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Kate S. He
Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University
2112 Biology Building, 16th St., Murray, KY 42071
Tel: 270-809-3135
Fax: 270- 809-2788
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Northeast Forestry University
Botany
B.S.
1988
Northeast Forestry University
Plant Ecology
M.S.
1990
University of Western Ontario
Statistical Ecology
Ph.D. 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-Present
Murray State University
Professor
2010-2014
Murray State University
Associate Professor
2005 -2009
Murray State University
Assistant Professor
2000-2004
Murray State University
Lecturer
1995-1999
University of Western Ontario
Research Assistant
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Guest Editor: Journal of Community Ecology
Associate Editor: International journal of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Applied Vegetation Science
Journal Reviewer: Ecosphere, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Diversity and Distributions,
Community Ecology, Research Letters in Ecology, Ecological Applications, Remote Sensing, Remote
Sensing of Environments, Journal of Applied Vegetation Science, Ecological Informatics, Environmental
and Experimental Botany, etc.
Proposal Reviewer: Belgian Science Policy Office, Program of Support to the Exploitation and
Research in Earth Observation.
Memberships in Professional Societies: Ecological Society of America, International Society of
Ecological Informatics, International Society of Biogeography, International Society of Vegetation
Science, Kentucky Academy of Science.
Board Member: Kentucky Exotic Plant Council.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. Rocchini, D., Andreo, V., Förster, M., Garzon-Lopez, C.X., Gutierrez, A.P., Gillespie ,T.W., Hauffe,
H.C., He, K.S., Kleinschmit, B., Mairota, P., Marcantonio, M., Metz, M., Nagendra, H., Pareeth,
S., Ponti, L., Ricotta, C., Rizzoli, A., Schaab, G., Zebisch, M., Zorer, R., Neteler, M. (2015).
Potential of remote sensing to predict species invasions - a modeling perspective. Progress in
Physical Geography, 39: 283-309.
2. Rocchini, D., Hernandez-Stefanoni, J., He, K. S. (2014). Advancing species diversity estimate by
remote sensed proxies: A conceptual review. Ecological Informatics. Web:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954114001435 DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.10.006
3. Pellock, S., Thompson, A., He, K.S., Mecklin, C.J., and J. Yang. 2013. Validity of Darwin’s
naturalization hypothesis relates to the stages of invasion. Community Ecology, 14(2): 172-179.
4. Erwin, S., Huckaba, A., He, K.S., McCarthy, M. 2013. Matrix Analysis to Model the Invasion of
Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) on Kentucky Lakes. Plant Ecology, 6(2): 141-149.
5. He, K.S. and Rocchini, D. 2013. Plant Invasion and Imaging Spectroscopy In: Remote Sensing of
Natural Resources. Wang, G. and Q. Weng (Eds.), p191-198. CRC Press (Invited Book chapter).
6. Feilhauer, H., Thonfeld, F., Faude, U., He, K.S., Rocchini, D., Schmidtlein, S. 2013. Assessing floristic
composition with multispectral sensors - a comparison based on monotemporal and multiseasonal
field spectra. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 21: 218229.
7. Rocchini, D., Foody, D.G., Nagendra, H., Ricotta, C., Anand, M., He, K.S., Amici, V., Kleinschmit,
B., Forster, M., Schmidtlein, S., Feilhauer, H.,Ghisla, A., Metz, M., and M. Neteler 2013.
Uncertainty in ecosystem mapping by remote sensing. Computers & Geosciences 50 (2013) 128–
135. (Won 2013 Best Paper Award, selected among 200+ papers published in the journal in 2013)
8. Rocchini, D., Delucchi, L., Bacaro, G., Cavallini, P., Feilhauer, H., Foody, G.M., He, K.S., Nagendra,
H., Porta, C., Ricotta, C., Schmidtlein, S., Spano, L.D., Wegmann, M., Neteler, M. 2013.
Calculating landscape diversity with information-theory based indices: A GRASS GIS solution.
Ecological Informatics, 17:82-93.
9. Feilhauer, H., He, K.S. Rocchini, D. 2012. Modeling species distribution using niche-based proxies
derived from composite bioclimatic variables and MODIS NDVI. Remote Sensing, 4: 2057-2075
(Invited paper).
10. Chai, M., Shi, F., He, K.S., Li, R., Cao, D., He, Z. 2012. Effect of saline-alkaline stress on early
growth strategy and colonization success of Flvaveria Bidentis (L.) Kuntze (Asteraceae) – A new
exotic plant in northern China. Polish Journal of Ecology, 60(3), 559-565.
11. He, K.S., Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., Nagendra, H. 2011. Benefits of hyperspectral remote sensing for
tracking plant invasions. Diversity and Distributions, 17: 381-392. (Ranked the top ten most read
papers in Diversity and Distributions from 2011 to 2013).
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
1. 2015. Remote sensing to shape the next generation species distribution models. The 7th International
Biogeography Society Biennial Conference, January 7-12, Bayreuth, Germany.
2. 2014. Benefits of hyperspectral remote sensing in tracking plant invasions. Invited talk at the Remote
Sensing for Biological Conservation Symposium, Zoological Society of London, May 22-23.
London, England.
3. 2013. Testing Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis using generalized mixed linear models. Invited talk at
Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, June 25-28, Shanghai, China.
4. 2013. Using Molecular Markers to Study the Patterns of Genotypic Diversity of an Invasive Plant,
Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) 2013. NSF Bioinformatics Workshop to Foster
Collaborative Research, March 3-5, Little Rock, AR.
5. 2013. Modeling species distribution using niche-based proxies derived from composite bioclimatic
variables and MODIS NDVI. The 5th Biennial Conference of International Society of
Biogeography. January 3-7, Miami, FL.