) [PDF]
5. Rohde, M.M., W.M. Edmunds, S. Sharma. 2015. An accessible hydrogeological tool to monitor critical groundwater resources in hard-rock aquifers, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 3(67). doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00067 [PDF]
4. Rohde, M.M., W.M. Edmunds, D. Freyberg, O.P. Sharma, A. Sharma. 2015. Estimating aquifer recharge in fractured hard rock: An analysis of the methodological challenges and its application to obtain a water balance, Journal of Hydrogeology, 23(7), p. 1573-1586, doi: 10.1007/s10040-015-1291-9 [Link]
3. Rohde, M.M., J. Granger, D.M. Sigman, and M.F. Lehmann. 2015. Coupled nitrate N and O stable isotope fractionation by a natural marine plankton consortium. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2(28), doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00028 [PDF]
2. Granger, J., D.M. Sigman, M.M. Rohde, M.T. Maldonado, and P.D. Tortell. 2009. N and O isotope effects during nitrate assimilation by unicellular prokaryotic and eukaryotic plankton cultures, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(3), 1030-1040 [PDF]
1. Robinson, R. S., D. M. Sigman, P. J. DiFiore, M. M. Rohde, T. A. Mashiotta, and D. W. Lea. 2005. Diatom-bound15N/14N: New support for enhanced nutrient consumption in the ice age subantarctic, Paleoceanography, 20 [PDF]
Reports, Policy Briefs & Research Briefs
14. Rohde, M.M., M. Reynolds, K. Easterday. 2023. Falling through the cracks: Pathways for conserving California’s coastal ecosystems. The Nature Conservancy. San Francisco, California.
13. Chapelle, C., S. Arthur, N. Atume, J.P. Ortiz-Partida, E.J. Remson, M.M. Rohde. 2023. Achieving Groundwater Access for All: Why groundwater sustainability plans are failing many users. Groundwater Leadership Forum. [Link]
12. Arthur, S., N. Atume, J.P. Ortiz-Partida, M.M. Rohde. 2022. Groundwater Sustainability Assessments: A Review of the Department of Water Resources’ Determinations on Groundwater Sustainability Plans in Critically Overdrafted Basins. Groundwater Leadership Forum. [Link]
11. Parker, S.S., B. Franklin, A. Williams, B.S. Cohen, M. Clifford, M.M. Rohde. 2022. Potential Lithium Extraction in the United States: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Implications. [Link]
10. Gleeson, T., X. Huggins, R. Connor, P. Arrojo-Agundo, E.V. Sune, K. Villholth, M.M. Rohde, J. van der Gun, D. Kreamer, M. Manzano, L. Scrinzi, G. Arduino, T.C. Resende, N. Moosdorf, V. Walsh, A. Harjung. 2022. Groundwater and Ecosystems. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022: groundwater: making the invisible visible. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.89-100. [Link]
9. Thompson, B., M.M. Rohde, J.K. Howard, S. Matsumoto. 2021. Mind the Gaps: The Case for Truly Comprehensive Sustainable Groundwater Management. Water in the West. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/hs475mt1364. [PDF]
8. Kang, M., D. Perrone, Z. Wang, S. Jasechko, M.M. Rohde. 2020. Deep groundwater is poorly safeguarded in California. [PDF]
7. Rohde, M.M., L. Saito, R. Smith. 2020. Groundwater Thresholds for Ecosystems: A Guide for Practitioners. The Nature Conservancy. Available at: https://groundwaterresourcehub.org/public/uploads/pdfs/GroundwaterThresholdFramework_web.pdf
6. Hamel, P., A. Garcia, C. Schloss, M.M. Rohde, A.D. Guerry, and K. Wyatt. 2019. Stormwater management services maps for the San Francisco Bay Area. Working paper. Available at: https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu. [PDF]
5. Rohde, M.M., B. Seapy, R. Rogers, X. Castañeda (editors). 2019. Critical Species LookBook: A compendium of California’s threatened and endangered species for sustainable groundwater management. The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California. [PDF]
4. Klausmeyer, K., T. Biswas, M.M. Rohde, F. Schuetzenmeister, N. Rindlaub, J.K. Howard. 2019. GDE Pulse: Taking the Pulse of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems with Satellite Data. San Francisco, California. Available at: https://gde.codefornature.org
3. Rohde, M.M. and S. Matsumoto. 2018. The Groundwater Resource Hub: Tools and Resources for Addressing Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems under SGMA. Hydrovisions, 27(2): 7-9 [PDF]
2. Rohde, M.M., S. Matsumoto, J. Howard, S. Liu, L. Riege, and E.J. Remson. 2018. Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Guidance for Preparing Groundwater Sustainability Plans. The Nature Conservancy: San Francisco [PDF]
1. Perrone, D. and M.M. Rohde. 2014. Storing Water in California: What Can $2.7 Billion Buy Us? Water in the West, Stanford University, Stanford, California [PDF]
Book Chapters
Rohde, M.M. 2017. Securing Food, Energy, and Water in India: Shifting the governance landscape to tackle socio-economic challenges through integrated policies. In Pereira, L.M., C. McElroy, A. Littaye, A.M. Girard (Eds.), Food, Energy and Water Sustainability: Emergent Governance Strategies. Abingdon, U.K: Earthscan [Order]
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