Edward A. Martinko
State Biologist and Director, Kansas Biological Survey
Ecology, Remote Sensing
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor, Environmental Studies
Courtesy Professor, Geography
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Phone: (785) 864-1505
Fax: (785) 864-1534
Area of Interest and Research
- Remote Sensing of Natural Resources
- Insect Community Ecology
- Landscape Analysis and Characterization
- Ecosystem Ecology and Management
Courses Taught
- Ecosystem Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Principles of Environmental Studies
Representative Publications
Johnson, J.B., R.H. Hagen, and E.A. Martinko. 2010. Effect of succession and habitat area on wandering spider (Araneae) abundance in an experimental landscape. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 83(2):141-153.
Peterson, D., J. Whistler, C. Bishop, S. Egbert, E. Martinko. 2009. The Kansas Next-Generation Land Use/Land Cover Mapping Initiative, In: ASPRS Proceedings, 2009 Annual Conference [CD-ROM], Baltimore, Maryland, March 9-13, 2009, 12 pp.
Martinko, E.A., R.H. Hagen, and J.A. Griffith. 2006. Successional change in the insect community of a fragmented landscape. Landscape Ecology 21:711–721.
Kastens, J.H., T.L. Kastens, D.L.A. Kastens, K.P. Price, E.A. Martinko, and R. Lee. 2005. Image masking for crop yield forecasting using time-series AVHRR NDVI imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment 99(2005):341–356.
Peterson, D.L., S.L. Egbert, K.P. Price, and E.A. Martinko. 2004. Identifying historical and recent land cover changes in Kansas using post-classification change detection techniques. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 107(3/4):105–118.
Griffith, J.A., E.A. Martinko, J.L. Whistler, and K.P. Price. 2002. Preliminary comparison of landscape pattern-NDVI relationships to Central Plains stream conditions. Journal of Environmental Quality 31(3):846–859.
Peterson, D.L., K.P. Price, and E.A. Martinko. 2002. Investigating grazing intensity and range condition of grasslands in northeastern Kansas using Landsat Thematic Mapper data. Geocarto International 17(4):13–24.
Griffith, J.A., E.A. Martinko, J.L. Whistler, and K.P. Price. 2002. Interrelationships among landscape, NDVI, and stream water quality in the U.S. Central Plains. Ecological Applications 12(6):1702–1718.
Peterson, D.L., K.P. Price, and E.A. Martinko. 2002. Discriminating between cool season and warm season grassland cover types in northeastern Kansas. International Journal of Remote Sensing 23:5015–5030.
Griffith, J.A., K.P. Price, and E.A. Martinko. 2001. A multivariate analysis of biophysical parameters of tallgrass prairie among land management practices and years. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 68:249–271.
Price, K.P., T. Crooks, and E.A. Martinko. 2001. Grasslands across time and scale: a remote sensing perspective. April Conference Edition 2001 Highlight Article, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 67:414–420.
Martinko, E.A., K.P. Price, S.L. Egbert, J.L. Whistler, M.E. Jakubauskas, and T.J. Crooks. 2000. Building on three decades of remote sensing and decision support: The NASA Great Plains RESAC and the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing (KARS) Program. October 2000 Highlight Article, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 66(10):1158–1163.
Griffith, J.A., E.A. Martinko, and K.P. Price. 2000. Landscape structure analysis of Kansas at three scales. Landscape and Urban Planning 52(11):45–61.