Gabrielle Katz

Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Professor of Geography

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bio

Dr. Gabrielle Katz is the chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and a Professor or Geography. She specializes in physical geography, with a research focus on river dynamics and riparian (floodplain) forest ecosystems. She teaches a variety of classes, including Introduction to Physical Geography, Global Water Concerns, Biogeography, and Hydrology (Surface Water). Outside of work, you can find her hiking with her family and their two dogs, or enjoying local music festivals and concerts.

Degree

PhD in Geography

University of Colorado Boulder

MA in Geography

University of Colorado Boulder

BA in Geology

Brown University

Published Works

Salo, J., Katz, G. (2024). Historic channel dynamics of a highly developed dryland river. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5939
Christensen, C., Katz, G., Friedman, J., Redmond, E. M., Norton, A. (2023). No evidence for cottonwood forest decline along a flow-augmented western U.S. river. River Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4151
Reynolds, L., Perry, L., Shafroth, P., Katz, G., Norton, A. (2022). Invasion of Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) Along the South Platte River: the Roles of Seed Source, Human Influence, and River Geomorphology. Wetlands, 42(10), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-021-01516-4.
Katz, G., Tuttle, G., Denslow, M., Norton, A. (2020). Legacy effects of Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) in a riparian ecosystem three years post-removal. Wetlands, 40897–1907. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-020-01385-3.
Salo, J., Gage, E., Katz, G., Stoker, J. (2020). Assessing Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) Habitat and Connectivity for Conservation and Restoration. Wetlands, 40813–1827. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-020-01374-6.
Katz, G., Salo, J. (2020). The South Platte River riparian forest in eastern Colorado. (pp 29-34). American Association of Geographers. http://www.aag.org/cs/publications/special/the_rocky_mountain_west
Katz, G. (2017). History and future of the South Platte River riparian forest. Colorado Water Institute, http://wsnet.colostate.edu/cwis31/ColoradoWater/Images/Newsletters/2017/CW_34_1.pdf
Katz, G. (2017). How river hydrology affects riparian trees on rivers of the Great Plains. Colorado Water Institute, http://wsnet.colostate.edu/cwis31/ColoradoWater/Images/Newsletters/2017/CW_34_1.pdf
Norton, A., Katz, G., Eldeiry, A., Waskom, R., Holtzer, T. (2016). SB14-195 Report to the Colorado Legislature South Platte Phreatophyte Study. Colorado Water Institute Special Report, http://www.cwi.colostate.edu/publications/SR/30.pdf
Tuttle, G., Katz, G., Friedman, J., Norton, A. (2016). Local environmental context conditions the impact of Russian olive in a heterogeneous riparian ecosystem. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 9(4), 272-289. www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1614/IPSM-D-16-00029.1.
Katz, G. (2016). Russian olive biology, invasion and ecological impacts in western North America. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, EMRRP Technical Notes Collection, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1013227.pdf
Katz, G., Norton, A., Hardin, J., Tuttle, G. (2014). Russian olive alters riparian ecosystems on the South Fork Republican River. Weed Watch, Colorado Weed Management Association, http://www.cwma.org/docs/newsletter/2014%20Jan%20CWMA%20NL.pdf
Katz, G., Denslow, W. M., Stromberg, C. J. (2012). The Goldilocks effect: Intermittent streams sustain more plant species than those with perennial or ephemeral flow. Freshwater Biology/Wiley, 5767-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02714.x.
Denslow, W. M., Katz, G., Jennings, W. (2011). First record of Iris Pseudacoris L. from Colorado. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas,
Kaase, C., Katz, G. (2011). Effects of stream restoration on woody riparian vegetation of Southern Appalachian mountain streams, North Carolina, USA. Restoration Ecology/Society for Ecological Restoration, 47-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00807.x.
Denslow, W. M., Katz, G., Hodgson, W. (2010). Noteworthy Collection: Arizona [Punica granatum (Lythraceae)]. Madroño,
Huckleberry, G., Lite, J. S., Katz, G., Pearthree, P. (2009). Fluvial Geomorphology. (pp 251-267). University of Arizona Press. http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2087.htm
Katz, G., Haney, J., Paradzick, C., Harris, D. (2009). Mitigation, restoration, and endangered species: restoring river flows to the lower San Pedro River. (pp 345-370). University of Arizona Press. http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2087.htm
Katz, G., Stromberg, C. J., Denslow, W. M. (2009). Streamside herbaceous vegetation response to hydrologic restoration on the San Pedro River, Arizona. Ecohydrology, 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.62.
Bark, H. R., Osgood, E. D., Colby, G. B., Katz, G., Stromberg, C. J. (2009). Habitat preservation and restoration: do homebuyers have preferences for quality habitat? . Ecological Economics/International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), 68(5), 1465-1475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.10.005.
Katz, G. (2008). A Land Imperiled: the Declining Health of the Southern Appalachian Bioregion. Southeastern Geographer, https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/southeastern_geographer/v048/48.2.katz.pdf
Katz, G., Friedman, M. J., Beatty, W. S. (2005). Delayed effects of flood control on a flood-dependent riparian forest. Ecological Applications, 15(3), 1019-1035. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/04-0076/abstract.
Sabo, J., Sponseller, R., Dixon, M., Gade, K., Harms, T., Heffernan, J., Jani, A., Katz, G., Sokyan, C., Watts, J., Welter, J. (2005). Riparian zones increase regional species diversity by harboring different, not more species. Ecology, 86(1), 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1890/04-0668.
Katz, G. (2004). Vegetation Literature Review for Ordinary High Water Mark Indicators in the Arid Southwest. US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center,
Katz, G., Shafroth, B. P. (2003). Biology, ecology and management of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Russian Olive) in western North America. Wetlands, 2363-777. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023%5B0763:BEAMOE%5D2.0.CO%3B2.
Katz, G., Friedman, M. J., Beatty, W. S. (2001). Effects of physical disturbance and granivory on establishment of native and non-native riparian trees. Diversity and Distributions, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-4642.2001.00093.x.