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38 publications in Plants

Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Fish, Forests & Woodlands, Grasslands, Invasive Species, Plants

Kovach, R., J.A. Gervais, A. Sepulveda, R. Al-Chokhachy, J.J. Giersch, and C.C. Muhlfeld. 2020. Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections. Biological Invasions 22:2163–2183.

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Mapping of land cover with open-source software and ultra-high resolution imagery acquired with unmanned aerial vehicles

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Remote Sensing

Horning, N., E. Fleishman, P.J. Ersts, F.A. Fogarty, and M.W. Zillig. 2020. Mapping of land cover with open-source software and ultra-high-resolution imagery acquired with unmanned aerial vehicles. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 6:487-497.

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Projected impacts of climate change on the range and phenology of three culturally-important shrub species

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Changes in Phenology, Plants, Tribal Community Resilience

Prevey, J.S., L.E. Parker, and C.A. Harrington. 2020. Projected impacts of climate change on the range and phenology of three culturally-important shrub species. PLoS ONE 15:e0232537.

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Developing and optimizing shrub parameters representing sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Northern Great Basin using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Remote Sensing

Pandit, K., H. Dashti, N. F. Glenn, A. N. Flores, K. C. Maguire, D. J. Shinneman, G. N. Flerchinger, and A. W. Fellows. 2019. Developing and optimizing shrub parameters representing sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Northern Great Basin using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model. Geoscientific Model Development 12:4585-4601.

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Empirical methods for remote sensing of nitrogen in drylands may lead to unreliable interpretation of ecosystem function

Published in: | Research Themes: Grasslands, Plants, Remote Sensing

Dashti, H., N.F. Glenn, S. Ustin, J.J. Mitchell, Y. Qi, N.T. Ilangakoon, A.N. Flores, J.L. Silvan-Cardenas, K. Zhao, L.P. Spaete, and M.A. de Graaff. 2019. Empirical methods for remote sensing of nitrogen in drylands may lead to unreliable interpretation of ecosystem function. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57:3993-4004.

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Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Wildfire, Water

Williamson, M.A., E. Fleishman, R.C. Mac Nally, J.C. Chambers, B.A. Bradley, D.S. Dobkin, D.I. Board, F.A. Fogarty, N. Horning, M. Leau, and M.W. Zilig. 2019. Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA. Biological Invasions 2019: 1-18.

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Regional scale dryland vegetation classification with an integrated lidar-hyperspectral approach

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Remote Sensing

Dashti, H., A. Poley, N. F. Glenn, N. Ilangakoon, L. Spaete, D. Roberts, J. Enterkine, A. N. Flores, S. L. Ustin, and J. J. Mitchell. 2019. Regional scale dryland vegetation classification with an integrated lidar-hyperspectral approach. Remote Sensing 11:2141.

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Spatial patterns of meadow sensitivities to interannual climate variability in the Sierra Nevada

Published in: | Research Themes: Grasslands, Plants, Water

Albano, C.M, M.L. McClure, S.E. Gross, W. Kitlasten, C.E. Soulard, C. Morton, and J. Huntington. 2019. Spatial patterns of meadow sensitivities to interannual climate variability in the Sierra Nevada. Ecohydrology 12:e2128.

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Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Oceans and Coasts, Wetlands

Janousek, C. N., K. M. Thorne, and J. Y. Takekawa. 2019. Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast. Estuaries and Coasts 42:85–98.

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A physical framework for evaluating net effects of wet meadow restoration on late-summer streamflow

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Aquatic Ecosystems, Changes in Precipitation, Grasslands, Plants

Nash, C. S., J. S. Selker, G. E. Grant, S. L. Lewis, and P. Noël. 2018. A physical framework for evaluating net effects of wet meadow restoration on late-summer streamflow. Ecohydrology 11:e1953.

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