Laura López‐Hoffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6567935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura López‐Hoffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | López‐Hoffman |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFMAN L L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8457-8162 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Role of science and scientists in public environmental policy debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations
Halting biodiversity loss, mitigating global warming and maintaining the long‐term viability of rural and urban areas requires urgent policy action. However, environmental policies often trigger resistance and highly polarised public debates, with some actors employing pseudo‐scientific claims. This raises concern about the increasing impact of misinformation on policymaking. Here, we analyse the role of science and scientists in the public debat…
Quantifying the substantive influence of public comment on United States federal environmental decisions under Nepa
A citizen’s right to comment on, and criticize, government decisions makes a difference. The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) institutionalized public engagement in environmental review in the belief it would lead to better decisions and more sustainable outcomes. But, 50 years later, NEPA’s public comment process has been criticized as costly and slow, while doing little to change outcomes. Data science now makes it possible…
Distance decay and directional diffusion of ecoclimate teleconnections driven by regional-scale tree die-off
Climate change is triggering regional-scale alterations in vegetation including land cover change such as forest die-off. At sufficient magnitudes, land cover change from forest die-off in one region can change not only local climate but also vegetation including agriculture elsewhere via changes in larger scale climate patterns, termed an ‘ecoclimate teleconnection’. Ecoclimate teleconnections can therefore have impacts on vegetative growth in d…
Multi‐species, multi‐country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation
Migratory species often provide ecosystem service benefits to people in one country while receiving habitat support in other countries. The multinational cooperation that could help ensure continued provisioning of these benefits by migration may be informed by understanding the economic values people in different countries place on the benefits they derive from migratory wildlife. We conducted contingent valuation surveys to estimate the willing…
Diverse stakeholders and their interests matter to the U.S. Forest Service: A network of action situations analysis of how stakeholders affect forest plan outcomes
Toward Nepa performance: A framework for assessing EIAs
Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services – A case study for Germany
Despite a growing number of national-scale ecosystem service (ES) assessments, few studies consider the impacts of ES use and consumption beyond national or regional boundaries. Interregional ES flows – ecosystem services “imported” from and “exported” to other countries – are rarely analyzed and their importance for global sustainability is little known. Here, we provide a first multi-ES quantification of a nation's use of ES from abroad. We foc…
Multi-country Willingness to Pay for Transborder Migratory Species Conservation: A Case Study of Northern Pintails
Ecosystem service flows from a migratory species: Spatial subsidies of the northern pintail
Do economic values and expenditures for viewing waterfowl in the U.S. differ among species
Many economic studies value birdwatching in general and often do not account for potential differences in viewers’ benefits from observing different species. But, how different are economic values of viewing various bird species? To answer that question, we surveyed Ducks Unlimited (DU) members using an online questionnaire to estimate trip expenditures and consumer surplus per trip for viewing pintail ducks, waterfowl in general, and other speci…
Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: ‘All Hands on Deck’
The eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) has declined by >80% within the last two decades. One possible cause of this decline is the loss of ≥1.3 billion stems of milkweed (Asclepias spp.), which monarchs require for reproduction. In an effort to restore monarchs to a population goal established by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and adopted by Mexico, Canada, and the US, we developed scenarios for ame…
Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats
López-Hoffman, L., J. Diffendorfer, R. Wiederholt, K. J. Bagstad, W. E. Thogmartin, G. McCracken, R. L. Medellin, A. Russell, and D. Semmens. 2017. Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats. Ecology and Society 22(4):23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09589-220423
Adding ecosystem services to environmental impact analyses: More sequins on a “bloated Elvis” or rockin' idea
Replacement Cost Valuation of Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta ) Subsistence Harvest in Arctic and Sub-Arctic North America
Migratory species provide economically beneficial ecosystem services to people throughout their range, yet often, information is lacking about the magnitude and spatial distribution of these benefits at regional scales. We conducted a case study for Northern Pintails (hereafter pintail) in which we quantified regional and sub-regional economic values of subsistence harvest to indigenous communities in Arctic and sub-Arctic North America. As a fir…
Accounting for the ecosystem services of migratory species: Quantifying migration support and spatial subsidies
When Ecosystem Services Crash: Preparing for Big, Fast, Patchy Climate Change
Sustainability of Mangrove Harvesting: How do Harvesters' Perceptions Differ from Ecological Analysis
López-Hoffman, L., I. E. Monroe, E. Narváez, M. Martínez-Ramos, and D. D. Ackerly 2006. Sustainability of mangrove harvesting: how do harvesters’ perceptions differ from ecological analysis? Ecology and Society 11(2): 14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01820-110214
Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services – A case study for Germany
Despite a growing number of national-scale ecosystem service (ES) assessments, few studies consider the impacts of ES use and consumption beyond national or regional boundaries. Interregional ES flows – ecosystem services “imported” from and “exported” to other countries – are rarely analyzed and their importance for global sustainability is little known. Here, we provide a first multi-ES quantification of a nation's use of ES from abroad. We foc…
Sustainability of Mangrove Harvesting: How do Harvesters' Perceptions Differ from Ecological Analysis
López-Hoffman, L., I. E. Monroe, E. Narváez, M. Martínez-Ramos, and D. D. Ackerly 2006. Sustainability of mangrove harvesting: how do harvesters’ perceptions differ from ecological analysis? Ecology and Society 11(2): 14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01820-110214
Diverse stakeholders and their interests matter to the U.S. Forest Service: A network of action situations analysis of how stakeholders affect forest plan outcomes
Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats
López-Hoffman, L., J. Diffendorfer, R. Wiederholt, K. J. Bagstad, W. E. Thogmartin, G. McCracken, R. L. Medellin, A. Russell, and D. Semmens. 2017. Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats. Ecology and Society 22(4):23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09589-220423
Toward Nepa performance: A framework for assessing EIAs
When Ecosystem Services Crash: Preparing for Big, Fast, Patchy Climate Change
Sustainability of Mangrove Harvesting: How do Harvesters' Perceptions Differ from Ecological Analysis
López-Hoffman, L., I. E. Monroe, E. Narváez, M. Martínez-Ramos, and D. D. Ackerly 2006. Sustainability of mangrove harvesting: how do harvesters’ perceptions differ from ecological analysis? Ecology and Society 11(2): 14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01820-110214
Accounting for the ecosystem services of migratory species: Quantifying migration support and spatial subsidies
When Ecosystem Services Crash: Preparing for Big, Fast, Patchy Climate Change
Replacement Cost Valuation of Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta ) Subsistence Harvest in Arctic and Sub-Arctic North America
Migratory species provide economically beneficial ecosystem services to people throughout their range, yet often, information is lacking about the magnitude and spatial distribution of these benefits at regional scales. We conducted a case study for Northern Pintails (hereafter pintail) in which we quantified regional and sub-regional economic values of subsistence harvest to indigenous communities in Arctic and sub-Arctic North America. As a fir…
Adding ecosystem services to environmental impact analyses: More sequins on a “bloated Elvis” or rockin' idea
Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: ‘All Hands on Deck’
The eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) has declined by >80% within the last two decades. One possible cause of this decline is the loss of ≥1.3 billion stems of milkweed (Asclepias spp.), which monarchs require for reproduction. In an effort to restore monarchs to a population goal established by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and adopted by Mexico, Canada, and the US, we developed scenarios for ame…
Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats
López-Hoffman, L., J. Diffendorfer, R. Wiederholt, K. J. Bagstad, W. E. Thogmartin, G. McCracken, R. L. Medellin, A. Russell, and D. Semmens. 2017. Operationalizing the telecoupling framework for migratory species using the spatial subsidies approach to examine ecosystem services provided by Mexican free-tailed bats. Ecology and Society 22(4):23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09589-220423
Do economic values and expenditures for viewing waterfowl in the U.S. differ among species
Many economic studies value birdwatching in general and often do not account for potential differences in viewers’ benefits from observing different species. But, how different are economic values of viewing various bird species? To answer that question, we surveyed Ducks Unlimited (DU) members using an online questionnaire to estimate trip expenditures and consumer surplus per trip for viewing pintail ducks, waterfowl in general, and other speci…
Multi-country Willingness to Pay for Transborder Migratory Species Conservation: A Case Study of Northern Pintails
Ecosystem service flows from a migratory species: Spatial subsidies of the northern pintail
Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services – A case study for Germany
Despite a growing number of national-scale ecosystem service (ES) assessments, few studies consider the impacts of ES use and consumption beyond national or regional boundaries. Interregional ES flows – ecosystem services “imported” from and “exported” to other countries – are rarely analyzed and their importance for global sustainability is little known. Here, we provide a first multi-ES quantification of a nation's use of ES from abroad. We foc…
Multi‐species, multi‐country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation
Migratory species often provide ecosystem service benefits to people in one country while receiving habitat support in other countries. The multinational cooperation that could help ensure continued provisioning of these benefits by migration may be informed by understanding the economic values people in different countries place on the benefits they derive from migratory wildlife. We conducted contingent valuation surveys to estimate the willing…
Diverse stakeholders and their interests matter to the U.S. Forest Service: A network of action situations analysis of how stakeholders affect forest plan outcomes
Toward Nepa performance: A framework for assessing EIAs
Distance decay and directional diffusion of ecoclimate teleconnections driven by regional-scale tree die-off
Climate change is triggering regional-scale alterations in vegetation including land cover change such as forest die-off. At sufficient magnitudes, land cover change from forest die-off in one region can change not only local climate but also vegetation including agriculture elsewhere via changes in larger scale climate patterns, termed an ‘ecoclimate teleconnection’. Ecoclimate teleconnections can therefore have impacts on vegetative growth in d…
Role of science and scientists in public environmental policy debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations
Halting biodiversity loss, mitigating global warming and maintaining the long‐term viability of rural and urban areas requires urgent policy action. However, environmental policies often trigger resistance and highly polarised public debates, with some actors employing pseudo‐scientific claims. This raises concern about the increasing impact of misinformation on policymaking. Here, we analyse the role of science and scientists in the public debat…
Quantifying the substantive influence of public comment on United States federal environmental decisions under Nepa
A citizen’s right to comment on, and criticize, government decisions makes a difference. The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) institutionalized public engagement in environmental review in the belief it would lead to better decisions and more sustainable outcomes. But, 50 years later, NEPA’s public comment process has been criticized as costly and slow, while doing little to change outcomes. Data science now makes it possible…
Ecology (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · Environmental resource management (10 works) · Environmental Science (10 works) · Biology (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Ecosystem (8 works) · Ecosystem services (8 works)