Research output

Publications

A live feed of my research output, pulled automatically from Zotero. Updated on the 1st and 15th of each month.

By the numbers

Publications & Talks
27
Journal Articles
5
First-Author Works
13
Citations
14
27 publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2026

Fueling the fire: predicting cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) impacts on fire behavior across environmental and seasonal gradients

Ivory II, A. A., Wonkka, C. L., McGranahan, D. A., Akpejeluh, P., Kincy, S., Weidig, N. C., Roberts, C. P., Brock, K. M., Silva, C. A. & Donovan, V. M. · Fire Ecology, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 119

Invasive species can fundamentally alter fire regimes by modifying fuel characteristics, yet predicting their impacts on fire behavior remains challenging.

Other Research Output

2025

Changing large wildfire regime dynamics in the eastern United States

Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. · Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium

Dr. Donovan will provide a summary of her lab’s ongoing research investigations into changes in large (>200 ha) wildfire activity across multiple scales in the eastern U.S. and the interacting…

2025

Woody Cover Fuels Large Wildfire Risk in the Eastern U.S.

Ivey, M. A., Wonkka, C. L., Weidig, N. C. & Donovan, V. M. · Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium

This study characterizes changes in woody vegetation cover across the eastern United States from 1990 to 2020 and evaluates its association with the occurrence of large wildfires (i.e., >200 ha (~494…

2025

Fire at the fringe: Drivers of large wildfires in and near the wildland-urban interface of the eastern United States

Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A., Johnson, D. J. & Donovan, V. M. · Ecological Society of America

Presented at International Association for Landscape Ecology - North America Annual Conference (Apr 2025), Ecological Society of America (Aug 2025)

Large wildfires are increasing in the eastern U.S., which contains the greatest amount of wildland-urban interface (WUI) compared to the rest of the country.

2024

R Markdown: A Reproducible Workflow

Weidig, N. C. · University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Center Invited Seminar

This talk covers the fundamentals of using R Markdown to create reproducible workflows that seamlessly integrate code, results, and narrative.

2024

Increasing Large Wildfires in the Eastern United States

Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. · Southern Fire Exchange

This webinar provides an overview of changing large wildfire regimes in the eastern U.S., highlighting increasing wildfire number, size, and total area burned within regions of the southeast.

2024

Changing Large Wildfire Risk in the Southeastern U.S.

Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. · Gulf of Mexico Conference

Global change is altering ecosystem structure and function including natural disturbance processes like fire that can threaten human communities.

2021

The Goldilocks principle: Finding the balance between water volume and nutrients for ovipositing Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Weidig, N. C., Miller, A. L. & Parker, A. T. · Entomological Society of America Annual Conference

Presented at Northern Kentucky University Heather Bullen Research Celebration (Aug 2021), Entomological Society of America Annual Conference (Oct 2021)

Females of container-breeding mosquito species use visual and chemical cues to determine suitable habitats to oviposit their eggs.