Ellen G Denny
- Coordinator, Monitoring Design and Data
Contact
- (207) 475-2365
- Biological Sciences East, Rm. 325
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- edenny@arizona.edu
Degrees
- M.S. Forest Science
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut
- Beech hell in a nutshell: the ingrowth and upgrowth of a thicket understory of Beech (Fagus grandifolia) in the Northern Hardwood forest at Hubbard Brook
- B.S. Aquatic Biology
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Work Experience
- USA National Phenology Network/University of Arizona (2010 - Ongoing)
- USA National Phenology Network (2008 - 2010)
- Northeast Regional Phenology Network (2007 - 2012)
- US Forest Service, Northern Research Station (2004 - 2007)
- Ecological and Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (1999 - 2000)
- Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study/Yale University (1998 - 2010)
- US Peace Corps (1993 - 1994)
- The Nature Conservancy (1990 - 1992)
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Kissling, W. D., Walls, R., Bowser, A., Jones, M. O., Kattge, J., Agosti, D., Amengual, J., Basset, A., van, B., Cornelissen, J., Denny, E. G., Deudero, S., Egloff, W., Elmendorf, S. C., Alonso, G. E., Jones, K. D., Jones, O. R., Lavorel, S., Lear, D., , Navarro, L. M., et al. (2018). Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits. NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2(10), 1531-1540.
- Stucky, B. J., Guralnick, R., Deck, J., Denny, E. G., Bolmgren, K., & Walls, R. (2018). The Plant Phenology Ontology: A new informatics resource for large-scale integration of plant phenology data.. Frontiers in Plant Science.
- Yost, J. M., Sweeney, P. W., Gilbert, E., Nelson, G., Guralnick, R., Gallinat, A. S., Ellwood, E. R., Rossington, N., Willis, C. G., Blum, S. D., Walls, R. L., Haston, E. M., Denslow, M. W., Zohner, C. M., Morris, A. B., Stucky, B. J., Carter, J. R., Baxter, D. G., Bolmgren, K., , Denny, E. G., et al. (2018). Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants. Applications in Plant Science.
- Weltzin, J. F., Crimmins, T. M., Marsh, R., Gerst, K. L., Denny, E. G., & Rosemartin, A. H. (2018). USA National Phenology Network Observational Data Documentation. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report. doi:https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181060
- Brown, T. B., Hultine, K. R., Steltzer, H., Denny, E. G., Denslow, M. W., Granados, J., Henderson, S., Moore, D. J., Nagai, S., Sonnentag, O., SanClements, M., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Tazik, D., & Richardson, A. D. (2016). Using phenocams to monitor our changing Earth: towards a global phenocam network. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(2), 84-93. doi:10.1002/fee.1222
- Brown, T. B., Hultine, K. R., Steltzer, H., Denny, E. G., Denslow, M. W., Granados, J., Henderson, S., Moore, D., Nagai, S., SanClements, M., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Sonnentag, O., Tazik, D., & Richardson, A. D. (2016). Using phenocams to monitor our changing Earth: toward a global phenocam network. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 14(2), 84-93.
- Gerst, K. L., Gerst, K. L., Kellerman, J. L., Kellerman, J. L., Enquist, C. A., Enquist, C. A., Rosemartin, A. H., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., & Denny, E. G. (2015). Estimating the onset of spring from a complex phenology database: Trade-offs across geographic scales. International Journal of Biometeorology.
- Schwartz, M. D., Denny, E. G., Rosemartin, A. H., Marsh, R. L., Wilson, B. E., Mehdipoor, H., Zurita-Milla, R., & Weltzin, J. F. (2015). A Phenological Legacy: Leafing and flowering data for lilacs and honeysuckles 1956-2014. Nature Scientific Data.
- Crimmins, T. M., Weltzin, J. F., Rosemartin, A. H., Surina, E. M., Marsh, L., & Denny, E. (2014). Targeted campaign increases activity among participants in Nature's Notebook, a citizen science project.. Natural Sciences Education, 43, 64-72.More infoCrimmins, T.M., J.F. Weltzin, A.H. Rosemartin, E.M. Surina, L. Marsh, and E.G. Denny.
- Denny, E., Gerst, K. L., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Tierney, G. L., Crimmins, T. M., Enquist, C. A., Guertin, P., Rosemartin, A. H., Schwartz, M. D., Thomas, K. A., & Weltzin, J. F. (2014). Standardized phenology monitoring methods to track plant and animal activity for science and resource management applications.. International Journal of Biometeorology, 58, 591-601.
- Johnson, C. E., Siccama, T. G., Denny, E. G., Koppers, M. M., & Vogt, D. J. (2014). In situ decompostion of northern hardwood tree boles: decay rates and nutrient dynamics in wood and bark. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 44, 1515-1524.
- Kellermann, J. L., Crimmins, T. M., Denny, E., Enquist, C. A., Rosemartin, A. H., Gerst, K. L., & Weltzin, J. F. (2013). Nature's Notebook: 2012 State of the Data.. USA National Phenology Network Technical Series.
- Rosemartin, A. H., Crimmins, T. M., Enquist, C. A., Gerst, K. L., Kellermann, J. L., Posthumus, E. E., Denny, E., Guertin, P., Marsh, L., & Weltzin, J. F. (2013). Organizing phenological data resources to inform natural resource conservation.. Biological Conservation.
- Schwartz, M., Enquist, C., & Denny, E. (2013). Phenological implications of warming temperatures and extreme climatic events. Eos Trans. AGU, 94(10), 99.
- Tierney, G., MItchell, B., Miller-Rushing, A., Katz, J., Denny, E. G., Brauer, C., Donovan, T., Richardson, A. D., Toomey, M., Kozlowski, A., Weltzin, J., Gerst, K. L., Sharron, E., Sonnentag, O., & Dieffenbach, F. (2013). Phenology monitoring protocol: Northeast Temperate Network. Natural Resource Report NPS/NETN/NRR, 2013/681.
- Crowley, K., McNeil, B., Lovett, G., Canham, C., Driscoll, C., Rustad, L., Denny, E., Hallett, R., Arthur, M., Boggs, J., Goodale, C., Kahl, J., McNulty, S., Ollinger, S., Pardo, L., Schaberg, P., Stoddard, J., Weand, M., & Weathers, K. (2012). Do nutrient limitation patterns shift from nitrogen toward phosphorus with increasing nitrogen deposition across the northeastern United States?. Ecosystems, 15, 940-957.
Proceedings Publications
- Stucky, B. J., Deck, J., Denny, E. G., Guralnick, R. P., Walls, R. L., & Yost, J. (2016, 2016). W12-04: The Plant Phenology Ontology for Phenological Data Integration. In International Conference on Biomedical Ontology and BioCreative (ICBO BioCreative 2016).
Presentations
- Weltzin, J. F., Rosemartin, A. H., Switzer, J., Marsh, R., Denny, E. G., Crimmins, T. M., & Gerst, K. L. (2019, July). The USA National Phenology Network: Tools and data to advance science and improve decision-making. Botany 2019. Tucson, AZ.
- Denny, E. G. (2013, October). USA-NPN phenology protocols for human observers. NEON Phenocam Workshop. Boulder, CO: NEON.
- Barnett, L., Crimmins, T., Denny, E., Enquist, C., Marsh, R., Posthumus, E., Rosemartin, A., & and, W. J. (2011, September). Engage Your Program Participants in Tracking Climate Change Using Nature's Notebook. 7th Annual Conference of the Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs. Park City UT: Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs.
- Boyer, J., & Denny, E. (2011, June). Sustaining a Citizen Science Program. American Public Gardens Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA: American Public Gardens Association.
- Crimmins, T., Crimmins, M., Denny, E., Enquist, C., Rosemartin, A., & Weltzin, J. (2011, December). Citizen and Professional Scientists as Partners in the Scientific Endeavor. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA: American Geophysical Union.
- Crimmins, T., Denny, E., Enquist, C., Marsh, R., Rosemartin, A., & Weltzin, J. (2011, August). Tracking climate change using Nature's Notebook. 96th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin TX: Ecological Society of America.
- Denny, E., Weltzin, J., Enquist, C., Rosemartin, A., & Crimmins, T. (2011, April). National and international organization of phenology as a tool for science, management and education in a changing environment. European Geophysical Union General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.: European Geophysical Union.
- Denny, E., Weltzin, J., Enquist, C., Rosemartin, A., Crimmins, T., & Marsh, R. (2011, August). USA National Phenology Monitoring System: Enhancements for reporting phenophase intensity and abundance. 96th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin TX: Ecological Society of America.
- Weltzin, J., Crimmins, T., Denny, E., Enquist, C., Marsh, R., & Rosemartin, A. (2011, August). Nature's Notebook: A USA National Phenology Network program for ecological monitoring and information management. 96th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin TX: Ecological Society of America.
Poster Presentations
- Gerst, K. L., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Marsh, R., & Barnett, L. (2015, Fall). Implementation of quality assurance and quality control measures in the National Phenology Database. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, California.
- Gerst, K. L., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Marsh, R., Crimmins, T. M., Moore, D. J., Weltzin, J. F., Gerst, K. L., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Marsh, R., Crimmins, T. M., Moore, D. J., Weltzin, J. F., Gerst, K. L., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Marsh, R., Crimmins, T. M., , Moore, D. J., et al. (2015, August). Data products to support assessment and forecasting of phenology on multiple data products to support assessment and forecasting of phenology on multiple spatial scales.. 2015 Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) All Scientists Meeting. Estes Park, Colorado.
- Gerst, K. L., Weltzin, J. F., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Marsh, R., Crimmins, T. M., & Moore, D. J. (2015, August). Data products to support assessment and forecasting of phenology on multiple spatiotemporal scales.. 100th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, Maryland.
- Crimmins, T. M., Denny, E. G., Enquist, C. A., Gerst, K. L., Posthumus, E. E., Rosemartin, A. H., & Weltzin, J. F. (2014, August). Findings from the USA National Phenology Network’s Green Wave campaign. 99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America.. Sacramento, CA.
- Denny, E. G., Posthumus, E. E., & Weltzin, J. F. (2014, September). Recent applications of continental-scale phenology data for science and resource management. 20th International Congress of Biometeorology. Cleveland OH: International Society of Biometeorologists.
- Gerst, K. L., Enquist, C., Denny, E. G., Rosemartin, A. H., Moore, D. J., Marsh, L., & Weltzin, J. (2014, Dec). Phenology Data Products to Support Assessment and Forecasting of Phenology on Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco: American Geophysical Union.
- Denny, E. (2012, September). The USA National Phenology Monitoring System: Standardized phenology monitoring methodology for plants and animals. Phenology 2012 Meeting. Milwaukee, WI.
- Crimmins, T., Enquist, C., Rosemartin, A., Denny, E., & Weltzin, J. (2011, December). The USA National Phenology Network's National Phenology Database Is a Resource Ripe for Picking. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA: American Geophysical Union.
Creative Productions
- Barnett, L., & Denny, E. G. (2015. Simplified Phenophase Definitions for Training. https://www.usanpn.org/nn/simple-pheno-data
- Guertin, P., Barnett, L., Denny, E. G., & Schaffer, S. (2015. USA National Phenology Network Botany PrimerUSA-NPN.
Others
- Gerst, K. L., Rosemartin, A. H., Denny, E. G., Enquist, C. A., Marsh, R., Moore, D. J., Crimmins, T. M., & Weltzin, J. F. (2015, March). USA National Phenology Network data product development framework and data product catalog, v 1.0.. USA National Phenology Network Technical Report Series..More infoUSA-NPN Technical Series 2015-001.
- Kellermann, J., Crimmins, T., Denny, E., Enquist, C., Marsh, R., Rosemartin, A., & Weltzin, J. (2012, Fall). USA National Phenology Network 2011 Data & Participant Summary. USA-NPN Technical Series 2012-001. www.usanpn.org
- Denny, E. (2011, Fall). Data Quality Assurance & Quality Control for Nature s Notebook Info Sheet. USA National Phenology Network.
- Crimmins, T., Rosemartin, A., Thomas, K., Marsh, R., Denny, E., & Weltzin, J. (2010, Fall). USA National Phenology Network 2009 Data Summary. USA-NPN Technical Series 2010-002.
- Denny, E. (2010, Fall). USA-NPN 2009 Annual Report. USA-NPN Programmatic Series 2010-001..
- Denny, E. (2010, Fall). USA-NPN Strategic Plan. USA-NPN National Coordinating Office. USA-NPN Programmatic Series 2010-002.
- Thomas, K., Weltzin, J., Denny, E., Miller-Rushing, A., Crimmins, T., & Rosemartin, A. (2010, Fall). The National Phenology Monitoring System. USA-NPN Technical Series 2010-001.More infoVolume: 0.1