Publications

2026

Pearson, C. F., DiBlasio, M., Keller, D. H., Vile, J., Allen, M. C., Styler Barry. B. (2026) Long-term monitoring to quantify the success of river restoration through dam removal in the Paulins Kill NJ, USA. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 14:1771839.

Kyle, K. E., Allen, M. C., Hernandez, M., Vastano, A. R., Nielsen, A. L., Weiser, K., Dickey, S., Lockwood, J. L. (2026). Integrating Environmental DNA Into Early Detection Efforts for an Invasive Terrestrial Beetle. Environmental DNA, 8, e70262.

2025

Green-Tkacenko, L., Allen, M. C., Lockwood, J. L. (2025). An ecological vulnerability index to assess impacts of offshore wind facilities on migratory songbirds. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62(7), 1611-1623.

Napoli, M. M., Sheehan, J., Allen, M. C., Master, T. L., and Clarke, J. R. (2025). Long-term response of Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) to hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) deterioration. Northeastern Naturalist 32(2): 179-196.

Allen, M. C. (2025). Winter roosting and agonistic interactions of Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) at old Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 137(2), 240-248.

2024

Allen, M. C., Lockwood, J. L., Ibanez, R., Butler, J. D., Angle, J. C., & Jaffe, B. D. (2024). eDNA offers opportunities for improved biodiversity monitoring within forest carbon markets. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 801.

Kyle, K. E., Allen, M. C., Siegert, N. W., Grabosky, J., & Lockwood, J. L. (2024). Design of an eDNA sampling method for detection of an endophagous forest pest. NeoBiota, 95, 149-164.

Curley, S. R., Ramírez‐Garofalo, J. R., & Allen, M. C. (2024). Southern breeding populations drive declining migration distances in Arctic and subarctic geese. Ecography, 2024(8), e07081.

Vastano, A. R., Allen, M. C., Penca, C. J., Stringham, O. C., Domingue, M. J., & Lockwood, J. L. (2024). Can environmental DNA be used within pest insect agricultural biosecurity? Detecting khapra beetle within stored rice. Environmental DNA, 6(4), e585.

Donlan, C. J., Eusse‐González, D., Luque, G. M., Reiter, M. E., Ruiz‐Gutierrez, V., Allen, M. C., ... & Valenzuela, J. (2024). An impact evaluation of conservation investments targeting long‐distance migratory species. Conservation Biology, 38(3), e14194.

Jensen, O. P., Vastano, A. R., Allen, M. C., Hernandez, M. F., Lockwood, J. L., Vasslides, J. M., & Weldon, O. (2024). Migratory passage and run size of American Shad and river herring in the Raritan River, New Jersey, USA. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 153(3), 289-300.

2023

Allen, M. C., Lockwood, J. L., Kwait, R., Vastano, A. R., Peterson, D. L., Tkacenko, L. A., Kisurin, A., Stringham, O., Angle, J., & Jaffe, B. (2023). Using surface environmental DNA to assess arthropod biodiversity within a forested ecosystem. Environmental DNA, 5(6), 1652-1666.

Allen, M. C., Lockwood, J. L., & Robinson, O. J. (2023). Integrating habitat models for threatened species with landownership information to inform coastal resiliency and conservation planning. Environmental Conservation, 50(1), 31-39.

Allen, M. C., Kwait, R., Vastano, A., Kisurin, A., Zoccolo, I., Jaffe, B. D., Angle, J. C., & Lockwood, J. L. (2023). Sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 180.

2022

Kyle, K. E., Allen, M. C., Dragon, J., Bunnell, J. F., Reinert, H. K., Zappalorti, R., Jaffe, B. D., Angle, J. C., & Lockwood, J. L. (2022). Combining surface and soil environmental DNA with artificial cover objects to improve terrestrial reptile survey detection. Conservation Biology, 36(6), e13939.

Peterson, D. L., Allen, M. C., Vastano, A., & Lockwood, J. L. (2022). Evaluation of sample collection and storage protocols for surface eDNA surveys of an invasive terrestrial insect. Environmental DNA, 4(6), 1201-1211.

Allen, M. C., Almendinger, T., Barreca, C. T., & Lockwood, J. L. (2022). A lidar-based openness index to aid conservation planning for grassland wildlife. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 17(1).

2021

Allen, M. C. (2021). Landfills as Islands of Grassland Biodiversity: Placing a Next-Generation Habitat Restoration Plan in Context. Ecological Restoration, 39(4), 284-287.

Allen, M. C., Nielsen, A. L., Peterson, D. L., & Lockwood, J. L. (2021). Terrestrial eDNA survey outperforms conventional approach for detecting an invasive pest insect within an agricultural ecosystem. Environmental DNA, 3(6), 1102-1112.

Valentin, R. E., Kyle, K. E., Allen, M. C., Welbourne, D. J., & Lockwood, J. L. (2021). The state, transport, and fate of aboveground terrestrial arthropod eDNA. Environmental DNA, 3(6), 1081-1092.

Brzorad, J. N., Allen, M. C., Jennings, S., Condeso, E., Elbin, S., Kays, R., ... & Maccarone, A. D. (2021). Seasonal patterns in daily flight distance and space use by Great Egrets (Ardea alba). Waterbirds, 44(3), 343-355.

Allen, M. C., & Lockwood, J. L. (2021). Mapping shifts in spatial synchrony in grassland birds to inform conservation planning. Conservation Biology, 35(3), 1029-1038.

Allen, M. C., Lockwood, J. L., & Burger, J. (2021). Finding clarity in ecological outcomes using empirical integrated social–ecological systems: A case study of agriculture‐dependent grassland birds. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(3), 528-538.

Technical reports (selected)

Allen, M. C., & Campo, M. (2020). Ecological monitoring and mitigation policies and practices at offshore wind installations in the United States and Europe. Prepared for the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance, New Brunswick, NJ. https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-wn1p-cz80.