Recent publications (* publications with students):
Chabba, M..,* Bhat, M. G. and Sarmiento, J. “Considerations of cobenefits, equity, and uncertainty in decisions supporting ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction.” Ecological Economics, 2022, Volume 198, August 2022, 107462, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107462.
Thiesen, T.*, Bhat, M. G., Liu, H., and Rovira, R. “An Ecosystem Service Approach to Assessing Alternative Agro-Ecosystems in Urban Landscapes.” Land, 2022, 11, 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040469.
Freidenreich, A.*, Bhat, M. G.and K. Jayachandran. “Adoption and Perception of Cover Crop Implementation for Tropical Fruit Growers.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, December 2021, doi:10.2489/jswc.2022.00084.
Bayissa, Y., Melesse, A., Bhat, M.G., Tadesse, T., and Shiferaw, A. “Evaluation of Regional Climate Model (RCM) Simulations of Daily Precipitation and Temperature-Based Climate Indices: A case study of Florida, USA.” Water, (September) 2021, 13, 2411. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13172411.
Charles N.A.*, Bhat M.G., Bhatta R, Hegde KM, Hegde GV. “Multi-Criteria Hydro-Economic Decision Tool for Rejuvenating Community Irrigation Tanks in Rural India.” Water. 2021; 13(11):1594. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/11/1594
Chanda, S., Bhat, M.G., Shetty, K.G., Jayachandran, K. “Technology, Policy, and Market Adaptation Mechanisms for Sustainable Fresh Produce Industry: The Case of Tomato Production in Florida, USA.” Sustainability, 2021, 13, 5933; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115933
Brown, C., * M. G. Bhat, and J. S. Rehage. “Valuing Ecosystem Services under Climate Risk: A Case of Recreation in the Florida Everglades.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2020, 146(12): 04020089. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943- 5452.0001290.
Cavasos, K. * and M. G. Bhat. “Impact of risk perception on household willingness-to-pay to restock the threatened staghorn coral.” Ocean and Coastal Management, vol 193 (August) 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105244
Seeteram, N.,* M. G. Bhat, B. Pierce, K. Cavasos,* and D. Die. “Reconciling economic reality and stakeholder perception: A management challenge in Florida Gulf Coast fisheries.” Marine Policy, Volume 108, October 2019, 103628, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103628.
Dessu, S. B.,* A. Melesse, M. G. Bhat, S. A. Debebe, A. H. Seid, K. M. Strzepek, R. M. Price, M. E. McClain. “Development and Application of Priority Rated Optimization Model (PROM) for Multi-Sector Water Resource Management System.” Ecosystem Modeling and Software, 113 (March) 2019, p. 84-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.11.014.
Volta, C, D. T. Ho, G. Friederich, V.C. Engel, M. G. Bhat. “Influence of water management and natural variability on dissolved inorganic carbon dynamics in a mangrove-dominated estuary.” Science of the Total Environment, Volume 635, September 2018, Pages 479-486. (doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.088)
Brown, C.,* M. G. Bhat, J. S. Rehage, A. Mirchi, R. Boucek, V. Engel, P. Mozumder, D. Watkins, J. S. Ault, M. Sukop. “Ecological-Economic Assessment of the Effects of Freshwater Flow in the Florida Everglades on Recreational Fisheries.” Sciences of the Total Environment, 627 (15), 2018, pp. 480–493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.038
Mirchi, A., D. W. Watkins, V. Engel, M. C. Sukop, J. Czajkowski, M. G. Bhat, J. Rehage, D. Letson, Y. Takatsuka. “A Hydro-economic Model of South Florida Water Resources System.” Sciences of the Total Environment, 628–629, 2018, pp. 1531-1541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.111
Estevez, C. L. *, M. G. Bhat and D. B. Bray. “Commodity Chains, Institutions and Domestic Policies of Organic and Fair Trade Coffee in Bolivia.” Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 42:3, 2018, pp. 299-327, DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2017.1359737
Corrales, J.,* G. M. Najab, M. G. Bhat, and F. Miralles-Wilhelm. “Water Quality Trading Opportunities in Two Sub-watersheds in the Northern Lake Okeechobee Watershed.” Journal of Environmental Management, 196 (1), July 2017, pp 544–559. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.061
Jungman, A. * , M. G. Bhat, K. Jayachandran and B. Gowda. “An Assessment of Biodiesel Feedstock Conversion Efficiency: A Case Study of Decentralized Biofuel Production Program in Rural India.” International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 8 (1), 2017, pp.47–63. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJRET.2017.080870
Jerath, M.,* M. G. Bhat, V. Rivera-Monroy, E. Castañeda-Moya, M. Simard, R. Twilley. “The role of economic, policy, and ecological factors in estimating the value of carbon stocks in Everglades mangrove forests, South Florida, USA.” Environmental Sciences and Policy, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.09.005
Seleman, A* and M. G. Bhat. “Multi-Criteria Assessment of Sanitation Technologies in Rural Tanzania: Implications for Program Implementation, Health and Socio-Economic Improvements.” Technology in Society, Technology in Society, 46 (2016), p. 70-79.
Dewsbury, B. M.,* M. G. Bhat and J. W. Fourqurean. “A review of seagrass economic valuations: Gaps and progress in valuation approaches.” Ecosystem Services, 8 (2016), 68-77.
Miles, M.,* K. Jayachandran, M. G. Bhat and A. Deoraj. “Assessing Plant Growth, Water Quality and Economic Effects from Application of a Plant-based Aquafeed in a Recirculating Aquaponic System.” Aquaculture International, 2015, 10.1007/s10499-015-9934-3.
Corrales, J.,* G. M. Najab, M. G. Bhat, and F. Miralles-Wilhelm. “Modeling a Phosphorus Credit Trading Program in an Agricultural Watershed.” Journal of Environmental Management. 143 (2014): 162-172.
Atisa, G. *, M. G. Bhat, and M. McClain. “Economic Assessment of Best Management Practices in the Mara River Basin: Toward Implementing Payment for Watershed Services.” Water Resources and Management, 28 (6): 1751-1766, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0585-3.