PUBLICATIONS

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In review

  • Faske T. M., Lasché S., Wolf A., Faist A.M., Fuentes-Soriano S., Winkler D.E., Massatti R. (In review). The genetic consequences of mixing seed collections and species-specific biology on the development of seed sources for land management. Journal for Applied Ecology

  • Gilb S., Haubensak K., Aslan C., Holeski L., Faske T.M., Souther S (In review) Population structure and genetic connectivity in the endangered Pectis imberbis: addressing conservation and genetic gaps in the Arizona Sky Islands. Conservation Genetics

2025

  • Massatti, R., Faske, T. M., Barnes, I. M., Leger, E. A., Parchman, T. L., Richardson, B. A., & Knowles, L. L. (2025). Suturing fragmented landscapes: Mosaic hybrid zones in plants may facilitate ecosystem resiliency. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(31), e2410941122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410941122

  • Shriver, L. C., Jordan, S. E., Massatti, R., & Munson, S. M. (2025). Bridging theory and practice to inform seed selection for restoration. Restoration Ecology, 33(8), e70174. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70174

  • Shriver L.C., Huxley J.D., Jordan S.E., Symstad A.J., DeFalco L.A., Bradford J.B., Esque T.C., Mengelt C., Munson S.M., Barga S.C., Kilkenny F.F., Kindred J., Kulpa S.M., Perkins J.L., Pilmanis A.M., Edwards F.S., Agneray A.C., Butterfield B.J., Faist A.M., Gaddis M., Garbowski M., Goebl A.M., Larson J.E., Benkendorf R.C., Shryock D.F., Slate M.L., Vandergast A.G., Woolridge C.B., Massatti R. (In Press). Integrating Science and Management to Improve Seed-Based Restoration. Ecological Restoration

  • Roybal C.M., Samuel E.M., Mitchell R.M., Winkler D.E., Massatti R. (In Press). Rethinking seed selection based on climate matching during restoration: geographic, soil, and climate variation help explain species-specific mortality patterns. Drylands

2024

  • Faske, T. M., Agneray, A. C., Jahner, J. P., Osuna-Mascaró, C., Sheta, L. M., Richardson, B. A., Leger, E. A., & Parchman, T. L. (2024). Environment predicts the maintenance of reproductive isolation in a mosaic hybrid zone of rubber rabbitbrush. Evolution, 78(2), 300–314. https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad207

  • Winkler, D. E., Sterner, S., Bradford, J. B., Pilmanis, A. M., & Massatti, R. (2024). Matching existing and future native plant materials to disturbance-driven restoration needs. Restoration Ecology, 32(4), e14088. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14088

    2022 and older

  • Richardson, B. A., Massatti, R., Islam‐Faridi, N., Johnson, S., & Kilkenny, F. F. (2023). Assessing population genomic structure and polyploidy: A crucial step for native plant restoration. Restoration Ecology, 31(3), e13740. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13740

  • Massatti, R., & Winkler, D. E. (2022). Spatially explicit management of genetic diversity using ancestry probability surfaces. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(12), 2668–2681. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13902

  • Faske, T. M., Agneray, A. C., Jahner, J. P., Sheta, L. M., Leger, E. A., & Parchman, T. L. (2021). Genomic and common garden approaches yield complementary results for quantifying environmental drivers of local adaptation in rubber rabbitbrush, a foundational Great Basin shrub. Evolutionary Applications, 14(12), 2881–2900. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13323

  • McCormick, M. L., Carr, A. N., Massatti, R., Winkler, D. E., De Angelis, P., & Olwell, P. (2021). How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success: The US native seed development process. Restoration Ecology, 29(8), e13499. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13499

  • Massatti, R., Shriver, R. K., Winkler, D. E., Richardson, B. A., & Bradford, J. B. (2020). Assessment of population genetics and climatic variability can refine climate‐informed seed transfer guidelines. Restoration Ecology, 28(3), 485–493. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13142

  • Massatti, R., & Knowles, L. L. (2020). The historical context of contemporary climatic adaptation: A case study in the climatically dynamic and environmentally complex southwestern United States. Ecography, 43(5), 735–746. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04840

  • Massatti, R., Prendeville, H. R., Larson, S., Richardson, B. A., Waldron, B., & Kilkenny, F. F. (2018). Population history provides foundational knowledge for utilizing and developing native plant restoration materials. Evolutionary Applications, 11(10), 2025–2039. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12704