Frank H. Koch
Research Ecologist
P.O. Box 12254
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2254
United States
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2254
United States
Phone
919-549-4006
Featured Publications
- Frank H. Koch, Kevin M. Potter. 2024. Indicator 3.15: area and percent of forests affected by biotic processes and agents beyond reference conditions, 2017
- Jennifer K. Costanza, Frank Koch, Matthew C. Reeves. 2023. Future exposure of forest ecosystems to multi‐year drought in the United States
- Jennifer K. Costanza, Frank H. Koch, Matt Reeves, Kevin M. Potter, Karen Schleeweis, Kurt Riitters, Sarah M. Anderson, Evan B. Brooks, John W. Coulston, Linda A. Joyce, Prakash Nepal, Benjamin Poulter, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, J. Morgan Varner, David M. Walker. 2023. Disturbances to Forests and Rangelands
- Emma J. Hudgins, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ambrose, Brian Leung. 2022. Hotspots of pest‐induced US urban tree death, 2020–2050
- Frank H. Koch. 2021. Considerations regarding species distribution models for forest insects
- Thomas Holmes, Frank Koch. 2019. Bark Beetle Epidemics, Life Satisfaction, and Economic Well-Being
- Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ambrose, Denys Yemshanov, P. Eric Wiseman, F.D. Cowett. 2018. Modeling urban distributions of host trees for invasive forest insects in the eastern and central USA: A three-step approach using field inventory data
- Frank H. Koch, Jeff Prestemon, Geoffrey H. Donovan, Everett A. Hinkley, John M. Chase. 2016. Predicting cannabis cultivation on national forests using a rational choice framework
- Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch, Christopher M. Oswalt, Basil V. Iannone. 2016. Data, data everywhere: detecting spatial patterns in fine-scale ecological information collected across a continent
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Daniel W. McKenney, William D. Smith. 2009. Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk
Other Publications
- Shakirudeen Lawal, Jennifer Costanza, Frank H. Koch, Robert M. Scheller. 2024. Modeling the impacts of hot drought on forests in Texas
- Emma J. Hudgins, Brian Leung, Chris J.K. MacQuarrie, Deborah G. McCullough, Abraham Francis, Gary M. Lovett, Qinfeng Guo, Kevin M. Potter, Catherine I. Cullingham, Frank H. Koch, Jordanna N. Bergman, Allison D. Binley, Courtney Robichaud, Morgane Henry, Yuyan Chen, Joseph R. Bennett. 2024. Five organizing themes for invasive forest insect and disease management in Canada and the United States
- Ning Liu, Denys Yemshanov, Marc-André Parisien, Chris Stockdale, Brett Moore, Frank H. Koch. 2024. PostBP: A Python library to analyze outputs from wildfire growth models
- Michael Köhl, Frank H. Koch, Stefanie Linser, Markus Melin, Guy Robertson, Andrzej Talarczyk. 2024. Reporting on forest damages and disturbances in the UNECE region
- J.K. Costanza, F.H. Koch, M.C. Reeves. 2024. Recent forest exposure to multiyear drought across the conterminous United States
- Christopher Asaro, Frank Koch, Kevin Potter. 2023. Denser forests across the USA experience more damage from insects and pathogens
- Denys Yemshanov, Triin Hart, Jeff Cameron, Ning Liu, Frank H. Koch, Mathieu Leblond. 2023. Comparing landscape partitioning approaches to protect wildlife habitat in managed forests
- Denys Yemshanov, Mackenzie Simpson, Ning Liu, Aaron Petty, Frank Koch, Eric Neilson, Cynthia Chand, George Duffy, Vita Hoyles, Chris Mallon. 2023. Restoration of linear disturbances from oil-and-gas exploration in boreal landscapes: How can network models help?
- Frank H. Koch, John Coulston. 2022. Drought and moisture surplus patterns in the conterminous United States: 2020, 2018–2020, and 2016–2020
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Chris J.K. MacQuarrie, Mackenzie Simpson, Frank H. Koch, Kathleen Ryan, Erin Bullas-Appleton. 2022. Hierarchical governance in invasive species survey campaigns
- Robert C. Venette, Doria R. Gordon, Jennifer Juzwik, Frank H. Koch, Andrew M. Liebhold, Robert K. D. Peterson, Sharlene E. Sing, Denys Yemshanov. 2021. Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Rob Rempel, Ning Liu, Frank H. Koch. 2021. Protecting wildlife habitat in managed forest landscapes—How can network connectivity models help?
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Ning Liu, Rob Rempel, Frank H. Koch, Art Rodgers. 2021. Exploring the tradeoffs among forest planning, roads and wildlife corridors: a new approach
- Kevin M. Potter, Jeanine L. Paschke, Frank H. Koch, Erin M. Berryman. 2021. Chapter 2 - Broad-scale patterns of insect and disease activity across the 50 United States from the National Insect and Disease Survey, 2019
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston. 2021. Chapter 4 - Spatial patterns of drought and moisture surplus in the conterminous United States: 2019, and between 2017 to 2019, and 2015 to 2019
- Steven C. McKelvey, Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith, Kelly R. Hawley. 2021. A Bayesian model identifying locations at risk from human‐transported exotic pathogens
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Ning Liu, Robert S. Rempel, Frank H. Koch, Art Rodgers. 2021. Balancing Large-Scale Wildlife Protection and Forest Management Goals with a Game-Theoretic Approach
- Yu Takeuchi, Frank Koch, Stacy C. Nelson. 2021. Recent Immigrant Insect Fauna—Another Look at a Classic Analysis
- Denys Yemshanov, Mackenzie Simpson, Frank H. Koch, Marc‐André Parisien, Quinn E. Barber, Fabio Campioni, Fin Macdermid, Salimur Choudhury. 2021. Optimal restoration of wildlife habitat in landscapes fragmented by resource extraction: a network flow modeling approach
- Denys Yemshanov, Ning Liu, Daniel K. Thompson, Marc-André Parisien, Quinn E. Barber, Frank H. Koch, Jonathan Reimer. 2021. Detecting critical nodes in forest landscape networks to reduce wildfire spread
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Chris J. K. MacQuarrie, Frank H. Koch, Ning Liu, Robert Venette, Krista Ryall. 2020. Optimal planning of multi‐day invasive species surveillance campaigns
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Chris J.K. MacQuarrie, Ning Liu, Robert Venette, Krista Ryall. 2020. Optimal invasive species surveillance in the real world: practical advances from research
- David Coyle, Brittany Barnes, Kier Klepzig, Frank Koch, Lawrence Morris, John Nowak, William Otrosina, William Smith, Kamal K. Gandhi. 2020. Abiotic and biotic factors affecting loblolly pine health in the southeastern United States
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Ning Liu, Marc-André Parisien, Quinn Barber, Frank H. Koch, Cole Burton, Nicolas Mansuy, Fabio Campioni, Salimur Choudhury. 2020. Assessing the trade-offs between timber supply and wildlife protection goals in boreal landscapes
- Kevin M. Potter, Jeanine L. Paschke, Frank H. Koch, Erin M. Berryman. 2020. Chapter 2 - Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii from the national Insect and Disease Survey, 2018
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston. 2020. Chapter 4 - Drought and moisture surplus patterns in the conterminous United States: 2018, 2016– 2018, and 2014–2018
- Kevin M. Potter, Julie C. Canavin, Frank H. Koch. 2020. Chapter 6 - A forest health retrospective: national and regional results from 20 years of Insect and Disease Survey data
- Damian C. Adams, Andres Susaeta, Jose R. Soto, Frederick Rossi, Paloma Carton de Grammont, William A. Messina, Frank H. Koch, Demian Gomez, Jiri Hulcr. 2020. A bioeconomic model for estimating potential economic damages from a hypothetical Asian beetle introduced via future trade with Cuba
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Frank H. Koch, Marc-André Parisien, Tom Swystun, Quinn Barber, A. Cole Burton, Salimur Choudhury, Ning Liu. 2019. Prioritizing restoration of fragmented landscapes for wildlife conservation: A graph-theoretic approach
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Frank H. Koch, Robert C. Venette, Tom Swystun, Ronald E. Fournier, Mireille Marcotte, Yongguang Chen, Jean J. Turgeon. 2019. Optimizing surveillance strategies for early detection of invasive alien species
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Ning Liu, Cuicui Chen, Chris J.K. MacQuarrie, Krista Ryall, Robert Venette, Frank H. Koch. 2019. Acceptance sampling for cost-effective surveillance of emerald ash borer in urban environments
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Cuicui Chen, Ning Liu, Christian J. K. MacQuarrie, Frank H. Koch, Robert Venette, Krista Ryall. 2019. Managing biological invasions in urban environments with the acceptance sampling approach
- Kevin M. Potter, Jeanine L. Paschke, Frank H. Koch, Mark O. Zweifler. 2019. Chapter 2 - Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii from the national Insect and Disease Survey, 2017
- Frank H. Koch, Coulton. John W. 2019. Chapter 4 - Drought and moisture surplus patterns in the conterminous United States: 2017, 2015-2017, and 2013-2017
- Qinfeng Guo, Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch, Kurt H. Riitters. 2019. Impacts of nonnative species on the health of natural and planted forests
- Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Frank H. Koch, Geoffrey H. Donovan, Mary T. Lihou. 2019. Cannabis legalization by states reduces illegal growing on US national forests
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston. 2018. Chapter 4 - Moisture deficit and surplus in the conterminous United States for three time windows: 2016, 2014-2016, and 2012-2016
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Frank H. Koch, Bo Lu, Robert C. Venette, Ronald E. Fournier, Jean J. Turgeon. 2017. Robust surveillance and control of invasive species using a scenario optimization approach
- John M. Hastings, Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch, Mark Megalos, Robert M. Jetton. 2017. Prioritizing conservation seed banking locations for imperiled hemlock species using multi-attribute frontier mapping
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Bo Lu, Ronald Fournier, Gericke Cook, Jean J. Turgeon. 2017. A new hypervolume approach for assessing environmental risks
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Frank H. Koch, Robert Venette, Kala Studens, Ronald E. Fournier, Tom Swystun, Jean J. Turgeon, Yulin Gao. 2017. A safety rule approach to surveillance and eradication of biological invasions
- John P. Formby, John C. Rodgers, Frank H. Koch, Natraj Krishnan, Donald A. Duerr, John J. Riggins. 2017. Cold tolerance and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States
- Xavier A. Jaime, Skip J. Van Bloem, Frank H. Koch, Stacy A. C. Nelson. 2017. Spread of common native and invasive grasses and ruderal trees following anthropogenic disturbances in a tropical dry forest
- Steve Norman, Frank H. Koch, William W. Hargrove. 2016. Detecting and monitoring large-scale drought effects on forests: toward an integrated approach
- James T. (JT) Vogt, Frank H. Koch. 2016. The Evolving Role of Forest Inventory and Analysis Data in Invasive Insect Research
- Steve Norman, Frank H. Koch, William W. Hargrove. 2016. Review of broad-scale drought monitoring of forests: Toward an integrated data mining approach
- Frank H. Koch, John Coulston. 2016. Chapter 4: 1-Year (2014 , 3-Year (2012–2014 ) , and 5-Year (2010–2014) Maps of Drought and Moisture Surplus for the Conterminous United States
- J.R. Withrow, E.L. Smith, F.H. Koch, D. Yemshanov. 2015. Managing outbreaks of invasive species - a new method to prioritize preemptive quarantine efforts across large geographic regions
- David R. Coyle, Kier D. Klepzig, Frank H. Koch, Lawrence A. Morris, John T. Nowak, Steven W. Oak, William J. Otrosina, William D. Smith, Kamal J.K. Gandhi. 2015. A review of southern pine decline in North America
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov. 2015. Identifying and assessing critical uncertainty thresholds in a forest pest risk model
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H Koch, Mark Ducey. 2015. Making Invasion models useful for decision makers; incorporating uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and decision-making preferences
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark Ducey, Robert A. Haack. 2015. Towards reliable mapping of biosecurity risk: incorporating uncertainty and decision-makers’ risk aversion
- Denys Yemshanov, Robert G. Haight, Frank H. Koch, Bo Lu, Robert Venette, D. Barry Lyons, Taylor Scarr, Krista Ryall, Brian Leung. 2015. Optimal allocation of invasive species surveillance with the maximum expected coverage concept
- Mark J. Ambrose, Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, P. Eric Wiseman. 2015. Modeling urban host tree distributions for invasive forest insects using a two-step approach
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston. 2015. 1-year (2013), 3-year (2011-2013), and 5-year (2009-2013) drought maps for the conterminous United States
- Kevin M. Potter, William Hargrove, Frank H. Koch. 2015. Assessing forest tree risk of extinction and genetic degradation from climate change
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith, John W. Coulston. 2015. Chapter 4: Drought Patterns in the Conterminous United States, 2012
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Robert A. Haack, Roger D. Magarey. 2014. Using a network model to assess risk of forest pest spread via recreational travel
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Bo Lu, D. Barry Lyons, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Taylor Scarr, Klaus Koehler. 2014. There is no silver bullet: the value of diversification in planning invasive species surveillance
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith, John W. Coulston. 2014. Chapter4 - Drought patterns in the conterminous United States and Hawaii.
- Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch. 2014. Patterns of forest phylogenetic community structure across the United States and their possible forest health implications
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark Ducey, Klaus Koehler. 2013. Mapping ecological risks with a portfolio-based technique: incorporating uncertainty and decision-making preferences
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith, John W. Coulston. 2013. An improved method for standardized mapping of drought conditions
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ducey, Marty Siltanen, Kirsty Wilson, Klaus Koehler. 2013. Exploring critical uncertainties in pathway assessments of human-assisted introductions of alien forest species in Canada
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Yakov Ben-Haim, Marla Downing, Frank Sapio, Marty Siltanen. 2013. A new multicriteria risk mapping approach based on a multiattribute frontier concept
- Darren J. Kriticos, Robert C. Venette, Richard H.A. Baker, Sarah Brunel, Frank H. Koch, Trond Rafoss, Wopke van der Werf, Susan P. Worner. 2013. Invasive alien species in the food chain: Advancing risk assessment models to address climate change, economics and uncertainty
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ducey, Robert A. Haack, Marty Siltanen, Kirsty Wilson. 2013. Quantifying uncertainty in pest risk maps and assessments: adopting a risk-averse decision maker’s perspective
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Robert A. Haack. 2013. Representing uncertainty in a spatial invasion model that incorporates human-mediated dispersal
- Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Karen L. Abt, Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch. 2013. An economic assessment of mountain pine beetle timber salvage in the west
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith, John W. Coulston. 2013. Recent drought conditions in the Conterminous United States
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, D. Barry Lyons, Mark Ducey, Klaus Koehler. 2012. A dominance-based approach to map risks of ecological invasions in the presence of severe uncertainty
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Roger D. Magarey, William D. Smith. 2012. Dispersal of Invasive Forest Insects via Recreational Firewood: A Quantitative Analysis
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Mark Ducey, Klaus Koehler. 2012. Trade-associated pathways of alien forest insect entries in Canada
- Jennifer K. Costanza, Jiri Hulcr, Frank H. Koch, Todd Earnhardt, Alexa J. McKerrow, Rob R. Dunn, Jaime A. Collazo. 2012. Simulating the effects of the southern pine beetle on regional dynamics 60 years into the future
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith. 2012. A revised sudden oak death risk map to facilitate national surveys
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston, William D. Smith. 2012. Mapping drought conditions using multi-year windows
- Steven C. McKelvey, William D. Smith, Frank Koch. 2012. Probabilistic commodity-flow-based focusing of monitoring activities to facilitate early detection of Phytophthora ramorum outbreaks
- Frank H. Koch, Paul E. Hennon. 2012. Drought and climate
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston, William D. Smith. 2012. High-Resolution Mapping of Drought Conditions
- Kevin M. Potter, Frank H. Koch. 2012. Large-scale patterns of insect and disease activity in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2006
- Adrian J. Duehl, Frank H. Koch, Fred P. Hain. 2011. Southern pine beetle regional outbreaks modeled on landscape, climate and infestation history
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Manuel Colunga-Garcia, Roger D. Magarey, William D. Smith. 2011. Potential establishment of alien-invasive forest insect species in the United States: where and how many?
- R.D. Magarey, D.M. Borchert, J.S. Engle, M Garcia-Colunga, Frank H. Koch, et al. 2011. Risk maps for targeting exotic plant pest detection programs in the United States
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith. 2011. Emerging forest pest threat: Redbay ambrosia beetle and laurel wilt
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank H. Koch, Yakov Ben-Haim, William D. Smith. 2010. Robustness of risk maps and survey networks to knowledge gaps about a new invasive pest
- Robert C. Venette, Darren J. Kriticos, Roger D. Magarey, Frank H. Koch, Richard H.A. Baker, Susan P. Worner, Nadilia N. Gomez Raboteaux, Daniel W. McKenney, Erhard J. Dobesberger, Denys Yemshanov, Paul J. De Barro, William D. Hutchison, Glenn Fowler, Tom M. Kalaris, John Pedlar. 2010. Pest risk maps for invasive alien species: a roadmap for improvement
- Robert C. Venette, Darren J. Kriticos, Roger D. Magarey, Frank H. Koch, Richard H. A. Baker, Susan P. Worner, Nadila N. Gomez Raboteaux, Daniel W. McKenney, Erhard J. Dobesberger, Denys Yemshanov, Paul J. De Barro, William D. Hutchinson, Glenn Fowler, Tom M. Kalaris, John Pedlar. 2010. Pest risk maps for invasive alien species: a roadmap for improvement
- Kevin M. Potter, William W. Hargrove, Frank H. Koch. 2010. Predicting climate change extirpation risk for central and southern Appalachian forest tree species
- Denys Yemshanov, Frank Koch, Yakov Ben-Haim, William Smith. 2010. Detection capacity, information gaps and the design of surveillance programs for invasive forest pests
- Frank H. Koch, William D. Smith. 2010. Representing human-mediated pathways in forest pest risk mapping
- Frank H. Koch, John W. Coulston. 2010. Modeling current climate conditions for forest pest risk assessment
- Denys Yemshanov, Daniel McKenney, John Pedlar, Frank Koch, David Cook. 2009. Towards an integrated approach to modelling the risks and impacts of invasive forest species
- Frank H. Koch, Denys Yemshanov, Daniel W. McKenney, William D. Smith. 2009. Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk
- Frank H. Koch. 2009. Relating lightning data to fire occurrence data
- Frank H. Koch. 2009. Marine cargo imports and forest pest introductions
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Last updated December 30, 2024