National Research Council. 2001. Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the 21st Century. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

National Research Council. 2001. Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Johnston, C.A. 1998. Geographic Information Systems in Ecology. Blackwell Science, Oxford, England.

Goodchild, M.R., L.T. Steyaert, B.O. Parks, C.A. Johnston, D. Maidment, M. Crane, and S. Glendinning (eds.) 1996. GIS and Environmental Modeling: Progress and Research Issues. GIS World Books, Fort Collins, CO.

National Research Council. 1999. New Strategies for America's Watersheds. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

National Research Council. 1995. Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

 Wolter, P.T., C.A. Johnston, and G.J. Niemi. In press. Mapping submerged aquatic vegetation in the U.S. Great Lakes using Quickbird satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing.

Frost, P.C., J.H. Larson, C.A. Johnston, K.C. Young, P.A. Maurice, G.A. Lamberti, and S.D. Bridgham. 2006. Landscape predictors of stream dissolved organic matter concentration and physicochemistry in a Lake Superior river watershed. Aquatic Sciences. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., and B.A. Shmagin. 2006. Scale issues in lake/watershed interaction: assessing shoreline development impacts on water clarity. In: Jianguo Wu (ed.) Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology. Methods And Applications. Colombia University Press, New York. PDF of Article

Tan, Z., S. Liu, C.A. Johnston, T.R. Loveland, L.L. Tieszen, J. Liu, and R. Kurtz. 2005. Soil organic carbon dynamics as related to land use history in the northwestern Great Plains. Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 19, GB3011, doi:10.1029/2005GB002536. Abstract/PDF of Article

Danz, N.P., R.R. Regal, G.J. Niemi, V. Brady, T. Hollenhorst, L.B. Johnson, G.E. Host, J.M. Hanowski, C.A. Johnston, T. Brown, J. Kingston, and J.R. Kelly. 2005. Environmentally stratified sampling design for the development of Great Lakes Environmental Indicators. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 102:41-65. Abstract/PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., P. Groffman, D.D. Breshears, Z.G. Cardon, W. Currie, W. Emanuel, J. Gaudinski, R.B. Jackson, K. Lajtha, K. Nadelhoffer, D. Nelson Jr., W. Mac Post, G. Retallack, L. Wielopolski. 2004. Carbon cycling in soil. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2: 522-528. Abstract/PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A. 2003. Shrub species as indicators of wetland sedimentation. Wetlands 23:911-920. Abstract/PDF of Article

Baron, J.S., N.L. Poff, P.L. Angermeier, C.N. Dahm, P.H. Gleick, N.G. Hairston, Jr., R.B. Jackson, C.A. Johnston, B.G. Richter, and A.D. Steinman. 2003. Sustaining healthy freshwater ecosystems. Issues in Ecology, Number 10. Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC. PDF of Article

Grimm, N.B., S. E. Gergel, W.H. McDowell, E.W. Boyer, C.L. Dent, P.M. Groffman, S.C. Hart, J.W. Harvey, C.A. Johnston, E. Mayorga, M. McClain, and G. Pinay. 2003. Merging aquatic and terrestrial perspectives of nutrient biogeochemistry. Oecologia 442: 485–501. PDF of Article

McClain, M.E., E.W. Boyer, C.L. Dent, S.E. Gergel, N.B. Grimm, P.M. Groffman, S.C. Hart, J.W. Harvey, C.A. Johnston, E. Mayorga, W.H. McDowell, and G. Pinay. 2003. Biogeochemical hot spots and hot moments at the interface of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ecosystems 6:301-312. PDF of Article

Brown, T.N., C.A. Johnston, and K.R. Cahow. 2003. Lateral flow routing into a wetland: field and model perspectives. Geomorphology 53:11-23. PDF of Article

Baron, J.S., N.L. Poff, P.L. Angermeier, C.N. Dahm, P.H. Gleick, N.G. Hairston, Jr., R.B. Jackson, C.A. Johnston, B.G. Richter, and A.D. Steinman. 2002. Meeting Ecological and Societal Needs for Freshwater. Ecological Applications 12:1247-1260. Abstract/PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., and P. Meysembourg. 2002. Comparison of the Wisconsin and National Wetlands Inventories. Wetlands 22:386-405. Abstract

Johnston, C.A., S.D. Bridgham, and J.P. Schubauer-Berigan. 2001. Nutrient dynamics in relation to geomorphology of riverine wetlands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:557-577. Abstract/ PDF of Article

Bridgham, S.D., C.A. Johnston, and J.P. Schubauer-Berigan. 2001. Phosphorus sorption dynamics in soils and coupling with surface and pore water in riverine wetlands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:577-588. Abstract/PDF of Article

Brown, T.N., J. Pastor, C.A. Johnston, and H.D. Mooers. 2000. A finite difference type algorithm with pro rata resource allocation. Ecological Modelling 126: 1-8. Abstract

Johnston, C. A. 2000. Ch. 19. Wetland soil and landscape alteration by beavers. Pp. 391-408. in Richardson, J.L., and M.J. Vepraskas (eds.). Wetland Soils: Their Genesis, Morphology, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Shmagin, B.A., Johnston, C.A., and H.D. Mooers. 1999. Research of space-time changeability of Minnesota, U.S. river inflow on probability model base (in Russian). Rossiiskaia akademiia nauk. Sibirskoe otdelenie. Geografiia i prirodnye resursy, No. 1, 134-143.

Menzel, L., O. Richter, N.E. Caraco, G.M. Hornberger, R.B. Jackson, C.A. Johnston, H. Lang, and E.F. Wood. 1999. How is ecosystem function affected by hydrological lateral flows in complex landscapes? Pp. 255-271. In Dahlem Workshop on Integrating Hydrology, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biogeochemistry in Complex Landscapes. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England.

Johnston, C.A., J.P. Schubauer-Berigan and S.D. Bridgham. 1997. The potential role of riverine wetlands as buffer zones. pp. 155-170. In Haycock, N.E., T.P. Burt, K.W.T. Goulding, and G. Pinay. Buffer Zones: Their Processes and Potential in Water Protection. Quest Environmental, Harpenden, Herts, UK.

Johnston, C.A., Y. Cohen, and J. Pastor. 1996. Modeling of spatially static and dynamic ecological processes. pp. 149-154. In Goodchild, M.R., L.T. Steyaert, B.O. Parks, C.A. Johnston, D. Maidment, M. Crane, and S. Glendinning (eds.) GIS and Environmental Modeling: Progress and Research Issues. GIS World Books, Fort Collins, CO.

Bridgham, S.D., C.A. Johnston, J. Pastor, and K. Updegraff. 1995. Potential feedbacks of northern wetlands on climate change. BioScience 45:262-274. PDF of Article

Johnson, B.L., and C.A. Johnston. 1995. Relationship of lithology and geomorphology to erosion of the western Lake Superior coast. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21:3-16. Abstract

Johnston, C.A. 1995. Effects of animals on landscape pattern. pp. 57-80. In Mosaic Landscapes and Ecological Processes. L. Hansson, L. Fahrig, and G. Merriam (eds.) Landscape Ecology Study Series, Volume 2, Chapman & Hall, New York.

Johnston, C.A., G. Pinay, C. Arens, and R.J. Naiman. 1995. Influence of soil properties on the biogeochemistry of a beaver meadow hydrosequence. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:1789-1799. PDF of Article

Pollack, M.M., R.J. Naiman, H.E. Erickson, C.A. Johnston, J. Pastor, and G. Pinay. 1995. Beaver as engineers: influences on biotic and abiotic characteristics of drainage basins. pp. 117-126. In C. Jones and J. Lawton (eds.) Linking Species and Ecosystems. Chapman & Hall, New York.

Updegraff, K., J. Pastor, S.D. Bridgham, and C.A. Johnston. 1995. Environmental and substrate controls over carbon and nitrogen mineralization in northern wetlands. Ecological Applications 5:151-163. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A. 1994. Cumulative impacts to wetlands. Wetlands 14:49-55. Abstract/PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A. 1994. Ecological engineering of wetlands by beavers. pp. 379-384. In W.J. Mitsch (ed.) Global Wetlands: Old World and New. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam.

Johnston, C.A., and J. Salés. 1994. GIS for erosion hazard prediction along Lake Superior. Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association 6(1):57-62.

Naiman, R.J., G. Pinay, C.A. Johnston, and J. Pastor. 1994. Beaver influences on the long term biogeochemical characteristics of boreal forest drainage networks. Ecology 75:905-921. Abstract/PDF of Article

Updegraff, K., S.D. Bridgham, J. Pastor, and C.A. Johnston. 1994. A method to determine long-term anaerobic carbon and nutrient mineralization in soils. pp. 209-219. J. Doran, D. Bezdicek, and D. Coleman (eds.) Defining Soil Quality for a Sustainable Environment. Soil Science Society of America Special Publication No. 35.

Detenbeck, N.E., C.A. Johnston, and G.J. Niemi. 1993. Wetland effects on lake water quality in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Landscape Ecology 8:39-61. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A. 1993. Introduction to quantitative methods and modeling in community, population, and landscape ecology. pp. 276-283. In M.R. Goodchild, B.O. Parks, and L.T. Steyaert (eds.) Environmental Modeling with GIS. Oxford University Press.

Johnston, C.A. 1993. Material fluxes across wetland ecotones in northern landscapes. Ecological Applications 3:424-440. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A. 1993. Mechanisms of wetland-water quality interaction. pp. 293-299. In G.A. Moshiri (ed.) Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement. Lewis Press, Chelsea, MI.

Johnston, C.A., J. Pastor, and R.J. Naiman. 1993. Effects of beaver and moose on boreal forest landscapes. pp. 236-254. In S.H. Cousins, R. Haines-Young, and D. Green (eds.) Landscape Ecology and Geographical Information Systems. Taylor & Francis, London.

Pastor, J., J. Bonde, C.A. Johnston, and R.J. Naiman. 1993. Markovian analysis of the spatially dependent dynamics of beaver ponds. pp. 5-27. In R.H. Gardner (ed.) Predicting Spatial Effects in Ecological Systems. Lectures on Mathematics in the Life Sciences, Vol. 23. Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI.

Johnston, C.A., J. Pastor, and G. Pinay. 1992. Quantitative methods for studying landscape boundaries. pp. 107-125. In Landscape Boundaries: Consequences for Biotic Diversity and Ecological Flows. F. di Castri and A. Hansen (eds.) Springer-Verlag, New York.

Pastor, J., and C.A. Johnston. 1992. Using simulation models and geographic information systems to integrate ecosystem and landscape ecology. pp. 324-346. In New Perspectives in Watershed Management. R.J. Naiman (ed.) Springer-Verlag, New York.

Davis, F.W., D.A. Quattrochi, M.K. Ridd, N. S-N Lam, S.J. Walsh, J.C. Michaelson, J. Franklin, D.A. Stow, C.J. Johannsen, and C.A. Johnston. 1991. Environmental analysis using integrated GIS and remotely sensed data: some research needs and priorities. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 57:689-697.

Johnston, C.A. 1991. GIS Technology in Ecological Research. pp. 329-346. In Encyclopedia of Earth System Science, Vol. 2. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Johnston, C.A. 1991. Sediment and nutrient retention by freshwater wetlands: effects on surface water quality. Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 21:491-565.

Naiman, R.J., T. Manning, and C.A. Johnston. 1991. Beaver population fluctuations and tropospheric methane emissions in boreal wetlands. Biogeochemistry 12:1-15. Article

Johnston, C.A. (guest editor). 1990. GIS: More than just a pretty face. Landscape Ecology 4:3-4.

Johnston, C.A., N.E. Detenbeck, and G.J. Niemi. 1990. The cumulative effect of wetlands on stream water quality and quantity: a landscape approach. Biogeochemistry 10:105-141. Article

Johnston, C.A., and R.J. Naiman. 1990. Aquatic patch creation in relation to beaver population trends. Ecology 71:1617-1621. PDF of Article

Johnston, C. A. and R. J. Naiman. 1990. Browse selection by beaver: Effects on riparian forest composition. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 20:1036-1043.

Johnston, C.A., and R.J. Naiman. 1990. The use of a geographic information system to analyze long-term landscape alteration by beaver. Landscape Ecology 4:5-19.  PDF of Article

Broschart, M.R., C.A. Johnston, and R.J. Naiman. 1989. Prediction of beaver colony density using impounded habitat variables. Journal of Wildlife Management 53:929-934.

Johnston, C.A. 1989. Human impacts to Minnesota wetlands. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science 55(1):120-124.

Johnston, C.A. and J.P. Bonde. 1989. Quantitative analysis of ecotones using a geographic information system. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 55:1643-1647.

Johnston, C.A., B. Marlett, and M. Riggle. 1988. Application of a computer-automated wetlands inventory to regulatory and management problems. Wetlands 8:135-143. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., N.E. Detenbeck, J.P. Bonde, and G.J. Niemi. 1988. Geographic information systems for cumulative impact assessment. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 54:1609-1615.

Naiman, R.J., C.A. Johnston, and J.C. Kelley. 1988. Alteration of North American streams by beaver. BioScience 38:753-762. PDF of Article

Naiman, R.J., H. Décamps, J. Pastor, and C.A. Johnston. 1988. The potential importance of boundaries to fluvial ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Soc. 7:289-306.

Johnston, C.A. and R.J. Naiman. 1987. Boundary dynamics at the aquatic-terrestrial interface: The influence of beaver and geomorphology. Landscape Ecology 1:47-57. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., G.B. Lee, and F.W. Madison. 1984. The stratigraphy and composition of a lakeside wetland. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 48:347-345. PDF of Article

Johnston, C.A., G.D. Bubenzer, G.B. Lee, F.W. Madison, and R.J. McHenry. 1984. Nutrient trapping by sediment deposition in a seasonally flooded lakeside wetland. J. Environ. Qual. 13:283-290.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board. 2000. Toward Integrated Environmental Decision-Making. EPA-SAB-EC-00-011.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 2000. Review of an Integrated Approach to Metals Assessment in Surface Waters and Sediments. EPA-SAB-EPEC-00-005.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 2000. Review of the Biotic Ligand Model of the Acute Toxicity of Metals. EPA-SAB-EPEC-00-006.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 2000. Consultation on the Superfund Program's Approach to Developing Ecological Soil Screening Levels. EPA-SAB-EPEC-CON-00-005.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1999. An SAB Report: Review of the Office of Water’s Index of Watershed Indicators. EPA-SAB-EPEC-99-014.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1998. Evaluation of the Blackstone River Initiative. EPA-SAB-EPEC-98-011.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1998. Review of the EPA's Draft Ecological Research Strategy. EPA-SAB-EPEC-LTR-98-001.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Environmental Goals Subcommittee. 1997. An SAB Report: Review of Environmental Goals for America. EPA-SAB-EC-97-007.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. An SAB Report: Review of the Agency’s Draft Ecological Risk Assessment Guidelines. EPA-SAB-EPEC-97-002.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. An SAB Report: Review of the Evaluation of the Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Program (EMAP) Research Strategy and Research Plan. EPA-SAB-EPEC-97-009.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Draft Guidance for Lakes and Reservoir Bioassessment and Biocriteria. EPA-SAB-EPEC-LTR-97-007.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Evaluation of Superfund Ecotox Threshold Benchmark Values for Water and Sediment. EPA-SAB-EPEC-LTR-97-009.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Problem Formulation Phase of EPA's Watershed Ecological Risk Assessment Case Studies. EPA-SAB-EPEC-ADV-97-001.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Need to Develop Ecological Risk Management Guidelines. EPA-SAB-EPEC-ADV-97-002.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Development of Phase II of the Index of Watershed Indicators. EPA-SAB-EPEC-ADV-97-003.

U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. 1997. Development of Sediment Quality Criterion for PAH Mixtures. EPA-SAB-EPEC-CON-97-001.

Shmagin, B.A., and C.A. Johnston. 2004. The hydroclimatology of the central territory of conterminous U.S. and stream flow regime in upper Missouri River basin. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 83: 355-356.

Meysembourg, P., G. Sjerven, and C. Johnston. 2000. Natural Resources Inventory for the Duluth Area. Phase I–Data Catalog. Natural Resources Research Institute Technical Report NRRI/TR-2000/12.

Johnston, C.A., and B.A. Shmagin. 1999. Relationship between development and condition of lakes in Minnesota’s northern lakes and forests ecoregion. Natural Resources Research Institute Technical Report NRRI/TR-99/34. 72 pp.

Johnston, C.A., J. Salés, and J. Bonde. 1999. Erosion Hazard of the Minnesota North Shore of Lake Superior (CD-ROM). Natural Resources Research Institute Technical Report NRRI/TR-99/10.

Johnston, C.A., A. Trauger, P. Meysembourg, R. Hawrot, and G. Walton. 1999. Natural Resources of Minnesota Point: Maps and Data in Support of the Minnesota Point Environmental Management Plan (CD-ROM). Natural Resources Research Institute Technical Report NRRI/TR-99/11.