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Recent Research Publications
    by Rangeland Ecology and Management Faculty

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Steve Bunting

Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, and S.C. Bunting, 2009. A spatially explicit model to predict future landscape composition of aspen woodlands under various management scenarios. Ecological Modeling 220:175-191.

Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, A.M.S. Smith, and S.C. Bunting. 2008., Net changes in aboveground woody carbon stock in western juniper woodlands, 1946-1998, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 113: G01013, doi:10.1029/2007JG000544.

Authors
Steve Bunting
Kelly Crane
James Kingery
Karen Launchbaugh
Beth Newingham
Ronald Robberecht
Kenneth Sanders
Eva Strand
Lee Vierling

Ongoing Research Projects
Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Launchbaugh, K.L., B. Brammer, M.L. Brooks, S.C. Bunting, P. Clark, J. Davison, M. Fleming, R. Kay, M. Pellant, D. Pyke, and B. Wylie. 2008. Interactions among livestock grazing, vegetation type, and fire behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1214, 42 p.

Strand E.K., A.P. Robinson, and S.C. Bunting 2007. Spatial patterns on the sagebrush steppe/ Western juniper ecotone. Plant Ecology 190:159-173.

Bunting, S.C., E.K. Strand and J.L. Kingery. 2007. Landscape characteristics of sagebrush steppe/juniper woodland mosaics under varying modeled prescribed fire regimes. Pp. 50-57, in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley, eds. Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in grassland and shrubland ecosystems. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

Strand, E. K., Smith, A. M., Bunting, S. C., Vierling, L. A., Hann, D. B., Gessler, P. E. 2006. Wavelet estimation of plant spatial patterns in multi-temporal aerial photography. International Journal of Remote Sensing 27:2049-2054.

Bunting, S.C., J.L. Kingery and M.A. Schroeder. 2003. Assessing the restoration potential of altered rangeland ecosystems in the Interior Columbia Basin. Restoration Ecology 21:77-86.

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Kelly Crane
Perryman, B.L., W.A. Laycock, L.B. Bruce, K.K. Crane, and J.W. Burkhardt. 2005. Range readiness is an obsolete management tool. Rangelands 27:36-41.

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James Kingery
VanderSchaaf, C.C., J.A. Moore, and J.L. Kingery. 2004. The effect of multinutrient fertilization on understory vegetation nutrient concentrations in inland Northwest conifer stands. Forest Ecology and Management 190:201-218.

Bunting, S.C., J.L. Kingery and M.A. Schroeder. 2003. Restoring altered rangeland ecosystems in the Interior Columbia Basin. Restoration Ecology 21:77-86.

VanderSchaaf, C.C., J.A. Moore, and J.L. Kingery. 2002. Operational multi-nutrient fertilization affects production of understory vegetation.
Western Journal of Applied Forestry 17: 147-153

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Karen Launchbaugh
Frost, R.A., L.M. Wilson, K.L. Launchbaugh, and E.M. Hovde. 2008. Seasonal change in forage value of rangeland weeds in North Idaho. Invasive Plant Science and Management 1:343-351.

Launchbaugh, K.L., B. Brammer, M.L. Brooks, S.C. Bunting, P. Clark, J. Davison, M. Fleming, R. Kay, M. Pellant, D. Pyke, and B. Wylie. 2008. Interactions among livestock grazing, vegetation type, and fire behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1214, 42 p.

Wallace, J.M. L.M. Wilson, and K.L. Launchbaugh. 2008. The Effect of Targeted Grazing and Biological Control on Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in Canyon Grasslands of Idaho. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61:314–320.

Frost, R.A., K.L. Launchbaugh, and C.A. Taylor, Jr. 2008. Age and body condition of goats influence consumption of juniper and monoterpene-treated feed. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61:48-54.

Fraker-Marble, M.J., K.L. Launchbaugh, and J.W. Walker. 2007. Differences in food ingestion and digestion among sheep classified as high or low sagebrush consumers. Rangeland Ecology and Management 60:191-194.

Lopez-Ortiz, S., J.A. Pfister, K.L. Launchbaugh, and C.C. Gay. 2007. Forage availability and body condition affect intake of lupine (
Lupinus leucophyllus) by Grazing Cattle. The Professional Animal Scientist 23:450-466.

Hancock, A.L., E.K. Strand, and K.L. Launchbaugh. 2007. Wish upon a satellite: Applying GPS to rangeland management. Rangelands 29:51-56.

Launchbaugh, K. L., R.J. Daines, and J.W. Walker. [Eds.] 2006. Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement. Published by the American Sheep Industry Association. Centennial, CO

Peterson, J., K.L. Launchbaugh, M. Pickering, and S.J. Hollenhorst. 2006. A comparison of computer-assisted instruction and field-based learning for youth rangeland education. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 25:174-182.

Launchbaugh, K.L. and L.D. Howery. 2005. Understanding landscape use patterns of livestock as a consequence of foraging behavior. Rangeland Ecology and Management 57:58:99–108.

Lopez-Ortiz, S., K.E. Panter, J.A. Pfister, and K.L. Launchbaugh. 2004. The effect of body condition on disposition of alkaloids from silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus Pursh) in sheep. Journal of Animal Sciences 82:2798-2805.


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Beth Newingham
Smith, S.D., T.N. Charlet, L.F. Fenstermaker, and B.A. Newingham. in press. Effects of Global Change on the Mojave Desert Ecosystem. In: The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability. Eds: Webb, R.H., J.M. André, L.F. Fenstermaker, J.S. Heaton, D.L. Hughson, E.V. McDonald, and D.M. Miller. University of Arizona Press.

Newingham, B.A., H. Bassirirad and R.M. Callaway. 2007. Allocating nitrogen away from an herbivore: A novel compensatory response to root herbivory. Oecologia 153:913-920.

Newingham, B.A., P. Vidiella and J. Belnap. 2007. Microhabitat effects of canopy, litter and herbivory on emergence and success of Bromus tectorum. Journal of Arid Environments 70:389-402.

Newingham, B.A. and R.M. Callaway. 2006. Shoot herbivory on the invasive plant, Centaurea maculosa, does not reduce its competitive effects on conspecifics and natives. Oikos 114:397-406.

Barker, D.H., C. Vanier, E. Naumburg, T. Charlet, K.M. Nielsen, B.A. Newingham and S.D. Smith. 2006. Enhanced monsoon precipitation and N deposition affect leaf traits and photosynthesis differently in spring and summer in the desert shrub Larrea tridentata. New Phytologist 169:799-808.

Newingham, B.A. and J. Belnap. 2006. Direct effects of salt amendments on emergence and growth of the invasive plant, Bromus tectorum, and native, Hilaria jamesii, in the field. Plant and Soil 280:29-40.

Newingham, B.A., G. Boquien, P. Choler, and R.M. Callaway. 2005. Effects of Festuca paniculata on the compensatory growth response of Centaurea uniflora in the field. Plant Ecology 176:237-244.

Thelen, G.C., J.M. Vivanco, B.A. Newingham, W. Good, H.P. Bais, P. Landres, T. Caesar and R.M. Callaway. 2005. Biocontrol herbivory stimulates allelopathic exudation by an invasive plant and the suppression of natives. Ecology Letters 8:209-217.

 

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Ronald Robberecht
Lanspery, K.E., and R. Robberecht. 2008. The efficacy of aerial photography analyses for determining disturbances in aquatic ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 34 (Suppl. 2):S364-S374.

Robberecht, R. 2007. Interactive nonlinear learning environments. Electronic Journal of e-Learning 5:59-68.

Robberecht, R. 2006. Designing an interactive nonlinear learning environment: An educator's perspective. Pages 391-400 In: D. Remenyi (editor). Proceedings International Conference on E-Learning.

Bassman, J.H. and R. Robberecht. 2006. Growth and gas exchange in field-grown and greenhouse-grown Quercus rubra following three years of exposure to enhanced UV-B radiation. Tree Physiology 26:1153-1163.

Eitel, J.U.H., P.E. Gessler, A.M.S. Smith, and R. Robberecht. 2006. Suitability of existing and novel spectral indices to remotely detect water stress in Populus spp. Forest Ecology and Management 229:170-182.

Bassman, J.H., G.E. Edwards, and R. Robberecht. 2003. Photosynthesis and growth in seedlings of five forest tree species with contrasting leaf anatomy subjected to supplemental UV-B radiation. Forest Science 49:176-187.

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Ken Sanders
Sanders, K.D. 2003. The legacy of Lee Sharp. Journal of Arid Land Research and Management 17:329-331.

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Eva Strand
Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, and S.C. Bunting, 2009. A spatially explicit model to predict future landscape composition of aspen woodlands under various management scenarios. Ecological Modeling 220:175-191.

Smith A.M.S., E.K. Strand, C.M. Steele, D.B. Hann, S.R. Garrity, M.J. Falkowski, and J.S. Evans, 2008. Production of vegetation spatial-structure maps by per-object analysis of juniper encroachment in multitemporal aerial photographs. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
34 (Suppl. 2):S268-S285

Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, A.M.S. Smith, and S.C. Bunting. 2008., Net changes in aboveground woody carbon stock in western juniper woodlands, 1946-1998, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 113: G01013, doi:10.1029/2007JG000544.

Strand E.K., A.P. Robinson, and S.C. Bunting 2007. Spatial patterns on the sagebrush steppe / Western juniper ecotone. Plant Ecology 190:159-173

Hancock, A.L., E.K. Strand, and K.L. Launchbaugh. 2007. Wish upon a satellite: Applying GPS to rangeland management. Rangelands 29:51-56.

Strand, E. K., A.M.S. Smith, S.C. Bunting, L.A. Vierling, D.B. Hann, and P.E. Gessler 2006. Wavelet estimation of plant spatial patterns in multi-temporal aerial photography. International Journal of Remote Sensing 27:2049-2054.

Beck J.L., J.M. Peek, and E.K. Strand. 2006. Estimates of elk summer range nutritional carrying capacity constrained by probabilities of habitat selection. The Journal of Wildlife Management 70:283-294.

Cantu C., R.G. Wright, J.M. Scott and E.K. Strand. 2004. Assessment of current and proposed nature reserves of Mexico based on their capacity to protect geophysical features and biodiversity. Biological Conservation 115:411-417.

Cantu C., R.G. Wright, J.M. Scott, and E.K Strand. 2003. Conservation assessment of current and proposed nature reserves of Tamaulipas State, Mexico, Natural Areas Journal
23:220-228.

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Lee Vierling

Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, and S.C. Bunting. 2009. A spatially explicit model to predict future landscape composition of aspen woodlands under various management scenarios. Ecological Modeling 220:175-191.

Garrity, S.R., L.A. Vierling, A.M.S. Smith, M.J. Falkowski and D.B. Hann. 2008. Automatic detection of shrub location, crown area, and cover using spatial wavelet analysis and aerial photography. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing in press Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 34 (Suppl. 2):S376-S384

Falkowski, M.J., A.M.S. Smith, P.E. Gessler, A.T. Hudak, L.A. Vierling, and J.S. Evans. 2008. The influence of conifer forest canopy cover on the accuracy of two individual tree measurement algorithms using lidar data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 34 (Suppl. 2):S338-S350.

Jensen, J.R., K.S. Humes, L.A. Vierling, and A.T. Hudak. 2008. Discrete return lidar-based prediction of leaf area index in two conifer forests. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:3947-3957.

Smith, A.M.S., J.A. Greenberg, and L.A. Vierling. 2008. Introduction to special section: The remote characterization of vegetation structure: New methods and applications to landscape-regional-global scale processes. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 113:G03S91, doi: 10.1029/2008JG000748.

Clawges, R., K.T. Vierling, L.A. Vierling, and E.M. Rowell. 2008.  The use of lidar remote sensing to estimate avian species diversity, density, and occurrence in a pine/aspen forest Remote Sensing of Environment, 112:2064-2073, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.08.023.

Strand, E.K., L.A. Vierling, A.M.S. Smith, and S.C. Bunting. 2008., Net changes in aboveground woody carbon stock in western juniper woodlands, 1946-1998, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 113: G01013, doi:10.1029/2007JG000544.

Pocewicz, A., M. Nielson-Pincus, C. Goldberg, M. Johnson, P. Morgan, J. Force, L.P. Waits, and L.A. Vierling. 2008.  Predicting land use change: Comparison of models based on landowner surveys and historical land cover trends.  Landscape Ecology, 23:195–210. doi: 10.1007/s10980-007-9159-6.

Vierling, K.T., L.A. Vierling, W. Gould, S. Martinuzzi, and R. Clawges. 2008.  Lidar: Shedding new light on habitat characterization and modeling. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6:90-98.  doi:10.1890/070001.

Lewis, J.S., J.L. Rachlow, E.O. Garton, and L.A. Vierling. 2007. Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: Using data screening to reduce location errors.  Journal of Applied Ecology 44:663-671.  doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01286.x.

Clawges, R., L.A. Vierling, M. Calhoon, and M.P. Toomey. 2007. Use of a ground-based scanning lidar for estimation of biophysical properties of western larch (Larix occidentalis).  International Journal of Remote Sensing 28: 4331-4344.  doi: 10.1080/01431160701243460.

Pocewicz, A., LA. Vierling, L. Lentile, and R. Smith. 2007.  View angle effects on relationships among MISR vegetation indices, leaf area index, and burn severity in a ponderosa pine forest.  Remote Sensing of Environment, 107:322-333.

Storfer, A., M.A. Murphy, J.S. Evans, C.S. Goldberg, S. Robinson, S.F. Spear, R. Dezzani, E. Delmelle, L.A. Vierling, and L. Waits. 2007. Putting the "landscape" in landscape genetics. Heredity 98:128-142.

Vierling, L.A. and K.T. Vierling, 2006. Creating undergraduate community ambassadors of earth system science. Journal of Geoscience Education 54:283-286.

Vierling, L.A., J.A. Frykholm and G. Glasson. 2006. Learning mathematics and earth system science: via satellite. Journal of Geoscience Education 54:262-271.

Falkowski, M., A.M. Smith, A.T. Hudak, P.E. Gessler, L.A. Vierling and N. Crookston, N. 2006. Automated estimation of individual conifer tree height and crown diameter via two-dimensional wavelet analysis of lidar data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 32:153-161.

Chen, X. and L.A. Vierling. 2006. Spectral mixture analyses of hyperspectral data acquired using a tethered balloon. Remote Sensing of Environment 103:338-350.

Vierling, L.A., M. Fersdahl, X. Chen, Z. Li and P.R. Zimmerman. 2006. The Short Wave Aerostat-Mounted Imager (SWAMI):  A novel platform for acquiring remotely sensed data from a tethered balloon. Remote Sensing of Environment 103:255-264.

Rowell, E., C. Seielstad, L.A. Vierling, L. Queen and W. Shepperd. 2006. Using laser altimetry-based segmentation to refine automated tree identification in managed forests of the Black Hills, South Dakota. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 72:1379-1388.

Strand, E.K., A.M.S. Smith, S.C. Bunting, L.A. Vierling, D.B. Hann and P.E. Gessler. 2006. Wavelet estimation of plant spatial patterns in multi-temporal aerial photography. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 27:2049-2054.

Toomey, M.P., and L.A. Vierling. 2006. Estimating equivalent water thickness in a conifer forest using Landsat TM and ASTER data:  A comparison study. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 32:288-299.

Chen, X., L.A. Vierling, D.W. Deering. 2005. A simple and effective image normalization method to improve landscape change detection across sensors and across time. Remote Sensing of Environment 98:63-79.

Zimmerman, P.R., M.H. Price, C. Peng, W.J. Capehart, K. Updegraff, P. Kozak, L.A. Vierling, E. Baker, F. Kopp, E. Duke, and C. Das. 2005. C-Lock (patent pending): A system for estimating and certifying carbon emission reduction credits for the sequestration of soil carbon on agricultural land. Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Global Change 10:307-331.

Chen, X., L.A. Vierling, D.W. Deering, and A.H. Conley. 2005. Monitoring boreal forest LAI across a Siberian burn chronosequence: A MODIS validation study. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26:5433-5451.

Toomey, M.P. and L.A. Vierling. 2005. Multispectral remote sensing of landscape level foliar moisture: Techniques and applications for forest ecosystem monitoring. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35:1087-1097.

Chen, X., L.A. Vierling, E. Rowell and T. DeFelice. 2004. Using lidar and effective LAI data to evaluate IKONOS and Landsat 7 ETM+ vegetation cover estimates in a ponderosa pine forest. Remote Sensing of Environment 91:14-26.

Harley, P.C., P. Vasconcellos, L.A. Vierling, C. Cleomir de S. Pinheiro, J. Greenberg,
A. Guenther, L. Klinger, S. Soares de Almeida, D. Neill, T. Baker, O. Phillips and Y.R. Malhi. 2004. Variation in potential for isoprene emissions among Neotropical forest sites. Global Change Biology 10:1-21.

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