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Joel A Biederman
Research Hydrologist


Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Less frequent but more intense rainfall events drive major shifts in global vegetation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Adaptation and $esponse in Drylands (ARID): Community insights for qcoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in drylands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feldman, A., Reed, S., Amaral, C., Babst-Kostecka, A., Babst, F., Biederman, J.A., Devine, C., Fu, X., Green, J., Guo, J., Hanan, N., Kokaly, R., Litvak, M., Macbean, N., Moore, D., Ojima, D., Poulter, B., Scott, R.L., Smith, W., Swap, R., Tucker, C., Wang, L., Watts, J., Wessels, K., Zhang, F., Zhang, W. 2024. Adaptation and $esponse in Drylands (ARID): Community insights for qcoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in drylands. Earth's Future. 12(9). Article e2024EF004811. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004811.
Two decades of riparian woodland water vapor and carbon dioxide flux responses to environmental variability - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gallo, E.L., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2024. Two decades of riparian woodland water vapor and carbon dioxide flux responses to environmental variability. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 355. Article 110147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110147.
How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dwivedi, R., Biederman, J.A., Broxton, P., Pearl, J., Lee, K., Svoma, B., van Leeuwen, W., Robles, M. 2024. How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence. Frontiers in Water. 6. Article 1374961. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1374961.
Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and intensity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feldman, A., Feng, X., Felton, A., Konings, A., Knapp, A., Biederman, J.A., Poulter, B. 2024. Plant responses to changing rainfall frequency and intensity. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5:276-294. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00534-0.
Mitigating drought mortality by incorporating topography into variable forest thinning strategies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thomas, A., Kolb, T., Biederman, J.A., Venturas, M., Ma, Q., Yang, D., Dore, S., Tai, X. 2024. Mitigating drought mortality by incorporating topography into variable forest thinning strategies. Environmental Research Letters. 19(3). Article 034035. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad29aa.
Methane uptake responses to extreme droughts regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zheng, Z., Wen, F., Biederman, J.A., Tudi, M., Lv, M., Xu, S., Cui, X., Wang, Y., Hao, Y., Li, L. 2024. Methane uptake responses to extreme droughts regulated by seasonal timing and plant composition. Catena. 237. Article 107822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.107822.
Extreme drought alters methane uptake but not methane sink in semi-arid steppes of Inner Mongolia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wen, F., Biederman, J.A., Hao, Y., Qian, R., Zheng, Z., Cui, X., Zhao, T., Xue, K., Wang, Y. 2024. Extreme drought alters methane uptake but not methane sink in semi-arid steppes of Inner Mongolia. Science of the Total Environment. 915. Article 169834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169834.
Reply to comment on "Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought events across much of the western United States" - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Zhang, F., Dannenberg, M., Yan, D., Reed, S., Smith, W. 2024. Reply to comment on "Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought events across much of the western United States". Geophysical Research Letters. 51(1). Article e2023GL105124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105124.
Effects of extra-extreme precipitation variability on multi-year cumulative nitrous oxide emission in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Zheng, Z., Wang, Y., Tudi, M., Qian, R., Zhang, B., Che, R., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2023. Effects of extra-extreme precipitation variability on multi-year cumulative nitrous oxide emission in a semiarid grassland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 343. Article 109761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109761.
Subseasonal to seasonal streamflow forecasting in a semiarid watershed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Broxton, P., van Leeuwen, W., Svoma, B., Walter, J., Biederman, J.A. 2023. Subseasonal to seasonal streamflow forecasting in a semiarid watershed. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 59(6):1493-1510. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13147.
Thermography captures the differential sensitivity of dryland functional types to changes in rainfall event timing and magnitude - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Javadian, M., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Zhang, F., Fisher, J., Reed, S., Potts, D., Villarreal, M., Feldman, A., Smith, W. 2023. Thermography captures the differential sensitivity of dryland functional types to changes in rainfall event timing and magnitude. New Phytologist. 240(1):114-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19127.
Using high frequency digital repeat photography to quantify the sensitivity of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem to the temporal repackaging of precipitation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, F., Biederman, J.A., Devine, C., Pierce, N., Yan, D., Javadian, M., Potts, D., Smith, W. 2023. Using high frequency digital repeat photography to quantify the sensitivity of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem to the temporal repackaging of precipitation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 338(15). Article 109539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109539.
Seasonal timing of extreme drought regulates N2O fluxes in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Zheng, Z., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2023. Seasonal timing of extreme drought regulates N2O fluxes in a semiarid grassland. Geoderma. 436. Article 116530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116530.
Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knowles, J., Bjarke, N., Badger, A., Berkelhammer, M., Biederman, J.A., Blanken, P., Bretfeld, M., Burns, S., Ewers, B., Frank, J., Hicke, J., Lestak, L., Livneh, B., Reed, D., Scott, R.L., Molotch, N. 2023. Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning. Science of the Total Environment. 880. Article 163260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163260.
Upscaling dryland carbon and water fluxes with artificial neural networks of optical, thermal, and microwave satellite remote sensing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dannenberg, M., Barnes, M., Smith, W., Johnston, M., Meerdink, S., Wang, X., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2023. Upscaling dryland carbon and water fluxes with artificial neural networks of optical, thermal, and microwave satellite remote sensing. Biogeosciences. 20(2):383-404. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-383-2023.
Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hoover, D.L., Abendroth, L.J., Browning, D.M., Saha, A., Snyder, K.A., Wagle, P., Witthaus, L.M., Baffaut, C., Biederman, J.A., Bosch, D.D., Bracho, R., Busch, D., Clark, P., Ellsworth, P.Z., Fay, P.A., Flerchinger, G.N., Kearney, S.P., Levers, L.R., Saliendra, N.Z., Schmer, M.R., Schomberg, H.H., Scott, R.L. 2022. Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales. Science of the Total Environment. 864. Article e160992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160992.
Snowtography quantifies effects of forest cover on net water input to soil at sites with ephemeral or stable seasonal snowpack in Arizona, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dwivedi, R., Biederman, J.A., Broxton, P., Lee, K., van Leeuwen, W. 2022. Snowtography quantifies effects of forest cover on net water input to soil at sites with ephemeral or stable seasonal snowpack in Arizona, USA. Ecohydrology. 16(2). Article e2494. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2494.
Response of soil carbon dioxide efflux to temporal repackaging of rainfall into fewer, larger events in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roby, M.C., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Smith, W.K., Moore, D.J. 2022. Response of soil carbon dioxide efflux to temporal repackaging of rainfall into fewer, larger events in a semiarid grassland. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. Article 940943. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.940943.
Ecohydrological decoupling under changing disturbances and climate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mcdowell, N., Anderson-Teixeira, K., Biederman, J.A., Breshears, D., Fang, Y., Fernandez-De-Una, L., Graham, E., Mackay, D., Mcdonnell, J., Moore, G., Nehemy, M., Stevens Rumann, C.S., Stegen, J., Tague, N., Turner, M., Chen, X. 2023. Ecohydrological decoupling under changing disturbances and climate. One Earth. 6(3):251-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.007.
Exceptional heat and atmospheric dryness amplified losses of primary production during the 2020 U.S. Southwest hot drought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dannenberg, M., Yan, D., Barnes, M., Smith, W., Johnston, M., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Knowles, J., Wang, X., Duman, T., Litvak, M., Kimball, J., Williams, A., Zhang, Y. 2022. Exceptional heat and atmospheric dryness amplified losses of primary production during the 2020 U.S. Southwest hot drought. Global Change Biology. 28(16):4794-4806. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16214.
Plant functional diversity influences water and carbon fluxes and their use efficiencies in native and disturbed dryland ecosystems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castellanos, A., Hinojo-Hinojo, C., Rodriguez, J., Romo-Leon, J., Wilcox, B., Biederman, J.A., Penuelas, J. 2022. Plant functional diversity influences water and carbon fluxes and their use efficiencies in native and disturbed dryland ecosystems. Ecohydrology. 15(5). Article e2415. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2415.
Streamflow response to wildfire differs with season and elevation in adjacent headwaters of the Lower Colorado River Basin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Robles, M., Scott, R.L., Knowles, J. 2022. Streamflow response to wildfire differs with season and elevation in adjacent headwaters of the Lower Colorado River Basin. Water Resources Research. 58(3). Article e2021WR030687. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030687.
Joint control by soil moisture, functional genes and substrates on response of N2O flux to climate extremes in a semiarid grassland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Wang, Y., Zheng, Z., Wen, F., Qian, R., Zhang, B., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2022. Joint control by soil moisture, functional genes and substrates on response of N2O flux to climate extremes in a semiarid grassland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 316. Article 108854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108854.
Soil moisture response to seasonal drought conditions and post-thinning forest structure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Belmonte, A., Sankey, T., Biederman, J.A., Bradford, J., Kolb, T. 2022. Soil moisture response to seasonal drought conditions and post-thinning forest structure. Ecohydrology. 15(5). Article e2406. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2406.
Drought timing influences the sensitivity of a semiarid grassland to drought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Qian, R., Liu, W., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Zhang, B., Kang, X., Wen, F., Ran, Q., Zheng, Z., Xu, C., Che, R., Xu, Z., Cui, X., Hao, Y., Wang, Y. 2022. Drought timing influences the sensitivity of a semiarid grassland to drought. Geoderma. 412. Article 115714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115714.
Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and near-infrared reflectance capture complementary aspects of dryland vegetation productivity dynamics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, X., Biederman, J.A., Knowles, J.F., Scott, R.L., Turner, A., Dannenberg, M., Kohler, P., Frankenberg, C., Litvak, M., Flerchinger, G.N., Law, B., Kwon, H., Reed, S., Parton, W., Barron-Gafford, G., Smith, W. 2022. Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and near-infrared reflectance capture complementary aspects of dryland vegetation productivity dynamics. Remote Sensing of Environment. 270. Article 112858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112858.
A micrometeorological flux perspective on brush management in a shrub-encroached Sonoran Desert grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vivoni, E., Perez-Ruiz, E., Scott, R.L., Naito, A., Archer, S., Biederman, J.A., Templeton, N. 2021. A micrometeorological flux perspective on brush management in a shrub-encroached Sonoran Desert grassland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 313. Article 108763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108763.
Precipitation temporal repackaging into fewer, larger storms delayed seasonal timing of peak photosynthesis in a semi-arid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, F., Biederman, J.A., Pierce, N., Potts, D., Devine, C., Hao, Y., Smith, W. 2021. Precipitation temporal repackaging into fewer, larger storms delayed seasonal timing of peak photosynthesis in a semi-arid grassland. Functional Ecology. 36(3):646-658. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13980.
Heavy rainfall in peak growing season had larger effects on soil nitrogen flux and pool than in the late season in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Hao, Y., Zheng, Z., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Wang, Y., Wen, F., Qian, R., Xu, C., Zhang, B., Song, X., Cui, X., Xu, Z. 2021. Heavy rainfall in peak growing season had larger effects on soil nitrogen flux and pool than in the late season in a semiarid grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 326. Article 107785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107785.
Improved dryland carbon flux predictions with explicit consideration of water-carbon coupling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barnes, M., Farella, M., Scott, R.L., Moore, D., Ponce-Campos, G., Biederman, J.A., MacBean, N., Litvak, M., Breshears, D. 2021. Improved dryland carbon flux predictions with explicit consideration of water-carbon coupling. Communications Earth & Environment. 2. Article 248. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00308-2.
Optimizing carbon cycle parameters drastically improves terrestrial biosphere model underestimates of dryland mean net CO2 flux and its inter-annual variability - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahmud, K., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Litvak, M., Kolb, T., Meyers, T., Krishnan, P., Bastrikov, V., MacBean, N. 2021. Optimizing carbon cycle parameters drastically improves terrestrial biosphere model underestimates of dryland mean net CO2 flux and its inter-annual variability. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 126(10). Article e2021JG006400. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021jg006400.
Dynamic global vegetation models underestimate net CO2 flux mean and inter-annual variability in dryland ecosystems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
MacBean, N., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Peylin, P., Kolb, T., Litvak, M., Krishnan, P., Meyers, T., Arora, V., Bastrikov, V., Goll, D., Lombardozzi, D., Nabel, J., Pongratz, J., Sitch, S., Walker, A., Zaehle, S., Moore, D. 2021. Dynamic global vegetation models underestimate net CO2 flux mean and inter-annual variability in dryland ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters. 16(9). Article 094023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac1a38.
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service's Long Term Agro-ecosystems Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), Arizona, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Goodrich, D.C., Heilman, P., Nearing, M.A., Nichols, M.H., Scott, R.L., Williams, C.J., Biederman, J.A. 2021. The USDA-Agricultural Research Service's Long Term Agro-ecosystems Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), Arizona, USA. Hydrological Processes. 35, Article 14349. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14349.
Nonlinear carbon cycling responses to precipitation variability in a semiarid grassland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Kang, X., Biederman, J.A., Wang, W., Qian, R., Zheng, Z., Zhang, B., Ran, Q., Xu, C., Liu, W., Che, R., Xu, Z., Cui, X., Hao, Y., Wang, Y. 2021. Nonlinear carbon cycling responses to precipitation variability in a semiarid grassland. Science of the Total Environment. 781, Article 147062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147062.
Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, F., Biederman, J.A., Dannenberg, M., Yan, D., Reed, S., Smith, W. 2021. Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(7), Article 092293. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL092293.
UAV-based estimate of snow cover dynamics: Optimizing semi-arid forest structure for snow persistence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Belmonte, A., Sankey, T., Biederman, J.A., Bradford, J., Goetz, S., Kolb, T. 2021. UAV-based estimate of snow cover dynamics: Optimizing semi-arid forest structure for snow persistence. Remote Sensing. 13(5):1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13051036.
Winter inputs buffer streamflow sensitivity to snowpack losses in the Salt River Watershed in Lower Colorado River Basin - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Robles, M., Hammond, J., Kampf, S., Biederman, J.A., Demaria, E.M. 2020. Winter inputs buffer streamflow sensitivity to snowpack losses in the Salt River Watershed in Lower Colorado River Basin. Water. 13(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010003.
Water availability impacts on evapotranspiration partitioning Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scott, R.L., Knowles, J.F., Nelson, J., Gentine, P., Li, X., Bryant, R.B., Biederman, J.A. 2021. Water availability impacts on evapotranspiration partitioning. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 297, Article 108251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108251.
Testing water fluxes and storage from two hydrology configurations within the ORCHIDEE land surface model across US semi-arid sites - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Macbean, N., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Ottle, C., Vuichar, N., Kolb, T., Dore, S., Litvak, M., Ducharne, A., Moore, D. 2020. Testing water fluxes and storage from two hydrology configurations within the ORCHIDEE land surface model across US semi-arid sites. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 24:5203-5230. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5203-2020.
Montane forest productivity across a semi-arid climatic gradient - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knowles, J.F., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Blanken, P., Burns, S., Dore, .S., Kolb, T., Litvik, M., Barron-Gafford, G. 2020. Montane forest productivity across a semi-arid climatic gradient. Global Change Biology. 26(12):6945-6958. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15335.
Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Baffaut, C., Baker, J.M., Biederman, J.A., Bosch, D.D., Brooks, E.S., Buda, A.R., Demaria, E.M., Elias, E.H., Flerchinger, G.N., Goodrich, D.C., Hamilton, S.K., Hardegree, S.P., Harmel, R.D., Hoover, D.L., King, K.W., Kleinman, P.J., Liebig, M.A., McCarty, G.W., Moglen, G.E., Moorman, T.B., Moriasi, D.N., Okalebo, J., Pierson Jr, F.B., Russell, E.S., Saliendra, N.Z., Saha, A.K., Smith, D.R., Yasarer, L.M. 2020. Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network. Journal of Hydrology. 588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125021.
Drought and heat wave impacts on grassland carbon cycling across hierarchical levels - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Zheng, Z., Biederman, J.A., Qian, R., Zhang, B., Che, R., Wang, F., Xu, Z., Cui, X., Hao, Y., Wang, Y. 2020. Drought and heat wave impacts on grassland carbon cycling across hierarchical levels. Plant, Cell & Environment. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13767.
Forest cover and topography regulate the thin, ephemeral snowpacks of the semiarid Southwest United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Broxton, P., Van Leeuwen, W., Biederman, J.A. 2020. Forest cover and topography regulate the thin, ephemeral snowpacks of the semiarid Southwest United States. Ecohydrology. 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2202.
Winter CO2 efflux from sagebrush shrublands distributed across the rain-to-snow transition zone - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fellows, A.W., Flerchinger, G.N., Seyfried, M.S., Biederman, J.A., Lohse, K. 2020. Winter CO2 efflux from sagebrush shrublands distributed across the rain-to-snow transition zone. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 125(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005325.
UAV-derived estimates of forest structure to inform ponderosa pine forest restoration - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Belmonte, A., Sankey, T., Biederman, J.A., Bradford, J., Goetz, S., Kolb, T., Woolley, T. 2019. UAV-derived estimates of forest structure to inform ponderosa pine forest restoration. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 6(2):181-197. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.137.
Terrestrial N2O emissions and related functional genes under climate change: A global meta-analysis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Zheng, Z., Wang, W., Biederman, J.A., Xu, X., Ran, Q., Qian, R., Xu, C., Zhang, B., Wang, F., Zhou, S., Cui, L., Che, R., Hao, Y., Cui, X., Xu, Z., Wang, Y. 2019. Terrestrial N2O emissions and related functional genes under climate change: A global meta-analysis. Global Change Biology. 26(2):931-943. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14847.
Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges and opportunities Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smith, W., Dannenberg, M., Yan, D., Hermann, S., Barnes, M., Barron-Gafford, G., Biederman, J.A., Ferrenberg, S., Fox, A., Hudson, A., Knowles, J.F., Macbean, N., Moore, D., Nagler, P., Reed, S., Rutherford, W., Scott, R.L., Wng, X., Yang, J. 2019. Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges and opportunities. Remote Sensing of Environment. 233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111401.
Improving snow water equivalent maps with machine learning of snow survey and LiDAR measurements Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Broxton, P., Van Leeuwen, W., Biederman, J.A. 2019. Improving snow water equivalent maps with machine learning of snow survey and LiDAR measurements. Water Resources Research. 55:3739-3757. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024146.
Ecological responses to heavy rainfall depend on seasonal timing and multi-year recurrence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, L., Zheng, Z., Biederman, J.A., Xu, C., Xu, Z., Che, R., Wang, Y., Cui, X., Hao, Y. 2019. Ecological responses to heavy rainfall depend on seasonal timing and multi-year recurrence. New Phytologist. 223:647-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15832.
Native shrubland and managed buffelgrass savanna in drylands: implications on ecosystem carbon and water fluxes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hinojo-Hinojo, C., Castellanos, A., Huxman, T., Rodriguez, J., Vargas, R., Romo-Leon, J., Biederman, J.A. 2019. Native shrubland and managed buffelgrass savanna in drylands: implications on ecosystem carbon and water fluxes. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 268:269-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.01.030.
Soil nitrogen response to shrub encroachment in a degrading semi-arid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Turpin-Jelfs, T., Michaelides, K., Biederman, J.A., Anesio, A. 2019. Soil nitrogen response to shrub encroachment in a degrading semi-arid grassland. Biogeosciences. 16:369-381. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-369-2019.
Understanding the relationship between vegetation greenness and productivity across dryland ecosystems through the integration of PhenoCam, satellite, and eddy covariance data Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, D., Scott, R.L., Moore, D., Biederman, J.A., Smith, W. 2019. Understanding the relationship between vegetation greenness and productivity across dryland ecosystems through the integration of PhenoCam, satellite, and eddy covariance data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 223:50-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.12.029.
Critical zone water balance over thirteen years in a semiarid savanna Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2019. Critical zone water balance over thirteen years in a semiarid savanna. Water Resources Research. 55:574-588. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023477.
Seasonal timing regulates extreme drought impacts on CO2 and H2O exchanges over semiarid steppes in Inner Mongolia, China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hao, Y., Zhang H., Biederman, J.A., Li, L., Cui, X., Xue, K., Du, J., Wang, Y. 2018. Seasonal timing regulates extreme drought impacts on CO2 and H2O exchanges over semiarid steppes in Inner Mongolia, China. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 266:153-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.06.010.
Chlorophyll fluorescence better captures seasonal and interannual gross primary productivity dynamics across dryland ecosystems of southwestern North America - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smith, W., Biederman, J.A., Scott, R.L., Moore, D., He, M., Kimball, J., Yan, D., Hudson, A., Barnes, M., MacBean, N., Fox, A., Litrvak, M. 2018. Chlorophyll fluorescence better captures seasonal and interannual gross primary productivity dynamics across dryland ecosystems of southwestern North America. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(2):748-757. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075922.
Shrubland carbon sink depends upon winter water availability in the warm deserts of North America Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Scott, R.L., Arnone, J., Jasoni, R., Litvak, M., Moreo, M., Papuga, S., Ponce Campos, G.E., Schreiner-Mcgraw, A., Vivoni, E. 2018. Shrubland carbon sink depends upon winter water availability in the warm deserts of North America. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 249:407-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.11.005.
The AmeriFlux network: A coalition of the willing Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Novick, K., Biederman, J.A., Desai, A., Litvak, M., Moore, D., Scott, R.L., Torn, M. 2018. The AmeriFlux network: A coalition of the willing. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 249:444-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.10.009.
Repackaging precipitation into fewer, larger storms reduces ecosystem exchanges of CO2 and H2O in a semiarid steppe - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, W., Li, L., Biederman, J.A., Hao, Y., Kang, X., Cui, X., Wang, Y., Li, M., Xu, Z., Xu, C. 2017. Repackaging precipitation into fewer, larger storms reduces ecosystem exchanges of CO2 and H2O in a semiarid steppe. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 247:356-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.08.029.
Partitioning evapotranspiration using long-term carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes: New approach to ET partitioning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A. 2017. Partitioning evapotranspiration using long-term carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes: New approach to ET partitioning. Geophysical Research Letters. 44:6833-6840. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074324.
CO2 exchange and evapotranspiration across dryland ecosystems of southwestern North America Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Scott, R.L., Bell, T., Bowling, D., Dore, S., Garatuza-Payan, J., Kolb, T., Kirishnan, P., Krofcheck, D., Litvak, M., Maurer, G., Meyers, T., Oechel, W., Papuga, S., Ponce Campos, G.E., Rodriguez, J., Smith, W., Vargas, E., Watts, C., Yepez, E., Goulden, M. 2017. CO2 exchange and evapotranspiration across dryland ecosystems of southwestern North America. Global Change Biology. 23:4204-4221. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13686.
Recent tree die-off has little effect on streamflow in contrast to expected increases from historical studies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Biederman, J.A., Scott, R.L., Somor, A., Harpold, A., Gutmann, E., Gochis, D., Breshears, D., Troch, P., Brooks, P., Meddens, A. 2015. Recent tree die-off has little effect on streamflow in contrast to expected increases from historical studies. Water Resources Research. 51:9775-9789. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017401.
The carbon balance pivot point of southwestern U.S. semiarid ecosystems: Insights from the 21st century drought - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Hamerlynck, E.P., Barron-Gafford, G. 2015. The carbon balance pivot point of southwestern U.S. semiarid ecosystems: Insights from the 21st century drought. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 120:2612-2624. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003181.